NYC Show Obsessive

 Bill: The Giraffes/Mustafina/Creatures/Winkie Venue: Lucky 13 Saloon , 644 Sackett St. , Brooklyn, NY Date: Friday 4/17/26 Door: $15 11:30 Creatures Active: 2023 (New York, NY) Latest Release: Creatures (Creatures, 2023) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram   Spotify 10:30 The Giraffes Active: 1996 (Brooklyn, NY) Latest Release:  D eadly Aventure (Big Up, 2025), Cigarette (Apesauce Productions, 2024) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube Spotify 9:30 Mustafina Active: 2012 (Brooklyn, NY) Affiliated: Alice Donut (Michael Jung, Guitar 1987-2013; David Giffen 1987-2013, Guitar,  Stephen Mose s, Drums 1988-2013) Latest Release:  Drain  (Tee Pee, 2024) Facebook   Instagram   Setlist   Spotify Missed: Winkie Checking in on Mustafina for the first time in a little while.  Seems there was a bit of Montana movin' upheaval for the singer but there she was back in NYC.  Also hadn't seen Hannah Moorh...

  Bill: Dinosaur Jr./Snail Mail/Easy Action Venue: Lena Horne Bandshell, Prospect Park , Brooklyn, NY Date: 7/17/25 Door: $63.45  8:45 Dinosaur Jr. Active: 1983 (Amherst, MA) Latest Release: Guess I'll Crawl (Live in Santa Monica) (Cherry Red, 2025), Sweep It Into Space (Jagjaguwar, 2021) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube 7:45 Snail Mail Active: 2015 (Baltimore via Endicott City, MD) Latest Release:  Valentine  (Matador, 2021),  Valentine Demos  (Matador/Beat, 2023) Bandcamp   Facebook   Instagram    Discogs    Setlist   Wiki   Allmusic   YouTube 7:00pm Easy Action Active: 1998 (Detroit, MI) Latest Release: " Already Alright / Better Off Dead " (split 7" with Snakewing) (Underground Communique Records, 2013), Friends of Rock 'n' Roll (Reptillian, 2005) Bandcamp Facebook Instagram Discogs Setlist AllMusic Wiki YouTube I last checked in on Dinosaur Jr. at one of the ...

 Bill: Even Twice/Ghost of Past Mistakes Venue: Young Ethels , Brooklyn, NY Date: 10/12/24 Door: Free 4:30pm Even Twice Active: 2011 (Brooklyn, NY) Latest Release: Over/Underground (Even Twice, 2024), This Is Boomerang (Rock Hand, 2019) Bandcamp   Facebook   Discogs   AllMusic   YouTube 3:30pm Ghost of Past Mistakes Active: 2019 (Brooklyn, NY) Affiliated: Rich Meyer  (Hopewell) Facebook   Instagram   Discogs   I went to Young Ethel's Saturday afternoon since I promised Rich last week at Mama Tried that I would see his show.  I last remembered seeing him debut the band at the Gutter all the way back in 2019.  He's done some recording with this band and played around town here and there and it is coming together.  In this one he is the frontman as opposed to being bass player in Hopewell or sideman for other things. Even Twice have been around over a decade and even have physical releases.  I noticed one of the duo wearing...

  Bill:  The Hecklers/"ex-members of the Church Keys whatever they are calling themselves these days" Venue:  Young Ethel's , Brooklyn, NY Date: 8/3/24 3pm Door: FREE Headliner:  The Hecklers Latest Release: Comedy Hole 7" (Go Ape, 2005) Active: 2001?  the myspace era (Brooklyn, NY) Facebook ,   Discogs I got the text around 1pm coming out of my 4th Pilates class from Matt Army that he is in town from San Francisco and going to the show on the facebook link.  I'm there I proclaimed!   I hadn't seen Matt in a couple years and The Hecklers bass player Chris Mooney in much longer.  I looked at his apartment in around 2003 when I had to move and Matt was living with him.  He had a T-shirt of that very apartment!  It doesn't get more local than that!  The Hecklers put out a split single and a 7" and called it a day until this Birthday reunion for free. The surprise guests were unannounced, perhaps unnamed and featured sur...