Hey Lady @ Crash Mansion

BUT to get in Free you have to * RSVP * on facebook here: RSVP

Details are:
Heylady
at Crash Mansion
at 10:45PM - (*you must arrive before 11PM to get in free)
199 Bowery (between Prince & Spring). New York, NY map


Also that same night


Double happiness this week with two great bands having release parties on the same night! The music builds and the party will be a doubleheader... Ah, sweet release...

This week's lineup:
09:00 pm - Milly Beau
10:00 pm - Exit Clov (release party!)
11:00 pm - Heylady
12 mid - the Thang (release party!)

A guest DJ will keep the party going all night...

RSVP to get on the list for free and reduced admission!
http://www.newyorkunderbelly.com/NY020510

It all happens at Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery at Spring...

Dates for Camp Bisco Nine JULY 15-17, 2010

THE DISCO BISCUITS ANNOUNCE DATES FOR CAMP BISCO 9
3-DAY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
IN MARIAVILLE, NEW YORK JULY 15-17, 2010

More Stages Added

Featuring 3 Nights of The Disco Biscuits and Over 50 Acts From Around the World

$115 Pre-sale 3-Day Passes

Tickets On Sale Friday, January 29, 2010 at 10a.m.

The Disco Biscuits will continue the tradition of bringing cutting edge acts to Mariaville, New York, when Camp Bisco 9, the ninth annual three-day music and arts festival, returns this July 15-17, 2010. As hosts of Camp Bisco, one of the country's largest and longest running electronic/rock music festivals, the Disco Biscuits have continued to bring a myriad of talent to the scene in recent years, including: Nas and Damian Marley, Snoop Dogg, Kid Cudi, Thievery Corporation, DJ Shadow, MSTRKRFT, The Roots, Asher Roth, James Murphy of LCD Soundsystem, STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9), Girl Talk, Shpongle, Younger Brother, Bassnectar, and !!!. This 2010 lineup will include three nights of the Disco Biscuits with over 50 more acts from around the World.

Camp Bisco 9 will once again be held at the picturesque Indian Lookout Country Club in Mariaville, New York. The venue is located approximately 20 minutes travel time from Albany, New York and sits on 200 acres of rolling, grass fields. Additionally, Camp BIsco 9 will be expanding this year to include: a second stage in the main field, an improved location for the DJ and late night dance tent - complete with a surround sound system, a local artists stage and a performance art stage.

• *Surround Sound in the late night dance tent
• *New Dance tent location - High and Dry
• *2 Stages in the main concert field for nonstop music during the day
• *Sunrise Silent Disco with some of your favorite Camp Bisco acts
• *More staff at the front gate to get you in quicker
• *Local artists and performing arts stage
• *2 Levels of Ultimate VIP Experience
• *Bill Me Later option for ticket purchases (90 day interest free payment plan)

Pre-sale tickets go on sale Friday, January 29th at 10 a.m. for a limited time only and begin at $115. A second tier of early bird tickets will be available in limited quantities, Friday February 5th at $135, before general admission tickets are offered starting at $155. Tickets can be purchased at the gate for $175. All inclusive VIP packages will be available this year. Tickets are available online at www.campbisco.net or by calling 1-800-594-TIXX.

Camp Bisco 9 is promoted by MCP Presents and hosted by The Disco Biscuits, who's upcoming release, Planet Anthem, will be out on Diamond Riggs Records March 16th. Visit www.campbisco.net for the most up to date information.

USPS Crest Concept 3

i just remembered, Andy Statman is playing at Barbes on 9th St. tomorrow at ten. i've never seen him before, but he's supposed to be amazing.

Union Street Band Update

We recorded a bunch of new songs nothing high quality but the slide is sounding sweet. I still can't get over the vocals on "Will the Circle," we have a show coming up on February 7th at Church of Monika.
Ya'll Come!

A blogger type person already posted about us and it's our first show

Here is an entire practice complete with banter, this will surely be released on a box set some day. The second half has me on bass.

NYC Bluegrass Union Street Preservation Society

Here are some of the best links for folk blues and bluegrass in NYC

Listings
The Deli
NYC Bluegrass
New York Folk Music Society
Banjo Ben
Ponkiesburg email list
Brooklyn Country Music Festival

Bands

Punch Brothers
Union Street Preservation Society
Alan Grubner
5 Deadly Venoms

Birdhive Boys

2nd Avenue Mountain Boys

people are unknowingly fucking up the jam at sunny's, be respectful, be mindful and follow these rules...

I Thou shalt not come to the jam to impresseth others with thine own talent for this is an abomination. The music shall be the star around which all musicians rotateth and not viceth-verseth! Attempts to make thine own star shine, shall surely lead thee into darkness!

II Thou shalt not forsake the beat. Thou shalt not speed up nor slow down accidentally when playing a tune for this shall be considered an abomination.

III Thou shalt arrange thyself in a small circle so that thou mayest see and mayest hear all the other musicians. Thou shalt listen with thine ears to the songs and shall attempt to play in one accord with the group. Also, thou shalt lift up thine eyes to look about thee, lest there be some visual sign that someone endeavoureth to render unto thee.

IV Thou shalt play softly when someone lifteth his voice in song, when the guitar taketh a break, and when thou knowest not what thou art doing.

V Thou shalt play in tune! Tune thine instrument well and tune it often with thine electric tuner lest the sound that emanateth from thine instrument be unclean!

VI Thou shalt commence and cease playing each tune as one, so that the noise you make be a joyful noise and is not an abomination. Whensoever a musician sticketh forth his foot, as though he were afflicted with a cramp in the fatted calf, thou must complete the rest of that verse and then cease. Thou shalt stick out thine own foot or else lift up thy voice, crying, “This is it!” or “Last time!” if thou hast been the one to begin the song and it hath been played sufficient times over. If the one who beginneth a tune, endeth it not by one of these signs, then the music goeth on in repetitious fashion until the listeners shall say, “Hark, it all soundeth the same!”

VII Thou shalt concentrate and shalt not confound the music by mixing up the “A” part with the “B” part. Most songs, but not all, proceedeth by the ancient law: “AABB”. But, if thou sinneth in this regard or make any mistake that is unclean, thou mayest atone not by stopping, nay, but by reentering the song at the proper place and playing on. Thy fellow musicians will support thee in this regard.

VIII Thou shalt be ever mindful of the key that the banjo is tuned in, and shall play many tunes in that key, for the banjo is but a lowly instrument and must needfully be retuned every time there is a key change.

IX Thou shalt speak gentle words of encouragement to those nourished on the milk of bluegrass music, but not the meat, lest a harsh word turn one again to the darkness that is pop music.

X Thou shalt not, by thyself, commence noodling off on a tune that the other musicians knoweth not, unless asked or unless thou art teaching that tune for this is an abomination, and the other musicians shall not hold thee blameless, and shall strike thee from their computer lists, yea, unto the third and fourth generation.

Best of 2009 Picks

Here are my picks (again) for best of 2009, this time for Relix, I put a little more thought into it this time and changed it up a bit. Upcoming shows I'll be at or covering are Krasno residency at Brooklyn Bowl, Possibly AA Bondy at Union Hall, and U-Melt's upcoming show with fellow jack of all trades Jesse Borrell. Here is the list I turned into Jambase, had I thought of it a little more I would have definitely included some of these picks.

Favorite Show
1. Lettuce and Derek Trucks - 11/14/09 - Bear Creek Music Festival - Live Oak, FL
2. Birdhive Boys - 1/14/09 - National Underground - NY,NY
3. Bustle In Your Hedgerow - 12/22/09 - Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY
4. Dickey Betts - The Concert Hall, NY, NY
5. Nas and Damien Marley - July/17/2009 - Camp Bisco


Favorite 2009 Release
1. Math Head - Dirty Deeds
2. Me Not Me Marco Benevento - The Royal Potato Family
3.Gov't Mule - By a Thread
4.The New Mastersounds - Ten Years On
5.My Cousin, The Emporer - A Long Way From Home

Favorite Reissue
1. Beastie Boys - Check Your Head
2. RadioHead - OK Computer's "Collectors Edition"
3. The Derek Trucks Band - Already Free

Go To Disc Or Show (not from 2009)
1. Phish - Live Phish Vol. 9: 8/26/89, Townshend Family Park, Townshend, Vermont
2. Grateful Dead - The Reckoning
3. Grateful Dead Fillmore East: April 1971
4. Bela Fleck - The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From The Acoustic Planet
5. (this is a thinker)

Grey Valentines Day

This is very sweet, two model citizens and my favorite artist.

When we started living together in 1975, we moved into an empty loft where we worked hard to build walls, sand floors, build a bathroom and a kitchen. We slept on the floor and washed our hair in the sink of the local "greasy spoon" down the street. This joint effort of creating our new home cemented our connection during a rocky initiatory time. We continued to collaborate on performances, each offering our own special abilities and vision. The performance projects we co-created made possible a greater offering than could have been achieved individually. When two forces unite in love, a third power, a spiritual bridge, opens up to divine wisdom and guidance. We call this power the "Third Force," a potency that shifts a relationship into a transformative path. By being representatives of love, an angelic guidance system has led us to a relationship with a community to build sacred space, to accomplish something that would be unattainable in isolation. Uniting to build a temple has brought together the talent and ability of those inspired to a higher calling. All members of this love web, celebrating their uniqueness in a common aim, spiral upward, becoming integral to the process, and offering personal strengths and talents. Humanity hungers for a righteous task. It is not what one person will get for themselves that makes the task righteous. Karma yoga means right action in service to the divine. Building a temple is a classic act of devotion that delights the soul. What is gained by an individual that participates in the creation of a Chapel? It is the knowledge that countless others will be uplifted by their efforts offered for the benefit of all beings.

As Valentine's Day approaches we honor our relationships with loved ones. Consider bringing a beloved friend to the Couples Art Retreat on Valentine's Day weekend. The Full Moon ceremony is on Saturday, January 30th and we look forward to seeing many of you there.

Love, Alex & Allyson Grey

Zombie St Pete

So my friend who was always very talented took a bunch of pictures of his friends dressed as zombies around a beautiful vacation town known as St. Petersburg Florida. His new book is called Zombie St Pete. He is a genius photographer and really paints a scene of horror that is sure to provide lots of interesting nightmares of escaping with your life. We need this zombie fad to be dealt with by solid artists otherwise it will degenerate it to hipster run pirate vs. zombie games. When my life sucked last year I played Left for Dead, it was the most entertaining thing I ever experienced short of good drugs or sex..

http://www.myspace.com/saintpetezombiewalk
http://artslammagazine.com/?p=2083

Bluegrass in NYC

Sunday, January 17, 2010

12:30 pm Bluegrass Brunch with Fresh Baked
Nolita House, 47 E Houston St, New York NY

5:00 pm Paddy Reilly's Jam
Paddy Reilly's, 2nd Avenue and 29th Street, New York NY

5:00 pm Ponkiesburg Pickin' Party
Kili, 79-81 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn NY

9:00 pm The Evangelines
Spike Hill, Bedford at N 7th, Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY

Featuring Charlie Shaw along with Kat, Karen, and Jen from
Bobtown singing like all get out.

Wanne Festival 2010 Best Lineup

Thank god they changed the dates of this show back to spring time, last year it was in the summer and it was TOO DAMN HOT! Glad particle is back in small print, canning Charlie Hitchcock and becoming a trio was a big mistake, he was a SICK guitarist. The lineup this year must have been incredibly expensive, it was just a few years ago that Dr. John headlined Bonnaroo, The Black Keys WSP, Mule Bob Weir and Stills are also huge. This is a major festival and is positioned to be as big as Langerado. all around this lineup is my favorite I have seen in years. They also have a very active forum, where you can learn everything you every wanted to know about Suwannee.

RJD2 @ the Crowbar Ybor City

RJD2 is playing promoting his new album The Colossus... He played my alma matta a few years ago and it was a blast.

My writer friend went to the show and from what I heard it was a cluster fuck. From what I it seems that if you ever unfortunately end up in Tampa, it is best to stay away from this venue do the bad vibes within this venue. My writer wasn't the only one who felt this way. "They push back the bands until midnight so that they get more money from the bar purchases." What can you expect from Tampa though?

RJD2 Tour Dates

Jan. 9	Washington, DC	9:30 Club
Jan. 10	Carrboro, NC	Cat's Cradle
Jan. 11	Charlotte, NC	Visulite Theater
Jan. 12	Savannah, GA	Live Wire
Jan. 13	Orlando, FL	The Social
Jan. 14	Tampa, FL	Crowbar
Jan. 15	Tallahassee, FL	Club Downunder
Jan. 16	Atlanta, GA	Masquerade
Jan. 17	Birmingham, AL	Bottletree
Jan. 18	Chattanooga, TN	Rhythm and Brews
Jan. 19	Knoxville, TN	Valarium
Jan. 20	Asheville, NC	Orange Peel
Jan. 21	Charlottesville, VA	Jefferson Theatre
Jan. 22	Morgantown, WV	123 Pleasant Street
Feb. 5	Columbus, OH	Sully's Music Diner
Feb. 6	Newport, KY	Southgate House
Feb. 7	Louisville, KY	Headliners Music Hall
Feb. 8	Nashville, TN	Exit/In
Feb. 9	Memphis, TN	Hi-Tone Cafe
Feb. 10	Oxford, MS	The Lyric Oxford
Feb. 11	New Orleans, LA	Tipitinas
Feb. 12	Baton Rouge, LA	Spanish Moon
Feb. 13	Austin, TX	Emo's
Feb. 14	Denton, TX	Hailey's
Feb. 15	Tulsa, OK	Cains Ballroom
Feb. 18	Columbia, MO	The Blue Note
Feb. 19	Grinnell, IA	Grinnell College - Harris Center
Feb. 20	Urbana, IL	Canopy Club
Mar. 5	Philadelphia, PA	First Unitarian Church
Mar. 6	Brooklyn, NY	Music Hall of Williamsburg
Mar. 7	New York, NY	Highline Ballroom
Mar. 8	Boston, MA	Paradise
Mar. 9	Providence, RI	Jerky's Music Hall
Mar. 10	Montreal, QC	La TuLipe
Mar. 11	Toronto, ON	The Mod Club
Mar. 12	Detroit, MI	Magic Stick
Mar. 13	Chicago, IL	Metro
Mar. 15	Minneapolis, MN	Triple Rock Social Club
Mar. 16	Madison, WI	Majestic Theater
Mar. 18	Cleveland, OH	Grog Shop
Mar. 19	Millvale, PA	Mr. Small's Theater
Apr. 2	Denver, CO	Bluebird Theater
Apr. 3	Durango, CO	Strater Theatre
Apr. 4	Phoenix, AZ	Rhythm Room
Apr. 5	San Diego, CA	Casbah
Apr. 6	Los Angeles, CA	El Rey Theatre
Apr. 7	San Francisco, CA	The Independent
Apr. 8	Eureka, CA	Red Fox Tavern
Apr. 9	Portland, OR	Dantes
Apr. 10	Bellingham, WA	The Nightlight Lounge
Apr. 11	Seattle, WA	Neumos

Jay-Z 40th: Happy Birthday

In Celebration of Jay-Z's 40th, we're breaking out the classics. Here's a link to the Blueprint 2, one of the best albums of the turn of the century.

USPS Crest Concept 2

Evolving Concept drawn by Sarah B

green dragon the farm

I just saw this picture of the status of the green dragon at the farm. Looks like they built a new addition. Ill be going back there to visit soon. So healthy. That's my dragon. This is the way it looked when I first built it.

Eric Clapton to Join Yoko Ono at BAM in Brooklyn

I go and do glasswork at Urban Glass in the same building as the BAM, it's a short trip and I will try to check this out. This post is courtesy of Relix/JB's

Above: Clapton with Yoko Ono and John Lennon in 1969.

Yoko Ono will celebrate the success of her new album Between My Head And The Sky with a performance at Brooklyn, NY’s Brooklyn Academy of Music on February 16. The singer will perform with her recently revived Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band. The group features her son Sean Lennon and the creative Japanese musicians Haruomi Hosono, Yuka Honda and Cornelius (Keigo Oyamada, Hirotaka Shimizu and Yuko Araki). The performance will also feature appearances by Eric Clapton and Klaus Voorman, both of whom were original members of the Plastic Ono Band. Clapton is in New York for performances with Jeff Beck at New York’s Madison Square Garden on February 18 and 19.

Bluegrass in The City

Below are the bluegrass happenings going on in the city. To get on the email list go here.

another great calendar is NYCBluegrass.com

I went to the Sheriff Uncle Bob Jam with Dave Leiberman my singer. I went with his godchild, she said she remembers him smelling of wisky and tobacco, and being old really old. Things are still the same except that hes just older now.

The jam is at the Grisly Pear next to trendy NYU bar Off The Wagon, that bar sucks and I laughed at all the douchebags as I left

Saturday, January 2, 2010

12:30 pm Bluegrass Brunch with Andrew and Nancy Hunt
Nolita House, 47 E Houston St

9:00 pm Banjo Jim's Bluegrass Jam
Banjo Jim's, 9th St and Ave C, New York NY

Hosted by Melody Allegra, the first Saturday of every month.

10:00 pm Bluegrass Jam at Sunny's
Sunny's, 253 Conover Street, Brooklyn NY


Sunday, January 3, 2010

12:30 pm Bluegrass Brunch with Fresh Baked
Nolita House, 47 E Houston St, New York NY

5:00 pm Paddy Reilly's Jam
Paddy Reilly's, 2nd Avenue and 29th Street, New York NY

5:00 pm Ponkiesburg Pickin' Party
Kili, 79-81 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn NY


Monday, January 4, 2010

9:30 pm Michael Daves' Bluegrass Jam
The Parkside Lounge, 317 E. Houston St., New York NY


Wednesday, January 6, 2010

9:00 pm Sheriff's Good Time Jam
Grizzly Pear, 107 MacDougal St, New York NY

Bluegrass in the back, while Kari Denis hosts the old-time
jam in the front.

9:00 pm Tin Roof Trio
Bar Reis, 375 5th Ave, Brooklyn NY

Monica Smith, Marc Daine, Jamie Foxx and guests playing a
mix of gypsy and traditional jazz.

9:30 pm Roots n Ruckus
Jalopy, 315 Columbia St., Brooklyn NY


Thursday, January 7, 2010

9:00 pm Bluegrass Night Every Thursday Hosted by 5DV
Double Windsor in Park Slope, Brooklyn

Hosted by the Five Deadly Venoms.

9:00 pm Freddy's Old-Time Americana Jam
Freddy's, 485 Dean Street, Brooklyn NY

This monthly excursion into music from the pre-recorded era
runs the gamut from bluegrass to old-time fiddle tunes to
folk songs. Hosted by the Strung Out String Band, the old
time jam is always packed with musicians and drunken Park
Slopies. Bring instruments and friends and remember the
rules: No twelve bar blues, No songs that aren't at least
50 years old, Everyone gets to play.

9:00 pm The Birdhive Boys
National Underground,159 East Houston, New York NY


Friday, January 8, 2010

8:00 pm Jalopy Banjo Roots Festival
Jalopy, 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn NY

Jalopya??s first ever Banjo Festival. The three day
festival will showcase a wide varied styles of banjo music,
from old-time, to African banjo to jazz banjo. The Festival
includes workshops and lectures from leading banjo players
and researchers of banjo history. Jalopy will line its walls
with banjos and banjo memorabilia from the enormous and
important collection of Shlomo Pestcoe. Featuring Pat Conte,
Emma Graves, Cynthia Sayer Duo, The Dust Busters. $10.

9:00 pm Lennie's Jam
Contact Lennie: lenniekagan@aol.com or 646-215-0577


Saturday, January 9, 2010

11:00 am Traditional Appalachian Clogging and Flatfooting Classes
Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th St., 6th fl, New York NY

Classes meet every Saturday. Beginner: 11:00-12:30;
Intermediate: 12:30-2:00;. $15. per class, or $100. for
10-class card. We offer free dance lessons to musicians in
exchange for live old-time fiddle and banjo music. For info,
contact Mary Beth: ykoubian@optonline.net

12:30 pm Bluegrass Brunch with Andrew and Nancy Hunt
Nolita House, 47 E Houston St

8:00 pm Jalopy Banjo Roots Festival
Jalopy, 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn NY

The second night of Jalopya??s first ever Banjo Festival
has an old-time theme, featuring Gil Sayer (Traditional
Banjo Songs and Tunes from West Virginia) and an old Time
Southern Square Dance Party with Allison Williams.

10:00 pm Bluegrass Jam at Sunny's
Sunny's, 253 Conover Street, Brooklyn NY


Sunday, January 10, 2010

12:30 pm Bluegrass Brunch with Fresh Baked
Nolita House, 47 E Houston St, New York NY

2:00 pm Joe Beasley Sacred Harp Sing
St. Paul's Church, 199 Carroll St, Brooklyn NY

bjpub@prodigy.net

3:00 pm Americana Family Jamboree
Rodeo Bar 375 Third Ave (corner of 27th St.) NY, NY

Kid friendly but safe for adults, this show is the
Demolition String Band's homage to some of our favorite
Americana artists; Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly, Stephen Foster,
The Carter Family, Buck Owens, Bill Monroe, Stanley
Brothers, Ola Belle Reed, John Denver, Pete Seeger and lots,
lots more! Lots of harmonies, chances to sing along and
dancin' in the aisles!

5:00 pm Paddy Reilly's Jam
Paddy Reilly's, 2nd Avenue and 29th Street, New York NY

5:00 pm Ponkiesburg Pickin' Party
Kili, 79-81 Hoyt Street, Brooklyn NY

7:00 pm Jalopy Banjo Roots Festival
Jalopy, 315 Columbia St, Brooklyn NY

The third day of Jalopy's first-ever banjo festival features
workshops during the day, starting at 1, and a performance
that night starring Sana Ndiaye, Greg C. Adams and Shlomo
Pestcoe.


Monday, January 11, 2010

7:00 pm NYC Bluegrass Slow Jam
Paddy Reilly's, 2nd Ave and 29th Street, New York NY

If you're a fairly new player and really want to play with
other people, this is the meetup for you. Most of the folks
that are part of this meetup are new to jamming and it is
very exciting to be playing in a group for the first time.
You should attend this meetup if you play: banjo, guitar,
mandolin, fiddle or bass. This is a SLOW JAM -- meant for
advanced beginning and intermediate players. There is a $5
fee.


Wednesday, January 13, 2010

9:00 pm Sheriff's Good Time Jam
Grizzly Pear, 107 MacDougal St, New York NY

Bluegrass in the back, while Kari Denis hosts the old-time
jam in the front.

9:00 pm Tin Roof Trio
Bar Reis, 375 5th Ave, Brooklyn NY

Monica Smith, Marc Daine, Jamie Foxx and guests playing a
mix of gypsy and traditional jazz.

9:30 pm Roots n Ruckus
Jalopy, 315 Columbia St., Brooklyn NY


Thursday, January 14, 2010

6:30 pm NYC Barn Dance
The Hungarian House, 213 E. 82nd St., New York NY

Old-tme session from 6:30 to 8, followed by the Barn Dance
-- all welcome, no experience or partner needed.

9:00 pm The Birdhive Boys
National Underground,159 East Houston, New York NY



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WE ARE
www.ponkiesburg.com

RELATED BANDS
www.myspace.com/freshbakedbluegrass
www.blueharvestband.com
www.jamesreams.com
www.whiskyrebellion.com
www.mshanghaistringband.com
www.jonahbruno.com
www.myspace.com/triphenderson
www.secondfiddles.com
www.myspace.com/teriannmclean
http://www.myspace.com/hilaryhawke
www.myspace.com/thebirdhiveboys

VENUES
www.sunnysredhook.com
www.banjojims.com
www.parksidelounge.com
www.freddysbackroom.com
www.jalopy.biz
www.livingroomny.com
www.hillcountryny.com
www.gchmusic.org

INFORMATION
www.ponkiesburg.com
www.nycbluegrass.com
www.brooklyncountrymusic.com
www.kingscountyopry.com
www.brooklyncountry.com
www.brooklynsing.vocis.com

STORES
www.kingscountystrings.com

Giant Pyramid hovering over kremlin

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/ufo/6837200/UFO-pyramid-reported-over-Kremlin.html

this is not music or art or nyc related.