updated Union Hall schedule | What's your favorite Brooklyn venue? | WIN TICKETS (Showalter, Mirman, Silversun Pickups, Page France)

August 2, 2006

UNION HALL GETS BIRDMONSTER, ELF POWER, TRACHTENBURG, SHOWALTER, TAKKA TAKKA…
As you can see from the updated schedule below, Union Hall (the brand new Brooklyn music venue located in Park Slope) continues to fill out it’s schedule with impressive rock and comedy shows. Will it become Brooklyn’s best venue?

WHAT’S YOUR FAVORITE BROOKLYN VENUE? | A CONTEST AND POLL
What is Brooklyn’s best venue right now? Northsix? Warsaw? Southpaw? Magnetic Field? McCarren Pool? The Syrup Room? One of Todd P‘s other spots? Brooklyn Lyceum? Trash? Union Pool? Pete’s Candy Store? Glasshouse Gallery? The Hook? Prospect Park Bandshell? BAM? Anything else? You can only pick one. E-mail your answer to [email protected] (SUBJECT: VENUES). I’ll tally all the votes and post the results in a few days.

WIN TICKETS BY VOTING
Everyone who votes will be eligible to win a pair of tickets to one of the first four shows at Union Hall. Tell me in your email which show you want (Page France, Oppenheimer, Comedy, or Silversun). Four winners will be picked randomly and notified via email. You can still vote even if you don’t want a prize too. I won’t sell your email or anything like that.

UNION HALL’S UPCOMING SCHDULE
Friday, August 4: Page France + Graham Smith of Kleenex Girl Wonder $8
Saturday, August 5: Oppenheimer (Bar None from Dublin) + The Metric Mile $6
Sunday, August 6: Park Slope Comedy Club with Eugene Mirman + Michael Showwalter + Todd Barry $8
Monday, August 7: Silversun Pickups + Daylights For The Birds $8 adv/$10 door
Friday, August 11: Pete Galub + Beth Sorrentino (ex-Suddenly Tammy) (FREE show: first in a series of free shows for the neighborhood!)
Thursday, August 17: Takka Takka (record release party!) + Slowlands $5

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Friday, August 18: The Mugs + The Isles (record release party!) $7
Saturday, August 19: Levy + Soft $7
Sunday, August 20: Park Slope Comedy Club with Eugene Mirman + friends $8
Tuesday, August 22: Inlets (members of My Brightest Diamond) + Casey Dienel $6
Thursday, August 24: Dave Derby + Chris Brokaw (of the New Year/Codeine/Come) $6
Friday, August 25: The Rosewood Thieves + Sonny Oaks $7
Thursday, August 31: Simon Finn $TBA
Friday, September 1: Victoria Vox + Jeff Solomon $6 (ukelele pop night!)
Thursday, September 7: The IOs $7
Friday, September 8: Birdmonster + Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin + Catfish Haven $10 adv/$12 door
Thursday, September 14: Finian McKean + Moore N Sons $5
Thursday, September 21: Freedy Johnston + Chris Mills $12 adv/door
Saturday, September 30: Elf Power + very special guests $10
Thursday, October 5: Jason Trachtenburg‘s Proverbial Fourth Wall $TBA
Friday, October 6: Math & Physics Club (from Seattle) $TBA