Dan Costello
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Upcoming events

  • Tue, February 9
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Thu, February 11
  • 10:00 pm
  • Costello Presents: Club Mate, Joe Crow Ryan, Brer Brian, Dan and Rachel
  • Northeast Kingdom
  • Troutman and Wyckoff Brooklyn NY 11237 (MAP)
  • Tue, February 16
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Thu, February 18
  • 10:00 pm
  • Downstairs Dustup with My Light Sweet Fire, Joanna Kelly, Isaac Gillespie and The Festival
  • Northeast Kingdom
  • Troutman and Wyckoff Brooklyn NY 11237 (MAP)
  • Tue, February 23
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, February 23
  • 9:00 pm
  • The Winter Antifolk Festival
  • Sidewalk Cafe
  • 94 Ave A @ 6th St New York NY (MAP)
  • The fest runs Feb 16 - 29. Each night is splendid. This one goes:
    7:30 Lady Blanche
    8:00 Jon Berger
    8:30 A Brief View Of The Hudson
    9:00 Amos Torres
    9:30 Dan Costello
    10:00 Patsy Grace
    11:00 Churchill Downs (feat. Mike & Dina Recknor)

    more info at sidewalkmusic.net
  • Tue, March 2
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Thu, March 4
  • 10:00 pm
  • Costello Presents: Boo Hoo, Purple Organ, The Sunshine, Churchill Downs
  • Northeast Kingdom
  • Troutman and Wyckoff Brooklyn NY 11237 (MAP)
  • Sun, March 7
  • 3:00 pm
  • SiteFEST / National Bushwick Songwriter Day
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • Inside Stage
    3:00 - 4:00 Balkan Jam Band
    4:00-4:30 JJ Hayes
    4:30-5:00 Kristin Joy Wagner
    5:00-5:30 Crazy and The Brains
    5:30-6:00 Susan Hwang
    6:00-6:30 Willie Breeding
    6:30-7:00 M Lamar
    7:00-7:30 Elizabeth Devlin
    7:30-8:00 Karen Duffy
    8:00-8:30 Casey Holford
    8:30 - 9:00 Sweet Soubrette
    9:00 - 9:30 My Light Sweet Fire
    9:30 - 10:00 Dan Costello
    10:00 - 10:45 Albert Goold Band
    10:45 - 11:30 Heroes Of The Open End
    11:30 - 12:15 Ching Chong Song
    12:15 - 1:00 Schwervon!

    Outback Stage
    3:15 - 3:45 Preston Spurlock
    3:45 - 4:15 Adrienne Anemone
    4:15 - 4:45 Karen Butler
    4:45 - 5:15 Boo Hoo
    5:15 - 5:45 Debe Dalton
    5:45 - 6:15 The Fools
    6:15 - 6:45 Brian Speaker
    6:45 - 7:15 The Best
    7:15 - 7:45 Gann Matthews
    7:45 - 8:15 Completely Smitten
    8:15 - 8:45 Angela Carlucci
    8:45 - 9:15 Ben Krieger
    9:15 - 9:45 Larkin Grimm
    9:45 - 10:15 TBA
    10:15 - 10:45 The Purple Organ
    10:45 - 11:15 Old Hat
    11:15 - 11:45 Lady Blanche
    11:45 - 12:15 Joe Crow Ryan
  • Tickets: Buy tickets
  • Tue, March 9
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Sat, March 13
  • 7:00 pm
  • Tour Kickoff w/ Purple Organ
  • Brooklyn Tea Party
  • 175 Stockholm St. #303 Brooklyn NY USA (MAP)
  • Mon, March 15, 2010 – Wed, May 19, 2010
  • 7:00 pm – 7:00 pm
  • The Fiance Knows Tour - France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Greece. Now Booking.
  • email dancostelloBK@gmail.com for details.
  • Tue, March 16
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, March 23
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, March 30
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, April 6
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, April 13
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, April 20
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, April 27
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, May 4
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.

Previous events

  • Tue, February 2
  • 8:00 pm
  • Bushwick Book Club
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • This month:  Nicole Krauss' "The History of Love".  Followed by Tuesday Teacup!
  • Tue, February 2
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Thu, January 28
  • 10:00 pm
  • Costello Presents: Holler, Barry Bliss, and Like, Mountains
  • Northeast Kingdom
  • Troutman and Wyckoff Brooklyn NY 11237 (MAP)
  • with Like, Mountains and more!
  • Tue, January 26
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, January 19
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, January 12
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Wed, January 6
  • 10:00 pm
  • Costello Presents!
  • Northeast Kingdom
  • Troutman and Wyckoff Brooklyn NY 11237 (MAP)
  • with Eric Wolfson, Casey Holford, Rachael Benjamin, and Brook Pridemore!
  • Tue, January 5
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, December 29, 2009
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.
  • Tue, December 22, 2009
  • 7:30 pm
  • Tuesday Teacup Open Mic
  • Goodbye Blue Monday
  • 1087 BROADWAY Brooklyn NY (MAP)
  • The Tuesday Teacup - Bushwick's open mic. Sign-up at 7:30.  Show from 8 til 10.  Everyone performs for about 8 minutes (two songs or so, maybe three) and some lucky act gets the spotlight set to perform for 25 minutes.  It's fun - and anything goes - music, dance, rap, comedy, circus tricks.  Defiant Soapboxing.  Co-hosted by Joe Crow Ryan and myself.