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The F. U.'s/Bowhead/DIYing Breed/Boiling Point @ Bar Freda, Queens, NY 1/23/26

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  Bill: The F. U.'s/Bowhead/DIYing Breed/Boiling Point Venue: Bar Freda , 8-01 Seneca Ave. Ridgewood, Queens, NY Date: 1/23/26 Door: $18 11pm The F.U.s Active: 1982 (Boston, MA) Affiliated: Straw Dogs Latest Release: Death Squad Nostalgia (The F.U.'s, 2022) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify 10pm Bowhead Active: 2019 (New York, NY) Latest Release: The Mutiny (Bowhead, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram   9pm DIYing Breed Active: 2016 (New York, NY) Latest Release: " Alex " (DIYing Breed, 2019) Bandcamp   Facebook 8pm Boiling Point Active: 2024 (North NJ) Boston's long running hardcore band The F.U.'s came down to NYC.  Their original bass player Wayne Maestri passed last week.  He was in the band during the peak early 80's years as well as when they became the Straw Dogs later in the 80's.  John Sox was singing the hits of yore like "Young Fast Iranians," "Daisy Chain" and of course ...
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The Lemonheads @ Lucinda's, New York, NY 1/21/26

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Bill: The Lemonheads Venue: Lucinda's , 169 Ave A , New York, NY Date: 1/21/26 Door: Free 7pm The Lemonheads Active: 1986 (Boston, MA) Latest Release: Love Chant  (Fire, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify In recent decades The Lemonheads would be something I'd blow off, but they/Evan Dando were doing a free acoustic gigs at Lucinda Williams new bar, so I figured what the hell, I didn't see Lucinda herself playing there a few days ago, so maybe I'd check it out. I knew it was a dice roll since Ticketweb gave out free advance tickets that weren't tickets at all, just something for the club to gauge how many people were coming.   "RSVP" in NYC parlance.   I think it was a little too much to do it this way because the overage wasn't "that" much.  Better to just cram people in, tell them it is sold out and let the bar sell drinks than making people stand a hour, let people in in dribs and drabs ...
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Richard Lloyd Group/City Ice @ Sleepwalk, Brooklyn, NY 1/20/26

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  Bill: Richard Lloyd Group/City Lights Venue: Sleepwalk , 251 Bushwick Ave ., Brooklyn, NY Date: Tues 1/20/26 Door: $20 9pm Richard Lloyd Group Active: 1973 (New York, NY) Affiliated: Television Latest Release: The Countdown (Plowboy, 2018) Facebook   Instagram   Discogs   AllMusic   Setlist   Wiki   YouTube   Spotify 8pm City Ice Active: 2024 (Brooklyn, NY) Latest Release: " Rough Sleeper " (City Ice, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram   YouTube Spotify I hadn't seen Richard Lloyd in a little over a year, so I thought I'd check in at the start of his 3 day NYC club run.  He is doing Union Pool tonight and Baker Falls Friday with a Jersey date at Crossroads in Garwood opening for the Dictators Thursday.  Busy for sure, part of a longer January tour that stated at the beginning of the month. Unfortunately Johnny Law came to call with decibel counters, so the Group were forced to turn their amps down "5 percent" before they st...
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Black Helicopter/Spiller/Daughter of the Vine @ Deep Cuts, Medford, MA 1/9/26

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  Bill: Black Helicopter / Spiller / Daughter of the Vine Venue: Deep Cuts , 21 Main St. , Medford, MA Date: 1/9/26 Door: $15 10pm Black Helicopter Active: 2000 (Boston, MA) Affiliated: Green Magnet School, Kudgel Latest Release: Balancing Act (Best Brother, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify 9pm Spiller  Active: 2024 (Boston, MA) Affiliated: Titanics, Gang Green, Underball, Jerry's Kids, Northern Skulls, Green Magnet School Latest Release: What Have I Won EP (Spiller, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook   YouTube   8pm Daughter of the Vine Active: 2023 (Cambridge, MA) Affiliated: Mr. Airplane Man, The Concerns, The Konks Latest Release: Mystic Valley PKWY (Sol Pwr, 2024) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs   YouTube Spotify I finally got around to ordering the new Black Helicopter album at the behest of latest member edition Mark Erdody.  He asked me to write about it, but I don't have the "format" to do new re...
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Overdose/Killer Kin/Lvger @ TV Eye, Queens, NY 1/8/26

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 Bill: Overdose/Killer Kin/Lyger/Torsion Venue: TV Eye, 1647 Weirfield St., Ridgewood, NY Date: 1/8/26 Door: $20 10:30 Overdose  Active: 2019 (New York, NY) Latest Release: Two Wheels and Gone (Splattered!!, 2020) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist   Y ouTube Spotify   Encyclopaedia Metallum 9:30 Killer Kin Active: 2020 (New Haven, CT) Latest Release:  Point Blank  7" (Wop Shoo Wop, 2024),  Killer Kin  (Deadbeat, 2023) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram   Discogs   Setlist   AllMusic    YouTube 8:30 Lvger Active: 2018 (Brooklyn, NY) Latest Release: Fvll Villain (Cannon, 2020) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs   YouTube Spotify I was in one of those moods last night where I needed to get out and see something.  I saw Killer Kin a little over a year ago and thought they would surround themselves with some good bands if they were coming down from New Haven.  It was a night of speed ...
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New York Night Train 17th Annual Dusk Til Dawn New Years Ball, TV Eye, Queens, NY 12/31/25

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     Bill: Tropa Magica/Paint Fumes/Ratas En Zola/The Flytraps/The Stones/Genre is death/Joseph Keckler plus others on flyer  Venue:  TV Eye ,  1647 Weirfield St ., Ridgewood, NY Date:  12/31/25 Door: $40 8pm The Stones Active: 2025 (New York, NY) Latest Release:  Rock 'n' Roll Band/T-H-U  (The Stones, 2025) Bandcamp   Facebook  Instagram   Setlist  9pm The Flytraps Active: 2012 (Los Angeles, CA) Latest Release:  Wild Card  (Burger, 2020) Bandcamp   Facebook  I nstagram   Discogs   Setlist  AllMusic   YouTube   Spotify 10pm Ratas En Zelo Active: 2014 (New York, NY) Latest Release:   Desvergue  (Ratas En Zelo, 2024) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram   Discogs   Setlist  YouTube  Spotify 11pm Paint Fumes Active: 2010 (Charlotte, NC) Latest Release: " Crime of Love " (Why Me, 2025),  Real Romancer  (Bachelor, 2023) Bandcamp ...
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Art Gray Noizz Quintet/Lydia Lunch's Murderous Again/Genre Is Death @ TV Eye, Queens, NY 12/26/25

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  Bill: Lydia Lunch's Murderous Again/Art Gray Noizz Quintet/Genre Is Death Venue: TV Eye , 1647 Weirfield St ., Ridgewood, NY Date: Friday 12/26/25 Door: $25 10:45PM Art Gray Noizz Quintet Active: 2013 (New York, NY) Latest Release:   (split with Gravel Samwidge): " Relief " (Sound Pressing, 2024),  The Art Gray Noizz Quintet  (Bang!, 2022) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram   Discogs   All Music   Setlist   Wiki  YouTube 10pm Lydia Lunch 's Murderous Again Active: (Lunch)  1976 (New York, NY)  (Murderous Again) 2025 (New York, NY) Lunch: (with Marc Hurtado): Suicide or Murder...You Decide (Widowspeak, 2022), The War Is Never Over (Widowspeak, 2021) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram   Discogs   All Music   Setlist   Wiki   YouTube 9pm Genre Is Death Active: 2023 (New York, NY) Latest Release:  Talk  (Genre Is Death, 2023) Bandcamp   Instagram   YouTube A "family" show...
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