Last Copycat of the Summer tonight!

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Poor Folks Specials-

Check out these sites for great free things

myfreeconcert.com for shows
myopenbar.com for booze
artcards.cc for openings
Theskint.com not all free, but mostly
Garagepunknyc.com for shows



Recommended art stuff
Most, but not all galleries are closed Sunday and Monday and usually open 11-6
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Check with artcards.cc for openings, chelseaartgalleries.com for shows...
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Museums Museum of the Moving Image
36-01 35th Ave (at 37th St) Astoria, Queens
movingimage.us
"Jim Henson's Fantastic World" thru Jan 12.







Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Copycat, a night of cover songs presents
A tribute to the 13th Floor Elevators
Dj Xerox and Special Guest DJ Charles Gaskins spin crazy covers and rocking remixes of all the
hits (rock, indie, old wave and new)
PLUS Live music acts in the back room. Some
of your favorite artists play cover versions of their favorite songs.
Tonights bands
10-Madam Robot and the Lust Brigade
11-The Luxurious Faux Furs
$5 Two Headed Dog Cocktails all night!
NO COVER
Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday!
at Ottos Shrunken Head, 538 East 14 Street, Near avenue B
9 pm to 4 am
L Train to First Avenue
Copycatnyc.com
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art opening
David Yow "Glass Gas Mask" at Fuse Gallery (behind lit)
93 Second avenue, b/w 5 & 6 streets, 7-10pm





Thursday, August 25, 2011
Free Summer Concert Series: Summerstage, Wavves @ East River Park, 8/25
Thu 8/25
7:00 PM
Wavves, Dum Dum Girls (Dee Dee)
East River
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Thu 8/25
6:00 PM
Stephen Malkmus
Academy Music
96 N. 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 218-8200
All Ages
FREE SHOW
also at 9 pm he plays a free show at other music in manhattan
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Free at Ottos
8PM SUSQUEHANNA INDUSTRIAL TOOL AND DIE CO.
Tis the last Thursday of the month -- and that means SIT & Die returns to Otto’s for our monthly residency, all shiny and slickered up. Two big and bawdy shows are in store, from 8:00 sharp until 10:00, along with salty snacks, DJ "Son of Scratchy" and no cover charge!
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Thu 8/25
8:30 PM Tommy Stinson, The Jay Vons, The Fieros
The Bowery Electric
21+
$10
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Thu 8/25
9:00 PM Life Size Maps, Shark?, Caged Animals
Union Pool
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Thu 8/25
11:00 PM
Oberhofer, EXITMUSIC, The Suzan
play a very free late show at Mercury Lounge
21+
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SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF returns to NYC! Seaport "beach" party! $100 PRIZE!
10:00pm - Friday at 2:00am
Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club
south st seaport
After a hiatus, America's most popular soul party, New York Night Train SOUL CLAP & DANCE-OFF (http://www.soulclap.info/) is returning to its NYC home! Seaport Music Festival, Panache Booking, and Metropolis Vintage celebrate both the party's local return (resuming third Saturdays at Glasslands starting next month!) and the kickoff of NY Night Train's Thursdays at South Street Seaport's Beekman Beer Garden Beach Club with this ...one-off party under the stars!
10pm-2am: dancing w/DJ JONATHAN TOUBIN (http://newyorknighttrain.com/soulclap/jtbio.html)
12am: DANCE-OFF for $100 grand prize and $75 at Metropolis Vintage w/guest selections by FINE WINE (http://finewine-spins.blogspot.com/), hostess LAURA LEIGH, and a distinguished panel of local celebrity judges including:
- JAMES CHANCE (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Chance leader of The Contortions/James White and the Blacks)
- JUDY CHANCE (cultural hero/NYC legend)
- KEMBRA PFAHLER (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kembra_Pfahler leader of Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black, performance artiste, actress, model, goddess, etc)
- LEAH FISHMAN (http://www.myspace.com/nouvellas vocalist for Dansettes/Nouvellas)
- MICK COLLINS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Collins vocals/guitar for Gories/Dirtbombs/etc)
RAIN OR SHINE! the beer garden is very well covered...
21+, $5



Friday, August 26, 2011
9 pm - Party Lights
10 pm - LES SANS CULOTTES
11 pm - Living Kills (record release)
The Gutter
200 N. 14 St. (b/t Wythe and Nassau)
Williamsburb, Brooklyn
Phone 718-387-3585
Website http://www.thegutterbrooklyn.com
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Performance: "Whitney Live: Medeski Martin & Wood With Cyro Baptista / Dj Logic Duets" at Whitney Museum of American Art
945 Madison avenue.at 75 street, free admission, 7pm
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at Lone Wolf in bushwick
Aug. 26 - The Electric Mess, Labretta Suede and the Motel 6, The Lovely
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Killsonic / Sxip Shirey / Amour Obscur / DJ Stylus Brass Dance Party
Friday at 9:30pm - Saturday at 4:00am
Music Venue at the Morgan
250 Varet St
Brooklyn Second Line presents a Gypsy Brass Dance Party with...
1) just in from LA the "Giant Force of Nature" 25-piece Jazzpunk mobile orchestra KILLSONIC (!!!)
2) Musical Alchemist & Concocter of Deep Sexy Beats Sxip Shirey
3) Gypsy Cabaret Band Hypnotists Amour Obscur
4) DJ Stylus
All under one roof (plus a huge outdoor space plus a bar area plus a downstairs lounge plus...). VJs Sebastian vs. La Loba splice roaring 20s lingerie erotica videos with Rudy Ray Moore's finest work with scenes from Microcosmos synced flawlessly to the beat .Photo booth? In the works. Fresh Coconut Stand? C'mon now. Add a lil sugar? Why not?
The reign of the smirkers and snickerers is over, so the throne is there for the taking. Only dummies just sit back and watch it. GET IN THERE!!!
Doors at 9:30, first band at 10:30
$10 at the door
Right off the Morgan Ave L train
www.facebook.com/killsonic
www.facebook.com/amourobscur
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REAL GONE
DJs KITTYBEAT, CAPT HEARTLOCK, AND DR. JONES host this night of 60's Garage, Psych, Mod and Surf! Guest DJs every month and live music.
free at ottos!



Saturday, August 27, 2011
Habitable Spaces Presents:End of Summer Bash and Benefit
Saturday, August 27 · 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Location The Flux Factory
39-31 29th Street,
Long Island City, NY
Come on down to support the Habitable Spaces project at the Flux Factory. The evening will feature the earth shattering tunes of White Limo and The Afterbirth, with a full force of Dj’s including Dj Omega, Dj UltraV, from the Rockem Sockem night at Otto’s Shrunken Head, Danny C, and Matty B, burlesque and performance artists, and of course – tacos and tasty cocktails. A silent art auction will be held throughout the night.Dann...y C, and Matty B, burlesque and performance artists, and of course – tacos and tasty cocktails. A silent art auction will be held throughout the night.The evening will feature a colorful mix of bands, djs, performance artists, and of course – tacos and tasty cocktails. A silent art auction will be held throughout the night.
The Habitable Spaces project is a series of visionary structures that will be built in rural Texas. It will stretch the notion of sculpture, livable space, and “home” by incorporating a self-sustaining approach to every aspect of living, building, and creating.
hbttp://www.myspace.com/rockemsockemnyc
http://www.fluxfactory.org
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For the 6th year in a row, Deno's Wonder Wheel has invited bands to perform on the Coney Island boardwalk as part of the Deno's Wonder Wheel Music Marathon.
Sat. Aug. 27 - Surf Bands
2 pm Commercial Interruption
3 pm Reverb Galaxy
4 pm Mighty Surf Lords
5 pm Alien Surfer Babes
6 pm TarantinosNYC -Turtleneck vets!
7 pm The Octomen
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Cha Cha's End of the Season Beach Party
Saturday, August 27 · 5:30pm - 11:30pm
Cha Cha's Coney Island Boardwalk Brooklyn, NY 11230
Get ya togs on and wax down ya board cause its BEACH PARTY time!
This will be our last show before tour so come on out. Slop on the tanning butter and hully gully ya sun baked brain into a stupor!
Labretta Suede & The Motel 6 play at 9.00pm.
All Mobbed Up @ 10pm
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Sat 8/27
4:00 PM
Shark?, Two Tears, Strange Rivals, Dino's Boys, Thunderf*cks, Pretty Quick,
Don Pedro
$7
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super model death dive
SMDD August 27 2011 is sponsored by Reyka Vodka
LIVE!
The Jigglers (11:30)
Triple Hex (10:45 to 11:15)
Street Smells (10:00 to 10:30)
Lou Valentine (9:15 to 9:45)
Burlesque Emcee Emily Friend (8:45 to 9:15)
Dj Big Sir (of Strange Haze)
Dj-Host Jake Rat (The Rats of New York)
Jilly Fiore deejays the newly renovated back bar
Door Cheetah Blair Karate-Sandwitch
2 Full Service Bars and ten million bathrooms
Smoking Deck
World Famous Matchless Mac n Cheese
Sponsored by Reyka Vodka
Open Bar 9pm
$5 or RSVP: smddnyc(at)gmail(dot)com
http://www.smddnyc.com/
Matchless Bar
557 Manhattan Ave at Driggs
Brooklyn, NY
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Thee Midnight Monster Hop!!!!
Saturday at 10:00pm - August 28 at 3:30am
Location Otto's Shrunken Head
538 E 14th St.
New York, New York
Thee Midnight Monster Hop is coming to get you! Mike Mortician spinning Psychobilly, Rockabilly, Garage, and TRASSSSSSHHHH!!! This month we have performing Alive!!! in the back pineapple pit of doom CTs newest gourmets of garage gore goodness-The Radiation! No page boy haircuts or beatle boots, these guys pick great covers and slam them into yer greezy little skulls. High octane no bs teen trash! Tiki drinks, horror movies, and you dear fiend.












Saturday, August 27, and Sunday, August 28
Afro-Punk Festival, with Cee-Lo Green, Santigold, Janelle Monae, Fishbone, Jay Electronica, Toro Y Moi, Toshi Reagon, Ninjasonik, Cerebral Ballzy, Gordon Voidwell, Reggie Watts, Res, Joi, Rocky Business, Straight Line Stitch, and more to be announced, Commodore Barry Park, Brooklyn


Sunday, August 28, 2011
REBEL ANGEL PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS::
Rock 'n Roll BBQ!
Join us for the last BBQ of the Summer! Featuring:
*The Chop Tops
*The Rocketz
* The Strikers
*Billy Vegas and The Hot Rod Hearts
*Sewage (NYC)
PLUS:
Vendors!
DJ Gregory P!
BBQ!
Raffles!
Drink Specials!
Sunday August 28th
Time:
5pm-Midnight
Location:
Public Assembly
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 384-4586
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Cerebral Ballzy - Afro Punk Festival
Sunday, August 28, 2011 7:00 PM
Afro Punk Festival
Cee Lo, Toshi Reagan, Janelle Monae, Tamar Kali, Fishbone, Straight Line Stitch, Cerebral Ballzy, Joi, Jersey Klan, Res, Joe Jordan Experience
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Double Down's Annual Jello Wrestling for Breast Cancer Benefit!
Sunday, August 28 · 4:00pm - 9:00pm
Location Double Down Nyc LLC
14 Ave A (btwn 1st & Houston)
New York, NY
The 3rd Annual Jello Wrestling Breast Cancer benefit is upon us. Come for an evening of 'rasslin' and raisin' money for a good cause!
Double Down will host wrestling matches in the ring of jello against the backdrop of their graffiti-art backyard! Show up early to sign up and sign a waiver to wrestle. Then you're free to fight it out with your roommate over which one of you drank the last of the PBR or dirty-dish bombed the sink for a week.
Or come & cheer for your favorite delinquent-turned-wrestler for the day!
Raffle prizes, body slams, drink specials, it's all here!
Suggested donation benefits Breast Cancer Research.
*This is a mixed event. We reserve the right to remove or dismember any assholes or douche bags disrupting the spirit of good-natured fun!*
21 +
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Midnight movies at Manitobas
Free films, free snacks
Aug 28, Gangs of New York & the Loveless
99 ave b at 7th st

Monday, August 29, 2011
Cerebral Ballzy - Day Trotter @ The Living Room
Monday, August 29, 2011 7:00 PM
The Living Room
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Breedlove free live show mondays at st jerome
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Williamsburg Regulars-
Every monday night DJ Drews ultimate r'n'b 45 throwdown at Macri Park in Williamsburg
and then you can drop in on Cowboy Mark and Tony spinning their country night at union pool

Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Boston retro synthpop band freezepop plays the knitting factory in BK
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Regulars-Hot Dog Dj night at Bar Matchless in Greenpoint. Two for one drinks and cool 45s spun all night






Wednesday, August 31, 2011
free at the Delancey, Shaken and Stirred Burlesque. Free Shots!


September 2011
Roadtrip anyone? The buffalo wing festival takes place in Buffalo ny
http://www.buffalowing.com/
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road trip: One stage costs money but the rest are free for this 3 day event in VA Beach VA, free shows include psychedlic furs
The 18th Annual Verizon Wireless American Music Festival will feature three great American headline bands on the 5th Street Main Stage, on one of America’s great beaches. The Festival will be held between Sept. 2-4.
http://www.beachstreetusa.com/events/VerizonWirelessAmericanMusicFestival