Andrew Loog Oldham, Greg Shaw, Sam Cooke, John Sinclair, and Peter Grant... Chess, Immediate, Decca, Pye, Stax, Motown, Trojan, Studio 1, Treasure Isle, Raw, Chiswick, Step Forward, Bam Caruso, Norton, and Bomp... Brooklyn Paramount, U.F.O. Club, Fox Theater, 100 Club, Twisted Wheel, The Votex, Roundhouse, Gas Light, Star Club, The Flamingo, Marquee, Max's Kansas City, Apollo Theater, CBGBs, and The Scene... Sniffin' Glue, Who Put The Bomp, Punk, Crawdaddy, Kicks, Creem, The East Village Other, and Sound Views.
Dead Flowers got its start as a music-centered online platform for its writers' passions and obsessions. It was a place to read about the classics reconsidered, the obscure brought into the spotlight, the lost re-found, and the marginal made to matter... Those elements animate the new Dead Flowers, an enterprise devoted to managing, booking, and promoting bands and projects that ignite those same passions.
Who is behind Dead Flowers?
Lee Greenfeld, founder of Dead Flowers, was born in the sightline of the East River and within spitting distance of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. His curiosity about the sights, sites, and sounds of Brooklyn got its hooks in early and never loosed its grip; for all of his life lived so far, he has been a proud resident of the County Of Kings. Some small part of his youth was misspent obsessively taking pokes at others and scrawling curious markings on trains, walls, overpasses, and other public spots, but it wasnt long before his energies found a new focus in the world of music. There was time put in at innumerable city club shows, and endless hours spent listening and absorbing records of every variety: Punk and soul. Reggae and Americana. Folk, psych, and bebop. And on and on. And always the Bob Dylan. Perpetually the Dylan. Subsequently, that energy was refocused into close to ten years of publication of the music journal Sound Views, dedicated to exposing the best and brightest artists of every genre and medium within the environs of New York City. He refocused again, putting out a number of albums and compilations on the Sound Views label. Following the retirement of the magazine/label, Lee served as the de facto educator of the city's punk-oriented youth, acting as buyer for the Soapbox record store, formerly on St. Mark's Place. He then became the co-owner of the inestimable Magnetic Field Rock'N'Roll Cocktail Lounge on Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, dividing his attentions between the pouring of drinks and the booking of dozens upon dozens upon several dozens more bands and acts to entertain and edify patrons both loyal and new. Currently, Lee maintains his status as co-owner, acts booker, and now -- refocused and refined once more -- is putting a measure of his energies into management (and promotions) via Dead Flowers, working with bands that have stoked or otherwise touched his ever-smoldering inner enthusiasms.
Who have we worked with?
Archie Bell, The A-Bones, The Above, Antietam, Apothecary Hymns, Armitage Shanks, Babe The Blue Ox, Bamboo Kids, Baskervilles, The Black Hollies, The Blue Beats, Boss Martians, Les Breastfeeders, Brooklyn Academy Of Music, The Brought Low, Candy Snatchers, Greg Cartwright, Chandler And The Chasers, Cinders, The Condo Fucks, Coydogs, The Cynics, The Dansettes, Detachment Kit, Dirty Excuse, Dot Dash Presents, Downbeat 5, Mitch Easter, Eli "Paperboy" Reed & The True Loves, The Ettes, The Figgs, The Fleshtones, Gabby Glaser, Get Hip Records, The Great Gaylord, The Griefs, Grip Weeds, The Hall Monitors, Hazel Motes, The Hong Kong, Imaginary Icons, The Insomniacs, Johnny Legend, Jonny Chan & The New Dynasty Six, Lenny Kaye, The Little Killers, LiveFastDie, The Lost Crusaders, Lost Sounds, Lyres, Magic Christian, The Master Plan, The Mighty Hannibal, Mighty Fine, Mondo Topless, Muck And The Mires, Nashville Ramblers, The New Lou Reeds, Norton Records, Nouvellas, The Paul Collins Beat, George Pelecanos, The Plimsouls, The Ponys, Prototypes, Rabbit Factory Inc., The Real Kids, Reigning Sound, Vic Ruggiero, Les Sans Culottes, The Shalitas, Shaw Nuff, Some Action, The Fabulous Soul Shakers, The Stabilisers, Stalkers, Swingin' Neckbreakers, Tigershark, Teenage Prayers, The Tough And Lovely, Turpentine Brothers, The Twistaroos, Ugly Beats, Mary Weiss, Alex White, The Woggles, Steve Wynn & The Miracle 3, Young Jessie, and many more!
We're also behind the scenes of the annual Brooklyn Rock'N'Soul Fest (part of the Atlantic Antic street fair), and had the absolute honor to have booked the 'Old School Soul!' concert at the McCarren Park Pool (in-conjunction with our friends at Todd Abramson Presents and JellyNYC). A few of our other prouder moments were booking benefit concerts for victims of the Katrina disaster, Question Mark (of The Mysterians), and the family of Greg Shaw of Bomp! (one of our greatest inspirations).
Join us this coming Friday 30 October when Dig Deeper brings the four surviving members of Chicago soul group the Green Berets for their first NYC show ever, and first show anywhere in nearly 20 years, this time backed by the Divine Soul Rhythm Band, who will also be opening the night backing the sassy Sweet Divines. As always, DJ Honky and Mr. Robinson spin soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor before and after until 4am.
Last Dig Deeper until January 2010!$10 advance will call tickets still available via Ticketweb - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Thanks for the add! Tarkus2 music is the continuation of the clasic Tarkus band at the 70's! I hope you enjoy with these new songs which were composed with the same spirit! so pls, if you don't mind i need your comment of it! Thanks again! Alex Natanson Tarkus, lead singer!
September 1:st our 1:st single, Dare To Lick (Hunter's Red Sleeve), from our upcoming album SILENT REVOLUTION,was released and is available on iTunes but also on our MySpace of course!
The album will be released October 1:st and later that month we go on tour in Germany with The Movements.
Join us this coming Saturday 26 September at Dig Deeper for James Brown's Soul Sister #1, funk and soul legend Marva Whitney's first NYC show in 40 years, this time backed by the Sweet Divines and the Divine Soul Rhythm Band, who will also be opening the night with their own set. Special guest DJ Pari will be joining DJ Honky and Mr. Robinson to spin soul and funk 45s for the dancefloor with us until 4am.
$10 advance will call tickets still available via Ticketweb - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $15 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
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Interviews with Demon’s
Claws, Red Mass, The Black Lips, Dead Ghosts, artist TrUdE, The Sunday
Sinners, Bloodshot Bill, Manic Attracts, Nardwuar the Human Serviette,
Gerard Van Herk (Deja Voodoo), Teenage Hookers, Petroleum By-Product,
Simply Saucer plus other lubricants like a tribute to the late Sky
Saxon, Mike Sniper (Blank Dogs), reviews, and a 25-track CD Comp of
the best new garage, punk, and rocknroll!
Join us in one month's time at The Brooklyn Soul Festival, two nights of the legends of soul music, August 28 and 29, featuring Otis Clay, Barbara Lynn, Maxine Brown, Roscoe Robinson, and Hermon Hitson - backed by Eli "Paperboy" Reed and the True Loves (Aug. 28) and The Sweet Divines (Aug. 29).
$15 advance will call tickets still available via our myspace page, as are special $25 two-day passes - save money by reserving early...tickets will be $20 at the door if we have not sold out. Look forward to seeing you there!
Be sure to come early on Saturday, August 29, for our record and vintage clothing fair 11am-5pm - no cover for this part! Top soul DJs from around the world will be spinning the finest 45s for the dancefloor both nights!
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