If you didn’t hear about our first Microshow (which took place at Death By Audio in Brooklyn, NY), we had this idea to invite all the performers listed in the current issue of ShowPaper (our little all ages music ‘zine with the big color poster on one side) to come play one song each. It helps us raise some money for printing (we’re a completely advertising-free deal-y), but it also allows us to all get this crazy buffet of music all in one night. And since we support all sorts of awesome areas around New York other than just Brooklyn, we decided to take the Microshow to some of the less known, but equally energetic and exciting neighborhoods outside the boroughs.

The other night, a few of us took the train out from PENN to New Jersey to see a show at the house that’ll be hosting the next Showpaper Benefit Microshow. The house is known as The Ivy Mansion, and is one of several houses near Rutgers University that regularly throws basement shows in New Brunswick. If you’re unfamiliar with the music scene there, New Brunswick’s home to a lot of bands: Snake Vision, Tin Kitchen, The Virgin Hands, Screaming Females, Hunchback, Know Think, Rapid Cities, Seasick, The Measure (SA), Risk Relay, The Groucho Marxists, and has a pretty firm hold in New Jersey’s long history of underground music.

We did a little writeup of the adventure —> here.

Point is: YOU’RE ALL INVITED TO COME BE PART OF MICROSHOW #2!!

Any instrument/piece of equipment you could possibly imagine needing to play a show with your full band, we’ll have it there already! No need to lug it out! Well, okay, that’s a slight exaggeration, but you catch our drift. We supply the basics (guitars, bass, amps, full drum kit, drumsticks, cables, mics, keyboard) and you bring your own maracas, didgeridoos, effects pedals, samplers, yada yada. Yes, you can use your own instruments if you want to, but for space reasons we’d prefer if you make do with what we’ve got.

ALSO: If you are, or know someone who is, an artist who likes ShowPaper or New Brunswick or just good music, we HIGHLY recommend you bring a piece of artwork. As you may know, 50% of ShowPaper is about showcasing different artists every two weeks, and a big group show is always a great opportunity for us to all take in a deluge of new work. We’ll have the basics for lighting and hanging stuff, but let us know if you’re planning on bringing something extra-strangely shaped so we can be prepared.

In case you’re still confused as to what we’re talking about, here’s the straight stuff:

[ ShowPaper Microshow #2 —> New Brunswick, NJ ]
—> RSVP @ ShowPaper@gmail.com if you wanna play/show work!

4PM (UNTIL LATE) / ALL AGES / $5-$10 sliding scale ($3 for performers/artists)

Friday, November 30th
@ The Ivy Mansion <— Google Maps directions (walk from station / took us less than 10 minutes)
[ New Jersey Transit itinerary planner will help you figure out how to get there from Manhattan. It’s not hard! ]
 
There’s more than one awesome house show happening on the block that night, so expect all sorts of surprising performances, and come prepared to share!

Yeah,
ShowPaper

P.S. If you wanna submit stuff, get in touch, etc., we’ve got a MySpace and you can always email us @ ShowPaper@gmail.com. We’re always looking for more listings, show spots, help with all sorts of other stuff (we can give you school/internship credit!), and all sorts of suggestions of other ways to get involved.