FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – In February 2010, KnifeFight hosted two nights of
shows at a converted warehouse as part of the BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn
Festival… featuring two nights of live music by 12 of Brooklyn’s established and
emerging bands, DJs and Emcees, KnifeFIght: No Rules is a 12-minute
spotlight of Brooklyn’s DIY music community.

Featuring…
The Death Set
Cerebral Ballzy
Japanther
Murdertronics
Boogie Boarder
Leaders
Roofeeo
Mr. Star City
Radical Outing
Mr. Andersonic
DJ Morsy
James Stacher

KnifeFight: No Rules documents a weekend so raucous that festivalgoers
were literally climbing the walls and hanging from the ceiling. Fortunately,
Project Fathom was there to film the action!

Watch the trailer: http://knifefight.org/no_rules.html

Poster by Aaron Needham, based on a photograph by Tod Seelie
of Dan from The Death Set.

Hey!  Remember two years ago when Ed and I ran a speakeasy underground music venue called Bodega?  That was rad.  We threw some killer parties, including a few “Nasty Jams” with Dirty Finger and Morsy.  Those were some of the gnarliest nights Brooklyn has ever seen – I shit you not.

Since then, Bodega and the space at 1089 Broadway, has changed hands and management. I no longer book this space, but I’m glad to see that the Nasty Jam lives on. The Dirty Finger and Morsy combo is the best thing going!

See you there!

The original Nasty Jam at Bodega, Summer 2008

The 2nd Nasty Jam at Bodega, Summer 2008

The 20-minute documentary, KnifeFight: No Rules, is coming soon!

Here’s three of the posters for the documentary.  Poster photos by Tod Seelie.

Watch the trailer!

FRIDAY- FRIDAY – FRIDAY – FRIDAY – FRIDAY – FRIDAY – FRIDAY

This Friday’s Crooked Disco party is dedicated to the king of funk, James Brown! Expect to hear plenty of funky JB tunes through out the night with your resident dj’s Morsy & Kester.

@ Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleeker St
New York, NY
21+ FREE

SATURDAY – SATURDAY- SATURDAY – SATURDAY – SATURDAY

MAY DAY 2010
Solo Exhibition featuring new works by Shepard Fairey

Opening Reception on May 1st, 6-9pm
May 01, 2010 — May 29, 2010

@ Deitch Projects
18 Wooster Street, New York City

Deitch Projects is pleased to present May Day, an exhibition of new work by Shepard Fairey, as its final project. Titled not only in reference to the day of the exhibition’s opening, the multiple meanings of May Day resonate throughout the artist’s new body of work. Originally a celebration of spring and the rebirth it represents, May Day is also observed in many countries as International Worker’s Day or Labor Day, a day of political demonstrations and celebrations coordinated by unions and socialist groups. “Mayday” is also the distress signal used by pilots, police and firefighters in times of emergency.

NOTE: Obey has a pop-up store in NYC this month too!

SATURDAY – SATURDAY- SATURDAY – SATURDAY – SATURDAY

Legendary LA dance party “Dance Right” is eastward bound! We are dragging their Cali flavor to NYC for a night of dance, sweat and scandal.
Dance Right has been heating up LA for years now, held in a local Mexican bar downtown. So we’re helping them make the transition from a Mexican spot to a Chinese spot, because that’s the beauty of this country…

This is also the official afterparty for May Day, Shepard Fairey’s exhibition at Deitch that celebrates cultural icons and political activists. Join us at your favorite dim sum restaurant / nightclub in Chinatown, 88 Palace. We’re going all night with Atrak, DJ Diabetic, and Pubes.

*Built By MeanRed & MFG*

Saturday May 1st
@ 88 Palace // 88 East Broadway (2nd Floor of Minimall)
10:00 pm – 04:00 am
$10 advanced tix
$20 tickets at the door.
21+

In February, 2010, KnifeFight threw two shows at Station 171
as part of the BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival.
Project Fathom was there to capture the weekend on video.
Watch the trailer:

KnifeFight: No Rules.
15-minute documentary by KnifeFight & Project Fathom.
Coming Soon.

On Thursday and Friday, Feb 4th and 5th 2010
KnifeFight.org presented two nights of live music as part of the BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival at Station 171.

And Project Fathom was there to capture all the action!

Here is the trailer for KnifeFight: No Rules, a short documentary by Project Fathom about the KnifeFight.org Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival at Station 171.

Coming soon!

KnifeFight: No Rules
A Documentary featuring Interviews & Performances with:

Japanther
The Death Set
Cerebral Ballzy
Boogie Boarder
Leaders
Roofeeo
Mr. Star City
Radical Outting
Murdertronics
Mr. Andersonic
DJ Morsy
DJ James Stacher

A Project Fathom Production

Stay tuned:
KnifeFight.org

Was you there?

“This year, the Brooklyn Academy of Music has entrusted a part of their Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival to a man who has stolen things, bribed people, tripped on acid for months at a time, hitchhiked across the country, spent time in various jails, contracted venereal diseases and – here’s the part that really counts – thrown some of the craziest parties I’ve ever been lucky enough to sneak into without paying.”
- My Open Bar

“Best part of the already set-to-be-awesome show at Station 171 tonight with Leaders, Boogie Boarder, Cerebral Ballzy, The Death Set, and Japanther? A free shuttle to take you from the corner of Union Ave and Conselyea St. to the venue!”
- Free Williamsburg

“These bands (The Death Set, Cerebral Ballzy, Japanther, Boogie Boarder, & Leaders) define the Brooklyn scene. And this party defines the DIY craziness in all its glory.”
- Brooklyn Ski Club, with follow-up.

Thanks for the kind words! Also thanks to The Village Voice, Eardrum NYC, Brooklyn Vegan, The L Magazine, BrooklynBased and OhMyRockness for pluggin’ the shows!

ROOFEEO
@ KnifeFight.org BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival – Station 171, Brooklyn NY (2/5/10)

Mr. Star City
@ KnifeFight.org BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival – Station 171, Brooklyn NY (2/5/10)

Mr. Andersoinc
@ KnifeFight.org BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival – Station 171, Brooklyn NY (2/5/10)

Murdertronics
@ KnifeFight.org BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival – Station 171, Brooklyn NY (2/5/10)

Santhya + Anton Glamb
@ KnifeFight.org BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival – Station 171, Brooklyn NY (2/5/10)

Hiroto Hirothajap Sugawara
@ KnifeFight.org BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival – Station 171, Brooklyn NY (2/5/10)

DJ Morsy
@ KnifeFight.org BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival – Station 171, Brooklyn NY (2/5/10)

DJ James Stacher
@ KnifeFight.org BAM Sounds Like Brooklyn Festival – Station 171, Brooklyn NY (2/5/10

Photos: The Invisible Man

Special thanks to the crew at Station 171 and BAM for helping me put all this together!  Also thanks to Johnny Nelson, MemberzOnly, Nive and NineLivesTheCat!  Fuckin’ great party!

Happy birthday, Johnny!

THE DEATH SET, playing live at Station 171, Thursday, Feb 4th

DJ MORSY, playing live at Station 171, Friday, Feb 5th.

DJ JAMES STACHER, playing live at Station 171, Friday, Feb 5th.