Brooklyn Ski Club

Brooklyn Ski Club Is Fucking Dead...

2012-01-03T13:50:00.000-05:00

As you may have noticed there hasn't been a BSC post in a long time. The truth is I don't have much time to post anymore. Plus, I am a bitter old man now. My ear is no longer to the ground. The Euro-trash asshole at Union Pool on Saturday night probably knows more about the local music scene these days than I do. I used to go to 6 shows per week. Now I watch 6 shows on TV per night (just kidding,

Tonight: Raccoon Fighter Release Party + After Party

2011-11-08T12:47:00.000-05:00

Raccoon Fighter is playing Mercury Lounge tonight to celebrate the release of their latest 7". They go on bright and early at 7pm sharp. Also on the bill are Three Blind Wolves from Scotland. I know nothing about them but as a proud descendant of Clan Donald I like all things Scotland, except the Campbells - those dirty fucks. After the show the Raccoon clan heads over to St. Jerome's for the

The Death Set Have A New Video, "DZ Deathrays"

2011-11-08T12:39:00.002-05:00

The Mess Up - DZ Deathrays (The Death Set Rmx) from The Death Set on Vimeo.

Today: Superchief Presents w/ Gunfight!, Ritz Riot, Raccoon Fighter, EULA, Shapes & More

2011-10-23T12:07:00.000-04:00

Killer, killer, killer show today at the Morgan. Damn near all of my favorite local bands are playing this. All we need is Ballzy & Wild Yaks and it would be perfecto. It's also weird because if I booked an all-day show in Brooklyn this is pretty much the exact line-up you'd get, or pretty damn close. It's $10 but that gets you 22 bands and I think there's free booze early on. Info & RSVP

Wild Yaks Played Grand St. Bakery (Video)

2011-10-23T12:01:00.000-04:00

The Yaks are back after taking a short hiatus to record their new album. On Friday they played the backyard of the Grand Street Bakery, which is a killer space. They should have more shows back there. Despite being completely shit-faced the set was pretty killer. I took a bunch of pics and shot some video of it. I still need to upload the pics but check out the sweet HD (make sure to toggle it to

Tonight: Wild Yaks, EULA, Ritz Riot, Spirit Family Reunion

2011-10-21T12:12:00.001-04:00

If you wanna run around town you can see Wild Yaks and Spirit Family Reunion twice tonight! Early on Wild Yaks are playing The Grand St. Bakery on Grand St. in Brooklyn. Also early, Spirit Family Reunion (who recently opened for the legendary Levon Helm) are playing the Invisible Children event at Big Screen Plaza. Later on Wild Yaks are playing with EULA and Ritz Riot at Tommy's Tavern! A

Black Lips Playing VICE Halloween Party @ Webster Hall

2011-10-05T15:42:00.000-04:00

Black Lips are coming to NYC for Halloween! VICE put together a rager at Webster Hall with Davila 666 and X-Ray Eyeballs. The tickets are $25 which is pretty cheap considering it's Halloween. Nonetheless, put me on the list yo! Link: Buy Tickets

Youth Of Today Playing Santos Party House, Really?

2011-10-05T11:22:00.000-04:00

I just got an email informing me that Youth Of Today is playing Santos Party House with Kylesa, Mouthpiece, Trash Talk & more. Fucking Youth Of Today? I was never a big fan but these dudes are legendary and this show is going to be fucking apeshit nutso. Link: RSVP for Youth Of Today

Hull Has A New Album Streaming On AOL

2011-10-04T20:53:00.000-04:00

Brooklyn's finest metal band, Hull, has a new album entitled Beyond The Lightless Sky and it's streaming for free on AOL. Link: Hull Beyond The Lightless Sky

Spanish Prisoners Have A New Album (Free Stream)

2011-10-04T20:46:00.001-04:00

Spanish Prisoners have a new album called Gold Fools. You can stream the whole thing on the band's Bandcamp page. Link: Spanish Prisoners Gold Fools

Radiohead Is Playing Occupy Wall Street Today(?)

2011-09-30T13:12:00.000-04:00

The rumors are true, Radiohead will be playing Liberty Park today at 4pm. This will be a shit show to end all shit shows. In fact, I kinda think it's irresponsible of the band. The cops are already heated and flooding downtown with Radiohead fans might be exactly what's needed for a full on riot to erupt. This is gonna get ugly, proceed with caution. Link: Radiohead Occupy Wall Street ***

Chris Cornell Has A New Album & Video, "The Keeper"

2011-09-28T18:08:00.002-04:00

Chris Cornell is guilty of making one of the worst solo albums ever. He is also guilty of making one of my all-time favorite solo albums, Euphoria Morning. So what can we expect with this one? Well, the good news is he's back in Soundgarden and playing guitar again. He also has ditched Timbaland (thank you big baby Jesus)! And furthermore he did a solo acoustic tour recently. Based on the first

Cerebral Ballzy Has Another New Video, "Anthem"

2011-09-28T17:54:00.001-04:00

Cerebral Ballzy has released yet another video. This time it's for "Anthem" and it's being released by Hot Topic. People are giving them serious shit for working with Hot Topic and even for working with Adult Swim. That's fucking bullshit if you ask me. Labels are broke, fans aren't buying albums or even much merch and here we have a band actually being success in the only way possible these

Lou Reed + Metallica Track Leaked...It Sucks

2011-09-26T13:21:00.000-04:00

The first full track from the Metallica and Lou Reed collaboration has hit the net and boy does it suck. It's everything wrong about Metallica (the 90's) mixed with all that is wrong about Lou Reed (artsy bullshit) mashed together. It sucks to a level that nothing has sucked before, not even St. Anger. It makes me want to exterminate man kind. I woke up kinda drunk and feeling good and now I want

Tonight: Ritz Riot & EULA @ Matchless

2011-09-22T17:47:00.000-04:00

Two of our favorite local bands, Ritz Riot & EULA, are at Matchless tonight. They make for an awesome 1-2 punch. The first time these two played together was at the Brooklyn Ski Club edition of Personality Crisis at Shea Stadium. That was awesome so don't miss out this time. RSVP & Details: Ritz Riot & EULA

Suicidal Tendencies Played House Of Vans

2011-09-21T17:11:00.000-04:00

For the past few weeks people were talking about a secret Suicidal Tendencies show going down in Brooklyn. Everyone knew it would be on September 15th because that was the only open date on the tour but the location was under wraps. But when your tour is sponsored by Vans and it just so happens Vans has a pop-up venue in Brooklyn it wasn't a hard one to figure out. I had a few friends that know

Tomorrow: For The Record w/ Raccoon Fighter, Locksley + More

2011-09-20T12:50:00.000-04:00

The Society of Illustrators is celebrating their Rolling Stone Art exhibit with a rock n' roll show. The bands playing are Locksley, Lily & The Parlour Tricks and our bros Raccoon Fighter. It's $10 to get in. Info & Tickets: For The Record

VICE Throws One Hell Of A Party

2011-09-17T21:49:00.000-04:00

On Thursday I was one of the lucky few who managed to get into the VICE.com Launch Party. The domain name was being held ransom by some porn site and VICE finally got their hands on it. Obviously this is calls for celebration so they invited Rick Ross, DFA 1979, Tanlines and more to perform at some gigantic old bank in Brooklyn. I've been to many VICE parties in the past and sometimes getting in

Full Frontal VICE Launch Party w/ Rick Ross, DFA 1979, Black Lips, Nick Zinner & More

2011-09-12T17:44:00.000-04:00

VICE is putting all of it's various websites under one roof, www.VICE.com, and want to celebrate. So they've put together what looks like the best fucking party in history. The line up is fucking insane and best of all it's free! Hurry the fuck up and RSVP now though because this will fill up fast. I generally hate shit shows but this is so crazy that I don't think I'll even care. Link:

Brooklyn Ski Club Classic Punk DJ Set Tomorrow w/ Parris of Cro-Mags!

2011-09-07T11:28:00.000-04:00

Tomorrow night I'm going to be over at St. Jerome's doing a special DJ set dedicated to classic punk of the 70's and 80's. Expect to hear some Dead Boys, Anti-Nowhere League, FEAR, Subhumans, Ramones, Misfits, New York Dolls, The Damned, Sham 69 and so forth. Later that same night Parris Mayhew of the legendary Cro-Mags is doing a Cheap Trick tribute set. It's free to get in and the beer is only

Steel Phantoms Have A New EP + Free MP3, "Bedouin"

2011-09-07T11:10:00.002-04:00

Brooklyn's Steel Phantoms have some new tunes you should listen to. Check out the Forer EP on Bandcamp and download the track "Bedouin". Link: Forer EP on Bandcamp Aaron Harris and Yosef Munro met as teenagers in Pittsburgh, PA and have been playing music together ever since. After high school they both moved to Montreal to be music majors at McGill University, but Harris dropped out

Tom Morello Played City Winery

2011-09-03T18:07:00.000-04:00

On Thursday I stopped by City Winery to see Tom Morello performing as The Nightwatchman. I was only familiar with a handful of songs prior to the show and I had mixed feelings about what I had heard. I didn't know what to expect. We were given seats a couple of feet away from the stage. I scanned the room and saw an surprising amount of middle aged dudes in collar shirts. It looked like a

TV On The Radio Have A New Video, "Second Song" + Releasing Live EP

2011-09-01T12:02:00.001-04:00

TV On The Radio have a new video and a new live EP coming out called "World Cafe Live" which is available on September 6th. They will be in NYC on the 8th at the Williamsburg Waterfront.

EULA Has A New Video, "Maurice Narcisse" + Free MP3 Download

2011-08-25T13:40:00.000-04:00

Our pals EULA have a new video for their song "Maurice Narcisse". After you watch if go ahead and download the MP3. If you want to check them out live, which you should, you're in luck - they're playing tonight on Canal St.

Larry David Talks To "Mo" Gaddafi (Video)

2011-08-22T10:09:00.000-04:00

Larry David and "Mo" Gaddafi go way back man. When he's not busy dictating Libya he's hitting the resorts with Larry.