NYC Show Obsessive

 Bill: Toody Cole and Her Band/Mopar Stars Venue: Union Pool , 484 Union Ave. , Brooklyn, NY Date: Sunday 8/2/2O6 Door: Free 4pm Toody Cole andi Her Band Active: 2023 (Portland, OR) Affiliated: Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows Latest Release: Burning Effigy-Live At The Tote (Disgraced Clergy, 2025), "Caroline" (Doomtown Sounds, 2025) Instagram   Discogs   Setlist   AllMusic   Wiki   YouTube   Spotify 3pm Mopar Stars Active: 2023 (Philadelphia, PA) Latest Release: Official Researchers of the NJ Devil (K/Perennial, 2026) Bandcamp    Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic    Youtube Spotify Union Pool's now annual Summer Thunder free Sunday matinee concert series had their show of the year with Toody Cole's new band.  Dead Moon and Pierced Arrows were garage rock mainstays and at 77 Toody has become a front woman of gravitas by default.  There really is nobody out there like her.  Timeless and eternal.   With Monoman...

  Bill: Jonny Couch/Status Set/Jewel Thief Venue: Sleepwalk , 251 Bushwick Ave. , Brooklyn, NY Date: Friday 7/24/26 Door: $15 9pm: Jonny Couch Active: 2016 (Jersey City, NJ) Latest Release: Where The Sidewalk Ends (Damaged Sofa, 2026) Bandcamp   Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic YouTube Spotify 8:15pm  Status Set Active: 2018 (New York, NY) Latest Release: Music For Cowards (Status Set, 2020) Bandcamp    Instagram   Spotify Missed: Jewel Thief Jonny Couch had his record release show for When The Sidewalk Ends.  He filled the room to capacity, when I came in from the front bar I snuck into the back wall corner next to the door complete with a spot to rest my glass when I wanted to take a clip.  For whatever reason all my "large Jonny" shots came out blurry today, but you get plenty of that in older posts here.  He is going to the UK for the first time, so like Joudy the other night, I will post those dates at the bottom since...

                                             Bill:  On The Streets Again 4: Mess/Béton Armé/California's Slugger/Restraining Order/Bullshit Detector/The Slads/Incendiary Device/XL Bully/Strongarm and the Bullies Venue: The Meadows , 17 Meadow St. , Brooklyn, NY Date: Sunday 7/19/26 Door: $35 11:40pm Mess Active: 2020 (Guadalajara, Mexico City, Mexico) Latest Release: Somos Mess (Mess, 2026) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist    AllMusic YouTube Spotify 10:40pm Béton Armé Active: 2018 (Montreal, Quebec, Canada0 Latest Release: Coup de Foudre (Urban Styles, 2025). Renaissance (La Vida es La Mas, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusi c YouTube Spotify 9:55PM California's Slugger Active: 2022 (Chico, CA) Latest Release: Dead State (Try and Stop Me Records, 2024) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusi ...

  Bill: Towncryer/ Andy Clausen & Ryan El-Solh duo/ Anna Roberts-Gevalt Venue: Tradesman , 222 Bushwick Ave , Brooklyn, NY Date: Sunday 6/21/26 Door: Free 7:30pm Towncryer Affiliated: Mirror Queen, Roger That, Hopewell, Ghost of Past Mistakes Active: 2021 (Brooklyn, NY) Facebook I got to see something on the outdoor stage of Tradesman Bar with the return of Towncryer.  The last time I saw music in there the show was inside in the front corner of the bar.  It was nice to hang outdoors up until sunset.  Music curfew was 9 and after the music there was some sort've crowd (World Cup?) that filled the space up until the back area was kicked out so the upstairs neighbors could have their space after 11pm without outdoor bar chatter.   I was out all day at Lucky's for the memorial for the late great Chickenman (RIP) catching up with Mars Bar friends of yore that came to town, so I missed the rest of the bill but got there in time for the start of Towncryer's ...

  Bill: Lambrini Girls/Big Girl Venue: Warsaw , 261 Driggs , Brooklyn, NY Date: Tuesday 6/16/26 Ticket: $59 (via Tickpick a week in advance, dropped to $35 day of) 9pm Lambrini Girls Active: 2019 (Brighton, UK) Latest Release:" Cult of Celebrity" (City Slang, 2026)  Let The Dogs Out (City Slang, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify 8pm Big Girl Active: 2021 (New York, NY) Latest Release: Dye (Big Girl, 2025) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram   Setlist YouTube Spotify 2-4-6-8 who do we appreciate?  Well, you got to hand it to the Lambrini Girls they turned it into a memorable song CUNTY! Correctly titled "Cuntology 101" because the British always seem more academic in the US.   Of course all the signposts of modern 20something ideology are there because how could it not be?  So you get your Free Palestine/Safe Space/Shoplift (responsibly from Corporations)/Shoot The Face of a Health Care CEO mantra pai...

  Bill: Beth Kaplin-Chris Brokaw-Franklin Bruno/Milo Jones/Curhachestra Venue: Mama Tried , 787 3rd Ave. , Brooklyn, NY Date: Sunday 6/14/26 Door: Free 6pm Beth Kaplan-Chris Brokaw-Franklin Bruno Active: Kaplin (1981, Providence, RI via Boston, MA), Brokaw (1987, Boston via NYC), Bruno (1986, Chapel Hill, NC via Los Angeles) Latest Release: Kaplin: Salem 66-Salt (Don Giovanni, 2025), Brokaw: The Undone Is Done Again (with Tanya Donelly) (Fire, 2026), Lupo Cita-Inverno (12XU, 2026), Bruno: Human Hearts-Viable (Open Boat, 2023) Affiliated: Kaplin: Salem 66, Brokaw: Come, Codeine, Lupo Cita, Pullman, Consonant, The New Year  Bruno: The Human Hearts, Nothing Painted Blue, Tsunami, Mountain Goats Kaplin: Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify Brokaw:  Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs AllMusic   Wiki     YouTube   Spotify Bruno: Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify 5pm ...

  Bill: Cosmic Sonic Rendezvous Updated Sunday, May 24 Rain Schedule [ 1 ] Cosmic Stage (The Brooklyn Monarch) 4:00 PM : Beer Garden Rain Slots (including Dave Hill moving to the main stage at 4:30 PM) 5:40 PM : Sacri Monti 7:00 PM : The Obsessed 8:20 PM : Legions of Doom 9:45 PM : Eyehategod 11:15 PM : Pentagram Sonic Stage (The Woodshop) 4:30 PM: Spit Shine 5:30 PM : Sabbath Warlock 6:30 PM : Cat's Eye  7:30 PM : Black Moon Cult 8:40 PM : Ike's Wasted World 9:40 PM : Sphaèros Possession 10:15 PM : Carousel (Reunion Set) 11:10 PM : Magick Potion 12:10 AM : Mick's Jaguar Venue: Brooklyn Monarch  , 23 Meadows St. , Brooklyn, NY & The Wood Shop , 21a Meadows St , Brooklyn, NY Date: Sunday 5/24/26 Ticket: $63.50 (was doing merch and had a 2-day free wristband) 4:30  Dave Hill Active: 1995 (NYC via Cleveland) Affiliated: Valley Lodge, Painted Doll, Witch Taint, Sons of Elvis Latest Release: The Pride of Cleveland (Dave Hill, 2020) Facebook Instagram Discogs Setl...