Anniversary Celebration of “Double Nickels” at Bowery Poetry Club with Mike Watt

July 22, 2009
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This year marks the 25th Anniversary of one of rock music’s undoubtedly greatest albums, the Minutemen’s double lp Double Nickels on The Dime. In the tragically short career of the Minutemen, this release stands as the high water mark. Bowery Poetry Club is having a celebration of the album’s anniversary with a special concert this Saturday night. Mike Watt, bass player extraordinaire of the Minutemen, will be the special guest.

Here are the details from Bowery Poetry Club:

On Saturday, July 25, 2009, at 8 pm, we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the release of this incredible album. Be prepared for the extreme unusual, with spoken word renditions of songs on the album, musical tributes, rare videos and recordings, and special musical guest stars, including the bassist for the Minutemen, Mike Watt.
Performers include Michael T. Fournier (author of Double Nickels on the Dime (33-1/3 press), New Jersey experimental indie rock band Tweede Kamer, Minutemen cover band Pillowman (from Worcester, MA), Corndogs (from Bethpage, PA), mystery punk bassist The Bass Player from Hand Job, electro-poetic mistress Jackie Sheeler, Jazz piano cabaret duo Peter Carlaftes & Kayo, and punkster poet Kat Georges (author of Punk Rock Journal).

6 Responses to Anniversary Celebration of “Double Nickels” at Bowery Poetry Club with Mike Watt

  1. Fourdays
    July 23, 2009 at 1:41 pm

    I just want to say thank you. Honestly, I had never heard of this album and it’s got a really good sound and essence to it. Keep on the good music.

  2. a poker in someone's fireplace
    July 26, 2009 at 11:31 pm

    is this archived anywhere? i know they did a live webast but i missed it and would really like to see or hear the show. much thanks

  3. nyctaper
    July 26, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    I recorded the whole thing, but much of it can not be posted for a variety of reasons. I’m thinking I can package the 3 Minutemen cover bands (all of whom were terrific) with the Watt performance. I love Mike and everything, but he was admittedly a little drunk, and his spoken word thing was kind of rambling.

  4. pete
    July 31, 2009 at 5:34 pm

    how come you cant post it?

  5. nyctaper
    July 31, 2009 at 6:41 pm

    I will be posting the three Minutemen cover bands and the Watt musical performance tomorrow afternoon. The rest can not be posted due to permission issues and sound quality problems (venue noise during the spoken word portions).

  6. a poker in someone's fireplace
    August 1, 2009 at 10:48 pm

    cool.. lookin forward to it.. lol, and on that note, how about the Summerstage show from today? did you make it to the show?

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