WORLD OF SHIMMY: MARCH ROUNDUP !

WORLD OF SHIMMY: What's Happ'nin' !
Roundup of recent events:

16.March.2007 saw the first (and last***) Shindig Night at Matchless in Brooklyn ! Despite sub-zero temperatures and a storm blowing ice (!) we had quite a crowd. Aarktica kicked it off with moody indie rock which sounds a bit like Interpol's quieter moments with some freeform (almost free jazz) sections interspersed. Twenty Minutes to Vegas broke it open with a whirlwind set of fiery punk gusto, The Miscreants brought the classic sound of old school garage with great organ sounds and a terrific lead vocalist who can do the ballads as well as the rockers! Finally the Shalitas got the crowd really dancing with their modern vs. classic girl group sound, including their Motown medley as well as other great covers and originals. Great night! DJing went on until well past four in the morning. That's called a success!

My weekly podcasts have rolled on... #5 was posted (a day late) yesterday... you can see (and hear) the full catalogue now at http://thecalicowall.com/podcasts/podcasts.html

28.March.2007 The Shaydes played the Trash Bar for the first time in support of Full Tank... great show (despite missed tunings) and remarkably clear sound. It just gets better.

Upcoming Madness:

28.April.07 is the next night at Matchless for garage and soul-- ***now called HULLABALOO, you can be our friend at http://www.myspace.com/hullabaloonyc -- schedule as of now is:

9:00 DOORS
9:30 BAND TBA
10:30 SHALITAS -- Brooklyn/Philly-infused Girl Group SOUL !
11:30 BRIAN WILSON SHOCK TREATMENT -- Greenpoint's only true Garage/Psych band-- think Syd Barrett meets the MC5 ! (Did I mention FUZZ?!)
+ my fabulous DJing all night (and guest DJs!)

26.May.07 is HULLABALOO #3 at Matchless -- I'm happy to announce that we have the HALL MONITORS, who I recently saw in Bushwick and were amazing, coming up from Baltimore to do our show... very exciting! As always, faithful hellcats the Shalitas will support and myself and other DJs will guide us into 4 am...

More dates on the way... stay hep to the beat and keep it fresh!