Halloween Eve Punk Rock Show

I passed through Tompkins Square Park this afternoon, and I happened upon what surely must have been the Halloween Eve Punk Rock Show:

Halloween Eve Punk Rock Show.

I took a wide-angle picture because these things usually have no attendees, but today's show looked pretty crowded!

When I got to the stage, this band was playing:

This band.

I don't know their name, but… if The Ramones and The Clash had a baby, and in another part of town, Television created a baby clone of itself, and those two babies grew up and had a baby, it would be this band!

When they finished, this guy started vociferating:

This guy.

I've seen this guy at these punk rock shows before — he says exactly the same thing every time! I decided to walk around a bit.

This band is called Transgender Jesus. Everyone with a smart phone took either their picture, or a selfie!

"Can I take a selfie with you?"

In case you were wondering, that's the woman's costume! The guy… not a costume.

It even has a air vent in back!

Air vent.

That's East Village celebrity Chris Flash on the left — The East Village "A" List was out in force!

Finally, the next band went on. Here's a video that I like to call Ring Around The Rosie:


A good time was had by all…

Having a good time.

… at the Halloween Eve Punk Rock Show!

#eastvillage #halloweeneve #musicians #punkrockshow #television #theclash #theramones #tompkinssquarepark #transgenderjesus

Trash & Vaudeville Moves East

The day is drawing near when the beloved Trash & Vaudeville will move from their current location, on the very cool St. Mark's Place, to their new location, on the very cool East 7th Street!

Here is the sign in their window, alerting people of the impending move:

Alerting the people.

"Hey Ho, Let's Go" is from a song by a band called The Ramones, that was very popular in the 80s. Trash & Vaudeville is itself very popular with the older, 80s-retro crowd.

Here is a Google® map showing how to get from where they are now to where they will be:

From here to there.

The dotted blue line makes the most sense to follow, because you get to stay on St. Mark's Place the longest! The gray line that runs across East 7th Street is second-best — you can stop by the beloved McSorley's Old Ale House on the way, and get a half dozen or so of their tiny beers! The gray line that runs across East 6th Street makes no sense at all, except that many people who shop at Trash & Vaudeville are high on drugs, and will go that way!

Finally, you'll be less than a block from Tompkins Square Park, where you can go to show off your new (old) fashions!

Whose fashionable park? Our fashionable park!

#eastvillage #6thstreet #7thstreet #mcsorleysoldalehouse #stmarksplace #theramones #tompkinssquarepark #trashvaudeville

Chico

There is a very popular muralist in the East Village who goes by the name Chico. He paints murals all over the East Village.

Croxley's Ale House is a popular bar on Avenue B that paid (probably) Chico to paint a mural of a band from Queens, that was very popular in the East Village about 35 years ago, called The Ramones:

The Ramones, by Chico.

I mentioned The Ramones in another post. They were most famous for their songs "Rock and Roll High School", and "Pet Sematary", that was used in the 1989, Stephen King movie with the same title.

You might think that this mural was done by Moe, or Papa, or MC, but I assure you, it was Chico. Take a closer look at the bottom/right, just before "MC". That's his signature!

#eastvillage #croxleysalehouse #theramones #avenueb #chico #murals #artists #art

John Varvatos Store

The John Varvatos store on The Bowery at Bleecker Street is a very cool, but very expensive clothes store in the East Village.

John Varvatos store.

There used to be a bar in this space, called CBGB. Back in the 1970s (40 years ago!) a lot of popular bands played here. You might have heard of some of them: Talking Heads, Blondie, The Ramones, to name a few.

These bands played in other bars and theaters too, not just CBGB. I don't think it can be said that any of them became famous for having played there. It's more the other way around — CBGB became famous because of them. The owner made millions, setting up stores in other cities, and with his on-line store. I think there's even a store in Las Vegas! Eventually, he got old and closed the bar.

Anyway, that's all in the past now, and this is the East Village Today!

#eastvillage #bowery #johnvarvatos #bleeckerstreet #cbgb #talkingheads #blondie #theramones