What’s really good New York? Today some asshole tried to make us late to work on a Monday, what a dick! If you’re lookin to get out some vibes to start the week off better than that check out LCD Soundsystem‘s week of shows, or if you’re a freelancer check out The Disaster Artist 5:10pm showing at Nitehawk Cinema and enjoy a nice beverage while you laugh your ass off, between a dope comedy show at Friends and Lovers and a costumed variety show bringing music, word, burlesque, and comedy to Branded Saloon, Monday is decked!
Tuesday maestro Victor Wooten takes over Brooklyn Bowl bringing his bass chops to the big stage, Low Mein, TOP nachos, Psychic Selves, and A Little Bit Scary is looking like one of the best DIY shows of the night over at ALPHAVILLE. (140 Wilson Ave), Wednesday serves lit with Intercultural Poetry at warm and cozy Cornelia Street Cafe, while The Dear Hunter bring their ACT to Greenpoint’s perogies hut aka Warsaw Concerts off Driggs Ave.
Thursday get funked up with DJ Jazzy Jay & Funky Dawgz Brass Band at Garcia’s (145 Westchester Ave), or keep it indie with JIL, Dolly Spartans, Sunspeaker, Tobias, XHOSA at Trans-Pecos (915 Wyckoff Ave.), or trip out with Ian Chang, Vhvl, Yllis at Elsewhere(599 Johnson Ave), in fact there’s tons of amazing indie bands Thursday, trouble is picking one!
Friday you can take the G train straight to Brooklyn Bazaar to see neo-soul stank groovin bands Big Mean Sound Machine, Vinegar Mother, & Woolly Mammals, get your weekend kink on with Rope 101 at Babeland, go emo, prog, indie at Starland Ballroom (570 Jernee Mill Road) with Taking Back Sunday, The Dear Hunter, and badass duo Diet Cig.
Saturday Hadaiyah Yaya Bey, Kahiem Rivera, & Madison McFerrinplay an intimate show at C’mon Everybody you don’t want to miss, or get folked with Kevin Devine at Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 North 6th Street), The Cafe Wha? house band will be serving mindgasm’s at Cafe Wha? (115 Macdougal St), while Sunday has no shortage of large to small shows, including the aforementioned LCD Sound System playing once again at Brooklyn Steel (319 Frost Street), Yo La Tengo play’s The Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St), and Questlovekeeps Brooklyn on the dance floor at Brooklyn Bowl.
MONDAY, DECEMBER 11 2017
“The Disaster Artist” Now Playing At Nitehawk
| 5:10 PM | The Disaster Artist | @ Nitehawk Cinema (136 Metropolitan Ave) |
| 8:00 PM | LCD Soundsystem | @ Brooklyn Steel (319 Frost Street) |
| 8:00 PM | I Have A Crazy Idea – A Costumed Variety Show bringing music, word, burlesque, comedy and more to Branded Saloon. | @ Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt Ave) |
| 8:00 PM | SIDE PONYTAIL COMEDY SHOW | @ Friends and Lovers (641 Classon Avenue) |
| 9:00 PM | Juanita Stein | @ Skinny Dennis (152 Metropolitan Avenue) |
| 9:00 PM | Soul Survivors | @ Threes Brewing (333 Douglass Street) |
| 10:00 PM | Arlene’s World Famous Live Rock & Roll Karaoke | @ Arlene’s Grocery (95 Stanton St.) |
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12 2017
Victor Wooten Takes Brooklyn Bowl
| 7:30 PM | Farmhouse/Whorehouse: An Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Lili Taylor – BAM Fisher | @ Brooklyn Academy Of Music (30 Lafayette Avenue) |
| 8:00 PM | Victor Wooten | @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue) |
| 8:00 PM | LCD Soundsystem | @ Brooklyn Steel (319 Frost Street) |
| 8:00 PM | Superorganism | @ House of Yes (342 Maujer Street) |
| 8:00 PM | Arum Rae, John The Baptist | @ Rough Trade NYC (64 N 9th St ) |
| 8:00 PM | Low Mein, Top Nachos, PSYCHIC SELVES, A Little Bit Scary | @ Alphaville (140 Wilson Ave) |
| 8:30 PM | Yo La Tengo | @ The Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St) |
| 9:30 PM | Dilemastronauta, Los Cumpleaños | @ Mercury Lounge (217 E Houston St) |
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13 2017
Mother Feather Play Knitting Factory
| 6:00 PM | The Landlady Holiday Spectacular with Cass McCombs, Rahm, Caroline Rose, Wilder Maker, Miss Eaves, Lip Talk, Kalbells, Frank Loc | @ The Bell House (149 7th St) |
| 6:00 PM | Intercultural Poetry | @ Cornelia Street Café |
| 6:00 PM | Whodunits in Film–or the Drama of the Known & Unknown | @ Aesthetic Realism Foundation (141 Greene St.) |
| 6:30 PM | Mental Health as a Civil Right, A #BHeard Town Hall | @ BRIC House Ballroom (647 Fulton Street) |
| 7:30 PM | Take Two Storytelling *Two Year Anniversary* featuring Kevin Allison, Adam Wade, Cecilia Gentili, Susan Kent, Elsa Waithe | @ C’mon Everybody (325 Franklin Ave) |
| 8:00 PM | The Dear Hunter | @ Warsaw (261 Driggs Ave ) |
| 8:00 PM | Mother Feather, Yaasss, God Tiny | @ Knitting Factory – Brooklyn (361 Metropolitan Ave) |
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 2017
Titus Andronicus Plays Market Hotel
| 6:30 PM | DJ Jazzy Jay, Funky Dawgz Brass Band | @ Garcia’s at The Cap (145 Westchester Ave) |
| 7:00 PM | Group Sculpture Exhibit: COLORSCULPTURE | @ New York Studio School, DUMBO Sculpture Studio |
| 7:00 PM | KGB: Behind the Book | @ KGB Bar (85 east 4th street) |
| 8:00 PM | JIL, Dolly Spartans, Sunspeaker, Tobias, Xhosa | @ Trans Pecos (915 Wyckoff Ave.) |
| 8:00 PM | Titus Andronicus, Winstons, Dinowalrus | @ Market Hotel (961 Broadway) |
| 8:00 PM | Sports, Soft Glas, Surf Rock is Dead | @ Baby’s All Right (146 Broadway) |
| 8:00 PM | Shamir, Partner, Frances Rose | @ Elsewhere (599 Johnson Ave) |
| 8:00 PM | Ian Chang, Vhvl, Yllis | @ Elsewhere (599 Johnson Ave) |
| 8:00 PM | Magic After Dark | @ Turning Point Cafe (468 Piermont Ave. ) |
| 9:30 PM | Up N’ Coming with Reformed Whores: X-Mas Edition, Jo Firestone, Rojo Perez, Rebecca Vigil, Alex English | @ Union Hall (702 Union Street, Brooklyn) |
| 11:00 PM | Misha | @ Rockwood Music Hall: Stage 1 (196 Allen St) |
| 11:00 PM | Angel And Dren + Friends Dj Set, The Cameramen Free Show, Melting Pot Ft. Arthur Lewis, Tre Dejean, Jon Braman & Juliette Shipp | @ Pianos (Showroom) (158 Ludlow Street) |
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15 2017
Diet Cig Open For The Dear Hunter & Taking Back Sunday!
| 6:00 PM | Brooklyn Oenology Winery Friday Night Oyster Party | @ Brooklyn Oenology Winery Tasting Room |
| 7:00 PM | Lez Zeppelin | @ The Warehouse at Fairfield Theatre Company (70 Sanford St. ) |
| 7:00 PM | Taking Back Sunday The Dear Hunter, Diet Cig | @ Starland Ballroom (570 Jernee Mill Road) |
| 7:00 PM | Big Mean Sound Machine, Vinegar Mother, Woolly Mammals | @ Brooklyn Bazaar (150 Greenpoint Ave) |
| 7:00 PM | On The Knotty List: Rope 101 | @ Babeland Brooklyn |
| 7:30 PM | Couples Therapy, Naomi Ekperigin, Andy Beckerman, Michelle Buteau, Jordan Carlos, Josh Sharp, Aaron Jackson, Mehran Khaghani, Ia | @ Union Hall (702 Union Street, Brooklyn) |
| 7:30 PM | The Wards of Merkin hosted by Bobby Tisdale, Brett Davis, Ana Fabrega, Doug Smith, John Roberts, Chris Maxwell | @ Littlefield (622 Degraw St) |
| 7:30 PM | Bangsokol: A Requiem for Cambodia – Peter Jay Sharp Building | @ Brooklyn Academy Of Music (30 Lafayette Avenue) |
| 8:00 PM | Chester Watson, Gabe Nandez, Akinyemi | @ Trans Pecos (915 Wyckoff Ave.) |
| 8:00 PM | Tommy Wright iii, Show Me the Body, Chip Skylark | @ Market Hotel (961 Broadway) |
| 9:00 PM | The Cafe Wha? House Band | @ Cafe Wha? (115 Macdougal St) |
| 11:55 PM | The Rust Music x EMP Dual Compilation Release Party | @ Sunnyvale (1031 Grand Street ) |
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 2017
Madison Mcferrin Plays C’mon Everybody
| 7:00 PM | Taking Back Sunday The Maine, Modern Chemistry | @ Starland Ballroom (570 Jernee Mill Road) |
| 7:00 PM | Kendra Morris Vinyl Release Show, Space Captain, Elbows, DJ Inbetween | @ Rough Trade NYC (64 N 9th St ) |
| 7:30 PM | Kevin Devine, Petal | @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (66 North 6th Street) |
| 8:00 PM | An Intimate Evening with Bettye LaVette | @ Landmark On Main Street (232 Main Street (Port Washington)) |
| 8:00 PM | Black Marble | @ Market Hotel (961 Broadway) |
| 8:00 PM | Whiner, Kissing Is A Crime, Brandon Can’t Dance, Wolf Diamond | @ Trans Pecos (915 Wyckoff Ave.) |
| 8:00 PM | Jimi Meets Funk – Roosevelt Collier Trio Paying Homage to Jimi Hendrix | @ Knitting Factory – Brooklyn (361 Metropolitan Ave) |
| 8:00 PM | Yaya Bey, Kahiem Rivera, Madison McFerrin | @ C’mon Everybody (325 Franklin Ave) |
| 9:00 PM | The Cafe Wha? House Band | @ Cafe Wha? (115 Macdougal St) |
| 10:00 PM | Housequake: Prince Party | @ Union Hall (702 Union Street, Brooklyn) |
| 10:00 PM | The Revolution VOL. 22 | @ National Sawdust (80 N. 6th Street) |
| 11:00 PM | Iori, Halal & Relaxer | @ Elsewhere (599 Johnson Ave) |
| 11:30 PM | More Creativity • Crop Circle • Midi보이즈 Present: Sophie Meiers x west1ne | @ Sunnyvale (1031 Grand Street ) |
| 11:55 PM | Caribbean Saturdays Live on Set Dj Troopa Traloopa Mavado’s Official Tour Dj. Hosted by: @Chakaupscale & @Dahvedlevy | @ S.O.B.’s (204 Varick Street) |
| 11:59 PM | Midnights: HAUSU | @ Videology (308 Bedford Ave.) |
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 2017
LCD Soundsystem Playing Multiple Nights This Week
| 11:30 AM | The Rock and Roll Playhouse, Questlove, Control The Sound | @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue) |
| 1:30 PM | Harlem Gospel Choir | @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill (237 West 42nd Street) |
| 6:00 PM | New Orleans Klezmer All-Stars, Rabbi Dan Ain, Soulfarm, Lost And Found, Latkes, Dreidels, Menorah Lighting and more! | @ Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Avenue) |
| 7:00 PM | Macross: Do You Remember Love? | @ Babycastles (137 W 14th st) |
| 8:00 PM | LCD Soundsystem | @ Brooklyn Steel (319 Frost Street) |
| 8:30 PM | Yo La Tengo | @ The Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St) |
| 9:00 PM | Cortelyou Jazz Jam | @ Bar Chord (1008 Cortelyou Road) |