We're Here! We're Gear! Get Used to It!
Yes, the second Saturday of the month is coming up, and you know what that means: time for the second installment of POP GEAR! On Saturday, November 8, my fellow Sixties-pop superfans Kittybeat and Michael Lynch and I will spin boss platters from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. at Rififi at Cinema Classics, on 11th St. between 1st and 2nd aves. in the East Village (right by Veniero's, for you Italian-dessert fans). We're talking all manner of danceable mid-Sixties pop, from major names like the Kinks, Byrds, Petula Clark, and the Four Tops, to cult faves like Richard & The Young Lions, the Merry-Go-Round, and the Roulettes. Admission is fa-ree, baby.
Michael and Kittybeat also have incredible collections of vintage videos which will be projected on Cinema Classics' big screen—last time, they brought such groovy gems as "Wonderwall" and the 1965 New Musical Express awards concert (featuring rare Beatles and Stones footage). So if you're not up to dancing, you can just sit on a comfy couch with a cheap drink and soak in the whole poptastic environment—including the wild teen-magazine clippings that'll paper the walls.
On a personal note, I really love doing POP GEAR!, because it's a joy sharing my favorite music with my friends. Basically, if you attend this event, you're getting the equivalent of my spinning some of my most beloved records for you in my apartment—except that there's a comfortable place to sit.
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