
The East Village rocker boys behind Bowery Electric, Jesse Malin and Johnny T, along with Kevin Cole (of Two Boots fame), have teamed up, all in the name of pizza. The rock 'n' roll trio is the force behind The Pizza Shop, located on Avenue A and 7th Street, which officially has its grand opening tonight. The spot has been serving pizza since the 1960s (yes, we've all drunkenly gotten pizza there at 3 in the morning at some point in our lives), but the new owners decided to gussy up the space a bit (while staying true to its old school roots, of course) adding black and white tiled floors, new black formica countertops and art onto the walls -- a stand-out is a Ginsberg print of Jack Kerouac standing on the corner of A and 7th -- and, of course, new pizza. Here's a cool tidbit about the place: All the pizza boxes are limited edition prints. According to a press release we received: "Around 1500 of each box style is made and then never reproduced. The first one being a photo of The Clash from 1979 taken by world famous rock photographer Bob Gruen. Each box will have a different image created by well known and local artists featuring their particular style and medium and these boxes are free with a purchase of any pizza." As we mentioned earlier, tonight's the opening, so if you're in the hood, stop by for your very own signed Bob Gruen pizza box!