BEAT BLASTS! DJ BLOWOUTS! RECORD SHOW BASHERS!
Stop the presses! Two of my most favorite drummers are in town this week!
MUMMIES FEATURING RUSSELL QUAN!!
San Francisco giant Russell Quan will be bashing his way into our hearts with the fabulous Mummies at Maxwell's on Tuesday and at Southpaw on Wednesday! Here's a pic of Russell on my 1962 red sparkle Slingerlands -- the kit originally belonged to NJ beat king John Becker of the Dynamic Del-Aires! Horror of Party Beach, kids! This show goes back to Giorgio Gomelski's Green Door blast in NYC, December 1991. (Photo above by Little Jeff)
JUNE 12 (Fri) PITTSBURGH MIDNIGHT RAMBLE RECORD FAIR!Belvedere's Bar Pittsburgh 4016 Butler Street, Pittsburgh (Lawrenceville), PA 15201 8 PM- 2 AM
Billy and Miriam from Norton will be blasting 45s including Mad Mike monsters and Norton raunchsters all night long. Well, until 2 AM at which time we can convene at Eat'n Park for a rehash, DANA! Norton will be set up with their waxen wares, you bring yours too! Tons of records, plus a wide array of frosty adult beverages at the bar! Admission $3 for guys, free for gals. As it should be. Worldwide. For everything.
JUNE 13 (Sat) PITTSBURGH RECORD TRIBUTE TO THE LATE ARNIE WITZORRECKTony's Bar & Grill, 139 Howard Avenue, Millvale, PA. (Just down the street from the Attic!) 8:00 p.m. - 2:00 a.m. Corky, who worked for Mad Mike in the 1960s, is holding a tribute to his old friend, renowned Pittsburgh record-collector Arnie Witzorreck, who passed away last October. Dance the night away with DJ Flea, who brings 1,000 45s to appeal to everyone's musical tastes. Throughout the night, he'll spin records made famous by Arnie. Millvale, just across the bridge from Laurenceville, was Arnie's hometown so it's the perfect venue for collectors and rockers to gather and reminisce about the great old days, or pound the floor to Goo Goo Muck and more!
JUNE 18 (Thurs) BOWERY ELECTRIC, NYC Miriam and Billy DJ with Norton stuff and more galore at Daddy Long Legs show at the fabulousBowery Electric, 327 Bowery at Joey Ramone Place NYC Open vodka bar 10-11! DLL at 11! Yahoo!
JUNE 22 SONICS! NXNE festival in Toronto, Canada!
JUNE 26 (Fri) HOME SWEET HOME (NYC) Billy and Miriam once again team up to spin with the former Norton intern who just won't go away, Sir Josh Styles, big town high rollin' tastemaker to the teens. 10-4 at 131 Chrystie Street. washable duds, please.
JUNE 28 (Sun) BROOKLYN RECORD RIOT Warsaw, 261 Driggs Avenue, Brooklyn NY Noon-8PM Join us and a gigantic ballroom rampacked with wax purveyors for this Sunday ritual in the heart of pierogi country, Williamsburg, Brooklyn! This gasser of a record show brings in slabs from all over the area and beyond, where DJ's are spinning and kielbasis are a-boilin' in the back bar as brews, braus and bodacious beverages are offered for quaffing. Great summertime record kickoff for the kiddies! Regular Admission: $3.00 Early Admission : $20.00
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