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First Floor Walk Up Reading at One and One LES - Monday Jan 12th

Andrea is reading this Monday, January 12th at 7pm at the First Floor Walk Up event.

Andrea: I hope to read a scary story or two (as if we don’t have enough of those these days). One of the pieces More that I hope to read was submitted to the first NYC Midnight Scary Story Contest and I made it past the first round. I’ve submitted to these contests before but never made it past the first round. They supply great feedback and inspiration so it’s worth checking out. Wish me luck for the next rounds.

Details below:

First Floor Walk Up Presents Bi-Weekly Readings of

Poetry and Prose at

One and One

76 E. 1st St. @ 1st Ave

F Train to 2nd Ave Station

FREE

Monday, January 12th, 7 PM

DIDI CHAMPAGNE

Didi Champagne has performed on NYC stages for close to 40 years, playing with her band at CBGB’s, The Bitter End and many more downtown legendary clubs. She also has a few albums of original music. She has read poetry with JD Rage at ABC No Rio, Cornelia Street Café, Gargoyle Mechanique and countless other venues  She has found inspiration from attending art exhibitions and is planning a show of her artwork soon. Her new book of poetry and art, Life of a Kalamata, is available upon request. Her work is a reflection of her past, present and future. It is fresh and modern and hopes to inspire those around her. Peace, love and music. 

RON KOLM 

Ron Kolm is a contributing editor of Sensitive Skin. His books include A Change in the Weather, Divine Comedy, Suburban Ambush, Swimming in the Shallow End, Welcome to the Barbecue, The Bookstore Book: A Memoir and The Verities of Love. He's had work in Maintenant, The Silver-Tongued Devil anthology, Public Illumination Magazine and The Café Review. Ron’s papers are archived in the NYU Library.

JONATHAN BERGER 

Wayne Kral has been doing readings in the East Village for hundreds of years. Jonathan Berger has not been reciting as long as all that, but still, this is not his first rodeo. Watch Jonathan Berger bust the metaphorical bronco with literal words! jonberger.com

ANDREA DEANGELIS 

Andrea DeAngelis is at times a poet, writer, shutterbug and musician living in New York City. Her writing has recently appeared in Rawhead Journal, Molotov Cocktail and Carmina Magazine. Andrea also sings and plays guitar in the indie rock band MAKAR (www.makarmusic.com)  who are currently recording their fourth album, Exit Earth. She tries not to disturb her neighbors by putting her guitar amp in the closet. 

JENNIFER BLOWDRYER 

Jennifer Megan Baring-Gould Waters became Jennifer Blowdryer after her first punk band, the Blowdryers (1978, SF) was a good handle to use for her first book Modern English: A Photo-Illustrated Trendy Slang Dictionary, and later for readers of her New York Press column (1988 – 2010). She’s authored books including a novel called The Laziest Secretary in the World White Trash Debutante, and has been too widely anthologyized to mention. Her most recent book is True Blue: Essays on NYC and her last album is She’s Got The Weirdness (2021).  Her EP Sometimes I Travel Just to Get Away is on I Tunes, and her new book is Music A - Z

Hope to see you there! Will record and get it up on the site eventually if you can’t make it.

Show Me That Look in Your Eyes - Official Music Video - is here!!!

Our music video for Show Me That Look in Your Eyes is finally here. Jump for Joy. Don a wig or three in our honor.

Introducing Hallsome & Oates Baby.

Filmed at Studio ArteShok in Sunset Park, Brooklyn

HALLSOME & OATES BABY FURREVER!!!!

© 2025 by Andrea DeAngelis & Mark Purnell

MAKAR® is a registered trademark

NPR’s 2018 Tiny Desk Contest - wish us luck!

Hi all,

Wish us luck! We have entered NPR’s 2018 Tiny Desk Contest with our song Love & Confusion!

Check out the video on YouTube
 

https://youtu.be/UJdYSaIr2sA

This song will be on our third album which will hopefully be out by Winter 2018

Elvis (aka Mark) has left the building. 

Elvis (aka Mark) has left the building. 

MAKAR plays Matted LIC on Friday, December 1st at 7pm

MAKAR will be playing on Friday, Dec 1 at 7pm at Matted LIC for their annual Holiday event.

Matted LIC is an eclectic gallery located at 46-36 Vernon Blvd in Long Island City Queens. The Vernon Blvd stop on 7 train is the nearest subway. They have curated an outstanding collection for all your holiday needs.

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Did we mention that this event is free?

Replay our concert from the NYC Marathon 2017

We had an amazing time playing the New York City Marathon! It was wonderful and so inspiring to see all the runners.

We played for about 2 hours before getting rained out.

You replay our concert on Periscope here.
https://www.pscp.tv/MAKARMUSIC/1BdxYMLojPlxX?autoplay&t=3

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MAKAR plays RaR Bar in LIC Queens - Thursday, March 30th at 9pm

MAKAR is playing a show at RaR Bar!

Thursday, March 30th at 9pm

That’s tomorrow people!

No cover

see us jumping for joy re: no cover!

see us jumping for joy re: no cover!

Directions
RaR Bar is located at 30-01 35th Ave in LIC / Astoria. They are located one block from the N and Q line in Queens. Take either N or Q to 36th Avenue station.Walk one block north to 35th Avenue. Make a left and walk one block to 30th Street and then you’re there!

A little about RaR Bar
RaR Bar is a local bar, eatery and art space. It was open in November of 2007 by Tina Stipanovic. “RaR bar is my playground, a space where I share my ideas, my passions, my favorites. You may spot me in the kitchen cooking up some new recipe, building some new something or other in some corner of the space or simply blending in with the crowd and enjoying some of our many awesome events.”

Friends or newcomers are hard to distinguish here. If you don't have a friend when you walk in pull up a chair to our horseshoe-shaped bar with no TVs and ease into conversations and friendships. By the time you leave you will have discovered why many of our patrons consider RaR bar Astoria’s best kept secret.

Check out their Twitter, Facebook and Instagram!