NYC Show Obsessive

  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: Cheater Slicks/Atlantic Thrills/Liquor Store Venue: Alphaville , Brooklyn, NY Date: 6/27/25 Door: $25 9:30 Cheater Slicks Active: 1987 (Columbus, OH via Boston) Latest Release: " I Am Low " 7" (Morbid Web, 2025) " Endgame " 7" featuring Don Howland (Morbid Web, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube 8:45pm Atlantic Thrills Active: 2015 (Providence, RI) Latest Release: III Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist    YouTube 8:00pm Liquor Store Active: 2010 (New York, NY) Latest Release: In The Garden (Almost Ready, 2023) Bandcamp Facebook Discogs   YouTube I hadn't seen the Cheater Slicks since I played with them on a Billy Ruane birthday showcase around 1991 or 2.  They moved to Columbus and while there was scuttlebutt that they played at some point or another, I never caught wind of it.  I remembered why I liked them so much.  There's a very singular take of this garage-punk.  Amped up loud ...