The Duff Guide to Ska NYC Summer/Fall 2016 Ska Calendar #33

Saturday, July 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Sweet Lucy, The Ladrones, The Vansaders, The Condors

Black Bear Bar
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Sunday, July 10, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

NYC Ska Orchestra, The Full Watts Band

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10

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Friday, July 22, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Chilled Monkey Brains, Bears! Bears! Bears!, PrinceLionSound, Monkeybite, plus DJ Gorilla

Don Pedro
90 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, August 6, 2016

The Pandemics, Be Like Max, The Holophonics, Fair Haven, and more TBA

Mr. Beery's
4019 Hempstead Turnpike
Bethpage, NY
21+

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Friday, August 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Rude Boy George

Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC)
4 Boland Dr
West Orange, NJ

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Saturday, August 20, 2016

Pilfers, Jay Navarro and The Traitors, The Pandemics

The Black Bear Bar
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
Details TBA

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Thursday, August 25, 2016

StrummerJam w/The Rudie Crew and more!

The Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street
New York, NY
More details TBA

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Friday, August 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm (boat departs at 8:00 pm)

Rocks Off Booze Cruise with The Slackers

The Liberty Belle departs from Pier 36
299 South Street
Manhattan, NY
21+
$30 in advance/$35 day of show

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Monday, September 4, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

"The Battle of Los Angeles (Rage Against the Machine Tribute)" w/The Ladrones, Punto Ge, Jobo, Axel Y La Concertina, Deraiz, Morning Fame, Larrosa

The Paper Box
17 Meadow Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+
(Happy hour: $2 beer from 2-3 pm)

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Friday, September 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

The Specials, The Far East

Terminal 5
610 West 56th Street
Manhattan, NY
$45.00 (plus service fees)

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Saturday, September 10, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

The Skatalites

American Beauty NYC
251 West 30th Street
New York, NY
$17/21+

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

The Toasters, The Pomps, Skarroñeros

The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

The Selecter

The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23rd Street
New York, NY
$41.50/16+

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Plus, there will be Duff Guide to Ska sponsored shows at Otto's Shrunken Head in the fall!

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The Duff Guide to Ska NYC Summer 2016 Ska Calendar #32

The Rudie Crew All-stars at Radicsfest!

Tuesday, June 28, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

The Toasters

Revolution Bar and Music Hall
140 Merrick Road
Amityville, NY

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Tuesday, June 28, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Soul Asylum, The English Beat, The Pandemics

The Paramount
370 New York Avenue
Huntington, NY
$25

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Friday, July 1, 2016 @ 10:00 pm

Rude Boy George

Arlene's Grocery
95 Stanton Street
New York, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, July 2, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Bushwick Live Reggae w/The Far East, Rocky and the Pressers, Boomshot Riddim Collective

Gold Sounds
44 Wilson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

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Saturday, July 2, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Rude Boy George, Akari, Circadian Clock, Amistad, My Demons Galore

Steeplechase Beer Garden
1904 Surf Ave
Brooklyn, NY

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Sunday, July 3, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

Beat Brigade

Riis Park Beach Bazaar
16702 Rockaway Beach Boulevard
Queens, New York

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Sunday, July 3, 2016 @ 8:30 pm

Go Big, Eli Whitney and the Sound Machine, The Pandemics, Binary Heart, Sketchy

Mr. Beery's
4019 Hempstead Turnpike
Bethpage, NY
Free/21+

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Saturday, July 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

The Scofflaws, Lowhency Pierre, Atlantic Avenue, Thin Lear

Pianos NYC
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, July 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Sweet Lucy, The Ladrones, The Vansaders, The Condors

Black Bear Bar
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Sunday, July 10, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

NYC Ska Orchestra, The Full Watts Band

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10

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Friday, July 22, 2016 @ 8:00 pm

Chilled Monkey Brains, Bears! Bears! Bears!, PrinceLionSound, Monkeybite, plus DJ Gorilla

Don Pedro
90 Manhattan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, August 6, 2016

The Pandemics, Be Like Max, The Holophonics, Fair Haven, and more TBA

Mr. Beery's
4019 Hempstead Turnpike
Bethpage, NY
21+

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Friday, August 19, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

Rude Boy George

Oskar Schindler Performing Arts Center (OSPAC)
4 Boland Dr
West Orange, NJ

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Saturday, August 20, 2016

Pilfers, Jay Navarro and The Traitors, The Pandemics

The Black Bear Bar
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
Details TBA

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Friday, August 26, 2016 @ 7:00 pm (boat departs at 8:00 pm)

Rocks Off Booze Cruise with The Slackers

The Liberty Belle departs from Pier 36
299 South Street
Manhattan, NY
21+
$30 in advance/$35 day of show

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Friday, September 9, 2016 @ 7:00 pm

The Specials, The Far East

Terminal 5
610 West 56th Street
Manhattan, NY
$45.00 (plus service fees)

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Saturday, September 24, 2016

The Toasters, The Pomps, Skarroñeros

The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

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Thursday, October 6, 2016

The Selecter

The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23rd Street
New York, NY
$41.50/16+

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Plus, there will be Duff Guide to Ska sponsored shows at Otto's Shrunken Head in the fall!

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The Duff Guide to Ska Winter/Spring 2015 Ska Calendar #4

Saturday, March 7, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Vic Ruggiero, The Snails, Reggay Lords (Record Release!), DJ Grace of Spades

Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Pilfers Record Release Party w/Leaving Lifted, Fear Nuttin Band, The Rudie Crew, Sweet Lucy, Rude Boy George, The Native Alien Tribe, plus special guests and DJs!

The Wick
260 Meserole Street
Brooklyn, NY
$15 in advance/$25 at door
18+

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

St. Patrick's Day Bash w/Straight to Hell, Bonus Pump, Badfish

BB King's Blues Club
237 West 42nd Street
New York, NY
$20/All ages

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Saturday, March 21, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Rude Boy George

Seaside Tavern
981 Cove Road
Stamford, CT

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Friday, April 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Skarroneros, The Beatdown, The Pandemics, Beat Brigade, King Django

Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, April 25, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Roddy Radiation (of The Specials) w/The Scotch Bonnets, Rude Boy George

Fontana's Bar
105 Eldridge Street
New York, NY
$10/21+

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The English Beat, The Rudie Crew

The Gramercy Theater
127 East 23rd Street
New York, NY
$25/16+

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Saturday, May 2, 2015 (3 sets starting at 7:00 pm)

Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room
1141 Broadway
New York, NY
No cover!

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Saturday, May 2, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Fishbone, Easy Star Allstars, The Skints

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$22/21+

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Saturday, May 9, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Dig Deeper Presents Derrick Morgan, Crazy Baldhead, DJ Scratch Famous (of Deadly Dragon Sound System), DJ Honky and Mr. Robinson

Littlefield
622 Degraw Street
Brooklyn, NY 11217
$20 in advance/$25 day of show
21+

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Saturday, May 9, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Skatalites

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY

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Friday, May 15, 2015 @ 7:30 pm

Bad Manners, Dale and the Zdubs

Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$20 in advance/$25 day of show

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Saturday, May 30, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Rude Boy George

State Theatre of Boyertown
61 North Reading Avenue
Boyertown, PA

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Friday, June 26, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Pietasters

Rock's Off Booze Cruise
The Jewel
Board the boat at East 23rd Street and the FDR Drive, Manhattan
Tix: $25 in advance/$30 day of show
21+

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The Duff Guide to Ska Winter/Spring 2015 Ska Calendar #2

Saturday, February 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Valentine's Day Bash w/Inspecter 7, The Mugs, The Ladrones, HARM, plus DJ Agent J

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
$15/21+

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Saturday, February 21, 2015 @ 8:00 pm

Rude Boy George and Wasted Days

Two Boots of Bridgeport
281 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
No cover!

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Saturday, February 21, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Brooklyn Attractors

Dirck the Norseman (Brew Pub)
7 North 15th Street
Brooklyn, NY
No cover!

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Friday, February 27, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Reggae in the Slope w/NY Ska Jazz Ensemble, Deejay Spinach

Port Royal
837 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10

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Saturday, February 28, 2015 (2 Sets: 8:00 pm and 9:30 pm)

Brown Rice Family Band

Friends and Lovers
641 Classon Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
No cover!

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Saturday, March 7, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Vic Ruggiero, The Snails, Reggay Lords (Record Release!), DJ Grace of Spades

Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Pilfers Record Release Party w/Leaving Lifted, Fear Nuttin Band, The Rudie Crew, Sweet Lucy, Rude Boy George, The Native Alien Tribe, plus special guests and DJs!

The Wick
260 Meserole Street
Brooklyn, NY
$15 in advance/$25 at door
18+

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

St. Patrick's Day Bash w/Straight to Hell, Bonus Pump, Badfish

BB King Blues Club
237 West 42nd Street
New York, NY
$20/All ages

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Saturday, March 21, 2015 @ 9:30 pm

Rude Boy George

Seaside Tavern
981 Cove Road
Stamford, CT

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Friday, April 17, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Skarroneros, The Beatdown, The Pandemics, Beat Brigade, King Django

Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Rude Boy George

Fontana's Bar
105 Eldridge Street
New York, NY

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room
1141 Broadway
New York, NY

Duff Guide to Ska NYC Winter 2015 Ska Calendar #1

Saturday, January 31, 2015 @ 9:00 pm

Brown Rice Family Band

Cumbe
558 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10-$20 (sliding scale!)

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Saturday, February 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

Valentine's Day Bash w/Inspecter 7, The Mugs, The Ladrones, HARM, plus DJ Agent J

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
$15

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Saturday, February 21, 2015

Rude Boy George

Two Boots of Bridgeport
281 Fairfield Avenue
Bridgeport, CT
No Cover!

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Saturday, March 14, 2015 @ 7:00 pm

The Pilfers Record Release Party w/Leaving Lifted, Fear Nuttin Band, The Rudie Crew, Sweet Lucy, Rude Boy George, The Native Alien Tribe, plus special guests and DJs!

The Wick
260 Meserole Street
Brooklyn, NY
$15 in advance/$25 at door
18+

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Tuesday, March 17, 2015 @ 6:00 pm

St. Patrick's Day Bash w/Straight to Hell, Bonus Pump, Badfish

BB King Blues Club
237 West 42nd Street
New York, NY
$20/All ages

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Saturday, March 21, 2015

Rude Boy George

Seaside Tavern
981 Cove Road
Stamford, CT

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Saturday, April 11, 2015

Rude Boy George

The Stanhope House
45 Main Street
Stanhope, NJ

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Saturday, April 25, 2015

Rude Boy George

Fontana's Bar
105 Eldridge Street
New York, NY

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Saturday, May 2, 2015

Rude Boy George

Toshi's Living Room
1141 Broadway
New York, NY

NYC Fall 2014 Ska Calendar #17

The Bodysnatchers at the top of the heap!

Monday, September 22, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

The Far East w/Pears

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
$9/21+

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Saturday, September 20, 2014 @ 5:00 pm

Sweet Lucy, Fortunate Youth, Ease Up, Ground Swell, SensaMotion Band

Knitting Factory Brooklyn
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$15 in advance/$17 day of show
All ages

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Monday, September 22, 2014 at 10:00 pm

Dub Champions Festival Opening Night w/Mad Professor and Francois K

Cielo
18 Little West 12th Street
New York, NY
$10 in advance/$20 at the door
21+

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014 @ 6:00 pm

Dub Champions Festival w/Lee Scratch Perry, Subatomic Sound System

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$20/21+

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Friday, September 26, 2014 @ 9:00 pm

Dub Champions Festival w/Victor Rice (mixing Dub Side of the Moon), I Grade Dub, Tsunami Bass, Analog Players Society, Liondub, Jr. Volcano and more!

The Paper Box
17 Meadow Street
Brooklyn, NY
$17 in advance/$20 day of show
21+

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Friday, September 26, 2014 @ 9:00 pm

Reggae in the Slope w/Brooklyn Attractors and Kevin Batchelor, and Channel One Sound featuring Crucial Selector Shalar

Under the Tea Lounge
837-839 Union Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10

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Saturday, September 27, 2014 @ 8:00 pm

Outlaw Ritual, Radio Jarocho, Skarroneros, The Church Committee, and Consumata

Black Bear Bar
70 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
$10

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Monday, October 13, 2014 @ 8:30 pm

Hollie Cook, Rioux, Brittany Campbell

Glasslands
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10 in advance/$12 day of show
21+

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Tuesday, October 14th, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra

Irving Plaza
17 Irving Place
Manhattan, NY
$41.50

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Friday, October 24, 2014 @ 10:30 pm

The Scofflaws

Beau's Bar
54 Broadway
Greenlawn, NY
Free/21+

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Thursday, October 30, 2014

3rd Annual Devils Night w/Mephiskapheles, The Toasters, No Redeeming Social Value, and The Ladrones

Mercury Lounge
217 East Houston Street
Manhattan, NY
Tickets: $23.85 (through this link)
21+

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Friday, December 5, 2014 @ 9:30 pm

Beat Brigade, Rude Boy George and special guest!

Otto's Shrunken Head
538 East 14th Street
Manhattan, NY
No cover/21+

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Friday, December 19, 2014

The Scofflaws

89 North
89 North Ocean Avenue
Patchogue, NY
Free/21+

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Saturday, December 20, 2014 @ 8:00 pm

The Slackers, Mephiskapheles
149 7th Street
The Bell House
Brooklyn, NY
$20/21+

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NYC Spring/Summer 2014 Ska Calendar #10

A message from Laurel Aitken and The Busters!

Friday, May 30, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

Anti-Nowhere League, Cro-Mags, Mephiskapheles, Night Birds, Up for Nothing

Irving Plaza
17 Irving Place
New York, NY
$31/16+

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Saturday, May 31 and Sunday, June 1, 2014

Apple Stomp was postponed, though they have a few smaller shows going on. Check everything out here.

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Saturday, May 31, 2014 @ 10:00 pm

The Bluebeats

Shanahan's Bar and Grill
515 Old Dock Road
Kings Park, NY
No cover

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Sunday, June 8, 2014 (Doors at 5:00 pm, show at 6:00 pm)

Desorden Publico w/Escarioka Sound System, DJ Rata, Dr. Dub, DJ Cannabis

Music Hall of Williamsburg
66 North 6th Street
Brooklyn, NY
18+
$35 in advance/$40 day of show

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014 @ 11:00 pm

The Big Payback party w/Vic Ruggiero and Selector Agent Jay

The Grand Victory
245 Grand Street
Brooklyn, NY
$5/21+

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Friday, June 13, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

Rude Boy George and PidginDroppings (plus The Brew Council Beer and Food Pairing)

Hat City Kitchen
459 Valley Street
Orange, NJ
$10 (for just music @ 8:00 pm)
$30 (for 4 small plates with 4 different beers @ 7:00 pm)

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Friday, June 13, 2014 @ 9:00 pm

Sweet Lucy, Beat Brigade, The Shipwrecks, Let's Go Trippin' (A Tribute to Dick Dale)

Connolly's Pub Club 45
121 West 45th Street
New York, NY
$10/21+

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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Crazy Baldhead Sound System 15th Anniversary Party w/Reggay Lords, The Far East, plus Selectors Agent Jay, Jonny Metro, Bunny Punch, and more

Bohemian Grove
64 Grove Street (Bushwick and Evergreen)
Bushwick, Brooklyn
$5/BYOB

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Thursday, June 19, 2014 @ 8:00 pm

The Toasters, King Django, Across The Aisle

Cafe 9
250 State Street
New Haven, CT
$10-12
21+

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Friday, June 20, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

Sammy Kay's B-Day Bash w/The Slackers, Sammy Kay, The Beatdown, and more!

Asbury Lanes
209 Fourth Avenue
Asbury Park, NJ
$15/All ages

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Sunday, June 29, 2014 @ 9:00 pm

Sly and Robbie with The Taxi Gang and Bitty McLean

B.B. Kings Blues Club and Grill
237 West 42nd Street
Manhattan, NY
$20 in advance/$25 day of the show
All ages

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Sunday, June 29, 2014 @ 12:00 pm

Groovin' in the Park w/Beres Hammond, Chronixx, Air Supply, Marcia Griffiths and John Holt, Bob Andy, and Judy Mowatt and many more!

Roy Wilkins Park
Merrick and Baisley Boulevard
Queens, NY
$59.99 (kids under 12 are free)

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Tuesday, July 15, 2014 @ 9:00 pm
Sleepy Wonder (Thievery Corp), Geometric Echoes, Dub is a Weapon

Drom
85 Avenue A
Manhattan, NY
21+

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Wednesday, August 13, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

The Tribal Seeds, New Kingston, The Expanders

The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$15 in advance/$18 day of show

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Saturday, August 23, 2014 @ 7:00 pm

Rocks Off Concert Cruise with The Slackers

Departs from Circle Line Pier 83
West 42nd Street and the West Side Highway
Manhattan
$30/21+

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Friday, August 29, 2014 @ 7:30 pm

Mrs. Skannotto

The Knitting Factory
361 Metropolitan Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
$10 in advance/$12 day of show

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