April 16th - 22nd
This week's happenings. Live music, comedy, readings, improv, trivia, and much more.
All shows are free and 21+ to attend (unless otherwise listed), with $10 suggested donation.
THURSDAY 4/16
Computer Magic
5:00pm
Open writers group! Jokes are out, truth is in. Irony is dead, comedy is alive. Computers are proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Poetry, prose, short story, drama, whatever… only rule: tell the truth (PS… truth is subjective).
Pete’s Reading Series
7:30pm
Brooklyn’s premier literary series for over 20 years, Pete’s Reading Series features heavyweight authors side-by-side with rising stars. Curated by Brian Gresko and Vanessa Chan. Join us (for FREE!) on the third Thursday of every month. Books provided by Black Spring Books.
Sweetooth Comedy
9:00pm
Laugh a little cry a little. Lucky audience members will leave with special cash prizes. Hosted by Desmond Deluxe & Ramy Shafi.
Rob Flax’s Boom Chick Trio
10:30pm
Rooted in equal parts hot swing, snarky songwriting, and lyrical storytelling, this energetic trio of virtuoso violin, guitar, and bass plus three part harmony vocals will transport you to a speakeasy somewhere in the back of a bar. Listen and watch “Alpaca Noir”.
FRIDAY 4/17
Numbskull
5:00pm
Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket. Every Friday at Pete’s at 5pm.
Kweendom
7:00pm
Don’t miss the show Time Out called “consistently dope” and Thrillist described as “extremely gay.” Featuring an always fresh lineup of only LGBTQ performers, Kweendom is one of NYC’s most beloved comedy showcases. Catch stand-up, storytelling, characters, music and more from up-and-coming artists, as well as faces from TV and streaming. Always free, with donations accepted for a designated LGBTQ-foused organization each show. Come for the laughs, stay for the fresh faces in your Grindr grid. Bring Kweendom home with you in the new collection of essays, Welcome to Kweendom, available now!
Jessie Elizabeth
9:00pm
Syracuse, NY-based Jessie Elizabeth is on a mission to make Alternative Americana music for listeners to shed a tear, shake a fist, or twirl around in the woods somewhere. Listen to To Go and Grow.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Charlotte Kunesh
10:00pm
A relative newcomer to the NYC music scene, indie-pop singer-songwriter Charlottes Kunesh debuted her lovely first single, “Periphery”, last summer.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Darlin’
11:00pm
Darlin’ is a country duo rooted in the heart of tradition with a fresh, modern edge. Chloe Byars (Austin, TX) and Sarah Royse (Norman, OK) live in New York City, where they’ve carved out a space for themselves in the city’s growing country scene. Listen to “Sleepin’ Alone”.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
SATURDAY 4/18
Loose Lips Mic
3:30pm
Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee. More info at @looselipscomedy on Instagram.
Every Saturday at 3:30pm. One drink minimum to perform.
Goodmorning Valentine
7:00pm
Goodmorning Valentine is the moniker for the singer-songwriter Joseph Allen Beltram. For the last 20 years, Joseph has been working away on his albums and putting himself on the road, traveling all over the United States both as a solo artist and with friends. Listen to Kissing Distance.
Turner Cody
8:00pm
Turner Cody is a songwriter in the American tradition and a poet laureate of the millennial generation. He came up in NYC’s anti-folk scene. He currently lives in St. Louis MO. Listen to his new record Out for Blood.
Emily Frembgen
9:00pm
“Singer-songwriter Emily Frembgen’s sweet voice belies savage wit and a sharp tongue.” –Americana UK. Listen to No Hard Feelings.
Lily Jean
10:00pm
Turning out succinct songs with touches of garage and surf rock, Lily Jean balances bite with sweetness. Listen to Familiar Stories.
Honest Mistake
10:40pm
A delightful serving of indie rock. Listen to Point of View.
Crow Magnum
11:15pm
Based in New Jersey, Crow Magnum brings high-octane alt-rock to center-stage through hard-hitting riffs and cutting melodies. Listen to “Your Atlas”.
SUNDAY 4/19
Mind Palace Palace Poetry: The Workshop
3:00pm
Resurrected is a two-day, in-person workshop. The first class will be dedicated to writing exercises, sharing, opening up the mind, and getting comfortable within our group. The second class will be a workshop where poems will be submitted ahead of time and discussed as a group. Each poet will have 10 minutes to workshop and will have the option to schedule a one-on-one with Carson about their work.
This event will take place in the cabana.
Creep Mic
3:00pm
I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly off-putting.
Every Sunday at 3pm. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up. One drink minimum to perform.
Open Mic
5:00pm
The Open Mic at Pete’s has been running for almost 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete’s intimate music room for a lively night of performances.
Every Sunday at 5pm. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
Aimee Bayles & The Kicking Horse
8:30pm
Aimee Bayles makes soulful, vocally-driven music influenced by an upbringing in southern church music, her training as an opera singer, and learning folk guitar from her pastor father. Inflected with inspiration from Patty Griffin, Gillian Welch, Neil Young, Norah Jones, Dolly Parton and Alison Krauss, she performs regularly throughout New York City. Listen to “February”.
Phil Pickens
9:30pm
Lyric-driven, roots-leaning indie rock singer-songwriter whose work balances intimacy with open road. Raised outside Atlanta and now based in New York City, Pickens writes with a clear sense of place, blending poetic storytelling with warm Americana textures. His songs explore risk, memory, faith, and the quiet resolve it takes to move forward when nothing feels certain. Listen to “So Many Nights”.
Jim Keller
10:30pm
Jim Keller found fame after launching Tommy Tutone in the late 1970s. Despite their meteoric rise, the band was short-lived, and Keller soon found himself in the proverbial wilderness, struggling to make ends meet until he talked his way into a publishing job with famed composer Philip Glass. With a voice aged by time, and wry lyrics that examine adulthood in all its emotional complexity, Keller has the sound of someone who could have been Tom Petty’s therapist. Listen to End of the World.
MONDAY 4/20
Ecstatic Peephole Play Club
6:30pm
Ecstatic Peephole is a monthly play reading series hosted and curated by Emma Horwitz and Bailey Williams. Come hear brand new, undeveloped work from New York City’s most exciting playwrights and actors. We embrace mind-bending, re-shaping, perspective-shifting, silly-making, and the physically impossible.
Lucia
8:30pm
Singer, actor, and contemporary ingenue ranging from pop/rock belts to folk, rock, and R&B sensibilities.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Mollie Edsell
9:30pm
Sleek and smoky country pop. Listen to Joyride.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Emma Where
10:30pm
Spritely art-pop in Spanish and English. Listen to ¿Si El Sol Deja De Salir?
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
TUESDAY 4/21
Silent Writing Happy Hour
5:00pm
Taking inspiration from the infinite canon of literature past and present, we present weekly short readings, inspiring 30-minute exercises, offering writers the space and direction to write silently and hone their skills. Writers may share their writing, as the spirit and time dictates. The last portion of the evening is devoted to self-directed work on whatever project you have that merits such.
Bumpy Night
7:00pm
An evening of stand-up, sketch, music, and more… fasten your seatbelts.
John Cushing
8:30pm
Trombonist and singer-songwriter John Cushing solo and big band chamber folk. Listen to “Dunkin Donuts”.
Tom Leaf
9:30pm
Folk singer-songwriter (and sometimes-collaborator of John Cushing).
Jackson Lynch
10:30pm
Born in Ireland, Jackson Lynch moved to New York City’s East Village when he was young, eventually becoming a vital part of the scene as a solo performer and as part of his band Jackson and the Janks. Lynch plays originals, traditional folk, blues, and gospel in his own distinctive style and arrangements. Listen to All By My Ownsome.
WEDNESDAY 4/22
Trivia
7:30pm
NYC’s finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.
Funhouse Comedy
10:00pm
Comedians Gabe Pacheco and Sameer Naseem host this legendary weekly stand up comedy show featuring the best comedians from NYC and beyond!
Doors at 9:30pm, show at 10pm sharp.
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