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Coco 66 shut down, owner arrested
Greenpoint’s generally cool hangout bar/music venue Coco 66 was raided, shut down and owner David Kelleran was arrested. According to Gothamist: It seems owner David Kelleran has been operating without a liquor license, and local police tell New York Shitty that the precinct “did a joint operation Saturday with the State Liquor Authority… The owner was […]
Industries of the Blind Chapter 1 Release Party
The much awaited release of Brooklyn based instrumental post rock band Industries of the Blind debuts at Coco66 Friday. On April 8 their evolving lineup, now consisting of three guitars, a bass, keys, two violins, a viola, and drums will premiere their first official release in their nearly eight years. Originating in the great state […]
Santos Party House got shut down
We’ve all come to expect DIY spaces to get shut down. When you’re throwing a basement show every Friday night or have set up shop in an abandoned warehouse to invite 500 of your closest friends over, it is really only a matter of time before some cops come and shut you down. (Not that […]
Coco66 Missed Connections and The Art of Remembering to Exchange Digits
Missed Connections are usually just that, missed connections. When one sad and lonely loverboy or girl feel like there may have been some sparks in the air, hoping that the true love they met while too drunk to remember to introduce themselves may be scouring the internet in hopes to find said person’s declaration of […]
Tonight: John Waters weirds out Coco66
When first moving to New York, I found myself, for whatever reason, watching Pink Flamingos with alarming frequency. Maybe it was because I was unemployed. Maybe it was because the movie is undeniably hilarious. But I think it was because more than anyone, John Waters understands that it is OK to revel in the dark […]
Ticket Giveaway: Apache Beat, Beach Fossils, Blood Orange, and We Are All Romans at Coco66
Yes, that’s right– our first installment of FREEwilly First Thursdays at Coco66 is tonight, and what better way to celebrate than giving away a pair of tickets to the show!? I mean, free tickets or not, you wanna be there anyway. Check out this lineup: 10pm Apache Beat 9pm Blood Orange 8pm We Are All […]
Introducing FREEwilly First Thursdays at Coco66
We are proud to announce our newest monthly series at Coco66, aptly named FREEwilly First Thursdays!! The first installment will take place this coming Thurs Sept. 2nd with Apache Beat— one of our long standing favorites in the ‘hood who will be releasing their highly anticipated debut full-length, Last Chants, on October 5th. The album […]
Ticket Giveaway: Twin Shadow at Coco66
Dudes, if you’re not listening to Twin Shadow, I don’t even know how to explain how disappointed I am with you. The moniker of Bushwick’s well-dressed George Lewis Jr., Twin Shadow’s debut album has been literally spinning on repeat on every possible audio device in my apartment. Forget is a seamless blend of smooth lust […]