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-12AMThe Terrible Twosome present that Time of the Month with Tania Insomnia playing rock, new wave, and sh*t 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.

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.”

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

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. NeuroNautic Institute / Neuronautic Press an art collective and Poetry Press dedicated to open eyes, minds, and hearts.

9:30PM Sofia Zarzuela

6PM-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.

NYC's only monthly ska party with a tiki twist!
We're keeping the amazing times coming with an unofficial post-Supernova party on the *third* Friday of September (we'll be back to our second Fridays in October).
Fresh off their set at Supernova 2024, we are beyond excited to have The Bandulus (Ban-Doo-Loos), from Portland OR, making their Skaville debut! They have that ska-soul-rocksteady sound your heart and feet need, so let's pack the dance floor!On the support side, we welcome back two bands that know how to get the audience going!
From Connecticut and Mass, we've got The Agonizers and their ska-punk blitz for all your mini-skanking circle needs.
The Imperial Walkers are coming over from Long Island with their wicked brass licks to get the dance floor hopping from song one!
9PM The Imperial Walkers
10PM The Agonizers
11PM The Bandulus
Our guest DJ this month is Mike Drance, lead singer of Long Island's The Bluebeats! Your DJ Ryan Midnight, as always, hosts and spins the late set after the bands are done. Bands play 9pm-midnight sharp, DJs go non-stop from 8pm-2am! 21+, and no cover (pay what you can). Please bring cash (or Venmo!) to tip each band you see. Dress to impress, if that's your thing, and we'll see you on the dance floor!

6PM Peter Stampfel band
8PM Blastocyte
9PM Donut City
10PM The Pepper Kings
11PM Sweet Magma

4:30PM Sewage
5:30PM Suffolk Stranglers

7PM-9PM COLLAGE POETRY WORKSHOP

8PM-12AM The Terrible Twosome present that Time of the Month with Tania Insomnia playing rock, new wave, and sh*t you can dance to.

9:30PM Timothy Alice

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 that will have great music and be a lot of fun. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic

5PM Live sets by Tiny Pinecones, Rew, The MGP Experience, St. Divine, The Puma Perl Band, Magic Forest NYC and more!!

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

7PM-12AM Come swap your favorite clothes for new favorite fashion.. run by the swap diva Miss Frizz Dazzle! Also.. enjoy the sensational live music.
Featuring...
The Brothers Krash, Angelique Rodriguez ,Rory D’Lasnow, the Rewd oNeZ, Noha, Val Kinzler

GET WEIRD is a rock and roll party featuring wild live bands, while DJ GREG-GORY and guest DJs spin garage rock, surf, punk, psychobilly and more to the delights of all trash weirdos everywhere.” go-go sheba shake
8PM The Atomic Bats
9PM Cavegirl and the Neandergals
10PM Screamin Rebel Angels
GUESTS DJS
Erica Martinez & Sommer Santoro

5PM Solo acoustic act: Ed and a Girl
6PM City Noise
7PM Killdeer
8PM The Eclectics
9PM Jasmine & Matt

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 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

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

7PM Ori
8PM Knight Shades
9PM Wyld Gooms