December 11th - 17th
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 12/11
Small Batch Improv Jam
5:00pm
A Two-prov Three-prov comedy jam. Put your name in the hat to participate in two person and three person improvised scenes! 5:15 sign ups, 5:30 playtime.
Free with a $5 minimum purchase at the bar.
Whack Job
7:00pm
Whack Job is a monthly stand up comedy show featuring the weirdest and whackiest comedians in town! Come on down to Pete’s Candy Store for WHACK JOB, hosted by JENNA SHERRITON, RYLAN SYLVESTER AND MOLLY ZALMAN! FEATURING: Bridget Foley, Claire Siemietkowski, Ryan Rodgers, Shaunak Godkhindi, and MORE!
Effy Marella
9:00pm
Effy Marella is an up-and-coming artist bringing a biting honesty and distinct sound to today’s indie scene. Borrowing sonically from a plethora of genres, including indie folk, 90s alternative/grunge, and bedroom pop, Marella wears her heart on her tongue.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door
Spliff Goldberg
10:00pm
$10 Advance, $15 at the door
Chris Eichlin
11:00pm
Loving, Sweet, and sometimes melancholic like a last goodbye hug – the alternative folk of Chris Eichlin radiates through the unfurling landscape of an ever changing life. Welcoming the inevitable.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door
FRIDAY 12/12
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 @ 5pm.
One drink minimum to perform.
Imaginary Elegies at Pete’s Candy Store presents Marina Blitshteyn, Hattie Hayes, and Drew Gardner
7:00pm
Imagining Elegies is a poetry reading series that happens on the second Friday of every month at Pete’s. You can learn more on their Instagram.
Kate Victor & Daniel Kleederman
9:00pm
Influenced by the great songwriters of the ’70s, Kate Victor blends jazz and folk into songs of emotional intimacy and connection. After five years as guitarist and music director for Bartees Strange, Daniel Kleederman returned to New York’s vibrant scene, releasing his debut LP Another Life—a psychedelic, genre-blurring exploration of sound and self.
Wolfsuit
10:00pm
Iceland
11:00pm
Psych rock band from NYC.
SATURDAY 12/13
Pete’s Holiday Market
2:00pm
TIS THE SEASON for the annual 🎊PETE’S MAKERS MARKET🎊 Come by to shop local, handmade goods from artists of all kinds! Pottery, knits, prints, jewelry, homemade bread, clothes, bags, vintage + sloppy Joe’s and tarot 🔮🥪 Come by for a hot toddy and shop for that last minute holiday gift for your neighbor, lover, coworker, or yourself! - DECEMBER 13th 2-7PM! FREE! ALL AGES!
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 👄💋💄
One drink minimum to perform.
Sasha Dobson
7:00pm
Sasha Dobson of Puss n Boots, Pi Power Trio, and daughter of jazz legend, Smith Dobson, will be debuting new songs from her forthcoming album. She also I’ll be featuring some very special guests!
Food Will Win The War
8:00pm
“Painting enigmatic conversations as surreal portraits with trademark baritone [vocals]… Food Will Win the War explores a space largely unexplored even in Brooklyn’s dense music scene.” - The Deli Magazine
BARN SPELL
9:00pm
Paloma Lopez
10:00pm
Paloma López blends genres in Brooklyn dive bars. An alum of The New School’s School of Jazz, her tone is smooth and rich — but an unshakable love for artists like Dolly Parton and Bob Dylan infuses her songs with Nashville sound and folksy storytelling.
Jack Romano & The Romanaires
11:00pm
Nationally-traveled artist Jack Romano is a growing force in the new wave of authentic American roots music. With an expressive baritone voice, timeless approach, and live showmanship—either solo or with his backing band The Romanaires—Romano sets himself apart with eternal songwriting.
SUNDAY 12/14
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 offputting. Every Sunday at 3:00PM at Pete’s Candy Store. 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. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm.
One drink minimum to perform.
SunSkip
8:30pm
Blending folk melodies and grounded, real-world storytelling with the warmth of a live band, SunSkip crafts music that is both deeply personal and universally resonant. Rooted in the struggles of making ends meet, navigating fractured relationships, and enduring life within a heartless system, their songs offer an honest reflection of the human experience.
Robby Peoples
10:30pm
Robby Peoples was born in Jackson, Mississippi. His childhood was steeped in the Delta blues tradition and oozes out in his lyrics about hardship, family, women, and booze. His storytelling is only ousted by his fiery harmonica playing which has allowed him to share the stage with Leon Russel, Black Joe Lewis, Delbert McClinton and more.
MONDAY 12/15
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.
Juliette Richman
8:30pm
$10 Advance, $15 at the door
Sarah Colt & Hannah Taylor
9:30pm
$10 Advance, $15 at the door
relay
10:30pm
$10 Advance, $15 at the door
TUESDAY 12/16
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.
Astronomy on Tap
7:00pm
Bringing scientists & astronomy professionals & enthusiasts to the bar for fun and engaging events with talks, trivia, games, and prizes!
Cassidy Andrews
8:30pm
Cassidy Andrews can be found sipping whiskey, strumming her electric guitar, picking her acoustic, or even sitting at the piano in all the most intimate New York City venues. Her witty banter onstage draws in the audience with the same authenticity found in her music.
Sienna Sears
9:30pm
Soulful singer with a voice from a time gone by. Sienna is a singer songwriter and actor based in Brooklyn, NY.
WEDNESDAY 12/17
Climate Cafe
5:00pm
Together we will explore our fears, anxieties, hopes, and yearnings for a world in ecological crisis. Through a series of guided discussion questions, reflections, and music we will create a space that can safely hold our collective grief and transform it into healing medicine. Come share, listen, heal, and make a new friend with us. All are welcome.
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 9:30pm, show 10pm sharp!
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