Gig Alerts: BlueNefertiti
BlueNefertiti"Paris@Night"Playing at: Bubble Lounge (228 W. Broadway, Tribeca, New York, NY)Get: Tickets ($15 at door) | Directions BlueNefertiti, aka Celia Faussart, first came to international...
View ArticleThe Nunziata Twins and the American Songbook
WNYC's Richard Hake sat down with 26-year-old twin brothers Will and Anthony Nunziata and director Richard Jay Alexander to talk about the next generation of American songbook interpreters. The twins...
View ArticleGig Alerts: Sanda Weigl
Sanda Weigl"Toderel" (Music Hub Exclusive)Playing at: Barbes (376 9th St., Park Slope)Get: Tickets ($10 at door) | Directions A native of Romania, Sanda Weigl went from playing in an East German rock...
View ArticleLife Is (Still) A Cabaret
I am not afraid of clowns. I just want to get that out there right up front, because if it starts to sound like I am unimpressed by the new breed of cabaret/vaudeville/variety acts that are populating...
View ArticleAn Uncertain Song for New York's Cabaret Scene
They're considered New York's prime spots to hear the American Songbook in an up-close-and-personal setting. But in recent years the city's hotel lounges and bars have come under threat. The Oak Room,...
View ArticleFor Patricia Racette, Life is (also) a Cabaret
A friend of mine recently let me know that Patricia Racette will be doing an evening of cabaret at Pace College in New York on March 11. In the parlance of some of my younger friends, I would so be...
View ArticleAna Gasteyer: A Handsome Woman
As one half of the gently crass public-radio duo "The Delicious Dish," former Saturday Night Live cast member Ana Gasteyer holds a special place in our hearts. Her post-SNL gigs include roles in films...
View ArticleGig Alert: Justin Vivian Bond
Justin Vivian Bond"Stars"Playing on Monday at 54 Below (254 West 54th St, Midtown West)Get: Tickets ($20-$30, plus $25 food or beverage min.) | Directions Justin Vivian Bond is a transgender...
View ArticleThe "Overpoweringly Witty" Fiction of Noël Coward
Celebrating the appearance of his first published novel, Pomp and Circumstance (1961), Noël Coward coolly rebuts those critics calling him "antiquated, snobbish, and belonging to an earlier, more...
View ArticleThe Nunziata Twins and the American Songbook
WNYC's Richard Hake sat down with 26-year-old twin brothers Will and Anthony Nunziataand directorRichard Jay Alexander to talk about the next generation of American songbook interpreters.The twins were...
View ArticleKaizers Orchestra's Devilishly Good Video
For the past few days I've been unable to get this song by Norway's Kaizers Orchestra out of my head. Blending rock, opera, Balkan music, and a kind of alt-cabaret to great effect, the ensemble's...
View ArticleGig Alert: Rachelle Garniez
ARTIST: Rachelle GarniezLISTEN: "Jean Claude Van Damme"SHOW: Thursday at 8 p.m. at Barbes ($10 suggested)Rachelle Garniez mixes smoky vocals with whimsical subjects. And tons of accordion. She’s played...
View ArticleMax Raabe: Echoing The Cabarets Of Old Berlin
Take a cool, Cabaret-style voice, add a sly sense of humor, and pull from a treasury of great songs on both sides of the Atlantic, and you have Max Raabe and the Palast Orchester. The sardonic and...
View ArticleOh, 'Danny Boy'; Max Raabe Plays Live; Soundcheck's Running Playlist
In this episode: The ballad "Danny Boy" has lived a thousand lives, as detailed in a new British documentary. The filmmakers talk about the movie along with author Malachy McCourt, who has written a...
View ArticleStaff Picks: The American Songbook Live
Benny Green Trio @ Birdland (New York, NY) - This week, the hard bop jazz pianist Benny Green and his Trio will be installed at Birdland. A one time member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Benny...
View ArticleA New York City Tribute to Cabaret (and more)
Richard Galliano @ Jazz Standard (New York, NY) - Wednesday night, French accordionist Richard Galliano will lead his quintet in an evening of French pop and jazz standards. Quintet includes: Josh...
View ArticleThe Present and Future of Cabaret
Lauren Fox is relatively new to performing cabaret, but she’s quickly become a fan."It’s much more intimate and it doesn't shut anybody out,” she told WNYC’s Richard Hake in this interview. “It...
View ArticleThis Minneapolis cabaret wants actors to resist typecasting
Video produced by Brittany Shrimpton.At this cabaret, you can forget about typecasting.Musical Mondays, a monthly cabaret held at the restaurant Hell’s Kitchen in Minneapolis, wants actors and singers...
View ArticleKiki and Herb Are Alive and Well — and Full of Rage
In the early 1990s, Justin Vivian Bond and Kenny Mellman started performing together as the characters Kiki and Herb. Kiki is a drunk, brazen, over-the-hill lounge singer. And Herb is her...
View Article44 Charlton: Amber Martin, Paris Monster, Neofuturists and Daniel Isengart
44 Charlton is the place where you’ll find a feast of music, comedy, dance, poetry, art, and more – all served up right here in our own Soho studio on the first Friday of every month. Hosted by the...
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