Upcoming events.
Room De Dark, Hilbert’s Hotel, Cholo
+Room De Dark- an NYC based alternative indie quartet consisting of members Brendan Munnelly (guitar/vocals), Elayna Homiak (vocals), Nikki Estelami (bass/vocals), and Ben Spicer (drums). They've been actively playing in New York scenes since 2019. While the band’s roots are in dreampop, they draw inspiration from a variety of musical influences including jazz, shoegaze, R&B, and post-punk.
+Hilbert’s Hotel- is a thought experiment that demonstrates that a fully occupied hotel with infinitely many rooms may still accommodate additional guests. Similarly, this band demonstrates that it could theoretically play for an infinite number of fans and accommodate an infinite quantity of musicians and musical forms. Hilbert’s Hotel (or Motel, depending on the venue) plays mostly original music, mostly about Love, in a genre of their own making, American Folk Kora, without reservation. Come and bring infinite friends.
+Cholo- is the brainchild of singer/songwriter/saxophonist Felipe Flores. CHOLO is an ode to the ugly beauty of the indigenousness of Peru. Through the lens of an immigrant child born and raised 'on' the south shore of Long Island, New York, filtered through the post-punk, indie, avant-noise, blah blah music that influenced him, CHOLO is a sonic champion for the underdog, the loner, the lover, the misfit toy, the person that doesn't quite belong.
CHOLO's early years had substantial contributions from past members Rosa, Dave, Gary, and Mike. After a long hiatus, CHOLO was resurrected by a stellar lineup of Jessica (El Jezel, Chromoplast), Ryan(Sotto Voce), Isabel (Jupiter Boys), and Matt (Jupiter Boys, Human Hearts, Palomar). Catch us at a venue near you!
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt/Dottie/Stella
Roomtones, Headstrings, Esme Thorne
+Roomtones- Roomtones sound like a mixtape you made when you still thought music could explain everything— the ringing guitars of Big Star and R.E.M, Jonathan Richman’s crooked smile, and the Lemonheads’ bittersweet rush. Three minute truths for existential weirdos.
+Headstrings-
+Esme Thorne-
Diceholes, Bull Thieves, Gladys
+Bull Thieves- Formed in Brooklyn in 2009 by three Texas ex-pats (Lance Scott Walker, Birdlikebats, and Nicholas Phelps), Bull Thieves played shows around NYC and released one self-titled album before going underground in 2011. As Walker pivoted to work on his books about Houston hip-hop (Houston Rap Tapes, DJ Screw: A Life In Slow Revolution) and the other band members relocated, they continued to collaborate on new material from afar. In 2024, Walker fully rebooted the band — this time with his best friend, the artist Joan LeMay (Quantum Criminals: Ramblers, Wild Gamblers, and Other Sole Survivors From the Songs of Steely Dan) playing bass and sharing vocal/writing duties. As the core duo of a larger collective that includes the original Bull Thieves as well as Houston producers Stenographer and JGtheengineer, Walker and LeMay play a noisy grade of indie rock that descends from the Texas punk they grew up on, with threads of shoegaze and the rap and jazz/funk/R&B back catalogues that have informed their work as writer and artist. Bull Thieves released the 7-inch "Pasture Kills" b/w "Wild Own" in May 2025, and an album is coming this summer.
+Gladys- Subversive songs about seltzer. With a hint of psychedelia. Exceptional trousers courtesy of the bass player.
Is it country…?
But what country?
Is it western?
Or is it a cistern?
It holds all your tears of joy, fear and whiskey.
Misery and gin maybe too.
The sounds might be a bit dusty (as the kids say) but the heart is full of love and lust (in the dust!)
Ladies and Gentlemen
We’re all Diceholes.
Zwei Null Zwei, Slant of Light, Deep Essence
+Zwei Null Zwei- Eli Janney, Geoff Sanoff, James Canty, Sohrab Habibion: DC expats living in NY, making music inspired by Düsseldorf and Dorf on Golf.
+Slant of Light- is a band with members in New Haven County and Western Massachusetts.
+Deep Essence- is a band consisting of 2/3's of the short lived mid 90's trio The Great Unraveling (Randy Davis and Tonie Joy). This new collaboration is rounded out by bassist Steve Strohmeier, long time Baltimore maestro and multi-instrumentalist most recently co-piloting Midnight Sun.
Live Band Karaoke
Live Band Karaoke! - karaoke but backed by a live band. This document is a way to sign up to participate.
You are welcome to sign up in any open box. Please don't erase someone else's name and put your own in! Also please be thoughtful about not signing up for too many slots, especially singing slots (no more than 2 singing slots per person, please!).
We'll have time to do ~30 songs all told, and so ideally that means we'll have everything figured out ahead of time. It's important to know who's playing what instruments ahead of time particularly so people can get a chance to go over the song on their own (in the past when we've done this, there hasn't been any rehearsal beforehand the day of the event).
One difference between this and machine karaoke is that we need to make charts for the band for each song. Some of the songs on this list already have charts, others we might only make a chart for if it seems like a band is going to come together to play it. You can add songs to this list that you don't see here, but keep in mind it will need a chart as well as players to actually happen. Grabbing the chords off a guitar tab site is a dicey proposition, they're often lacking information or have wrong information. We like a high information, concise, clear chart! We'll have iPads to read the charts off of.
Songs don't have to happen at karaoke exactly in their original form. If you want to do something in a slower tempo or different key etc, you can make a note of it. Making a whole new arrangement that's different from the recorded version is hard to do sans rehearsal and not recommended. We'll defer to the singer of the song for basic decisions, but keep in mind that a band might not be able to change what key the song is in on the fly. Planning ahead is best!
VJ Terry The Undead Gay Cowboy
On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.
JUDE, bear dog, Domestic Drafts
+Jude- is a singer, songwriter, producer and visual artist from Long Island, New York. After relocating from the east coast to Los Angeles in the summer of 2021, they began working on writing and recording what would become their debut EP, Accidental Daydream. The album, a fitting introduction to Jude’s seriously fun approach to pop, blends the enduring guitar rhythms of early Strokes with the earworm melodies of The Beach Boys. Jude is now based in Brooklyn and records under the mononym JUDE.
+bear dog- is a new band led by Buffalo native Tim Henderson, joined by a rotating group of childhood friends. Influenced by classic singer-songwriter and soul music as well as high school favorites Alex Turner and Hamilton Leithauser, bear dog blends soulful heartland vocals with catchy indie rock melodies. bear dog's upcoming single "in the morning in the evening" is Henderson's first release since "Used Cars" with Timothy Alice & the Dead Star Band.
+Domestic Drafts- is the songwriting project of Andy Cush, who can otherwise be found playing bass and singing in Garcia Peoples. 'Only the Singer,' the band's debut album, was released on Glamour Gowns Records in 2025. Taking cues from the likes of Neil Young, Bill Callahan, and Richard Thompson, his songs blend melancholy and wry humor, destined for soundtracking half-remembered evenings in cozy locales, mingling with the scent of beer and cigarettes.
Sloppy Heads, kid millions & Sarah Bernstein, James Mcnew & Jennifer O’ConnorHeads Happenings
+Sloppy Heads-
+kid millions & Sarah Bernstein-
+James Mcnew & Jennifer O’Connor-
Wide Right, Matt Hunter and the Dusty Fates, Hidden Things
+Wide Right-
+Matt Hunter and the Dusty Fates-
+Hidden Things-
The Spatulas, Son of Dribble, Discreet Charms
+The Spatulas- Super catchy, strum and jangle with some serious Velvets/Flying Nun Records vibes, all held down with a groovy beat from Miranda Spatula and her band, soon to be relocating to the MidWest!
+Son of Dribble- Brooklyn debut from this Columbus, OH outsider-garage, guitar rock outfit. New LP on Minimum Table Stacks!
+Discreet Charms- local art-garage rockers return to Mama Tried to celebrate the release of their debut LP (fingers-crossed!)
Luke Schneider, Royal Arctic Institute, Pure Waves
+Luke Schneider-
+Royal Arctic Institute-
+Pure Waves-
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt/Dottie/Stella
GoLD, Nan and the One Night Stands, Jan Bell
+GoLD-
+Nan and the One Night Stands-
+Jan Bell-
Harbor Haunts, Evan Montilla
+Harbor Haunts- is a three piece from Brooklyn playing dynamic original songs inspired by 90s indie rock
+Evan Montilla- Here, there, and everywhere. Evan & The Grays exist in the fourth dimension
VJ Terry The Undead Gay Cowboy
On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.
Danny Arakaki Band, Leopardo, Childless
Dot Dash presents
+Danny Arakaki Band- Singer/guitarist from local psych rock heavies, Garcia Peoples. Arakaki has worked with a who's-who of heavy hitters in the rocknroll world on his pastoral, expansive "Tumble in Shade" LP - who will be joining him for this one? Come out and find out!
+Leopardo- Arty, indie, psych-pop from Switzerland! Alpine alt-folk mixed with Country Teasers/The Fall outsider jams. They are wrapping up their US tour here at Mama Tried, supporting their new LP "SIDE A / SIDE B on Dot Dash Sounds!
+Childless- New local art-punks, driven by brittle, spikey guitar jabs and primal heavy beats - catch them now before they blow up!
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt/Dottie/Stella
Homescreen, Somewhat Social Music
+Homescreen- trip-rock trio out of Brooklyn
+Somewhat Social Music- Rick Parker: trombone and synths, Jonathan Goldberger: guitar, Tim Kuhl: drums
+Colin O'Con- loops and a drum machine and guitar
VJ Terry The Undead Gay Cowboy
On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt/Dottie/Stella
VJ Terry The Undead Gay Cowboy
On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt/Dottie/Stella
VJ Terry The Undead Gay Cowboy
On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt/Dottie/Stella
Mountain Movers, C.A.D & The Peacetime Consumers, Feathery Tongues
Dot Dash presents
+Mountain Movers- CT psych
+C.A.D & The Peacetime Consumers- A four-piece Rock & Roll unit from the Detroit-Ann Arbor area, cooking up tunes in a musty Wayne County basement.
+Feathery Tongues- new local band with members of Cause Co-Motion and GoGoGo Airheart. Jangly, art-rock, meets synth, post-punk
Sponsored by Hornitos tequila
Sophie Gault, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Buck n Stuff
+Olivia Ellen Lloyd- Brooklyn based Alt-Country and Americana
+Sophie Gault- Nashville based alt-country both sweet and the gritty
+Buck n Stuff- Nashvegas’ most important and photogenic country band
Nice Shirt, Rainclouds, Gunderbus
+The Rainclouds- Combining melody and swagger in equal measure, the rainclouds sound like the lower east side trapped in a Dayton, Ohio basement
+Gunderbus- Like Freddie mercury reading David Byrne’s lyric sheet in a swarm of proto-punk guitars
+Nice Shirt- Brooklyn-by way-of Athens trio Nice Shirt’s economical, eclectic indie rock vignettes are one part new wave, one part bubblegum, and three parts harmony
Ben Copperhead and the Stringed Serpents, Vagaries, *Special Guest*
+Baby Copperhead and the Stringed Serpents- ft Chris Moore (Negative Approach) on drums and Michele Temple (Pere Ubu) on bass
+Vagaries-
+Special Guest-
Architrave, Iceblynk, Syncretist
+Architrave- dark synth pop. duo. gorgreous.
+Iceblynk- shoegaze. 4 piece. visceral.
+Syncretist- dubby electronica. solo. deft.
Wiley Gaby, Dolly Trolly, Mamie Minch, Viva Deconcini
+Wiley Gaby- A neon tumbleweed of heartbreak and hope, rolling through honky-tonk highways and queer dreamscapes
+Dolly Trolly- A snow-globe of swirling harmonies bouncing around inside a glittery kick-drum of stories
+Mamie Minch- Guitar sorceress and freewheeling chanteuse of blues~roots~americana
+Viva Deconcini- Sheriff Sally sings songs about love, nature, evil and time-traveling sex workers in the old spaghetti west
VJ Terry The Undead Gay Cowboy
On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.
Gustafer, Riley McGill
+Gustafer- Gus Benson is a 22 year old songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist from Charlotte, NC. Gus started playing the guitar at age 7 and has since picked up any instrument he could get his hands on. He started writing songs in high school after attending a summer program at Berklee College of Music, where he met a vast array of like-minded individuals and became inspired to create his own music. Gus gets musical inspiration from artists including John Mayer, Phoebe Bridgers, The Strokes, Norah Jones, Elton John, and his songwriting friends. Gus lives by the maxim, "variety is the spice of life", and his musical style reflects the fervor with which he adheres to it. Gus currently resides in New York, NY. You can find him around town playing with his band, climbing, or causing trouble. He hopes you enjoy his tunes.
+Riley McGill- is an artist from Rogers, Arkansas. He is currently based in Brooklyn, New York where he plays the banjo, guitar, writes songs and creates visual artwork.
In 2021, McGill released his debut EP titled “Passed and Gone,” showcasing a selection of his early songwriting. He has continued to release music since, and is currently working on his first full-length LP to be released in 2025.
You can listen to McGill’s music on your streaming service of choice, and more info on his visual artwork can be found on his website.
Ghost Rodeo, Pinc Louds (solo), Will Bollinger
+Ghost Rodeo- Floating somewhere between Americana and indie rock, Ghost Rodeo sings about roads, heartbreak, and ethereal planes. They have materialized in various forms over the past decade, and are currently riding again with the release of their EP "Up Above the City."
+Pinc Louds (solo)- is the musical project of Puerto Rican artist, Claudi. Their electrifying yet heart-wrenching performances have been shaped by years of performing in the subways and parks of New York City. Channeling artists as diverse as Daniel Johnston, Billie Holiday, Pixies and Bola de Nieve, Pinc Louds’ sound is impossible to label but is always alive, constantly evolving and undeniably true.
+Will Bollinger- Will Bollinger is a an experimental banjo player and electronic musician from Virginia based in NYC. He plays in original tunings and writes instrumental tunes on the 5-string banjo accompanied by electronic music. He has released albums under various names in the past and has played in bands such as Groam & Joan son of Groam and the Beak Trio.
Matte Black, Boozewa, The Triceratops
Matte Black: Fuzzy dark psych, heavy riffs, haunting melodies, tribal rhythms and atmospheric soundscapes. NYC
BOOZEWA: JB // RC // mRc (boo-zwah) “the Valium version of the Pixies and Sonic Youth, that’s perhaps the best way to describe BOOZEWA”
The Triceratops: New York Noise Pop. For Fans of superchunk, nirvana, future of the left, sonic youth, mclusky, archers of loaf…
Sloppy Heads, Antietam, Abbie from Mars
Heads Happenings w
+Sloppy Heads-
+Antietam-
+Abbie from Mars
Sponsored by Jim Beam
Volunteer Appreciation Concert w Team Alexa ft Ana Egge, 75$Bill, Animal, Surrender!
Join Team Alexa and friends for a volunteer appreciation concert at Mama Tried! Catch up with the campaign and connect with neighbors fighting for a better NYC.
Animal, Surrender! (4:45-5:15pm)
75 Dollar Bill (5:30-6:15pm)
Ana Egge (6:30-7pm)
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt/Dottie/Stella
VJ Terry The Undead Gay Cowboy
On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.
OPTO S, Fugue State (MA), Mr Pescado
+OPTO S- Psych-Punk for the 21st Century! Heavy bass lines mix with hard beats and wild electronic soundscapes for seem serious art-punk.
+FUGUE STATE- Western Mass noise-garage rocknrollers - wrapping up a quick N.East tour to support their new LP on Strange Mono Records!
+MR. PESCADO- South Brooklyn basement rocknroll on Fuzzy Warbles Cassettes- new lineup/new vibes!
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Colt/Dottie/Stella
4th Anniversary Party w Kristin Flammio & The Pretty Bitchin’
Two sets from Mama’s house band
WINTER SONG: Psychic Lines, Zachary Cale, Andi Mags
WINTER SONG: music series curated by Zachary Cale
VJ Terry The Undead Gay Cowboy
On the second Monday of each month our friend and neighbor plays selections from his library of classic disco and soul videos.
WINTER SONG: Zachary Cale, Domestic Drafts & Katy the Kyng, Helen Rush
WINTER SONG: music series curated by Zachary Cale
+Zachary Cale- has been a fixture of the underground music scene in NYC for over 20 years. Often cited as a songwriter’s songwriter, his eclectic musical influences have guided his own unique style of songcraft. Whether alone with an acoustic guitar in an intimate room or on a festival stage with a full band, the song itself has always been his magnetic north. An expressive singer and masterful guitarist Cale has honed his craft over years of touring and recording.
+DOMESTIC DRAFTS & KATY THE KYNG- Domestic Drafts is the new solo project by Andy Cush. As one of the singers/writers in beloved NYC band Garcia Peoples Andy steps out in the spotlight with a slew of heartfelt yet slightly bruised tunes. Highly lyrical with expert songcraft Andy is prepping his solo debut Only The Singer this month. Joining Andy for a special duo set is the masterful guitarist, singer and composer Katy The Kyng whose latest album Selfies of You was released last year on Husky Pants records.
+HELEN RUSH- Formerly of the Tower Recordings collective from the early 00s as well as her collaborative Metal Mountains project with P.G. Six, Helen writes hypnotic ballads with one foot in the acid folk of Sandy Denny and one in the slow core hushed tones of 90s acts like Low.
WINTER SONG: Danny Arakaki & Tom Malach, Zachary Cale, Nathan O’Flynn Pruitt
WINTER SONG: music series curated by Zachary Cale
+DANNY ARAKAKI & TOM MALACH- Danny and Tom are founding members of the NYC rock group Garcia Peoples. Expect a set of tunes from either Danny's excellent solo album Tumble in Shade and a mix of songs from the Garcia Peoples catalog.
+Zachary Cale- has been a fixture of the underground music scene in NYC for over 20 years. Often cited as a songwriter’s songwriter, his eclectic musical influences have guided his own unique style of songcraft. Whether alone with an acoustic guitar in an intimate room or on a festival stage with a full band, the song itself has always been his magnetic north. An expressive singer and masterful guitarist Cale has honed his craft over years of touring and recording.
+Nathan O’Flynn Pruitt- Brooklyn guitarist/songwriter by way of Nor Cal
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke
Lonely Hearts Safe Space Karaoke hosted by Dottie & Stella
Brazilian Sounds w DJ Noir Lover
Noir Lover brings you classic sounds that take over the streets, garages, warehouses and corner bars of Brazil. All vinyl set featuring classic samba, batucada, forro, MPB and more. Tá legal?