Hott Tickets!
by Mike Conklin
I’ve yet to visit Union Hall, the new music venue that opened up at Union Street and Fifth Avenue in Park Slope. It’s not just because I’m lazy, though. It’s because I don’t want to watch people play bocce ball.
When I went on family vacations to a resort town in the Catskills, I would waste my afternoons playing the stupid game, but only because I didn’t have anyone to talk to and because I was about 15 years too young to drink. But now that I’m an adult, I have plenty of people to talk to, and can drink whenever I want. These are among my favorite things to do (talking, drinking), and so when I’m in a bar and can do them I’m content, left wanting only more conversation and more booze. It’s why I didn’t play drinking games when I was younger, and it’s why I don’t see the need for extracurricular activities such as bocce ball in bars, let alone music venues.
I will make it out to a show there eventually, because to their credit, they’re booking some outstanding stuff. And when I do, I’ll be the guy sitting at a table in the corner. You should come say hello. I’ll buy you a drink. We’ll chat.
Noteworthy Shows:
9/1 The Favourite Sons at Union Pool
With their debut full-length scheduled for release on 9/12, get ready to start hearing a lot more about these guys.
9/2 Shellac at NorthSix
If you’d told me I’d go 20 years without telling you that Shellac was playing, I wouldn’t have been surprised. Don’t miss it.
9/5 The Clientele at the Knitting Factory
Have you bought Suburban Light yet? Seriously, it will make you sexier.
9/7 Catfish Haven at the Mercury Lounge
With three New York shows in the next two weeks, you’d be wise to catch ‘em.
When I went on family vacations to a resort town in the Catskills, I would waste my afternoons playing the stupid game, but only because I didn’t have anyone to talk to and because I was about 15 years too young to drink. But now that I’m an adult, I have plenty of people to talk to, and can drink whenever I want. These are among my favorite things to do (talking, drinking), and so when I’m in a bar and can do them I’m content, left wanting only more conversation and more booze. It’s why I didn’t play drinking games when I was younger, and it’s why I don’t see the need for extracurricular activities such as bocce ball in bars, let alone music venues.
I will make it out to a show there eventually, because to their credit, they’re booking some outstanding stuff. And when I do, I’ll be the guy sitting at a table in the corner. You should come say hello. I’ll buy you a drink. We’ll chat.
Noteworthy Shows:
9/1 The Favourite Sons at Union Pool
With their debut full-length scheduled for release on 9/12, get ready to start hearing a lot more about these guys.
9/2 Shellac at NorthSix
If you’d told me I’d go 20 years without telling you that Shellac was playing, I wouldn’t have been surprised. Don’t miss it.
9/5 The Clientele at the Knitting Factory
Have you bought Suburban Light yet? Seriously, it will make you sexier.
9/7 Catfish Haven at the Mercury Lounge
With three New York shows in the next two weeks, you’d be wise to catch ‘em.
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