6:30 PM Mon January 25, 2010
Gramercy Theater (Formerly Blender)
127 E 23rd St
New York, NY 10010-4525
(212) 614-6847
The night will be hosted by Kayla of Sirius XM Octane and Steve Craig from RXP 101.9

6:30 Charetta – Their sound can be described as groove and bottom-heavy, blending passion and aggression with hook-driven melodies.

7:30 King Hell – Metallica meets Parliament, it’s King Hell–epic defenders of metal and funk! With dual, dynamo front-men, epic guitar, and earthquake inducing bass and drums, King Hell’s classic metal, old school funk and relentless live show come with a money-back guarantee to tear the roof off the joint, burn the house down, and make audiences dance ’round the flames.

7PM Sat, November 7, 2009
Crash Mansion
199 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
Tickets: $10 available at the door or from brownpapertickets.com.
The event is for ages 21+

7PM Sat, December 5, 2009
Crash Mansion
199 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
The event is for ages 21+
Get your tickets RIGHT HERE!

7:00 Zodiac - Zodiac is a band that has always made its mark with a live show that is hard to forget.

7:45 INK - INK stormed the music scene with a sound that reasserted the guitar riff driven/bass and drum groove of Rock and Roll.

7PM Sat, October 31, 2009
Halloween Show
Six Flags Great Adventure – Live & Local
1 Six Flags Blvd
Jackson, NJ 08527
Show comes free with admission to the park
The event is for all ages

Our friends in King Hell put together a really funny list of the worst metal album covers.  We asked if we would post it on our blog, and they agreed, so here it is.  BTW, King Hell is an awesome band, metal music fronted by two stand up comedians, there is nothing quite like it.  Check them out here.

Metal: it aint subtle, and nowhere is that better reflected than it its album cover art. But when metal album covers go bad, the blend of forcefulness, awful concepts, and poor execution results in a spectacular retardedness unmatched by any other rock genre. And we’re proud of this. So we’re sharing our favorite examples with you in two installments. Behold…

7PM Sat, October 17, 2009
Crash Mansion
199 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
Tickets: $10 available at the door.
The event is for ages 21+

We’re giving away 5 pairs of tickets to this show.  If you want them please tweet this: “RT @gothamrocks Check out our showcase at Crash Mansion Oct 17th. for the best up and coming rock bands in NYC” We’ll DM the winners on Fri 10/16. Thanks!

7:00 Panzie* – Dark, Heavy Guitars, Thunderous Pounding Drums, Menacing Bass, Sexy Growls…..

Now that Summer is behind us, we figured it would be a good time to let you in on our pick for favorite show.  We brought in our friend Kayla, DJ on Sirius XM Octane, to help us decide.  After all, going to concerts is her job!  Without furher ado:

Sat Sept. 5, 2009
Six Flags Great Adventure
Live & Local
1 Six Flags Boulevard
Jackson, NJ 08527

11:30 13th Floor (Acoustic Stage) – “We are the unwanted love child of Stone Temple Pilots and Alice in Chains.” Click to get their debut EP from amazon.com.

12:00 Maddam Ink – With hard driving riffs and catchy melodies, their sound can’t be described as anything but original.

12:30 Charetta (Acoustic Stage) – Their sound can be described as groove and bottom-heavy, blending passion and aggression with hook-driven melodies. Click to get their debut album, Defying the Inevitable from amazon.com

7PM Sat, September 12, 2009
Crash Mansion
199 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
Tickets: $10 available at the door.
The event is for ages 21+

If you’re not a regular party of the NYC rock scene, you might be interested in the fact that the Big Apple has a thriving group of venues where you can have a good time and listen to some great (and well known) music while you’re in the city.

The Fillmore At Irving Plaza

This might be the holy grail of New York City hard rock venues. Once you go bigger than this (about 1000 people), all the venues are completely corporate. Even though this is a Live Nation venue, they haven’t completely ground out the soul of Irving Plaza. See a Sevendust or Megadeth show here and it doesn’t get much better.