Posts Tagged ‘nyc’
Legends Of Wrestling at Citi Field
June 18th, 2015 by chocko
This under the radar professional wrestling event happened in early June at the home of the New York Mets, Citi Field in Queens, NYC and featured old wrestling legends battling it out in the ring after autograph and Q&A sessions. A few thousand were in attendance at the baseball stadium and the wrestling ring was […]
Tags: Citi Field, Doc Gallows, Legends Of Wrestling, nyc, pro-wrestling, professional wrestling, results, Rob Van Dam, RVD, Scott Steiner, sports entertainment
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Human Rights Watch Film Festival New York June 11-21
June 12th, 2015 by chocko
3 1/2 Minutes, Ten Bullets (Marc Silver) The Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York will be screening movies from June 11-21 at the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. The film festival focuses on films that deal with social injustices and human rights violations. It is a film festival in its […]
Tags: 3 1/2 Minutes, documentary, film festival, Film Society of Lincoln Center, Human Rights Watch, Human Rights Watch Film Festival, IFC Center, Life Is Sacred, movies, new york city, nyc, review, Ten Bullets, The Wanted 18
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WFMU Record Fair 2015
May 17th, 2015 by chocko
The Norton Records booth at WFMU Record Fair 2015 The WFMU Record Fair happened a couple weeks ago at a new venue, the Brooklyn Expo Center (79 Franklin Street) in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The record fair is definitely a highlight of the year for me and I’m sure a lot of crate diggers and music fans […]
Tags: ap mike, bambi kino, CDs, danny kroha, greenpoint, new york city, nyc, records, redefinition records, the basebal project, the brooklyn expo center, vinyl, wfmu, wfmu record fair
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PRhyme played Highline Ballroom
March 6th, 2015 by chocko
PRhyme (DJ Premier and Royce da 5’9″) at Highline Ballroom 02-22-15 PRhyme, comprised of hip hop heavyweights DJ Premier and Detroit’s Royce da 5’9″ brought some real hip hop to the Highline Ballroom in New York City last month. Their debut album as a duo dropped last December and features samples of psych-soul composer Adrian […]
Tags: Boldy James, dj premier, highline ballroom, hip hop, Joe Budden, joell ortiz, new york city, nyc, PRhyme, rap, rapper, Royce da 5'9", show, slaughterhouse, Your Old Droog
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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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CBGB Music and Film Festival
September 23rd, 2014 by chocko
The Ramones The CBGB Music And Film Festival 2014 will take place in New York City from October 8 through 12. I went last year and checked out a few events during my limited schedule at the time. Blank Generation was being screened at Anthology Film Archives with director Ivan Kral in the house. The […]
Tags: art, blank generation, cbgb, cbgb music festival, film, indie rock, manhattan, movie, music, music festival, new york city, nyc, pink slips, punk rock, ramones
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Buzzcocks played Webster Hall
September 20th, 2014 by chocko
Buzzcocks at Webster Hall – 09.06.14 Titus Andronicus U.K. punk vets BUZZCOCKS rocked a furious set at Webster Hall in New York City. They scheduled shows around their Riot Fest appearances and this time around we got to see them with scrappy Jersey punks, Titus Andronicus opening up the evening. When the Buzzcocks hit the […]
Tags: buzzcocks, new york city, nyc, pete shelley, punk rock, steve diggle, titus andronicus, webster hall
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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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WWE Summerslam Heatwave Tour Blasted Through MSG
July 14th, 2014 by chocko
Any WWE fans out there? Chocko recently sat in the stands at the world famous arena, Madison Square Garden to check out some live professional wrestling. This wasn’t a television taping or pay-per-view event, just a house show with straight up matches. All killer, no filler. Here’s some photos and a quick recap of what […]
Tags: 2014, bray wyatt, cena, john cena, july, live, madison square garden, msg, new york city, nyc, professional wrestling, results, ric flair, sheamus, wwe
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Dead Kennedys played Irving Plaza
July 7th, 2014 by chocko
Dead Kennedys at Irving Plaza Is this Joan Jett and Slash…no, it’s Tibbie X and Paul Cripple of Reagan Youth! A couple weeks ago, I went to see two legendary punk bands, Dead Kennedys and Reagan Youth play Irving Plaza in New York City. Burning Streets from Boston, MA opened up the evening. I walked […]
Tags: dead kennedys, irving plaza, live, new york city, nyc, punk, reagan youth, show
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A look back at Punk Island 2013
June 20th, 2014 by chocko
Here is a super duper late review of last year’s Punk Island which moved from Governor’s Island to its present location at the Staten Island Pier. I am typing this on the eve of Punk Island 2014 which should be a blast! See you in a few short hours at Pier 1 right off the […]
Tags: 2013, antidote, aye nako, diy, hardcore punk, make music, nyc, punk, punk island, punx, review, staten island, the f.u.'s, the homewreckers, the old edison, uzuhi
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