Fort Useless

 

Saturday, February 27 // 8pm

Live at Fort Useless

Jonathan Pilkington Kahnt (8:30pm)

Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!) (9:15pm)
listen to "What You Get"
by Holy Moly!

Mama Bear (10pm)
listen to "Look Good Future, Part II"

Presented by StereoactiveNYC

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Sunday, February 21 // 5:30pm - 10pm

Songwriters Salon #3
with music by friends of Fort Useless

Starting at 5:30pm
w/ order to be determined randomly
on the night of the show:

Allie Langerak (of Bel Air)

Brian Ray Stearns

George Flanagan (of El Jezel)

Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!)

Jonathan Pilkington Kahnt

Nathania Rubin (of Locket)

The Songwriters Salon is curated with the help of Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!) and features musicians showcasing new and old material. Discussion among participating songwriters is encouraged, but not required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, February 19 // 8pm

Live at Fort Useless

The Golden Kittens (8:30pm)

The Whisperians (9:30pm)

Shark? (10:30pm)
listen to "I've Got Friends"

Presented by StereoactiveNYC

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, February 13

Mardi Gras at Fort Useless!

Holy Moly! (8pm)
listen to "What You Get"
by Holy Moly!

Flying Pace (9pm)
listen to "Summer Fling" by Kristie Redfield
- featuring Kristie Redfield (of The Song Corporation) with members of El Jezel and Coyote Eyes

Dinosaur Feathers (10pm)
listen to "History Lessons"

Iced Ink (11pm)

Presented by StereoactiveNYC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, February 12 // 7:30pm

Poetry by Duane Esposito (9pm)

Duane Esposito is an Associate Professor of English at Nassau Community College in Garden City, New York. He has an M.A. from SUNY Brockport and an M.F.A. from the University of Arizona. In 1994, Diane Glancy selected his work for an Academy of American Poets Award. In 2003, he was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. His poems have appeared in dozens of journals, magazines, newspapers, and one or two anthologies/textbooks. New poems are on the way. He has published two books of poetry: The Book of Bubba (Brown Dog Press,1998) and Cadillac Battleship (brokenTribe Press, 2005). He lives on Long Island with his wife & children.

Open Mic from 8pm-9pm

RankingIY DJs throughout the night

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 3 // 7pm - Midnight

Dinosaur Feathers
Listening Party & Show

Please join us as we preview Dinosaur Feathers' soon-to-be-released debut full-length, Fantasy Memorial, with special guests playing a few songs live.

Dinosaur Feathers
listen to "History Lessons"

We'll be listening to the album in its entirety at 9pm

Presented by StereoactiveNYC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, January 17 // 6pm - 10pm

Songwriters Salon #2
with music by friends of Fort Useless

Starting at 5:30pm
w/ order to be determined randomly
on the night of the show:

Allie Langerak (of Bel Air)

Chris Brunelle (of The Whisperians)

Daniella Joseph (of Holy Moly!)

Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!)

Jeff Mensch (of Bel Air and Boy Genius)

Jessica Flanagan (of El Jezel)

Jim Wood (of Aldenbarton)

Jonathan Pilkington Kahnt

Hans Viets (of Locket)

Manny Nomikos (of Coyote Eyes)

Marisa Cerio (of Boy Genius)

Peter Frisa

Unsacred Hearts

The Songwriters Salon is curated with the help of Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!) and features musicians showcasing new and old material. Discussion among participating songwriters is encouraged, but not required.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, January 9 // 8pm

Live at Fort Useless

Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!) (8:30pm)
listen to "What You Get"
by Holy Moly!

Boy Genius (9pm)
listen to "Lake & Michigan"

Raccoon Fighter (10pm)
listen to "Rollin Wheel"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday, December 13 // 6pm - 10pm

Songwriters Salon
with music by friends of Fort Useless

Featured Artist:
Alina Simone (9pm)
listen to "Saw Edged Grass"

Starting at 6pm
w/ order to be determined randomly
on the night of the show:

Andrew St. Aubin (of Aldenbarton)

Gabriel Miller-Phillips

George Flanagan (of El Jezel)

Hans Viets (of Locket)

Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!)

Jeremy Joseph (of Holy Moly!)

Jim Wood (of Aldenbarton)

Lisa Liu (of Renminbi)

Manny Nomikos (of Coyote Eyes)

Mike Hurst (of Serica Ux and Coulter)

Norm Vino (of Gold Streets)

Rebecca Capua (of chopshop)

The Songwriters Salon is curated with the help of Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!) and features musicians showcasing new and old material. Discussion among participating songwriters is encouraged, but not required.

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, December 11

Private Party

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, October 3 // 8pm

Live at Fort Useless

Andrew St. Aubin (of Aldenbarton) (8:30pm)
listen to "I Am New Yorker"
by Aldenbarton

The Binary Marketing Show (9pm)
listen to "Shape Of Your Head"

Dinosaur Feathers (10pm)
listen to "Cold Arabella"

Presented by StereoactiveNYC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Friday, September 25 // 7:30pm - Midnight

Gold Streets Listening Party & Show

Gold Streets
listen to "Go"

El Jezel
listen to "Monument Valley"

We'll be listening to the EP twice, at about 9pm and 10:30pm

Presented by StereoactiveNYC

Please join us as we preview Gold Streets' soon-to-be-released EP, Go, and feature performances by the band and special guests El Jezel.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Show

Sunday, August 23 // 3pm - 9pm

Sharon Van Etten
listen to "Consolation Prize"

Jared Friedman (of Holy Moly!)
listen to "What You Get" by Holy Moly!

Gabriel Miller-Phillips
listen to "James' Katie Mae"

Kristie Redfield
listen to "Summer Fling"

El Jezel (as a duo)
listen to "Monument Valley"

Manny Nomikos (of Coyote Eyes)

Presented by StereoactiveNYC

Please join us for our first show, featuring some very talented musicians playing intimate sets in a new DIY-ish space.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Fort Useless is at 36 Ditmars Street in Brooklyn, one block from the Myrtle Avenue/Broadway stop on the JMZ trains