ALL NEW FREE SHOW, SATURDAY MARCH 3RD

ALL NEW SKETCH COMEDY ON SATURDAY MARCH 3RD

7TH FLOOR OF SILVER CENTER, NOT 8TH FLOOR OF KIMMEL AS USUAL

SHOWS AT 9 PM AND 11 PM

If you've been saying to yourself, how can I have an incredible Saturday night in New York, but not pay any money? I'm here to tell you, all you have to do is not eat, and go to a Hammerkatz show. Because both of those are FREE! Coming up before you know it, THIS SATURDAY at the 7th floor of SILVER CENTER, at 9 PM and 11 PM, HammerkatzNYU has all new sketch comedy for your enjoyment.

No tickets necessary, just show up for the funny. Non-NYU admitted with gov't issued ID.

Montessori

Today in my performance art practicum (and yes, it's just as the title suggests), we had to think of a story when we first realized that boys and girls were "different." I was thinking about my childhood and the progressive Montessori preschool I attended, when I suddenly remembered the way the bathrooms were set up: boys and girls did their business in the same bathroom. Not only that, but there were no partitions on the toilets. So for a straight year, I watched every single one of my peers go wee wee. I would literally be sitting on the pot next to my guy friend taking a piss, and we'd just be chatting it up about Ninja Turtles. Looking back, the Tisch student in me is like, "Oh! Awesome! They were raising us in an embarassment-free atmosphere," but the more logical part in me wonders, "How was Montessori not sued?" and "Did this greatly affect/traumatize me in any way?" I don't remember getting to kindergarten and having trouble adapting to the sudden privacy of the "little girl's room," so I can rest assured that, traumatizing or not, my progressive preschool didn't hinder me from adapting to the more regular rules of society.


So...can I watch you take a piss?

ALL NEW FREE MARCH SHOW!

THE DATE IS TENTATIVELY MARCH 10TH

THE SHOW MAY BE EARLIER THAT WEEK

CHECK BACK SOON FOR UPDATES!

ALL NEW FREE SHOW, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9TH

Look, we all know you want to see Norbit and sure, it's opening on Friday February 9th, the same day as the ALL NEW HAMMERKATZ SKETCH COMEDY SHOW. But people, you can see Norbit on Saturday, you can only see Hammerkatz on Friday AT 9 PM AND 11 PM ON THE 8TH FLOOR OF KIMMEL. So while it may be difficult, please try to restrain from seeing Norbit the moment it comes out, because HammerkatzNYU has got some original sketch comedy for you.


HAMMERKATZ NYU

ALL NEW SKETCH COMEDY

8TH FLOOR OF KIMMEL

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 9TH

9 PM

AND

11 PM

FRIDAY THE 13TH!

ALL NEW HAMMERKATZ SHOW

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH

9PM AND 11PM

KIMMEL 8TH FLOOR

GET READY, BABY.

a new year!

hello all of you hammerkittens out there..
well another year has started, the leaves are about to change, and with that comes a whole bunch of brand new FREE sketch comedy shows from your loyal lover - HammerkatzNYU..
some important news:
THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY Sept. 23rd and 24th at 1:30pm we will be holding AUDITIONS! Think you have what it takes? Want to join us and perform for hundreds of people on a monthly basis? Then get your ass to the 8th floor of the Kimmel center on one of those dates. We'll see you there, beautiful.
THE FIRST SHOW OF THE YEAR! Friday, October 13th - 9pm and 11pm -- 8th floor Kimmel. FRIDAY THE 13TH?!?! Damn straight. Be prepared for the ladder conveniently placed in front of the entrance. We're totally not superstitious.
So mark your calendars - here's to a great 2006-2007!
<3

IMPORTANT:: DATE CHANGE!

hey all -

there's been a date change for our april show:

NOTE: Friday, April 28th 10pm and 11pm

NOTE: SILVER 7th FLOOR
see you there!

you've just been served by baryshniKILL.

here's a little sneak peek of the april show..




not to be missed. k here's a few from the last show :
this new ipod is weird.

matt is softly saying.. "i will take you home tonight.." - no, really. don't put hammerkatz in front of mics - seriously way too many bits occur before shows. no rehearsals - just bits over the mic.

SEE YOU FRIDAY!
<3baryshnikill

the show to end all shows..

or at least to end this year...

FRIDAY, APRIL 14th

9pm and 11pm

Kimmel - 8th floor FREE

you won't want to miss this.

saturday night's the night i like..

Saturday, March 25th

Kimmel - 8th Floor

9pm and 11pm

FREE

"the 2nd greatest show on earth."
i mean, we don't have tigers.



yet.

I think I saw the girl who works at Other Music smile...

Well, I figured it was about time for Sime to do a good ol' fashioned music post, doncha think?
I think so. Here we go!

I was at the always reliable Other Music today with some friends from Cornell (that school with the...gorges) and I got a good recommendation from one of them for this cd:

It's actually a four song ep called Farewell Forest by Telepathe.
If you're into Gang Gang Dance and Animal Collective, you might wannt to check them out. They're actually on the same label as Gang Gang Dance. The label is The Social Registry.
The friend that made the recommendation also said that pretty much every band on that label now is quite good.
I suggest you check out their website here and see for yourself. They have plenty of mp3s from all the bands. I suggest you check out The Telepathe song they have there and also the band Psychic Ills. They're pretty rockin too.
And if you haven't heard Gang Gang Dance, give them a listen while you're there.
Go crazy!

Alright, that's enough of that. I hope everyone out there in NYU land had a fun and reckless spring break. Now it's time to work. Stop smiling! Go to bed!

Peace.

dude, we spaced...

So we have it on good authority that some people showed up to Silver Center last Friday night looking for a HKATZNYU show that wasn't there. We were forced to postpone the show 'till THIS SATURDAY the 25th, in Silver 703, 9 and 11 PM. We're deeply sorry if you were one of those people who came on Friday...HKATZNYU owes you some ice cream . Come up after the show on Saturday and be like, "Dude, update your website...and buy me some ice cream." And we'll make that happen forthwith.

Speaking of ice cream, Donald Glover, Dominic Dierkes and myself are gonna be doing improv with NYU alums THE WICKED WICKED HAMMERKATZ on Friday night at Red Room at 10:30. The show is called "Drunken Ice Cream Social," and you get free ice cream and a free shot (if you're, y'know, of age) with your five dollar admission. Jhyeah! It should be a blast.

Love

DC

Camera whores.

My friend took some pics during the show.

I am here to share them with you.

And make dirty comments to your mother. Don't worry, she likes it.



Here's just some guys standing around. They're quite boring, I must say.



Doctor Kalgore is actually a real person. He lives in all our hearts.




I'm vain. So what.




Yoga soothes the soul. Or some shit like that...





This family is happy because they're rich. And they have a lot of things.


My friend only seemed to take pics when I was onstage. That's a shame. I would've liked a pic of dolphin sex.

Alright, now I must return to finishing up my final project.
Actions are a sonuvabitch.


Merry holidays everyone.

Drunk yourself stupid. You've earned it.

Top 20 Top 20 Lists List

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that 2005 is no more so that I may post my Top 20 Albums of 2005 LIST!!

This list is only the opinion of me, Sime, and does not reflect the opinion and tastes of Hammerkatz NYU.



20. Awesomer - Blood on the Wall
19. Gimme Fiction - Spoon
18. Veneer - Jose Gonzalez
17. Runner's Four - Deerhoof
16. Picaresque - Decemberists
15. S/T - LCD SOundsystem
14. God's Money - Gang Gang Dance
13. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm
12. I Am a Bird Now- Antony & the Johnsons
11. Wind in the Wires - Patrick Wolf
10. Andrew Bird & the Mysterious Production of Eggs - Andrew Bird
9. Apologies to the Queen Mary - Wolf Parade
8. S/T - Broken Social Scene
6. I'm Wide Awake it's Morning/Digital Ash in a Digital Urn - Bright Eyes
5. S/T - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!
4. La Foret - Xiu Xiu
3. Come on Feel the Illinoise! - SUfjan Stevens
2. Feels - Animal Collective

1. Takk... - Sigur Ros
To go along with the top choice is a breath-taking video for Glosoli. You should check it out. It is utterly beautiful. So is the song, of course.


Yep. That's it!
If you don't agree...I don't really care. Again, it's just my opinion. I have all those albums and don't talk shit unless you've listened to them.

As the Romans say "Yo, Saturnalia" and see you in 2006!

Sime is a music addict.

Since DC is doing some music posts I think I'll folow in his freshly made footsteps and do a little post about music now.

First off, DC isn't kidding about Jose Gonzalez. That man is phenomenal. I bought his cd today, along with two others.

The other two cds I purchased at Other Music (where else?) were Recording a Tape the Colour of the Light by Bell Orchestre and Awesomer by Blood on the Wall.

Both albums are top notch. Bell Orchestre is a band that includes a couple or a few members of the Arcade Fire. How would I describe them? Well, it's instrumental "post rock". It's quite beautiful. They're serene at times, and cinematic, and joyful, and droney, and autumn. Very autumn.

Go here to experience what I'm babbling about.

Now, Blood on the Wall is a different experience. They're just an...awesome rock band
with a female singer, but she shares singing duties with the guitarist. They're from this wonderful city as well, so...I suggest you check 'em out.

Click here to download Reunite on Ice by Blood on the Wall.

Wicked.



Shit, my laundry has piled up to almost a place of no hope. I will pay someone a reasonable amount of money to do my laundry. I seriously have no time or energy for this shit.

I can't wait till I'm rich and I don't have to do this crap.
I'm sure by then there will be robot housekeepers.

Fuckin sweet...like the Jetsons and shit.






Ya know?

Gobble gobble!!

Happy Turkey day everyone! Or if you're not inclined to be carnivorous, Happy Tofurkey Day!


I'm thankful that the bird flu hasn't hit those turkeys, eh?

I'll be leaving for California soon. I'll send you some sunshine if you so please. There's plenty to go around.



Au revoir.

balderdash!

i have been found out!
ah, tis well. any british boys out there - i am well schooled in your ways. feel free to ask me out on dates.

i must say dc, though you give me a hard time about liking feelings and 'sex & the city' - you seem to care about feelings as well mr. "i rated all the seasons of the O.C. with 5 stars" - i trust you're learning new ways to woo those california girls. carry on my friend.

in other news... the fourth harry potter movie was amazing.. though they did leave out many things that i hold dear (ex: rita skeeter as a beetle) i still very much enjoyed it. british boys - check. feelings - check.

alsooooooo i saw "walk the line" and knowing very little about johnny cash beforehand thought it was a great flick - reese did a lovely job, much better than i expected, and mr. phoenix sure learned how to be on drugs for extended periods of time. british boys? no. feelings - check.

well i ought to get back to my paper that i'm putting off. it won't write itself.. if only i had a quick quotes quill...

Evidence!

See, my last entry was true, I wasn't bullshitting you:














Oh man....I'm sure I was around there at that time....damnit.


I gotta see a video of this...

HOLY SHAMOLY!!!!!!!

Gah...

What. The. Fuck!

I can't believe this...happened:

"...Arcade Fire took their case to the people and played an impromptu acoustic gig on a New York City street late Saturday night. According to NYC scenester blog Brooklyn Vegan, Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, and Will Butler set up outside a Union Square subway stop around two a.m. and ran through a set that included "Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)" as well as Pixies, Cure, and New Order covers. Now you know why people pay $1000 a month to live in a closet in that city."(Pitchfork Media)

I was in Union Square around that time...shit!!!


If anyone out there caught this impromptu performance and maybe got some pictures or something...send them my way!

My email address: Simester@nyu.edu

Watch out next week when Radiohead plays a quick set on the A train.







I can dream, can't I?!?

Facial hair is art,

This is the sole reason I haven't shaved in over a month:




This site rocks.

I'm definitely gonna take a shot at the freestyle. Maybe I'll construct the Last Supper out of my beard or a unicorn battling the Loch Ness monster.


Who's this guy fooling:


He's not even trying. He has to make up for his shitty moustache with fancy gold clothing and a fuckin hat to match.


What an asshole...



And this guy just plain scares the fuck out of me:

(removed 'cause it was too big -dc)

I don't think he entered the contest voluntarily. They just found him on the street, put a jacket and tie on him and set him loose.

Don't look at the pic too long or else you'll have violent nightmares.








SO next time you get the urge to tell me to shave, think about the honor and prestige I'll be getting when I present a wonderful construction of facial hair like this guy's:







Blighton 2007, here I come!