EVENTS January 26, 2012

Your Blackout Starts Now: How to Party This Weekend

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Oh shit, look at the variety of ways you can get drunk this weekend, some even for free.

Thursday!

1) The So So Glos, Sundelles, The Pharmacy, Liquor Store @ Glasslands

289 Kent Ave Brooklyn, New York 11211

Price: ?, but definitely not too expensive

The So So Glos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LAsQDJezIg

Sundelles: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jx77yc9PSFY

The Pharmacy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCwPUsGgVZY

Liquor Store: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5uyWRris7Q&feature=related

2) PERMANENT WAVE PRESENTS: MEN @ 285 KENT!

285 Kent Ave, Brooklyn

Price: $10

Making Friendz: http://www.myspace.com/makingfriendz

Claire’s Dairy: https://www.facebook.com/clairesdiary

3) Joint Custody 5 @ Alphabet Lounge

104 Avenue C, Manhattan, NY 10009

Price: $10

S’NATRA: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POK2olUj12U
PERRION: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZH12BsjSNm4
THE UNIVERSE PROJECT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmfGeZqROjE
PEOPLE WITH TEETH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-iy14BkJVk

This is a local hip hop showcase. Support your local hip hop, these young people are all very talented.

4) SHARK? / Life Size Maps / I’m Turning Into / Great American Canyon Band @ Big Snow Buffalo Lodge

89 Varet Street

Price:$7

Shark?: http://www.myspace.com/sharkquestionmark

Life Size Maps: http://lifesizemaps.bandcamp.com/

I’m Turning Into: http://imturninginto.bandcamp.com/

Great American Canyon Band:http://thegacb.bandcamp.com/album/wild-heart-ep

5) FEAR of Missing Out: “Year of the Dragon” @ Sapphire Lounge

Price: $10

249 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002

DJ GANT MAN: http://soundcloud.com/djgantman
CREEP: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDErC8-MrUw
COBRA KRAMES: http://soundcloud.com/cobrakrames

Woah! DJ Gant-Man is on a whole ‘nother level of awesomeness. He is Chicago’s juke master. This is all ages. What variety!

6) Digital DUMBO 3rd Year Anniversary Party

155 Water Street

Price: Free

I have no clue what this is, but there’s free alcohol involved, so I thought you might care to know.

7) Bored to Death Screening at Brooklyn Bowl

61 Wythe Ave., Williamsburg

Price: Free

It’s free, the show’s creator is going to be there. No, don’t get too excited, Zach Galifianakis will not be there.

Mobster Movie Night @ Theater 80

80 St. Marks Place,

Price: Free

free screening of The Untouchables, complementary food, and two complementary drinks

Friday!

1) PERSONALITY CRISIS: 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY WITH THE SOUR MASH@ Shea Stadium

20 Meadow Street

Price: ??

Newport Reds: http://newportreds.bandcamp.com/

Le Rug: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGNRyrq055A

Static Jacks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ii3hBHG1Yt8

Shapes: http://shapesnyc.bandcamp.com/

Devin: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/devin-youre-mine-20120109

Sour Mash released a zine, featuring some of the city’s dopest bands, this is the partay as well as the celebration of Personality Crisis making it 3 years. Devin’s really cool. It’s going to be great.

2)RITZ RIOT//FLAGLAND//OSEKRE AND THE LUCKY BASTARDS @ NXTLVL

175 Stockholm St. #102, Brooklyn, NY 11237

Price: $5

Ritz Riot: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-Fj_Rk5V-o

Flagland: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_a-E5uyeNaU

Osekre and the Lucky Bastards: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zoycMmS1OaY

3 great bands, $5. c’mon, don’t be dumb.

3) Synaesthesia @ Present Company

29 WYTHE BUT ENTRANCE IS ON N 13TH.

Price: Free

Gull (music) and Johnston Foster (art)
Unstoppable Death Machines (music) and Andrew Smenos & Sergio Pizzo Barrale (art):
Drew Toews aka Fake Money & Unstoppable Death Machines
(music experience)
Jimmy Ohio (music) and Rebecca Moran & Gabriela Salazar (art)

This is going to be awesome. It’s interactive, and music played in an art setting, while they both compliment each other. Expect good things, aesthetically and aurally pleasing things.

4) Black Pus, Matter Waves, Weasel Walter Trio @ Secret Project Robot

389 Melrose st.

Black Pus: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9q3y4MYuuU&feature=fvst

Weasel Walter Trio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRASueEzyC4

5) Moon King / Peter Fonda / Eola / Philip Seymour Hoffman @ Big Snow Buffalo Lodge

89 Varet Street, Brooklyn NY

Moon King: http://www.facebook.com/odonisodonis

Eola: http://eola.bandcamp.com/

6) THE SKINS and DIRTY BIRD @ Sullivan Hall

214 Sullivan St, New York, NY 10012

Price: $10 IF YOU BUY A TICKET FROM THE SKINS!, $15 at the door

The Skins: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYVlfIWDfEc&feature=youtu.be

Dirty Bird: http://www.dirtybirdonline.com/

7) BIG UPS **BEACH PARTY** @ The Suffolk

107 suffolk street at rivington, New York, NY

Price: Free

EFRAIM: http://efraimefraim.bandcamp.com/album/whatevvver-ep

ELSA AND THE AWESOMEAWESOMES: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbykO_tlUBQ

Big Ups: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0iQyb8CfdGg

Down for Pizza is one of the best songs ever written, never before have I felt so connected to a song. And one time I was at a party that Efraim was dj’ing and he played a dubstep version of Friday by Rebecca Black, granted I wasn’t sober, but at the time it was amazing.