Upclose with Gustaf at Berlin

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Gustaf was set to headline Sunday's free show via Show Brain in Tompkins Square Park. 

After a galloping set by Shred Flintstone, the rain arrived... and we all left thinking we wouldn't get to see the last two bands — Miranda and the Beat and Gustaf. 

However, we received a message saying the two groups would each be playing sets for free at Berlin, the space under 2A at Avenue A and Second Street. 

We arrived in time to see the art-punk swagger of the Brooklyn-based Gustaf, a two-album quintet gaining momentum thanks to some unbridled live sets, both as headliners and supporting UK acts such as IDLES, Sleaford Mods, and Yard Act.

The last time we encountered Gustaf, they energized the vast outdoor stage with their performance at the Kilby Block Party in May, transforming a potentially dull early afternoon slot into a festival highlight.

Fast-forward to Sunday evening, and they seized every inch of Berlin's intimate venue with unrestrained energy, led by charismatic lead singer Lydia Gammill... (watch a live clip here)...

Details on the 'Queers of Noise Dyke March After Party' Saturday at Berlin Under A

Local artist-photographer-filmmaker-musician Katrina del Mar is presenting "Queers of Noise Dyke March After Party: Love is Love" Saturday night at Berlin Under A, 25 Avenue A at Second Street. 

Via the EVG inbox... 

Katrina del Mar is excited to announce the electrifying lineup for "Queers of Noise Dyke March Afterparty: Love Is Love," the ONLY live music Dyke March After Party in NYC for Pride 2022. 

Celebrate the long-awaited return of Triple Creme, with Tracy City, Themme and the Queers of Noise Supergroup, fronted by very special guests Pamela Sneed, Michael Love Michael, BETTY, Sarah FM, Stepneck’s Lindz and Nussy Andrews. 

Come bang your head, riot grrrls to the front, for punk bands, radical queer poets and female-led rock bands. 

The show is 7:30-11:30 p.m. Find ticket info here. (This year, the 30th-annual NYC Dyke March will step off from Bryant Park at 5 p.m. on Saturday.)

Del Mar also fronts one of the bands on the bill, Tracy City (seen below) ...

Live music returns to these 2 Avenue A venues

Live events, with limited attendance, have returned to venues on Avenue A.

Drom, 85 Avenue A between Fifth Street and Sixth Street, is welcoming back an array of acts. (Schedule here, flyer above.) 

The club is also the new home of DJ TM.8's Temptation INXS — 80s Dance Party Saturdays. (The first one on May 1 is already sold out.) This was a long-running dance night at the now-closed Pyramid Club.  

Live music is also back (as of April 16) at Berlin – Under A at 25 Avenue A and Second Street. Check out their Facebook account for upcoming shows.