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Fifth Annual Masquerade Macabre
Halloween Saturday, Oct 26, 9pm-4am, $20*, 21+ (25+ recommended)
Grand Harmony Palace, 98 Mott St just above Canal St
Official site & details: http://www.geminiandscorpio.com/events.html
Tickets now on sale: http://masquerademacabre.bpt.me
FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/415184988581311
Twitter: @gemini_scorpio / #MasqMacabre
A marvellous and mysterious event...a Halloween celebration of the extravagant and the grotesque...an all-night spectacle of atmosphere, costumery and diverse entertainments...an explosion of live music, dancing, circus arts, and late-night revelry, snake-charmed into an absinthe-fueled early-morning speakeasy.
Featuring: back from a hit season of LIMBO at London's South Bank Center, circus composer Sxip Shirey with beatboxer Adam Matta and other special guests (his only NYC show!). Mind-blowing hip-hop brass band Pitchblak. Hosted by twisted maniac Baron von Doom. Demonic dance floor by DJ Joro Boro. Fantastical face & body painting by Painteresse Elyzabeth. Frighteningly accurate fortunes told by practitioners of the occult arts. Absinthe and other mind-altering potions by The House of St Eve (yes, t.h.o.s.e. cocktails...). Cheap drink specials all night with crazy maple pecan bourbon William Wolf.
*An additional $30 gets you a commemorative Masquerade Macabre hip flask engraved with the monster hybrid Victorian couple from the event flyer.
Costumes required:
Inspiration: macabre carnival, aberrations of nature, cabinet of curiosities, dark Victoriana, evil funhouse, steampunk, Jan Svankmaier & Brothers Quay films, Freaks, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Think dark & creepy. Or dark & funny. Or whatever your Halloween costume happens to be. But if we have to ask, it's not a costume.
Press:
"Live music, dancing, absinthe and the dark arts" - The New York Times. "Late-night absinthe-fueled revelry, with dancing, circus arts, and a Victorian-inspired dress code." - The Village Voice. "Expect off-the-wall antics" - Huffington Post. "Denizens of the night...down absinthe until the sun rises." - TimeOut New York. "Absinthe-fueled debauchery." - Paper. "Vintage-inspired spectacle." - New York Press. "This quintessential New York experience, a costume-required masquerade ball, offers a cornucopia of pleasures guaranteed to keep you going all night (and morning) long." - Flavorpill. "Collection of artists who revel in all things exotic, sensual and creative." - Examiner
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OLDTIMEY HALLOWEEN: 11.1
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WHAT: 1st Annual Rotten Apple Roots and Bluegrass Halloween
WHEN: Friday November 1st, 7pm until frikkin' late
WHERE: The Bell House, 149 7th St, Gowanus, Brooklyn
INFO/TICKETS: http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/333583-rotten-apple-roots-bluegrass-brooklyn
CONTACT: Alex Borsody, asborsody@gmail.com / M (914)-715-8862 / T (718)-770-7981
Headlined by Americana superstars The Hackensaw Boys and Hillbilly punk troubadour Morgan O'Kane, the 1st Annual Rotten Apple Roots and Bluegrass Halloween will be a non-stop show of the best Roots and Bluegrass the burgeoning Brooklyn folk revival scene has to offer. Murder ballads, banjos and candy. Trick or Treat, y'all!
There will be costume prizes, zombie booths, and all manner of Halloween mischief. Costume contest winner will receive a 25$ bar tab, a print of this year's festival artwork, and also the right to dance on stage no matter how drunk they get.
Lineup:
12:00 Morgan O'Kane
10:30 Hackensaw Boys
9:45 Melody Allegra and Her Band of Monsters
9:00 Seth Kessel and the Two Cent Band
8:00 Union Street Preservation Society/Diamond Eye Jack Superjam
7:00 Barefoot and Bankside
- A "hybrid of Appalachian front porch simplicity delivered with edgy punk rock power," The Hackensaw Boys have been tearing it up for over a decade now. They've toured with the Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse and Cake and backed up country legend Charlie Louvin' and now they're gearing up to blast a hole in the atmosphere at this year's Boograss Spooktacular. www.hackensawboys.com
*Morgan O'Kane is a regular modern day Woody Guthrie, having earned his stripes as a banjo player and street punk activist by busking his way around the country. These days he's set up camp in Williamsburg and brings his raucous blend of traditional stylings and modern gumption to the good people of Brooklyn. Prepare to be amazed. www.morganokanemusic.com
- Award winning fiddler Melody Allegra Berger has been playing violin since the age of five and is classically trained in both violin and voice. She fell in love with bluegrass/old time music around 8 years ago and has been raising a ruckus in the NYC area ever since. In addition to regularly playing at regional favorites, Melody has gotten to rock out at places like the top of Rockefeller Center, the Lincoln Center Atrium and the renowned Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in San Francisco. She's joined for this show by an all star band of monsters, including Paul Kowert on bass (Punch Brothers), Jordan Tice on guitar, and Bennett Sullivan on banjo.
www.melodyallegra.com Expect smokin' fiddlin' and gritty soulful vocals.
- Seth Kessel and the Two Cent Jazz Band's original compositions are planted firmly in the rich tradition of American folk music with hints of over-seas influences including Django Reinhardt and Klezmer. Their sound is power-fueled yet danceable—punk energy is added to the already impressively blazing gypsy jazz guitar licks and romping second-line New Orleans horn parts. The evolution of great traditional music continues on with this one-of-a-kind Brooklyn band of troubadours. www.sethkessel.com
- Union Street Preservation Society Hailed by Glide Magazine as "tasty and alive" with "brisk, flavorful improvisation," USPS is fast emerging as an Americana favorite in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. They've shared the stage with nationally prominent acts like The Andy Statman Trio, Greensky Bluegrass, Cornmeal and Max Creek, and make regular appearances at New York's most prominent venues. Down Home Goodness Done Right. www.unionstreetpreservationsociety.com
- Barefoot & Bankside is a music project built around the songwriting & vocal stylings of Jamey "Brother" Hamm & Amanda Neill. Born & raised true southerners from Alabama & Tennessee, these two genuinely blend the familiar sounds of classic country music, gospel and even a little alternative/southern rock. www.barefootandbankside.com
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