Luck of the Irish Pub Crawl - Saturday, March 12, 2011

Today is day two of PubCrawls.com's three-day series of pub crawls...
Saturday, March 12
Luck of the Irish Pub Crawl

$20 per ticket includes:
Admission to all participating bars, and drink specials:
$1 Bud and Budlight Drafts (10oz)
$2 Bud and Budlight Bottles
$3 House Mixed Drinks
$4 Jameson Shots
(prices will increase by $2 from 9pm - 4am)

Wear green attire: t-shirts, hats, shamrocks, whatever it is – and come out and enjoy some cheap beer and a world-famous event.
Register 5 - 11pm

There are 10 registration points all over town:

Midtown East:
Register Noon- 3am
at:
T.G. Whitney's
244 E. 53rd St.
(bet. Second & Third Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 888-5772
TGWhitneys.com
Buy here
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Upper East Side:
$25 Buy here
Check in 1pm-Midnight
at:
Stir
1363 First Ave.
(between 73rd & 74th St.)
New York, NY
(212) 744-7190
StirNYC.com


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East Village:
$30 Buy here
Register 12pm - midnight
at:

Village Pourhouse
64 Third Ave. (11th St)
New York
(212) 979-BEER


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Restaurant Row:
$25 Buy here
Check in 12pm - 6pm
at:
The Village Pourhouse
366 W. 46th St.
(between 8th & 9th Ave.)
New York, NY
212-979-BEER
VillagePourhouse.com
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Murray Hill:
$25 Buy here
check in : Noon - 10pm
at:
Van Diemen's Café
383 Third Ave.
(between 27th & 28th St.)
New York, NY
(646) 752-5884
VandiemensNYC.com
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Gramercy:
$25 Buy here
Register 12pm - midnight
at:
Sidebar
120 E. 15th St.
(bet. Irving Pl. & E. Union Sq.)
New York, NY
212-677-2900
SidebarNY.com

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Greenwich Village:

$25 Buy here
Registration Noon - 9pm
at:
Thirteen
35 E.13th St.
(bet. Broadway & University Pl.)
New York, NY
(212) 979-6677
Bar13.com

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Midtown:
$25 Buy here
check in noon-7pm
at:
Legends
6 W. 33rd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY

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Chelsea:
$25 Buy here
check in 11am - 9pm
at:
Chelsea Manor
138 W. 25th St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.)
New York, NY
or...

Noon-9pm at
The Lott
55 W. 21st St. (bet. 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY
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Their third pub crawl will be on St. Patrick's Day, Thursday, March 17.

The Ultimate NYC St. Patrick's Day Month Page

Spotlight Artist: 2U

The second in our series of Spotlight Artists, featuring NYC's musical talent. 2U calls itself "The World's Second Best U2 Show". This is, of course, out of respect for the original U2, so you have to admire their confidence. Comprised of music industry veterans, the U2 cover band's leader Joe Cumia was nice enough to answer our questions:

2U's Lineup
Joseph Cumia - guitar and vox.
Gene Marchello - lead vox.
Denis Perry - bass and vox.
Timothy Bellew - drums and sequencing.

How long have you been performing? How long performing in NYC?

10 years! I've been performing in NYC since the age of 17...but with this band, 10 yrs.

Past lives (i.e., previous bands, your early years, etc.):
Collectively throughout the years and all members (past and present):

The Good Rats, Nine Days, Rotgut, Project Floyd, Evolution - The Journey tribute, 2112 - The Rush tribute, Swift Kick, The Young Breed, 40 Ft. Ringo, Blizzard of Oz - Black Sabbath tribute, New Life Crisis, and too many more bands that are notable, but not enough room to list...

What are some of your favorite venues to play?
Disney World Epcot Center (3 years in a row this year), corporate events at major convention centers around the world, Sleepy Hollow Country Club (Hung out with Bill Murray! He jammed with us and did a bunch of Caddyshack schtick...surreal man!!!)

What are some of your musical influences?
Too many to list. Amongst many: Jimi Hendrix, Red Hot Chili Peppers, U2....obviously.

OK, time for some blatant self-promotion. What would you like to plug?
2U is only the first part of the bands full name... "2U-The Worlds 2nd Best U2 Show" is the full name of this band.

[Note: Some upcoming NYC gigs include July 9 & August 13 at Stout, Aug. 20 at Legends. They have a busy schedule, with gigs in several states]

Linkage:
Band website: Notu2.com
facebook: facebook.com/u2tribute2u
Youtube: YouTube.com/notu2dotcom
Twitter: @U2Tribute2U
Myspace: myspace.com/u2tribute2u

Where can we buy your music?
2U playing U2 music is not for sale...that would be illegal.
Oh, right.

Tell us a story or anecdote about performing live in NYC:
Played at Hillary Clinton fundraiser when she was running for president. Got to meet Bill Clinton, and talk health care with him, amongst other stuff, for a good 20 minutes. He then took the podium and said, "Oh My God! Can you guys believe that band 2U??!? That was eerie!! I've seen U2 many times, and I couldn't tell the difference! They even looked like the real thing!!!"

Any advice to someone just starting out?
Don't ever turn down a paying gig... No matter how little the pay...WORK...WORK ....WORK! The money will get there...

Here is a video:

Hallowen Pub Crawl - West Side Bars

#46 in our series on the best Halloween parties in New York City...

Saturday, October 31
Halloween Pub Crawl - West Side Bars

Tickets: $35
Ticket Includes:

No cover at all bars
Drink Specials* including:
$2 Bud Light
2-for-1 Pumpkin Ales
2-for-1 Halloween Cocktails*
Purchase tickets on-line
*the drink specials vary from bar to bar*

Register 12 - 8pm:
at:
Porky's NYC
55 W. 21st St.
(bet. Fifth & Sixth Ave.)
New York, NY
(212) 675-8007
PorkysNYC.com

Participating Bars:

Deweys Flatiron
210 Fifth Ave.

The Hog Pit
37 W. 26th St.

Rogue
757 Sixth Ave.

Dusk
147 W. 24th St

See other neighborhoods:
East Village
Gramercy
Midtown East
Upper East Side

R.I.P. Jim Carroll: 1950 - 2009

Although I didn't know him, I am still saddened to learn of the death of fellow New Yorker Jim Carroll. Best known as the author of "The Basketball Diaries", Mr. Carroll was a poet and a punk rocker in the true NY sense. I loved his song, "People Who Died", and now, sadly, he is among the ones he wrote about many years ago.

His life and career crossed paths with legends in both the musical and artistic worlds, such as Patti Smith, Keith Richards, Andy Warhol, Robert Mapplethorpe, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Allen Lanier, Lou Reed, John Cale, Boz Skaggs, Ray Manzerik, Pearl Jam and more.

To quote his own lyrics, "I salute you, brother."

Links:
NY Times Obituary: nytimes.com
Jim Carroll Bio (Wikipedia)
The Basketball Diaries (Netflix)

Here is a video of his most well-known song, "People Who Died".
Sadly, the author is now the subject:

Pat McGuire Band Returns to NY for 4 Shows in April

[Note: This article is from 2009. If you found this article via search and are looking for information on Pat McGuire's 2011 tour, click here]

We are very happy to hear that The Pat McGuire Band is returning to NY for 4 shows in April.
Since moving to Ireland a few years ago, many New Yorkers have been hoping for more opportunities to see and hear Pat live. He has added a few new players to his line up for a spring “Tour de Boroughs” under the name Pat McGuire and The Bastable Cakes.

Pat is joined by Pat McGuire Band veteran Brian O'Neill (keyboards, vox) and newcomers Paul Clarke (drums, vox, guitar) and James Carroll (bass). They will be performing new material along with some of the old favorites.
Sunday, April 5
Showtime: TBA
at:
The Long Beach Inn
943 W. Beech St.
Long Beach, NY
516 432-9220
Thelongbeachinn.com
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Thursday, April 9
Showtime: 9pm
at:
The Wicked Monk
8415 5th Ave.
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, NY
(718) 921-0601
myspace.com/thewickedmonk
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Friday, April 10
Showtime: 11pm
at:
Fiddlers Elbow
3718 E. Tremont Ave.
Bronx, New York
718 863-3990
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Saturday, April 11
Showtime: 10:30pm
at:
Legends
6 W. 33rd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY
212 967-7792
legendsbarnyc.com
More info at:
Thepatmcguirebandonline.com
Hear some of the new songs on at:
myspace.com/thepatmcguireband

Below is a video of Pat's hit, "You're So Beautiful"

IBO Christmas Party - Wednesday, Dec. 10

Wednesday, December 10
The IBO of New York presents...
IBO Christmsas Party
Admission: $35 for members, $35 for non-members
includes...
Two hour Full Open Bar including top shelf
from 6:30pm-8:30pm
Plenty trays with selections of passed appetizers

Live Music with the Tara O'Grady Jazz Trio
playing Holiday Favorites and Jazz Standards
featuring IBO member Tara O'Grady.

IBO-NY.com

6:30 - 9:30pm
at:
Legends
6 W. 33rd St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.)
New York, NY