“PARKLIFE—A BLUR JUBILEE!”: One Night Only: May 15th, 2012

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In celebration of Damon Albarn’s new solo LP: “Dr Dee” and the comprehensive: “Blur 21″, House Of Commons presents: “PARKLIFE” an all-night dance-party celebration of the work of Blur, Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, and Gorillaz! From the Madchester-influenced sound of “Leisure”, to the irony-soaked Britpop mastery of “Parklife”, to the lo-fi gems of the eponymous & “13″ LPs and beyond… I’ll be exploring all eras of Albarn & Coxon’s material, complimented by related Britpop sounds.

“PARKLIFE”, A BLUR Jubilee! • Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 — 10:00 pm to 4 am
The Delancey (Main level)
168 Delancey Street — NYC
21 & up. — Free.

• House of Commons “Late-night happy hour”: 11—Midnight: $2 off every drink including higher shelf. $5 beer, wine, and well drinks.
• 21 & up. Free.
• Screening at “Parklife”: A Clockwork Orange.

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‎I DON’T NEED ANYONE (BUT A LITTLE LOVE WOULD MAKE THINGS BETTER)

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Every Tuesday night… join the common people as DJ Ceremony (“Oscillate Wildly”) presents an evening of all British sounds on the Lower East Side for your kinetic pleasure. (Britpop, Manchester, Factory Records, British New Wave, UK Indie, Northern Songs, Glam Rock, Haçienda, Mod, British Invasion +)

[The sound of "House Of Commons" : Blur >>> Bowie >>> Pulp >>> Libertines >>> Smiths >>> Oasis >>> Suede >>> T.Rex >>> The Cure >>> James >>> Stone Roses >>> Happy Mondays >>> Joy Division >>> Buzzcocks >>> Placebo >>> Madness >>> Stones >>> The Jam >>> Kinks >>> Morrissey >>> Chameleons >>> New Order >>> Lush >>> Charlatans >>> Siouxsie >>> Kooks >>> Specials >>> Jesus and Mary Chain >>> Belle & Sebastian >>> La's >>> Pet Shop Boys >>> Housemartins >>> Depeche Mode >>> Ladytron >>> The Fall >>> Roxy Music >>> Monochrome Set >>> Slits >>> Clash >>> Aztec Camera >>> Manic Street Preachers >>> Echo & The Bunnymen >>> Black Grape >>> Bloc Party >>> Stereophonics >>> Who >>> Supergrass >>> Lennon >>> Graham Coxon >>> + ]

The Delancey, LES.

“HOUSE OF COMMONS”: A dance party celebrating the best of British music at THE DELANCEY
Every Tuesday night.

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Join the common people as DJ Ceremony (“Oscillate Wildly”) presents an evening of all British sounds in the East Village for your kinetic pleasure. (Britpop, Manchester, Factory Records, British New Wave, UK Indie, Glam Rock, Mod, British Invasion +)

[Live transmission : Blur >>> Bowie >>> Pulp >>> Libertines >>> Smiths >>> Oasis >>> Suede >>> Cure >>> James >>> Stone Roses >>> Happy Mondays >>> Joy Division >>> Buzzcocks >>> Placebo >>> Madness >>> Stones >>> The Jam >>> Kinks >>> Morrissey >>> Chameleons >>> New Order >>> Lush >>> Charlatans >>> Siouxsie >>> Kooks >>> Specials >>> Jesus and Mary Chain >>> Belle & Sebastian >>> La's >>> Pet Shop Boys >>> Housemartins >>> Depeche Mode >>> Ladytron >>> The Fall >>> Roxy Music >>> Monochrome Set >>> Slits >>> Clash >>> Aztec Camera >>> Manic Street Preachers >>> Black Grape >>> Bloc Party >>> Stereophonics >>> Who >>> Supergrass >>> Lennon >>> Graham Coxon >>> T.Rex >>> + ]

• House of Commons “Late-night happy hour”: 11—Midnight: $2 off every drink including higher shelf. $5 beer, wine, and well drinks.
• 21 & up. Free.
• Different UK-themed film screened every week.

Dress: Marianne Faithfull on trial for drugs 1969, pencil skirt, your mother’s bridal veil, jackboots and kilts, a little like a military man, v-necked shirts and baggy trousers, Oscar Wilde at the Cadogan Hotel, same old suit since 1962.

Next party: Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 — 10:00 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Venue: THE DELANCEY (Main level) — 168 Delancey Street (Between Clinton & Attorney)
New York City

The Delancey, LES.

‎”Hanging on in quiet desperation is the English way.”

“OSCILLATE WILDLY”: at THE DELANCEY (Lower live-performance level)
The Celebrated Smiths & Morrissey Tribute Night & Dance Party — Now in it’s third year.

May edition: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 at The Delancey.

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DJ Ceremony spins a volatile, ecstatic all-night Smiths & Morrissey tribute dance party including classics, deep cuts, & new songs (-’cause I really do love them; does that sound mad?). Also featuring UK, Indie, Britpop, & Manchester.

• 21 & up. Free.

Dress: Brigitte Bardot, Alexandra Bastedo, Truman Capote, James Dean, Steve McQueen, Nico, Edie Sedgwick, Sandy Shaw, The Silver Factory, Paul Weller, Oscar Wilde, Natalie Wood, minor extra from the “Stop Me” video.

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012 — 10:00 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Venue: THE DELANCEY (Lower level) — 168 Delancey Street (Between Clinton & Attorney)
New York City

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‎”Heaven knows we’ll soon be dust…”

“OSCILLATE WILDLY”: at the beautiful DELANCEY club (Lower level)
A Monthly Smiths & Morrissey Tribute Night & Dance Party — Now in it’s third year.

NEW WEEKEND EDITION: Saturday, April 7th, 2012 at The Delancey.

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DJ Ceremony spins a volatile, ecstatic all-night Smiths & Morrissey tribute dance party including classics, deep cuts, & new songs (-’cause I really do love them; does that sound mad?). Also featuring UK, Indie, Britpop, & Manchester.

• 21 & up. Free.

Dress: Brigitte Bardot, Alexandra Bastedo, Truman Capote, James Dean, Steve McQueen, Nico, Edie Sedgwick, Sandy Shaw, The Silver Factory, Paul Weller, Oscar Wilde, Natalie Wood, minor extra from the “Stop Me” video.

Saturday, April 7th, 2012 — 10:00 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Venue: THE DELANCEY (Lower level) — 168 Delancey Street (Between Clinton & Attorney)
New York City

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‎”Heaven knows we’ll soon be dust…”

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Join us for a poetry reading at 8pm and stay for the after-party: “Oscillate Wildly”.

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Your Hostess:
Leah Umansky is a New Yorker by birth, a teacher by choice, and an anglophile at heart. She earned her MFA in Poetry at Sarah Lawrence College and is a recipient of a 1-week fellowship at the Norman Mailer Writers Colony. She is a contributing writer for both BOMB Magazine’s BOMBLOG and for The Rumpus. Her poems have appeared or are forthcoming in: Barrow Street, Cream City Review, Women’s Studies Quarterly, The Paterson Literary Review, Magma Poetry (UK),and Harpur Palate. She is also a contributing writer for The Rumpus and BOMB Magazine ‘s BOMBLOG. Find more of her work at: http://www.iammyownheroine.wordpress.com/

Your DJ:
DJ Ceremony has been playing in New York City since 2001, at both public & private events. He is the producer & DJ of “Oscillate Wildly”, a monthly Smiths & Morrissey tribute dance party in the Lower East Side. His sound often culls from Postpunk, Glam Rock, 80s, Northern Songs, Indie, Britpop, Analog Retro, Shoegaze, Manchester, Soul, Minneapolis Sound, Dreampop, & British Invasion.

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This edition’s featured poets:

1. ASHLEY MABBITT studied poetry with Ruth Stone and Liz Rosenberg at SUNY Binghamton. Since moving to the city, she has attended workshops and classes at the NY Publicy Library, 92nd St Y and Poets House, and has her poems included in several chapbooks. She works in publishing and has been able to travel to East Asia, Europe and South America. Ashley is delighted to be reading for Couplet.

2. LIZ AXELROD is a graduate student at The New School. She was Managing Editor of two award-winning editions of 12th Street, the New School’s undergraduate literary journal; Editor-in-Chief of www.12thstreetonline.com, and is now a Poetry Reader for LIT Magazine. Liz has been making the rounds of the NYC Poetry Circuit for close to a decade and has been both reader and judge at the Bowery College Poetry Slam, a featured poet at the Yippie Museum’s Monday Night Poet’s Café, The Phoenix Reading Series, The Cornelia Street Graduate Series, The Southern Writer’s Series, Smalls Jazz Poetry Series, The Lolita Bar, The Renegade Reading Series and The Living Room’s Stories & Songs Residency. Her work has been published in the Cat Oars Fiction Collective, 12th Street, Lyre Lyre, The Rumpus, The Brooklyn Rail, and Electric Literature. She is currently working on her first collection of poems tentatively titled Nowhere Tongue.

3. AMY KING is the author of, most recently, I Want to Make You Safe (Litmus Press). She is currently preparing a book of interviews with the poet Ron Padgett, co-edits Esque Magazine and the PEN Poetry Series with Ana Bozicevic, and teaches English and Creative Writing at SUNY Nassau Community College. Readings, reviews and more at amyking.org

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THE DELANCEY: 168 Delancey Street (between Clinton & Attorney)
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Reading at 8 P.M. • After-party 10 P.M.+
21 & up • No cover
New York City

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Sponsored by SAILOR JERRY.

Produced & curated by co-conspirators APATHY ANGEL & DJ CEREMONY.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22ND, 2012.

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Show host & MC: “The Great Deceiver”: ALBERT CADABRA.

March 22th: 5 of NYC’s hottest burlesque stars present one-of-a-kind Cure-inspired performances!

Performances by:
The girl with “Classic Curves & a Home-Run Smile” — FIRSTBASE FANNIE
A woman of many guises — THE FLYING FOX
“Not Your Average Cupcake” — ROSABELLE SELAVY
“The Buxom Babe that Sizzles with the Fevah” — SAKE FEVAH
-and- “The Girl with the Silver Lining” — APATHY ANGEL
Plus: gorgeous go-go/kitten: STELLA CHUU.

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THE AFTER-PARTY
DJ Ceremony presents the ultimate Cure dance party! Dance all night to Cure hits, rarities, deep cuts… accented by the best in 80s Alternative rock & New Wave sounds.

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ABOUT “Corruption At Tammany Hall”:
Join us every Thursday night for burlesque, salacious film, magic, music, and mayhem at Tammany Hall! The raucous weekly show features performances by an ever-changing cast of New York City’s most innovative & outrageous neo-burlesque and sideshow artists. “Corruption At Tammany Hall” culls its moniker from Gilded Age New York City and its nefarious politics and counterculture… bringing a scandalous and unforgettable experience to the Lower East Side each and every week. Every show is followed by a late-night dance party and post-show revelry.

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• Sailor Jerry giveaways during the show!
• Sailor Jerry Rum open bar: 8:30—9:30… -AND- 11:00—Midnight!

JUST LIKE HEAVEN: Thursday, March 22nd, 2012
SHOW TIME: 9:00 p.m.: $10.
AFTER-PARTY: 10:30 p.m.—4:00 a.m.: Free
VENUE: The handsome multi-level, 350 capacity TAMMANY HALL performance space and lounge.
152 Orchard Street : Lower East Side : New York City

http://corruptionattammanyhall.tumblr.com/

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“OSCILLATE WILDLY”: at TAMMANY HALL
The celebrated Smiths & Morrissey Tribute Night & Dance Party — Now in it’s third year.

Thursday, March 1st, 2012 at Tammany Hall (Main level).

Facebook invite.

DJ Ceremony spins a volatile, ecstatic all-night Smiths & Morrissey tribute dance party including classics, deep cuts, & new songs (-’cause I really do love them; does that sound mad?). Also featuring UK, Indie, Britpop, & Manchester.

• Morrissey videos & films on 4 screens. 350 capacity venue; 2 levels!
• Menu served until 2 a.m.
• Sailor Jerry Rum open bar: 11:00 to midnight.
• 21 & up. $5 cover. (E-mail host for limited comp-admission code)

Dress: Brigitte Bardot, Alexandra Bastedo, Truman Capote, James Dean, Steve McQueen, Nico, Edie Sedgwick, Sandy Shaw, The Silver Factory, Paul Weller, Oscar Wilde, Natalie Wood, minor extra from the “Stop Me” video.

Thursday, March 1st, 2012 — 10:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Venue: TAMMANY HALL (Main level) — 152 Orchard Street (Between Stanton & Rivington)
New York City

http://facebook.com/djceremony
http://www.morrissey-solo.com

‎”Heaven knows we’ll soon be dust…”

Sponsored by SAILOR JERRY.

Produced & curated by co-conspirators APATHY ANGEL & DJ CEREMONY.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16TH, 2012.

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Show host & MC: “The Great Deceiver”: ALBERT CADABRA.

February 16th: 5 of NYC’s hottest burlesque stars present one-of-a-kind Prince-inspired performances!

Performances by:
“New York City’s Most Delicious Dish” — CLAMS CASINO
Kitty Nights Darling — FEM APPEAL
Minneapolis’ Own — MINNIE TONKA
“The Make It Happen Girl” — RUNAROUND SUE
-and- “The Girl with the Silver Lining” — APATHY ANGEL
Plus: gorgeous go-go/kitten: AMELIA BAREPARTS.

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THE AFTER-PARTY
Dance all night 2 stacks of the hottest Prince cuts + the sound & songs that he imparted 2 other artists… (Dirty Funk, Glam/Psychedelic Pop, The Minneapolis Sound, Candy Synths, New Jack Swing, Analog Dance Grooves +)

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ABOUT “Corruption At Tammany Hall”:
Join us every Thursday night for burlesque, salacious film, magic, music, and mayhem at Tammany Hall! The raucous weekly show features performances by an ever-changing cast of New York City’s most innovative & outrageous neo-burlesque and sideshow artists. “Corruption At Tammany Hall” culls its moniker from Gilded Age New York City and its nefarious politics and counterculture… bringing a scandalous and unforgettable experience to the Lower East Side each and every week. Every show is followed by a late-night dance party and post-show revelry.

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• Sailor Jerry giveaways during the show!
• Sailor Jerry Rum open bar: 8:30—9:00… -AND- 11:00—Midnight!

EROTIC CITY: Thursday, February 16th, 2012
SHOW TIME: 9:00 p.m. sharp.: $10.
AFTER-PARTY: 10:30 p.m.—4:00 a.m.: Free
VENUE: The handsome multi-level, 350 capacity TAMMANY HALL performance space and lounge.
152 Orchard Street : Lower East Side : New York City

Photos by Christopher Tracy.

Dress: Marie France/Minneapolis glam 1984, androgynous sex-symbol, 80s popstar, Prince muse.

http://corruptionattammanyhall.tumblr.com/

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UPCOMING:
February 23rd: Performances by BB HEART, CASSANDRA ROSEBEETLE, THE MAINE ATTRACTION, TANSY, APATHY ANGEL and ALBERT CADABRA, plus go-go/kitten TINY D.

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Sponsored by SAILOR JERRY.

Produced & curated by co-conspirators APATHY ANGEL & DJ CEREMONY.

Hosted by The Master of Disguise MARKKO DONTO.

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THE LAUNCH SHOW & PARTY!
FEBRUARY 9TH.

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Show host & resident MC: “The Great Deceiver”: ALBERT CADABRA. Cadabra brings his notorious brand of twisted magic, sideshow stunts, and stage illusions to the stage for every show.

Join us every Thursday night for burlesque, music, magic, and mayhem at Tammany Hall! The raucous weekly vaudeville show features performances by an ever-changing cast of New York City’s most innovative & outrageous neo-burlesque and sideshow artists. “Corruption At Tammany Hall” culls its moniker from Gilded Age New York City and its nefarious politics… bringing a scandalous and unforgettable experience to the Lower East Side each and every week. Every show is followed by a late-night dance party and post-show revelry.

Launch show performances by:
“The Asian Sexsation” — CALAMITY CHANG
“Hotsy Totsy” herself — CHERRY PITZ
Flaming Fox — LADY VALTRONIC
“The Girl with the 34.5″ Inseam” — LEGS MALONE
-and- “The Girl with the Silver Lining” — APATHY ANGEL
Plus: gorgeous go-go/kitten: LUCILLE TI AMORE.

• Sailor Jerry giveaways during the show!
• Sailor Jerry Rum open bar: 8:30—9:00… -AND- 11:00—Midnight!

Music and post-show (Retro, Pop, Indie, UK, Vintage Soul) dance-party by the impeccable DJ CEREMONY, keeping you on your feet until 4 a.m.

LAUNCH SHOW: Thursday, February 9th, 2012
SHOW TIME: 9:00 p.m. sharp.: $10.
AFTER-PARTY: 10:30 p.m.—4:00 a.m.: Free
VENUE: The handsome multi-level, 350 capacity TAMMANY HALL performance space and lounge.
152 Orchard Street : Lower East Side : New York City

http://corruptionattammanyhall.tumblr.com/

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UPCOMING:

February 16th: “EROTIC CITY”: A burlesque tribute to PRINCE featuring performances by CLAMS CASINO, FEM APPEAL, MINNIE TONKA, RUNAROUND SUE, APATHY ANGEL, and ALBERT CADABRA, plus go-go/kitten AMELIA BAREPARTS.

February 23rd: Performances by BB HEART, CASSANDRA ROSEBEETLE, THE MAINE ATTRACTION, TANSY, APATHY ANGEL and ALBERT CADABRA, plus go-go/kitten TINY D.

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“OSCILLATE WILDLY”: at the beautiful DELANCEY club (Main level)
A Monthly Smiths & Morrissey Tribute Night & Dance Party — Now in it’s third year.

First 2012 party: Thursday, January 12th, 2012 at The Delancey.

Facebook invite.

DJ Ceremony spins a volatile, ecstatic all-night Smiths & Morrissey tribute dance party including classics, deep cuts, & new songs (-’cause I really do love them; does that sound mad?). Also featuring UK, Indie, Britpop, & Manchester.

• Morrissey-styled go-go by the incomparable RunAround Sue: 11:00 p.m.+
• 21 & up. Free.

Dress: Brigitte Bardot, Alexandra Bastedo, Truman Capote, James Dean, Steve McQueen, Nico, Edie Sedgwick, Sandy Shaw, The Silver Factory, Paul Weller, Oscar Wilde, Natalie Wood, minor extra from the “Stop Me” video.

Thursday, January 12th, 2012 — 9:30 p.m. to 4 a.m.
Venue: THE DELANCEY (Main level) — 168 Delancey Street (Between Clinton & Attorney)
New York City

Bottom right photo: Nicholas Rhodes of NickyDigital.com.

http://facebook.com/djceremony
http://www.morrissey-solo.com

‎”Heaven knows we’ll soon be dust…”