Dec 9 2023
Today is... December 9th..which means…
IT'S NATIONAL CHRISTMAS CARD DAY!
A HISTORY OF CHRISTMAS CARDS:
" A prominent educator and patron of the arts, Henry Cole, travelled in the elite, social circles of early Victorian England, and had the misfortune…
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Dec 7 2023
Iggy Pop
Dirty Looks
Pittsburgh, PA
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Squeeze
Music Hall
Cleveland, OH
R.E.M.
Little Tigers, Love Tractor
One Eye Open, The Side Affects
The Swindle$, Limbo District
Eddie Hinton & The Rocking Horses
Convalescent Egyptians
Gang…
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Dec 5 2023
SEASONS GREETINGS TO ONE & ALL!
Don't Miss Out On All The Great Shows
That Are Happening This Week!
DECEMBER 5
ALT TUEDAYS @ VINTAGE BEANO & VINO LOUNGE
JIM FLEMIN< KEVIN GRIFFIN & JEFF GOLDSTEIN
Venue: Vintage Beano &…
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Nov 29 2023
License To Ill Tour '87
Beastie Boys
Fishbone
Murphy's Law
Many people's first taste of the Beasties was in 1985, when they opened for none other than Madonna during the pop star's first headlining tour. They then toured in…
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Nov 28 2023
GREETINGS ONE & ALL!
Don't Miss Out On All The Great Shows
That Are Happening This Week!
NOVEMBER 28
FUNKSGIVING 38 Featuring FUNK FILHARMONIK!
Venue: The Warehouse
203 Broadway Amityville, NY
Doors @ 6 pm
It's The 38th Annual Funksgiving…
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Nov 23 2023
MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL THANKSGIVING!
BIG STAR - THANK YOU FRIENDS
Thank You Friends is one of Big Star‘s very best.
NEIL YOUNG - HARVEST MOON
The song uses a moon motif, which Young has mentioned as being very…
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Nov 22 2023
Freelance Vandals lineup 1981
Left to right: "Diamond" Ray Finch, Jack Finch, Chuck Ciany
Billy "the Mountain" Cairns, Mike Adams & Johnny Pierre
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been curating the Freelance Vandals archive of studio & live…
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Nov 21 2023
GREETINGS ONE & ALL!
Don't Miss Out On All The Great Shows
That Are Happening This Week!
NOVEMBER 21
MIKE DIMEO'S PRE-THANKSGIVING JAM
Venue: The Warehouse
203 Broadway Amityville, NY
Walk-Ins Welcome
Showtime: 6:30 pm - 11:30 pm
Join The…
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Nov 16 2023
HAPPY THANKSGIVING WEEK
From all of us here @
MIND SMOKE RECORDS!
"Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy;
they are the charming gardeners
who make our souls blossom."
— Marcel Proust
The History of Thanksgiving
…
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Nov 15 2023
The Kinks
Taj Mahal
Sha Na Na
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
The Move
Cold Blood
Albert King
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
Grateful Dead
AUM
Flying Burrito Bros.
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
Spirit
Nazz
James Cotton Blues Band
…
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Nov 14 2023
GREETINGS ONE & ALL!
Don't Miss Out On All The Great Shows
That Are Happening This Week!
NOVEMBER 14
JAMES MADDOCK, BRIAN MITCHELL & SHAWN PELTON
Venue: 11th Street Bar
510 East 11th St NYC
Showtime: 8:30 pm
New York…
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Nov 8 2023
Ramones
Fool's Face
Mississippi Nights
St. Louis, MO
Freelance Vandals
Right Track Inn
Freeport, NY
The English Beat
R.E.M.
Campus of University of Western Ontario
Canada
The Time
The Cramps
Joe King Carrasco & The Crowns
Standing…
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