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Weekly/Monthly Events
See below
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1st 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.
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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!
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FOURTH SUNDAY |
Shake It Up Sundays!
7PM-12AM with DJ Tania Insomnia playing garage, glam, punk and new wave, and sh*t you can dance to...
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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!
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EVERY WEDNESDAY |
Otto's Wednesday Open Mic
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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!
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EVERY THURSDAY |
PUNK ROCK HAPPY HOUR w/ DJ PITTER PAT
6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.
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THIRD THURSDAY |
NeuroNautic Institute Presents
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.
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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!
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FIRST FRIDAY |
NO NAME...AND A BAG OF CHIPS
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.
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SECOND FRIDAY |
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!
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THIRD FRIDAY |
POETRY
6-8pm 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.
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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
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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!
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LAST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH |
GET WEIRD
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.”
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Date |
Individual Events |
Sun Dec 1 7 PM |
LIVE MUSIC
7PM ED
8PM Traces of Alithea
9:15PM Sophia Lanuza
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Tue Dec 3 8 PM |
8PM-1AM DJs: Jersey Girls (Electro Cherry, Sam Valle), Ceviché, Choo Choo, OkDunc, Sami
Escape the winter chill and step into a tropical paradise! Join us for a night of festive fun, with talented DJs spinning bouncy beats to keep the vibe lively all night long.
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Tue Dec 3 8 PM |
BIRD & FRIENDS-COSMIC UNITY
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!
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Wed Dec 4 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. FIRST OF THE MONTH THE OPEN MIC PORTION WILL START AT 8PM. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic
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Thu Dec 5 6 PM |
Punk Rock Happy Hour w/ DJ Pitter Pat!
6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.
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Thu Dec 5 7 PM |
LIVE MUSIC
7PM-10:30PM Academy Blues Project
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Fri Dec 6 6 PM |
NO NAME...AND A BAG OF CHIPS
6PM-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.
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Fri Dec 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! This month features the return of THE RASSLERS!!!! It's where all the Hip People meet! Did the scene baby! Here's this month's line up:
9PM FANDANGO NYC (Rhythm & Blues)
10PM THE MGP EXPERIENCE (NYC Singer/Songwriter)
11PM THE RASSLERS (Punk Rock)
As Always NO COVER!
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Sat Dec 7 5 PM |
LIVE MUSIC
5PM-7PM PETER STAMFEL
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Sat Dec 7 8 PM |
UNSTEADY FREDDIE'S SURF ROCK SHINDIG
8PM GUITARMY OF ONE
9:30PM STRANGE BUT SURF
11PM DRIP 2.0
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Sun Dec 8 5 PM |
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.
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Tue Dec 10 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!
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Wed Dec 11 6 PM |
Otto's Wednesday Open Mic
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Wed Dec 11 7 PM |
🎯Take 5🎯
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.
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Thu Dec 12 6 PM |
Punk Rock Happy Hour w/ DJ Pitter Pat
6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.
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Thu Dec 12 8 PM |
8PM-10PM Your favorite Hillbilly balladeers are back! These talented young lads will enchant you with their renditions of 50's rockabilly and hillbilly lovesongs as well as their own originals. and guest singin' from Stella Rose Saint Clair!
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