New York Post

Rip, Winkle! Twins rock out

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CRYPTO bros Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss played their first gig with their band Wednesday at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory. Pumping out emo and pop-punk covers, one guest wondered if they’re available for weddings.

We exclusivel­y reported last month that the Winklevoss twins — best known as the Harvard grads who sued Mark Zuckerberg, claiming he stole their idea for Facebook — are aspiring rock stars in their spare time.

“They’re good. It was cute,” an attendee told us of the performanc­e. “They were doing covers. Someone said they wanted them to play at their wedding.” The brothers’ band is called

Mars Junction, seemingly a reference to a video game, “Warframe,” rather than every billionair­e’s current obsession with space travel.

We hear they performed tracks by Fall Out Boy, Blink-182, U2, Nirvana, Kings of Leon and the Killers. When we reached out to reps for more info, they sent a press release stating that the Junction “plans to start writing its own original music in the coming months. In the meantime, they are bringing the party with your favorite, hard-hitting rock songs.”

The six-member act previously played to guests at Cameron’s Noho loft, which was outfitted with a profession­al stage and lighting. But it seems like they’ve actually got a bit of a following now that they’re out of the house.

“It was pretty crowded,” said a source, who also noted that it’s a small venue. “People were dancing and having fun. There were other bands, too — but most people stayed to watch them. It wasn’t just their friends; it was also people just looking for something to do.” The source assured us, “People bought tickets.”

We’re told that the Winklevii — creators of cryptocurr­ency exchange Gemini and, according to Forbes, worth $3 billion each — were also selling merch, with part of the proceeds going to the Human Rights Foundation’s Bitcoin Developmen­t Fund. They’re aiming to play another gig in late summer or the fall.

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