Member Since: 7/1/2006
Band Members: UPCOMING SHOWS
BANDS
556 - www.myspace.com/556nyc
A Clear Blurr - www.myspace.com/aclearblurr
The Amber Jets - www.myspace.com/theamberjets
*The Anabolics - www.myspace.com/theanabolics
And Then There Were Machines - www.myspace.com/andthenthereweremachines
*Arms Forward - www.myspace.com/armsforward
*The Arsons - www.myspace.com/thearsons
Baby Shakes - www.myspace.com/babyshakes
Better Than Toast - www.myspace.com/bttmusic
The Black Hand - www.myspace.com/theblackhandny
*The Challenged - www.myspace.com/thechallenged2
*Cheeky - www.myspace.com/cheekyli
Chump Change - www.myspace.com/chumpchangepunk
*Down In The Dumps - www.myspace.com/downinthedumps
*Dynamite Arrows - www.myspace.com/dynamitearrows
*The Erase-Hers - www.myspace.com/theerasehers
*The Ergs! - www.myspace.com/theergs
*The Explosion - www.myspace.com/theexplosion
Fakeknife - www.myspace.com/fakeknife
*The Fiendz - www.myspace.com/thefiendz
Five Minutes Five Seconds - www.myspace.com/5minutes5seconds
*For Science - www.myspace.com/forscience
Gentle Ben - www.myspace.com/gentlebenny
Get Bent - www.myspace.com/getbentson
Goin' Places - www.myspace.com/goinplacesmusic
*The Groucho Marxists - www.myspace.com/thegrouchomarxists
Grover Kent - www.myspace.com/groverkent
*Hudson - www.myspace.com/hudson
The Impulse - www.myspace.com/theimpulsenyc
The Ingenues - www.myspace.com/theingenues
Japanther - www.myspace.com/officialjapanther
Jonesin - www.myspace.com/jonesinpunx
*The Killtakers - www.myspace.com/thekilltakers
*Latterman! - www.myspace.com/latterman
*The Lookaways - www.myspace.com/thelookaways
*Lost Locker Combo - www.myspace.com/lostlockercombo
Mazeffect - www.myspace.com/mazeffect
*The Measure (SA) - www.myspace.com/themeasuresa
*Meridian Drive - www.myspace.com/meridiandrive
Midway - www.myspace.com/midwaynyc
Nice Pipes - www.myspace.com/nicepipes
Not So Broken - www.myspace.com/notsobrokenrock
The OverUnder - www.myspace.com/theoverundermusic
*Para Para Parasol - www.myspace.com/paraparaparasol
*Parasites - www.myspace.com/officialparasites
*Project 27 - www.myspace.com/projecttwentyseven
*Ramoones - www.myspace.com/ramoonesramonestribute
Red And Blue - www.myspace.com/imfromkingston
Red Sky Nights - www.myspace.com/listentoredskynights
Rotten Cheri - www.myspace.com/rottencheri
*The Scutches - www.myspace.com/scutches
*The Shemps - www.myspace.com/theshemps
*Short Attention - www.myspace.com/itwontletmeusethenameshortattention
*The Steinways - www.myspace.com/thesteinways
Step Aside - www.myspace.com/stepasiderocks
*Stewart - www.myspace.com/stewarttheband
Sugarhigh - www.myspace.com/sugarhigh
The Tattle Tales - www.myspace.com/thetattletales
*The Toros - www.myspace.com/thetorosrock
*The Unlovables - www.myspace.com/theunlovables
*The Used Kids - www.myspace.com/usedkidsny
*Valet Parking - www.myspace.com/valetparking
When Distance Fails - www.myspace.com/whendistancefails
*Young Hearts - www.myspace.com/youngheartsattack
RESOURCES
211 Bookings - www.myspace.com/nessacita211
Bringing Back Long Island Booking & Promotions - www.myspace.com/bblibooking
Bronx Underground - www.bronxunderground.com
Crafty Records - www.myspace.com/craftyrecordsnyc
Drive By Booking - www.myspace.com/drivebybooking
*Generic Insight Radio - www.myspace.com/genericinsightradio
*Jersey Beat - www.myspace.com/jerseybeatpodcast
LES Productions Booking - www.lesproductions.com
Nice Guy Booking (NJ) - www.myspace.com/niceguybooking
Pop Punk Fans Unite - www.myspace.com/poppunkfansunite
Punk Rocks the Kid Booking - www.myspace.com/punkrocksthekid
Punk the Clock Booking - www.myspace.com/punktheclock
*Shut Up & Do It - www.myspace.com/shutupndoit
Tri-State Punk - www.myspace.com/tristatepunk
Whoa-oh Records - www.whoaohrecords.com
LOCAL SHOW LISTINGS
All Ages NY - www.myspace.com/allagesny
*Brooklyn Punk Rock - www.myspace.com/brooklynpunkrock
DIY Punx - www.myspace.com/diypunx
*Long Island Punk Shows - www.myspace.com/longislandpunkshows
NJ Hardcore Shows - www.myspace.com/ridethefury
*NJ Punks - www.myspace.com/njpunkshows
*NYC Punk - www.myspace.com/nycpunk
NYC Punks (diy shows) - www.myspace.com/nycpunks
NYHC Family United - www.myspace.com/nyhcfamilyunited
Oh My Rockness - www.ohmyrockness.com
Queens Punks - www.myspace.com/queenspunks
Staten Island Punk Rock - www.myspace.com/sipunkrock
Westchester Punk - www.myspace.com/westchesterpunk
VENUES
Arlene's Grocery - www.arlenesgrocery.net
Asbury Lanes - www.asburylanes.com
Bowery Ballroom - www.boweryballroom.com
Cakeshop - www.cake-shop.com
Clash Bar - www.myspace.com/clashbar
Club Midway - www.clubmidway.com
The Court Tavern - www.thecourttavern.com
Crash Mansion - www.crashmansion.com
Desmond's Tavern - www.desmondstavern.com
Don Hill's - www.donhills.com
Europa - www.europaclub.com
Fontana's - www.myspace.com/fontanas
Iron Monkey - www.ironmonkey.com
Irving Plaza - www.irvingplaza.com
Knitting Factory - www.knittingfactory.com
Lit Lounge - www.litloungenyc.com
Lost & Found - www.myspace.com/greenpointteenagekicks
Luna Lounge - www.lunalounge.com
Magnetic Field - www.magneticbrooklyn.com
Maxwell's - www.maxwellsnj.com
Otto's Shrunken Head - www.ottosshrunkenhead.com
The Parlor - www.myspace.com/basementshows
Pass Out Record Shop - www.myspace.com/passoutrecordshop
Piano's - www.pianosnyc.com
R & R - www.randrnyc.com
Rebel - www.scbentertainment.com
Siberia - www.siberiany.com
Sin-e - www.sin-e.com
Southpaw - www.spsounds.com
Starland Ballroom - www.starlandballroom.com
Tommy's Tavern - www.tommystavern.com
The Trash Bar - www.thetrashbar.com
Union Pool - www.myspace.com/unionpool
Warsaw - www.polishnationalhome.com
The Woodser - www.myspace.com/thewoodser
(* also found in my "Top Friends")
Influences: All those trying to create a pop-punk community.
After asking where to find listings of local shows that I might be interested in, I was directed to a few websites with a handful of listings. The music listings in the Village Voice give you no idea what the band sounds like. Relying on friends to let you know who is playing when seemed like a gamble. Someone needed to take the bull by the horns, so it might as well be me. Not everything listed is truly pop-punk, but I try to pick shows that would be of interest to those fans.
Sounds Like: For those of you who arent sure what pop-punk is, or who havent been exposed to much outside of the MTV/Top 40 world yet, think DIY Green Day, A New Found Glory, or NoFX. For those of you unsure if youd like these local bands but know the bigger acts on smaller labels, think Screeching Weasel, The Queers, or MTX.
You can download a great comp of NY/NJ bands here. Enjoy it. Make copies for friends. http://drubo.net/music/Shut Up & Do It Vol I - NY-NJ.zip
If you want to check out more music in this genre, listen to the MP3s offered by the labels. Check out: Lookout!, Fat Wreck Chords, Asian Man, Cheapskate, Dirtnap, Don Giovanni, Insubordination, Its Alive, Knock-knock, No Idea, Red Scare, Stardumb, & Whoa-oh. You can also find great pop punk podcasts by searching for Lookout Records, Art Of The Underground, Jersey Beat Podcast & Whoa Oh Records in iTunes or on their respective websites.
Type of Label: Indie