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Pete's Candy Store · Aug 19, 2026

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Molly Murphy · Pete's Candy Store

All shows are free and 21+ to attend (unless otherwise listed), with $10 suggested donation.

7:30pm

NYC’s finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.

10:00pm

Hump Night - your Peak of the Week party for Dancing, Chilling, and Making new friends - every Wednesday. Great DJ’s every week! The 1st Wednesday of every month is DJ Santi. 2nd = Beb2Beb. 3rd = R.A.K. Don’t miss the Hump Juice cocktail special!!

7:00pm

An hour of smooth improv mixed with even smoother songs. Featuring improv by R & B and Hill Giants, improvised songs by Miles and Benji, and real, earnest music from Julie Keefe.

9:00pm

Laugh a little cry a little. Lucky audience members will leave with special cash prizes. Hosted by Desmond Deluxe & Ramy Shafi.

10:30pm

5:00pm

Welcome to Numbskull! An open mic for stand-up, characters, clown, and the like. Grab a drink at the bar and put your name in the bucket.

Every Friday at Pete’s at 5pm.

7:00pm

Don’t miss the show Time Out called “consistently dope” and Thrillist described as “extremely gay.” Featuring an always fresh lineup of only LGBTQ performers, Kweendom is one of NYC’s most beloved comedy showcases. Catch stand-up, storytelling, characters, music and more from up-and-coming artists, as well as faces from TV and streaming. Always free, with donations accepted for a designated LGBTQ-foused organization each show. Come for the laughs, stay for the fresh faces in your Grindr grid. Bring Kweendom home with you in the new collection of essays, Welcome to Kweendom, available now!

9:00pm

A staple of Americana indie rock in Brooklyn, NY for the past decade. Their sound evokes shifting landscapes of the heart, flanked by equal parts clean and gritty guitars, keyboards, and precision drumming. Listen to their latest EP, Big Dream.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

10:00pm

Brooklyn based indie rock & bingo club. Listen to “Pumps”.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

11:00pm

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

3:30pm

Loose Lips is a comedy open mic for the most iconic standup, characters and storytelling in NYC! Hosted by Fallon Boles & Vassileia Kazee.

7:00pm

East coast-west coast indie-folk dream team. Listen to “The Right”.

8:00pm

NYC-based cover band slinging everything from Lola Young and Slayyyter to Alanis Morissette and Lorde.

9:00pm

A poet and musician, Andrea Sofía’s compositions are rich and timeless, exploring our relationships to each other and the earth around us.

10:00pm

Sari Jordan is a vocalist, songwriter and musician with a voice that shines in its raw honesty and playful boldness. Their music is intricate and ethereal, funky and joyful, a controlled burn. This New Jersey-born, New Orleans-based artist explores contradictions within relationships, power, and love. Listen to their newest record, PERFECT BE THE ENEMY.

11:00pm

Genre-blurring art folk. Listen to “Happy Story in C Major (demo)”.

3:00pm

I’m a creep! I’m a weirdooooo… I DO belong here! A comedy open mic for anybody who’s ever been described as slightly off-putting.

Every Sunday at 3pm. 3 minutes for standup, 4 for characters, and 5 for everybody if Mark Duplass shows up. One drink minimum to perform.

5:00pm

The Open Mic at Pete’s has been running for almost 25 years and has provided a springboard for many a New York performer, now booking gigs around the city and beyond. Join host Bruce Martin in Pete’s intimate music room for a lively night of performances. You never know who might stop by.

Every Sunday at 5pm. Sign up is at 4pm and music starts at 5pm. One drink minimum to perform.

8:30pm

Saxophonist and composer Xavier Del Castillo has collaborated with numerous jazz and new music ensembles, performed throughout the world at festivals including BRIC JazzFest, Chicago Jazz Festival, Havana International Jazz Festival, and more.

9:30pm

From creating the Molly Miller Trio with Jennifer Condos and Jay Bellerose in 2016 to playing and touring with artists like Jason Mraz to teaching guitar at the University of Southern California, Molly brings a passion for music and a sophisticated, raw style to everything she does. Listen to MMT Live from CA.

10:30pm

As the name suggests, local folk friends Ian Ross Cohen and Max Twaddle, live at Pete’s, together! Listen to Holy Holy.

6:30pm

Some Fun Lines is a monthly satire and humor open mic! All are welcome to bring 4 minutes of the sort of headlines or pieces that you might find in the New Yorker, McSweeney’s, The Onion, Reductress, or other such outlets. Key word: *might.*

8:30pm

An immersive one-act theater experience that fuses storytelling, movement, and a live rock concert. A modern take on Greek mythology, the show follows one night in the lives of the three goddesses known as the Fates — until one of them decides tonight will be her last night on the job. Expect visceral choreography, electrifying music, and a bold reimagining of destiny.

9:30pm

A skilled guitarist with a voice clear as a mountain stream, Holly Horan will easily win the hearts of fans of Madison Cunningham and Laura Marling. Watch and listen to “When Love Has Gone Again”.

10:30pm

Indie folk singer, songwriter, and producer known for her deeply emotional and empowering performances. Listen to on the way out.

7:00pm

Bailey Swilley presents We Love a Theme: A Storytelling Show. This month’s theme? SHINY. Don’t miss funny, heart-warming, and cringe tales from performers Deandra Anjahlee, Calvin Cato, Nadine Hemming, and Tracey Starin.

8:30pm

Pretty and tender acoustic folk-pop. Listen to “Labrador”.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

9:30pm

Jangly, light acoustic blues. Listen to In The Abstract.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

10:30pm

Singer songwriter from Hartford, CT. His unique folk soul sound is both powerful and vulnerable, drawing on a diverse palette of musical influences from the Avett Brothers to Mac Miller. Listen to “Come Home”.

$10 Advance, $15 at the door.

Tickets here

7:30pm

NYC’s finest trivia beckons. Got the brains? Bring your friends and wrack your noodles with six rounds of clever, fun, HARD trivia. The most experienced trivia hosts in the city will test your mental mettle in areas of General Knowledge, Music, Top Tens, and Visual Identification. First Prize is a $75 bar tab, Second Prize is a $40 bar tab and Third Prize is a $15 bar tab. But the real prize (besides bragging rights for those who place, and a berth in the twice yearly finals) is the time honored social scene of the Quizz-Off crowd. Give it a try smart guy! And come early for a good table.

10:00pm

Hump Night - your Peak of the Week party for Dancing, Chilling, and Making new friends - every Wednesday. Great DJ’s every week! The 1st Wednesday of every month is DJ Santi. 2nd = Beb2Beb. 3rd = R.A.K. Don’t miss the Hump Juice cocktail special!!

And that’s the week! Check our full calendar daily for the most up to date schedule of shows. This is Pete’s weekly newsletter, so subscribe to stay tuned each week for what’s going on, and more about what makes us the best Biggest Little Venue in NYC.

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