Archive for October, 2005
Keith Varick at Bar4
I got to Bar4 late last night, after navigating from Fresh Meadows, Queens to Brooklyn by car (bah! a difficult task, I say!) so I only got to see Keith Varick play. I walked in and felt so good to be greeted by my friends. Greg, the man, at the bar, always with a huge [...]
Michael Flis, Sarsaparilla
4 showcases in a row! Yikes! By night 3 I have to admit I am feeling the edges of exhaustion. Walk in the bar and start having a chat with Tanya, a chat & some very much needed red bull. But suddenly she has some news that makes me fully awake. start scene:Tanya – The [...]
MaryEllen DeVaux, Tanya Buziak and Tarrah Reynolds, Pete Salvato, Stereobus
Musicians: MaryEllen DeVaux, Tanya Buziak and Tarrah Reynolds, Pete Salvato, StereobusPhotographer: Marlo Clemente No, wait. This was my favorite LC ever! I finally got to meet Melissa, the other half of the collaborative team behind See & Be Scene. MaryEllen is both community-maker extraordinaire and talented singer/songwriter. The “Right Track” crew was there and I [...]
Grace Church, Red Orange Morning, Joe Wilson, Rich Cohen
Grace Church is Brian. Brian is amazing. His first Local Correspondents show and I am so proud and excited to introduce my friends to his music. Bar4 is such a chill lounge-y room, the artwork is cool, the red walls and candles and dim lighting give it a warm, inviting feeling. Grace Church is subtle [...]
Tanya Buziak with Tarrah Reynolds, Ellie Lawson, The Picture
Musicians: Tanya Buziak with Tarrah Reynolds, Ellie Lawson, The Picture (acoustic) Tarrah is an amazing violin player and singer-songwriter we met at Bar4 open mic (or was it matchless?). Regardless, she is incredibly talented. Without any rehearsal she added violin parts to Tanya’s set. There are some musicians that can ad lib, but I’ve never [...]
Penfold, The Volunteers
Belated show journal… Larry called me to let me know that Roger was going to miss his set, but with a valid excuse. I was already at Matchless with no guitar- so, we’d just get a little later start. Penfold arrived with a cool guitar I’d never seen before. As the clock starts to creep [...]
Justin Marx, Matt Cranstoun, Mikey Die, Paul Cortes with Pete Salvato
Musicians: Justin Marx, Matt Cranstoun, Mikey Die, Paul Cortes with Pete Salvato Can’t remember ever getting so soaked for so long, but am sure it must have happened before. Endless outpouring of rain, damp chill, soggy shoes, and my mind in upheaval. I called up Matt Cranstoun and asked if he could fill in for [...]
The Undisputed Heavyweights @ Piano’s
On October 7th, The Undisputed Heavyweights played at Piano’s (of Ludlow Street) to a wild audience, full of dance club members, thank the Lord. I joined full-on dance club, though I wasn’t as good as the swing dancing people. It shames me. Two guys asked me and Jessi if he could throw our “panties” (panties?!) [...]
Bryan Dunn, Matt Cranstoun, Mark Right
Sylenus Pym, he stood me up. Not even a phone call or an email or anything. And I understand why people run late, because I, who used to be the most extremely punctual person, seem to always, always be running late for everything. Had to stay late at work, got home, threw some clothes on [...]
LOCAL / a l l o y Night at Matchless: Paula Valstein, Machines Aren’t Loud, The Undisputed Heavyweights
Local / a l l o y is a collaboration between the Local Correspondents series and Alloy Radio. Host: Jeff Schram of Alloy Radio Featured Musicians: Paula Valstein, Machines Aren’t Loud, The Undisputed Heavyweights Stalled in traffic on the BQE and can’t be angry looking across the river at the sparkling jungle- manhattan skyline. Still [...]
