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Weekly/Monthly Events
See below
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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.
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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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LAST SUNDAY |
7PM-10PM The E. Vill Twins DJ Rosie Bottom and DJ Tania Insomnia play rock, punk, and music 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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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!
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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
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.
DATE CHANGE FOR OCTOBER!!! OCTOBER 26!!!!
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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.
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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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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.
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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 STRANGE JASON spin garage rock, surf, punk, psychobilly and more to the delights of all trash weirdos everywhere.”
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Date |
Individual Events |
Sat Dec 2 8 PM |
UNSTEADY FREDDIE'S SURF ROCK SHINDIG
8PM TarantinosNYC
9:30PM THE VIVISECTORS
11PM THE BYZANTONES
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Sun Dec 3 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. W/ Guest DJ SHANGRI-LA
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.
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Tue Dec 5 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 6 6:30 PM |
Wednesday Open Mic for musicians
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Thu Dec 7 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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Fri Dec 8 8 PM |
It's our last show of the 2023, and we're giving you a fantastic musical treat to send out the year in style.
Making their Skaville debut, its The Sunshine Melodies, all the way from Rhode Island and bringing you some grooving reggae to sway your hips to!
We welcome back Cenzo, lead by Vinny Nobile, bringing you their ska-rock blend and supporting their new EP (check it out!).
We also welcome for the first time Threat Level Burgundy with their high-energy, danceable ska-punk!
As always you'll have DJ Ryan Midnight on hosting duties and the late set, along with DJ Duff Guy spinning the main set!
Live bands planned set times:
9PM Threat Level Burgundy
10PM Cenzo
11PM The Sunshine Melodies
DJ sets start at 8pm, and go non-stop up front till we all collapse at 2am!
No cover, as always, but please bring cash (or Venmo) to tip each band you see!
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Sat Dec 9 9 PM |
Soulfinger! Dance Party!
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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Tue Dec 12 7 PM |
COMEDY
7PM-8PM The Duck Show - Waddle down to one of the funniest stand-up comedy showcases this side of the pond! Enjoy comedy, characters, music, and more! And stay till the end to win a free raffle for a duck-themed gift basket!
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Tue Dec 12 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 13 6:30 PM |
Wednesday Open Mic for musicians
6:30PM-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
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Wed Dec 13 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 14 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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Sun Dec 17 6 PM |
THE HIPP PIPPS ROCK N ROLL PARTY!
6pm George Gilmore and The Giblets
7pm Hudson City Rats
8PM THE HIPP PIPPS
CONNIE T. EMPRESS AND YANA LIL JERK spin the records you’re dying to hear.
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Thu Dec 21 8 PM |
8-10PM 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.
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