spectators @ South Street Seaport - Jan 30, 2009 (more by Chris La Putt)

Feb 5 - Anthrax, Valient Thorr, Black Gold & snowboards @ East River Park. TODAY:

3:00 PM - Gates open to the public
3:30 PM - Riders open practice - All 16 riders
5:05 PM - Valient Thorr Performance
5:45 PM - Red Bull Snowscrapers contest starts - 60 minute jam session
7:10 PM - Black Gold Performance
7:45 PM - Red Bull Snowscrapers Finals - Jam session - Top 8 riders
8:50 PM - Awards
8:55 PM - Anthrax Performance

upcoming shows @ South Street Seaport (Ice)
Feb. 06 - Project Jenny Project Jan & Black Gold (DJ set)
Feb. 13 - The Kiss Off
Feb. 20 - Heloise and the Savior Faire'
Feb. 27 - TBA

"All Seaport showtimes are 7 p.m., and the concerts are free. Individuals wishing to listen to the shows from the ice and/or partake in the skating, pay a $5 admission fee and $7 for skate rental (cash only)."

P.S. an anonymous commenter by the name of "scot-free", left this message (new rumor): "i have inside info that chuck d is gonna play with anthrax tonight, see you fuckers in the mosh pit"

photos by Chris La Putt

Neckbeard Telecaster and Maxi Geil! & Playcolt (who filled in for Grand Mal) were the bands that kicked off the first-ever season of Seaport Music Fest at the South Street Seaport on Friday (1/30)...

Slated for frigid Friday nights beginning January 30 and continuing through February 27, the Seaport Music Winter Fest will present New York City-area indie rock bands at a venue unlike any other in the city -- the outdoor ice rink adjacent to tall ships, skyscrapers and New York Harbor. Only strong-bodied, dressed-in-layers, die-hard indie music fans need attend.

Continue reading "pictures of bands playing outside at South Street Seaport's new Ice Skating Rink (Neckbeard Telecaster)"

As Showtrotta pointed out, "Nick Catchdubs is deejaying the Fader's monthly museum get down, One Step Beyond, at the American Museum of Natural History along with Michna (Ghostly)." That happens tonight, Friday November 21st, from 9pm-1am (21+).

Ten hours later, Saturday November 22nd, at the same museum:

The American Museum of Natural History will open an outdoor skating rink for the first time in its 140-year history. The Museum's new Polar Rink, made from synthetic ice, is located on the Arthur Ross Terrace, with magnificent views of the glowing Rose Center for Earth and Space and the surrounding Theodore Roosevelt Park. Skaters will glide around a 17-foot-tall polar bear made of openwork stainless steel festooned with pine boughs and twinkling lights. Engaging facts about polar bears and the Earth's polar regions, as well as "green" tips and suggestions, will surround the rink, extending the Museum experience beyond its halls.

I have one pair of tickets to giveaway to Friday's One Step Beyond party. How to win them, and the flyer, below...

Continue reading "Museum of Natural History - dance Friday, skate Saturday "

Amid the visual splendor of tall ships, skyscrapers and New York Harbor, the new downtown ice rink opens November 28, 2008.

The Seaport Music Festival is producing weekly concert events rink-side through February! Check back for more info.!

Continue reading "Ice Skating AND bands coming to South Street Seaport"