Too Hot To Boogie

August is a good month to leave the East Village — it's hot, and there's nothing going on!

One exception is the annual Tompkins Square Riot Reunion Weekend!! show.

Here is a sign I saw last night, on Avenue B and East 6th Street:

Tompkins Square Riot Reunion Weekend!! sign.

It seems that the turnout was not great though, according to my source.

What do you expect, with 100-degree temperatures? — even anarchists stay in the A/C!

#eastvillage #tompkinssquarepark #riotreunion #anarchists #avenueb #6thstreet

Meet Me in the Park

Marching-band drummer meets bicycle-safety guy in Tompkins Square Park, during the recent punk rock concert:

Punk rock music bring everyone closer together… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #tompkinssquarepark #riotreunion

The Deceivers, Kind Of

This is the last video of the bands from this past weekend's punk rock concert in Tompkins Square Park.

The Deceivers:


#eastvillage #tompkinssquarepark #punkrockshow #riotreunion

Pictures From a Punk Rock Exhibition

I didn't just shoot videos at this weekend's punk rock concert, I took pictures too!

If there's a punk rock concert in Tompkins Square Park, you can be sure there will be crusties in attendance:

Crusties in attendance.

J.R. "Bob" Dobbs and the guy from Schizo:

J.R. "Bob" Dobbs and the guy from Schizo.

What does his jacket say? Here is a close-up [NSFW]:

F**k the Mall.

I guess he doesn't like the mall!

East Villagers are always introducing new fashions — here's one you're sure to see more of soon: canes for couples!

Canes for couples.

These days, even punk rockers need glasses:

Punks with glasses.

Finally, while not an East Village celebrity, he is a celebrity — introducing: Aron Kay:

"Look! I'm on East Village Today!"

Hey hey, my my, punk rock and roll will never die!

#eastvillage #aronkay #jrbobdobbs #punkrockshow #punks #riotreunion #schizo #tompkinssquarepark

Punk Rock Concert — Day 2

Yesterday was the second day of the two-day punk rock concert in Tompkins Square Park.

I didn't get there until, oh, about 6:00pm! I don't know what I did all day — I took a nap at one point. East Villagers need their beauty rest!

Anyway, here are some video clips of what I saw. This is Nihilistics:


Generally, East Villagers don't dance — yesterday was an exception! The Deceivers brought people (executives, joggers, crusties) together in a way no other band ever has in the history of the East Village:


Next year, I think this should be held in September, after the New York University students are back. They would be dancing too!

#eastvillage #dancing #nihilistics #punkrockshow #riotreunion #tompkinssquarepark #businessexecutives #crusties

Punk Rock Concert — Day 1

Today was Day 1 of the punk rock concert in Tompkins Square Park that, as organizers of both events agree, has nothing to do with the Tompkins Square Park Sleep-Over occurring in the same place, at the same time!

They finally put up posters around the park:

Punk rock concert poster.

I  was fashionably late to the concert, but it turns out the concert was fashionably late starting! When I arrived, the first group, Schizo, was playing:


After them was a band called Simon and the Bar Sinisters. They were so rockin', people started dancing!:


There were more bands after this one, but I left fashionably early, so I didn't see them.

A good time was had by all… in the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #riotreunion #tompkinssquarepark #simonandthebarsinisters #schizo #dancing #punkrockshow

Punk Rock Concert This Weekend

Just as with the Sleep-Over, the annual Tompkins Square Riot Reunion punk rock concert is getting zero promotion!

This is all I saw today, at First Avenue:

Sharpie pen notice.

And this:

Flyer on the bulletin board.

In case you can't see it, here is a close-up:

Close-up.

As with most cool East Village events, you have to learn about it by word of mouth… or from this blog!

#eastvillage #firstavenue #riotreunion #tompkinssquarepark

Crusties Hate Jazz

If you're not from around here, you wouldn't necessarily know it by looking, but the crusties, who usually inhabit the area by the tree on the left, were missing during the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival.

There are only two likely possibilities: 1) crusties hate jazz; or 2) crusties hate crowds.

Now that I think about it, either is likely, as witnessed by this photo of a group of crusties at the 26th Annual Riot Reunion, on August 2. No jazz music, no crowd!

"Hey, you guys want to go hear some jazz?"
"Hell no!"

Speaking of crusties, there really haven't been many around this year.