5PM DJ ONE ICE JACK spins Rockabilly, R&B, Punk and Soul. The Mermaid and Mai Tai Market features vintage, art, jewelry and other one of a kind wonders and oddities! Hosted by Miss Frizz Dazzle Vintage and each month featuring different guest vendors. 5pm-10pm.

6PM-9PM 3 bands in the back, 1 dj up front, 2 bartenders in between and you shakin’ yer tailfeather all over the place! No cover- just a whole lotta rock’n’roll!

7PM-12AMThe Terrible Twosome present that Time of the Month with Tania Insomnia playing rock, new wave, and sh*t you can dance to

8PM-10PM "Bird and Friends - Cosmic Unity" 18-year improv veteran Michael Bird creates the improv show with the audience, including YOU…so come on out to Otto's to join the ultimate, improvised cosmic unity of PLAY!

6PM-12AM A weekly open mic. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic

7PM-11PM DJ Yana Lil’Jerk and guests spin selections from the Cool Brittania era. Late 80s to early 2000s UK Indie, Indie Dance, Britpop, Shoegaze plus. All vinyl!

6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.

7-9 NeuroNautic Institute / Neuronautic Press an art collective and Poetry Press dedicated to open eyes, minds, and hearts. A monthly reading series every third Thursday of the month.

It's the first Friday of the month so it must be time for FLIP FLOP & FLY! That's right, come down to OTTO'S SHRUNKEN HEAD have a few Tiki drinks, put on your dancing shoes and check out the coolest sounds around! Dig the scene baby! Live music!

7pm-8:30pm No Name…And a Bag of Chips, New York City's longest running comedy variety show, celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2024 by returning to the scene of some of its greatest triumphs, Otto’s Shrunken Head.
They return with their beloved blend of some of the country's best stand-up comics alongside an eclectic mix of variety acts, including storytellers, musicians, and magicians, among others.
Holding it all together is their house band, The Summer Replacements. The shows always end with a cheap door prize giveaway. It's always fun, and it's always free. Hosted by No Name co-founder and producer, the amiable Eric Vetter.

Subway to Skaville is your monthly ska party with a tiki twist, hosted the second Friday of every month at Otto’s Shrunken Head (East Village, NYC), and bringing you the best of the ska genre in all its styles.
You’ll hear bands with traditional 60s influence to ska-core and everything in between, along with the best NYC selectors spinning you a potpourri of ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dub!
Our shows feature a mix of local, regional, and touring bands. You never know who may be playing at the next subway stop!

Adverse Abstraction: A Community of Experimental Expression A showcase of poetic and experimental works curated to highlight the talents of both emerging and established artists alike.

UNSTEADY FREDDIE known as "The Ed Sullivan of Surf", is a passionate cheerleader for the instrumental surf-beat music genre. This is due to his wildly popular Monthly SURF-ROCK SHINDIG concert series which he has been running successfully at a tiki bar in NYC called OTTO's SHRUNKEN HEAD, featuring reverb-drenched bands every first Saturday of the Month!! And no shows are ever alike!! He is also known for his internet radio show, TWANG SHEBANG. Unsteady Freddie archives a lot of live music events, such as those at OTTO's, which can be viewed at his YouTube Channel

A dance night where you can shake and finger pop! The 45 r.p.m. soul sounds of Connie T. Empress (Empire State Soul Club) and Guest DJs are sure to make your hip dip and your backbone slip!

GET WEIRD is a rock and roll party featuring wild live bands, while DJ GREG-GORY and guests spin garage rock, surf, punk, psychobilly and more to the delights of all trash weirdos everywhere.”

6PM-10PM Join us in sending 500 postards to encourage folks to do their civic duty... Vote! Help send reminders to registered voters in vital districts to go and do the thing! Come have a drink, complete some cards, and help save democracy! YES, WE CAN.

6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.

6:30PM SLIPPING STITCHES

NYC's only monthly ska party with a tiki twist!
Well, well, well, October is here again, full of ghosts, frights, and ska delights! The weather may be cooling down, but the music is red hot!
Cenzo, lead by Vinny Nobile, is back with us again, bringing you their ska-rock blend and supporting their newest singles.The rudest-named band in the biz, Skappository, has been added to the show, and making ska "keytar" one show at a time!From the mythic lands of the Lehigh Valley come Lunch Trucks, making their Skaville debut, and you're going to really like their bouncy, shoulder-shimmying style. Our guest DJs this month are Nacht Nurse and Duff Guy, and with Halloween just around the corner be ready for a spooky, gothy, dubby blend of tunes! Your DJ Ryan Midnight, as always, hosts and spins the late set (full of horror themed ska!) after the bands are done.
Bands play 9pm-midnight sharp, DJs go non-stop from 8pm-2am! 21+, and no cover (pay what you can). Please bring cash (or Venmo!) to tip each band you see. Dress to impress, if that's your thing, and we'll see you on the dance floor!

5PM Moms 4 Liberty
6PM Moon Diablo
7PM Bad Kitty

A dance night where you can shake and finger pop! The 45 r.p.m. soul sounds of Connie T. Empress (Empire State Soul Club) and DJ Sweet Day Soul! Plus, Guest DJs are sure to make your hip dip and your backbone slip!

4:30PM-7:30PM Clothing swap! hit link to register. clothing swap

8PM POCKET 10's

8PM-10PM 18-year improv veteran Michael Bird creates the improv show with the audience, including YOU…so come on out to Otto's to join the ultimate, improvised cosmic unity of PLAY!

6PM-12AM A weekly open mic. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic

6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.

7PM-9PM A reading series. NeuroNautic Institute / Neuronautic Press an art collective and Poetry Press dedicated to open eyes, minds, and hearts.

9:30PM NONE SHALL SLEEP

8:30PM Fischer / Walsh Conspiracy
9:25PM Momsomnia
10:20PM Deadly Skies
11:15PM Recreational Outrage

9PM-2AM DJ She Devil spins records (Sheri Corleone) and Dj Ocelot (Ben Jaffe) All Vinyl International collection Rock n’ Roll! 60’s Garage Punk, Instro Surf Trash, Rockabilly, Doo Wop, Exotica, Electro Punk, No Wave and Weird-O’ Tunes of all times.

Join us as we celebrate our 22ND ANNIVERSARY! Enjoy cold drinks and hot music as some of the best DJs and live bands in town keep your feet moving and hips swinging!!!
7:30PM THE BRUNETTES
8:30PM JONES CRUSHER
9:30PM THE HASBROS
10:30PM STEVE KREBS & THE MANARD G'S
11:30PM MICHAEL T & THE VANITIES
DJs:DJ GREG-GORY, DJ LIL' JERK, DJ TANIA INSOMNIA, DJ TWO TONE TIM,DJ FEO, DJ KOOL THING & DJ SUPERMORGAN

4:30PM Simon Charidet

7:30PM Recreational Outrage
9PM Mr. Fang and the Dark Tones
PLUS, DJ Tania Insomnia

6PM-12AM A weekly open mic that will have great music and be a lot of fun. Hit this link for info and sign up. Otto's Wednesday Open Mic

6PM An after work stress reducer for the underground at heart. Spinning punk, psycho-billy, goth new wave industrial and alternative.

Rockabilly dance party with DJs Susan Lewis, Bal Sting-Ray, Prof Rhodes, Sei, Trash Only, and Mike Decay
No cover