Ba Ba Boom Time

Come on out to the "other Brooklyn" for a night filled with the sweet sounds of soul, ska, garage, rocksteady and freakbeat as spun by the Double Barrel / Copasetic crew, and special guest DJ Mr. Lee.

Banter, Brooklyn's best footy bar, features 24 craft beers on tap, and an impressive list of scotch and bourbons. Cozy into a nook, take a seat at the copper bar, or shake a tail-feather to the boss sounds.

Double Barrel / Copasetic

Friday, March 23rd at Banter

132 Havemeyer Street, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Kicks off at 10PM... No cover!

Modern Needs: Let's Monkey Again

The March edition of the monthly Modern Needs party is a rarity, with no special guests, just your host and boss deejay, MR. LEE (Dead Flowers Productions) spinning top-flight '60s beat, punk, psych, and soul, with a few sonic detours along the way... As always, Modern Needs is a strictly digital-free, vinyl-only affair!

MODERN NEEDS

Tuesday, March 6th at Last Exit

136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Kicks off at 9PM... No cover!

Modern Needs: Pissing Out The Poison

Modern Needs is listening and dance party with special guest DJs and monthly musical themes, held monthly at the great Last Exit bar in scenic Brooklyn, U.S.A. (and occasionally at other locales within the Five Boroughs)... The February edition of Modern Needs features returning guest DJ ERIC DAVIDSON lead singer of punk-rock heroes The New Bomb Turks, and his new band Livids (and author of the must-read We Never Learn: The Gunk Punk Undergut).

Eric, and your Modern Needs host and boss DJ, MR. LEE (Dead Flowers Productions), will be spinning choice punk, power-pop, and rock'n'roll sounds from the '60s to the now... all-night long!

MODERN NEEDS

Tuesday, February 7th at Last Exit

136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Kicks off at 9PM... No cover!

A Lee Grows In Brooklyn: 41st Edition

Annual birthday bash for Dead Flowers' own Mr. Lee, featuring live music from the MIGHTY FINE, and top-flight DJ action from Eric Davidson (New Bomb Turks/Livids), Ben Diesel (The Brought Low), Leah Lugosi (Nouvellas), Lupe Loop (Discovery), Dean Rispler (Drug Front Records), Dolowhite (45 Adapters), Big Sir (Strange Haze), Chris Powers (Vibratone Records), Tom Dash (Imaginary Icons/Shop Fronts), The Beyonder, and Anna Anabolic (Party Lights).

Sunday, January 29th at  The Bell House
149 Seventh Street, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Party kicks off at 2PM... No cover!

Dead Flowers Holiday Bash... Evidence

SPQR / Modern Needs... Set It Off! (Photo: Phil Templar)

Your Boss DJs... Ursa Major & Mr. Lee

Dirty Spiders (Photo: Sarah Hoadley)

Dirty Spiders (Photo: Phil Templar)

45 Adapters (Photo: Sarah Hoadley)

45 Adapters (Photo: Sarah Hoadley)

45 Adapters (Photo: Sarah Hoadley)

Sing-Along (Photo: Sarah Hoadley)

DJ Ursa Major

DJ Mr. Lee

Dead Flowers Holiday Bash!

45 ADAPTERS and DIRTY SPIDERS

with DJs URSA MAJOR and MR. LEE spinning scorching reggae,
soul, and punk classics before, between, and after the bands!

The 45 Adapters are four friends who dress well, listen to good music, drink licentiously and dance when the mood strikes. They describe their music as a truck-full of Cock Sparrer records crashing into a truck-full of Otis Redding records... Maximum Oi'N'B! "Make no mistake, there are elements of gruff street-rock present, but it's clear that these lads also have an ear for Jamaican ska and r&b, and it shines through..." -Razorcake

Born from booze and sweat, the Dirty Spiders emerged from Brooklyn's backstreets in 2009. Started by Rush and A.D. as a way to kill time before the bars opened, The Spiders soon took on a life of their own! The hard-partying and fast-living lifestyle has seen many members come and go, but with the addition of Andy Shaw earlier this year, the best Dirty Spiders line-up to date was solidified!

Ursa Major is a world-renowned DJ, founder of the Legio SPQR DJ collective, and drummer with The Templars, 45 Adapters, and Stomper 98... Mr. Lee is the founder of Dead Flowers Productions, and the boss DJ at Brooklyn's monthly Modern Needs party.

Thursday, December 29th at Union Hall

702 Union Street, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 8PM. $7 cover.

(Tickets available via TicketWeb)

Modern Needs: Keep You Around!

Modern Needs is listening and dance party with special guest DJs and monthly musical themes, held monthly at the great Last Exit bar in scenic Brooklyn, U.S.A. (and occasionally at other locales within the Five Boroughs)... The December edition of Modern Needs features not one, but two very special guest DJs: ANNA ANABOLIC and QUITTY of all-girl, garage rock'n'roll band, Party Lights.

The lovely ladies of Party Lights and your Modern Needs host and boss DJ, MR. LEE (Dead Flowers Productions), will be spinning top-flight psych, soul, punk, and garage sounds all-night long!

MODERN NEEDS

Tuesday, December 6th at Last Exit

136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Kicks off at 9PM... No cover!

Three For Three!

THE BROUGHT LOW

with THE LIVE ONES and THE PIONEERS OF SEDUCTION

Outer borough champions of high-energy boogie rock, The Brought Low recently released their third full-length album, the aptly titled Third Record, to near-universal acclaim. Heavy music blog The Obelisk called them "the best rock and roll band in New York" and The Big Takeover said "Previous albums have been excellent, but Third Record takes the group to a whole 'nother level, indisputably placing The Brought Low in the ranks of the Great American Bands."

Rama Lama Fa Fa Fa punk rock'n'rollers The Live Ones have been thrilling Brooklynites for years and making them get up and get down with their raucous sound. Their debut album, Yer Quite Welcome, came out this year on Drug Front Records and of it The Big Takeover said "As a hard rocking power trio led by drummer Mike Czekaj, LO blast through 12 songs that are part Rolling Stones rock’n’roll, part Dictators sound and fury, part fun-loving hair metal, and all sweat and energy, the kind that comes from guys who live to play like their lives depend on it."

The Pioneers Of Seduction combine the best elements of downtown NYC rock and recorded their first album with famed indie-rock producer Steve Albini. The Deli Magazine said of the, "The Pioneers of Seduction sure have a sense of humor — but also some (truly) kick ass punky tunes played with flair (which is as important as the kick ass part...)."

Friday, November 4th at Union Hall

702 Union Street, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Doors at 8PM. $8 cover.

(Tickets available via TicketWeb)

Modern Needs: Pissing On The Mainframe!

The November edition of Modern Needs features very special guest DJ VIKING THRUST of NYC punks LiveFastDie (as well as Norton Records supergroup, The Nor-Tones), and the soon-to-be-opened Littleneck Restaurant. VT and your Modern Needs host and boss DJ, MR. LEE (Dead Flowers Productions), will be spinning only the finest in punk slop, street-rock, power-pop, and rock'n'roll scorch!

MODERN NEEDS

Tuesday, November 1st at Last Exit

136 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, U.S.A.

Kicks off at 9PM... No cover!

Memories Are Made Of This!