Hank & Cupcakes Announce Tour Dates + Brooklyn Show

Fantastically fun duo Hank & Cupcakes announced summer and fall tour dates this week. They'll be making a stop in Brooklyn on August 11 at Brooklyn Bazaar. See below for more details and dates.

Hank & Cupcakes

Sharkmuffin / Grim Streaker

Friday, August 11

Brooklyn Bazaar

150 Greenpoint Avenue

Brooklyn, NY 

Doors: 7:30PM / Show: 8PM

Tickets: $10 adv / $12 dos

Tour Dates

• 6.10 Atlanta GA @ The Earl 
• 6.16 Huntsville AL @ Huntsville Pride
• 6.24 Philadelphia PA @ Molestice Festival 
• 6.30 Wilkes Barre PA @ River St Jazz 
• 7.1 Ithaca NY @ Lot 10
• 7.7 Utica NY @ Nail Creek Tavern
• 7.8 Rochester NY @ Flour City Station 
• 7.14 Buffalo NY @ Nietzsche's
• 7.16 Cleveland OH @ Taste of Tremont
• 7.20 Detroit MI @ Loving Touch 
• 7.21 Toledo OH @ Ottawa Tavern
• 7.22 Pittsburgh PA @ Hambone's
• 7.28 Canton OH @ Buzzbin 
• 7.29 Columbus OH @ Big Room Bar
• 8.3 Verona NY @ Turning Stone Casino
• 8.4 Scranton PA @ The Bog
• 8.5 Harrisburg PA @ HMAC
• 8.10 Bethlehem PA @ Musikfest
• 8.11 Brooklyn NY @ Brooklyn Bazaar 
• 8.17 Cleveland OH @ Beachland Tavern 
• 8.18 Cincinnati OH @ MOTR
• 8.19 Columbus OH @ Fashion Meets Music Festival
• 8.24 Louisville KY @ Highlands Taproom
• 8.25 Knoxville TN @ Preservation Pub
• 8.26 Chattanooga TN @ Southern Brewers Festival 
• 9.1 Tampa FL @ Crowbar
• 9.2 Orlando FL @ Will's Pub
• 9.3 Fort Walton Beach FL @ Green Door Music Hall
• 9.7 Baton Rouge LA @ Dyson House Listening Room
• 9.8 Lafayette LA @ Blue Moon Saloon
• 9.9 Lake Charles LA @ My Place
• 9.14 Beaumont TX @ Logon Cafe
• 9.15 Houston TX @ Satellite Bar
• 9.22 Dallas TX @ Armoury
• 9.23 Oklahoma City OK @ Hilo

Upcoming: Sharkmuffin at Rough Trade, 9/25

Photo credit: Alex Citrin

Sharkmuffin

Sunday, September 25

Rough Trade NYC

64 N 9th Street

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 7PM / Show: 7:30PM

Tickets: $10 adv / $12 dos

21+

Sharkmuffin released Chartreuse in August 2015. You can pick it up HERE.

Sharkmuffin Announce Tour and New Songs

Brooklyn based trio Sharkmuffin have announced tour dates with two dates scheduled for Brooklyn at Aviv and Shea Stadium respectively. See below for full list of tour dates.  

The band will be releasing two new songs, "Red" and "Fun Stuff".  The tracks will be available digitally and on flexi-disc via Little Dickman Records and can be pre-ordered HERE.

Sharkmuffin

Anmlplnet / Thick / Nonsense / Baby Acid

Thursday, March 3

Aviv  

496 Morgan Avenue

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 8PM

Tickets: $8

AND

Sharkmuffin

Fruit and Flowers / Witch Coast / Heliotropes / Lactate

Sunday, March 27

Shea Stadium

20 Meadow Street 

(between Waterbury St & Bogart St) 

Brooklyn, NY

Doors: 8PM

Tickets: $10

All Ages

2016 Tour Dates

• 2/12 @ The Lost Room, Los Angeles, CA
• 2/13 @ 4th Street Vine, Long Beach, CA
• 2/14 @ Strummer's, Fresno, CA
• 2/17 @ Soda Bar, San Diego, CA
• 2/18 @ Nitelight, Oakland, CA
• 2/19 @ TBA, San Francisco, CA
• 2/20 @ Redwood Bar, Los Angeles, CA
• 2/21 @ GNARBURGER (in-store), Los Angeles, CA
• 2/23 @ Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA
• 2/24 @ Kelly's Olympian, Portland, OR
• 2/25 @ The Funhouse, Seattle, WA
• 2/26 @ Dante's, Portland, OR
• 2/27 @ Duffy's, Chico, CA
• 2/28 @ Five Star Bar, Los Angeles, CA
• 3/3 @ AVIV, Brooklyn, NY
• 3/4 @ Yacht Club, Asbury Park, NJ
• 3/5 @ Tralfamadore, Philadelphia, PA
• 3/6 @ The Garage, Winston-Salem, NC
• 3/7 @ Calico Room, Wilmington,NC
• 3/8 @ Reggie's, Wilmington, NC
• 3/9 @ The Wrecking Ball, Atlanta, GA
• 3/10 @ Jack Rabbits, Jacksonville, FL
• 3/11 @ TBA, New Orleans, LA
• 3/12 @ TBA, Memphis, TN
• 3/13 @ White Water Tavern, Little Rock, AL
• 3/14 @ Lolas on 6th, Fort Worth, TX
• 3/15-3/19 @ SXSX, Austin, TX
• 3/21 @ Blind Mule, Mobile, AL
• 3/22 @ Georgia Theatre (roof), Athens, GA
• 3/23 @ house party, Nashville, TN
• 3/24 @ Magnolia Bar, Louisville, KY
• 3/25 @ Ace of Cups, Columbus, OH
• 3/26 @ Hucklebucks, Pottsville, PA
• 3/27 @ Shea Stadium, Brooklyn, NY

If I Dropped By... with Tarra Thiessen of Sharkmuffin

This week I posed my "If I Dropped By..." question to Tarra Thiessen of the Brooklyn based band Sharkmuffin.  The band recently released the second single, "Mermaid Sex Slave", from their debut EP She-Gods of Champagne Valley. If you haven't had a chance to check out Sharkmuffin, they're a raw pleasure filled treat; see for yourself at the bottom of the post.

Quirky NY Chick (QNYC): ... and brought a friend who didn't know your music, what song of yours would you play for them and why?

Tarra Thiessen (TT): "Mermaid Sex Slave", because it's my grandma's favorite Sharkmuffin song (seriously!). (Editor’s note: Grandma is obviously a very cool and awesome lady!)

New Single From Sharkmuffin + Giveaway

Brooklyn based band Sharkmuffin just released their debut single, "The Lake".  When I read there were some Chrissie Hynde comparisons I was a little skeptical.  But, I hear it!  I also hear a little Patti Smith grit & attitude in there too.  It's a lovely piece of dirty pop ... a little fuzz, a little jangle and a lot of good ol' fashioned, unabashed rock 'n' roll.  I'm looking forward to hearing their EP which is scheduled for a March release.  Check out "The Lake" HERE. 

Giveaway Alert!!! 

1) Sharkmuffin will be at The Delancey on Monday, February 25 at 9:30PM.  We have a pair of tickets to give to one lucky reader...21+!  For a chance to win, email contest@quirkynychick.com. Please put "Sharkmuffin Tickets" in the subject line.

2) We also have a copy of the 7" single "The Lake/Big" for one lucky reader.  For a chance to win this goodie, email contest@quirkynychick.com. Please put "Sharkmuffin 7"" in the subject line.

A winner (US only) will be chosen for each prize, at random, on Thursday, February 21. 

The combination of singer/guitarist Tarra Thiessen, alongside bassist Natalie Kirch with Drew Adler on drums, is deadly. Thiessen delivers gutsy vocals that will send shivers down your very spine. Jumping between gentle moans to rough, forceful screams, her vocals are sweetly complimented by Kirch's lighter, dreamier melodies which make you expect the unexpected. Their admiration for 90s alternative Grrrl group-esque hooks are paired perfectly with heavy 1970s inspired guitar riffs that create a raw sound not to be messed with.

Tour Dates

• 2/21 @ Public Assembly, Brooklyn
• 2/25 @ The Delancey, NYC
• 3/1 @ 73 Granite Street, Apt. 3 - 7" release party, Brooklyn
• 3/7 @ Alphabet Lounge (East Village Music Fest), NYC
• 3/8 @ Neapolitan Oasis tour kick off show, Brooklyn
• 3/9 @ Newtown Radio 2-4PM, NJ
• 3/9 @ The Kunt House, New Brunswick, NJ
• 3/10 @ The End, Nashville, TN