Sunday, October 1, 2023

About today's free concert — a Staten Island invasion! — in Tompkins Square Park

Six Staten Island-based bands are playing a free show this afternoon from 2-6 in Tompkins Square Park. 

Per the invite
This show was put together to try and bridge the gap between the forgotten borough of Staten Island and the rest of the boroughs in NYC. It seems that bands and fans will travel to Long Island, Connecticut, New Jersey and even Pennsylvania, but not to Staten Island for shows. 

Yeah, we know about the ridiculous toll, but there's also a FREE ferry that serves beer! To be honest, Staten Island does suck, but every borough has its areas that suck as well. But we have Mother Pugs Saloon, an awesome dive bar with an old-school vibe in an area that doesn't suck...

So I put together some bands to represent Staten Island and play a free show at Tompkins Square Park ... in hopes of bridging the gap and getting bands to possibly exchange shows with bands from other boroughs and for fans to see bands we have here.

5 comments:

John Penley said...

Death Metal bands from Staten Island how nice of them to play TSP. Right now , their home is Curtis Sliwa territory and ground zero for anti-Refugee violence so where is Death Metal on that ? They probably should say they are from Hoboken in the future.

drew said...

surprisingly good music.

BigRich said...

I think it's awesome to mix it up with diffrent genres. I tip my hat to the organizers of this performance. Music, is the true universal language

BigRich said...

I applaud the organization that put this together. Music in my opinion.is the true universal language of the world. Very cool. Thank you! I hope everyone enjoys it.🤘

Anonymous said...

Don't you live in Vegas? No state income tax? Very gun friendly?