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See below for more info and individual events
FIRST SUNDAY
Ghost Town Strut w/ DJ One Ice Jack & Featuring The Mermaid and Mai Tai Market
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.
SECOND SUNDAY
Something Else Sundays!
Rockabilly Happy Hour Show. Every second Sunday of the month. 5PM-9PM with Live Music!
THIRD SUNDAY
The Hipp Pipps Rock’n’Roll Party Earlybird Special!
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!
LAST SUNDAY
7PM-10PM The E. Vill Twins DJ Rosie Bottom and DJ Tania Insomnia play rock, punk, and music you can dance to…
EVERY TUESDAY
BIRD & FRIENDS - COSMIC UNITY
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!
SECOND TUESDAY
Terrible Twosdays at Otto’s Shrunken Head!
6PM-10PM The Terrible Twosome BARTENDER Tracy and DJ Tania bring you delicious tiki drinks and your new wave, glam, and rock favorites!
EVERY WEDNESDAY
Otto's Wednesday Open Mic
6PM-12AM A weekly open mic. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic
SECOND WEDNESDAY
🎯Take 5🎯
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!
EVERY THURSDAY
PUNK ROCK HAPPY HOUR w/ DJ PITTER PAT
6PM - 10PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.
THIRD THURSDAY
NeuroNautic Institute Presents
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.
FIRST FRIDAY
DJs SUZY HOTROD AND SHANGRI-LA
7PM-12AM DJ SUZY HOTROD & DJ SHANGRI-LA spin Rock & Roll, Yé-yé, Exotica & more! Guest DJs.
FIRST FRIDAY
Apfel/Krebs/Simone Presents: FLIP FLOP & FLY!
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!
THIRD FRIDAY
POETRY
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.
FIRST SATURDAY
OF THE MONTH
UNSTEADY FREDDIE'S SURF-ROCK SHINDIG
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
SECOND SATURDAY
Soulfinger!
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!
LAST SATURDAY
OF THE MONTH
GET WEIRD
GET WEIRD is a rock and roll party featuring wild live bands, while DJ GREG-GORY and STRANGE JASON spin garage rock, surf, punk, psychobilly and more to the delights of all trash weirdos everywhere.”
Date Individual Events
Fri Sep 22
8 PM
LIVE MUSIC
8PM DV BLUE
9PM MOMSOMNIA
10PM DR. EX AND THE BREAK-UPS
11PM HIGH STRIDE
Sat Sep 23
8 PM
LIVE MUSIC
8PM Spaghetti Eastern Electro-Dub
Sun Sep 24
7 PM
The E. Vill Twins DJ Rosie Bottom and DJ Tania Insomnia
Djing rock, punk, and music you can dance to…
Tue Sep 26
8 PM
BIRD & FRIENDS COSMIC UNITY
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!
Wed Sep 27
6 PM
Wednesday Open Mic for musicians
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
Thu Sep 28
6 PM
Punk Rock Happy Hour w/ DJ Pitter Pat
6PM - 10PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.
Thu Sep 28
8 PM
LIVE MUSIC
8PM PRINTS
9PM FLASYD
10PM GNARCISSISTS
Fri Sep 29
8 PM
DJ SNALLYGASTER
Sat Sep 30
4 PM
POETRY
4PM-7PM
100 poets Linda Kleinbub Founding Editor Pink Trees Press
Sat Sep 30
6 PM
GET WEIRD!
GET WEIRD is a rock and roll party featuring wild live bands, while DJ GREG-GORY and STRANGE JASON spin garage rock, surf, punk, psychobilly and more to the delights of all trash weirdos everywhere.”
GUEST DJ HARDLY QUINN
9PM BOBCAT
10PM THE ROVER BOYS TRIO
Sat Sep 30
7:30 PM
LIVE MUSIC
7:30PM TOO MANY LAURAS
Sun Oct 1
5 PM
Ghost Town Strut w/ DJ One Ice Jack & Featuring The Mermaid and Mai Tai Market
5PM-10PM 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. Market hours 5PM-10PM.
Tue Oct 3
8 PM
BIRD & FRIENDS - COSMIC UNITY
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!
Wed Oct 4
6:30 PM
Wednesday Open Mic for musicians
6:30PM-12AM A weekly open mic with. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic
Thu Oct 5
6 PM
Punk Rock Happy Hour w/ DJ Pitter Pat
6PM - 10PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.
Fri Oct 6
7 PM
DJ SUZY HOTROD AND DJ SHANGRI-LA
7PM-12AM DJ SUZY HOTROD & GUEST DJ TERRE T (WFMU) spin Rock & Roll, Yé-yé, Exotica & more!
Fri Oct 6
9 PM
FLIP FLOP & FLY!
It's the first Friday of the month 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! Did the scene baby! Here's this month's line up:
9PM WEXWAX (Americana)
10PM JOY BUZZER (Wicked Cool recording artist/NYC Power Pop)
11PM HOLEY SWEATER (NYC Power Pop)
Sat Oct 7
8 PM
UNSTEADY FREDDIE'S SURF ROCK SHINDIG
8PM GUITARMY OF ONE
9:30PM STRANGE BUT SURF
11PM DRIP 2.0.
Sun Oct 8
5 PM
Something Else Sundays!
Rockabilly Happy Hour Show. Every second Sunday of the month. 5PM-9PM with Live Music!
Hosted by DJs ROCKET J & THE DUTCHMAN