what to do in Nueva York around this weekend?
 

please tell

sept 20-25 i'll be ravishing your town.

share the good stuff: movies, theatre, galleries, and music of course.

where?? when??

gracias.

-!@#$%!

i'd tell you come over to my house but you'd be revolted

buy me a few records i had to leave behind because of lack of cash.

Mondo Kim's and Other Music

something i think you'd really love is St. Mark's Bookstore on Third Ave. very great selection

go eat at the donner kebab place on macdoughal street.

The same veggie restaurant as I always recommend when this topic comes up. I can't remember what it's called though.

EDIT - Found it! It's Quantum Leap, and is at 88 W 3rd St, btwn Thompson and Sullivan. Reviews here.

oh oh oh, go to Ellen's Stardust Diner in times square, you won't be disappointed.

ohhh, there's this diner in times square, don't know if it's the same one ss is talking about, but they have the best and i can't stress it enough, best french vanilla muffin to have ever graced the earth.

Bowery Ballroom :
6 Delancey St. (at Bowery)
New York, NY

Sep-21-07 Ulrich Schnauss $16
Sep-22-07 Les Savy Fav $21


Knitting Factory:
74 Leonard St.
New York, NY
212.219-3132

Sep-22-07 Circle $11


McCarren Park Pool:
McCarren Park on Lorimer St. (btwn. Driggs Ave & Bayard St.)
Greenpoint, Brooklyn

Sep-22-07 Chemical Brothers $45


Maxwell's:
1039 Washington St. (at 11th)
Hoboken, NJ
201.798.0406

Sep-20-07 Apples in Stereo $14
Sep-21-07 The Handsome Family $15 (7:30 p.m.)
Sep-22-07 The Most Serene Republic $10
Sep-24-07 Thurston Moore $17 www.ticketweb.com

Lindy's Diner?

Ellen's Stardust Diner is a singing diner, and its frickin fantastic

oh no, the one i'm thinking about is across the street, ss.

and, come to think of it, it's not a diner, it's a deli (big difference, huh?), it's like a block away towards central park from the m&ms store, right on the corner.

Johnny Rockets is one of them singing diners too. Probably a lot more of a chain, but I liked it.

They do a very nice vegetarian burger.

thank you guys, thank you. i think i'll go see circle @ the knitting factory!

also these are the artist @ the stone for those days. any you like or recognize?

9/20 Thursday (GG)
8 pm
Kermit Driscoll
Kermit Driscoll (bass) Terrence McManus (guitar) Gerry Hemingway (drums)
Feet rooted in the earth, hearts open, heads in the clouds.

10 pm
David Devoe
David Devoe (voice)


9/21 Friday (GG)
8 pm
Peter Herbert Solo
Peter Herbert (bass)

10 pm
David Cossin
David Cossin (percussion) Mark Stewart (guitar) Daniel Kelly (piano)


9/22 Saturday (SBTD)
8 pm
Ned Rothenberg and Sylvie Courvoisier
Ned Rothenberg (sax, bass clarinet) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)

10 pm
Shelley Hirsch
Shelley Hirsch (voice, performance) Shahzad Ismaily (various instruments)
In her 1st NYC performance since late last March (!), Shelley will be improvising with mult instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily.


9/23 Sunday (JB)
8 pm
Kirk Nurock and Tony Moreno
Kirk Nurock (piano)
In a turmoil of tête-a-tête, pianist Kirk Nurock and drummer Tony Moreno will delve rhythmic overlays and textural shadowing. If the audience behaves, they may be invited to join in “crowd sonics.”

10 pm
Russ Johnson Quartet
Russ Johnson (trumpet) Mick Rossi (fender rhodes) Eivind Opsvik (bass) Gerald Cleaver (drums)
The premier performance of Russ' new compositions with a collection of downtown's finest improvisers.


9/25 Tuesday (JB)
8 pm
Dither
Taylor Levine (guitar) Josh Lopes (guitar) James Moore (guitar) Simon Kafka (guitar)
Original, arranged and commissioned works for electric guitars with help from a bunch of amps, cables and pedals!

10 pm
Jaap Blonk
Jaap Blonk (voice, electronics)
Jaap Blonk presents a solo performance for voice and live electronics featuring new pieces and improvisations. He will concentrate on extremes of timbre and texture: harsh to mellow, very sparse to really dense. Part of the function of the electronics is being an unpredictable duo partner for the voice

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fuck im scheduled to work 8am -8pm. i hope i havent fucked myself out of a chance to see something good.

so you're buying me records?

if you marry me

nah, you're too needy...too high maintenance.

hey... you're the one who's asking me to buy you things... who's high maintenance?

can we just be friends? :D

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ps that kebab place sounds good. hm....

yeah, that's why, there's only place for ONE high maintenance person in my relationships, hahahahaha.

the place is on macdoughal, you know, where café wha? and all the restaurants and bars are, it's a very small local but it's impossible to miss because there's a huge spinning top (or skewer) roasting on the window, have you seen the shawarma spinning tops? this is three times as big.

plus they have amazing baklava too.

ha ha its true, only 1 diva per couple.

i dont know that place but i swear i'll find it.

it's in the village, no? hence near the IFC theatre. dinner & a movie!!!

whoa, this thread sank fast

just bumping it up to see if any of you connoisseurs of the avant-garde can recommend any of these shows:

9/20 Thursday (GG)
8 pm
Kermit Driscoll
Kermit Driscoll (bass) Terrence McManus (guitar) Gerry Hemingway (drums)
Feet rooted in the earth, hearts open, heads in the clouds.

10 pm
David Devoe
David Devoe (voice)


9/21 Friday (GG)
8 pm
Peter Herbert Solo
Peter Herbert (bass)

10 pm
David Cossin
David Cossin (percussion) Mark Stewart (guitar) Daniel Kelly (piano)


9/22 Saturday (SBTD)
8 pm
Ned Rothenberg and Sylvie Courvoisier
Ned Rothenberg (sax, bass clarinet) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)

10 pm
Shelley Hirsch
Shelley Hirsch (voice, performance) Shahzad Ismaily (various instruments)
In her 1st NYC performance since late last March (!), Shelley will be improvising with mult instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily.


9/23 Sunday (JB)
8 pm
Kirk Nurock and Tony Moreno
Kirk Nurock (piano)
In a turmoil of tête-a-tête, pianist Kirk Nurock and drummer Tony Moreno will delve rhythmic overlays and textural shadowing. If the audience behaves, they may be invited to join in “crowd sonics.”

10 pm
Russ Johnson Quartet
Russ Johnson (trumpet) Mick Rossi (fender rhodes) Eivind Opsvik (bass) Gerald Cleaver (drums)
The premier performance of Russ' new compositions with a collection of downtown's finest improvisers.


9/25 Tuesday (JB)
8 pm
Dither
Taylor Levine (guitar) Josh Lopes (guitar) James Moore (guitar) Simon Kafka (guitar)
Original, arranged and commissioned works for electric guitars with help from a bunch of amps, cables and pedals!

10 pm
Jaap Blonk
Jaap Blonk (voice, electronics)
Jaap Blonk presents a solo performance for voice and live electronics featuring new pieces and improvisations. He will concentrate on extremes of timbre and texture: harsh to mellow, very sparse to really dense. Part of the function of the electronics is being an unpredictable duo partner for the voice


WELL???

looks like i'm leaving saturday
FINALLY
come eat dinner with me

whoa!!

meeting superstars makes me nervous.

do i have to call your people & get an access badge?

btw im thinking of seeing thruston & christina carter if i can find tickets when i'm there, not sure if you'll go?

Try Other Music for your Thurston ticket.

I've no idea if they'll "hold" tickets if you ring and ask them, but it could be worth a try. It'll give you an excuse to go there and browse too.

oh they sell them @ ticketweb & have will call, but my account is EMPTY for the next 24 hours :D

ha ha ha-- oh embarrassing "secrets"!

yeah, it's around the ifc theater.

its a great weekend in NYC and I'm on vacation next week.
Sat Circle at the KF
Sunday Alasehir (Bardo Pond w/out vocs) at the Tank
Mon Thurston at Maxwells

I'd recommend just checking a show at The Stone at random, you may not embrace it but it will certainly be interesting. Of the shows you listed I 've seen these performers; Rothenberg and Courvoiseier would probably be the more traditional sound, but she's quite vigourous in her playing. I saw Hirsch with Lee once and she's just plain weird!

thanks a lot man, yeah ive been randomly to the stone before and i was pleasantly surprised.


wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

i gotta run out and fedex shit but thanks to all who responded.

try L magazine, they have good listings and things to do.

ha.
and i'm not going to thurston/christina carter. i have shit to take care of.

Go to SoHo & dig Jammy Lands...

i can tell you that i will be seeing boris at the bowery ballroom on oct 28
if you see me don't be afraid of the tall guy next to me

Hang out with Lemmy Caution!

T Moore at Maxwell's for sure.

thanks to all who posted, turns out work got suppa-tough and we had little time to hang out-- we accomplished 2 things only in the realm of "fun":

1) arrive late to the knitting factory to see circle, miss oneida completely, and catch only 2 songs plus th encore of circle's set.

2) eat kebab & that place in macdougal street-- truly awesome, especially after some drinkies.

the rest was work & sweat & junk food & little sleep. but it was like a vacation, exciting to work in new york, and the 6-day workout was great.

circle and kebab, what more can you ask for?

Good night...