2012 : The Year of the Helve

First post of the year : Significance. nothing really. Still hustling and hustling this weekend it will be with the Sixth Annual Snow Ball at Art House Productions this Saturday. The annual fundraiser helps supports Art House Productions - Production for their upcoming season. If you have time to volunteer this week,  visit Thursday, from 5 to 9 pm, or Friday from 4 to 9 pm. After that strap on your best Disco Stylings for a glamorous evening. Buy tickets here. Beside food and drinks, the night also includes two set by the One and Nines then DJ George Soul Fernandez ignites at disco ball for the rest of night. There's  there a silent auction of great stuff including an guitar compliments of Jemma Loan. Each attendee gets a gift bag of goodies. A special thanks to The Thousand Pities, Food Will Win The War, New Tricks Jazz, Devi, and the Porchistas for donating merchandise for this cause.  Hustling in Pennsylvania on Saturday will take place in New Hope as  my kids Thomas Francis Takes His Chances play Triumph Brewery.

Heading backwards from Saturday :
On Friday : Shayfer James plays at Maxwell's as part of Those Mockingbirds Vinyl release show.
On Thursday: Black Water, Invisible Lines and Lady in the Radiator play The Lamppost
On Wednesday : The Tempest Jams the Lampost.

Now fast forward :
on Sunday : the Great Jersey City 2012 Soup Swap at Made With Love : Bring 4 Quarts of Your FROZEN Homemade Soup (divided into single quart containers) *PLUS* one or more non-perishable items to donate to the St. Matthew's Food Pantry (canned soup, one-can meals, cereals, peanut butter, tuna, canned tomatoes or sauces, canned fruits or vegetables, and non-perishable milk are all appreciated). BYOB and snacks will be available for purchase.

also Two Deep Fryers and Two TV's play at Casa de mi. Entry Beer or some libation. Must love shouting at the TV.

RSVP to NYE - ASAP

update - update - update - update 

Twenty - 12 Hour Party People ++

for New Year's Eve at 58 

This Event is a PRIVATE PARTY and attendees should email rockitdocket@gmail.com or respond on the facebook event invite to attend.

Facebook Invite http://www.facebook.com/events/326764594008755/

New Year's Eve at 58 : Twenty 12 Hour Party People

58 Gallery : 58 Coles Street, JC, NJ 07302 

8 pm doors. 

Live Music by : Times are Sharp. Midnight Happens at Midnight so don't be late.  

9:00 Shayfer James http://shayferjames.com/

10:00 Wyldlife http://wyldlife.bandcamp.com/

11:00 Thomas Francis Takes His Chances http://thomasfrancistakeshischances.bandcamp.com/

and the return of American Watercolor Movement at Midnight

[with special guest Marcos Garcia - Chico Mann]

www.americanwatercolormovement.com

Followed by DJ's

Scott FREE  http://www.facebook.com/scottFREEnyc

Motorfunker  http://www.facebook.com/motorfunker

More info www.rockitdocket.com 

++ although a great promotional party name, this party will NOT last 12 hours. Your party can, just take it elsewhere. 

Nu Year's Eve

Happy Holidays to you old Rock-it Docket !
Have a safe and Merry Weekend.

The Rock-it Docket will be on relative hiatus as we prepare for the
Twenty - 12 Hour Party People for New Year's Eve at 58.

This Event is a PRIVATE PARTY and attendees should email rockitdocket@gmail.com or respond on the facebook event invite to attend.

Facebook Invite http://www.facebook.com/events/326764594008755/

New Year's Eve at 58 : Twenty 12 Hour Party People
58 Gallery : 58 Coles Street, JC, NJ 07302 7 pm

Live Music by :

8:00 Special Guests www.???.com
9:00 Shayfer James http://shayferjames.com/
10:00 Wyldlife http://wyldlife.bandcamp.com/
11:00 Thomas Francis Takes His Chances http://thomasfrancistakeshischances.bandcamp.com/
and the return of American Watercolor Movement at Midnight
[with special guest Marcos Garcia - Chico Mann]
www.americanwatercolormovement.com


Followed by DJ's
Scott FREE  http://www.facebook.com/scottFREEnyc
Motorfunker  http://www.facebook.com/motorfunker


More info www.rockitdocket.com | www.fifty8.com

Let's get Seussical by the Moonlight Santa babies

Special thanks to The One and Nines, The Micks, The Orion Experience, Fort Courage, and the Charlie Afrosheens for last JCFridays awesome performances. Another successful event in the 10th most artistic city on in America. No time to take a bow, the show must go on ! And this Saturday Night we are going to take Jersey City's Thomas Francis Takes His Chances and In Musth to Moonlight Mile Studios for a Mobius Christmas. DJ Street Justice spins. Doors are at 9 pm.

Tonight and through this weekend. Art House Productions, Stages ! [a Theatre Academy and Youth Performance Group] scramble their own versions of Green Eggs and Ham, served with a Cat in the Hat for Seussical Jr! This is of course a kid friendly event, but you don't need to wait for your heart to grow three times it's size if you want to get down in who-ville. On Friday Night, adults can help raise funds for Art House Productions Holiday Party at Lucky Seven's. $20 donation gets you an open bar for two hours from 8 pm to 10pm, plus great raffle prizes inclusive of tickets for this year Snow Ball. Please don't ask me to do the math?

Theatrically Speaking, JCity Theatre, is putting up the tree for their annual Tuna Christmas, and if you can't get through the holidays without visiting Bedford Falls, a radio reading of It's a Wonderful Life is being performed by the Attic Ensemble at Barrow Mansion/. Beyond tearing up when Harry Bailey toasts the richest man in town, the annual Holiday Cheer of this Saturday's Santacon [Santa Convention] is great fun for anyone looking to dress up as Mr. or Mrs. Claus. On Sunday, head to Grace Church for their second annual Holiday Concert: Performers include : Roland Ramos, Debra Devi, J Hacha De ZoLa, Found Wandering, Frank Ippolito, Carolyn Light, Amy Elise, Tersea Blunda, Kate Kaiser, Chrissy Roberts, Glen Coleman, John Young, Katja Larssen, Stacy Weidenmuller, David Ribyat, Donald Gallagher, Mary Aiken, Dave Ace Case, Cat Lombardi, Anthony Blunda, Peter Moffitt. 1:30 pm

On the live music side, Omega Please, Shen and a combination of letters that I don't feel like typeing is playing tonight at the Lamppost. Omega Please, is a musical project of Thomas Carlson [Jc Artshool] , Daivid Sullivam [Neurourolist] and Lizzie Kenny [TFTHC], check it out swing by Woolpunk studios to score a date first though. If you already have someone , great invite them to your work holiday party, or take your super special to catch Manouche Bag at Madamme Claude's beforehand. 

Remember Shop Local - Stores are open Late on Thursdays.

JC TRidays

Tonight the group that started this whole fun-asco known as JC Fridays, Art House Productions  gets and early start on the weekend with their signature event The Art House, tonight's featured performer is Peter Debbene, a poet,novelist and comic book writer. 58 is also getting a jump on the JC Friday tonight with a preview of Hiroshi Kumagai's new works.  Brendan Carroll from the Jersey City Independent interviewed Hiroshi about tonight show here. Tonight DJ Pastiche spins with light refreshments by Sweets and Bitters. www.SweetsandBitters.com  She will be serving her original Matcha Cupcakes and Transpacific Punch!  This event is partially sponsored by awesome DRYDOCK of Redhook! http://www.drydockny.com/. Take a break anytime before 10 pm and get your holiday shopping done locally as downtown businesses will remain open until late until the world's favorite anti-burglar slides down your fire escape.  


The city scope widens up on JC Fridays with multitudes of events. This seasonal will surely have a seasonal purpose,  since no good holiday can't happen with out music, we've set up a Band Bonanza at 58 with The Charlie Afrosheens [530], Fort Courage [7], The Orion Experience [745], The Micks [830], and The One and Nines [915] -Times are sharp- If you would prefer to do your own show Take Your Chances and Head over to 4th Street. On the late side, Piano land has an after - after party til day break. Somewhere in between all of this please make a point to visit Robert Piersanti's Stdio on Pavaonia, in addition to a art work that will surely get your heart flowing, I'm sure he will additionally impress with some live burlesque performances and maybe a sword swallower and an elephant  


Once you Wake up or if you stay up. Get some costummed crafts courtesy of Not Yo Mama's Craft Fair's Happenin' Holiday Hullaloo ! at Art House Productions [also open JC Fridays] Saturday Night, is the DJ Leonard Smalls B-Day party at Lucky Sevens. Aminal [9pm] and Thomas Francis Takes His Chances [10pm] play. Dancing Tony, Scott Free and the Birthday Boys, spin at this event which also DJ Leonard Smalls annual holiday fundraiser. This year's drive is for The Learning Community Charter School www.lccs.org if you want to do this on your own. Also on Saturday the Cicada Radio, The Had Faces Then, Meet/Pause and Holy City Zoo return to the Lamp Post, since being snowed out on Halloween. heckle these guys until you here Pink Triangle. 


That's your Tri-Day enjoy.   

A Peace of the Action

www.rockitdocket.com

Thanks to everyone who helped out, cooked and came to Monday's Pagan Thanksgiving at Halcyon.We raised over $500 for the Human Needs Food Pantry.

Enjoy Thanksgiving with your friends and family before the holiday invasion starts.. on a different front.. Friday is also our annual House|Apt Costume Party : This year's theme is WE COME IN PEACE, yes another generalization that allows you use your creative forces in coming up with a costume. It's $5 for ladies and the costumed | $10 for dudes w/o costume.  There is free beer and wine as well as an out of the world cocktail selection in Star Trek Crew Lounge. The United Federal of Planets has send Ambassador Street Justice and Dangerous Dave Feldmen [Wyldlife] and special guests to keep you focused on the prime directive during your down time.  Spinning in the DMZ, is DJ's Appetite, Leonard Smalls [Lucky 7's] , Scott FREE and Dancing Tony.  In Peace Pipe Tee Pee DJ William McCamie, DJ Pastiche and Sean McAdams as well as other tribal souls.

This sounds like a lot and is is a lot. If you would like to help set-up on Friday, help work the door, or be the ultimate and help clean-up on Saturday, let me know, and I'll cover your door plus. I am also looking for a general all around cleaning person for Friday night [paid gig - you must be relatively sober all night]

Peace Out.

The Busy Season Begins or Beam Me up Turkey

Ah just like college, a bunch of all nighters await me.  I've got two big Finals to prep for and you are all invited to see if I can pass the test.

First next Monday is the 21st Annaul Pagan Thanksgiving Feast. A tradition that started in college, continues into our second decade. This years host restaurant is Halcyon in Montclair, the swanky sister restaurant to Egan's. If this is all new to you. Here's the deal on a platter for you. We make 7 turkeys, 3 hams, 60 pounds of mashed potatoes, and stuffing. You bring your best side dish. Cocktail Hour 7:00 to 8:30 pm. Dinner next. This event is a benefit for the Human Needs Food Pantry.  email me with any quiestions. NJ Transit trains stop at Walnut Street. you can hitch a ride back to JC.

Then next Friday the 25th is our Annual House Party : This year's theme We Come in Peace : Costumes are a must if you want to pay $5 at the door. Hold on there's a fee. yes there is. This party is all inclusive and you need only to bring your alien-indian-sheriff-judge-piece of pie self. There free beer and wine, and a premium cash bar in the Star Trek Crew Tavern. For this event DJ Bill's room will has been renamed the Indian Peace Pipe Dance TP my room will be referred to as New DMZ or Dancing Madness Zone. Confirmed DJ's so far Street Justice, Scott Free, DJ William McCamie, Dangerous Dave [Wyldlife] Leonard Smalls, and more to come ===

Okay keep this stuff in mind : Here's what up for the rest of the weekend.

Saturday : Rising Tide Capital and Arthouse Present : Art Fest at Art House [see pic] noon to 7 pm
Sunday : 4th Street Arts 3rd Annual Mac & Cheese Bake-off Benefit [check link] noon to 6 pm
Sunday :  Pork Chop at Paul Vincent Studios [hoboken] 3 to 7pm live music with Animal Crackas and Ame the Amazing
Sunday : LITM Turns 8 - Vintage Style

on a nutshell.......

sat: got my best flannel for a post midnight 90's dj set for me at lucky seven's. mad mad madia party  are taking over Moishe's Moving / Mana Downtown  tonight. 22nd Annual Cathedral Arts Festival at grace church, don't who knows who's playing at the lamp post , who is zac? , probably someone I know.. check your facebook that's why you signed up sorry. not my job.. it's your move. Happy Birthday Harold !!

sunday: volleyball noon to 4pm. or just sleep late. again it's your move

coming up next monday : 21st Annual Pagan Thanksgiving
coming up friday after thanksgiving : We Come in Peace Annual House Party get your costumes ready.

thursday dec 1st : Hiroshi Kumagai at 58 [preview 6 to 9 pm]
jcfridays dec 2nd : Charlie Afro Sheen, The Micks, and The One and Nines at 58
dec 3rd : a DJ Leonard Small Birthday [live performance by Thomas Francis Takes his Chances]

dec 10th : a moonlight mile christmas

58 to host ghost - or haunting it old school

the last 36 hours leading up to this event have really been eventful. now we need to make an event out of it.

So.. Looking for volunteers to help set up tomorrow at 1 pm.  The task of readying 58 needs some extra hands if you are available to help out from 1 to 3 as we relocate, organize and decorate tomorrow give me a ring at 973-219-9696 or just stop by.

Thanks Dancing Tony

afterwards there are parties galore from litm, luckys, pj ryan's, porto lounge,  you know the drill dress you best and win the prize !!!

Ghost of Uncle Joe's Party Moving Indoors Saturday Night

Plug that glue gun back in we are going to move the Ghost of Uncle Joe's Party indoors for Saturday Night. The event will be at a downtown location. Same time 5 pm to 10 pm. $10 donation

Ghost of Uncle Joe's FAQ's and FYI's or My Last Will and Testament

www.rockitdocket.com
Ghost of Uncle Joe's Facebook Page 
Jersey City Independent Story
jerseycitycemetery.org [to donate directly]

[post resureditted from last year]

Although there won't be a quiz, I wanted to make sure you zombies and ghouls are all experts on this Saturday's Fundraiser.

First FAQ

Q:   I heard it's going to be cold and rainy and may even snow on Saturday will the event still occur ?

A: Of course not silly, cold and rain don't make fun parties. The Rain Date for the Cemetery portion of the party with will be SUNDAY OCTOBER 30 at 3:30/4:00 PM. THE AFTER LIFE PARTY AT THE LAMP POST WILL HAPPEN REGARDLESS OF THE WEATHER. But come early as we may throw an extra band or two on the bill.

We will make a call on the event on Friday Evening, or early Saturday Morning . Check www.rockitdocket.com for the latest updates. 

+++ Please be respectful of the cemetery grounds and those persons in attendance in spirit +++++DO NOT Smoke around the graveyard. Smoke in the driveway area only and DO NOT LITTER

DO NOT Lean on, sit on, play on the Gravestone. Most of them are older than you.

BE CAREFUL walking the grounds of  the cemetery. The walkways are old and some of the ground has settled. DO NOT - DO NOT go into any restricted areas as there are dangerous and most likely have poison ivy as well.

The event is outdoors,  and it starts at 5 pm and ends at 10 pm. It's a fundraiser for the Cemetery. (since you are not the charity please donate $10.) You need to be 18 to enter, or must be with a guardian to attend this event and will need to sign a waiver to enter.

Parking. Please park your car down the hill from the cemetery. There is no Parking on Newark Ave. Food and Drinks  Lucinda's Crepe truck, Cal's Hot Dogs and Made with Love Organic Bakery will be on hand serving food, hot chocolate and hot cider until 9:30 pm. This year we rented TWO porto-potties. You can BYOB to this event. We will also have ghoulish libations available. 

Set Times : 5:30 Vice Presidents of the US, 6:15 Nirvana , 7:00 The Faces, 7:45 U2, 8:30 The Cure, 9:15 The Ramones. DJ Jam Master Jay All Night [our apologies to Belinda Carlise we didn't know the The Go-Go's are on Vacation] 

10:00 Zombie March to the Lamp Post for the After Life Party with : 10:30 The Exploding Hearts , 11:10 The Talking Heads, 11:50 Foo Fighters 12:30 Weezer  1:10 Smashing Pumpkins with DJ Jam Master Jay and Deadman Tony.

The After-life party is free but we will be accepting donations and selling Totes, T-shirts, long sleeve shirts and Hoodies with and image designed and printed by the Jersey City Art Workshop to raise money for the Historic JC and Harsimus Cemetery [click here for link to donate] Flyer Design by Mike Mandracchia.

s-a-t-u-r-d-a-y- night (plus?)

i could have tweeted this 

SAT 

++moonlight mile studios [123 harrison hoboken] Mike V of the Everymen|Radio Exiles|WJ & The Sweet Sacrifice|Wyldlife 8pm doors $7 donation [bands and beer] byob OK

++the one and nines vinyl release at maxwells [hoboken] with bryan benninghove's hangmen 9pm 

++The Sea of Otters and Aminal @ The Lamppost 10 pm 

++ British Invasion with DJ Alix - Sexy Lexy @ the White Star 10 pm 

++ Emperor X CMJ 

++ Front Bottoms CMJ 

++ Shayfer James CMJ 

SUN

great day for volleyball 

New Movement Takes over Jersey City

Hey Occupationists ! Don't worry Journal Square is still yours. But we wanted to invite artists and those interested in live model drawing for the debut of the Downtown Figure Movement tonight at 58 hosted by Joe Velez. First pose is at 7:30. Details below :

The Downtown Figure Movement is an inclusive weekly figure drawing/painting/whatever session (non-toxic materials only and no photography). It will take place in the heart of Jersey City's art community, The 58 Gallery, and will be hosted by Joe Velez.   All, and we mean ALL, skill levels are welcomed to join. It's going to be a light, fun and casual atmosphere. All you need to bring are your supplies, your smiles and $10!  Each session is 3 hours and will consist of:  5 - 2 minute poses,  4 - 5 minute poses,  3 - 10 minute poses ,  1 - 30 minute pose,  1 - 90 minute pose. 

Join The Downtown Figure Movement and create amongst some of the most notable Artists in the area!

The rest of the weekend look good to me, especially since it doesn't require me booking, banding, djing, etc.  It's nice to be a guest, sometimes.

This weekend is the debut of the Golden Door Film Festival here in Jersey City : Thurs through Sunday [check link]

Friday and Saturday : Art in Motion a combination of words, dance and music happens at Downtown Live.

Roland Ramos,  who is renting out space to artists on the third floor of the Monroe Center in Hoboken, has again put together another great assemblage of artists for this Years Digable Arts Festival this Saturday and Sunday [check blog link]

Sunday :  Volleyball - The Walkmen Play Hoboken Pier A hMag Festival it's FREE but you need to RSVP.

Two weeks to get your costumes for the Ghost of Uncle Joe's Halloween Benefit at the Historic JC and Harsimus Cemetery. Check out Another Man's Treasure for some deadly duds at not so scary prices.

There goes the Gayborhood

Mother Nature is blessing this weekend with some great weather. Maybe because she had whipped up a Hurricane for the August 31th Do Ask Do Tell - Hudson Pride Festival which will be held this Sunday instaed. Stop by the Rock-it Docket End of the Rainbow Stage from noon to 6:30. Here's the schedule Ignite Violet [noon], Sing GAZELLE! [1245], M. Josephine [130], MrBlackman JuneStar & the Afro Charlie Sheens [215], Thomas Francis Takeshischances [300], DJScott Free dance-set-tearia [345], SIRENA [415], Dujuana Sharese with Spacious Curtis [445], The Aster Pheonyx Project [530]. Tonight PINT host a special Gayborhood Event and there some burlesque to be seen in town tonight as well. Check out this link for the full schedule of events

Tonight. Join 58 for their annual group show. Long time artist and new bloods particiapte in what may be a Grand Finale as the city again is trying to close down the gallery.

Thomas Francis is live tonight on the radio  ~WRSU 88.7 Rutgers Radio~ Tomorrow night 10pm - 12 am In studio performance / interview - Overnight Sensations* sure to amuse. And plays this Sunday's Hudson Pride Festival at 3 pm and Asbury Lanes at 8 pm

As usual y apolgies becuase it's alomost 2 pm and I am just getting time to do this. I'll have to cut out my West Wing time and my Android Backgammon time from now on. NOT.

JC Artist's Studio(s) Tour Weekend

Check out the Jersey City Independent's Interactive Map for the Artist's Studio Tour. An un-line version is available in this week's Jersey City Reporter

It figures that the weekend with the most things to do, is the hardest weekend for me to get this blog out.  I've been up all night water-proofing the 4th Street Art and Music Festival [11 am to 10 pm] Afterwards I'll be spinning the after party at Lucky's Sevens with the L7's BBQ Master and DJ Leonard Smalls.

Friends there are plenty o things to do this weekend. And had it not been 5 am at this time I, would tell you more. Just please enjoy !