Otto's - Events

5PM DJ ONE ICE JACK spins Rockabilly, R&B, Punk and Soul. The Mermaid and Mai Tai Market features vintage, art, jewelry and other one of a kind wonders and oddities! Hosted by Miss Frizz Dazzle Vintage and each month featuring different guest vendors. 5pm-10pm.

6PM-9PM 3 bands in the back, 1 dj up front, 2 bartenders in between and you shakin’ yer tailfeather all over the place! No cover- just a whole lotta rock’n’roll!

7PM-12AM The E. Vill Twins DJ Rosie Bottom and DJ Tania Insomnia play rock, punk, and music you can dance to…

8PM-10PM "Bird and Friends - Cosmic Unity" 18-year improv veteran Michael Bird creates the improv show with the audience, including YOU…so come on out to Otto's to join the ultimate, improvised cosmic unity of PLAY!

6PM-12AM A weekly open mic. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic

7PM-11PM DJ Yana Lil’Jerk and guests spin selections from the Cool Brittania era. Late 80s to early 2000s UK Indie, Indie Dance, Britpop, Shoegaze plus. All vinyl!

6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.

7-9 NeuroNautic Institute / Neuronautic Press an art collective and Poetry Press dedicated to open eyes, minds, and hearts. A monthly reading series every third Thursday of the month.

8PM DJ SUZY HOTROD spins Rock & Roll, Yé-yé, Exotica & more! Guest DJs.

It's the first Friday of the month so it must be time for FLIP FLOP & FLY! That's right, come down to OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD have a few Tiki drinks, put on your dancing shoes and check out the coolest sounds around! Dig the scene baby! Live music!

7pm-8:30pm No Name…And a Bag of Chips, New York City's longest running comedy variety show, celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2024 by returning to the scene of some of its greatest triumphs, Otto’s Shrunken Head.
They return with their beloved blend of some of the country's best stand-up comics alongside an eclectic mix of variety acts, including storytellers, musicians, and magicians, among others.
Holding it all together is their house band, The Summer Replacements. The shows always end with a cheap door prize giveaway. It's always fun, and it's always free. Hosted by No Name co-founder and producer, the amiable Eric Vetter.

Subway to Skaville is your monthly ska party with a tiki twist, hosted the second Friday of every month at Otto’s Shrunken Head (East Village, NYC), and bringing you the best of the ska genre in all its styles.
You’ll hear bands with traditional 60s influence to ska-core and everything in between, along with the best NYC selectors spinning you a potpourri of ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dub!
Our shows feature a mix of local, regional, and touring bands. You never know who may be playing at the next subway stop!

Adverse Abstraction: A Community of Experimental Expression A showcase of poetic and experimental works curated to highlight the talents of both emerging and established artists alike.

UNSTEADY FREDDIE known as "The Ed Sullivan of Surf", is a passionate cheerleader for the instrumental surf-beat music genre. This is due to his wildly popular Monthly SURF-ROCK SHINDIG concert series which he has been running successfully at a tiki bar in NYC called OTTO's SHRUNKEN HEAD, featuring reverb-drenched bands every first Saturday of the Month!! And no shows are ever alike!! He is also known for his internet radio show, TWANG SHEBANG. Unsteady Freddie archives a lot of live music events, such as those at OTTO's, which can be viewed at his YouTube Channel

A dance night where you can shake and finger pop! The 45 r.p.m. soul sounds of Connie T. Empress (Empire State Soul Club) and Guest DJs are sure to make your hip dip and your backbone slip!

GET WEIRD is a rock and roll party featuring wild live bands, while DJ GREG-GORY and guests spin garage rock, surf, punk, psychobilly and more to the delights of all trash weirdos everywhere.”

6PM-12AM A weekly open mic that will have great music and be a lot of fun. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic

6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.

No Name…And a Bag of Chips, New York City's longest running comedy variety show, celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2024 by returning to the scene of some of its greatest triumphs, Otto’s Shrunken Head.
They return with their beloved blend of some of the country's best stand-up comics alongside an eclectic mix of variety acts, including storytellers, musicians, and magicians, among others.
Holding it all together is their house band, The Summer Replacements. The shows always end with a cheap door prize giveaway. It's always fun, and it's always free. Hosted by No Name co-founder and producer, the amiable Eric Vetter.

8PM-1AM DJ Suzy Hotrod & Guests! Full throttle Rock & Roll, Punk, and Glam!

It's the first Friday of the New Year so it's time to FLIP FLOP & FLY! That's right, come down to OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD, have a few Tiki drinks, put on your dancing shoes and check out the coolest sounds around! It's where all the Hip People meet! Dig the scene baby! Here's this month's line up:
9PM FANDANGO NYC (Blues Rock)
10PM RUBY DEE & THE SNAKEHANDLERS (Rockin' Roots Rockabilly)
11PM THE HIPP PIPPS (Straight Ahead Rock N Roll)

Presented by Unsteady Freddie and Marbles Mahoney
5PM THE ELECTRIC HEATERS
6PM AGENT OCTOPUS
7PM BAND OF OTHERS
8PM THEMONOMATICS
9PM NINTH WAVE
10PM STRANGE BUT SURF
11PM THE SUPERTONES

5PM DJ ONE ICE JACK spins Rockabilly, R&B, Punk and Soul. Guest DJs DJ Sindi Half Rats & DJ Kool Thing
THE MERMAID and MAI TAI MARKET features vintage, art, jewelry and other one of a kind wonders and oddities! Hosted by Miss Frizz Dazzle Vintage and each month featuring different guest vendors. 5PM-10PM.

Presented by Unsteady Freddie and Marbles Mahoney
5PM ALIEN -SURFDOGS
6PM NEW YORK GREMMIES
7PM SCOTT HELLAND GUITARMY OF ONE
8PM BLUE WAVE THEORY
9PM THE VIVISECTORS

6PM-12AM A weekly open mic that will have great music and be a lot of fun. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic

DJ Yana Lil’Jerk and guests spin selections from the Cool Brittania era. Late 80s to early 2000s UK Indie, Indie Dance, Britpop, Shoegaze plus. All vinyl 7PM-11PM Every 2nd Wed of the month.

6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.

NYC's only monthly ska party with a tiki twist!
...checks, calendar, and what?! This is the 5th anniversary of Subway to Skaville! What started as a "hey, can I book a show?" experiment has morphed into a monthly tour de force of regional, touring, and even international ska bands!
9PM The Simulators
10PM Dunia & Aram
11PM Beat Brigade
Our record-slinging partner, DJ Duff Guy, will offer up the main set up on the turntables, and your DJ Ryan Midnight as always hosts and spins the late set after the bands are done. DJ starts at 8pm, bands play 9pm-midnight sharp! 21+ no cover as always, but please bring cash (or a Venmo account) to tip each band you see. Dress to impress, if that's your thing, and we'll see you on the dance floor!

7:30PM TOO MANY LAURAS

A dance night where you can shake and finger pop! The 45 r.p.m. soul sounds of Connie T. Empress (Empire State Soul Club) and Guest DJs are sure to make your hip dip and your backbone slip!

8PM-10PM 18-year improv veteran Michael Bird creates the improv show with the audience, including YOU…so come on out to Otto's to join the ultimate, improvised cosmic unity of PLAY!

6PM-12AM A weekly open mic with. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic

6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.

7PM-9PM A reading series with this month’s features:
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