Rock-it Docket: June 2011

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

word to the wise

Tuesday (tonight) :
Thomas Francis and Ballroon @ the Cake Shop $6 9 pm doors http://www.cake-shop.com/
Fiesta Flamenca at Bar Majestic FREE 8 pm
The Bodyguards & Stanley Wu (aka the Micks) at Lucky 7's
DJ Glampost [dangerous dave] at the Lampost

Wednesday:

Groove on Grove : 1st and Grove Showcase [fisrt time GonGers]
The Plush Interior [6pm] These Animals [7pm] Devi [8pm]
The Tempest Jam at the Lamppost FREE 8 pm
OPEN MIC: Acoustic Open Mic @ Boca Grande hosted by Nick Ciavatta FREE 8:30 PM
Ellina Graypel at The Museum of Russian Art , 80 Grand Street, $20 7 pm an award-winning Russian-American singer/songwriter who has been writing songs since she was a child. Ellina's style is soulful, playful, haunting and versatile, from Russian country folklore to boogie rockabilly.She sings in both Russian and English.Cover charge: $20 (one drink included). RSVP: museumora@gmail.com

Thursday

Social Distortion | New Works by Joe Iurato, R.E.U.J, Distort Opening 7-11p with DJ SCOTT FREE

Manouche Bag at Madame Claude Cafe 9 pm FREE

Friday

Creative Grove Art Market 1 pm to 9 pm
JC Slam at Grassroots Community Art Space

MONDAY JULY 4th
BBQ VOLLEYBALL LIGHTSHOW EXTRAVAGANZA at Morris Canal

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Summer Solstice Train of Thought

Yep say goodbye to daylight as the night will now begin to re assert itself. I don't either way as long as a moped is running well I am happy.

First, please help support the Embankment Preservation Coalition win the some money from the National Trust for Historic Preservation secure some cash by voting here .

Second, if you haven't seen Ian Kuahli'i OX Blood Exhibit at 58 check seize the moment and check out this link or check out this link .

Third, my week and weekend are already full, with , Groove on Grove Ladies on the Mic Showcase, Art House Productions' Summer Blow-Out, the Jersey City Record Riot, Not Yo Mamma's Craft Fair. And yes my friend's Chewie Paloozastock is back Saturday Night !!!! I've got links to all of this stuff on my blog www.rcokitdocket.com .

or here it is my day by day

Tuesday:

Ben Franklin | Hold City Zoo @ Lucky Sevens FREE 8 pm .
DJ sup Babes spins afterwards

Wednesday :

Groove on Grove Ladies on the Mic Showcase FREE 6 pm Grove Street Plaza [tent or shine]
Featuring Karen Davis, Melinda Davis,Chrissy Roberts, Kate Hedman with specials guests
The Plastiq Passion Band [7pm] The Aster Phoenxy Project [8pm]
Tempest Open Jam at Lamp Post FREE 8 pm

Thursday :

What's In A Name - starring Christine Goodman - Final Showing @ Ceol in Brooklyn. and June 23rd @ 7. The Ceol Irish Pub is at 191 Smith Street, two blocks from the Bergen St station on the F train. Seating is limited to 35 seats per performance. Uptown Crew - Open Mic check out my link

currently I think I am free but I'll keep you posted

Friday

No Pasaran/Cold Fur/The Nolan Gate/Cicada Radio 8:30 p.m. $8 @ maxwell's
Art House Summer Blow Out www.arthouseproductions.org

Saturday : So big of a Day I am renting a U-Haul

JC Record Riot @ Parlay Studios 9 am to 6 pm. $20 before 11am | Free Afterwards.

Not Yo Mama's Craft Fair @ Morgam Lot over 90 original art crafter's | Food Trucks | Beer Trucks
and Seven Bands Saturday's Band Line Up : [noon] Mike Napolitano's School of Rock, [1pm] Ickett (acoustic)[130pm] Fairmont, [230pm] Manouche Bag, [330pm] The Micks, [430pm] Sylvana Joyce and the Moment, [515 pm] tHe AuDiObOdiEs, [600pm] The One and Nines. Times are sharp, beer is cold.

Chewie Palooza Stock V (clink link for location) $5 at the door - plenty of plenty. DJ's, etc etc. 5pm to ----come empty handed and you won't stay long. $5 peeps. lighting by norm francoer. cool house back yard party.

Sunday

Volleyball : I am coming Back

Next Tuesday

Thomas Francis Takes His Chances @ Cake Shop

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

This blog is Hobroken or Thomas Francis THC w/ Bad Cop & Everyman at Maxwells Tonight

Tuesday :

Thomas Francis Takes his Chances roll into Maxwell's tonight. Playing with Bad Cop (Nashville) and The Everymen. TFTHC just wrapped up recording a EP at Moonlight Mile Recording in Hoboken, expect a seven to ten inch release in the upcoming months with some tour dates now that they will have something else to sell besides backrubs :) Doors are at 8:30 with the Everymen at 9 and Bad Cop at 9:45. If you come late might as well stay til Thursday to catch Kiwi.

Shut up and Laugh at Lamppost FREE 9pm

Wednesday

Groove on Grove : Roots, Reggae and Roll Showcase 6 - 9 pm FREE
--GMJ Groove [6pm] Rainbow Fresh [7pm] Kiwi [8pm]--

OPEN MIC: Out of the Box 'Chilltown' Open Mic @ Hudson Pride Connection Center FREE 7:30 pm
32 Jones St.
Tempest Open Mike at the Lamppost 9 pm FREE

Thursday

Another Man's Treasure 5th Anniversary Party 20% off 7 pm .
Come dressed in your favorite Another Man's Treasure purchase to be entered into the store's prize drawing for a $100 gift certificate or other prizes from places like Balance Hair Salon, Hudson County Art Supply, Iris Records, Jersey City Tattoo Company, LITM, Madame Claude Wine & Cafe & more.

Manouche Bag @ Madamme Claude's Cafe FREE 8 pm
'Gypsy jazz' featuring Mattias Gustaffson, Jim Kaz, Joe Bussey and Bryan Beninghove.

John Brown's Body and Kiwi at Maxwell's 9 pm. $ 8

Friday

JC Slam at Grassroots Community Center $5 students 9 pm 45 Cloes Street
The weekly JC Slam is the only PSI sanctioned and nationally recognized slam in North Jersey. Most nights include a brief open-mic session before the slam.

Saturday

Country Rock BBQ FREE at Lucky Sevens 4 pm
with Wyldlife, Blackout Stereo, Air Panther, The Ashes, Crosstown County Allstars and Nikki Sue & the Bad News. Square Dance Party to follow with DJ's Dancing Tony and Leonard Smalls

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Hot Jazz on a Cool Night or Ice Versa

Tonight's edition of Groove on Grove gets a Jazz infusion with :

6 pm Brendan Kibbee http://brendankibbee.com/ | 7 pm The Broc Hempel Trio | 8 pm Jordan Piper Duo http://www.jordanpiper.com/

Later Tonight (W)

The Tempest Sound Hole Live Recording at The Lamp Post
Just Add Sound - the HEAT is ON! at the Warehouse
DJ Sup Babes at Luckys

Thursday Night

UPTOWN CREW OPEN MIC @ Moore's Lounge aka Bill & Ruth's

Coming Up.

Next Tuesday June 14th :
Thomas Francis Takes His Chance | Bad Cop (Nashville) | The Everymen at Maxwell's $8 9 pm

Shut Up & Laugh Comedy Show at the Lamp Post Free 9 pm

all listings compliments of cut and paste

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Friday, June 3, 2011

The Emperor is Coming

http://www.jcfridays.com/ http://www.rockitdocket.com/

Emperor X is coming to 58 tonight, he's looking for Ian Kuahi'i and promises there will be Ox Blood to pay, to add injury to insult, Chico Mann has promised to give Ian an Afro-Cuban Beat-down, not to worry thought Street Justice will prevail at the end of the night.

On Saturday.

Get on your Bike and Ride for the Jersey City Bike Ward Tour 2.0
Food - Sun - Beer - Fun

After Ward Tour Party at Exchange Place at 1 pm with

1 pm The Bad Parts
2 pm BMX Bike Demo by Grove Street Bikes
2:20 pm The Defending Champs
3:15 The Audio Bodies
4:00 Kiwi

Sunday Funday Volleyball at Morris Canal 1 pm

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New Location - Just Behind City Hall : 6th Borough Market

FIRST THURSDAY TIKI PARTY AT DC"s TAVERN

03-06 8 pm Put some Class in your Grass Skirts 8pm DC's Tavern Hoboken : So the crew behind D.C.’s Taverns First Thursdays has decided to go to Hawaii. We’re having a Tiki Party! With a very special guest, the one and only Rum Queen, Natalie Jacob of Papa's Pilar Rum! John Ernst and Joe Donohue are donning Grass Skirts while shaking their coconuts behind the bar. Zoey Ramone will be back in her little tattoo shack and of course I’ll be spinning all things Hawaii, Surf, Skate, Lounge and anything else that reminds you of Summer. So catch a wave, walk don’t run or ski or use the Light Railbut get to D.C.’s Tavern this First Thursday because it is TIKI TIME!

PATHS THAT CROSS : Photography Show at 313 Gallery

03/01 & JCF 5 to 9 pm : Paths That Cross is a visual art experience comprised of works both in photography and video. The work reflects the artists finding their own space in this song to create and reflect. Faet artists : Allana Clarke, Cristine Posner, Gabriella Chavez, Cathleen Marie Thérèse Parra, Kelly Schirmer, Fredrick Macaraeg, Amanda Unger, Rita Jimenez, Roxana Zavala Marroquin, Melissa Büsing, Dakota Santiago, Albamaria Escalante, Kathleen Odenthal, Grace Morchel, and Leona Strassberg Steiner.

17 Year Cicada - New Works by Kayt Hester

SAT 08/24 @ 9pm Port-o- Lounge he 17 Year Cicada – New Art Work by Kayt Hester – opens August 24th at Port- O Lounge, one of the handful of downtown Jersey City restaurants/art galleries that, by presenting to new audiences, up & coming and established local artists, are transforming the New York Metropolitan area Art World. As the title of the exhibition suggests, this edition of the yearly Hester Summer Showcase coalesces around the theme of Magicada Cicadas – the species of cicadas that only appear every 17 years. Her more recent work also expands her use of texture and color. Augmenting her black masking tape are new, extraordinary details made of brightly colored, metallic tape. She also has incorporated embroidery to canvases, essentially embedding 21st century needlepoint within her tape illustrations.

21st Annual Pagan Thanksgiving Dinner

MONDAY Nov 21st 7 pm @ Halcyon [Montclair, NJ] Bring you best side dish, cash bar, donations accepteed for the Human Needs Food Pantry. The 21st Annual Pagan Thanksgiving Feast Where: Halcyon, 114 Walnut Street, Montclair (Next door to Egan's. Parking in back or at the train station) When: The Monday Before Thanksgiving - November 21, 2011 Why: Libations - 7 PM, Dinner - 8:30 (we promise multiple food stations this year!) Who: Everyone, and anyone you want to bring, all are welcome. How: Remember to bring a side dish or homemade dessert Bonus!: Get your muscles primed for the Annual Wishbone Grudge Match! The 21st Pagan Thanksgiving Feast is upon us and from every nook and cranny the weird and wonderful will gather for an evening of full throated frivolity! We will gorge and devour! We will cackle and hoot! Glasses will empty, plates will be licked clean! In the end we will be emerge with bursting bellies, fizzy heads and murky memories. This year we are back at HALCYON in Montclair (next door to Egan's). Feel free to invite any demons you desire: friends and neighbors, families and co-workers, the more the merrier. We'll cook up the turkeys, the ham, the potatoes and the stuffing. All you need to bring is your momma's best side dish or a homemade dessert. No need to bring booze - the bar will be open all night. Every year, we pass the hat to benefit the Human Needs Food Pantry, which has enriched the lives of Montclair residents since 1982.

We Come in Peace | Annual House Party

click for pictures || Four different music rooms with Two different dance floors If you aren't familiar with our house parties: This is an all inclusive deal[ there plenty of cheep free beer and wine [but we also have a premium cash bar] Come in costume [alien, indian, UN peacekeeper, hippie] make an effort. People like to tlak to people in costume, and you want to talk with them. Come in mixed company [if we wanted to have a sausage party I'd go to the Italian Deli] Have fun be safe and be respectful of people [you are in my apartment] +++++If you think that you are that special that you don't need to pay or don't want to pay at least $5 to come, then take your $5 and see how far it gets somewhere else ++++++

3rd annual dj leonard smalls birthday bash

Sat. Dec 4th at Lucky Sevens | Live music by TFTHC, In Musth, Aminial | DJ's Leonard Smalls, Dancing TOny , Caligula | please note, the annual dj leonard smalls drive for the York St. project will also kick-off on december 4th. like last year, please try and bring something to help the single mother's of jersey city this holiday season and each donation gets you a 1/2 priced draft or well drink (one per visit). plenty of items are needed, such as diapers, wipes, bottles, cleaning supplies, bathing supplies, unopened toys, school supplies, non-perishable food, etc. please help make this holiday season a little brighter for those less fortunate

58 Gallery Reunion Show

Opening F 6 to 9 pm Mary Benson Galleryey everybody, there once was this place called 58 gallery in dtjc showed some of the best art around by some of the best emerging artist around, it coupled the shows with sounds and visuals "that would create an atmosphere unlike any in nyc" holland cotter ny times...and it did a bunch of other things to strengthen the artist community between 2002-2012. it closed in 2012. some of the pioneers and trendsetters of that time are gathering for the start of this amazing series of shows. stay tuned for more info. www.fifty8.com

The Attic Ensemble Presents

Nov 7 to 18h @ Barrow Mansion | August, 1949. A fascinatingly realistic picture of routine cases brought into a bustling metropolitan police station in the course of an evening. Out of the welter of human misery, vice and foolishness there emerges the moving case of a decent young man who has stolen money from his employer; a hardened criminal dragging his young friend down with him; a lawless NJ "gardener" with a corrupt lawyer; and others. In the throes of the tumult is Detective McLeod -- a man whose black & white vision of justice will be challenged by the woman he loves most: his wife. A cast of 22 men and women will bring this drama of truth and consequences to life on the stage.

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