Picks!

Monday is the last day of the Tim Burton Exhibit at Moma. Its pretty awesome.
If you enjoy my list, please forward to a friend. Also, please try to visit my signature event, Copycat, which is every 2nd and 4th Wednesday at ottos Shrunken Head in the East Village. Its free and is always amazing. Coming to enjoy a tasty beverage while listening to a fantastic band and throwing a buck or two in the tip jar will do tons to support the low priced awesomeness we are gifted enough to have in NYC.

Haven't put a mission statement on here in awhile, so I'll say a few words about this list.
This list is my personal to-do list. WHen you see something listed here, these are events that I would, under perfect circumstances, attend. Band shows listed here usually contain at least one band that I would recommend. Sometimes there are shows with bands that are not my thing, but they contain some other attraction that would make the event worthwhile. It is culled from many other sources encompassing all forms of events we have here in NYC, mostly of the inexpensive variety. I try to do my best, but things often change, so try to double check the info whenever possible.
Evan


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Recommended art stuff
Most, but not all galleries are closed Sunday and Monday and usually open 11-6
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The FLAG Art Foundation is pleased to present “Size DOES Matter”, curated by basketball legend Shaquille O'Neal. This exciting exhibition, on view from February 19, 2010 - May 27, 2010, includes works from international artists exploring the myriad ways that scale affects the perception of contemporary art.
http://www.flagartfoundation.org/current/
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Nicolas Touron: The Kingdom
Dates: April 15-May 22, 2010
Virgil de Voldere
Location: 526 West 26th Street - 4th Floor - Room 416 - New York, NY
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Tomoo Gokita
Wildest Dreams
March 25 - May 1, 2010
Dedicated to his glorious life, our friend Mr. Chiba (1964-2010)
Bill Brady's ATM / 542 West 24th Street / New York, NY 10011 / 917.417.7559
www.atmgallery.com





April 22, 2010
art opening
Mark Price . Designer End Game Strategies
Reception: Thursday, April 22, 7-9pm
Exhibition Dates: April 22–May 23, 2010
We're thrilled to present Mark Price’s second New York solo exhibition. Designer End Game Strategies merges fantasy with reality in the depiction of a contemporary state of emergency induced and performed by an irrational and panicked society.
CHRISTINA RAY
30 Grand Street . NYC
A/C/E to Canal Street
Phone: 212 334 0204
Hours: Wed–Sun 12–6pm
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CHRISTOPHER MAKOS POLAROIDS
April 22, 2010 - May 18, 2010 Opening Reception: April 22, 6 - 9pm
Christopher Henry Gallery is proud to present CHRISTOPHER MAKOS POLAROIDS, an exhibition of 55 original vintage SX-70 Polaroids.
Christopher Henry Gallery
127 Elizabeth Street NY, NY 10013
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at the bell house
THU 4/22: 8pm / ALL AGES / $10 adv / $12 dos
CRYSTAL STILTS
THE 1990S
TANKS AMIGO
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Sixties pop icon Lesley Gore plays a fairly reasonably priced show at Joes Pub. $30
http://www.joespub.com/component/option,com_shows/task,view/Itemid,40/id,2485
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at bruar falls. NT is a fun Skronky band
Ribbons, Literature, NT, Brian, The Hairs
Bruar Falls 21+ free
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at fontanas
$10 cover - all proceeds go to Surfrider NYC
7pm doors
Surfrider Foundation NYC Chapter Earth Day Party
2 floors of surf visuals & stimulations
surf films - Out of Place (Ohio), A Pleasant Surprise (NJ)
surf videos - The Break (Australia)
bands - Imaginary Weapons, Lost Boy, DJ's
surf art by Matt Clark, Box, Mike Spears
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Thursday, April 22 8pm
Cr(n)ude Drawing
Before the internet teenagers used to sneak into libraries and scour the picture books for a glimpse of nudity. But imagine if instead of flipping through the dry pages of an art history text, you could turn to Joe's back or Amanda's neck to see the work. Not tatooage but paint on the body! Draw on a pad of your own nice white paper or choose one of the many shades of skin to be your canvas tonight. Hosted by the fecund and beautiful Laura Lee Gulledge. For more information or to model write rxapparel-at-gmail-dot-com
BYOB $20
HiChristina!
163 Eldridge Street
NYC
1 347 495 5868 mobile
http://hichristina.com
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TISWAS -- Codeine Velvet Club release party + more!
Start Time: Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 10:30pm
End Time: Friday, April 23, 2010 at 4:00am
Location: BEAUTY BAR -- 231 East 14th St. (btw. 2 + 3 Aves.) NYC.
Thursday 22 April
with DJs NICK MARC, SPIKY PHIL & JAMIE BURKE
Complimentary Vodka Drinks 10:30 - 11:30
Codeine Velvet Club 'Codeine Velvet Club'
release party (giveaways courtesy Filter Mag)
THE BEAUTY BAR
231 East 14 St. (btw. 2nd & 3rd Aves) NYC.
10pm - 4am, 21+ w/ID
NO COVER



Friday, April 23, 2010
subway soul night at the Loft
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art opening
Where: Kingdom
170 North 4th Street - Brooklyn, NY 11211
{between Bedford Ave & Driggs Ave}
www.brooklynkingdom.com
When: Friday April 23, 2010 // 8pm - 12am
photography of ricky kim
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Arch Collective NYC
Group Show " FIRST TASTE"
Opening April 23rd
FIRST TASTE
April 23, 24, May 1st
Friday 23rd - Opening Party, 6pm - ?, performance, drinks and dj
Saturday 24th - Gallery Open for viewing, 10am - 6pm, cold drinks available all day
Saturday 1st - Gallery Open for viewing, 10am - 6pm, cold drinks available all day
FIRST TASTE
Arch Collective NYC happily presents First Taste, an amuse bouche group show to give you just a hint of what is to come from this exciting new Buswick space. As a one stop shop for all your production and aesthetic needs, Arch will function as both a working artist production studio and a vibrant art space. Over the course of the next few months Arch curator Eric Schmalenberger will be presenting a series of group shows introducing the community to some of what our collective is going to get into. Our full season of shows and events will be announced in late August. So come see what we got!!!
Works by:
Alex Kellum
PJ Linden
Ted Mineo
Muffinhead
Ventiko
Video by: Bec Stupak and Malcolm Stuart
Live installation by: Ariel Brinkman
'Arch Collective NYC' is Located immediately off the L train at the Jefferson stop
Our Address is:
18 Wykcoff Ave, Garage
Brooklyn (Bushwick) NY 11237
USA
We are Located directly behind 'Northeast Kingdom' on Troutman
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Project Runaway, Opening Reception, April 23, 8 to 11 p, 195 Morgan Ave, Bklyn, NY, FREE
A reinarnation of the Dutch Art Collective formally known as Antistrot returns to 3rd Ward for a 2D-3D-Performance Mash-up! In this universe inflatable sculptures come face to face with performances featuring pizza, soccer balls with faces and everything which dwells in between.
Featuring performance classics including: Batman Performance by Charlie Dronkers, the Pizza Performance, Yob Sick, and more. Visceral 3D objects & inflatable sculptures by Sander Reijgers (premier). The crafty graphics of Johan Kleinjan, David Elshout, Paul Borchers, Eru & Emu Arizono and Lennard Schuurmans. 3D objects by Baileybots (premier) and more!
It's art like in the days of lore with live music, a special appearance by DJ Tanner and complimentary Colt 45.
PLUS Just like Antistrot did three years ago, they will leave a permanent mark on 3rd Ward. This April we'll unveil their part paint-part robotics mural at our Morgan Avenue Location.
RSVP gallery@3rdward.com
On display through May 9.
3rd Ward
195 Morgan Ave.
Brooklyn, NY 11237
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BITERS
4/22/2010 9:00 PM at Pianos w/ The Booze, Tres Bien, Brownbird Rudy Relic
158 Ludlow Street, Brooklyn, New York
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at party expo
4/23/2010 8:00 PM at Sediment Club, NT, Martartar, Parasite Singles, Abraham Rubin
929 Broadway, 11206, New York 11206
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Free at Ottos. REBEL NIGHT
NYC's only Rockabilly (50's Rock n' Roll) Party.
Listen to good music, show off your vintage clothing and dance Jive, Bop and Stroll (Beginners who want to learn should come early)!
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Friday APR 23RD
Front Room
Hullabaloo
with
the OTHERMEN
TEEN ANGER
the BACK C.C.s
45 ADAPTERS
the RATS
OLAF & the SIBERIANS
Plus DJs Shimmy, Charles Gaskins & Grace of Spades til the crackadawn!
This show is being filmed for a forthcoming Killer Diller DVD featuring bands from the New York garage/punk scene!
Doors 8pm
Cover $8
Where: Public Assembly, n 6th st, wburg
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Fri Apr 23
7pm - 10pm
GATO LOCO and Yula and The Extended FAmily VIC THRILL + T POW
It's also a CD release party for Yula and The Extended Family's amazing new "Dark Side Of The Bee!"
Make a night of it because all of the acts are highly delicious to the ears and entertaining!
We are selling tixs in advance. the more advance you buy them, the happier we will be and the less e-mails and facebook notices you guys are going to get. its only $8 when u buy in advance- $10 at the door-treat your loved one with a tick to this show.
Buy Tix in advance at www.santospartyhouse.com
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LSC are a fake french band
Salut and Bon jour every bodys. The members of Les Sans Culottes, the esCARGOt CULTe who make seven,hope you will join us for our superultra especial 12th anniversaire Spectacle Spectacular at the Freddy's Bar
building in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, (NY USA). This is in fact where we made our Americain Debut and launched our assault on the Americain Theatre of Operations (ATO) on April 25, 1998. We will appear again on Friday April 23, 2010, and hope you will make some hours nice with us and not to think about the Iceland.
Then Freddy's will closed forever its doors on May 1, 2010. As our LUXE Chateau secret headquaters suite and winecellar has been located in the basements of the Freddy's bar building these past 12 years,it will be sad to lose our home away from the home. To say good-bye it is to die a little.
The evening will include some special guess and will feature songs from our previous recordings and from our
forthcoming recording entitled "America is Large and Not Very Expensive."
Friday April 23rd - Freddy's Bar Backroom
485 Dean Street at 6th Avenue, Pros Hgts Brooklyn, NY USA
11 pm - FREE -
(come for the stringbands playing Anglo-Saxon music prior to our spectacle).
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my next door neighbors have a cool dj/bass combo act they do......tt
HOSEY at Alphabet Lounge
Type: Music/Arts - Concert
Start Time: Friday, April 23, 2010 at 9:00pm
End Time: Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 12:00am
Location: Alphabet Lounge
Street: Avenue C & 7th Street
City/Town: East New York, NY
From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the Universe comes Hosey, the 13th century's most powerful druid magician/musicians ("mugicians") bringing you their twisted tales of a musical variety. Astral projecting themselves from a hidden cave on an isle lost to time, Matt and Patrik will dazzle you with turntable sorcery the likes of which this modern world has never seen...




Saturday, April 24, 2010
SATURDAY MATINEE -- $7
SATURDAY APRIL 24 at 3:00pm
--RIISTETYT (TAMPERE FINLAND CIRCA 1982)
--PARASYTIC (richmond metal punx)
--SSR (richmond raw punx)
--CERVIX (local metal punk rott)
ABC No Rio
156 Rivington Street
New York, NY 10002
(212) 254-3697
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Long Hauls, Close Calls & Broken Hearts
Type: Music/Arts - Exhibit
Date: Friday, April 23, 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: Live Fast, 57 Clinton St New York NY 10002
My name is Chantal Smith. I was born in Texas and raised in New York.
I am a tattoo artist, painter, designer, illustrator, horse whisperer,
rock n roller, and genuine ASS KICKER! I am proud and happy to be
showing my work at the Live Fast Underground Gallery. This show will
feature works that I have been making for over ten years. I like
CANDY, ART, ROCK N ROLL, FASHION, TATTOOS, and a bunch of other stuff
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at bk homemade
Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective
Saturday Night Brooklyn Filmmakers Collective will be sharing with us a selection of short films and music videos. The event night will include filmmakers Danny Abel, Begonia Colomar,Keith Miller, Ren Penaloza and Eric Phillips Horst and music artist music artist Lady Magma, Dj Glazz ,Bad Credit No Credit. The event begins at 7:00pm on the 24th with snacks and drinks. Hurry in because this show is going to be amazing!
522 Metropolitan-union/lorimer
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Saturday, April 24, 2010
Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Bohemian Hall & Beer Garden in Astoria
Street: 29-19 24th Avenue
City/Town: Astoria, NY
Join KiNDERGARTEN for 3 whole hours of all things German! Beer, Bratwurst, Wienerschnitzel, Lederhosen, Volkswagens. . . .etc, etc.
Come party with us at New York's most famous outdoor beer bar, in Astoria, Queens. We'll be playing 3 whole sets of originals and covers. That, plus beer and sausage guarantees you a stellar time, so get your asses to Queens!
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at ace of clubs, the space under ACME
Saturday- $10- Doors @ 8:00
Holy Roller Sideshow
The Hydes
Guitar Bomb
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at party expo in bushwick
http://www.myspace.com/partyexpobrooklyn
3:00 PM BBQ SHOW W/: Shark? Versailles + more tba
929 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York 11206
http://www.myspace.com/thisisfknversailles
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at southpaw
The Dispatch: a Southpaw weblog
DIG DEEPER series brings KINGS GO FORTH to Southpaw!
Kings Go Forth will be playing an early and a late set on April 24.
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TEENANGER
4/24/2010 8:00 PM at Don Pedro
, Brooklyn, New York
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at bruar falls
SATURDAY APRIL 24TH
BRUAR FALLS 1 YEAR ANNIVERSARY!!!
GERMAN MEASLES
1990S[glasgow]
+ DJS SHIRLEY AND PEGGY!
+ DRINK SPECIALS AND SPECIAL SECRET GUESTS AND SURPRISES!!!!
$8, 8pm- ???, 21+
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free at ottos
THEE MIDNITE MONSTER HOP-Last Sat. of every month
rockabilly voodoo & rhythm'n'ooze from 10pm to oblivion! With some of the most incredible, Psycho-Rock-a-Billy bands performing from all over the world!
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Freak-a-zoids report to the dancefloor!
Debut of the new LASER FUNK party hosted by Ursula 1000 rocking nothing but boogie funk and electro-tinged soul.
Expect lots of funky vocoder action, Prince clones and rubbery synth bass in your face
Debuts this Saturday, April 24th
10pm
FREE
@
TROPHY BAR
351 BROADWAY/BROOKLYN
http://trophybar.blogspot.com
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Swing House 2-Year Anniversary
Saturday, April 24, 2010 at 8:00pm
Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 4:00am
The Green Building
450 Union at Bond, Carroll Gardens
Brooklyn, NY
Gemini & Scorpio
present
"Swing House" - 2-Year Anniversary
A dazzling vintage dance monthly: "Gatsby-era fun with a twist of new-school vibe" (Village Voice)
Sat, April 24, The Green Building, 450 Union at Bond, Carroll Gardens, BK (M/R to Union or F/G to Carroll)
8pm doors, 8:30pm dance class, 9pm party; $15 with RSVP + themed dress, $20 door, $10 after 12am; 21+
Details & RSVP: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
FB: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=109404192414668
A costumed dance ball with live swingin' sounds by authentic vintage jazz bands, re-bopin' DJs remixing and reinventing vintage grooves, awesome aerial artistry, dazzling dance numbers, blazing burlesque and performance art to make you swoon. Featuring...Authentic swing cats Nick Palumbo and the Flipped Fedora Orchestra; special guests from Berlin swing/ska/gypsy punk rockers Budzillus. Drinks by The House of St Eve, handcrafted beer by Bushwick Brews, and other delectable potions. FREE dance class before the event by Akemi Kinukawa of Sandra Cameron Dance Center. The Jazz Age never ended, it just got funky. Dress accordingly
: classy, tailored, glamorous, vintage, evening, hats, feathers, sequins, beads
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Finger On The Pulse, are proud to present an epic night of disco, electro and house featuring some of their (and our) favorite selectors from across the pond. With a triple headlining bill of Moulinex & Xinobi, the captains of the DISCOTEXAS empire and their ambassador from Munich, Justin Faust, will be lighting up the dance floor. Opening up is Brooklyn's very own disco freshmen with their debut gig, Punches, who'll be officially debuting their three new singles. And to finalize this epic night, the furriest of the famous friends, vdrk. The
Culture of Me will be documenting this for your grandkids and Famous Friends (us!!) will be the grand hosts of the evening.
Moulinex // Justin Faust // Xinobi // Punches // VDRK // Finger on the Pulse DJs
When: Saturday April 24th
Where: Public Assembly (N. 6th and Wythe)
Doors: 10pm
Tickets : $7 Advance // $10 door
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at galapgos in dumbo
Floating Kabarette
Saturday, April 24
Doors: 10 PM Show: 10:30 PM
Jenny Rocha & Her Painted Ladies (dance), Madame Rosebud (burlesque), Joseph Keckler (music), Jeff Grow (magic), Ambrose Martos (comedy/burlesque), Scout Durwood (burlesque), Runaround Sue (burlesque).
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these are thumpy thumpy dance parties....
Mister Saturday Night
with Eamon Harkin and Justin Carter
Saturday, April 24 at a secret loft
RSVP to mister@mistersaturdaynight.com for venue information
10p - late // $10 in advance // $12 before midnight with RSVP // $15 at the door

Sunday, April 25, 2010
at public assemebly
Sunday APR 25th
Front Room
Brooklyn Vegan & 1000 Knives presents
A Night Of Heavy Metal
with
Premonitions of War
Tiger Flowers
Descender
Doors 8pm
Cover $10
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at the bell house
SUN 4/25: 3pm - 8pm / $10 adv / $15 dos
THE MODE MERR SPRING SPECTACULAR
an afternoon of shopping, burlesque, live music, hot rods & more!
FEATURING
ANGIE PONTANI
Dirty Martini
Little Brooklyn
Helen Pontani
The World Famous Bob
Melody Sweets
Perle Noir
Jo Boobs
With Live Music from:
THE FISHERMAN XYLOPHONIC ORCHESTRA
ROYAL PINK
DJ Mel Huckabee
Shop racks of Mode Merr, Miss Ruth's Time Bomb Vintage, Minerva Accessories & Tease Salon Goodies.
Plus PBR drink specials, raffles & more!






Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday April 26th-
Roxy Cottontail Presents…
Not Tonight… An Extra Special Ladies Night
Celebrating the Launch of Brooklyn Robot for Women
With stylish giveaways all night long!
Featuring…
Jubilee
+ Jasmine Solano
Hosted by…
Roxy Cottontail
Brooklyn Robot
+ Bianca Jagger
Photos by Texas
Door by Pebbles van Peebles
Sway
305 Spring St
Btwn Hudson & Greenwich
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Sweatshop Social, Monday, April 26, 7 to 10 p, FREE
Made for food-shopping fashionistas and creative environmentalists alike, join non-profit organization, Bags for the People, in a night of custom cotton bag making. You bring the fun and the fabric; we'll provide the sewing machines, instruction, drinks, snacks and live music. 'Cause everybody knows plastic is passe.
RSVP events@3rdward.com
For more information visit http://www.3rdward.com/sweatshop-social/
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Semi Precious Weapons
April 26
The Bowery Ballroom
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at le poisson rouge $10
Service Not Included features writers and comedians sharing funny anecdotes and horror stories about their experiences working in the service industry. Seasoned performers re-live some of the worst (or best) moments at their “day jobs” in what has become known as a humorous faux-educational program for those who have never needed to work in the service industry.
FEATURING
Host – Justin Gray
Paul Oddo
Joe List
Desiree Burch
Ophira Eisenberg



Tuesday, April 27, 2010
April 27, 2010
Hole play Terminal 5
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at Fontanas
APR 27 $6 cover
11pm The Luxembourg War Machine
10pm Puss n Bootss-recommended by HT
9pm Cruel Black Dove April Residency
8pm Rarefaction
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at galapgos in dumbo
this would be a better deal if it were real bowling
Bowlapagos
Tuesday, April 27
Doors: 7:00pm | show: 8:00pm
Kick it with your closest friends at Galapagos with Bowlapagos! Wii bowling tournament with pizza and pitchers of beer. You and four of your best buds assemble a team of 5 to play wii bowling on our big ass screen on stage in a tournament to become the champion of Bowlapagos. $100 for a team of 5 - includes a large pizza and pitcher of beer. Individuals can join in the fun for $15 - a slice and a pint of beer included. DJ Hacks of reasonatormag.com drops 80's tunes and Ambrose Martos hosts ambrosmartos.com



Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Copycat, a night of cover songs presents
I wanna Be Your Cat 3- A tribute to Iggy Pop
Our 3rd annual Bday tribute to the legend
Dj Xerox and Guest DJ Allan Dias (PIL) spin Cover songs all night
tonight playing lots of covers of classic punk, rock and garage
PLUS Live music acts in the back room. Some
of your favorite artists play cover versions of their favorite songs.
Tonights bands DES ROAR, DEAD SPARROWS & Doppelgänger
NO COVER
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday!
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
10 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com
www.myspace.com/desroar
http://www.myspace.com/doppelgangerisyourfriend
www.myspace.com/deadsparrowsnyc