6/6 - The Rock for Rent Laws Party - So little energy for such a worthy cause.
Organized by Bianca Bob, featuring Agnelli & Rave, George Usher, Gene & Mimi, Kirk Kelly and Brenda Kahn, the Rock for Rent Laws show joined the United Forces of AntiFolk together to stave off the death of rent regulation in NYC. Fighting the good fight against decontrolled rents in one of the most expensive cities in the multiverse.
It was great motive. It was a good bill. It was a fair turnout. It was an underwhelming crowd.
There was nothing really wrong. People showed up, and they showed their support by donating frivolously to the worthwhile aim. Still, there were a lot of empty seats for a Friday night, and a lot of talking in the crowds.
The sets were short, tight, so the audience weren't given a chance for their attention to wander, and the music was good, but the focus was more on alcohol than activism, or even antifolk.
I think that responsibility lies with the acts. Nobody did the legwork to get their fans in the club, so there were no listeners, just partyers. I'm on the mailing lists of most of the acts who played, and I got only one or two cards from anyone. Bianca Bob did monster work to get the ball rolling, and the fact that so many acts joined in is a sign of community involvement in the Village, BUT it's a shame that others didn't get even more involved. Luckily, the politicians saw the error of their ways, and all of the Rent Laws were firmly established, so that we never have anything to worry about, ever again. (Jonathan Berger)

6/20 - The night opened with an ethereal farewell performance by Betsy Thomson with Craig Gordon on Bass and 12-string (and additional guest musicians). Betsy tried a few new songs as well as some older pieces. I finally figured out what the lyrics to "Bright Light" meant. A tribute to those who suffered interrogation. Too bad she is leaving as it would probably take me another year to understand the newest songs meanings.
The Meanwhiles cross-pollinate Neil Young with solo Lennon mixing in the atmospheric sound of the harmonium. A fine prelude to the evening's Antifolkadelia.
Starchile has grown into a hero with the antifolkadelic crowd as he organizes the event and his solo set provided the heart of the evening. Cherokee Sex Workshop followed with a great rocking set. Imagine Ten Year's After meets The Black Crowes. G'nu Fuzz ended the evening with a bluesy set of Rock and Roll. Lach joined in on piano for the end of the band's set. A few celebrities were spotted in the packed house including Joan Osborne and Chris Baron (of The Spin Doctors). (Cal Hiam)

6/21 - The return of Major Matt Mason USA! It was great hearing Matt's songs again though the pleasure was diluted by the rude chattering of some office partyers. As has been discussed in this zine before, Matt is a unique and gifted writer and I wish he'd start coming around more often.
Closing the evening was Amandla (Claude from Ween's side project). The rhythmic love vibe sound would've fit in well with last night's Antifolkadelic show. The group was well received and played into the early hours. (Max Allen)

6/22 - Ivy Bautista, an artist discovered at The Antihoot, made her Fort debut and the house was packed. She played a strong set mixing personal lyrics with a jazz-Antifolk feel. Think Cassandra Wilson goes antifolk.
Lee Chabowski played a fun and funny set with songs about clown killers, shrunken heads and driving fast.
Mike Younger blew in from New Orleans and played a Dylanesque (early years) set. Stand-out song was "Another Tricky Day". A traveling minstrel who was very welcome at the club.
Jessica Kane finished the evening with the start of her bi-weekly series. A captivating improviser she conjures up comparisons to Patti Smith meets Dorothy Parker by way of Gilda Radner. Funny and brilliant! (Cal Hiam)

6/23 - The AntiHoot is back! It's been some lean months lately, but without question, this Monday's was "the best antihoot ever."
Regulars aplenty were on-site. Included were the long-anticipated return to the hoot of Jocelyn Ryder's string-slingers, Dan Emery and Tom Nishioka, doing their own songs as well as backing her up on an incredible pair. The AntiHoot was filled with moments.
Lenny Molotov borrowed his bandmate Mr. Scarecrow's guitar to wreak havoc on "Doghouse," eliciting a chorus of dog barks, howls, and whines. He followed with a stellar version of "Sucker," which got a similar reaction. Of course, he altered the tuning on the guitar, so when Scarecrow came up, he started with a re-line from "Sucker": "He said he wouldn't change the tunings... I'm a sucker! Fell for it again..."
Lach conversed with some sad comedian on-stage, getting a bigger laugh than he did.
Ripe became the new Queens of AntiFolk, and introduced their legally unentangled new name, Bionic Finger.
Cameos in the audience: Joe Bendik, PiņataLand, & Zane Campbell didn't play, but supported others.
Australians and Canadians saying, "This is great! We don't have anything like this in Australia or Canadia!"
Ville as the new king of AntiFolk.
The entire evening could have been an AntiFolk Festival promotional evening, but it wasn't. Few of the upcoming players came, but it didn't stop it from being the best hootenanny ever! (Gustav Plympton)