March 12th - 18th
This week's happenings. Live music, comedy, readings, improv, trivia, and much more.
Before we get to this week’s festivities, it’s our pleasure to bring you this special MERCH ALERT!
We just added loads of fun designs to our Merch Store, and marked down a couple special sale items. Don’t miss. You can show off a nice piece of Pete’s!
And now, onto this week’s programming!
All shows are free and 21+ to attend (unless otherwise listed), with $10 suggested donation.
THURSDAY 3/12
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).
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: Mike McPartland, Meredith Dietz, Mia Faith Hammond, Jordan Wold, Jesse Prado, and special guests!
Estos Gritos
9:00pm
Combining Rock en Español with 70s-style proto-punk, garage, and new wave. Listen to “Karczma”.
Continental Shelf
10:00pm
Nu-gaze alt-rock with a stream-of-consciousness approach to both lyrics and songwriting. Listen to Genuine Interest.
Prophet II
11:00pm
Rock band through and through. Listen to “The Why”.
FRIDAY 3/13
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 @ 5 PM.
Imaginary Elegies
7:00pm
Poetry reading featuring Sophie Christenberry, Deirdre Kovac and Tariq Thompson.
Cold Fakes
9:00pm
Cold Fakes’ latest album covers everything from unfinished novels to biblical nightmares, a surgeon that splits himself into two guys, a long movie about a big Russian ship, and the obscured but likely nefarious actions of THE REMAINING ONE. For fans of Bright Eyes, Marcy Playground, and Benjamin Gibbard. Listen to The Remaining One.
The Scrabs
10:00pm
The only emergency gate repair company in Brooklyn and New York City that truly operates 24 hours day or night and also offers certain other services that do not require elaboration here. But also, listen to “Gentleman”.
Vaden Landers
11:00pm
The yodelin’ country bluesman from eastern Tennessee. Listen to “Steak Knife Boogie”.
SATURDAY 3/14
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.
Rabbit Ambush
7:00pm
NYC-based world funk instrumental trio formed by guitarist Eduardo Kirschbaum (Peru), bassist Tong Cherd (Thailand), and drummer Yuki Nakao (Japan). Drawing inspiration from Asian musical traditions and funk grooves, the band focuses on deep groove and tight interplay. Listen to “Papaya”.
Anyhow
8:00pm
Matt Giegerich is a screenwriter and USA Today bestselling author and the artist behind the alt singer-songwriter project Anyhow. Listen to Longtime Sunshine.
Mila Culpa
9:00pm
Acoustic alt-indie from Philly, with a bite. Listen to “Leech”.
Ben Special (solo)
9:45pm
Indie twinkly rock, in solo form. Listen to Imagine 2.
Laika
10:30pm
Alt rock band from a basement in East Campus Columbia Missouri. Listen to “Bluegill”.
Half Day
11:15pm
A deft collection of addicting pop songs, frenetic and playful. From Michigan’s finest by way of the Big Apple. Listen to I Will Never Change My Style.
SUNDAY 3/15
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.
MONDAY 3/16
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.
Michael Michael Motorcycle
8:30pm
Bay Area ear worm weirdness from San Francisco. A unique brand of harmony-focused, guitar-driven songs that draw from indie rock, folk, Americana, dream pop and good ole rock n roll. Listen to Holystoning.
Killer Whale
9:30pm
Psychedelic pontoon soul. Listen to “Own Thing”.
Patrick Collins
10:30pm
Patrick Collins is a guitar player and songwriter based in the Hudson Valley. His songs invite listeners into a physical space where feelings are laid bare and humor prevails. Listen to “Roses To Bed”.
Bumpy Night
7:00pm
An evening of stand-up, sketch, music, and more… fasten your seatbelts.
Chandra
8:30pm
Soft, groovy RnB. Listen to As the Dust Settles.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Sarah Once Was
9:30pm
Alternative indie pop. Listen to “Thumbnail Moon”.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
Kirstyn Cae
10:30pm
Harmony-rich indie-folk ranging from the intimate to the etherial, expansive, and soulful. Listen to “Mine Again”.
$10 Advance, $15 at the door.
TUESDAY 3/17
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.
WEDNESDAY 3/18
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.
And that’s the week! This is Pete’s weekly newsletter, so subscribe to stay tuned each week for what’s going on, and more about what makes us the best Biggest Little Venue in NYC.
