Magnetic Field. The Final Days.

Yes I know this is not Mag Field but it IS Les Sans Cullote!

Magnetic Field will be swinging it's doors shut on Sunday or shall I say Monday morning. There are a slew of good shows to shut them down in fine fashion.

Tomorrow night, it's Les Sans Cullote with The Above. Show starts at 8:30.
Here some words from zee band.

"Bonjour Americains! Printemps is in the air, as March continue to be in like a lamb sound and not so much the sound of the lion. We’re getting back on the Gauls Gone Wild Tour Bus (now prostitute free) and frog-marching to Brooklyn’s Magnetic Field Good-bye Fete this Thursday March 27th (8:30 pm) as the magnificent Magnetic Field prepare to shut its door (“partir c’est mourir” – Bernard Henri-Levy).

We’re also making a crazy firehouse party in Red Hook on Saturday March 30th (midnite) at 199 Rue Van Brunt St for the burning man peoples.

Saturday March 30th- midnite-

199 Van Brunt St (b/t Seabring and Bowne)

Astronauts and Dinosaurs for A Cavallo ( 9 pm – 5 a.m.)

Dress: modern cave dweller, space tourist, astro-biker, etc. $15

Crazy man, unrelated to Mag Field but apparantly this fundraiser is to raise money to bring a carousel to Burning Man! Dress like a space age cowboy , alright!

But back to Magnetic Field, the fab A-Bones are playing on Friday, The Brought Low on Saturday and shutting the joint down will be The Miscreants and Shaw Nuff ( a garage rock all star super band) on Sunday.

Click here for the details on the schedule!

Mag Field, i shall miss yee!

Magnetic Field To Close its Doors

Fleshtones at Magnetic Field, March 2007

Taking a break from my Norma Rae activities to bring you some more dismal Brooklyn news. Sorry.

I am shocked and saddened to relay the word that one the best music venues in the downtown Brooklyn area, hell in NYC, is closing down next month. Magnetic Field was more than a bar it is NYC's Garage Rock headquarters. So many fab bands have played at Magnetic Field! For the past few years Magnetic Field also has put on the amazing Rock & Soul Show at the Atlantic Antic. This past year they got goddess Mary Weiss from the Shangi-Las's to perform and the year before The Fleshtones as headliners. And between the Antics the club has consistently brought in what many like to call REAL ROCK & ROLL!!! A plethera and a who's who of rock & roll past and present have graced their stage, see just PART of the list below. All I can say is, in laymens terms, is, THIS SUCKS!


Here is the official statement:

After five-plus years of rocking Atlantic Avenue and entertaining thousands of customers and welcoming hundreds of great bands, Magnetic Field in Brooklyn will be closing its doors on March 31st. Co-owners Lee Greenfeld and William Crane would like to personally thank all of Magnetic Field’s staff and patrons for their loyalty over the past few years, as well as all the numerous bands who have brought some truly tremendous and memorable performances to our stage, such as The A-Bones, Black Hollies, Black Lips, the Brought Low, Cynics, Dansettes, Detachment Kit, Mitch Easter, The Figgs, The Fleshtones, Gabby Glaser, Insomniacs, Lenny Kaye, Lilys, Klimpter, Lyres, Glen Mercer, Mugs, Nashville Ramblers, Nouvellas,The Plimsouls, Ponys, Reigning Sound, Real Kids, Shaw Nuff, Steve Wynn And The Miracle 3, Voxtrot, Woggles, and so many more!

Lee Greenfeld will continue to book and promote shows -- as well as manage bands -- through his Dead Flowers Productions.

William Crane will work towards expanding his ever-growing gameshow empire via his Dick Swizzle alter-ego.

They have great shows going on there this weekend.

Saturday: The A-Bones & The Brought Low
Doors at 8pm.

Sunday: The debut of the super group THE LOST CRUSADERS
Featuring Michael Chandler (Raunch Hands), Buffi Aguero (Tiger! Tiger!, Subsonics), Laura Cantrell, Keith Streng (Fleshtones), Jon Spencer (Heavy Trash, Blues Explosion), Brian McBride (Electric Shadows), Jerome Jackson (Kelly Temple Church of God in Christ), Matt Verta Ray (Heavy Trash, Speedball Baby), Johnny Vignault (The Vendettas, Jonny Chan & The New Dynasty Six), Mike Edison (Raunch Hands, Edison Rocket Train), and many more!
GOSPEL TECHNIQUES
EDISON ROCKET TRAIN
DJ LYNNE K
Doors at 7pm

Magnetic Field is located on Atlantic Avenue between Henry & Hicks.
Check Magnetic Field's website for more info.
They are sure to have some blowout shows during the month of March.

Show up and pay your respects.

The Anabolics at Magnetic Field * Saturday!

The Anabolics are one of the bands playing at F.I.B's Art & Music Extravaganza at Freddy's on February 2nd, they are also playing a hot show billed as "Corpse-A-Palooza" this Saturday at Magnetic Field with The Bamboo Kids and the Mighty Fine. They say they are doing a tribute to dead guys born in January. All three bands are strong. Expect to hear some Elvis and some Sam Cooke!
Magnetic Field is located on Atlantic Avenue between Henry and Hicks Streets.