Columbus Day

John Oliver wonders why Columbus Day is still a thing (watch), performing at Beacon Theatre in January

Happy Columbus Day, to those who still believe in and celebrate the fake holiday…. that John Oliver hilariously dissected on his HBO show, Last Week Tonight, as you can watch in the video below…

What's going on Monday? (Columbus Day)

Rwake @ LPR in 2009 (more by BBG) today in NYC * Whiplash @ UCB * John Oates @ Irdium * John & Scott @ UCB West * Hot Tub @ Littlefield * Brain Cloud @ Barbes * Chicha Libre @ Barbes * NOFX, Anti-Flag @ Starland Ballroom * Balene, Icewater, Pillow @ Bruar Falls * Jake Shepps’ Expedition Quartet @ Barbes * Manitoba Music Festival @ the Living Room * Lisa Jaeggi, Matthew Avedon Quartet @ Zebulon * Amanda Palmer, The London Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl * Ttotals, Ancient Ocean, Rhyton @ Death By Audio * MNDR, Dinosaur Feathers, Edelweiss @ Tammany Hall * Hull, Rwake, Primitive Weapons @ Mercury Lounge * Immolation, Jungle Rot, Gigan @ Gramercy Theatre * Tiger Flowers, Vilipend, Eyes Of The Sun @ Lit Lounge * Carissa’s Wierd, Kayo Dot, Arms and Sleepers @ NYU * Jens Lekman, Luke Temple @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Reverend Vince Anderson & His Love Choir @ Union Pool * The Lemonheads, The Shining Twins, New York Rivals @ Bowery Ballroom * Har Mar Superstar, Marijuana Death Squad, Dirty Fences, Only Son @ Bowery Electric * Shinji Masuko (of DMBQ, Boredoms), The Returners, Soft Circle, Man Forever @ Knitting Factory Nardwuar spoke to Kreayshawn…

What's going on Monday? (Columbus Day)

Hope Sandoval @ Music Hall of Williamsburg, Saturday night (by Anonymous)”While Federal government offices in Washington, D.C. are closed for Columbus Day, students in Maryland, just a few miles away, have a full school day…