In brief - details to follow....
We have a big Friday this week - 4 bands and some guests from the film community... plus special guests!
plus Mako, Mnemonic and special guests on the decks...
Doors at 9; Open bar 9-10; Special charity night for the Nonprofit Media Group
RSVP at RSVP@NewYorkUnderbelly.com to get on the list!
We have a big Friday this week - 4 bands and some guests from the film community... plus special guests!
9 pm - Motion Picture
9:45 - Soy Dracula!
10:30 - Hoy
11:15 - Death of Fashion
plus Mako, Mnemonic and special guests on the decks...
Doors at 9; Open bar 9-10; Special charity night for the Nonprofit Media Group
RSVP at RSVP@NewYorkUnderbelly.com to get on the list!
This article discusses some chnages about the music industry that many of you already know of: corporate-like arena rock shows, the death of modern rock radio, and ringtones... but it also talks about 1,000 flowers of independent rock...
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_06/b3970033.htm
It also mentions Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Man, those guys have great PR....
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_06/b3970033.htm
It also mentions Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Man, those guys have great PR....
This Friday - January 27th - 4 great bands, open bar, and the UnderRated Magazine 2nd Anniversary bash! Plus special She Wants Revenge promos!
Join us this Friday for another installment of Between (a Rock and a Hard Place)... our usual open bar is at 9 pm with an entire evening of musical mayhem to follow...
RSVP to RSVP@NewYorkUnderbelly.com !
DJ Mako spins around and about...
Join us this Friday for another installment of Between (a Rock and a Hard Place)... our usual open bar is at 9 pm with an entire evening of musical mayhem to follow...
RSVP to RSVP@NewYorkUnderbelly.com !
Here's this weeks lineup:
9 pm - MYTVS
9:45 - the Head Set
10:30- A Brief Smile
11:15- the Five O'Clock Heroes
DJ Mako spins around and about...
Updated Schedule!
Seems So Bright and New London Fire have SWITCHED time slots!
DJ Julie Stein (Death Disco) and DJ Alex White (Crashin' in) guest DJ all evening!
Seems So Bright and New London Fire have SWITCHED time slots!
DJ Julie Stein (Death Disco) and DJ Alex White (Crashin' in) guest DJ all evening!
There was so much great music to bring you we've added a band this week! With our 5 band extravaganza and special Clear Static promo/listening party, you really can't lose... great music, open bar, and freebies. All you have to do is show up...
The lineup this week:
9 pm - Spitting Cobras
9:45 - Superfortress
10:30 - New London Fire
11:15 - Seems So Bright
12 Midnight - Valeze (special performance!)
DJ Nick Cain will be guesting on the decks playing his brand of rock to keep you moving...
The basic details are:
Free admission before 11 on the Underbelly list (RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com ) - $5 without; After 11, it's $10 bucks. Come early for the open bar (9-10 pm) and stay late for the buckets of PBR! Remember, RSVP to RSVP@newyorkunderbelly.com and we'll put you on the list....
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The Rock: Spitting Cobras (9 pm)
"Mullti-gendered power trio for Brooklyn. The skirt’s on bass. The dude who sings sounds like glamdelic crooner Michael Rank, which means the S. Cobras are sorta like a nervy, gear-grinding, lo-fi Snatches of Pink. Snatches of Punk, maybe. I dig this band, because they sound like the real deal, like one of those guys on the street who grabs you by the lapels and shakes you, and goes, “Don’t you GET it? The rabbit has KICKED THE BUCKET!” And then you’ll call a cop or whatever, but ten days later, sure enough, you’ll realize he was right the whole time, that the rabbit is deader than a doorknob. The Spitting Cobras have got something to say, brother, and it’s layered in cheap fuzztones and garbage can drums. “Idle Ticklin’” ain’t exactly FUN, but it’s honest, ragged, and totally sexy, in an apocalyptic sort of way.
-Sleazegrinder
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The Rock: Superfortress (9:45 pm)
SUPERFORTRESS is the brainchild of Japanese musician NAO. On the streets Tokyo's Shibuya district Nao spent his teenage years searching for instruments/records and inhaling everything that the brilliant area had to offer. It was at the age of 18 that Nao moved to the equally artistic Lower East Side of New York City, where he holed himself up in a co-op on Ave C and pieced together his Superfortress.
With a healthy obsession for vintage Formula 1 racing and computer programming Nao's music began to take the shape of a slick, and shiny machine. The music of Superfortress can be easily traced back to 80's new wave of pop heroes like Duran Duran, David Bowie, Berlin and The Human League. It is the addition of Drum n' Bass beats and Sax lines from Sam Kawa (DJ Krush) that moves the music of Superfortress forward a few centuries, creating Nao's dream, the musical equivalent of a vintage Formula 1 racer, old yet modern.
LIVE MEMBERS Nao - vocal/guitar/sequencer Lisa Novella - Bass Bett Thompson - Drums/Break beats
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The Rock: New London Fire (10:30 pm)
There's a shimmering spark in a snowstorm. Every few beats, it escapes suffocation by a opportune breath and defiantly perseveres until it becomes a glow. From the glow, a white globe of heat. New Jersey's New London Fire became an inferno from a few stray incendiary components blowing in the same direction. Fighting against an uncompromising climate, members David and Jason Debiak, Rich Polatchek, and Jonathan Lam decided to team their creative efforts after years of individual musical endeavors.
The Debiak brothers had spent six toilsome years as members of Sleep Station touring with an unstable roster in a tour van on its deathbed. The stress, in tandem with the regular tornadoes and violent drunks, was more than a few kids from the quiet North Jersey hills could endure. Dave and Jason persisted in creating solid and beloved underground indie records such as "Hang in there Charlie" and "After The War". No matter how many shows were played or records released, luck always seemed to be just beyond reach.
During many of these tempestuous touring spells, childhood friend and "multi-instrumentalist", Rich Polatchek, had been Sleep Station's fill-in drummer. Rich as been playing music his entire life in one capacity or another. As precocious 12 year olds, Rich and Jason used to watch Dave rehearse in his garage - with Dave's permission of course. Ironic that 10 years later, Rich would become the full time drummer in NLF. Jazz trained and proficient in a handful of instruments, Rich has recently been lending his talents on trumpet to other bands, including Eyeball label mates Kiss Kiss.
Soon after Rich's inception, guitarist Jonathan Lam, also of New Jersey, was introduced to the Debiak brothers by Rich during the formation of NLF. Prior to joining the band and building the distinctive wall of sound heard on "I Sing the Body Holographic", Jonathan spent a lot of time after college traveling to Europe and Asia. Spending so much time teaching and practicing turned out to be fortunate for the rest of the band when they found themselves endowed with a "refreshingly brilliant" guitar player.
In Spring 2005, when all four members finally met and recorded the album, the chemistry was undeniable. With the help of producer D. James Goodwin, the band created an album which all of the members felt lived up to their potential. If a young, angsty Michael Jackson produced a Cars song everyday for three weeks, you might get a hint of NLF's elegant urgency. The band's gushing melodies are fused with terse and somber samples to create an aural blueprint of a lustrous distinction. New London Fire's debut album of flawless electro pop consonance, "I Sing the Body Holographic", is to be released in early 2006.
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The Rock: Seems So Bright (11:15 pm)
We live in Brooklyn, where we met and put this thing together. We write pop songs - though hopefully not of a typical fashion. We have no desire to appear as or become puppets. We believe in the concept of one by one. Resistance is our first recorded EP. As it was completed in the first month of becoming organized, you might notice some differences with our live show and our newer songs. We think that is more than ok and continue to use it as an introduction to tell people about us.
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The Rock: Valeze (12 Midnight)
Valeze may be up-and-coming, but they aren’t coming quietly!
Rising to the top of the New York music scene with their hot shows and hotter frontwoman, Valeze has created more than another band. They’ve created a rock party.
Valeze’s provocative shows are pumped full of raw energy. With a whirlwind of melodically crashing songs, they command the stage with fierce guitar riffs and the wicked vocals of the flirtatious and classically trained Tiffany V. Building on their influences from the seminal bands of the late Seventies-Blondie, the Clash and the Sex Pistols in particular-Valeze has cultivated a sound all their own. Live, the sexy Tiff may be the focal point, but the Valeze experience wouldn’t be complete without the infectious energy of AC Delco (guitar), Joe H (bass), Tim Grace (keys)and Miles Kennedy (drums). Dressed to the nines in their matching suits and tiny ties, these guys instill fervor into each and every performance.
Valeze is more than a hot New York band. They have nabbed the attention of corporate sponsors (Sam Ash, Panasonic, Mountain Dew, Garnier Fructis, and more) and when they’re not thrilling Manhattanites, they’re roaring across North America. From L.A. to Philly, Detroit to Toronto, Valeze is guaranteed to light up the night and wake up the neighbors.
Valeze is putting the finishing touches on their killer debut record for release in the Spring of 2006. Look out for an advance of this coming soon, plus check out Valeze’s sultry music video for their cover of the Stooges song “Search and Destroy.”
“Valeze has got their feet firmly planted in Blondie’s footsteps. Fronted by classically-trained Tiffany Randol, this band (with their frenetic breakdowns and breathy vocals) will take you right back to Studio 54!” — NY Press.
Spooky Friday the 13th show! We've got nothing but good luck for you - open bar, 4 great bands including secret special guests "Wyld Stallyns" - and lots of giveaways to celebrate the release of the new album from Morningwood!
DJ Mako will be on the decks playing old favorites and stuff so new it still smells fresh from the oven....
Thanks to everyone last week who helped us raise money for Snow Day. On January 27th, Snow Day will be taking 30 5th graders from the Sisulu-Walker Children's Charter School in Harlem on a one day ski trip to Mountain Creek. The ski trip will give the opportunity for the children to learn about a new sport that builds confidence, courage, and inspires them to excel. We raised hundreds of dollars and the money will pay for the bus to pick the children up from their school in the morning, and drop them off back at the school that night. It will also cover their lift tickets, and their equipment rentals.
Thanks for all your help!
The basic details are:
Free admission before 11 on the Underbelly list (RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com ) - $5 without; After 11, it's $10 bucks. Come early for the open bar (9-10 pm) and stay late for the buckets of PBR! Remember, RSVP to RSVP@newyorkunderbelly.com and we'll put you on the list....
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The Rock: Moi? (9 pm)
something new for the '06 kickoff
"The theatrical and comedic Moi? swings a mighty shtick. Their over-the-top rock numbers come off like collaboration between every 80's hair-metal band and Shudder to Think. And as funny as most of these songs are, they are also seriously catchy and highly danceable."
-the Village Voice
Moi? consists of former members of legendary NYC bands such as Double Dong & Wyld Lyxx and Muckafurgason. In addition, members of Moi? have played with Moby, Perry Ferrel, John Flansberg (They Might Be Giants), Corn Mo, Vitamin C, the Wau Wau Sisters and Princess Superstar. Several members of Moi? have also appeared on and off Broadway in Rent, People Are Wrong!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Circus By the Sea, and The Losers’ Lounge.
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The Rock: "Wyld Stallyns" (9:45 pm)
San Dimas High School Football Rules!
"The winners of the historic San Dimas Battle of the Bands, Wyld Stallyns are responsible for bringing forth world peace, aligning the planets, and basically making the future as non-heinous as possible, all thanks to their most excellent music (and adventures)."
Excellent!
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The Rock: the Couriers (10:30 pm)
back for 2006...
The Couriers deliver a unique blend of modern indie rock hooks peppered with math-rock and post-punk sensibilities. Picture the colorful pop fury of the Kinks meets the driving street sense of Fugazi. Melodic rock and roll combining syncopated rhythms and strong pop knowledge. Hailing from NYC and Jersey, they have been known to pack a room in various Lower East Side dives full of screaming fans old and new. The Couriers always deliver a thoroughly action- packed, fun performance.
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The Rock: Camera (from Pittsburgh) (11:15 pm)
from Pennsylvania, but ya love them like they live on the LES...
Camera was formed in 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA. The band embodies a sound characterized as invasion- influenced pop. As original as it is classic, the band's bounce and smooth harmonies freshen up a timeless pop structure.
In July of 2002, Shane Sahene joined Joe Dello Stritto to form their new endeavor, Camera. Shane and Joe have a musical connection spanning over three years. Along with guitarist Cory Allen comes Camera's newest members, Justin Chechile, who joined on drums in August 2005, and Nate Fitzgerald, who joined on keys in September 2005, enhance the unique rhythm of the band.
Camera's recognition has earned them opening spots for The Von Bondies, Hot Hot Heat, The Secret Machines, The High Dials, and the Modey Lemon. The band has also played at events such as the 2003 CMJ Marathon in NYC, Death Disco at The Delancey presented by BP Fallon and DJ Mojo 2000 in NYC, the 2005 NXNE Music Festival in Toronto, and the 2005 M.E.A.N.Y. Fest in NYC. Of course, the band's favorite shows are at Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the best rock party in the city.
Camera has just wrapped up a recording session with Producer Jim Diamond, of Ghetto Recorders in Detroit. Their first full-length CD will be released in March 2006.
Coming up:
1-20 Spitting Cobras, Superfortress, Seems So Bright and New London Fire - special Clear Static promotion!
1-27 MYTVS, A Brief Smile, the Head Set, and the Five O'Clock Heroes - UnderRated Magazine showcase - special She Wants Revenge! Listening party
2-3 Americans UK, Hoy (special show!), Death of Fashion, and special guests
2-10 PRIVATE EVENT
2-17 In Spite Of (return bash), 10 Heads High, Kilgore Trout (birthday show), and Second Dan
2-24 Landlord, the Primms, and special guests
and much more to come!
The lineup this week:
9 pm - Moi?
9:45 - "Wyld Stallyns"
10:30 - the Couriers
11:15 - Camera (from Pittsburgh)
DJ Mako will be on the decks playing old favorites and stuff so new it still smells fresh from the oven....
Thanks to everyone last week who helped us raise money for Snow Day. On January 27th, Snow Day will be taking 30 5th graders from the Sisulu-Walker Children's Charter School in Harlem on a one day ski trip to Mountain Creek. The ski trip will give the opportunity for the children to learn about a new sport that builds confidence, courage, and inspires them to excel. We raised hundreds of dollars and the money will pay for the bus to pick the children up from their school in the morning, and drop them off back at the school that night. It will also cover their lift tickets, and their equipment rentals.
Thanks for all your help!
The basic details are:
Free admission before 11 on the Underbelly list (RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com ) - $5 without; After 11, it's $10 bucks. Come early for the open bar (9-10 pm) and stay late for the buckets of PBR! Remember, RSVP to RSVP@newyorkunderbelly.com and we'll put you on the list....
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The Rock: Moi? (9 pm)
something new for the '06 kickoff
"The theatrical and comedic Moi? swings a mighty shtick. Their over-the-top rock numbers come off like collaboration between every 80's hair-metal band and Shudder to Think. And as funny as most of these songs are, they are also seriously catchy and highly danceable."
-the Village Voice
Moi? consists of former members of legendary NYC bands such as Double Dong & Wyld Lyxx and Muckafurgason. In addition, members of Moi? have played with Moby, Perry Ferrel, John Flansberg (They Might Be Giants), Corn Mo, Vitamin C, the Wau Wau Sisters and Princess Superstar. Several members of Moi? have also appeared on and off Broadway in Rent, People Are Wrong!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Circus By the Sea, and The Losers’ Lounge.
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The Rock: "Wyld Stallyns" (9:45 pm)
San Dimas High School Football Rules!
"The winners of the historic San Dimas Battle of the Bands, Wyld Stallyns are responsible for bringing forth world peace, aligning the planets, and basically making the future as non-heinous as possible, all thanks to their most excellent music (and adventures)."
Excellent!
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The Rock: the Couriers (10:30 pm)
back for 2006...
The Couriers deliver a unique blend of modern indie rock hooks peppered with math-rock and post-punk sensibilities. Picture the colorful pop fury of the Kinks meets the driving street sense of Fugazi. Melodic rock and roll combining syncopated rhythms and strong pop knowledge. Hailing from NYC and Jersey, they have been known to pack a room in various Lower East Side dives full of screaming fans old and new. The Couriers always deliver a thoroughly action- packed, fun performance.
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The Rock: Camera (from Pittsburgh) (11:15 pm)
from Pennsylvania, but ya love them like they live on the LES...
Camera was formed in 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA. The band embodies a sound characterized as invasion- influenced pop. As original as it is classic, the band's bounce and smooth harmonies freshen up a timeless pop structure.
In July of 2002, Shane Sahene joined Joe Dello Stritto to form their new endeavor, Camera. Shane and Joe have a musical connection spanning over three years. Along with guitarist Cory Allen comes Camera's newest members, Justin Chechile, who joined on drums in August 2005, and Nate Fitzgerald, who joined on keys in September 2005, enhance the unique rhythm of the band.
Camera's recognition has earned them opening spots for The Von Bondies, Hot Hot Heat, The Secret Machines, The High Dials, and the Modey Lemon. The band has also played at events such as the 2003 CMJ Marathon in NYC, Death Disco at The Delancey presented by BP Fallon and DJ Mojo 2000 in NYC, the 2005 NXNE Music Festival in Toronto, and the 2005 M.E.A.N.Y. Fest in NYC. Of course, the band's favorite shows are at Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the best rock party in the city.
Camera has just wrapped up a recording session with Producer Jim Diamond, of Ghetto Recorders in Detroit. Their first full-length CD will be released in March 2006.
Coming up:
1-20 Spitting Cobras, Superfortress, Seems So Bright and New London Fire - special Clear Static promotion!
1-27 MYTVS, A Brief Smile, the Head Set, and the Five O'Clock Heroes - UnderRated Magazine showcase - special She Wants Revenge! Listening party
2-3 Americans UK, Hoy (special show!), Death of Fashion, and special guests
2-10 PRIVATE EVENT
2-17 In Spite Of (return bash), 10 Heads High, Kilgore Trout (birthday show), and Second Dan
2-24 Landlord, the Primms, and special guests
and much more to come!
Spooky Friday the 13th show! We've got nothing but good luck for you - open bar, 4 great bands including secret special guests "Wyld Stallyns" - and lots of giveaways to celebrate the release of the new album from Morningwood!
DJ Mako will be on the decks playing old favorites and stuff so new it still smells fresh from the oven....
Thanks to everyone last week who helped us raise money for Snow Day. On January 27th, Snow Day will be taking 30 5th graders from the Sisulu-Walker Children's Charter School in Harlem on a one day ski trip to Mountain Creek. The ski trip will give the opportunity for the children to learn about a new sport that builds confidence, courage, and inspires them to excel. We raised hundreds of dollars and the money will pay for the bus to pick the children up from their school in the morning, and drop them off back at the school that night. It will also cover their lift tickets, and their equipment rentals.
Thanks for all your help!
The basic details are:
Free admission before 11 on the Underbelly list (RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com ) - $5 without; After 11, it's $10 bucks. Come early for the open bar (9-10 pm) and stay late for the buckets of PBR! Remember, RSVP to RSVP@newyorkunderbelly.com and we'll put you on the list....
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The Rock: Moi? (9 pm)
something new for the '06 kickoff
"The theatrical and comedic Moi? swings a mighty shtick. Their over-the-top rock numbers come off like collaboration between every 80's hair-metal band and Shudder to Think. And as funny as most of these songs are, they are also seriously catchy and highly danceable."
-the Village Voice
Moi? consists of former members of legendary NYC bands such as Double Dong & Wyld Lyxx and Muckafurgason. In addition, members of Moi? have played with Moby, Perry Ferrel, John Flansberg (They Might Be Giants), Corn Mo, Vitamin C, the Wau Wau Sisters and Princess Superstar. Several members of Moi? have also appeared on and off Broadway in Rent, People Are Wrong!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Circus By the Sea, and The Losers’ Lounge.
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The Rock: "Wyld Stallyns" (9:45 pm)
San Dimas High School Football Rules!
"The winners of the historic San Dimas Battle of the Bands, Wyld Stallyns are responsible for bringing forth world peace, aligning the planets, and basically making the future as non-heinous as possible, all thanks to their most excellent music (and adventures)."
Excellent!
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The Rock: the Couriers (10:30 pm)
back for 2006...
The Couriers deliver a unique blend of modern indie rock hooks peppered with math-rock and post-punk sensibilities. Picture the colorful pop fury of the Kinks meets the driving street sense of Fugazi. Melodic rock and roll combining syncopated rhythms and strong pop knowledge. Hailing from NYC and Jersey, they have been known to pack a room in various Lower East Side dives full of screaming fans old and new. The Couriers always deliver a thoroughly action- packed, fun performance.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Rock: Camera (from Pittsburgh) (11:15 pm)
from Pennsylvania, but ya love them like they live on the LES...
Camera was formed in 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA. The band embodies a sound characterized as invasion- influenced pop. As original as it is classic, the band's bounce and smooth harmonies freshen up a timeless pop structure.
In July of 2002, Shane Sahene joined Joe Dello Stritto to form their new endeavor, Camera. Shane and Joe have a musical connection spanning over three years. Along with guitarist Cory Allen comes Camera's newest members, Justin Chechile, who joined on drums in August 2005, and Nate Fitzgerald, who joined on keys in September 2005, enhance the unique rhythm of the band.
Camera's recognition has earned them opening spots for The Von Bondies, Hot Hot Heat, The Secret Machines, The High Dials, and the Modey Lemon. The band has also played at events such as the 2003 CMJ Marathon in NYC, Death Disco at The Delancey presented by BP Fallon and DJ Mojo 2000 in NYC, the 2005 NXNE Music Festival in Toronto, and the 2005 M.E.A.N.Y. Fest in NYC. Of course, the band's favorite shows are at Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the best rock party in the city.
Camera has just wrapped up a recording session with Producer Jim Diamond, of Ghetto Recorders in Detroit. Their first full-length CD will be released in March 2006.
Coming up:
1-20 Spitting Cobras, Superfortress, Seems So Bright and New London Fire - special Clear Static promotion!
1-27 MYTVS, A Brief Smile, the Head Set, and the Five O'Clock Heroes - UnderRated Magazine showcase - special She Wants Revenge! Listening party
2-3 Americans UK, Hoy (special show!), Death of Fashion, and special guests
2-10 PRIVATE EVENT
2-17 In Spite Of (return bash), 10 Heads High, Kilgore Trout (birthday show), and Second Dan
2-24 Landlord, the Primms, and special guests
and much more to come!
The lineup this week:
9 pm - Moi?
9:45 - "Wyld Stallyns"
10:30 - the Couriers
11:15 - Camera (from Pittsburgh)
DJ Mako will be on the decks playing old favorites and stuff so new it still smells fresh from the oven....
Thanks to everyone last week who helped us raise money for Snow Day. On January 27th, Snow Day will be taking 30 5th graders from the Sisulu-Walker Children's Charter School in Harlem on a one day ski trip to Mountain Creek. The ski trip will give the opportunity for the children to learn about a new sport that builds confidence, courage, and inspires them to excel. We raised hundreds of dollars and the money will pay for the bus to pick the children up from their school in the morning, and drop them off back at the school that night. It will also cover their lift tickets, and their equipment rentals.
Thanks for all your help!
The basic details are:
Free admission before 11 on the Underbelly list (RSVP at rsvp@newyorkunderbelly.com ) - $5 without; After 11, it's $10 bucks. Come early for the open bar (9-10 pm) and stay late for the buckets of PBR! Remember, RSVP to RSVP@newyorkunderbelly.com and we'll put you on the list....
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Rock: Moi? (9 pm)
something new for the '06 kickoff
"The theatrical and comedic Moi? swings a mighty shtick. Their over-the-top rock numbers come off like collaboration between every 80's hair-metal band and Shudder to Think. And as funny as most of these songs are, they are also seriously catchy and highly danceable."
-the Village Voice
Moi? consists of former members of legendary NYC bands such as Double Dong & Wyld Lyxx and Muckafurgason. In addition, members of Moi? have played with Moby, Perry Ferrel, John Flansberg (They Might Be Giants), Corn Mo, Vitamin C, the Wau Wau Sisters and Princess Superstar. Several members of Moi? have also appeared on and off Broadway in Rent, People Are Wrong!, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Circus By the Sea, and The Losers’ Lounge.
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The Rock: "Wyld Stallyns" (9:45 pm)
San Dimas High School Football Rules!
"The winners of the historic San Dimas Battle of the Bands, Wyld Stallyns are responsible for bringing forth world peace, aligning the planets, and basically making the future as non-heinous as possible, all thanks to their most excellent music (and adventures)."
Excellent!
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The Rock: the Couriers (10:30 pm)
back for 2006...
The Couriers deliver a unique blend of modern indie rock hooks peppered with math-rock and post-punk sensibilities. Picture the colorful pop fury of the Kinks meets the driving street sense of Fugazi. Melodic rock and roll combining syncopated rhythms and strong pop knowledge. Hailing from NYC and Jersey, they have been known to pack a room in various Lower East Side dives full of screaming fans old and new. The Couriers always deliver a thoroughly action- packed, fun performance.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Rock: Camera (from Pittsburgh) (11:15 pm)
from Pennsylvania, but ya love them like they live on the LES...
Camera was formed in 2002 in Pittsburgh, PA. The band embodies a sound characterized as invasion- influenced pop. As original as it is classic, the band's bounce and smooth harmonies freshen up a timeless pop structure.
In July of 2002, Shane Sahene joined Joe Dello Stritto to form their new endeavor, Camera. Shane and Joe have a musical connection spanning over three years. Along with guitarist Cory Allen comes Camera's newest members, Justin Chechile, who joined on drums in August 2005, and Nate Fitzgerald, who joined on keys in September 2005, enhance the unique rhythm of the band.
Camera's recognition has earned them opening spots for The Von Bondies, Hot Hot Heat, The Secret Machines, The High Dials, and the Modey Lemon. The band has also played at events such as the 2003 CMJ Marathon in NYC, Death Disco at The Delancey presented by BP Fallon and DJ Mojo 2000 in NYC, the 2005 NXNE Music Festival in Toronto, and the 2005 M.E.A.N.Y. Fest in NYC. Of course, the band's favorite shows are at Between a Rock and a Hard Place, the best rock party in the city.
Camera has just wrapped up a recording session with Producer Jim Diamond, of Ghetto Recorders in Detroit. Their first full-length CD will be released in March 2006.
Coming up:
1-20 Spitting Cobras, Superfortress, Seems So Bright and New London Fire - special Clear Static promotion!
1-27 MYTVS, A Brief Smile, the Head Set, and the Five O'Clock Heroes - UnderRated Magazine showcase - special She Wants Revenge! Listening party
2-3 Americans UK, Hoy (special show!), Death of Fashion, and special guests
2-10 PRIVATE EVENT
2-17 In Spite Of (return bash), 10 Heads High, Kilgore Trout (birthday show), and Second Dan
2-24 Landlord, the Primms, and special guests
and much more to come!
