Posts Tagged ‘brooklyn’
HR + MAAFA + Rebelmatic + The 1865 played The KINGSLAND
December 10th, 2019 by chocko
Last Saturday at The Kingland in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, H.R. of the legendary Bad Brains played a set that got the kids in the crowd and older hardcore heads losing their minds to songs from his reggae and rasta solo albums and a couple Bad Brains songs thrown in for good measure. HR and Human Rights […]
Tags: bad brains, band, brooklyn, greenpoint, hardcore punk, HR and Human Rights, maafa, punk, punk rock, rebelmatic, the 1865, The Kingsland
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Beyond The Streets NYC 2019
September 13th, 2019 by chocko
A museum of all things related to graffiti and street art is a must-see exhibition in Williamsburg, Brooklyn at 25 Kent Ave. BEYOND THE STREETS takes over two floors of a massive building and features the art of 150+ artists including Lady Pink, Futura 2000, TATS CRU, Swoon, Invader, Shepard Fairey and Ron English. There […]
Tags: beyond the streets, brooklyn, graffiti, museum, new york city, nyc, street art
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The Nuclears and Windbreaker played Human Head Records
June 20th, 2018 by chocko
Human Head Records is a record store located in the heart of Bushwick, Brooklyn. I’ve been meaning to stop by and check it out and after running into an instagram post of an upcoming in-store, that was all the extra push needed to make it happen. After some bridge crossings and zig-zagging through post apocalyptic […]
Tags: brooklyn, bushwick, free show, human head records, in-store, new york city, nyc, record store, the nuclears, windbreaker nyc
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Rockness Monsta sighting at Rough Trade NYC
March 1st, 2018 by chocko
Rock of the rap duo Heltah Skeltah along with DJ Sky (Anthony Mason lookalike) were at Rough Trade a couple weeks ago to promote Rock’s first solo album titled ROCKNESS A.P. which initially was released on Digital Deja Vu Records last year in September. The A.P. in the title of the album stands for After […]
Tags: brooklyn, CD, heltah skeltah, hip hop, in-store, record, rock, rockness a.p., rockness monsta, rough trade nyc
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Crate Diggers: WFMU Record Fair is Happening This Weekend!
April 28th, 2017 by chocko
Drop all your plans and get down to the 2017 WFMU Record Fair this weekend (April 28-30) located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn at the Brooklyn Expo Center, 79 Franklin Street. Get ready to dig through crates and boxes of records, CDs and DVDs so start limbering up those fingers and get your scrawny legs ready to […]
Tags: brooklyn, brooklyn expo center, greenpoint, nyc, record fair, records, shut up weirdo, vinyl, wfmu
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Lauren Mayberry of CHVRCHES performed at Baby’s All Right
November 4th, 2016 by chocko
Lauren Mayberry at Baby’s All Right, November 3, 2016 Last month, UK synthpop band CHVRCHES played their biggest NYC show at Radio City Music Hall. Last night, Chvrches lead singer and recent NYC resident Lauren Mayberry played a considerably smaller stage as the musical guest of the comedy show “Heart Of Darkness” at Baby’s All […]
Tags: baby's all right, brooklyn, Chvrches, comedy show, Dave Hill, Greg Barris, Lauren Mayberry, musical guest, new york city, nyc, Seth Herzog
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Large Professor played Rough Trade NYC
June 10th, 2015 by chocko
The Legendary Hip Hop Producer and MC, Large Professor was in the house at Rough Trade NYC for the release of his latest album re:living. The performance space at Rough Trade slowly filled up early in the evening while Large Pro waited for some late guests to arrive to the venue. The new album played […]
Tags: brooklyn, hip hop, Large Pro, Large Professor, re:living, rough trade nyc, show
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Savages played Saint Vitus
January 31st, 2015 by chocko
Savages at Saint Vitus 01-17-15 UK post punk band Savages wrap up their 9 show New York City residency with a sold out show tonight at Saint Vitus in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Planet Chocko was in the house for their first show at Saint Vitus which usually hosts metal shows. The all female band played a […]
Tags: brooklyn, jehnny beth, live, new york city, nyc, saint vitus, savages, show
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Bumblefoot and Sharkmuffin played Two Boots (Park Slope)
December 8th, 2014 by chocko
Bumblefoot at Two Boots Last month, Two Boots pizzeria opened a new location at 284 5th Ave. in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The Cajun-themed pizza joint celebrated their grand opening with a night of free food, booze and live music by guitarist extraordinaire, Bumblefoot and Brooklyn all female band, Sharkmuffin. I walked through the doors and […]
Tags: brooklyn, bumblefoot, new york city, nyc, park slope, pizza, rachel lorin, sharkmuffin, tony harnell, two boots
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Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art 2
September 3rd, 2014 by chocko
All the photos below were taken recently in the neighborhood of Bushwick in Brooklyn, NYC. Some of the photos were taken near Morgan Ave. and around Troutman Street and Saint Nicholas Ave, a one of a kind outdoor gallery also known as The Bushwick Collective. It’s so simple to get to via subway…take the L […]
Tags: brooklyn, buff monster, chocko, graffiti, jerkface, new york city, nyc, street art
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Bushwick Graffiti and Street Art
January 2nd, 2014 by chocko
All the photos below were taken recently in the neighborhood of Bushwick in Brooklyn, NYC. Some of the photos were taken around Waterbury Street but most of them were taken around Troutman Street and Saint Nicholas Ave, an awesome outdoor gallery also known as The Bushwick Collective. It’s really easy to get to via subway…take […]
Tags: brooklyn, buff monster, bushwick, bushwick collective, graffiti, murals, new york city, nyc, nychos, sheryo, street art, yok
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Comic Arts Brooklyn 2013
January 1st, 2014 by chocko
Last November, Desert Island presented the first annual Comic Arts Brooklyn which looked and felt a lot like last years now defunct Brooklyn Comics And Graphics Festival. The event which celebrates indie comic books, art and self publishing took place at the usual spot, Mt. Carmel Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Both floors were packed with […]
Tags: art, benjamin marra, brooklyn, Comic Arts Brooklyn, comic books, desert island, indie, kaz, zines
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