February 19th - 25th
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 2/19
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!
Every Thursday at 5pm. 5:15 PM sign ups, 5:30 PM playtime. Free with a $5 minimum purchase at the bar.
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.
Katie Blackwell
10:30pm
Singer-songwriter meets indie pop, with a touch of country. Listen to “Answers I Need…”
FRIDAY 2/20
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 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.
Kweendom
7:00pm
Don’t miss the show TimeOUT 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!)
Iceland
11:00pm
Psych rock band from NYC. Listen to EP1.
Dirty Churches
10:00pm
Dirty Churches (Jesse Gelaznik and Rachel Blackwell) fuses experimental music and song writing with visual spectacle, theater, and costume design into ritualistic, myth-centered performances. Based in Brooklyn, NY. Listen to Music for String Trio.
Fork Soup
11:00pm
Rock, funk, prog, psychedelic. They fork! They soup!
SATURDAY 2/21
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.
NANA Pop Up Kitchen
4:00pm
A Delicious Grilled Cheese & Doughnuts Pop Up!
Alex Taylor
7:00pm
Local lad also part of indie rock project Corvair. Listen to “Screen Time“.
Kellen Kennedy
8:00pm
Brooklyn artist and songwriter weaving intricate melodies and fingerpicked guitar lines. Listen to This Is a Sign.
Nora Baier
9:00pm
Sharp, Liz Phair-laced indie rock from songwriter and audio engineer Nora Baier. Listen to “unchained”.
Cassidy Place
10:00pm
Singer-songwriter blending vintage jazz with disco revival. Listen to Muse.
Smokewagon
11:00pm
SUNDAY 2/22
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.
Mollie Edsell
8:30pm
Sleek and smoky country pop. Listen to Joyride.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Lolo Wawa
9:30pm
Hailing from beautiful Bellingham Washington. Inspired by the trees and the water and the big blue mountains. Listen to “Fondly”.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Archangel of the Wasteland
10:30pm
The Archangel of the Wasteland is the shepherd of grief and despair. To bear witness to, and to walk with, that which we cannot carry on our own. Listen to “Wasted #2”.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
MONDAY 2/23
Shattered
6:30pm
Directed by Jackie Collier. One woman’s journey in acceptance, and emerging on the other side to find healing! Join us for a chill night of drinks and art as Lindsay Ross does a reading of her script Shattered! ⭐️Tickets will be by donation ⭐️! We also invite you to offer feedback, and have companionship afterward!
Lewis Turner
9:30pm
Colorado Rockies-raised singer-songwriter with a knack for mature, serene indie-folk.
albi
10:30pm
Singer and storyteller.
TUESDAY 2/24
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.
We Love a Theme: A Storytelling Show
7:00pm
Bailey Swilley presents We ❤️ a Theme: A Storytelling Show. This month’s theme? LOVE BOMBED. Don’t miss funny, heart-warming, and cringe tales from performers Lauren Davis, Scott Englund, Ronna Levy and Gregory Meander.
Arianna Barricelli
8:30pm
Singer-songwriter making tender indie bedroom pop.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Danny Ritz
9:30pm
Big songs about little things. Listen to Playing Dumb, Playing God.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Skylar Regan
10:30pm
Skylar Regan is an NYC-based singer-songwriter whose favorite genre of music can best be described as “loud women.” Listen to Lost + Found.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
WEDNESDAY 2/25
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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