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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...

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The 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...

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Gig 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...

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Life 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...

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An 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,...

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For 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...

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Ana 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...

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Gig 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...

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The "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...

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The 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...

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Kaizers 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...

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Gig 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...

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Max 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...

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Oh, '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...

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Staff 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...

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A 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...

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The 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...

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This 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...

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Kiki 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...

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44 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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