On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.

+Andi Rae-

+Bucky Hayes-

+Maddy Wyatt-

+Cat City- NYC 5 piece (m. of Knickerbocker 5, First President of Japan and many other NYC bands)

+Gladys- Digital EP release show! Subversive songs about seltzer and pensioners, with a dash of psychedelia. Exceptional Trousers. 

+Tough Darling- NYC 4 piece brings the glam.

+Sad Pageant- South Brooklyn Bartender Supergroup “The local post-punk band of cool cats that has everyone’s heart!” -Eel Pit

+Stoven- is an indie rock band based in Brooklyn NY. They play songs with a little bit of folk, a little bit of pop, and just the right amount of earnestness

+Anna Isatoy- is a singer-songwriter who makes music for sad horny girls.

Dan Friel selects… Sponsored by Jim Beam

+Kyp Malone (TVOTR)- lunatic seeks love affair

+MV Carbon- sound addressing psychological feedback through poetry, music, and mechanics. vitalized by the immediate environment; Rhythmic backgrounds extended vessels, struck handmade tools

+Sinead Youth- Clara Latham (vocals/guitar) Peter Kerlin (bass) Dan Friel (synth/electronics/drum machines)

Sponsored by Hornitos Tequila

+Sally Gates/Tim Berne/Kenny Grohowski- buckle up!

+Miss Ambivalent- Lim/Santiago/Kevin

Drink and Draw with Anita and Jackie

+Bull Thieves- Originally formed in NYC in 2009 by three Texas ex-pats, Bull Thieves took a 14-year break and reformed in 2025, with author Lance Scott Walker (DJ Screw: A Life In Slow Revolution, Houston Rap Tapes) joined by artist Joan LeMay (Quantum Criminals, Friends Of The Devil) and drummer Liana Katz. They play a noisy grade of indie rock that descends from Texas punk and country threaded with shoegaze and the rap/jazz/funk/R&B back catalogues that inform their other artistic pursuits. In August 2026, they released their sophomore album Rattlesnake & Swan. 

+The Broken Robots- Heavily improvised psychedelic jazz rock drives vocalist Dan Jachym’s search for the profound in the profane, mundane, and insane. From SF to NYC to the outer reaches of the heart, the Broken Robots have been warping the expectations of audiences for over a decade and a half. Influences from Zappa, Waits, Talking Heads, Nick Cave, Charles Bukowski, and the Buddha, as well as the giants of jazz.

+Von Bondo- is a Brooklyn-based, semi-electronic art rock duo

Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt Lightning & Coco Nut

+Loveletter- ffo Sleater/Kinney & Bikini Kill

+Jack Rubies- edgy, melodic, noir-tinged sound

+Childless- by choice

Helen Georgas, Sean Anderson, Elaine Yellow Horse, Judson Merrill, and Amy WIlkinson will all be reading from recently finished and forthcoming works, and I can't wait for their voices to share a stage for the night. (If you have time, you should click on all their links and read their bios!)

Kings County Distillery is sponsoring the event, and there will be $14 Manhattans, and $8 shot-and-beer combos all night. A portion of all bar sales will support the press, so drink up and tip your bartenders!

A live jazz set from Drew Edwards will bless the stage before the reading and an all vinyl Ethiopian Jazz set from the Vinyl Historian will close the night. The Muddy Lotus will also be sharing an intention setting yoga pose to carry with us into fall as we straddle the energy shift that comes with the change of the season.

The night promises to be a meeting of the minds! But more than that, I just want it to be the sort of thing where we all get to appreciate the warmth of a Brooklyn night in great company, so we can collectively stockpile the good vibes and carry them in to whatever is coming for us next.

Life is crazy, and time moves fast.  Let's listen to one another's stories, celebrate the fact that Under the BQE still exists, toast to the season ahead, and just hang! 

Here's the link to RSVP.

+A Cosmic Wingspan- existential art punk from NYC

+Means- 90s alt rock comfort music from NYC

+Buster- slacker punk from Ridgewood

+Suburban Drugs- bk rock n roll band named after a tee ball team sponsor from 30 years ago. Celebrating the release of a new single “gimme money”

+Arklight- are a rhythmic noise rock band from Astoria, active since the early 2000s.

+Diceholes- play cosmic country for dark nights of the soul.

+Some of Mine- mechanical post punk unit presenting a special paired down set for this show.

+Local 76- plugged-in dirt-floor blues and blues rock.

+Blue Savages- rowdy blues

On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.

+Nice Strong Arm- FIRST NYC SHOW in over 30 years!!! One of the original proponents of the "Homestead" sound, Nice Strong Arm quickly found comparison with the likes of Live Skull and Sonic Youth.  Their work was characterized by swirling dirges with heavy guitars. They grew in  sophistication during their career, producing dense walls of sound which verged on art rock territory. The band reunites with a string of Northeast shows.

+Phantom Tollbooth- Following a successful reunion at the DromFest festival last year, Phantom Tollbooth have been active with new shows AND new material. Founding guitar/bass duo Dave Rick and Gerard Smith have recruited Paul Andrew on the drums since 2025 and they are killing it! They even debuted a few new tracks that sound like 1988 all over again - amazing!

+Flower- Post-punk noise/pop band from NYC formed in1986 featuring later members of Versus, French, and Cell. Flower was a staple of the NYC underground scene carved out by Sonic Youth, Live Skull, Swans, etc, utilizing the noise elements of the aforementioned artists to deepen the textures of more classically oriented pop/rock songs. They continue to perform and record today. 

Sponsored by Hornitos Tequila

+Sloppy Heads- shambling/pretty, structured/disintegrating

+Antietam- celebrating the release of their brand new record, The Counting Game

+Pretty Rag- frayed yet sublime and thoroughly righteous combination of Rick Brown (75$ Bill), Susan Garner and Willie Klein who will sing songs about fascists losing and ice cream cakes

+One Seven Eight Product- performs an unprepared music precisely in the moment for those in attendance. The project evolved out of the basement studio at 178 Ludlow Street LES where Liquid Liquid alum Sal P. held things together for 27 short years.  Their sound is sometimes described as bongo kraut rock with disco punk overtones it's focused yet playful unexpected & at times exhilarating truly music of for & by the times

+The Silos- began as a musical force in 1985 with the release of their first album “About Her Steps” along with a series of gigs in their hometown neighborhood, the East Village of New York City. They were part of New York’s post-punk ‘80s scene and played Indie Rock, Alt-Rock, Alt-Country, and Americana before any critics coined those terms. Heralded at their outset by Rolling Stone as "America's Best New Band," the resilient Silos mix punk, roots, rock, and sage art-damaged truth telling. 

+Hey Fever- crawled out of some NYC basement in 2024 like it owed the city money, and it hasn’t stopped snarling since. This crew smashes punk’s snarl into indie rock’s hooks and alt-rock’s whatever-the-hell-we-want attitude, then plays it loud enough that you stop asking questions. Live, they’re a controlled disaster — the kind of unpredictable that makes you want to stand closer to the speakers, not farther away. 

+One Seven Eight Product- performs an unprepared music precisely in the moment for those in attendance. The project evolved out of the basement studio at 178 Ludlow Street LES where Liquid Liquid alum Sal P. held things together for 27 short years.  Their sound is sometimes described as bongo kraut rock with disco punk overtones it's focused yet playful unexpected & at times exhilarating truly music of for & by the times

+The Silos- began as a musical force in 1985 with the release of their first album “About Her Steps” along with a series of gigs in their hometown neighborhood, the East Village of New York City. They were part of New York’s post-punk ‘80s scene and played Indie Rock, Alt-Rock, Alt-Country, and Americana before any critics coined those terms. Heralded at their outset by Rolling Stone as "America's Best New Band," the resilient Silos mix punk, roots, rock, and sage art-damaged truth telling. 

+Bellene- is the brainchild of Annabelle Martin, who was raised in South Dakota on communion wafers and Lizzie McGuire CDs. Backed by her band of hooligans, together they make softcore slacker rock with a hint of lime and aggression.

+Live Skull- NYC noise rock pioneers

+Via- new/old band from Thalia Zedek (Come)

+Subskin Cables-

No Fascism No Fear
A fundraiser for NYC Immigrants
All proceeds donated to CIANA

Featuring:

+Tough Darling- Indy, pop, rock, glam
+OOF-
+Blank Account-

+Gunderbus- Did you bring your Gunderbus? Please don't forget it on the train like last time. Where do you keep your Gunderbus anyway? It's not like it's easy to hide. Far too loud. However, very fast. But perhaps your Gunderbus is not the same as the others? Perhaps it is not in fact a Gunderbus?

+Pal- Your friend on the fringe. Pal is Brian, Zach, Dan, and Chris.

+Safka- a 4 piece indie band exploring the intersections of folk, alternative rock, and blues music. Rich atmosphere, layered melodies and textures blend with soulful vocals and eclectic grooves.

Fundraiser for South Brooklyn neighbors who have been impacted by ICE

+Miriam El-Hajli- Improviser, poet-vocalist, record label founder, and scholar based out of Flatbush, Brooklyn.

+Whait (MoreEaze & Wendy Eisenberg)- make music together in thrall to impulse and intention

+Nu Jazz- is a 6-piece interference comprised of members whose aesthetic backgrounds are as disparate as they are complementary

Comedy from Yedoye Travis

+Les Sans Culottes- Francophone fun

+Dr. Ex & The Break-ups- NYC freakbeat garage punk guaranteed to get the soirée swinging!

+12090 A.D.- synth driven dream pop band led by visionary drummer/composer Tim Kuhl & downtown icon Anna Copa Cabanna.

Wide Right is back in action with their fraternal twins, The Martinets!