something beyond radiance
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something beyond radiance
listings Guide with Feature Articles ! e v Li in october 2012 Volume 13 Issue 5 and Beyond New York City The Levins Sometimes the stars line up just right. Two talents find each other, merge and create something unique. Ozzie and Harriet, Laurel and Hardy, Simon and Garfunkel, Lennon and McCartney… Ira and Julia Levin. While we’re at it, let’s get it right. It’s not LEHvinn. They pronounce it LeVin, calling themselves The LeVINS. Other than the last name pronunciation, there’s no confusion — especially regarding talent — once Ira and Julia Levin start to sing. A configuration of harmony and melody lights up the area. Their voices fit together, like water and ice, like heat and steam. Something joyful explodes inside the listener’s chest like a Roman candle. Their effect may, in fact, begin before they start to play. Even at first glance, Ira and Julia seem to radiate a positive energy. That “look” always keeps its promise. The origins of all that talent and energy blossomed in each of their pasts, building a depth of experience uniquely suited to their musical essence. something beyond radiance Beginnings Julia Bordenaro lived in Jefferson, Iowa. as a child. At an early age, her mother declared she’d start piano lessons. Fortunately, this suited Julia perfectly. Additionally, there was a progressive piano teacher, Monica McGregor, in Jefferson — quite unusual in a small town of 4,000 people. When Monica found that Julia was learning more by ear than sight reading, she stressed chord structure to keep things fun and allowed Julia to play pop songs such as those by Cheap Trick. Although Julia eventually learned to sight read musical notation, Monica was wise enough to show Julia how to improvise using chords that worked well together. Julia didn’t understand how much it would benefit her until much later. She studied with Monica from age 5 to 18. Julia wasn’t just good — she was special. Beginning in the seventh grade and through high school, Julia became the piano player for all the choral teachers. Singing at this point wasn’t in the picture. She didn’t know she could sing well until she got to college. by Richard Cuccaro Julia was inspired by old movies and loved musicals — unaware that these were traits she would share with her future husband. In high school, like many of us, she embraced the music of Neil Young and Jackson Browne. However, unlike many in her age bracket, she became a big fan of British jazz pianist Marian McPartland’s late-night radio shows. She’d turn on her tape cassette recorder at night before going to sleep, press “record” and “see what I would wake up with the next day.” Adding to that, after hearing Harry Connick’s jazz version of “If I Only Had a Brain,” from The Wizard of Oz, Julia wanted to focus on playing solo piano and singing. Playing the baseline was necessary in emulating Harry Connick, but had to be discarded when she got into ensemble playing — giving it over to other instruments. Discarding it was difficult, but she managed to unlearn it. She would circle back to it, however, when she began playing solo and in a duo format. As a testament to her advanced talent, Julia was invited to join her piano teacher’s family musical group — one of the only non-family members so honored. Julia went to college at Briarcliff University in Sioux City, Iowa, getting a degree in Music and Education. The Singer Emerges As a member of a 200-person choir — part of her study program — she had fun, but it led to something more auspicious. The choir director drafted her into the university madrigal group, telling her “I need you for this part.” It involved singing a big solo in a piece by the late heralded operatic composer, Benjamin Britten, and gave her a new perspective as an accomplished singer she hadn’t realized she was. In 1992 after college, Julia went directly into teaching. She taught music at the K-5 level in a rural area of Iowa for two years. During this time Julia began writing her own songs for voice and piano. She then moved to the “big city” of Des Moines, as she laughingly called it, continuing to teach while she played music. She became a member of The Taz Band, a blues outfit playing locally and on the road. They opened for bigger acts like John Lee Hooker and Buckwheat Zydeco. Julia began playing solo in coffeehouses, using her own “singer/songwriter” material. Then she joined a group called Lost Art Café which opened for Sheryl Crow, early in Crow’s career, during Sheryl’s Tuesday Night Club album tour. Lost Art Café played a lot of Julia’s material and was the opening act for high-profile performers such as Susan Werner and Ferron (incidentally, Susan Werner had appeared on the McPartland radio show some years earlier and Julia was thrilled to finally meet her and play as an opener). Julia spent a summer on a cruise ship on the inside passage of Alaska playing jazz piano, which is what inspired her to move to the West Coast. Teaching Runs Its Course Around 1996, she moved to Marin, Calif., and continued to teach K-5 musical education, not bothering to pursue her own music. She was also coordinator for an after-school piano program from 3 to 7pm. She did this for about four years and burned out. It was the year 2000 — the wrong time to switch to a job with a dot.com firm. Two days before she was to start the job, the dot.com bubble burst and the company folded. She had already decided it was time to get back to playing music and had begun performing at coffeehouses again. She joined the Northern California Songwriter’s Association (NCSA) which held open mics at the Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse in Berkeley. It happened that a certain musician was highly involved there — Julia Bordenaro… meet Ira Levin. After Ira heard Julia sing at the open mic (“Everybody loved her — she had such a radiance about her”), he invited her to his weekly singer/ songwriter soiree held at his house. Though he was obliged to also invite her then-current boyfriend, it quickly became obvious that, next to Ira, the boyfriend had no shot. Upon seeing Ira’s band room, filled with rock posters, Julia found herself thinking “I can’t marry this guy!” Then, examining those unexpected thoughts, she pondered, “Why am I thinking this?” We found the answer in examining the life forces that had created the galvanizing personality of Ira Levin. record out of a closet full of them, put it on the turntable, and tell him to close his eyes and describe what he “saw” — a great way to develop an imaginative relationship to music. When he was around 5 years old, his dad took him to see Walt Disney’s Fantasia. Ira described it as a “near-religious experience.” He said he “melted into the screen.” He’d hold “Evenings with Ira” in his parents’ living room, entertaining his parents and their friends with various monologues and comedic bits originated by Shelly Berman, Bob Newhart and Mel Brooks. When he performed Bill Cosby’s “Chickenheart” routine in school and his classmates chanted his name, he was fatally bitten by the entertainer bug. The Guitar Sneaks In The Precocious Performer Ira Levin was born in Miami. To say that his parents influenced him would be an understatement. Ira was exposed to radio and theater early. His father was the general manager of one of the first talk radio stations in the United States, WKAT. His mother was an actress. He was “thrown into” the theater crowd at around 5 years old, doing child roles (“Auntie Mame,” etc.) in community theater. “I was 5 years old going on 42.” he said. “They called me ‘the midget.’” An uncle who was an actor in New York City would come to visit. Obviously a largerthan-life character, “he was a nut,” Ira told me. An element of daring was planted deep into an already bold youngster. Old movies crept into the mix. Ira became enamored of the Marx Brothers, Woody Allen and Mel Brooks, absorbing their brazen wackiness. His mom would play recordings of the scores of Broadway musicals on a regular basis and that went into the influence database. The piano in the living room saw a lot of use. Ira began taking lessons when he was 8 years old and studied for about four years. Although he didn’t pursue the piano, he found it enjoyable. His mom played a little bit and there’d always be sheet music on the piano of themes from then-current movies. Ira’s dad would frequently pull a classical Ira “picked up” a guitar when he was 12. A friend showed him the basic chords and how to play “Maleguena.” From there Ira ran with it, learning on his own. Later, Ira went on a “Teen” travel tour when he was 14 and was exposed to a variety of music and what he terms “the counterculture.” His parents called it “the big mistake,” he recalled, laughing. Ira’s father was appointed Florida’s Secretary of Commerce, so they moved to Tallahassee and that’s where Ira finished high school. Music by The Allman Brothers Band and Southern rock in general were added to his growing storehouse of influences. During this time, he and a group of friends formed an “underground” (non-performing) band called The Testonious Phibonz Banz . They would wait until someone’s parents left for an evening, then would converge at the house and bang out versions of songs by The Doors, The Who and Jethro Tull. After high school, Ira attended Florida State University in Tallahassee, majoring in theater. While he did a lot of theater, he also played in clubs and bars, doing acoustic rock covers, solo or with a friend. Ira learned four sets worth of songs, so he did a lot of playing. He dabbled in writing his own material but mostly did stuff by Neil Young and The Grateful Dead as well as those he did with Testonious Phibonz. After graduation, Ira taught drama at a community center for a summer and played in a band. He then moved to Boulder, Colo., for three years. Ira took classes at The Institute for Music at Naropa University and got deeper into musical theory. He was in a band called Ceiling People where he sang, played guitar and flute (self-taught), and later, after a key player left, filled in on saxophone. A Gorilla in the Midst Ira started doing singing telegrams in Boulder just before moving to Berkeley, Calif., and continued doing them there. One day, he was running down the street dressed as a gorilla in a tuxedo. No one batted an eyelash and he thought to himself, “OK… this is a wild place.” The tentacles of Ira’s continuing development have a long reach. He studied voice with Judy Davis, a legendary vocal coach whose students included Barbra Streisand, Frank Sinatra and Judy Garland. He took sax lessons and helped start a band called 52nd Cousins. This morphed into another band called Comfy Chair. Ira got intensely interested in Fats Waller, Charlie Parker and the music of the Harlem renaissance period — Duke Ellington and The Cotton Club. Comfy Chair shifted from art rock to “slam swing.” Ira wrote an entire album’s worth of music based on that period. They released an album called Party On the Titanic (1995). The swing revival hit and Electra, their record company, put out a compilation, Jump Up and Boogie (1998). The Comfy Chair number, “Renaissance In Harlem,” was included on the compilation. The band morphed again into theatrical vaudevillian rock and put out an album, Hello Dali, a tribute to the Surrealists. competitive scene. When he got back, Julia was the first person he saw. The romance got serious as they watched a DVD of the movie The Philadelphia Story one night, knocking back glasses of champagne along with the actors, then slow dancing in the wee morning hours. Ira held a CD release party at Judy Davis’ studio and Julia opened for him. They “played out” separately on the same bill a bunch of times. On occasion, they’d sing together. After one such performance, Linda Hirshorn of Vocolot saw Julia and asked her to join her a cappella group and Julia accepted. Ira and Julia got married in 2002 and when they returned from their honeymoon, Julia joined the group. Over the next eight years, Julia would perform with Vocolot and with Ira as well. Ira continued as Uncle Eye with his band, The Strange Change Machine. Julia was a member as well. She is listed as “Aunt Eye” on Hyperactive Talking Cows, playing on a number of tracks. Hyperactive Talking Cows At the same time, Ira had been doing a lot of rock ‘n’ roll with Jewish community centers as a director of music at summer camps. The director of the community center where Ira worked said to him, “I’ve created a songwriting class for you to teach the kids.” Ira responded with a skeptical, “Oh really?” but readily agreed to do it. It turned out to be tailor-made for him. He’d already been 5-going-on-42. Now he could revert to his ever-present 5-year-old self. He began creating songs along with the campers. While teaching kids at summer camps, Ira grew as a children’s music writer. He developed a persona called “Uncle Eye” and appeared on PBS as a singing storyteller. Employing a kind of hybrid rock, a cross between Shel Silverstein and Frank Zappa, he did two frenetically energetic albums as Uncle Eye. A review from Parents’ Press for one of them, Hippo On My Head, read “definitely not for naptime.” The title track of his second Uncle Eye CD, Hyperactive Talking Cows, came to life in 45 minutes with an assist from a large room filled with 80 camper co-writers. The Start of Something Big After Julia met Ira at Freight and Salvage and went to his house for the songwriter’s soiree, they became good friends. She helped him pack for his trip to Scotland for The Fringe Festival as a performer of children’s music. He followed the festival up with a trip to London, busking at Covent Garden, a highly Faith Inside The Laser Tracks A sense of spirituality has been at the core of the couple’s recorded output. The album 36 (2008) is based on the Jewish concept of the 36 Lamed Vavnicks, 36 humble and righteous saints who live on earth and hold the fate of the world in their hands. No one knows who they are and they don’t even know who they are themselves. A central idea in the concept is to treat every person one meets as if they are one of the 36. Even for those outside the Jewish faith, the beauty of the songs can bring chills, which use a variety of Middle Eastern percussive instruments and soaring harmonies: When you are in trouble, I will be with you / I know your name / Halleluyah – Yah! / I know your name / I set you on high because you know my name. The Levins were invited to play in both Amsterdam for the Jewish Music Festival and to England’s UK Limmud because of this album. My Friend Hafiz (2009) is based on the writings of Persian lyric poet Hafiz of Shiraz (1326-1390), widely recognized as one of the great Sufi poets. Again, the sense of uplift is all-encompassing as the album begins with “Dropping Keys.” Over the sound of a tabla we hear: I am one of many, I’m not one alone / When I sing from the center of my soul / I shine like a diamond in the old king’s throne. In this day of discord between Muslim and Western societies, the embracing of this essentially Muslim-sourced material is typical of The Levins’ focus on one-ness through musical expression The Levins plan to rerelease My Friend Hafiz with bonus tracks and original stories in early 2013. Coming East In 2010, The Levins left the “Left Coast” behind. Julia also left Vocolot for a career as a duo with Ira. The children’s music of Uncle Eye would continue with The Levins Family shows. The title track of their first recording as a duo — a 6-song EP — Barely Contained (2010), illustrates their grasp of whimsy and imagination: I once saw a fish in a tall tree / He saw me and he started to grin / the melody reminds me / there’s water in air and he started to swim. Although I tend to raise an eyebrow at the cliches of songs about coffee, when they sing “Coffee My Love,” I’m won over. It’s like Cole Porter as they lead off with: I’d like to see you, early in the morning / I like to hold out, hold out till noon / I might go crazy, crazy if I see you / I might go crazy if I see you too soon / But it’s a love affair, when your perfume’s in the air /I love this love affair, you perk me up! On the EP, they cover the old standard “Blue Skies” with a melodic twist I hadn’t heard before. At first, I wanted to hear them do it the way I’d always heard it before, perhaps with that archly sad version some artists use. Those voices would sound so good, I thought, using the standard melodies. Then something changed. Every time I hummed the song to myself, the melody running through my head was The Levins’ version. Their single, “Cereal Days,” with its nostalgic look at the breakfasts we loved as kids, has had audience members waving boxes of cereal as they sing along. When Ira and Julia make a musical statement, it’s tough to resist. Why bother? Ira and Julia love writing together and were the winners of the 2011 CT folk Festival songwriting contest. The Levins are an invitation to a love-in and everyone’s invited. Just show up and enjoy the radiance. Website: thelevinsmusic.com Upcoming Appearances: Oct 14 1 pm Warwick AppleFest 5 South Street, Warwick, NY Free 25 8:30pm Wherefore Arts Greenlawn, NY $25 Nov 8-11 Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference Hudson Valley Resort Kerhonkson, NY Showcases include: Friday Night Acoustic Live 1am acousticlive.com m 1 t 2 w 3 t 4 f 5 s 6 s 7 m 8 October 2012 t 9 w t f s 10 11 12 13 Manhattan BB King Blues Club & Grill 237 W 42nd St. (betw 7th/8th Ave.) bbkingblues.com Oct 5 8 & 10:30pm The Whispers $40 Adv / $45 Door 10 E ric Gales & Voodoo Chile - Tribute To Jimi Hendrix $17.50 Adv / $23 Door 12 7:30pm Lynda Carter $45 Adv / $50 Door 13 7:30 & 10pm Air Supply $35 Adv / $40 Door 17 8pm Johnny Winter $29.50 Adv / $35 Door 20 8pm Jonny Lang $48.50 Adv / $54 Door 23, 24 8pm Buddy Guy $67 Adv / $75 Door 25 8pm Keb’ Mo’ $55 Adv / $60 Door Beacon Theatre 74th Street & Broadway www.beacontheatrenyc.com Call: (212) 307-7171 / (914) 454-3388 (201) 507-8900 Oct 5 8pm Ian Anderson $50 - $150 6 8pm Fab Faux $49.50 - $135 Best Buy Theater 1515 Broadway @Times Square bestbuytheater.com Bitter End 147 Bleecker 212-673-7030 $5 Cover/2 drink min. per set www.bitterend.com Full schedule unavailable at press time See venue web site for updates Blarney Star Productions with Glucksman Ireland House present a monthly Irish traditional music concert series at Washington Square United Methodist Church 135 West 4th Street (6th Ave - MacDougal St) Info: Ireland House (212) 998-3950 or: www.nyu.edu/pages/irelandhouse All shows 9pm Concert Adm $15 Oct 12 9pm Charlie Coen and Mike McHale Nov 16 9pm Caitlin Warbelow Dec 7 9pm James Keane Blender Theater at Gramercy 127 East 23rd Street www.ticketmaster.com The Blue Note 131 3rd St 212-475-8592 www.bluenotejazz.com Nov 3-7 8 & 10:30pm Chick Corea & Stanley Clarke Band $45 Bar / $65 Table The Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancy St (at The Bowery) 212-533-2111 bowery ballroom.com Tix @ Mercury Lounge, 866-468-7619, www.ticketweb.com Cafe Vivaldi 32 Jones St. www.caffevivaldi.com Open Mic Night Mondays: 6:30-11pm Sign up: 6pm Oct 2 7 :15-Jarrod Dickenson, 8:30-Mark Radcliffe, 9:30-Brandon Anderson 3 7:15-Roger Davidson, 8:30-Etsuko Tajima, 9:30-Caitlin Bell 4 8:30-Suzy Sellout 5 7:15-Erika Banks, 8:30-Tom Glynn, 9:30-Sadie 6 9:30-Gadi Lehavi 7 3 -Essential Theatre Group Cabaret Series, 6-Noel Brennan, 8:30Jon Walker & Mark Rose 9 6 -“Queen Of Vaudeville: The Story Of Eva Tanguay,” 7:15-Jarrod Dickenson, 8:30-Mark Radcliffe 10 7:30-Pete Muller, 8:30-Equilibrium 11 9:30-Mika Harry 12 8:30-A Cappella Night At Caffe Vivaldi! 13 8:30-Nina Shanker, JilLian Bell, 9:30-Alicia Lemke 14 3-Essential Theatre Group Cabaret Series, 8-Secret Architecture 16 7 :15-Jarrod Dickenson, 8:30-Mark Radcliffe, 9:30-Nicky Schrire 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 31 s m t w tFS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 s m t w t f s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 6-Isamu Mcgregor, 9-Solitaire Miles 8:30-Hillary Barleaux, 9:30-Kay Lyra 7:30-Mimian Morales, 8:30-Nlx, 9:30-Harmony Keeney 9:15 & 10:45-Kristin Hoffmann 3-Essential Theater Group 7:15-Jarrod Dickenson, 8:30-Mark Radcliffe, 9:30-Nicky Schrire 9:30-John Schmitt 8:30-Fred Gilde Ensemble, 9:30-Caitlin Mahoney And Friends 8:30-Jem Warren, 9:30-Juliane Jones 8:30-Jesse Correll, 9:45-Emily Cavanagh 3-Essential Theater Group Cabaret Series, 8-Secret Architecture 7:15-Jarrod Dickenson, 8:30-Seth Kallen, 9:30-Nicky Schrire 6-Zeke And Friends Carnegie Hall 57th St & 7th Ave. 212-477-0622 www.carnegiehall.org Ticket info: CarnegieCharge - 212-247-7800. Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage Oct 10 8pm An Acoustic Evening with Ben Harper Nov 21 8pm Conor Oberst Zankel Hall --------------- Christopher St. Coffee House St. John’s Church 81 Christopher St. 212.242.5737 christopherstreetcoffeehouse.org 1st Thursdays - Village Roots Concert Series 2nd Thursdays - Open MIc-less Night w/ host Tim Skehan 6:30 sign-up, 7pm music 2nd Fridays - Pete Seeger Song Circle 3rd Thursdays - Songwriters Beat w/ host Valerie Ghent 4th Thurdays - Open MIc Night w/ host Carolann Solebello 6:30 sign-up, 7pm music Oct 11 Open Mic-less with Tim Skehan $5 suggested 18 Songwriter’s Beat hosted by Bill Grady $10 25 Open Mic Night with Carolann Solebello $5 suggested Nov 8 Open Mic-less with Tim Skehan $5 suggested 15 Songwriter’s Beat with Valerie Ghent $10 29 Open Mic Night with Carolann Solebello $5 suggested Dec 13 S ongwriter’s Beat with Valerie Ghent - special 12th Anniversary edition $10 27 Open Mic Night with Carolann Solebello $5 suggested City Winery 143 Varick Street (between Spring and Vandam Streets) Sundays 11am - 2pm Klezmer Brunch (212) 608-0555 www.citywinery.com Oct 1,2 8pm Allen Toussaint $40, $50, $55 3 8pm Glen Phillips and Grant Lee Phillips $25, $32, $35 4 9pm Sixpence None The Richer $25, $30, $35 5 8pm Cheryl Wheeler & Antje Duvekot $20, $22, $25 7 11am Klezmer Brunch - Lisa Gutkin (Klezmatics) Band $10 8 8pm Bebel Gilberto Fall Residency $55, $60, $65 9 7 pm Suzanne Vega 25th Anniversary of “Solitude Standing” Benefit Concert $45, $50, $55, $60 12 8pm Mike Doughty - Residency $22, $25, $28, $32 13 8 pm Don Felder (Eagles), An Evening At The Hotel California $40, $45, $50 14 8pm Jackopierce $22, $25, $28 15 8pm Bebel Gilberto Fall Residency $55, $60, $65 17 8 pm Film Screening & Discussion of “Stop Making Sense” w/ Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz of Talking Heads & Tom Tom Club presented by The Modern School of Film and City Winery $15 19 8pm John Wesley Harding Cabinet of Wonders $25, $28, $35 21 8 pm Joseph Arthur: Where Is My Van Benefit Show with Peter Buck- $18, $20, $22 22 8 pm The Rum House’s Bespoke Music Series presents “Songs of Love and Hate” A Tribute to Leonard Cohen JC Hopkins Ensemble with very special guests $20, $22, $25 26, 27, 28 8pm Shawn Colvin- Residency $45, $55, $65 28 8pm Eric Hutchinson $25, $28, $30 30 8pm Griffin House $18, $20, $22.00 31 8pm Al Stewart w/ Rachael Sage $32, $35, $40 Nov 2 8pm Janis Ian $25, $30, $35.00 3 8pm Peter Wolf $38, $45, $55 4 8pm Gary Louris (The Jayhawks) w/ The Pines $20, 25, $28 5 8pm Susanna Hoffs $40, $45, $55 At the Living Room 7pm Tues, Oct 9th Hosted By WFUV’s John Platt Live! On Your Radar featuring Sarah McQuaid Rebecca Loebe Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem 154 Ludlowe St. betw. Stanton & Rivington St., Manhattan www.livingroomny.com in New York City sMT w 28 29 30 31 6 11 12 16 8pm Mary Black w/ Special Guest Roisin O $45, $55, $60 8pm Ralph Stanley & His Clinch Mt. Boys $30, $35, $40 8pm Survivor Man” Les Stroud & the Campfire Kings $32, $35, $38 8 pm John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders with Steve Earle, Loudon Wainwright III, Alec Ounsworth, Quincy Troupe, Gary Shteyngart $25, $28, $35 18 8pm Matt Wertz with Steve Moakler $22, $25, $28 19 8pm An Evening with Del McCoury and Sam Bush $55, $65, $75 20, 21 8pm John Hiatt & The Combo $65, $75, $80 24 8 pm Mike Doughty Residency with Melissa Ferrick $22, $25, $28, $32 The Concert Hall at the New York Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64th Street at Central Park West www.nysec.org Connolly’s on 45th 121 West 45th (betw 6th & Broadway) www.letszydeco.com Complimentary Zydeco or Cajun dance lesson Dance lesson 6pm, Show 7-10:30 (Except where stated*) Pay at Door- No Advance ticket Oct 13 Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys 21 The Lustre Kings Nov 30 Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys Dec 9 Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble Cornelia St. Cafe 29 Cornelia St. (bet. w 4th St. & bleecker, just off of 6th Ave.) 212-989-9319 www.corneliastreetcafe.com Oct 1 8 :30pm Amram & Co w/ David Amram, piano, french horn, flutes, composition & surprises; Kevin Twigg, drums, glockenspiel; John de Witt, bass; Adam Amram, percussion $10 cover ($10 min) Country Dance New York www.cdny.org Weekly dances are held from September to mid-June American Contra Dances -- Saturdays 8-11pm 7:30 Beginner’s Workshop -at Chinatown Y’s Houston Street Center, 273 Bowery, unless otherwise stated English Country Dances -- Tuesdays & occasional Fridays 7-10:15pm -at Philip Coltoff Center, 219 Sullivan Street Dempsey’s Pub 61 2nd Ave. (bet. 3 & 4 St.) 212-388-0662 Tuesdays: 8:30 Traditional Irish Open Session The 55 Bar 55 Christopher St (212) 929-9883 www.55bar.com Friends of Bob Porco Live at the Gaslight 16 MacDougal Street FolkCityatFifty.blogspot.com Folkcity50@gmail.com Oct 27 7 pm Mike Porco birthday celebration w/ Sally Spring & Frank Christian $15 Nov 17 7pm Cliff Eberhardt, Opener TBA $20 presents Oct 4th Jonathan Byrd & Chris Kokesh Oct 25th Natalia Zuckerman & Andy Friedman Acoustic music with wine and cheese on the upper west side, 7-9 pm Reservations a must. Contact: musicon4@earthlink.net Sponsored by I-Link acousticlive.com m 1 t 2 w 3 t 4 f 5 s 6 s 7 m 8 t 9 w t f s 10 11 12 13 Gizzi’s Lounge 16 W. 8th St. 212-353-0099 Sep 6 8pm Sal Casabianca See venue web site for updates October 2012 gizzisnyc.com Greenwich Village Bistro 13 Carmine St. 212-206-9777 Live music Wednesday thru Saturday 9-11 www.greenwichvillagebistro.com Highline Ballroom 431 W. 16th Street (between 9-10 Ave.) www.highlineballroom.com Seated Shows - Gen Adm / First come, first seated $10 per person minimum at tables at seated shows Oct 5 7pm Greg Laswell; Opener Katie Herzig $20 12 7 pm Wanda Jackson; Opener Daniel Romano $25 Adv / $30 Door Nov 5 8 pm Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk & Anders Osborne, Luther Dickinson; plus special guests $35 - $250 Dec 3 8pm Mark Eitzel $15 Adv / $18 Door Jan 13 8 pm The David Johansen Band, The Last Bison, Los Texmaniacs, Eliana Burki $25 Adv / $30 Door 16 7 :30pm 13th Annual International Guitar Night w/ Martin Taylor (Scotland), Brian Gore (US), Solorazaf (Madagascar) & Guinga (Brazil) $25 - $40 18 8pm Garland Jeffreys $30 Adv / $35 Door 29 8pm Ladysmith Black Mambazo $40 Adv / $45 Door Hill Country NY 30 West 26th St #1 (212) 255-4544 www.hillcountryny.com Tuesdays @ 8:30pm Rock ‘n Twang Live Band Karaoke FREE Housing Works Used Book Cafe 126 Crosby Street (212-334-3324) www.housingworks.org/usedbookcafe Oct 1 8pm Live From Home with Jerrod Niemann 2 8pm Live From Home with Jake Shimabukuro Irving Plaza 17 Irving Place (cor. 15th St.) www.irvingplaza.com Joe’s Pub At the Public Theater 425 Lafayette St. 212-239-6200 www.joespub.com Oct 23 7 pm Barnaby Bright: CD Release w/ special guest Sierra Noble $15 - Includes CD 25 6 :30 & 9pm CMA Songwriters Series Featuring Sunny Sweeney and hosted by Bob DiPiero $35, $40 26 7pm Willie Nile $25 Nov 20 7pm Lucy Wainwright Roche / Lindsay Fuller $20 Kathryn_Space House Concerts Lower East Side/East Village Doors at 7pm music at 8 pm refreshments served rsvp essential to: kathryn_space@yahoo.com Oct 6 John Lilly w/ Tania Elizabeth Nov 3 Malcolm Holcombe Le Chéile 839 West 181st Street (@ Cabrini Boulevard) lecheilenyc.com 212.740.3111 North By Northwest Singer/Songwriter Series The Living Room 154 Ludlow St. betw. Stanton & Rivington St. 212-533-7235/7 www.livingroomny.com *Advance Tickets (any show w/ price) @ www.ticketweb.com Oct 1 7 -Kiddo, 8-Universal Thump, 9-Tony Scherr Trio with Anton Fier and Rob Jost, 10-The Campilongo Quartet with Erik Deutsch, Jeff Hill, Tony Mason ($8) 2 8-Doria Roberts & The Blackeyed Susans 3 8-10 -Riley Etheridge Jr. ($10), 10-Patrick Droney 4 8-Silvertone, 9-Galia Arad, 10-Sam Bisbee, 11-Our Griffins 5 7 -Melineh Kurdian, 8-Grace Pettis CD Release ($10), 9-Val s m t w tFS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Live! in s m t w t f s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Emmich ($5), 10-RocketHub.com Showcase featuring Walking For Pennies, 12-Kurt Scobie 8-The End of America, 9- Amy Regan 6-Parry Adams, 7-Jeff Litman, 9-John Schmitt, 9-Heather Mae 7 -Kiddo, 8-Universal Thump, 9-Tony Scherr Trio with Anton Fier and Rob Jost, 10-The Campilongo Quartet with Erik Deutsch, Jeff Hill, Tony Mason ($8) 9 7 -9 -On Your Radar hosted by WFUV’s John Platt with Rani Arbo & Daisy Mayhem, Rebecca Loebe, Sarah McQuaid ($12) 15 7 -Kiddo, 8-Universal Thump, 9-Tony Scherr Trio with Anton Fier and Rob Jost, 10-The Campilongo Quartet with Erik Deutsch, Jeff Hill, Tony Mason ($8) 16-20 CMJ Music Marathon 21 8:30-Tony Conniff & Band 22 7 -Kiddo, 8-Universal Thump, 9-Tony Scherr Trio with Anton Fier and Rob Jost, 10-The Campilongo Quartet with Erik Deutsch, Jeff Hill, Tony Mason ($8) 23 7-Angel Snow, 9-Dave Doobinin, 10-Andrew Vladeck 24 7-Aly Tadros, 9-Sri, 10-Shadowboxers ($10) 29 7 -Kiddo, 8-Universal Thump, 9-Tony Scherr Trio with Anton Fier and Rob Jost, 10-The Campilongo Quartet with Jeff Hill, Tony Mason, Julian Pollock ($8) Nov 13 7 -9 -On Your Radar hosted by WFUV’s John Platt with Cliff Eberhardt & James Lee Stanley, Louise Mosrie, Beth Wood Googie’s Lounge Oct 1 7 -10 -Charlie Lustman: Musical HOPE Campaign, 10pm-4am My Sweet Karaoke hosted by Shanthrax & Rick Alert 4 9:30-Justin McMahon 5 7 :30-Tono and The Finance Company, 8:30-Charles Ellsworth, 9:30-11:30-Caitlin Bell, Nicholas Ford Hagen, and Ricky Reilly 6 8-Unhinged: A Night of Queer Songwriters, 9:30-Fellaheen 8, 15, 22, 29 10pm-4am -My Sweet Karaoke hosted by Shanthrax & Rick Alert 6 7 8 Madison Square Garden 7th Ave. & 33rd St www.ticketmaster.com Madison Square Park at the Oval Lawn 23rd St. & Broadway www.madisonsquarepark.org Studio Fall Series Oct 6 Deadly Gentlemen / The Vespers (opener) Mercury Lounge 217 E. Houston St. 212-260-4700 www.mercuryloungenyc.com music on 4 a series of house concerts Acoustic music in an intimate setting, Upper West Side Reservations a must Contact: musicon4@earthlink.net Sponsored by I-Link Oct 4 Jonathan Byrd / Chris Kokesh 25 Natalia Zukerman / Andy Friedman Nov 8 Arianna Gillis Dec 13 Caravan of Thieves Music Over Manhattan 251 West 19th Street #7C (betw. 7-8 Ave.) Saturdays: Doors at 7pm, music starts at 7:30pm Sundays Doors at 2pm, music starts at 3pm $15 suggested at door refreshments included Reservations a must. e-mail: tomora0303@earthlink.net The National Underground 159 E. Houston St. between Allen and Eldridge www.myspace.com/thenationalunderground info@thenationalunderground.com Open seven days a week until 3:30am New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club Office: 444 W. 54 St, #7 Folk-Fone: 718-651-1115 Shows at various times/locations Shows at various times/locations www.folkmusicny.org Oct 2,16, 30 7:30-9:30pm: Old-Time Instrumental Jam @The Farmacy, 513 Henry St. (@Sackett St.), Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn 3 19 21 New York City sMT w 28 29 30 31 7 -10 pm Folk Open Sing; first Weds ea mo. at Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture, 53 Prospect Park West (basement), Brooklyn (near 2nd St.). Hosted by Ethical Culture/Good Coffeehouse, FMSNY, Info: 212-636-6341, or Laura, 718-788-7563 8 pm The Tres Amigos, (part of Daniel Pearl World Music Days) OSA Hall, 220 E 23rd St, suite 707, betw 2nd & 3rd Ave, Manhattan members $10, general public $20, FREE to all fulltime students under age 23 and to all under 18 years of age. Info: 212-957-8386. 2 -5pm Shanty Sing on Staten Island; @ Noble Gallery, Building D, Snug Harbor Cultural Center, 1000 Richmond Terrace, Staten Island Nightingale 213 Second Avenue (corner of 13th Street) www.nightingalelounge.com Artists Lounge 1st Wed ea. mo. Open mic & feature performance 7:30pm sign-up One or two songs per person/ group Hosted by Su Polo 1 Drink minimum $3 suggested donation 92Y Tribeca Mainstage 200 Hudson Street 92y.org/92yTribeca Live at Cafe 92YTribeca Oct 6 9pm The Lisps: Futurity Album Release $15 Nov 9 9pm Barnaby Bright / Liz Longley $10 Parkside Lounge 317 E Houston St (bet Aves B & C) 212-673-6270 www.parksidelounge.net 1st Mondays @ 9:30 Michael Daves’ Bluegrass Jam Orchard House Cafe 1064 First Ave. (@ 58th St) orchardhousecafe@gmail.com The People’s Voice The Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist 40 E. 35th Street (betw Madison & Park Aves) 212-787-3903 Shows at 8:00 unless* Admission: $15, $10 memb. PeoplesVoiceCafe.org Oct 6 Jolie Rickman Tribute 13 The Raging Grannies; The Occuponics 20 Marie Mularczyk O’Connell & Friends; David Laibman 27 Jenny Hurwitz & Talbot Katz; Jay Byrd Nov 3 Sage Singers; Linq 10 Such As Us; Amalgamated Muck 17 Woody Guthrie Centennial Tribute Dec 1 Charlie King 8 TBA 15 NY Pinewoods Benefit: Songs of Struggle Jan 5 Jon Fromer; Reggie Harris 12 Old-Time Country Night 19 Generations: Mike & Aleksi Glick; TBA Feb 2 Emma’s Revolution 9 Rod MacDonald 16 Pearls of Wisdom; Harmonic Insurgence 23 Hawaiian Music & Dance Night Mar 2 Ruth Pelham; Magpie 9 Peoples’ Music Network Benefit 16 Heather Lev; Adele Rolider 23 W omen’s Voices for Peace and Justice: Pat Lamanna, Marynell Morgan, Vicki Rovere Apr 6 Y oung Political Songwriters Night: Sima Cunningham, Jacob Bernz, arjuna greist) 13 Ray Korona Band 20 Roy Zimmerman 27 The Peaceniks; George Mann & Rik Palieri May 4 New York City Labor Chorus 11 TBA 18 Sally Campbell; Ben Silver Paddy Reilly’s 519 2nd Ave. (29th St.) 212-686-1210 Sundays: 5 - 9pm Bluegrass Jam Session Tuesdays: 8 - 11pm McHoney and the Moment Thursdays: 10pm - 1am Niall O’Leary Fridays: 11pm - 1am The Prodigals Saturdays: 6 - 9pm Songwriters Open Mic and Showcase October 13th 28 Brentwood Rd., Bay Shore, NY eclecticcafe.org Info 631-661-1278 Tickets $10 Adv / $13 Door 8:30pm open mic 7:30 The Stray Birds acousticlive.com m 1 t 2 w 3 t 4 f 5 s 6 s 7 m 8 October 2012 t 9 w t f s 10 11 12 13 Postcrypt Coffeehouse 2980 Broadway Basement of St. Paul’s chapel, Columbia University (212) 854-1953 http://www.columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/coffeehouse Shows: 8:30 / 9:30 / 10:30 in order listed Free/Donation Oct 5 Paul Sachs, Scott Meyers 6 Open Stage (Signup: 8pm) 13 James Hatem & others TBA 19 Lit Night 20 Anthony D’Amato & others TBA 26 Elijah & the Moon, Ryan Tennis, Chris Faroe 27 Anthony da Costa, Thomas Wesley Stern Nov 9 Matt Sucich, The Weather Station, Will Stratton 10 O pen Stage (Signups at 8pm) plus feature guest Denmark’s MC Hansen 16 Lit Night 17 Christopher Paul Stelling, Haale (of The Mast), Tall Tall Trees 23 Brothers McMahon, Bird Courage 24 Myles Manley & others TBA 30 John Craigie & others TBA Dec 1 Open Stage (Signup: 8pm) 8 An Evening with Anthony da Costa & Friends Radio City Music Hall 1260 Avenue of the Americas www.radiocity.com The Red Lion 151 Bleecker St. (Thompson St.) (212) 260-9797 www.RedLion-NYC.com Mon 7-10pm Dan’s Jam (hosted by Dan Donnelly) Rockwood Music Hall 196 Allen St. (bet Houston & Stanton) 212-477-4155 www.rockwoodmusichall.com Stage 1 Oct 1 6 -Jessica Carvo, 7-The Bylines, 8-Anna Nelson, 9-Joe Fletcher EP Release, 10-Ocean Carolina, 11-Charlie Phillips, 12-Teddy Kumpel 2 6 -William Howard, 7-New Sweden, 8-Joe Whyte, 9-Freddie Stevenson, 10-Michael Daves, 11-Jesse Adelman (of The Telephones) with Jay Barclay, 12-Aaron Steele & Jonathan Maron 3 6 -Chimney Choir, 7-Anne Heaton Record Release, 8-Jim Bianco, 9-Melodime, 10-Jon Sandler, 12-Cool Papa Bell 4 6 -Melody Walker, 7-Connor Garvey, 8-Martin Rivas, 9-Kara Suzanne EP Release, 10-Christine Hoberg 5 6 -Andrew Mancilla, 7:-Meg Wilkinson, 8-Jann Klose, 12-Dirty Bourbon River Show, 1-Zach Brock 6 3-Hannah and Maggie, 4-Danielle Ate the Sandwich, 6-Luke Mitchem Record Release, 7-Nick Howard, 8-Ryan Tennis, 9-Mieka Pauley, 12-The Birdhive Boys, 1-Auto Defiance 7 3 -Ben Rabb, 4-Rashmi Singh, 6-Maggie McClure and Shane Henry, 7-Derek Fawcett, 8-Kristen Errett, 9-Mikaela Davis, 10-Laura Jane 8 6 -Martina Fiserova, 7-Kail Baxley, 8-Carsie Blanton, 9-SJ, 10Bryce Ryness, 11-risha Ivy, 12-Teddy Kumpel 9 6 -Cal Stamp, 7-Chris Brown and Kate Fenner, 8-The Northstar Session, 10-Michael Daves, 11-Freddie Stevenson 10 6 -Darrelle London, 7-Kiddo, 8-Mike Errico, 9-Among Savages, 10People Vs. Larsen, 11-The Kandinsky Effect, 12-Abby Payne 11 6 -Ian McFeron, 7-Elijah Tucker Record Release, 8-Janita, 9-The Pines, 10-Oli Rockberger, 11-Thomas Wesley Stern, 12-Trio Subtonic 12 6 -Max Gabriel, 7-Salina Sias, 8-Coby Brown w/ Immy from Counting Crows, 9-Wes Hutchinson, 10-Matt Simons, 11-Chris Ayer 13 3 -Juliane Jones, 4-Taylor Moore, 6-Zak Smith Band, 7-The Lascivious Biddies, 8-Chris Staples, 9-Niall Connolly, 10-Mariachi Flor de Toloache 14 4 -Sweet Soubrette, 5-Jake Snider, 6-Kate Davis, 7-Shelly Bhushan, 8-Ariel Lask, 9-Greg Tannen, 10-Dusty Brown, 11-Dan Abraham 15 6 -Zamin Band, 7-Jay Psaros and Jackson Wetherbee, 8-Jenn Grinels & Friends, 9-Gabrielle Sterbenz, 10-Corn Mo, 11-The Mallett Brothers Band, 12-Teddy Kumpel 16 C MJ Music Marathon 6-Tall Heights, 7-Caitlin Canty, 8-Amy Vachal, 9-Gabriel Rios, 10-Michael Daves, 11-Castle Lights, 12-^v 17 C MJ Music Marathon MPress Records Showcase 2:30-Julia Haltigan, 3-Seth Glier, 3:40-A Fragile Tomorrow, 4:15-Rachael s m t w tFS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Rocky Sullivan’s FOLK CONCERTS AT FIRST UNITARIAN PIERREPONT ST. AT MONROE PL. BROOKLYN HEIGHTS Buskin & Batteau Red Molly Suzie Vinnick Freebo Union Street Preservation Society Friction Farm and October 6th with October 27th with November 3rd All Seats $25 In Advance / $30 At Door Special offer - bring this ad to the show and get a complimentary beverage 718. 288.5994 www.firstacoustics.org in s m t w t f s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Sage, 4:45-Antigone Rising, 6-Lowell Thompson, 7-John Fulbright, 8-Hannah Winkler, 9-Caleb Hawley, 10-Love in Stockholm, 11-We Were Evergreen, 12-Hugh Bob & The Hustle, 1-Matt Sucich 18 C MJ Music Marathon 3-Kate Earl, 4-Cold Blood Club, 5-Kris Gruen, 6-goodbyemotel, 7-Alex and Janel, 8-Theo Katzman, 9-Bess Rogers, 10-Will Knox, 11-Aabaraki, 12-The Bright Silence, 1-Great Elk, 2-The Nightmare River Band 19 C MJ Music Marathon Monarch Presents Showcase 12-A Brief View of The Hudson, 12:45-The Bengsons, 1:30-Wyatt, 2-Gabriel Rios, 2:45-Monica Lionheart, 3:30-Teletextile, 4-Mieka Pauley, Monkey Rock Showcase 5-Monkey Rock Writers Circle, 6-Jennah Bell, 7-Echorev, 8-Wilsen, 9-Tall Tall Trees, 10-Julia Haltigan, 11-Freddie Stevenson, 12-Holy Ghost Tent Revival, 1-The Stone Lonesome, 2-Daniel Ellsworth & The Great Lakes 20 C MJ Music Marathon WELISTENFORYOU.COM Showcase 12Conveyor, Dylan Shearer, Port St. Willow, 5-Scott Matthew, 6-Jay Stolar, 7-Nat Osborn, 8-Il Abanico, 9-Jacob Jeffries Band, 10Hurrah! A Bolt of Light, 11-Lyle Divinsky, 12-Railbird, 1-Animal Talk Stage 2 $$: Admission @ venue website Oct 1 7-Danielle Parente, 8:30-Blow Up Hollywood, 9:30-Jesse Harris ($$), 10:30-Jesse Fischer & Soul Cycle 2 7 :15-Todd Carey w/ Jenn Summers ($$), 9-This Condition, 10-Jay Shepard, 11-Sky White Tiger (REMIX) 3 7 :30-Private Event, 8:30-The Screaming Orphans, 9:30-Fences ($$), 10:30-Plastic Cannons, 11:30-AV 4 8-Private Event 5 7 :30-Emma Louise, 10-Charlie Peacock Record Release ($$), 12:30-The Gold Magnolias 6 7 -The Score, 8:30-James McCartney (special solo acoustic performance) ($$), 10-The Stationary Set, 11-Hurrah! A Bolt of Light, 12-Nicky Egan 7 5 -Libbie Schrader, 6-Matt Sucich, 7-Jeff Campbell, 9:30-Miss Amanda Jones (2 Sets) 8 7 :30-Larkin Grimm, 8:30-Cuddle Magic, 9:30-Holly Golightly and the Brokeoffs w/ Daniel Wayne ($$) 9 8 -Hannah Georgas (Buy Tickets), 9:15-Chris Trapper (Buy Tickets), 11-The Cowpunchers ($10 Cover) 10 7 :15-Toby Lightman w/ Nikki Kummerow (Buy Tickets), 9:30Fences ($$), 10:30-Silent Rider, 11:30-Erik Deutsch Band 11 7 :30-Becca Stevens Band ($$), 9-Kate Miller Heidke ($$), 11:30Johnny Gallagher 12 7 -Seth Glier w/ Anthony da Costa ($$), 9-Jamie McLean Band ($$), 10-Casey Shea and The Thelonious Monks, 12:30-Mamarazzi 13 7 :15-Graham Colton w/ Mikey Wax (Buy Tickets), 9-Burlap to Cashmere ($$), 10-Robbie Gil ($10 Cover), 11:30-The Great Apes 14 2 -Wanting (SOLD OUT), 7:30-Charlie Hunter & Scott Amendola Record Release ($$), 9:30-Alicia Witt ($$), 11-Nai Palm (of Hiatus Kiayote) 15 7 -Wanting (SOLD OUT), 9-The Old Fashions, 10:30-José James sings Bill Withers & Al Green ($$) 16 C MJ Music Marathon 6-Marit Larsen, 7-Teddy Geiger, 8-Darlingside, 9-Spacehog, 10-Black Taxi, 11-Taurus, 12-The Floorwalkers 17 C MJ Music Marathon Section 101 Showcase 5-My Glorious Mess, 5:30-Todd Alsup, 6:30-Jenn Bostic, 7-Jonatha Brooke, 9:30-Mark Guiliana’s “Beat Music,” 10:30-Elle King, 11:30-The Revivalists, 12:30-Sky White Tiger 18 C MJ Music Marathon 2-BMI Showcase, 7-The Virginmarys, 9-The Canon Logic, 10-The Stationary Set, 11:30-The Kin, 12:30-The Ludlow Thieves 19 C MJ Music Marathon Imagem Music & The Press House Present: 11:30-Scott James, 12-Anna Krantz, 1-Jillette Johnson, 2-SHEL, 3-Zulu Pearls, 4-Wakey! Wakey!, 5-French Horn Rebellion, 7-Communion Showcase, 11:30-Mother Feather, 12:30-Lily & The Parlour Tricks, 1:30-The Gold Magnolias 20 C MJ Music Marathon Vinefield Agency & HMG PR Showcase 12:15-Flashbulb Fires, 1-The Black Cadillacs, 1:45-Antennas Up, 2:30-The Ragbirds, 3:15-The Swayback, 4-Aunt Martha, 5-Barcelona, 7-Country Mice, 8-Fences, 9:30-Zach Williams & The Bellow, 11-Dumpster Hunter, 12-Kendra Morris, 1-The Last Royals See venue web site for updates 129 Lexington Avenue 212-725-3871 Mondays from 9 ‘til midnight-Informal seisiun of Irish traditional music with Marie Reilly Live! New York City sMT w 28 29 30 31 The Rodeo Bar 375 3rd Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Corner of 27th Street and Third Avenue (212) 683-6500 www.rodeobar.com Showtimes: Mon-Tues 9pm - Midn, Wed 10pm - Midn Thurs 10pm - 1am Fri-Sat 10:30pm - 1:30am Oct 1 The Up South Twisters 2 Emily Duff 3 Brain Cloud 4 Hickry Hawkins 5 Chris Bergson Band 6 Mick Hargreaves and the King Guys 7 Megan Jean Family Band 8 Western Caravan 9 Michaela Anne 10 Susquehanna Industrial Tool and Die Co. 11 Simon and the Bar Sinisters 12 Joe Taino 13 Lara Hope and the Arktones 14 Girls, Guns and Glory 15 Babs Winn and the Kickin Boogie Band 16 Trailer Radio 17 K nockin Boots / 9pm- CMJ Showcase / 10:45- CMJ showcase: C Gibbs and The Mothers 18 S pecial ticketed event: 9pm Tav Falco & Panther Burns $15 Adv / $20 Door 19 Scott Sharrard 20 The Lonesharks 21 Erin Harpe and the Delta Swingers 22 Jon Sholle and Bob Jones 23 Lindy Loo’s Country Cuzin’s Show 24 PartyFolk 25 Dave Moore and the Hillbilly Huxsters w/ spec guest Fireball Steven 26 Jack Grace Band 27 Roy Wilson and The Buzzards 28 The Bakersfield Breakers 29 Maynard and The Musties 30 Stephen Clair 31 Kelly & The Hermanos See venue web site for updates Roseland Ballroom 239 W 52nd St (212) 247-0200 www.roselandballroom.com The Rubin Museum of Art 150 W 17th Street 212.620.5000 ext 344 www.rmanyc.org Music Without Borders presents the “Naked Soul” Series Oct 12 7pm Catie Curtis $30 Adv / $35 Door / $27 Memb 26 7pm David Wilcox $35 Adv / $40 Door / $31.50 Memb Nov 30 7pm John Gorka $30 Adv / $35 Door / Memb: $27 Sugar Bar 254 W. 72nd St. 212.579.0222 Symphony Space 2537 Broadway (95th St) 212.864.1414 www.symphonyspace.org Terminal 5 610 W 56th St (212) 665-3832 www.terminal5nyc.com Terra Blues 149 Bleecker St 212-777-7776 terrablues.com 7pm Acoustic / 10pm Electric The Town Hall 123 W.43rd St. the-townhall-nyc.org 212-398-6447 Oct 4 8pm Beth Orton w/ Sam Amidon $25, $35 12 8pm Pat Metheny Unity Band $65, $75, $95 17 7pm Alfie Boe $44, $54, $88.50 27 8pm Aimee Mann $TBA Nov 5 8pm Ben Gibbard $39.50 15 8pm Sharon Van Etten $25, $30 17 8pm Ani Difranco $48. UMO Music Events UMO Weekly Sunday Afternoon Free Winter Music Event Shades of Green Pub 125 East 15 Street (Betw Irving Place & 3rd Ave) 2pm to 6pm FREE - 1 Drink Minimum / 212-674-1394 Performers welcome: Folk / Rock / R&B 2010 back to 1960’s More info “Underground Music Online” www.umo.com (Note - Spring, Summer & Fall Music is in Washington Square Park) Webster Hall 125 E. 11th St. www.websterhall.com acousticlive.com m 1 t 2 w 3 t 4 f 5 s 6 s 7 m 8 t 9 w t f s 10 11 12 13 Bronx An Beal Bocht Cafe 445 W 238th St, Riverdale 718-884-7127 anbealbochtcafe.com Shows at 9:30 Sun: 4-7pm Trad Irish Session Tues: Open Mic Night Uptown Coffeehouse City Island Community Center 190 Fordham Street - Lower Level, City Island 10464 (below the Nautical Museum) (718) 885-2955 www.uptowncoffeehouse.org All shows start at 6pm Adm. $15 adults $5 children Oct 7 Drew Nelson Nov 4 Amy Black Dec 2 The Kennedys Jan 13 Cliff Eberhardt Brooklyn Barbes 376 9th St at 6th Ave Park Slope 718-965-9177 www.barbesbrooklyn.com All events $10 suggested donation, unless otherwise noted Mondays @ 7pm Brain Cloud Mondays @ 9:30pm Chicha Libre Tuesdays @ 9pm Slavic Soul Party $10/set Wednesdays @ 8pm The Palimpsestic Series $10/set Wednesdays @ 10pm The Mandingo Ambassadors Thursdays @ 10pm Barbez Occupies Barbes Oct 1 Chicha Libre. Psychedelic Cumbia. Every Monday. 2 9pm Slavic Soul Party 3 8 pm Girls in Airports The Palimpsestic Series, Curated By Oscar Noriega. Every Wednesday. $10, 10pm The Mandingo Ambassadors. 4 8pm Rachelle Garniez, 10pm Barbez Occupies Barbes Thursdays 5 10pm Chia’s Dance Party. 6 B rooklyn Mexico Border: 7pm Rana Santacruz, 8:30pm Pistolera, 10pm Banda Sinaloense De Los Muertos $10 7 7pm The Four Bags, 9pm Les Hot Club 8 7 pm Brain Cloud. Every Monday, 9pm Kayode Kuti, 10pm Chicha Libre. Every Monday. 9 8pm Andy Biskin’s Ibid, 9pm Slavic Soul Party 10 8pm Trio Hornito $10 11 8pm Scott Kettner’s Orgy In Rhythm 12 8pm Shapiro Shanty’s Shakedown, 10pm Bill Carney’s Jug Addicts. 13 8 pm Les Chauds Lapins, 10pm Smokey’s Roundup, Midnight Acoustic Series: The Real Vocal String Quartet 14 9pm Les Bandits, 10pm Bad Reputation 16 7pm Sarah Goldfeather 17 8pm Bob Meyer Project $10 18 8pm The Damaged Quartet 19 8pm Eszter Balint w/ Chris Cochrane, 10pm Jose Conde 20 8pm Pedro Giraudo Sextet, 10pm Jack Grace 21 7pm Irene Jacob, 9pm Sonagi 23 7pm Tim Eriksen 24 8pm Mat Maneri $10 25 8pm Pamelia Kurstin With Pete Drungle 26 7 pm Joel Forrester/Phillip Johnston Duo, 8pm Adam Good, 10pm Mariachi Flor de Toloache 27 6 pm Tom Swafford presents “Songs from the Inn” 8pm Banda Magda 28 8pm Rob Curto, 9pm Stephane Wrembel 30 7pm Akiko Pavolka & House Of Illusions 31 8pm Surface To Air $10 (Note: See above for recurring residency performers) The Bell House 149 7th Street www.thebellhouseny.com Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue (718) 963-3369 brooklynbowl.com Brooklyn Music Shop presents at The Grand Prospect Hall 263 Prospect Avenue (Between 5th & 6th Aves.), Park Slope Tickets: ticketfly.com First Acoustics Coffeehouse October 2012 First Unitarian Congregational Society Brooklyn Heights 50 Monroe Place at Pierrepont St. 718-288-5994 www.firstacoustics.org All seats $25 Adv / $30 Door Oct 6 Buskin & Batteau and Freebo 27 Red Molly w/ Union Street Preservation Society Nov 3 Suzie Vinnick w/ Friction Farm 17 Anna Dagmar, Anthony da Costa, and Caitlin Canty Dec 9 B rooklyn Women of Song: Meg Braun, Jean Rohe, and Carolann Solebello 23 Barnaby Bright and Deni Bonet s m t w tFS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 s m t w t f s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Apr 20 Spuyten Duyvil w/ Karyn Oliver May 18 Pesky J. Nixon w/ Kara Kulpa Jun 1 Joni Mitchell’s Blue: A 40 Anniversary Celebration The Good Coffeehouse Ethical Culture Society, 53 Prospect Park West at 2nd St., Park Slope Fridays, 8pm gchmusic.org Oct 19 Wool&Grant w/ Mamie Minch Jalopy 315 Columbia St 718.395.3214 www.jalopy.biz Wednesdays @ 9:30 Roots and Ruckus FREE Summer Vacation Schedule - Closed Mon, Tues, Thurs Oct 1 7 -Singing Workshop with Moira Smiley & VOCO $20, 8-Moira Smiley & VOCO $10 (Both Workshop & Performance $25) 2 8:30-John Lilly, 9:30-Emma Graves 3 9-Roots & Ruckus 4 8:30-Apocalypse Five and Dime, 9:30-Sweet Soubrette 5 5 :30-The Jalopy Theatre Presents: The Whistling Wolves at the American Folk Art Museum, 9-M Shanghai String Band and Friends -CD Release Party 6 9-M Shanghai String Band and Friends -CD Release Party 7 2 -Matt Flinner Mandolin Workshop, 1-Country Harmony I -Vocal Workshop with Val Mindel, 3-Country Harmony II -Vocal Workshop with Val Mindel, 8-The Whiskey Spitters, 9- Dirty Bourbon River Show 10 9 - Roots & Ruckus featuring Tito Deler, Brownbird Rudy Relic, Thorn & Shout, Feral Foster 11 9 -Veveritse and Jalopy Theatre host the HONK! NYC Festival 12 9 th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival, 8-The Buddy Hollers, 9-Frankenpine, 10-The Defibulators $12 Adv / $15 Door (Three Day Pass $30) 13 9 th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival 6- CashHank Jam, 9-Mamie Minch, 10-Brotherhood of the Jug Band Blues, 11-Special Guest $12 Adv / $15 Door 14 9 th Annual Brooklyn Country Music Festival 7-The Third Wheel Band, 8-JP and the Gilberts, 9-Dive Bar Dukes, 10-Jan Bell $12 Adv / $15 Door 17 9-Roots & Ruckus featuring Pocatello, Feral Foster and more! 19 8-Ed Romanoff, 9-Jan Bell and the Maybelles, 10-Ana Egge 20 9-Matt Munisteri, 10-J. Walter Hawkes 21 3 -Steve James Presents: The Guitar According to Steve James, 8 & 9:30-Steve James 24 9 Roots & Ruckus 25 9-PaperSwan Presents: 26 8 -Old-Timey, the living tradition: Jane Rothfield &Harry Bolick with Brian Slattery, Allan Carr, Joel Wennerstrom, & Charlie Shaw 27 9- Zombie Cash, 10-Dirty Rat Bastard Revue 28 2 :30-Rolie Polie Guacomole -Kids Halloween Show & Costume Party! 31 9-Roots & Ruckus Music Hall of Williamsburg 66 North Sixth Street www.musichallofwilliamsburg.com Pete’s Candy Store 709 Lorimer Street Williamsburg (718) 302 - 3770 www.petescandystore.com Sundays @ 4pm Revolution Church + 9:30pm Dang-It Bobby’s Rocky Sullivan’s 34 Van Dyke St. (@ Dwight St.), Red Hook 718-246-8050 rockysullivans.com Two Moon Art House & Café 315 4th Avenue twomoonbklyn.com 2nd Fridays with Carolann Solebello & Wool&Grant Oct 12 8 pm 2nd Fridays w/ hosts Carolann Solebello and Bev Grant Guest Ann Klein Warsaw Polish National Home 261 Driggs Avenue www.warsawconcerts.com Queens The Irish Cottage 108-07 72nd Avenue, Forest Hills (between Austin Street and Queens Boulevard, two blocks south of the 71st/Continental stop of the E, F, R, and V trains) 718-520-8530 Woodside Library 54-22 Skillman Avenue (718) 429-4700 Staten Island Every Thing Goes Book Cafe & Neighborhood Stage 208 Bay Street 718-447-8256 www.well.com/user/ganas/etgstores Live! in New York City sMT w 28 29 30 31 Historic Richmond Town Tavern Concerts 441 Clarke Avenue (718) 351-1611 www.historicrichmondtown.org Reservations: (718) 351-1611, Ext. 281 2 shows ea. Sat. Jan-Apr 7:30 & 9pm, $15, $12/SIHS Memb. Long Island Acoustic Long Island Deepwell Mansion 497 Route 25a Saint James (Long Island) www.acousticlongisland.com Live shows and audio and video podcasts First Wednesday ea. month: 8-10pm - FREE Oct 3 Seth Glier Nov 7 Louise Mosrie, Ruby Jane Babylon Village Arts Council 2nd Thursday Concert Series Astoria Fed Savings Bank 180 W Main St Babylon Village Free Admission Info: 631-669-1810 babylonvillagearts.org BACCA Performing Arts Center Babylon Citizens Council on the Arts 4th Friday Concert Series 149 N Wellwood Ave, Lindenhurst 631-587-3696 Open Mic @ 7:30 Shows @ 8pm Adm: $15 babylonarts.com Boulton Center for the Performing Arts 37 W. Main Street Bay Shore (631)969-1101 www.boultoncenter.org All shows 8pm Reserved Seating - Adm: Member / Non-Memb Oct 6 Leo Kottke $55 / $60 14 7pm Jorma Kaukonen $65 / $70 19 8pm Maria Muldaur $25 / $30 27 8pm Janis Ian $35 / $40 Nov 17 8pm Fountains of Wayne $35 / $40 Court House Concerts courthouseconcerts.com Pre-show gathering 2pm, Showtime 3pm Suggested Donation $15 Reservations required e-mail: courthouseconcerts@yahoo.com Dec 2 The Sea The Sea w/ special guest Seth Morgan Eclectic Café Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk 28 Brentwood Rd Bay Shore 631 661-1278 www.eclecticcafe.org 2nd Sat/month 7:30 1-hr open mic, then feature act(s) $10 Admission $9 Seniors $8 members $5 Students Oct 13 The Stray Birds Nov 10 Appalachian Diaries Dec 8 Frank Tedesso Finch Mountain House Concerts Babylon 631) 661-1278 or kfinken@suffolk.lib.ny.us 7pm Pot Luck supper before each show $20 suggested donation Reservations required Folk-Groovin’ Café Conklin Barn (NY Avenue @ High Street), Huntington “Add a Little GROOVE To Your Coffee!” 631-368-1920 Performances: 8pm Adm $10 Refreshments included Folk Music Society of Huntington Congregational Church of Huntington, L.I. 30 Washington Drive, Centerport, (631) 425-2925 fmshny.org First Saturday Series Concerts begin at 8:30 Open Mic 7:30 Admission $25 / members $20 - advance tix on website Oct 6 Toby Walker (2-4 pm Workshop - $45 / $35 members) Nov 3 Joe Crookston and Amy Speace Dec 1 Harry Chapin Tribute Concert Hard Luck Café at the Cinema Arts Centre 423 Park Ave, Huntington Third Thursday Concerts begin at 8:30pm w/ Open Mic at 7:30pm Admission $12 / - FMSH & CAC members $8 - No advance tickets Oct 18 The Tres Amigos Nov 15 Brian Kalinec and Jarrod Dickenson - Texas Troubadours Folk Jams at the Huntington Library - Free Oct 14, Nov 18, Dec 9 Garden Stage Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau 223 Stewart Avenue Garden City gardenstage.com/calendar.html Concerts scheduled one Friday of the month Sep thru May Oct 5 John Flynn / Freebo $18 Adv / $20 Door 6 2 -6pm The Heifer Project Benefit Concert w/ Marcus Simeone, Rich Siegel, Paul Guzzone, Tina Lear, Robert Bruey, Mason Sansonia, Jeff Humphrey, Tigger Benford Dan Elias, Vladmir acousticlive.com m 1 t 2 w 3 t 4 f 5 s 6 s 7 m 8 t 9 October 2012 w t f s 10 11 12 13 Spitzberg, Phil Minisale plus surprise guests (The Heifer Project provides livestock, seeds, and training to starving people in Third World countries) $15 - $25 w/ dinner Nov 2 J oni Mitchell Blue Tribute $20 Adv/$22 Door w/ Honor Finnegan, Allison Tartalia, Elisa Peimer, Sharon Goldman, Carolann Solebello, Catherine Miles, Victoria Lavington, Anna Dagmar, Allison Scola, Meg Braun, Karyn Oliver, Cheryl Prashker Dec 7 S eason of Light: Magpie / Kim & Reggie Harris $20 Adv / $22 Door Jan 4 Josh Joffen / Tina Lear $18 Adv / $20 Door Feb 1 We’re About 9 / Pesky J Nixon $18 Adv / $20 Door Mar 1 Gathering Time $20 Adv / $22 Door Apr 5 Brother Sun $20 Adv / $22 Door May 3 TBA Jun 7 TBA Grounds and Sounds Cafe Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 380 Nicholls Road (just north of Rt. 347) Stony Brook groundsandsounds.org Open Mic at 8pm Feature Act at 8:45pm Adm: $12.50 Oct 12 Greg Gallucio’s “Rock, Folk & Soul Extravaganza” Nov 9 James O’Malley Dec 14 Katie Pearlman Jan 1 Carolann Solebello Feb 8 Phil Minissale Mar 8 Patrick Fitzsimmons May 10 Lara Herskovitch Jun 14 Nikki Talley Landmark on Main Street 232 Main Street Port Washington 516-767-6444 www.landmarkonmainstreet.org Shows: 8pm Adm: Prem Seats / Memb -- Standard / Memb Oct 14 Nick Lowe 27 An Acoustic Evening with Blue Oyster Cult Nov 9 Carolina Chocolate Drops 16 Karla Bonoff & Steve Forbert Dec 8 Darlene Love Jan 5 David Wax Museum 26 Kathy Mattea Feb 1 The Campbell Brothers 9 Lucy Kaplansky Mar 2 Little Feat Guitarists Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett 9 Susan Werner & Patty Larkin 15 Betty Buckley 16 Natalie MacMaster Apr 6 Arturo Sandoval 13 An Acoustic Evening with Dave Mason 27 John Hammond / David Lindley May 18 Nellie McKay & Red Molly Last Licks Cafe Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 109 Brown’s Rd, Huntington 631-427-9547 lastlickscafe.com Open mic - 7:30, sign up @ 7, headliner - 8:30pm $12 Adv, $10 seniors/students, $15 Door, $13 seniors/students Details @.facebook.com/pages/Last-Licks-Cafe/8145057916 Our Times Coffeehouse Long Island Ethical Humanist Society 38 Old Country Road, Garden City 516-541-1006 www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org Shows: 8pm (generally on the 3rd Friday of each month) Donations: Adults $15, Seniors & Students (w/Schl I.D) $12 Children (under 12) $6 (very young children are free) Oct 19 Spuyten Duyvil Nov 16 All Wood and Doors: James Lee Stanley & Cliff Eberhardt The Song Box House Concerts Held in recording studio at private residence Every 4th Sat. in Seaford (south shore Nassau County) Reservations 516-579-5365 or songbox@optonline.net. (confirmation and directions via return email) Oct 27 8 pm Caroline Doctorow and Russ Seeger with Grayson Hugh and Polly Messer Suggested Donation $15 The University Cafe Sunday Street Acoustic Concert series at The University Cafe Student Union Building Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY 631-632-1093 www.universitycafe.org -”Special Events” e-mail: SundayStreetWUSB@aol.com All shows 2pm on Sundays except* Oct 14 2pm Blackie and The Rodeo Kings $25 Adv / $30 Door 28 2pm Jez Lowe $20 Adv /$25 Door Nov 11 2pm Jim Kweskin / Geoff Muldaur (co-bill) $ 22 Adv / $27 Door 25 2pm Mary McCaslin with Caroline Doctorow $20 Adv /$25 Door Dec 2 2pm Ellis Paul $25 Adv / $30 Door 16 2 pm Winterbloom (Antje Duvekot, Anne Heaton, Meg Hutchinson, Natalia Zukerman) $ 22 Adv / $27 Door s m t w tFS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 s m t w t f s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Upstate New York Beczak Environmental Education Center UrbanH20 35 Alexander Street Yonkers www.beczak.org 3rd Sat ea. month Adm: $10 Borderline Folk Music Club At the home of Steve Shapiro 7 Trailside Court, New City or New City Ambulance Corps, 200 Congers Road, New City borderlinefolkmusicclub.org Attendees are asked to bring a cold pot luck dessert dish Reservations strongly suggested solz1@optonline.net or (845)-354-4586 Oct 14 2pm Linda Mcrae Nov 18 2pm Priscilla Herdman Dec 2 11-5pm Roger Sprung and Friends Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street,, Saratoga Springs (518) 583-0022 List of Shows: www.caffelena.com/calendar.htm Common Ground Community Concerts info: 914-478-2710 or commongroundfusw.com Venues: Common Ground Coffeehouse @ The First Unitarian Society 25 Old Jackson Ave, Hastings on Hudson Oct 2 7:30pm The Jen Chapin Quartet Nov 17 8pm The Andy Statman Trio Dec 22 7pm Rock for the Run Benefit for Midnight Run Jan 26 7:30pm : Meg Hutchinson Feb 23 7:30pm The Howard Fishman Quartet Mar 23 7:30pm Brother Sun Apr 27 7:30pm The Hastings Jazz Collective May 18 7:30pm The Martha Redbone Roots Project Jun 1 7:30pm Eric Siegel and Friends/The Rock & Soul Revue Common Ground @ South Church South Presbyterian Church, 343 Bwy, Dobbs Ferry Oct 6 7:30pm Vance Gilbert and Susan Werner Nov 3 7 :30pm Swing Dance with Abbie Gardner & The Craziest Dream Band Dec 1 7:30pm John Hammond Jan 5 7:30pm Joni Mitchell’s Blue: A 40th Anniversary Celebration Feb 2 7:30pm TBA Mar 2 7:30pm Mary Gauthier with special guest Tracy Grammer Apr 6 7:30pm TBA May 4 7:30pm TBA Common Ground Folk Series @ Lewisboro Library 15 Main Street, South Salem Oct 13 8pm Gathering Time Nov 10 8pm Chip Andrus with The Shovel Ready String Band Dec 8 8pm Steve Gillette and Cindy Mangsen Colony Café 22 Rock City Road Woodstock 845 679-5342 Weekdays 6-11 Sat & Sun12-11 closed Wed Emelin Theater Library Lane, Mamaroneck 914-698-0098 All shows @ 8pm www.emelin.org 2012-2013 Music Series • Bluegrass • Feb 15 Donna Ulisse and the Poor Mountain Boys $29 Mar 15 Della Mae $36 Apr 12 The Lonesome River Band $42 May 17 The Travelin’ McCourys $47 • American Roots • Jan 11 Shelby Lynne $59 Mar 23 Hazmat Modine $35 Apr 26 John Hammond $43 May 11 Nellie McKay $32 • Folk • Oct 6 Catie Curtis $28 27 Jay Ungar & Molly Mason $35 Jan 25 The Fred Eaglesmith Traveling Steam Show $33 Apr 5 Lennon Re-Imagined by The Nutopians $35 May 18 Karla Bonoff $35 • Great Traditions • Dec 16 3pm Metropolitan Klezmer $32 Jan 19 8pm Beppe Gambetta and Peter Ostroushko $38 • Pop / rock • Dec 15 The Malone Brothers $35 TBD 10,000 Maniacs $70 Mar 16 Rita Coolidge $67 Apr 13 David Bromberg Quartet $65 Hammond House 111 Grasslands Rd. Valhalla 914-347-8209 www.TribesHill.com Live! in New York City sMT w 28 29 30 31 Harmony 52 Mill Hill Road Woodstock, NY http://www.facebook.com/harmonymusicwoodstockny Mondays: Open Mic: Poetry; Tuesdays: Singles, Duos Weds. Open Mic: Music (Sign up 7pm, music 8-11pm) Thursdays: Bluegrass Clubhouse with Bill Keith & guests Fridays & Saturdays: Bands; Sundays: Singles, Duos Hyde Park Library 2 Main St, Hyde Park 845-227-7791 www.hydeparklibrary.org Living Room Acoustic Series In The Center Belle Levine Arts Center 521 Kennicut Hill Road Mahopac Irvington Town Hall Theater 85 Main Street Irvington www.irvingtontheater.com 2013 Apr 19 8 pm Red Molly (Common Ground Community Concerts), $20, $25, $35 James Durst Welcomes BeanRunner Cafe 201 Division St. (@ Esther St.) Peekskill 2nd Mondays Showtime: 7-9pm $8 Adv / $10 Door Adv Reservations: 914-737-1701 James Durst MC; brief opening set Lake Katonah Lakehouse 1 Lower lakeshore Drive, Katonah for reservations or to arrange shuttle from Metro North (Golden’s Bridge Station): monty@montgomerydelaney.com Mainstage Coffeehouse Foundation www.themainstage.org Shows presented at Irvington Town Hall 85 Main Street, Irvington www.irvingtontheater.com Tix: (800) 595-4TIX or (914) 591-6602 Paramount Center for the Arts 1008 Brown Street, Peekskill 914.739.2333 www.paramountcenter.org *intimate setting performance - patrons recieve onstage seating limited to only 64 seats. Wine & food tastings will be offered beginning 1/2 hour before the performance Oct 5 7 :30pm Aztec Two-Step performs The Simon & Garfunkel Songbook $125 * 17 8pm Four Bitchin’ Babes: “Mid Life Vices $25, $35, $45 20 7pm Bernie Williams $31 - $100 21 2pm Mark O’Connor $35 - $45 Nov 1 7:30pm Janis Ian $125* 3 8pm Seldom Scene $15 - $35 15 8pm Acoustic Evening w/ Del McCoury & Sam Bush $25 - $65 The Peekskill Coffee House 101 South Division St. Peekskill peekskillcoffee.com 914-739-1287 Schedule unavailable at press time River Spirit Music Rainwater Grill 19 Main Street Hastings-on-Hudson riverspiritmusic.blogspot.com tix or reserve: e-mail: riverspiritmusic@gmail.com or call (203) 989-0863 Rosendale Cafe 434 Main St., Rosendale (914) 658-9048 www.rosendalecafe.com Oct 6 8pm Eric Andersen w/ special guest Brian Hollander $15 9 8 pm Singer-Songwriter Tuesdays w/ Summer Sorge, Amadou Diallo, Eric Garrison, Jake Klar, Origami Sun, and Bob BarlowFree 13 8pm Slam Allen $15 19 8pm Ramblin’ Jack Elliot $22 20 8pm Jim White $15 23 8 pm Singer-Songwriter Tuesdays w/ Glenn Roth, Eric Roth, Wayne Montecalvo, Rupert Wates, Jorge “Boxcar” Valcarcel, and Gregg Stolarik Free Nov 3 8pm Jesse Lege and Bayou Brew $10 13 8 pm Singer-Songwriter Tuesdays w/ The New Lazy Boys, Laura Joy, Bloom, Garrin Benfield, Hali Hammer, and Randy Niles Free 16 8pm Jim Kweskin $20 Dec 1 8pm Susan McKeown $15 Tarrytown Music Hall 13 Main St Tarrytown (914) 631-3390 www.tarrytownmusichall.org presented by Music Without Border Oct 1 8pm Ray Manzarek/Robby Krieger of The Doors $40 - $90 acousticlive.com m 1 t 2 w 3 t 4 f 5 s 6 s 7 m 8 t 9 October 2012 w t f s 10 11 12 13 5 7 8pm Los Lonely Boys $50 - $67.50 7pm John Hiatt & The Combo 11 8pm Art Garfunkel $58 - $115 12 8pm Arlo Guthrie - “Here Comes The Kid” $38 - $80 19 8pm David Bromberg Big Band $39 - $65 25 8pm Blackmore’s Night (Richie Blackmore of Deep Purple) $35 - $60 27 8pm Dar Williams / Loudon Wainwright III $38 - $65 28 8pm Keb’ Mo’ $48 - $78 31 8pm Ingrid Michaelson Acoustic Tour $29 - $50 Nov 1 8pm Aimee Mann $38 - $65 9 8pm Fountains Of Wayne $30 - $40 14 8pm Ani DiFranco 15 8pm Smokey Robinson “Up Close & Personal” $58 - $135 16 8pm Robert Randolph & The Family Band $33 - $45 18 3pm Dan Zanes / Elizabeth Mitchell $28 24 8pm Graham Parker & The Rumour “Three Chord Good” $35 - $50 Dec 7 8pm Judy Collins / Jimmy Webb $48 - $105 8 8pm Martin Sexton $38 - $65 14 8pm Cherish The Ladies “A Celtic Christmas” $30 - $45 20 8pm Bruce Hornsby Solo $48 - $95 28 7 pm Dead On Live - “Workingman’s Dead” “ American Beauty” Tribute show $32 Towne Crier Cafe 62 Route 22, Pawling 845-855-1300 www.townecrier.com Open Mic every Weds, Thurs - 7pm, signup 5pm $4 Oct 5 8:30pm Leo Kottke $55 Adv / $60 Door 6 8:30pm Jimmy Webb; guest Bill Bachmann $35 Adv / $40 Door 7 7:30pm Over The Rhine $25 Adv / $30 Door 12 8 :30pm Rhett Tyler Band; guest Park, Russo & Seacord $20 Adv / $25 Door 13 8:30pm Patty Larkin; guest Jess Klein $30 Adv / $35 Door 14 7 :30pm Showcase Evening, featuring David Ray; Don Lowe; and Pete Nelson $10 19 8:30pm Johnny Winter; guest Matt Rae Trio $75 Adv / $80 Door 20 8:30pm Ed Gerhard $25 Adv / $30 Door 21 7:30pm The Battlefield Band from Scotland $30 Adv / $35 Door 26 8:30pm Women’s Resource Center Annual Benefit Concert $40 27 8:30pm Chris Trapper; guest TJay $17.50 Adv / $22.50 Door 28 7:30pm Al Stewart with Dave Nachmanoff $35 Adv / $40 door Nov 2 8 :30pm Joe Louis Walker Band featuring Murali Coryell $25 Adv / $30 Door 3 8:30pm Buskin & Batteau; also Vance Gilbert $25 Adv / $30 Door 9 8 :30pm John Mceuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band $20 Adv / $25 Door 11 7:30pm Tuck & Patti $30 Adv / $35 Door 16 8:30pm Dala $22.50 Adv / $27.50 Door 17 8 :30pm Livingston Taylor; guest Stephen Stavola $40 Adv / $45 Door Special Afternoon Workshop with Berklee College Of Music’s Professor Livingston Taylor: “Stage Performance – Winning Your Audience” 1pm Workshop & Evening Show Combo ticket: $90 in Advance 18 1 pm 2nd Annual Hudson Valley Young Artist Talent Search Adults $15/ students & seniors $8 7:30pm Poco $50 Adv / $55 Door 23 8:30pm Back To The Garden 1969 $20 Adv / $25 Door 24 8:30pm Mary Fahl (October Project) $25 Adv / $30 Door 30 8:30pm Marc Black Band $20 Adv / $25 Door Dec 1 8:30pm The Clancy Tradition $20 Adv / $25 door 2 7:30pm Heather Maloney; Also Darlingside $15 Adv / $20 Door 7 8:30pm Rory Block $25 Adv / $30 Door 9 1 pm Guitar Stars/ Music Cottage Showcase $10 7:30pm Season Of Light w/ Kim & Reggie Harris, also Magpie $17.50 Adv / $22.50 Door 16 7 :30pm Christine Lavin & Uncle BonsaI with “Just One Angel”: The Anti-Holiday Holiday Concert $25 Adv / $30 Door 22 8:30pm The Grand Slambovians $25 Adv / $30 Door 31 7 pm dinner/9:30pm show New Year’s Eve Celebration featuring the Debbie Davies Blues Band and the Chris O’Leary Band Show Only $45 Adv / $50 Door; Pre Fixe Dinner & Show $95 Adv / $100 Door Turning Point 468 Piermont Ave, Piermont 845-359-1089 www.turningpointcafe.com Open Mic Night Weds & Thurs, 7pm, signup 5-7pm $4 Oct 3 8pm Laurence Juber (Wings) $20 5 9pm Kim Simmonds (Savoy Brown) duo $20 7 A n afternoon of acoustic blues with Rick Ilowite & Pat Jones $10.00 Tickets 11 8pm Albert Cummings Band $20 14 4pm Vance Gilbert $20 17 8pm Sierra Hull Band $17.50 18 8pm Jon Herington Band $20 19 9pm Delta Moon Blues Band $20 20 9pm The the Band Band $25 21 4pm The the Band Band $25 25 8pm Spuyten Duyvil Band $20 27 6 pm Mary Fahl (October Project) $30, 9:15pm Rodney Holmes’ Lithium Tree featuring Jim Kost, , Elijah Steel and Ken Dow $20 28 4pm Halloween Party with Aztec Two-Step $35 Nov 2 9pm David Johansen $40 s m t w tFS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Live! s m t w t f s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 3 9pm Riley Etheridge Band $20 4 4 & 7pm James Maddock $25 16 7:30 & 9:45pm Red Molly $25 29 8pm Chris Smither $30 Dec 22 Finn and the Sharks $25 Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse New Location! Memorial United Methodist Church 250 Bryant Ave, White Plains (914) 242-0374 www.WalkaboutClearwater.org Shows start at 7:30pm except* Adm: $18 Adv / $23 Door Oct 13 W oody Guthrie Night w/ Peter Siegel, Lissa Shneckenberger, Alastair Moock, David Bernz, Hope Machine Nov 10 Martha Redbone Roots Project Dec 12 Brother Sun Jan 12 The Kennedys Feb 9 Garnet Rogers Mar 9 Vance Gilbert Apr 13 The Nields May 11 Work o’ The Weavers Warwick Valley Winery 114 Little York Road, Warwick, NY, 845-258-4858 www.wvwinery.com Special Events: Doors open at 7pm for wine tasting and Bistro style dinner Uncorked & Unplugged Afternoon Series 2 - 5pm No Cover Oct 6 4 Gun Ridge 7 Marc von Em Band 8 Steve Wells 13 Uncle Shoehorn 34 Rave On 20 Reddan Brothers Band 21 Petey Hop and the Jack Rabbits 27 E’lissa Jones Band 28 Longchamp & Manzo Duo The Watercolor Cafe 1094 Boston Post Road Larchmont, NY 10543 914.834.2213 www.watercolorcafe.net Oct 10 8pm Freebo $10 14 8:30pm Pat Wictor and Carolann Solebello $15 18 8pm Guggenheim Grotto $15 25 8pm Marshall Crenshaw $30 26 8:30pm Carlos Colina Blues Band $10 28 8pm David Jacobs-Strain $15 Nov 21 8pm James Maddock $30 Dec 8 8pm Will Hoge $20 New Jersey The Acoustic Cafe In Our Lady of Mercy School, 25 Fremont Ave. Park Ridge Info: 201-573-0718 www.cafeacoustic.org Showtime: 8pm Doors open at 7:30 Adm $18 - $25 Oct 20 8 pm Arlon Bennett CD Release Party; w/ special guest The YaYas $15 Adv / $18 Door Nov 17 8 pm Phil Ochs Song Night hosted by Phil’s sister Sonny Ochs w/ Kim & Reggie Harris, Pat Wictor, Greg Greenway, Magpie & others TBA Jan 13 2pm James Maddock Duo $22 Adv / $25 Door Feb 10 2pm Aztec Two-Step $25 Adv / $28 Door Mar 9 8pm Buskin & Batteau $20 Adv / $22 Door Apr 13 8 pm Amy Speace w/ special guest The Sea, The Sea $TBA Acoustic Night in Metuchen Brewed Awakening, 417 Main St. Shows run from 7:30 - 9pm The Barrington Coffeehouse Musicafe 131 Clements Bridge Rd., Barrington Reservations: 856.573.7800 barringtoncoffeehouse.com “Friday Main Stage” & “Saturday Night Special” 8-10 pm. ($10 cover unless noted*) Brennan Coffeehouse Justice William Brennan Court House 583 Newark Avenue Jersey City www.brennancoffeehouse.com/home.htm All Shows 7:30 Open Mic after each concert 5 min /performer Sign-up sheet at box office. Prices per show vary Call 800-542-7894 for info Cabin Concerts at Tim & Lori Blixt’s 60 Hawthorne Road Wayne (973) 616-0853 timandlori@cabinconcerts.com www.cabinconcerts.com Your hosts: Tim and Lori Blixt Acoustic Vacations in the Mountains Inclusive retreats at the West Mountain Inn, Arlington Vt. An all new show each night!! info: www.cabinconcerts.com / www.westmountaininn.com Nov 11 3 & 6pm Mark Erelli $25 in New York City sMT w 28 29 30 31 Celebration House Concert & Workshop Series Clifton Address given with Reservation 973-879-8568 celebrationhouseconcerts@yahoo.com Please bring a pot luck dish to share After concert jam around the fire for all attending musicians Coffee With Conscience www.coffeewithconscience.org Concert Series of Westfield Westfield First United Methodist Church 1 East Broad Street (corner of North Ave) Westfield Shows at 8pm Price online/@door Concerts at the Crossing Unitarian Universalist Church at Washington Crossing 268 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road Titusville Shows at 7:30pm concertsatthecrossing.com Oct 27 G retchen Peters w/special guest Chris Chadwick $20; Kids 14 and under, $5 Lois & Greg House Concerts House Concerts Seating limited Reservations req’d 60 Colby Court Belvidere (973) 916-1688 www.loisandgreg.com Potluck begins at 1:30, Show begins at 3:00 Heights House Concert Series Jersey City Address given w/ reservation heightshouseconcerts.com 201-310-1322 All shows Sundays 2:30pm reservations: info@HeightsHouseConcerts.com Nov 4 Craig Bickhardt and Danielle Miraglia 18 Ellis Delaney The Hillside Café 45 Hillside Crescent, Nutley (@ Church and Prospect St.) Community room of Franklin Reformed Church Doors open: 7:30pm Shows: 8pm Admission: $12 973-667-7055 www.hillsidecafe.com Oct 20 Ana Egge w/ Honor Finnegan Nov 17 Martha Redbone w/ PPJunior Dec 23 doorjam - Annual Christmas show Jan 19 Catherine MacLellan Feb 16 Carolann Solebello Mar 16 The Lion and the Wolf Apr 16 Ben Bullington Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Coffeehouse Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street, Fair Lawn Shows at 8:00 201 384-1325 www.hurdygurdyfolk.org Prices: member/non-member Oct 6 Carla Ulbrich; opener: Chasing June Nov 3 W oody Guthrie: Bound For Glory; Benefit For Bergen County Center For Food Action Dec 1 Joni Mitchell’s Blue: A 40th Anniversary Celebration Jan 5 Co-Bill: Vickie Russell / Loretta Hagen Feb 2 Co-Bill: Mike Agranoff / Gathering Time Mar 2 Garnet Rogers; opener TBA Apr 6 Zoe Lewis; opener:Jeff & Karen May 4 John Flynn; opener TBA Jun 1 Red Molly; opener:The Copper Ponies Maxwell’s 1039 Washington St., Hoboken 201-507-8900 or 212-307-7171 www.maxwellsnj.com Every 3rd Tuesday NJ Songwriters in the Round Oct 6 Los Straitjackets $15 Mexicali Live 1409 Queen Anne Road Teaneck www.mexicalilive.com Oct 6 8 :30pm Jon Herington Band (Steely Dan) / Mike Lawlor Banned $15 13 8pm James Maddock & Band $25 20 8pm Michael Martin Murphey & Jonathan Edwards $25 - $75 The Minstrel Morristown Unitarian Fellowship, 21 Normandy Hts. Rd, Shows at 8pm 973-335-9489 $7 Cover www.folkproject.org Oct 12 Open Stage 19 Amy Regan with Rachel Marie 26 Finest Kind with Jody Kruskal Nov 2 Lou & Peter Berryman with Dave Kleiner 9 Open Stage 16 Small Potatoes with Matthew Broady 23 Past Presidents Concert 30 Brother Sun with The Sea, The Sea Dec 7 C horus Song Night; Songs led by Stuart Markus (of Gathering Time), Big Jeff DeSmedt, Kathy Haynie, and Mike Agranoff 14 Open Stage acousticlive.com m 1 t 2 w 3 t 4 f 5 s 6 s 7 m 8 t 9 October 2012 w t f s 10 11 12 13 28 Trout Fishing in America Special Concert $17 Adv / $20 Door Jan 4 The Kennedys with The Wag 11 Open Stage 25 RUNA with Opening Act TBA Montvale Public Library 12 Mercedes Dr Montvale 201-391-5090 montvale.bccls.org Music at the Mission West Milford Presbyterian Church 1452 Union Valley Road West Milford 973-728-4201 www.musicatthemission.org Doors open at 7:30pm - Music starts at 8pm Adm: Non-memb Adv / Door Oct 20 Ryan Montbleau $22 Adv / $25 Door Nov 17 The Grand Slambovians $25 Adv / $30 Door Dec 15 Bucky Pizzarelli $22 Adv / $25 Door New Legacy Concert Series Ringwood Public Library 30 Cannici Drive, Ringwood 973-962-6256 ringwoodlibrary.org Seating: first come, first served Oct 7 2pm Susan Werner $20 ($21.50 on PayPal) Nov 11 5pm Suzy Bogguss $30 ($31.50 on PayPal). Notes From Home (house concert series) Montclair 201-214-1138 Doors open 1 hour before Concert potluck dinner www.notesfromhomenj.com Reservations: chris@notesfromhomenj.com RSVP for location Oct 13 Rebecca Loebe Nov 3 Anna Dagmar and Honor Finnegan Dec 8 Caitlin Canty and Suzie Brown Outpost in the “Burbs” Coffeehouse Unitarian Church of Montclair, 67 Church Street, Montclair (Larger shows* held at First Congregational Church of Montclair 40 South Fullerton Ave) 973-744-6560 Shows at 8:00 www.outpostintheburbs.org Oct 6 Nellie McKay $25 Adv / $28 Door 19 T oshi Reagon & Big Lovely “A Night of Sacred Music” $22 Adv / $25 Door Nov 2 H eritage Blues (Trio) w/ special guest Angelo M $25 Adv / $28 Door 9 B uskin & Batteau with Maggie & Suzzy Roche $25 Dec 7 T he Refugees (Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, and Wendy Waldman) $22 Adv / $25 Door 14 Caravan of Thieves & Spuyten Duyvil $22 Adv / $25 Door s m t w tFS 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 s m t w t f s 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Wellmont Theater 5 Seymour St, Montclair (973) 783-9500 wellmonttheater.com Oct 7 2:30 & 8pm Celtic Thunder $35, $65, $80 12 8pm Fiona Apple / Blake Mills $50 26 8pm Indigo Girls w/ full band / The Shadowboxers $35 / $45 Connecticut Acoustic Cafe 2926 Fairfield Ave. Black Rock 203-335-FOLK (3655) www.acousticafe.com Tues: Open Mic 7pm sign up - begin at 9pm $3 Stone House Music Club Mexicali Live 1409 Queen Anne Road Teaneck Venue tel: (201) 833-0011 info: (201)503-1332 www.pdpconcerts.com Oct 13 8 pm James Maddock & his band w/ spec guest Phoebe Kreutz Nov 3 8 pm A Tribute to Levon Helm & The Band with Professor Louie & The Crowmatix featuring The Rock Of Ages Horns w/ special guest Green Stopsign 17 8pm Willie Nile & his band with very special guest Soulfarm Dec 15 8 pm Elliott Murphy & The Normandy All-Stars with very special guest Scott Kempner formerly of the Del-Lords The Vanilla Bean Cafe Corner of Rts 44, 169 & 97 Pomfret (860)928-1562 thevanillabeancafe.com Oct 5 Paula Ryan 6 Original Jelly Roll Soul 13 Amy Black, Daphne Lee Martin, and Raising the Rent 20 Meg Hutchinson 27 Griff Tones Nov 2 Curtis Brand 3 Paul Geremia 10 Peter Mulvey 17 Roy Book Binder 18 Bill Staines Jan 12 Garnet Rogers Branford Folk Coffeehouse CT Folk Fairfield Theater Company Splatter Concerts sMT w 28 29 30 31 First Congregational Church of Branford 1009 Main Street, Branford www.folknotes.org/branfordfolk Shows: 8pm nonmemb $15, memb $12, children 12 - under, $5 Oct 13 Ralph Bodington Nov 10 Red Hen String Band Dec 8 Washboard Slim and the Blue Lights Jan 12 Stacy Phillips and Joe Gerhard Feb 9 Karen Ashbrook and Paul Oorts Mar 9 Guy Mendilow Ensemble Apr 13 Annalivia May 11 Patrick Ball Sanctuary Concerts Ukrainian American Cultural Center 60 North Jefferson Rd., Whippany Shows @ 7pm 973-585-7175 www.splatterconcerts.com Adm $ as listed Ages 13-17: $5 12 & under free To order tickets, e-mail name & no. of tickets desired to: splatterconcerts@yahoo.com Oct 3 Iain Matthews - founding member of Fairport Convention 10 R ay Manzarek of The Doors & virtuoso slide guitarist Roy Rogers The Manzarek-Rogers Band New York City Acoustic Celebration Concerts at Christ Congregation Church 50 Walnut Lane in Princeton 3rd Friday of the month - 8:15 princetonfolk.org info@princetonfolk.org (609) 799-0944 www.sanctuaryconcerts.org Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham 973.376.4946 Boxoffice@sanctuaryconcerts.org Concerts 8pm Admission includes coffee and baked desserts Oct 6 S outhside Johnny And The Poor Fools w/ special guest Danielia Cotton $30 13 Felix Cavaliere w/ special guest Danny Kalb $25 27 Al Stewart w/ special guest Dave Nachmanoff $25 Nov 3 An Evening With Janis Ian $25 17 An Evening With John Sebastian $25 in Temple Shearith Israel 46 Peaceable St Ridgefield or St. Stephen’s Church, North Hall 351 Main St www.acousticcelebration.org (203) 431-6501 info@acousticcelebration.org Nov 4 Audrey Auld $17 Adv / $20 Door 11 Amy Speace $17 Adv / $20 Door 18 Tret Fure $20 Adv / $25 Door Dec 2 Tim Grimm $17 Adv / $20 Door First Presbyterian Church 704 Whitney Ave, New Haven “First Friday” Concert Series www.ctfolk.com/home.html Gen Adm / $10 Students Door: $20 Gen Adm / $15 Students Oct 5 C T Artist Showcase featuring Josiah Venter, The Sea The Sea and more... Nov 2 Scott Ainslie Dec 7 B eatles Sing-a-Long led by Glen Roethal and John Redgate Jan 4 Tracey Grammer Feb 1 Brother Sun Mar 3 S pecial Sunday Afternoon Concert at the Jewish Community Center with Chana Rothman and Avi Wisnia Apr 5 2nd Annual CT Folk Festival Auditions Night May 3 Joni Mitchell 40th Anniversary Blue Tribute Princeton Folk Music Society Live! www.fairfieldtheatre.org FTC @ The Klein Klein Memorial Auditorium 910 Fairfield Avenue, Bridgeport $Gen Adm / Memb Nov 8 8pm Little Feat And Leon Russell $42-$82 FTC on StageOne 70 Sanford St., Fairfield shows@ 7:30 Oct 2 7:30pm Glen And Grant-Lee Phillips $32 3 7:30pm John Waite $40 4 7:30pm NRBQ $40 5 7:30pm An Acoustic Evening w/ Over The Rhine $29 Good Folk Coffeehouse Rowayton Methodist Church Fellowship Hall Rowayton Avenue & Pennoyer Street, Rowayton (203) 8664450 www.goodfolkcoffeehouse.com Doors open at 7:30pm - Music starts at 8pm Adult Donation: $25 - Children 7 to 12 half price - Under 7 free Molten Java Coffee 213 Greenwood Ave., Bethel 203-739-0313 mjcoffee.com The Ridgefield Playhouse 80 East Ridge Ridgefield 203-438-5795 ridgefieldplayhouse.com Oct 3 8pm Clannad $50 6 8pm Jo Dee Messina w/ Jen Lowe $55 / $60 9 8pm Todd Rundgren $62 10 8pm Medeski Martin & Wood $45 11 8pm Pat Metheny Unity Band $85 19 8pm An Evening with Renaissance $50 Please call ahead or check venue websites before attending shows. Not responsible for typographical errors or late performance changes Richard Cuccaro, Publisher Viki Peterman, Treasurer Lyn Hottes, Contributing Editor Oct 6 Nellie McKay $25 Adv / $28 Door 19 T oshi Reagon & Big Lovely “A Night of Sacred Music” $22 Adv / $25 Door Nov 2 H eritage Blues (Trio) w/ special guest Angelo M $25 Adv / $28 Door 9 B uskin & Batteau with Maggie & Suzzy Roche $25 Dec 7 T he Refugees (Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, and Wendy Waldman) $22 Adv / $25 Door 14 C aravan of Thieves & Spuyten Duyvil $22 Adv / $25 Door Unitarian Church of Montclair 67 Church Street, Montclair Shows at 8:00 973-744-6560 outpostintheburbs.org (Larger shows* held at First Congregational Church of Montclair, 40 South Fullerton Ave) Live! in 51 MacDougal St. PMB# 254 New York, NY 10012 New York City acousticlive.com and Beyond