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Brooklyn vs. Bush TV: Stand Up Comedy Night: DIORAMA LODGE: Second to None Tues: Minimalist Brklyn Chick Jazz: Jazz from the Cringe Night: Night with Cecil: H.A.M.: Old Time Jam: OPERA on TAP: Diva Night Kings County Opry: Willit Up: Board Game Night: Strip Club: |
May 2 0 0 8 CALENDAR Brought to you by InfoAsian™, a subisdiary of SINO-It-All™ M O N T H L Y O R I E N T - A S I A N May I? Sure, why not. Ring in May at Freddy's with some home-spun backroom entertainment and a beer. Freddy's V. OC's: 17 to 16 Congratulations to O'Connors Bar for a game well played. The massive plush trophy currently hangs over OC's inflatable moose! The Freddy's red-faced machine vows to reclaim the large blue bra. For game details visit our neighborhood message board: http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=42065 Sun 5/4 Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary, Life, Scrabble, Cranium and any other game you want to bring? It's Board Game Night, so put your game-board face! Stand-up Comedy Night: Laugh your ass off twice a month with funny-man Pat O'Shea and whole host of hilarious hooligans! Mon 5/5 and Mon 5/19. Get crafty with DIORAMA LODGE, Tue 5/6 Cringe Night Wed 5/7. Need we say more? Thu 5/8 ATTENTION! MARK YOUR CALENDARS! There are some calendar changes to Diva Night. Opera on Tap will perform at Freddy's every 2nd Thursday, every other month. Major congratulations to Annie, Rebecca and Carla for launching their non-profit company Opera On Tap and taking their act on the road. To join in on the fun, take note and stop saying things like: · "Hey, what hapenned to the opera chicks? I brought my parents! Wah!" · "Wah, it's not on the calendar but it's always on this night! Wah!" For more information, go to:http://www.operaontap.com Knitting and German? Perfect together! On Sunday 5/18 Knit PH shares the backroom with the brand new German Language Studies Club. Contact davebenjoya@yahoo.com for all things Deutsche. For all things yarn, sign up for Knit PH (http://knitting.meetup.com/1331/), it's FREE! 5/20 NO HAM THIS MONTH. Humans Agqainst Music will be back in June. So keep your shirt on! Oh, but there's more to come, scroll down and read. C U L T U R A L I N V - A S I A N Check out Freddy's Facebook!, Donald O'Finn/and Freddy's Interview, and Freddy's on Film. Sarah Brown, you so rock! Check out coverage of Cringe Night in LA Times. Opera Divas kick cultured ass! Booya! Check out what National Public Radio had to say about "Opera on Tap" at Freddy's.. BorrowMag.com is now launched! Go to www.burrowmag.com. Tue 4/29 "To Be Announced" party (T.B.A. for those in the know) moved to Wednesday, April 30, 2008. Wed 4/30 T.B.A. party canceled Thu 5/1 9:30 Old Time Jam with Zot's Dream (Every 1st Thurs) Always a big night! American music from before the electric era. An immense wall of acoustic sound. Jug music, banjos, wash-board & wash-tub bass, tin-can drums. Fri 5/2 9:00 Ardigo: Ardigo is a pop / R&B solo artist that will be singing songs from his new CD titled: Summertime in Brooklyn. Recently ARDIGO was featured on Harris Radio as a new, up & coming artist for June 2006 ARDIGO Singer/songwriter has performed in and around the New York Tri state area. Performances include Television appearances and music videos. In the past Ardigo has been signed by Hallmark records as a recording artist & Songwriter. Ardigo has a catalog of over 200 original songs! and has had the privilege of working with famous groups, Little Anthony & the Imperials, Benny King, the Shirells the Drifters, Chuck Jackson, The Bee-Gees and many more! Ardigo is a member of BMI, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences,"The Grammys", the Songwriter's Guild of America, Songwriter 101, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Taxi & Sonicbids. 10:00 Trapazoids: A polished & spontaneous original rock improv band. 11:00 Box of Crayons: Eclectic & edgy folk. Sat 5/3 9:00 The Possessions: The Possessions are a Brooklyn-bases, soul/R&B/rock outfit, led by vocalist Tracy Eisenberg and guitarist/songwriter Frank Schiazza. The duo met in September, 2007 and immediately felt the musical chemistry that is evident throughout their music. Where Cars Live, the band's first official release (December, 2007), was a five-song EP that drew rave reviews from fans and critics in theNew York City area - enough so for the band to recruit Trevor Coen (bass) and Ben Laufer (keyboards), two seasoned city musicians. The band just completed work on its first full length album, Carousel - a 13-song endeavor of all-original music - and has begun to gig around the New York City area. Said one fan: "What a wonderful combination of talents; I really am blown away." Said another: "...your songs are staggeringly sad and beautiful." Check the band out on their website: http://www.thepossessions.net 10:00 Frank Schiazza & the Mad Scramblers: Traveling a trail blazed by Neil Young, Roger Miller and Gregg Allman, Frank Schiazza plays a fiery brand of alt-country-soul-rock which he dubs "Earth music." Having spent decades as a sideman in various bands, Schiazza finally broke out on his own in the Summer of 2006, with the release of his first album, Two Months in a Cloud. Since then, Schiazza has released eight full-length albums, including his latest, Prayin' for Rain, a heavy-soul record which many consider to be his best. Along with his current band, the Mad Scramblers, Schiazza blurs the line between country, rock and garage music, and has begun to take his music to the streets, playing gigs all around Brooklyn and New York City. Check out his website at: http://www.freeearthmusic.net 11:00 Danny McQuade & The Ginobili's, growing up a child who was as moved by the melodic pop of his father's Beatles records as he was by his own selections of punk, folk and grunge, Danny McQuade's music successfully blends the two extremes, forging a sound that is fresh in its familiarity. Lyrically, he presents slightly-surreal storyscapes of loss and yearning, but does so over a backdrop that is, at once, beautifully melodic and wholly organic. After a decade of writing and performing in the various bars, pubs and clubs of New York City and Portland, Oregon, McQuade has finally hit upon his sound; reminiscent of Jeff Buckley at dusk and Leonard Cohen at dawn, though undecidedly his own. Check the band out on their website at: http://www.dannymcquade.com Sun 5/4 6:00 - 10:00 Board Game Night (Every 1st Sun) Trivial Pursuit, Pictionary, Life, Scrabble, Cranium and any other game you want to bring!!! Come to Freddy's for early-evening group Trivial Pursuit and other board games! Drink, make friends, and test your knowledge of People & Places, Arts & Entertainment, History, Science & Nature, and Sports & Leisure. An organized Trivial Pursuit game will start at 6:30 and end by 10:30with other games also available! Whether you're a trivia enthusiast, a sore loser, a fiercely competitive winner or just looking for a drink and some fun, come join us for questions, answers and laughs! 9:00 Party in the BACKROOM! Mon 5/5 9:00 Comedy: Host Pat O'Shea Mystery All-star line up! Tue 5/6 8:00 DIORAMA LODGE Got a hankering for liquor-fueled arts and crafts? For anyone with a hankering for liquor-fueled art and crafts. Our group sits around making dioramas and marveling at our own creations. The theme will be announced on the night of and there will be one first prize, voted on by all the creators (and drinkers) that show up. Bring your own shoebox plus> glue, found objects, foil, toothpicks, craft store doo-dads, string, cotton balls, cake toppers, general junk, and inspiration. Bring stuff for your own diorama -- but you are also strongly encouraged to bring stuff to share with the communal stew of diorama ingredients. Arrive at 8pm for 8:15 start. (8-11:00pm), Held on the first Tuesday of every month. http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2007/09/yes_brooklyn_does_have_a_diora_1.html http://www.friendster.com/dioramalodge dioramalodge@yahoo.com Wed 5/7 8:30 Cringe Reading Night "Get your voyuerism/nostalgia fix in one fell swoop, with real live readings from the readers' own old teenage diaries, letters, and zines. Angst? Humiliation? Breakup poetry where rain rhymes with pain? Check, check, and check. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, but most importantly, you'll go home thinking your grown-up money or relationship woes ain't got nothing on reliving fourteen. "...the funniest night out in New York." - Spin Mag (on Cringe Night) Thu 5/8 9:00 Diva Night (2nd Thursday every other month) Mix Opera on Tap Divas with a frosty beer and you'll have an evening of operatic delights! http://www.operaontap.com Fri 5/9 9:00 Sympathy for Lady Vengeance: Sympathy for Lady Vengeance consists of Clifton Hyde was born and raised in Mississippi plays the baritone tricone guitar, weissenborn acoustic lap steel guitar, single-cone resonator guitar, resonator ukulele, and voice. Motoko Shimizu who was born and raised in Japan sings and plays the melodica triangle, & toys. Robyn Siwula was born in Motown moved to and raised in NYC plays the viola and violin. When choosing between the worlds of BAD MUSIC & GOOD MUSIC we generally opt for the GOOD MUSIC. 10:00 American String Conspiracy: American String Conspiracy updates the string band tradition to the 21st century, playing original songs. Led by founding co-Conspirators Gary Keenan (mandolin, guitars, banjo, vocals) and Shu Nakamura (guitars, bass, vocals), ASC has also contributed music to two plays and performed live on WEVR East Village Radio and WDFH-FM. 11:00 Trash Rock All Stars: This rock trio is normally the band for singersongwriter Carrie Rodriguez and violinist Mark O'Connor. Led by guitarist Hans Holzen, they express their angst and depressive moods through a collection of original trash rock songs. Sat 5/10 9:00 CARRIE RODRIGUEZ trio featuring Hans Holzen (guitar) and Kyle Kegerreis (bass). Manhattan/Back Porch (EMI) recording artist makes her Freddy's debut in a stripped down trio setting. They'll be performing songs from her upcoming new release, She Ain't Me (in stores August 5th) which was produced by Malcolm Burn (Emmylou Harris, Kaki King, etc.) & songs from her debut album, Seven Angels On A Bicycle (which was critically acclaimed). 10:00 Condom Pocket: Condom Pocket is out of Brooklyn but has been bouncing around for a while. After starting in Boston with more of a punk dynamic, Mike, Jake, and Paulie have redirected a previous aggression. Melodic and subtly sorrowful vocals croon alongside edgy, fast-paced guitar and bass riffs while the funk/hip-hop inspired drums drive Condom Pocket's songs into your head like a sledgehammer through drywall. http://www.myspace.com/condompocket 11:00 Junior League: Traditional sounds of rural Appalachia and the deep South served up with dance-pop sensibility and an Indie-rock attitude; Junior League's contemporary take on American roots music draws inspiration from old-time fiddle tunes, swingin' country, bangin' bluegrass, and soulful delta blues. "Junior League play like Whiskeytown hanging out at Bonnaroo fronted by Edie Brickell's little sister, with genuinely funky beats ("Charm") right next to the sweetest mandolin melodies imaginable ("Black Mountain Aire")" --Scott T. Sterling, music editor Metromix Los Angeles Sun 5/11 8:00 Brooklyn College Reading series: (Every 2nd Sunday) Mon 5/12 9:00 Andy Fite: Jazz Comic Philosopher. Tue 5/13 9:00 Kenny & Jesse Comedy show: An experimental improvised comedic production based on your life experiences performed by Kenny and Jesse. Do you like stand-up? Well neither do Ken and Jess and this is the show about shows that you've been to and hated. A piece so self-referential and post-modern you'll leave wondering how in the world have you lived without such provocative comedic art. And the arrogance and absurdity continues on stage. Wed 5/14 9:00 Maxwell "Who Dat" Eaton. Thu 5/15 Kings County Opry: The best of Old-time, Bluegrass and Good 'ol Country Music 8:30 Song Circle Hilary Hawke:Banjo mistress extraordinaire. Nate Schweber:Rootsy rocker with fringed suede jacket. Dock Oscar and Ebie Carter:will duet it to you hard. 9:30 Copper Kettle: Once more, Copper Kettle lights up the stage at Freddy's Backroom. The unofficial house band of The Kings County Opry. Last time they played, the joint was totally packed. Dock Oscar was known to comment that it was a "Banner Night". Copper Kettle is a bluegrass band lead by Fred Skellinger, who adheres to the high-lonesome sound of pure bluegrass whether playing old standards or original tunes. The heart of Copper Kettle is in their fine harmonies. 10:30 Surly and The Muckrakers: Female String Band/Bluegrass Super Group. Here's some of the most talented and lovely ladies to ever grace a stage all together! I'm told that each gal will take a turn being surly. Heck, they should call themselves The Sock Rockers because that is precisely what they will do tonight, rock your socks off. (Other articles of clothing I can neither confirm nor deny) Zara Bode (Sweetback Sisters), Melody Allegra (of Howling Harpies), Hilary Hawke (Hogzilla) and Nora Jane Struthers (Dirt Road Sweetheart). Old timey, bluegrassy sweet lady singing at it's best. http://www.myspace.com/melodyallegra Fri 5/16 9:00 - 1:00 Damien Quiznoez & Friends The Bronx native credits his musical style to being a reflection of the multicultural enviornment in which he was raised. Akin to a mix tape made from his Uncles old vinyl collection, his take on "Urban Folk Music" is funky, expansive and equally at home in a solo acoustic setting as it is blasting full volume with the band. Quinones songwriting is part 60's Pop, part 70's Nuyorican funk, and has elements of Electronic music, Jazz, Tropicalia, and Reggae as well. Quinones band is a motley crew of New York cities funkiest. Combining pumping beats, jagged guitars, and an audiophile's love for rare and earthy recordings. http://www.damianquinones.net http://www.myspace.com/damianquinones http://www.cdbaby.com/quinones http://www.isound.com/damian_quinones Sat 5/17 9:00 Squirrels From Hell 10:00 Jing 11:00 The Frank Museum Project http://www.myspace.com/melodyallegra Sun 5/18 7:00 Knit PH & German Language Studies Night! Every fourth Sunday from 7:00 until 9:00 PM. Stitch. Bitch. Unwind. Swift and ball winder always available. Men are encouraged, chrocheters are welcomed. Always avaiable on this night: - Swift - Wool winder - Yardage counter - Conversational German> Mon 5/19 9:00 Comedy More mysterious hooliganery! Tue 5/20 9:00 Humans Against Music CHER TURNS 60. NO HAM THIS MONTH. Wed 5/21 9:00 Christiana Drapkin & Mike Gellar: Christiana Drapkin & Mike Gellar celebrating the release of their new CD "Got the World on a String"! Thu 5/22 9:00 The Bolt: The Bolt?? Fri 5/23 9:00 The Karl Walters Jr. Trio: Combining disparate elements from across many genres this exciting ensemble creates music that hearkens back to the very roots of jazz while peering into the future with funk, drum'n'bass, rock, salsa, and hip-hop. 10:00 Jesse Cottrell and the Big Fatt: Jesse Cottrell crafts songs with the wit and humor of a man 4 times his years, 1/2 times his looks and 2/3 his brains. Drawing greatly from growing up in West Virginia and becoming a man in San Fransisco, Cottrell speaks of heart break with the same clarity and despair as he does the current political turmoil of America. Backed by the graceful yet fierce strings and horns of the Big Fatt, these songs take on a whole new meaning as you begin to feel the shared experience of the whole group in each song. Sat 5/24 9:00 Twice as Bright 10:00 Ryan Harrison and the Fits Aunt Ange Sun 5/25 Mob Scene Tue 5/27 9:00 Music from the New York Underground 9:30 Music from the New York Underground is a monthly series of free jazz and other experimental forms of music. Since February 2003 over 200 of NYCs most exciting improvisers have shared the stage in the intimate backroom setting at Freddys Bar. With a line up ranging from seasoned veterans to talented newcomers the On the Way Out series blurs the boundaries of the New York avant jazz and experimental music scene. For additional information, please visit: www.generaterecords.net/freddys.htm Thu 5/29 9:00 Daniel Marcus and Friends: The accomplished guitarist and singer Daniel Marcus is at the forefront of New York's acoustic music scene. He plays with bluegrassers "Crescent and Frost" as well as many NYC bands in the acoustic roots vein. His group plays oldies and originals and includes some of the city's top players. http://www.myspace.com/danielmarcusmusic 10:00 Dive Bar Dukes: The classic country sound you love with guitars, fiddles, harmonies, love songs, drug songs, and murder ballads. Led by guitarist Hans Holzen, this group features brooklyn's finest twangsters. http://www.myspace.com/danielmarcusmusic Fri 5/30 9:00 That's a baby Toy: 10:00 Myles Turney: Myles Turney's music is your basic mid-westerners blues paired with modern songwriting. Performed internationally with just a voice and an old Gibson, you're bound to hear more than a little bottle-neck. Numerous performances in Europe and the US. the past year have lured a following for Myles Turney's unique blend of daunting guitar performance and unassuming lyrics. Steeped in the tradition of American music, his originals draw from a wide palette of genres including contemporary jazz and 60's pop. Any given set is bound to include songs dense in harmony followed by raw bottleneck slide all performed singularly by voice and guitar. http://www.myspace.com/mylesturneymusic 11:00 Michael Schoen: Sat 5/31 9:00 Michael Packer: 10:00 Box of Crayons: Eclectic, yet edgy folk-rock. 11:00 Edward Goods: There's more so keep your shirt on mister poet man!
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