 | Brooklyn Newsletter | Issue 40, Wed 4 Aug | There are a lot of similarities to Summer and Winter. Both can yield uncomfortable weather. Both require drastic attire, and both have holidays where you get to do cool stuff. One thing I've noticed about summer is that people tend to just get dirty. People go to the beach and swim in water that oceanic creatures urinate in and then they go and get sand all over them. No matter what you say sand is still dirt. It's just not as refined. Snow is just frozen moisture. It is provided by the same life source that hydrates you. Except the yellow stuff, that like the ocean is filled with urine.
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 | on | Thu, Aug. 5 | | at | 7:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $10 | | DOS | $10 |
| In Cadeo
Eytan & The Embassy
ZAZA
Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson
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| | on | Fri, Aug. 6 | | at | 8:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $14 | | DOS | $14 |
| Mucca Pazza
The Stumblebums
Starring
Mucca Pazza is the marching band that thinks it's a rock 'n roll band. The group is a collection of shameless band nerds wielding instruments of incongruous traditions, sometimes in competition, often in cooperation. With speakers strapped firmly to heads, their rambunctious live show has brought them to such acclaimed venues as the Late Show with Conan O'Brien, Lollapalooza, and a fleet of canoes floating down the Chicago River.
Their music skips from genre to unnameable genre, never settling in one place for long, but held together by the band's unmistakable sound and irresistible energy. To their credit, they only have one march in their original repertoire, their other music includes zombie-mambo, snake-charmer-metal, gypsy-reggaeton, punk-classical, and some demented arrangements of Dmitri Shostakovich, Bela Bartok, and famed Egyptian composer Kemal El Tawil.
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| | on | Sun, Aug. 8 | | at | 7:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $10 | | DOS | $10 |
| Wrekmeister Harmonies
Chris Brokaw
unFact (David Wm. Sims of Jesus Lizard)
Peg Simone
Chicago-based sound artist J.R. Robinson has been creating live, ambient tonefields in museums around the US and Europe over the past two years-including the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, the Pompidou Center in Paris, and The Art Center Berlin.
Robinson has injected these recordings into collaborations with some like-minded heavy hitters from the noise, post-rock and jazz worlds such as David Yow (Jesus Lizard/Scratch Acid), Mark Shippy & Pat Samson (US Maple), Azita Youssefi, John Herndon & Jeff Parker (Tortoise), Keefe Jackson, Fred Lonberg-Holm and Ken Vandermark. The result (dubbed Wrekmeister Harmonies), is a distinctive hybrid of sound art and avant-garde musics, evoking the essences & influences of masterworks like Joe McPhee's Nation Time, Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music and the sound collages of Stockhausen.
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| | on | Wed, Aug. 11 | | at | 8:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $10 | | DOS | $10 |
| Amy B. Presents:
Baba Ola Jagun and Ancestral Rhythms
with special guest Kevin Mambo of Broadway's FELA!
The Band Droidz
Fred Thomas (from James Brown's band)
Ex Caminos
Alafia....Baba Ola Jagun (vocals, talking drum) is a highly esteemed master drummer, teacher and ceremonial performer. He was born in Oka-Akoko in Ekiti State of Nigeria and trained in the heart of Yorubaland as a drummer and as a visual artist at Twin Seven-Seven's Cultural Center in Oshogbo. Baba Ola Jagun spent over ten years recording, performing and touring with the legendary AfroBeat creator, Fela Anikulapo Kuti's Egypt '80 Band. Now residing in New York City, Baba Ola Jagun and his group, The Ancestral Rhythms have focused his efforts on keeping the traditional rhythms of his homeland present and accounted for. The 2003 release of the groundbreaking dance remix "Odo Oya" on Spiritual Life Records put Ola Jagun on the map as a recording artist in his own right. Baba Ola Jagun & The Ancestral Rhythms bring rich Yoruba culture, authentic traditional,spiritual rhythms and melodies to you - music that moves your mind, body and spirit - with a distinctive take on the great Afrobeat tradition.
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|  | on | Thu, Sep. 2 | | at | 11:55 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $10 | | DOS | $12 |
| Midnight Show:
The Hood Internet
ABX (pronounced like three consecutive letters) and STV SLV (pronounced "steve sleeve") are collectively known as The Hood Internet. For the past three years, the duo have been chewing up the indie, pop, rap and R&B landscapes and spitting out pure fire. Like laptop-armed alchemists, they draw from their expansive interest in the many faces of modern music and re-imagine songs for mass public consumption through thehoodinternet.com.
Nearly 400 mixes and literally millions of free downloads later, The Hood Internet continue to ricochet across North America like an Arkanoid ball, bringing their arsenal of reassembled tracks to crowded dancefloors. And the dance parties have definitely been ignited in every city they roll through, not to mention holding it down at Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Monolith Festival, SXSW, CMJ and Canadian Music Week.
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| | on | Sat, Sep. 4 | | at | 7:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $10 | | DOS | $12 |
| Version City Party
Hub City Stompers
Unlikely Alibi
Uzimon & the Dons
Hub City Stompers hail from the "hub city" of New Brunswick, NJ. Formed in the summer of 2002 in the wasteland of the seemingly "dead" ska scene, these necromaniacs romanced ska's rotted corpse, playing for the love of the music rather than the popularity of it, and formed a force to be reckoned with in the New Jersey music scene.
Embracing various styles and eras of ska from the 60's through the 80's, and adding reggae, punk, oi!, hardcore, jazz and even classical influences, they manage to avoid a typical, formulaic ska sound and steer clear of cliche poppy ska lyrics.
Hub City Stompers' line up consists of ex-members of bands such as Inspecter 7, Tri State Conspiracy, Professor Plum, Foil, and Predator Dub Assassins.
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| | on | Sun, Sep. 26 | | at | 8:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $8 | | DOS | $10 |
| Six Gallery
SIX GALLERY formed in the summer of 2005 as a four-piece instrumental act in the small university town of Athens, Ohio. In just two short years they released two EPs, graduated from college, relocated to Columbus, Ohio, replaced a drummer and played around 100 shows throughout the Midwest and Northeast. In November 2008, SIX GALLERY changed the direction of their instrumental progressive post rock sound with the addition of vocalist Daniel Francis. With a full line-up for the first time they began the writing and rehearsal process for their debut LP, "Breakthroughs in Modern Art".
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| | on | Sun, Oct. 10 | | at | 7:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $10 | | DOS | $12 |
| Perfume Genius
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|  | on | Fri, Aug. 6 | | at | 9:00 PM | | in | Bar Room | | ADV | $0 | | DOS | $0 |
| FREE | 21+
PulpO Afterparty
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| | on | Sat, Aug. 7 | | at | 2:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $8 | | DOS | $8 |
| Movie Sing-a-Longs!
The most fun families can have at the movies!
The Jungle Book
$8 for adults // $4 for kids
Hosted by Jeremy Pollet, comedian and kids entertainer, with a snarky puppet side-kick! Each week will feature a new movie with the lyrics on-screen during musical numbers. Theme costume encouraged, trivia games with prizes, and drinks for kids and adults!
The Jungle is jumping in this 1967 Disney classic where Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
The songs are genius! I'm talking The Bare Necessities and I Wanna Be Like You.
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| | on | Sat, Aug. 7 | | at | 7:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $10 | | DOS | $12 |
| Version City Party:
The Bluebeats
Top Shottaz, The Forthrights, Hey, Stranger, The Cool and Deadly
Formed by Mike Drance, ex-lead singer and songwriter of the popular New York ska band, The Scofflaws, The Bluebeats recapture the sound of the original Jamaican ska, creating a sound that is at the same time both classic and fresh. By combining strong vocals and rock-solid rhythms with original songs and Jamaican classics, The Bluebeats have been making fans whenever they perform.
Since forming in the summer of 1994, The Bluebeats have appeared at Tramps, The Wetlands, SOBs in New York City as well as performing at many tri-state area clubs and colleges. The band has appeared with such acts as The Skatalites, Culture, Desmond Decker, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, Phyllis Dillon, Jimmy Cliff, Yellowman, Eek-A-Mouse, and Hopeton Lewis.
A pinnacle moment for the group was when Roland Alphonso, a founding member of The Skatalites, joined the band on stage at the Cooler in New York City. In the spring of 1998, The Bluebeats toured Europe supporting a bill that featured Jamaican legends Dave Barker and Laurel Aitken.
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| | on | Sat, Aug. 7 | | at | 12:00 PM | | in | Bar Room | | ADV | $0 | | DOS | $0 |
| FREE | 21+
Spoons, Toons, & Booze!
A Celebration of classic Saturday Morning Cartoons & Cereal
Do you miss Saturday mornings filled with an endless supply of sugary cereals and quality cartoons on TV? Do you hate waking up early? Tired of the usual $15 brunch of some lukewarm poached eggs? Well Saturday (late) Mornings at the Knitting Factory starting in June it's the ultimate punk rock brunch- Retro Cartoons, Free Sugar Cereal, and Delicious Adult Beverages (try a white Russian with Cocoa Puffs - it's outrageously good!).
Come vote for the cartoons to be screened! Comedian hosts, Jerm Pollet and Michael Austin, will be armed with a huge selection of amazing animation- Duck Tales, Thundercats, Jem, Gummi Bears, Smurfs, Batman the Animated Series, Looney Toons, Scooby Doo, He-Man, The Real Ghostbusters, Garfield & Friends, Transformers, X-Men, Tail Spin...Over 50 Saturday morning cartoon series from the 60's, 70's, 80's and 90's.
The cereal buffet will have all the shades of the food-coloring rainbow and all the marshmallow bits you can handle. Mix 'em up and create your own new flavor. Fruity Pebbles and Count Chocula in milk? Then add vodka for a kick!
FREE SHOW, FREE CEREAL, FREE CARTOONS, PRIZES...roll out of bed and head over to the Knitting Factory for the best Saturday morning cartoon club in the tri-state region.
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| | on | Sun, Aug. 8 | | at | 7:00 PM | | in | Bar Room | | ADV | $0 | | DOS | $0 |
| FREE | 21+
John Brodeur
NYC-based recording artist John Brodeur took eight years to release his second solo album, Get Through. Why the long wait? His vague explanation: "It was supposed to come out years ago, but it didn't."
This album has been a roadblock, a detour, and ultimately a self-fulfilling prophecy. It's a back-against-the-wall record with a built-in exit strategy. As the title track goes, "If it's all that you can do, just get through." And now Get Through, as the title aptly implies, will finally get through to music fans.
John has shared stages with Fountains of Wayne, Greg Laswell, They Might Be Giants, TV On The Radio, 311, the Nightwatchman, Gavin Degraw, O.A.R., Rooney, Glenn Tilbrook, Shiny Toy Guns, the Bravery, Freedy Johnston, David Poe, and dozens more.
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| | on | Sun, Aug. 8 | | at | 9:00 PM | | in | Bar Room | | ADV | $0 | | DOS | $0 |
| FREE Comedy Night feat. Hannibal Buress
feat. John Oliver
Reggie Watts
Kurt Metzger
Hari Kondabulu
Rory Scovel
George Gordon
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| | on | Mon, Aug. 9 | | at | 7:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $8 | | DOS | $8 |
| .357 Lover's Diorama of Friends
.357 Lover
Sweet Soubrette
Amazing Amy
Carla Rhodes
Harlen Muir
Gabe Pacheco
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| | on | Tue, Aug. 10 | | at | 8:00 PM | | in | Main Space | | ADV | $8 | | DOS | $8 |
| The Raspberry Brothers
Comedy Over Movies!
Shat Ball II - The Spocksuckers Cotillion
plus a performance from Start Trekkin'
SHAT BALL 2- The Spocksuckers Cotillion
Old-Skool Star Trek fans UNITE! The Knitting Factory will be the place to be if you are aligned with the original crew of the USS Enterprise!
- Start Trekkin', the awesome improv comedy group will perform in full ST uniform and make up their own original star trek episode on the spot. (www.start-trekkin.com)
- Raspberry Brothers will crack jokes live over the film, Star Trek V (www.raspberrybrothers.com)
- The Amazing Amy, a Star Trek contortionist who promises "To Boldly Stretch Where Few Fifty-Plus Year Olds Have Stretched Before!" Dressed in a barefoot variation of a classic Star Trek uniform, to theme music from the film versions of the famous TV series.
-$3 off for anyone dressed in Star Trek costume
-Kirkaoke and Spock Off battles- prize given to audience member with best Cap'n Kirk and Spock impersonations
-Drink Specials: Romulan ale and Klingon blood-wine
-William Shatner's records will be played all night
-Video footage of great scenes from classic episodes of Star Trek
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| | on | Wed, Aug. 11 | | at | 9:00 PM | | in | Bar Room | | ADV | $0 | | DOS | $0 |
| Manchildblack/Hype Life Music & GetOpen Sessions Present:
FELA Un-dustrial Complex DJ's: DHUNDEE + OP! + DJ.AQBT
Fela Un-dustrial Complex DJ's: DHUNDEE (Sugarcuts Inc.), OP! (I Love Vinyl/Suite 903), DJ.AQBT (GetOpen Sessions) will be spinning all night in conjunction with our Baba Ola Jagun show in the performance space. a
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