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Our beloved Ottos back room had a fire early Sunday AM following an awesome 8th anniversary party. Normally quite convienient to Trashy travel world hq, it became somewhat inconvienient as my lovely better half and I were evacuated from the building. Miraculously, nobody was injured, and though the back room is destroyed, somehow all my worldly possesions survived.
Ottos hopes to have the front bar open by this weekend, but all bands are postponed indefinately. EVGRIEVE.com has coverage of the fire.
Because I'm busy cleaning and washing, this list may be lame for a bit. I would urge all of you to get renters insurance and take a moment to find two exit routes wherever you are..
evan

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Recommended art stuff
Most, but not all galleries are closed Sunday and Monday and usually open 11-6
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great artist at Josee Bienvenue gallery, 529 w 20 st, 2nd fl
Marco Maggi
PARKING ANY TIME
September 16 – October 30, 2010




Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Due to fire this is postponed! Date tba. Possibly not til early dec
Copycat: A night of cover songs presents:
Copycat De Lux Mega Fest- Early 8 pm start time!
A tribute to Lux Interior and the Cramps
with DJ Xerox and special guests spinning cover songs inspired by and songs that inspired the Cramps
with Super Special Guest DJs
Mike Decay and Mike Mortician
with special live performances by
The Othermen
Twin Guns-Featuring Jungle Jim Chandler, drummer for the Cramps 2003-4
LoveStruck
Labretta Suede and the Motel Six
The Hydes- 8 pm
Free!
Special start time! 8 pm to 4 am
$5 goo goo muck cocktails all night!
L Train to First Avenue
at Ottos Shrunken Head
538 East 14th Street at Ave B
New York City
Copycatnyc.com
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my fave brain doctor reading...
Oliver Sacks
Author Event (Psychology)
Wednesday October 27, 2010 7:00 PM
barnes and noble Union Square
33 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-253-0810
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Plug 4 - Funkraiser - Burning Man
Today at 8:00pm - Tomorrow at 12:00am
Location W.26th Street and Hudson River Park, New York, NY 10001 (Frying Pan)
More Info http://www.wix.com/meanie27/plug4
PLUG 4 FUNKRAISER - Wed. Oct 27th
@ The Frying Pan
26th St & West Side Highway (Hudson River)
It's been 2 long years since Plug 4 has been out on the playa. Come shake it with us and support the return of one of the best sound camps out there!
Funk, Hip Hop & Breaks
Featuring DJs-
G-Funk
Small Change
Shakey
Barney Iller
Reaganomics
$10 (costume suggested). Includes FREE DRINK!
The Frying Pan will be rockin' with a Bizarre Bazaar featuring some unique vendors, chillout areas and plenty to explore.
The pier outside will be bouncin', tented and heated for you to work up a sweat on the dance floor.
$5 raffle tix ($10 raffle + drink tix)
Grand prize Nintendo Wii w/ DJ Hero 2
Plus other stylin' prizes from our vendors.
8pm-midnite
FOR MORE INFO - http://www.wix.com/meanie27/plug4
We're also celebrating the birthdays of 2 Plug familia - B-rad & Meanie ... BRING IT ON!






Thursday, October 28, 2010
two great bands!
Scion Garage Show Presents: Strange Boys & Natural Child
Free with rsvp. Must rsvp to gain entry. Early arrival is suggested as space is limited. Entry is not guaranteed. Line up subject to change. Rsvp closes two hours before event start time.
10pm-1am
Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Ave
Brooklyn, NY
Ages:18+
http://www.scionav.com/music/scionavgarage/index.html#events3
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The ZEROS, The WALDOS & The DIRTY SHAMES at Bowery Electric
Location: The Bowery Electric
Time: 7:00PM Thursday, October 28th





Friday, October 29, 2010
BUXTONIA'S "UNIFIED LOVE MOVEMENT" NYC DEBUT +
Exhibit runs October 29th - November 28th, 2010; viewable 24/7 from the street side.
Public Opening and Artist Talk: October 29th, 6 - 8pm
The Former Donnell Library: 20 West 53rd St., across the street from the Museum of Modern Art.
chashama, a solid champion of the arts in NYC, selected Garrison and Alison Buxton's "Unified Love Movement" installation proposal for their "Windows at the Donnell Library" program.
"Unified Love Movement" {ULM} is a piece about unity, positivity, acceptance, tolerance, the pursuit of things greater than the self and, yes, love. The Buxtons collaborated with two of NYC's artistic finest: Leo Villareal {brilliant blinkity-blink-blink LED maverick} and Scott Draves {creator of the mesmerizing collaborative digital abstract artwork "Electric Sheep"}.
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JEFF The Brotherhood, NinjaSonik, Liquor Store, Elks
@ Music Hall of Williamsburg
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The Brooklyn Haunted House: Friday Edition
Friday, October 29 at 10:00pm - October 30 at 5:00am
3 Floors, Half Pipe, Homemade Beer, Rooftop!
97 wyckoff ave
Brooklyn, NY
Four Floors of Terror and a rooftop with no Escape! Homemade Beer and hot Food for everyone. Great music, and awesome friends and new friends.
Enter if you Dare!
Sounds By:
Hiro Tha Jap (RADICAL OUTING!)
Anton Glamb (RADICAL OUTING!)
DirtyFingers (Conrad)
Cobra Krames
MYSTO (Mytso & Pizzi)
DJ Sav (Electro Wars)
Atom C (NYCRavers)
NXNY
and more...
BUSHWICK BREW Providing tasty Homemade Beer for all !
Hosts:
Matt Cuba
Zander "Zeko"- http://z-and-z.tumblr.com/
FTSA
E-Money
Age Requirements:
Eighteen to Scare
Twenty-One for Terror
Admission: TBD
✔Half-Pipe
✔8 Different Kinds of Homemade Beer, including Halloween Special Pumpkin Beer.
✔Hot Food Served All Night as well as other Deserts :D
✔Smoking Allowed!
✔Live Bands
✔Scary Hosts
Amazing Haunted House!
Address:
97 Wyckoff Ave
L train to Dekalb Station, One Block Away.
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free at ottos
REAL GONE!
REAL GONE! is your monthly party thrown by the Beat This crew, consisting of Captain Heartlock, January 1963, KittyBeat and Dr. Jones - we spin nothing but vinyl viral sonic candy - Rare garage, psych, exploito library, soul and 6-tees rock and roll abound for your pleasure! Exotic elixirs in skull shaped mugs fill your head with reckless desire. All this for no cover on a Friday night.
Note:bands postponed due to fire. Ottos front room being open is Iffy for tonight.


Saturday, October 30, 2010
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The Smith Westerns play at 171 Lombardy St., Brooklyn, NY, US
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Devo, The Drums, The Neon Trees at the hammerstein. and its really expensive $55
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Heavenly Horrors VI! Halloween Mix-Em-Up For the Fiend In Us All
Saturday, October 30 at 9:00pm - October 31 at 4:00am
The Church of Rock and Roll
Get ready to Dance for your life - until DEATH!
BWAH HA HA HA HA HA
It's The Witching Time, The Blood Moon Time, The Hour of Delightful Terrors on the Devil's Night!
It's HEAVENLY HORRORS VI - SHE's BACK - You cannot kill the thrill!
Entering Jason territory, join us for our 6th annual Halloween Ball to Kill Em All. We promise you sights, sounds, and deep, tingly feelings you'll NEVER forget.
Starring
The Big Death Scene!
Food Stamps!
The Runaway Suns!
Madam Robot and the Lust Brigade!
Your 33 Black Angels!
The Back CC's!
With Liquid Lights of Fright!
With DJ's Professor Z, Captain Heartlock and MORE ghouls yet to be announced spinning your brains into a frenzy until the sun banishes us!
All this foul and fair for only $5 dollars - BYOB (BRING YOUR OWN BLOOD)
The Happening starts at 9pm at the Church - 142 Manhattan Avenue between Montrose Avenue and Meserole Street in Boooooshwick Brooklyn.
Be there...SACRIFICE, Baby!
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free at ottos
THEE MIDNITE MONSTER HOP!
Mike Mortician & guests spin the rockabilly voodoo & rhythm'n'ooze from 10pm to oblivion! With some of the most incredible, Psycho-Rock-a-Billy bands performing from all over the world!
Note: bands postponed due to fire
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Gemini & Scorpio
cordially request your presence at
Masquerade Macabre
...Halloween Saturday, Oct 30, 9pm-late
Secret loft location
RSVP: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
A marvellous and mysterious event...a Halloween celebration of the extravagant and the grotesque...an all-night spectacle of atmosphere, costumery and diverse entertainments...an explosion of live music, dancing, dark arts, fire and late-night revelry, snake-charmed into an absinthe-fueled early-morning speakeasy.
Some reviews of last year's Masquerade Macabre (this year's is bigger and better): "Late-night absinthe-fueled revelry, with dancing, circus arts, and a Victorian-inspired dress code." - The Village Voice. "Denizens of the night...down absinthe until the sun rises." - TimeOut New York. "Absinthe-fueled debauchery." - Paper. "Vintage-inspired spectacle." - New York Press. "...collection of artists who revel in all things exotic, sensual and creative." - Examiner
Costumes required. Inspiration: Dark Victoriana, macabre carnival, aberrations of nature, The Cabinet of r. Caligari, Jan Svankmaier & Brothers Quay films, Freaks.
Attention artists, performers, and creative freaks: we have room for more spectacular weirdness. Would you like to contribute to this event? Get in touch.
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on Saturday 30 October zombies are gonna take over the world and kill us all. This is quite sad but there's nothing we can do so there's no point getting all miserable about it.
The good news is that while the rest of the world freaks out and cries and stuff, we're gonna gather together all the people we love, lock ourselves in The Masonic Temple in Brooklyn, barricade the doors, and party for as long as we can until zombies break in and eat us.
So, if you want one last chance to live out your dreams, come to the Halloween party to end all Halloween parties, on your last night ever.
DRESS CODE: Zombies are going to kill us all – it's your last night ever – so wear what the fuck you like – or wear what you dare – or wear what makes you happy OR disguise yourselves as zombies so they might not eat you!
ANY LAST REQUESTS?
It's your last chance to dance, so you choose the music – post the tracks you want to die to on the event wall – All upbeat please – no misery – this is about dancing till you die on your last night ever.
DJs playing your LAST REQUESTS:
JDH (Fixed)
Lorraine Sangre & Fernando Lions (After Midnight)
WHEN: 10pm until we die
WHERE: The Masonic Temple // 317 Clermont Ave. Brooklyn
TICKETS: $10 super duper limited reduced tickets
http://tinyurl.com/28l3wfx
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new york underbelly parties with open bar return this time at REBEL in the west 30s
We're back for another Monster New York Underbelly Halloween Rock Show! Put on your Halloween costume and join us at Rebel for 3 amazing live bands, DJ's and dancing - FREE in costume with RSVP, and just $5 without (without RSVP, add $5). We'll start early so you can stay ahead of the undead. We have special "Drink Yer Face Off" tickets as usual - $30 all you can drink (well and beer) for 3 hours (8-11 pm)! Doors are at 8 and your liver has had it way too easy.
Join the Army of Darkness. (Seriously, if you don't have a regular costume, fix your self up like a zombie and we'll slide you in... Think Thriller video extra - eye liner, pale face, and blood...) Drink your face off and rock your ass off!
Featuring live sets from three great bands - including the Killing Floor and Starbolt 9 - in costume and ready to rock n' roll! Doors at 8 pm! Music starts right away...
And as usual, we're working on our COMPLIMENTARY SPONSORED DRINKS for everyone during the 8-9 pm OPEN BAR. We'll reveal our sponsor and what ya get as soon as we confirm them...
The lineup:
8 pm - Secret Identity (we'll tell you soon...!)
9 pm - the Killing Floor
10 pm - Starbolt 9
must rsvp
http://halloweenrockparty.eventbrite.com/?ref=ebtn
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Within the Land of Ash : Saturday, October 30th
Details: http://www.WithinTheLandofAsh.com/
It starts at the Brewery...
117 years ago, this hulking structure was erected to feed the city's thirst
for intoxication. The cavernous interior of this historic structure is
the introduction to your night with performances by the Lady Circus hidden
in the rafters, in the shadows and all around you. Here, the Madagascar
Institute will be premiering its newest indelicate sculpture, The Emperor
Satan's Roco-Coach built by Gaylen Hamilton and made live by the
infamous Zeroboy.
it continues at the Furniture Factory...
We've converted three floors of this building into a labyrinth of music
and performance including the international hip-hop all-stars from Okay
Africa featuring: Baja + The Dry Eye Crew, Meta and the Cornerstones,
Ishmael Kayoute and dancers from the cast of Fela! on Broadway, dj Dhundee
and OP!, plus early sets from Das Racist and the unmissable Reggie Watts.
Also, explore after-life themed interactive art installations alongside
jump-up dance music in the antique lounge by the Vintage DJ and Peter
Principle.
In the Knit Factory...
The entire Wolf + Lamb label takes over the second floor of this warm and
cozy factory space with immaculately composed dance tracks featuring: Soul
Clap, Slow Hands, Nicolas Jaar Live, Nick (No Regular Play), and back from
around-the-world travel: Wolf + Lamb playing the sunrise set. On the
ground floor, Image Node Crew keeps it comfortable with music and
projections in the Blink Dome. Outside in the hidden yard, get hot/wet in
the return of the hot-tub and all night delicious things provided by
Bushwick's favorite, Roberta's Brick Oven Pizza.
In Omega Plastics...
This unexplored warehouse is 10,000sqft. of recently abandoned space.
We've left everything intact, from the dilapidated office space to the
workers' lockers to the piles of disco balls they formerly manufactured
(seriously). When we stepped inside, the antiquity of the building spoke
for itself. It has stories to tell. Its history will be brought to life
with The Xango Tribe building intimate experiences within domes and
hidden spaces featuring live music, food and small moments of magic. The
Cumba Mela Collective takes over the other half of the space with crowd
pleasing global bass, pulling influences from tribal house, Balkan brass,
dubstep and electro. Featuring djs: Atropiolis, Thor and 2melo with live
mcs Polo and Shanti and an orchestra of live percussion and other
instrumentation.
On the street...
Halloween weekend is more than just a holiday. It's an escape, an excuse
and a celebration for a city of lost children. One party can't contain
your energy - you deserve more than a masquerade ball. Beyond the indoor
bacchanal listed above are dozens of spontaneous performances happening
throughout the streets in this neighborhood wide carnival. On this night,
your brilliance is the bullet, this party is your trigger, aim yourself at
the impossible and...explode.
Within the Land of Ash
7pm through 7am
Saturday, October 30th, 2010
$15 before 9:45pm : $25 after : Strictly 21+
Come in costume for free champagne at the bliss bar.
Your experience begins at:
260 Meserole St.
Bushwick, Brooklyn
and continues throughout the neighborhood.
For full performer listings and details see:
http://www.WithinTheLandofAsh.com/



Sunday, october 31, 2010
Mirrors and Wires, a surfy band play at
Sunday, October 31, 2010 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM EDT
Hallowmas w/ WORLD INFERNO FRIENDSHIP SOCIETY
Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue)
Brooklyn NY 11211
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Steampunk 2010 Fashion Show, Shopping, and Exhibition
http://brooklynindiemarket.com/steampunk/
A celebration of steampunk culture, fashion and craftsmanship. Travel to a re-envisioned Victorian age that features retrofuturistic fashion, brass and copper clockwork, ray guns, jetpacks, bustles and inventions that go far beyond 19th century technology. Think steam-powered mechanical wonders, brass-fitted computers, dirigibles, goggles, airships, and clockwork inspired accoutrements. The highlight of the shopping event is a Steampunk Fashion Show at 4p. Tor Books and Tor.com will host a Steampunk Literary Corner from 11a to 4p, featuring readings from esteemed literary personages such as burlesque star Nasty Canasta and authors G.D. Falksen, Felix Gilman, Leanna Renee Hieber, and N.K. Jemison, book sales by Mobile Libris, and complimentary tea and scones. $20 Victorian/Steampunk portrait sitting with vintage camera by Tsirkus Fotografika. (Sat/Sun, DUMBO Loft, 155 Water Street, 11am-8pm, $5)
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Michael T, Ben Ickies, Shien Lee & Twig the Wonderkid Present
OH! YOU PRETTY THINGS:
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW 35th Anniversary Bash!
...On Halloween Night, prepare to give yourself over to absolute pleasure at Oh! You Pretty Things: The Rocky Horror Picture Show 35th Anniversary Bash, presented by producers Michael T, Ben Ickies, Shien Lee, & Twig the Wonderkid! This fabulously depraved, all-night affair spans across two spectacular rooms, featuring a live RHPS musical stage show at midnight with MICHAEL T starring as Frank N Furter and MISSTRESS FORMIKA as Master of Ceremonies.
Also featured in the "Castle" is an exclusive performance by KAYVON ZAND in concert, bewitching burlesque by ANNA EVANS, cabaret performances by THE FLYING FOX and DOUG SAKMANN, and a special latex fashion show by designer RENEE MASOOMIAN. Also, glam up for the Rocky Horror Costume Contest at 2am to win incredible prizes from our sponsors!
DJs MICHAEL T (Rated X), TWIG THE WONDERKID (Glamdammit), PUREVILE! (Disko Nouveaux) and SPARBER (Good Times) spin glam, goth, and postpunk all night, and Velocity Chyaldd, Kayvon Zand, Herra C, Rich King, Lady Valtronic, and Miss Tiffany host!
In the "Crypt", NYC's top goth clubs combine forces to bring you an evening of deathrock, batcave and postpunk with DJs PATRICK (Salvation), TEMPLAR (Underworld), XRIS SMACK (Stimulate), CYN (Salvation), and international dark muse JOHANNA CONSTANTINE performs her signature Knife Dance!
Giveaways and prizes provided by our sponsors
HALLOWEEN NIGHT
At Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker Street, NYC
9PM Doors
Tickets: $20 Adv, $25 Doors
21+ ID Required
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at kennys castaways of all places.
Sunday 10/31
Happy Halloween! Stay tuned for details...
starring King Bee's Stingers and Stumblebunny
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Halloween Show at LuLu's this year on Halloween 8pm: Weird Al, The Boys, Fear, Thin Lizzy, Suzi Quatro, Gary Glitter, Dead Kennedys, The Only Ones, Ramones, Rush, Guns and Roses, The Clash, The Adverts, Weezer, Bad Brains, Minor Threat and MORE


Monday, November 1, 2010
Florence and the Machine and The Smith Westerns at Terminal 5, New York, NY, US



Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Clinic return to the Bowery Ballroom


Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Clinic play Wburg hall of music
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at barnes and noble
Lewis Black in Conversation with Bill Scheft
Lewis Black
Author Event (Humor)
Wednesday November 03, 2010 7:30 PM
Union Square
33 East 17th Street
New York, NY 10003
212-253-0810