This week Nate and Jonathan expound upon Passover, Mouwes, Parck Café, South Side Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, making matzo at the Jewish Historical Museum, restaurant week, Pink Flamingos, Holly Herndon, Free walking tours with Sandemans, Winson Kingdom, Rene SG, Beastie Boys Café Pak Haus Wilhelmina, Rock and Roll Circus at Westerpark, We Love the 80’s, Paradiso, Dudok Ensemble, De Duif, Bollywood Dance Lessons, Artis Royal Zoo and the Bach Choir.
MONDAY 25th
First night of Passover - Maybe you want to know where you can get Matzoh meal before sundown. The truth is, in Mokum, there aren’t a helluva lot of choices. But for the last 200 years there has been Mouwes. Actually there’s are few kosher stores and restaurants in this neighborhood called Buitenveldert.
Mouwes has everything you need to make a seder.
Here is a big list of Jewish places of interest in Amsterdam compiled by the Dutch Jewish community. Happy Passover.
Meanwhile, the non-chosen are free to go get burgers and play trivia at Parck tavern at 428 Overtoom. Trivia starts at 8:30. 5 people per team, 2.50 per person. Here is a link to pictures of their hamburgers
TUESDAY 26th
I know where the Jukes are from but to find out where John is from you’ll have to ask the man himself and here’s your chance, South Side Johnny and the Asbury Jukes are at Paradiso tonight. You can see South Side and Co for only 24.50 plus the 3.50 shake down.
I talked about the Jewish Historical Museum a couple of weeks ago. Just wanted to point out that starting today, they’re going to be doing Matzoh baking for kids in their children’s museum for the whole week of Passover.
Restaurant Week is back like fanny packs and calculator watches. Until April 7th you can go to some of the best restaurants in town for € 27.50 for a 3-course dinner or € 22,50 for a 3-course lunch again. Go to here to make reservations
WEDNESDAY 27th
Here’s your chance to see the John Waters trash cinema classic Pink Flamingos on the big screen.
The good people at Melkweg Cineville (across the street from Melkweg, just off Leidseplein) are hosting this classic dry-heave fest tonight at 8 pm. You have been warned. €8
HOLLY HERNDON with MAAN and Ignatz
Watch this video, you will know if this is for you soon enough. If it is, go enjoy yourself and support art. If it isn’t, re-evaluate the decisions that have gotten you this far.
OT301, Amsterdam 8:30 €8/Free for Subbacultcha! Members
THURSDAY 28th
An organization called Sandemans claim to have the walking tours in the city and guess what, they’re free!!
“How is that possible?” you’re probably axing yourself.
“It isn’t” I reply. They work for tips and only a soulless MONSTER wouldn’t tip these hard working youngsters after they march your ass around Mokum explaining its history. Ph 020-7589422 Email : amsterdam@neweuropetours.eu
RENE SG + SWEET EMPIRE + LAST ADVICE at Winston Kingdom
Watch this video from Rene SG and tell me you don’t want to go to this show. This is rockandfuckinroll cooked down to rocket fuel.
BLAST OFF!! €8 Euro
FRIDAY 29th
Dudes, you can travel the world and see as many Beastie Boys cover bands as possible and but you will probably never see one as good as the one that’s playing tonight at Café Pak Huis Wilhelmina.
Bar at 8:00 show at 10:00 €7.50
It’s a 3 day rock and roll circus hosted by Pacific Parc at Westerpark. I’m talking about 18 bands in a carnival tent. All these links go to youtube videos. Find a bad one, I double dog dare you.
Friday 29: Slow Jeff and the Tears Happy Demons Pignose Willy's Orgaanklap Breakin' Levees Check 1-2
Saturday 30: Jack Torrero Drip Dry man & the Beat Revolver Fuz Cheap Thrills Local Spastics The Apple Jacks
Sunday 31: Rockerbox White Slice Hosenfefer Good Old Habit Gewapend Beton Anomalys Missiles of October
Get there before 7 and it’s free, offer to pay anyways.
Get there at 7:01 and it’s €7.50
Girls Just Want To Have Fun so why not Walk Like and Egyptian down to the Love Shack and Come On Eileen? Right off Leidseplein, Paradiso is hosting We Love 80's, a disco night with DJs spinning the greatest hits from the 80s. Vogue like Madonna is watching or Beat It.
Weteringschans 6-8 Doors at 11:30 €10 including the shakedown
SATURDAY 30th
The Dudok Ensemble is performing the Frühfassung version (Bach’s initial draft) of Bach’s St. Matthew's Passion, so this is like getting the missing Bach demos.
De Duif, 3:30 pm €28
SUNDAY 31st
Shake what your karma gave ya! Get a Bollywood Dance lesson today from Vyjayanthi Iyer model, actress, dancer and choreographer from Mumbai, India. There is literally no way this isn’t fun.
6:30 to 7:30pm € 12 euro limited to 12 people, so sign up with due haste.
Easter Sunday is here and just about every petting zoo in town is planning fun stuff for the kiddies today, including Easter Egg hunts all of them are listed here.
Artis Royal Zoo always has a ton of fun stuff scheduled during Easter, this year check out:
Easter treasure hunt: Friday through Sunday between 12:00 and 14:00.
***BE GENTLE*** Cuddling baby chicks: Sunday and Monday from 13:30 to 14:15 and from 14:45 to 15:30 at the Ark classroom. Play with and pet chicks, guinea pigs, bunnies, mice and more! ***BE GENTLE***
From egg to chicken: Sunday and Monday from 11:00 to 16:00. Come to the ‘Oude Broedmachinehuis’ to see how baby chicks make their entrance into the world.
Finally, The Bach Choir of the Netherlands will be presenting their annual presentation of the St. Matthew Passion on authentic period instruments.
It sounds like this:
There are two shows this Sunday at: 1:30pm and 7:00pm
Prices are 50 - 55 euros and this will sell out, get your tickets now!!
Until next time, be excellent to each other,
Nate and Jonathan
