UPCOMING SHOWS
April 19, 2023, Zurcher Galerie, 33 Bleecker Street, NYC, 8:00p.m $20
July 30, 2023, The Rock Valley Schoolhouse, 9598 County Highway 28, Long Eddy, New York, 4:00p.m.
PAST SHOWS
March 12, 2022 MEAT FOR TEA presents Les Cirque Des Tartes, Abandoned Building Brewery, 142 Pleasant St. Easthampton, MA.
July 17, 2022, The Rock Valley Schoolhouse, 9598 County Highway 28, Long Eddy, New York
Thursday, April 4, 2019 7:00 p.m. Arete Gallery, 67 West Street, Greenpoint, Brooklyn w/ Elliott Sharp and Quiet City
Saturday, May 11, 2019, Union Hall, 702 Union St, Brooklyn, NY w/ Royal Arctic Institute and Minibeast
March 10, 2019 SUNNY'S 253 Conover St. Brooklyn (Red Hook), NY
Dec. 7, 2018 ROCKY SULLIVAN'S 46 Beard St. Red Hook, Brooklyn
Nov. 2, 2018 MAGICK CITY 37 Box Street Greenpoint, Brooklyn w/ Ed Askew Band, Rose & Bob Bannister
Sept. 8, 2018 RENT PARTY OUTDOOR SHOW Maplecrest Park Maplewood, NJ Showtime 12:00 noon sharp
June 14, 2018 THE SIDEWALK CAFE 94 Avenue A, at 6th St. Manhattan, NY
May 12, 2018 SPECTRUM 70 Flushing Avenue Brooklyn, NY (w/ Luke Schwartz's Quiet City)
April 17, 2018 SUNNY'S BAR 253 Conover St. Brooklyn (Redhook), NY
March 25, 2018 PETE'S CANDY STORE 709 Lorimer St. Brooklyn (Williamsburg), NY (w/ Greg McMullen)
January 27, 2018 DOGWOOD 47 East Main St. Beacon, NY (with the great David Rothenberg)
February 7, 2018 SPECTRUM 70 Flushing Ave. Brooklyn, NY Showtime 8:30 (with Joel Forrester at 7:00)
Sept. 30, 2017 13TH FLOOR MUSIC LOUNGE 99 Main St. Florence, MA Showtime 8:00 w/ The James Rocket
May 6, 2017 SPECTRUM 121 Ludlow St., 2nd floor, NY, NY (b/n Delancy & Rivington) First performance of a new piece for violin, bass, guitar w/ Quiet City, Joe McLaughlin, Geoff Landman, Mega Surya Showtime 7:00p.m.
February 7, 2017 THE SILENT BARN 603 Bushwick Ave. Brooklyn, NY Show at 8:00 w/ Norman Westberg and Collapsible Shoulder https://www.facebook.com/events/352844451753666/
January 27, 2017 BSP LOUNGE 323 Wall Street Kingston, NY w/ Mime Goese & Ben Neill Doors at 7, show at 8 https://www.facebook.com/events/183925992075381/
December 3, 2016 TIERNEY'S 138 Valley Rd, Montclair, NJ 07042 Montclair, NJ (973) 744-9785 w/ Speed The Plough, Glenn Morrow's Cry for Help
October 26, 2016 12 midnight ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL 196 Allen Street NY, NY w/ Lizzie and the Makers
October 12, 2016 ST. VITUS 1120 Manhattan Ave. Greenpoint, NY w/ The Greg Fox, Wharton Tiers Ens., Kevin Shea
Oct. 4, 2016 9:00p.m. WFMU -- Irene Trudel Live Radio Performance
Oct. 7, 2016 8:00 p.m. O POSITIVE FESTIVAL Keegan's Ales 20 St. James St. Kingston NY
September 28, 2016 8:00 p.m. Small Toolik @ TROOST 1011 Manhattan Ave. Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NYC (guitar, trombone, violin) w/ McMullen & Edwards Duo
September 10, 2016 RENT PARTY PICNIC (Outdoor festival)
May 21, 2016 3:30 p.m. Free Small Toolik (trombone, guitar, violin) EARWAX RECORDS 169 N.9th Street Williamsburg, Bklyn A Saturday afternoon acoustic show at Williamsburg's oldest record store. http://www.earwaxrecords.net/
May 21, 2016 9:00 p.m. THE LOCAL--LONG ISLAND CITY ART FEST 1302 44th Avenue Long Island City, Queens, NY w/ The James Rocket
May 22, 2016 3:00 p.m. Free Small Toolik ROCK 'N' JOES 63 Main St., Millburn, NJ w/ Pete Cenedella's TRUE MONGREL HEARTS
April 21, 2016 CROSSROADS 78 North Ave. Garwood, NJ w/ Michael Aquino, Jack Brag, and The O>Matics
Jan. 30, 2016 UNION HALL 702 Union Street Brooklyn, NY w/ Speed the Plough, Antietam, Victory Over Sound
Jan. 15, 2016 Small Toolik (violin, guitar, trombone) BABYCASTLES 137 W.14th St. (b/n 6th & 7th), 2nd Floor, NY, NY w/ Skronklife (Greg McMullen) and Matt Sutton http://www.babycastles.com/
Jan. 7, 2016 CROSSROADS 78 North Ave. Garwood, NJ w/ Those Mockingbirds, Tri-State, The 65's https://www.facebook.com/events/1650142088566607/
December 13, 2015 BOWERY ELECTRIC 327 Bowery NY, NY w/ Escape by Ostrich, Ed Askew Band, Alec K. Redfearn & the Eyesores
October 21, 2015 TRANS PECOS 915 Wykoff Avenue Queens, NJ w/ COLLAPSABLE SHOULDER
June 9, 2015 SHAPESHIFTER LAB 18 Whitwell Place Brooklyn, NY (b/n 1st and Carroll St, off 4th Ave, Park Slope) w/ DINMACHINE
June 12, 2015 RENT PARTY The Woodland 60 Woodland Road Maplewood, NJ w/ THE PORCHISTAS, DOLLAR STORE RIOT
Jun 13, 2015 QUINN'S 330 Main Street, Beacon NY (845) 202-7447
April 26, 2015 KINGS COUNTY SALOON 1 Knickerbocker Ave. Brooklyn, NY EARLY SUNDAY SHOW--7:00p.m. w/ Bob Carol Ted and XL Kings presented by New Island Entertainment Group
March 20, 2015 UNION HALL 702 Union Street Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 638-4400 info@unionhallny.com w/ Jersey legends SPEED THE PLOUGH DEENA SHOSKES & THE LAUGHING BOYS
Feb. 8, 2015 MERCURY LOUNGE 217 East Houston St. New York, NY 10002 $10 9:30 w/ the amazing CATHY (at 8:30) http://www.mercuryloungenyc.com/event/754863-heroes-toolik-new-york
Dec. 21, 2014 MERCURY LOUNGE 217 East Houston St. New York, NY 10002 $10 Music at 6:30, we're on at 9 with Men & Whales, The James Rocket, Phantom Gauge
Dec. 1, 2014 BOWERY ELECTRIC 327 Bowery, NY, NY $8 Doors 7:30p.m. http://www.theboweryelectric.com/?m=201412&cat=6 with The Scene is Now and Franklin Bruno and the Human Hearts
Sept. 24, 2014 ZURCHER GALLERY 33 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012 8:00 p.m. Free/All ages
July 21, 2014 THE SILENT BARN A special line up for this show: Ernie Brooks, Peter Zummo, Arad Evans and Billy Ficca (Television) on drums. 603 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY w/ Reg Bloor, George Sand, Slack Bow.
May 14, 2014 CAMEO GALLERY 93 North 6th St. (b/n Berry & Wythe) Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY Doors 10:00 p.m., Show 10:30 sharp $8, 21+ w/ WHARTON TIERS ENSEMBLE @ 11:30
April 25, 2014 RENT PARTY benefit for hunger Springfield Elks Lodge 80 Springfield Ave. Springfield, NJ www.rentpartylive.com Doors at 8p.m. $7 (minimum donation) w/ MISS OHIO, STUYVESANT
March 29, 2014 TIERNEY'S TAVERN 136-138 Valley Rd., Montclair, NJ 07042 (973) 464-3849 9:00 p.m; $10 w/ DEENA AND THE LAUGHING BOYS, SAD ABOUT GIRLS
March 7, 2014 QUINN'S 330 Main Street, Beacon NY (845) 202-7447 w/ TALIBAM
February 6, 2014 CAKESH0P 152 Ludlow Street, NY, NY cake-shop.com w/ ANTIETAM, WHARTON TIERS ENSEMBLE, OVERCAT
Friday, November 8, 2013 RENT PARTY benefit for hunger South Orange Elks Club, 220 Prospect St., South Orange, NJ Walk from South Orange NJ Transit station Doors at 8:00p.m. $5 donation (but give more and you'll feel better) with SAD ABOUT GIRLS, HIPPO
October 10, 2013 DOGWOOD 47 E Main St, Beacon, NY 12508 dogwoodbar.com (845) 202-7500
August 1, 2013 DON PEDRO'S 90 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY Friday,
June 28, 2012 8:00p.m. sharp HAT CITY KITCHEN 459 Valley Street, Orange, NJ $10 reservation recommended 862-252-9147 www.hatcitykitchen.com w/ POOR MAN'S OPERA
Friday, June 21, 2013, 10:00 p.m. FREDDY'S BAR 627 5th Avenue (b/n 17th & 18th St.), Brooklyn, NY www.freddysbar.com w/Vaalerenga Symfoniorkester (8:00) and Bandit Hat (9:00)
Friday May 17, 2013 FONTANA'S 106 Eldridge Street (b/n Grande & Broome), NY, NY www.fontanasnyc.com w/ Franklin Bruno's HUMAN HEARTS and THE SCENE IS NOW
Friday, March 1, 2013, 9:00p.m. $8 18+ BSP LOUNGE 323 Wall Street, Kingston, NY www.bsplounge.com
Saturday, February 23, 2013, 8:00p.m. THE SILENT BARN 603 Bushwick Ave, Brooklyn, NY with BEN NEILL THE WHARTON TIERS ENSEMBLE $8; under 21 ok
Saturday, January 19, 2013 SPECTRUM, 121 Ludlow St., 2nd floor, NY, NY (b/n Delancy & Rivington) Showtime 7:00p.m. www.timeout.com/newyork/music/spectrum with THE TINDER TRIO Stephen Haynes, JD Parran, Adam Rudolph
Friday, December 14, 2012 at 9:30 RENT PARTY benefit for hunger, South Orange Elks Club, 220 Prospect Street, South Orange, NJ, 21+ Walk from South Orange NJ Transit station with DEENA SHOSKES (The Cucumbers) and 4TH STREET NITEOWLS
Saturday, December 15, 2012 WINTER MOON CD RELEASE EVENT Hank's Saloon, 46 Third Ave. (at Atlantic Ave.) Brooklyn, NY, http://hankssaloon.com with THE SCENE IS NOW HUMAN HEARTS
Sunday, September 23, 2012, GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, (2 blocks from J Train at Kosciuszko St.) www.goodbye-blue-monday.com
Thursday, August 16, 2012, 9:30 p.m., BROOKLYN ROD & GUN CLUB, 59 Kent Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (Williamsburg, b/n 13th and Franklin)
Wednesday, July 18, 2012, 10:00 p.m. GOODBYE BLUE MONDAY, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY, (2 blocks from J Train at Kosciuszko St.) www.goodbye-blue-monday.com with WIDE RIGHT, AIRPORT SEVEN
Saturday June 30, 2012, 9:00 p.m., Fontana's, 106 Eldridge Street (b/n Grande & Broome), NY, NY www.fontanasnyc.com with THE FIGGS at 10:00 p.m. (25th anniversary and record release party) and THE SCENE IS NOW at 8:00 p.m.
Saturday April 21, 2012, 9:30 p.m., The Clash Bar, 39 Harding Ave., Clifton, NJ www.myspace.com/clashbar
March 15, 2012, Cameo Art Gallery, 93 North 6th Street (b/n Berry & Wythe), Williamsburg, Brooklyn, doors at 7:30, show at 8:00. Advance tickets: (212) 302-4444 or http://www.smarttix.com/show.aspx?showcode=CAM9.
March 2, 2012, Kilkenny's Alehouse, 27 Central Avenue, Newark, NJ with our friends Airport Seven who make fabulous and beautiful art noise. Shows at 8:00 and 10:00, two sets by both bands. $10, kids ok with parent/guardian.
February 17, 2012, 8:45p.m., Hank's Saloon, 46 Third Avenue (at Atlantic Ave.), Brooklyn, NY http://hankssaloon.com
Saturday, December 3, 7:00 p.m., NYC Best of Indie Fest, at Fontana's, 106 Eldridge Street (b/n Grande & Broome), NY, NY www.fontanasnyc.com
Saturday, November 19, Maguire's Public House, 54-20 Roosevelt Ave., Woodside, Queens, NY, (718) 429-9426 www.maguirespublichouse.com
Friday, October 21, 10:00 p.m., The Clash Bar, 39 Harding Ave., Clifton, NJ www.myspace.com/clashbar
Thursday, September 1, (time tbd) Banjo Jims, 9th Street & Avenue C, Manhattan, OH NO, BANJO JIM'S CLOSED, NICE PLACE WITH A LONG HISTORY OF SUPPORTING MUSICIANS GONE, GIG CANCELLED
Saturday, July 16, 2011 at 9:00pm, Desmonds Tavern, 433 Park Ave. South (29th St.), NY, NY
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 at 8:00pm, Bar Matchless, 557 Manhattan Ave., Greenpoint, Bklyn