NYC Show Obsessive

  Bill: The Del Fuegos/Teddy Thompson Venue: Racket , 431 W 16 St. , New York, NY Date: Friday 12/19/25 Door: $40 9pm The Del Fuegos Active: 1980 (Boston, MA) Latest Release: Siver Star (February Records, 2012) Facebook   Discogs Setlist   AllMusic   Wiki YouTube Spotify 8pm Teddy Thompson Active: 2000 (New York, NY via London, UK) Latest Release: Live At The Rogue Folk Club (Teddy Thompson, 2025), My Love of Country (Teddy Thompson, 2023) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube   Spotify The Rock 'n' Roll highway is littered with the has beens, should beens, recently reactivated and still doin' it.  The Del Fuegos had their day in the major label sun in the 80's.  Teddy Thompson had his prime years in the aughts.  Both were known enough quantities to command a booking at the 650 capacity NYC venue Racket.  Teddy Thompson noted it was where he recently saw a surprise club gig by the Rolling Stones a coup...

  Bill: Jonny Couch/The New York Nightclubs/Bold Doses Venue: Alphaville , 140 Wilson Ave ., Brooklyn, NY Date: Fri 12/12/25 Door: $20 9pm Jonny Couch Active: 2016 (Jersey City, NJ) Latest Release: " Sweet Charlene " (Jonny Couch, 2023)  Mystery Man  (Damaged Sofa, 2019) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram   Discogs   Setlist   AllMusic   YouTube   Spotify 8:15 The New York Nightclubs Active: 2025 (Brooklyn, NY) Latest Release: The New York Nightclubs (The New York Nightclubs, 2025) Bandcamp   Instagram   Missed: Bold Doses I got Jonny Couch's text that he was playing a mile down the street from me, so on an open Friday night I walked over to Alphaville on Wilson in Bushwick to check out the show.  I see Jonny enough that his songs are hits to me even the ones that are video only since his last album.   When I went over there, I was thinking I'd probably catch all 3 bands with a 7pm door but when I got there Bold Do...

  Bill: Marky Ramone's Holiday Blitzkrieg Venue: Gramercy Theatre , 127 E. 23 St ., New York, NY Date: Friday 12/5/25 Door: $49.50 ($46 advance ticket on stubhub) 9:00pm Marky Ramone 's Holiday Blitzkrieg Active: 1971 (New York, NY) Affiliated: Ramones , Dust , Estus , Marky Ramone & The Intruders Latest Release: Punkin' Out The Classics (Dog Snout, 2024) Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify The Ramones second drummer Marky is currently the oldest man standing of da brudders.  He's carried the mantle of a Ramones cover band with some young scrubs.  They do all the songs you know whether Marky was on the album or not.  They throw in a new cover of "New York, New York."  They reach into Joey's covers of "(What A) Wonderful World" and go back to "Blitzkrieg Bop."  What more do you need?  It's all for fun, a little Northeast early December holiday tour hearing some hits, some deep catalog and some...