7:30 doors, 8pm show,
Smut
Hosted by: Desiree Burch
"It's art that should carry a Parental Advisory label, with some of New York City's best writers and performers."
--New York Times
This Week:
Monday 1/ 29 frontroom, $5
9:30pm
Monday, 1/29, frontroom, free
7:30 doors, 8pm show,
Smut
Hosted by: Desiree Burch
"It's art that should carry a Parental Advisory label, with some of New York City's best writers and performers."
--New York Times
This Week:
Monday 1/ 29 frontroom, $5
9:30pm
Monday Night Burlesque Presents:
World Famous Bob Presenting:
Monday 1/29
backroom
7pm doors, 7:30pm show
PUNCH
The city’s only consistent puppet slam!
FIRST PUNCH OF 2007! – FEATURING AN INTERNATIONAL PUNCH-OFF!!!Battling it out are Konrad Fredericks – acclaimed London streetPunch performer – and the 2 Punks with their version…
PUNCH is a monthly showcase for all things puppet. This month we’ve got dueling Punch shows, so you DON’T WANT TO MISS IT!!!
Curated by Gretchen Van Lente, of Drama of Works.
• KONRAD FREDERICKS is a professional street Punch showman working mainly in central London, South Bank and principa cities within a two hour drive of London. He also performs internationally at a wide variety of venues; under contract and
busking. To the best of his knowledge he is the only showman in Britain performing Punch on the street for a living, and one of the few professional traditional street puppeteers in the world.
• 2 PUNKS PUPPET THEATRE/DRAMA OF WORKS counters Konrad’s
traditional punch piece with their anarchic “Sid & Nancy Punch &
Judy Show.” It will be a learning experience to see these two
very different Punch pieces next to each other. Mike Wolf of
TimeOut NY says “Short but not-at-all sweet, the Sid & Nancy
Punch & Judy show is frayed, violent and hilarious in all the
right places.”
• THE JOSH & TAMRA SHOW are PUNCH favorites. They will delight
all with their twisted improv comedy of a thousand puppet
characters. The two met years ago at Upright Citizens Brigade
and now they tour extensively with their puppet counterparts.
They always dazzle PUNCH when they're in town and we're excited
to have them kicking off this year right!
http://www.joshandtamra.com
• HOWIE LEIFER presents a video of his piece "THE RHYME OF THE
CHIVALROUS SHARK," based on a song by Wallace Irwin written at
the turn of the 19th century. Frank Hendricks provides the vocal
accompaniment. The video is of a live performance from Great
Small Works’s 2005 International Toy Theater Festival.
• EXPLODING PUPPET PRODUCTIONS (of “Die Hard!” fame) rounds out
the evening with a few wacky, funny shorts.
* * * * *
“Drama of Works invites the audience to re-examine their notions
of theatrical structure and method without seeming
self-important or compromising accessibility…This company will
be around for years to come. If you go see them now, you’ll be
able to say you knew about them before everybody did.” (www.offoffoff.com)
tuesday 1/30 frontroom Free
10pm
THE
HAZZARDS MAKE-OUT PARTY
music and comedy
With Matt Hall + Patrick Borrelli
+ Big Boote
New York's baddest ukelele-strumming
duo host a monthly Galapagos extravaganza. http://www.ukesofhazzard.com
Patrick Borelli is a writer and comedian living in New York City. He has performed on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Comedy Central's Premium Blend. He's also an excellent street hockey player/skyfighter. http://www.patrickborelli.com
Matt Hall is also a comedian living in New York City as well as an excellent street hockey player/skyfighter. He is awesome at the drum machine.
Bigbooté has existed as a modernist music force for over 10 years, arising from the cultural tarpit of Cortland, NY. Punk rock based on hearsay, a belief in NEW rockenroll, and a conviction that comes out in literal sweat, blood and tears. High-energy garage annihilation from coulda-been dead-end small-towners, relocated to the epicenter of enemy territory: hipster central: Williamsburg, Brooklyn. No white belts, no Strokes haircuts, no faux-hawks. Just broken jaws, broken guitar strings, and broken hearts. Bigbooté! Get up and dance or get outta the way!
Wednesday 1/31 Frontroom FREE
7pm doors
7:30pm show
9:30 end
Darmstadt presents Mikael Karlsson (pictured)
DJ sets by Nick Hallett and Zach Layton
Darmstadt "Classics of the Avant Garde," presented by Nick Hallett and Zach Layton is proud to present an evening featuring the original compositions of Mikael Karlsson. Karlsson has composed scores for filmmakers Barbara Hammer and Christopher Young, in addition to
commissions performed by the International Contemporary Ensemble and the New York Miniaturist Ensemble. He is joined by an ensemble of wonderful instrumentalists familiar to Darmstadt regulars. The concert will feature a mix of acoustic chamber works with some pieces that use
electronic effects, including selections from his cd "dog", composed with Rob Stephenson.
PROGRAM
NASTY FUCKER
3 mvm
Clarinet (and electronic effects) Joshua Rubin
NILON
Violin, Chern Hwei Fung
Viola, Maiya Papach
CUSTOM HYBRID*
Voice, Rob Stephenson
Distorted piano, Mikael Karlsson
SCHWEET* (solo arrangement by Josh)
Clarinet, Joshua Rubin
IN CASE OF BRAHMS
3 mvm
Piano, Emily Manzo
CIVILIANS*
Samples, Broken instruments, Mikael Karlsson, Rob Stephenson
Cello, Jason Wingate
*) composed with Rob Stephenson
Sound Engineer: Tobias Wagner
All audience members will receive a free cd with all the above tracks.
1/31 back $5
7pm doors
7:30 show
TRANSMISSIONS 2.0
When Brooklyn creatives So L'il and Drifitng InThe Cinema come together with their less than conventional friends, you get a TwinPeaks electronic and analogue Lounge music made for Mars, with extra visuals by various artists.
7:30pm So L'il
myspace.com/solil
8:30pm Aydin myspace.com/aydinmusic
9:30pm Drifting In The Cinema
myspace.com/driftinginthecinema
10:30pm The Polite Society
myspace.com/thepolitesociety
2/1 front, $5 suggested 
7pm
New Amsterdam Records
The new indie label New Amsterdam Records presents a
night of cutting edge electro-acoustic chamber music, featuring the CD release show of cellist, vocalist, and composer Jody Redhage's first solo album, All Summer in a Day (8:30pm). Opening sets are by fellow New Amsterdam Records artists Mark Dancigers on guitar and electronics (7:00pm), and it's not you, it's me, with Caleb Burhans on electric violin/loops, and Grey McMurray on electric guitar/loops (7:45pm).
www.newamsterdamrecords.com
www.jodyredhage.com
www.markdancigers.com
www.calebburhans.com
Thursday 2/1 frontroom before 11pm Free, after 11pm $5
10pm
Digital Heroine presents:
Heroine Chic
Heroine Chic is the premier electro/indie/rock monthly show featuring DJs Sean Allen Fenn and Mike Dextro with live guests.
Thursday, Feb. 1st: The Glass with electro-pop songstress,Elodie O.
http://www.myspace.com/heroinechicparty
2/1 back
7:30pm doors
8pm show
Variety Shac
The Variety Shac is a brand-new live comedy program from Andrea Rosen, Chelsea Peretti, Heather Lawless, Shonali Bhowmik and their super dooper guests. The Shac is part comedy, part music, part film, and part experimental.
http://www.chelseaperetti.com
http://www.tigersandmonkeys.com
2/1 back
,$5
10pm doors
10:30pm show
Damian Quinones
DAMIAN QUIÑONES: Father of the 'Underground Sensation,' the oft-described "soulster" has been contributing a completely original NuYorican musical experience of his own design to the cultural collage of NYC, playing in venues such as Mercury Lounge, Pianos, Southpaw, Sin-e, and the Coral Room. Quinones' songwriting is part 60's pop (In the vein of Gainsbourg, Bacharach, Lennon/ McCartney, Davies, and Hayes/Porter), part 70's funk (in the mold of WAR orWillie Bobo) and has elements of electronic music and Reggae as well. His take on 'Urban Folk Music' is funky, expansive and equally at home in a solo acoustic setting as it is blasting full volume with the band. Quinones music is akin to a mix tape made from his Uncles old vinyl collection.
Combining pumping beats, jagged guitars, and an audiophile's love for rare and earthy recordings, Damian is currently recording with co-producer/studio wizard Jason Martin on a follow-up to his debut album New Movements in the Old School (Soluna Records) as well as an album co-produced by guitarist/producer Dan Laureano slated for release in 2005.
http://www.damianquinones.net/home.html
2/02 frontroom 
$8
10pm
Crashin' in presents:
Djs: Oil (KanineRecords), Toby Rascal (KanineRecords), and
Gerald(OtherMusic)
Brit/Indie/PostPunk/Grime/Nu-wave/Remix Dance Tunes
(11:00pm and 1:00am) The Sons & Heirs (The Smiths tribute band) 2 live
performances.
*Moz and The Smiths videos projected on a huge screen all night long!
RAGE OF AQUARIUS III: GROUNDHOG DAY!
28 Again for the First Time!
My kick-ass Birthday Party. Featuring me, music and mmmm...alcohol!
With performances by:
Actor. Comedian. Negro.
And well known afro-puff, Baron Vaughn
The Genious of Kick-Ass Komedy Kripple, Greg Walloch
Comedian Carla Rhodes, with her hand up the asses of stars!
The Drama Desk Award-Winning Lips of Bradford Louryk
Sketch Comedy Darling Brat Becky Poole, of Becky & Noelle & MEAT
The Girl in the Diamond Ring who knows how to Shake Her Thing,
Burlesque Sensation Miss Allison
Light of my Life, Fire of my Loins. My Sin. My Soul.
Michael Cyril Creighton
OBIE Award-winning Playwright,
and the Guy Who's Sleeping with your Girlfriend, Kyle Jarrow
Elton John & Rita Rudner's love-child, Comedy & Keys Adira Amram
...all Hosted by the Birthday (Material) Girl Herself,
Desiree Burch (pictured)
ALSO FEATURING
CAKE
(the food)
PLUS all of My Favorite Old Music for Grown Ass People
(cause who doesn't love a little Hall & Oates?)
spun by ACDIPLYR (a cd player)
2/9 back FREE
10pm doors
10:30 show
Consignment
Bands: A Place to Bury Strangers, The Vandelles, Sh-Sh-Sh-Shark Attack!!!, Mofos, with DJ Fluxblog
Link: http://www.jezebelmusic.com/consignment.html
Saturday 2/3 front room $5 
7pm doors
7:30pm show
9:30pm end
Silence the bird
Saturday 2/3 both rooms
$15 door, $10 advance (view flyer for dets)
10pm
Nightflight 2
Sunday 2/04
6:30 doors
7pm
show
Sulu
Started in October 2005, the Sulu Series is a monthly showcase of the brightest Asian American talent across the country.
Hosted by Regie Cabico, curated by Artistic Director Taiyo Na, with music by resident crowd mover DJ Boo, and brought to you by the Sulu Artist Network, the Sulu Series, named after Dr. Sulu of Star Trek, the first Asian American character to venture into unknown galactic quadrants and a remote island in the Philippines, features Asian American performers in music, spoken word, video and multidisciplinary performances from the local and national scenes.
Sunday 2/04, $10
7pm doors
7:30 show
Jeff Larson and Andrew Dinwiddie proudly present:
Catch 21
Check out this lineup:
Ivy Baldwin
Faye Driscoll
Natalie Green
Aaron Landsman
Neal Medlyn
Lucas Near-Verbrugghe
Normandy Sherwood
Sara Smith