Saturday
Oct 24
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6:00PM
THE LIAR SHOW
Andy Christie, host
ELNA BAKER , Author of "The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance"
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TRACY ROWLAND, TV producer/editor; Moth GrandSlam Finalist
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ED GAVAGAN, NPR's The Moth Radio Hour;
LESLIE GOSHKO, Manhattan Monologue Slam Champion;
Host: ANDY CHRISTIE, NY Times; NPR
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Seek Truth. Get a T-Shirt.
4 Storytellers, 3 True Stories, 1 Pack of Lies.
Uncover the liar and win a prize worth its weight in fool's gold.
Cover $12
(includes one house drink)
www.TheLiarShow.com
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
HARRIS EISENSTADT'S CANADA DAY: CD RELEASE
Harris Eisenstadt, drums, compositions;
Nate Wooley, trumpet;
Matt Bauder, saxophone;
Chris Dingman, vibraphone;
Eivind Opsvik, bass
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Canada Day is the eponymous debut of Brooklyn-based drummer/
composer Harris Eisenstadt’s two year-old working quintet. This
release, the Toronto native’s eighth as a bandleader, documents
his book of originals for the band, developed at gigs around
New York and beyond. Built around the specific personalities of
its members, trumpeter Nate Wooley, saxophonist Matt Bauder,
vibraphonist Chris Dingman and bassist Eivind Opsvik, this group
has been his primary focus as a bandleader since returning to
New York in 2005.
“Nate and Matt are known for their experimental sides,” explains
Eisenstadt, “yet both are lyrical players with totally personal
sounds in more jazz/song form-oriented contexts. Chris, who
I’ve worked with since my 2007 record, The All Seeing Eye +
Octets (Poobah), brings harmonic sophistication and a skeletal,
shimmering texture that only vibraphone can provide. Eivind is
one of the premier young bassists working in New York and I felt
instantly at home with his lyrical and rock solid approach. He
thinks in song forms even when abstracting material, making him
the perfect bass player for these compositions.”
One of only a handful of drummers equally well-
known for his work as a composer, Eisenstadt is
among the most versatile and prolific musicians
of his generation. His eclectic résumé includes
studies with some of the most respected names
in both improvised music and West African drum-
ming, and performances in genres ranging from
film and theater to poetry and dance to contem-
porary classical and opera. He has performed
all over the globe, earned commissions from
organizations such as Meet The Composer and
the American Composers Forum, and appeared
on more than 35 recordings over the past decade.
“Harris Eisenstadt is a model of intelligent ver-
satility,” declares Signal to Noise’s Bill Meyer.
“Whether he’s leading the band or contributing
to the collective, the NYC-based drummer brings
discernment and discipline to the proceedings...
his playing always seems keyed into exactly
what the music needs.” In addition to Canada
Day, he also leads Woodblock Prints, a nonet
inspired by the ancient Japanese art form, and is
an active member of The Convergence Quartet,
Sean Moran’s Big Elephant, The Pavones, Adam
Rudolph’s Organic Orchestra and the Nate
Wooley Quintet.
Learn more at
www.harriseisenstadt.com
Cover $10
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Sunday
Oct 25
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6:00PM
POETRY
Angelo Verga, host
Stephen Dunn;
Philip Dacey
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ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH: How did you start writing poetry?
STEPHEN DUNN: Badly, I think.
Pulitzer Prize winner Dunn journeys from south Jersey to a side street in Greenwich Village, we are also blessed to have his longtime friend, the poet Philip Dacey join him.
The snappy lines quoted above are from a PBS interview of a few years ago.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
HARRIS EISENSTADT'S CANADA DAY: CD RELEASE
Harris Eisenstadt, drums, compositions;
Nate Wooley, trumpet;
Matt Bauder, saxophone;
Chris Dingman, vibraphone;
Eivind Opsvik, bass
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Canada Day is the eponymous debut of Brooklyn-based drummer/
composer Harris Eisenstadt’s two year-old working quintet. This
release, the Toronto native’s eighth as a bandleader, documents
his book of originals for the band, developed at gigs around
New York and beyond. Built around the specific personalities of
its members, trumpeter Nate Wooley, saxophonist Matt Bauder,
vibraphonist Chris Dingman and bassist Eivind Opsvik, this group
has been his primary focus as a bandleader since returning to
New York in 2005.
“Nate and Matt are known for their experimental sides,” explains
Eisenstadt, “yet both are lyrical players with totally personal
sounds in more jazz/song form-oriented contexts. Chris, who
I’ve worked with since my 2007 record, The All Seeing Eye +
Octets (Poobah), brings harmonic sophistication and a skeletal,
shimmering texture that only vibraphone can provide. Eivind is
one of the premier young bassists working in New York and I felt
instantly at home with his lyrical and rock solid approach. He
thinks in song forms even when abstracting material, making him
the perfect bass player for these compositions.”
One of only a handful of drummers equally well-
known for his work as a composer, Eisenstadt is
among the most versatile and prolific musicians
of his generation. His eclectic résumé includes
studies with some of the most respected names
in both improvised music and West African drum-
ming, and performances in genres ranging from
film and theater to poetry and dance to contem-
porary classical and opera. He has performed
all over the globe, earned commissions from
organizations such as Meet The Composer and
the American Composers Forum, and appeared
on more than 35 recordings over the past decade.
“Harris Eisenstadt is a model of intelligent ver-
satility,” declares Signal to Noise’s Bill Meyer.
“Whether he’s leading the band or contributing
to the collective, the NYC-based drummer brings
discernment and discipline to the proceedings...
his playing always seems keyed into exactly
what the music needs.” In addition to Canada
Day, he also leads Woodblock Prints, a nonet
inspired by the ancient Japanese art form, and is
an active member of The Convergence Quartet,
Sean Moran’s Big Elephant, The Pavones, Adam
Rudolph’s Organic Orchestra and the Nate
Wooley Quintet.
Learn more at
www.harriseisenstadt.com
Cover $10
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Monday
Oct 26
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6:00PM
ALL-NUDE COLLEGE GIRL REVUE AND OTHER REASONS I COULDN'T PASS THE VETTING.
Lisa Faith Phillips
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After a sold-out run of her popular, self-help parody musical 7 ½ Habits of Highly Effective Mistresses at the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington D.C., comedian Lisa Faith Phillips was sued for trademark infringement by the FranklinCovey Corporation, owner of the trademark "7 Habits of Highly Effective People."
Her answer is her new show The All-Nude College-Girl Revue, or why I can’t pass the vetting. Drawing on her colorful past, Lisa takes the audience on a hilarious journey - from growing up in a test site for cable television, through her jobs as a stripper and a voice on the Penthouse phone sex line, through jail and a lawsuit. Outrageous, poignant and laugh-out loud funny, it all adds up to an evening of sophisticated, fun entertainment.
Praise for previous shows
"This performer was outrageously funny and successfully cunning. Wildly entertaining...every line demanded a boisterous laugh. She exudes inherent fun like a bottle of champagne. Uplifting and unpredictable, Lisa Faith Phillips should have delivered the damn State of the Union Address this year." - Carolyn Smith, newyorkcool.com
"Part cabaret, part one-woman show, comedian and former stripper Lisa Faith Phillips gives you the 411 on getting the romance, love and security you think you deserve in this off-the-wall performance, which is structured like a motivational lecture and includes such original songs. About Town, Time Out New York
“The audience surrenders to her charm in the number “Let’s Just Keep Falling in Love”. Visit Dr. Faith for a session. Learning to be a mistress has never been more entertaining or effective! " - Andrew Gilchrist, Hi! Drama, MNN Cable Network
Cover $15
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
21ST SCHIZOID MUSIC PRESENTS: MATTHEW WELCH AND BLARVUSTER
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Regarded as "a composer possessed of both rich imagination and the skill to bring his fancies to life" by Time Out New York, composer and bagpipe virtuoso Matthew Welch (b.1976) holds two degrees in Music Composition, a BFA from Simon Fraser University (1999), and an MA from Wesleyan University (2001), having studied with noted composers such as Barry Truax, Rodney Sharman, Alvin Lucier and Anthony Braxton. After locating to New York City in 2001, he has worked with a host of other artists such as John Zorn, Julia Wolfe, Zeena Parkins, and Ikue Mori. The eclectic breadth of his interests in Scottish bagpipe music, Balinese gamelan, minimalism, improvisation and rock converge in compositional amalgams ranging from traditional-like bagpipe tunes to electronic pieces, improvisation strategies and fully notated works for solo instruments, chamber ensembles, orchestra and non-western instruments. Since 2002, Mr. Welch has been running and composing for his own eclectic ensemble, Blarvuster, whose repertoire the New York Times has claimed as "border-busting music; original and catchy." Mr. Welch has recorded for the Tzadik, Mode, Cantaloupe, Leo, Porter, Muud, Avian, Newsonic and Parallactic record labels. more at
www.myspace.com/matthewtobinwelch
and www.myspace.com/blarvuster
Cover $10
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Tuesday
Oct 27
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6:00PM
FOUR HORSEMEN OPEN MIC POETRY
Bob Quatrone, host
Bob's readers will include George Spencer, Liza Wolsky, Elizabeth Harrington, Frank Simone,
Jay Chollick, Iris N. Schwartz, Farid Bitar, Michael Cook, Jane Ormerod, Evie Ivy, Robert Gibbons and Adriana Scopino.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
AMANDA MONACO’S DEATHBLOW – CD RELEASE (AND BIRTHDAY) PARTY
Amanda Monaco, guitar, compositions;
Michaël Attias, alto & baritone saxophone;
Sean Conly , bass ;
Satoshi Takeishi, drums
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Amanda Monaco’s Deathblow is a jazz and improvisational music quartet that combines free-bop sensibilities with through-composed pieces equal parts textural, adventurous, and whimsical. Deathblow performs a mix of Monaco's original compositions and modern twists on classic and obscure jazz repertoire. Their latest CD, I Think I’ll Keep You, was released by LateSet Records in Japan in January 2009; tonight’s concert is the CD Release Party for the US Release (as well as Monaco’s birthday!)
"Playfully restive compositions" - The New York Times
"A cliché-free, inventive player" - Jazz Times
www.amandamonaco.com
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Wednesday Oct 28
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6:00PM
PERFECT SENSE
Alissa Heyman & Hila Ratzabi, co-host
Jean Valentine;
Elisabeth von Uhl;
Hila Ratzabi;
Carla Drysdale
A new poetry series hosted by an old friend.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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8:30PM
SOUL OF THE BLUES
Jon Sobel, host
Lisa Hearns ;
Kings County Blues Band
8:30 -
Lisa Hearns
9:15 - Kings County Blues Band
Soul of the Blues' house band tops off the night with a tasty mix of
Chicago blues, hard-hitting blues-rock, funk, and soul. The
repertoire ranges from Freddie King to Bonnie Raitt, from Paul
Butterfield to the Meters, and from Johnnie Taylor to Johnny Winter,
plus a few punchy originals. Each set is a satisfying medley of
authentic American sounds, distilled through a gritty New York City
attitude.
Cover $10
http://www.souloftheblues.com
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Thursday
Oct 29
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6:00PM
THE DREAM CATCHER'S SONG
Margarita Suarez, editor/host
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The Dream Catcher's Song is a anthology presenting five emerging
Brooklyn writers. These five women bring you on an internal and
external journey as they take turns sharing their words. One page you
are in 1940's Baltimore, live jazz sounding in your ears; the next you
are climbing Mt. Etna, ash staining your fingers. One page you are
witnessing the vulnerable place of healing from abuse, another you are
in a world where foxes speak. Another page shouts the praise of
sisterhood.
Containing poetry, memoirs, fiction, short stories, and personal
narratives, the book will reveal the importance of sharing and hearing
each other’s stories as it gives you an inside look at one writer's
group’s process from inspiration to final work.
Gabriella M.
Belfiglio, Kim D. Brandon, Princene Hyatt, Olivia S. Taylor, and Rita
REB Wilson will read short selections from
this, their debut group publishing effort. Book sale to follow.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
www.dreamcatcherssong.info/
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8:30PM
JEREMY UDDEN'S PLAINVILLE & AOIFE O'DONOVAN BAND
David Devoe, host
Jeremy Udden, alto & soprano saxophones;
Pete Rende, pump organ, rhodes;
Brandon Seabrook, banjo, guitar;
Eivind Opsvik, bass;
Matt Wilson, drums;
Aoife O'Donovan, voice;
Ryan Scott, guitar;
Jim Whitney, bass;
Bill Campbell, drums
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"With an uncommon instrumentation and a pluralistic stylistic orientation (rock, free, folk build upon the underlying jazz), Udden's group creates a resolutely new music where eclecticism and personal experience play an important role." - JAZZ MAN (FRANCE) Also described as "an appealingly dreamy roots-jazz combo" (Hank Shteamer, Time Out New York), the group, named for Udden's home town, will release it's first for Fresh Sound New Talent in March, marking Udden's second as a leader for the label.
Acclaimed vocalist Aoife O'Donovan has been turning heads all through the music scene for the past 8 years. Called "Americana's newest darling" by USA today, Aoife is a founding member of newgrass sensations "Crooked Still," with whom she tours the world for most of the year. She is also a member of the folk-noir trio, "Sometymes Why." 2009 has seen Aoife on stages from the Glasgow to San Juan Island to Copenhagen, with stops across Europe, Canada, and the USA in between. Though she doesn't often play shows featuring solely her own material, her quirky original songs have garnered praise worldwide. Originally from Newton, Massachusetts, Aoife has just made the big move to Brooklyn, NY.
Cover $10
www.jeremyudden.com
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www.myspace.com/jeremyudden
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Friday
Oct 30
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6:00PM
SON OF PONY
Jackie Sheeler, host
Ann Cefola
The ever popular fifth Friday of October brings our intrepid friend Ms Sheeler back to host a poetry open mic the day before Halloween. Who plans these things?
Tonight's feature is Ann Cefola, she rocks!
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
OHAD TALMOR'S NEWSREEL
Shane Endsley, trumpet;
Ohad Talmor, tenor saxophone;
Jacob Sacks, piano;
Matt Pavolka, bass;
Dan Weiss, drums;
+ guest Miles Okazaki, guitar
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Ohad Talmor "NewsReel" - Ohad Talmor’s Newest and Most Exciting Project brings together 5 great musicians-improvisers based out of New York’s exciting new scene, all at ease in a wealth of different musical situations, genres and vocabulary, all giving you a “true update on the state of this world"!
Ohad's original music mixes old and new medias, speeches and songs out of the mind of his iconoclastic universe: a repertoire which fuses seamlessly Contemporary Jazz mixed with Classical northern Indian music, Contemporary Classical and Funk
"Ohad Talmor's latest project, his aptly named "NewsReel" 5tet, is your answer if you ever had any doubt about what directions New York's current forward thinking generation of musicians is heading toward: beyond styles or genres, these five musicians own such a wide vocabulary, ranging from any form of Jazz to contemporary Classical or classical Indian music and deliver it with such mastery and honesty that you know the future is here, and it is exciting again !"
Corriere della Sera, Milano, Italy
Cover $10
www.ohadtalmor.com
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www.myspace.com/ohadtalmor
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Saturday
Oct 31
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6:00PM
FRENCH NIGHTS
Lucinda Karter, host
Maylis de Kerangal;
Joy Sorman
We have a Halloween treat, two lovely French writers, hosted by the vivacious Lucinda; and the trick may be you won't ever want to leave, our dining rooms await.
Cover $7
(includes one house drink)
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9:00PM & 10:30PM
HALLOWEEN PARTY WITH ALICE
Seth Fruiterman, vocals, accordion;
Kyle Saulnier, woodwinds;
Leena Gilbert , violin;
Amali Premawardhana, cello;
Michael MacAllister, guitars;
Moppa Elliot, bass;
Rohin Khemani , tabla, percussion
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Arriving mysteriously in New York City in 2005 with nothing but a suitcase full of sepia-toned memories and a short list of semi-lucid musicians in the hip pocket of her homemade skirt, alice. directed her near-psychotic obsession to find something new into the founding of what has come to be known as the elastic.hybrid.chamber.pop. movement. Calling in a lifetime’s worth of favors and rewriting the concept of Machiavellian coercion in the process, she assembled a mighty ensemble of people that were united in musical vision and inherent fear of saying no. Bringing a unique voice to a unique genre, alice. seeks to continually defy the boundaries of form, harmony, group improvisation, genre, and competitive performance art, delighting her multi-generational audiences with distinctive and memorable original compositions mixed with covers ranging from Beethoven to Spinal Tap. Truly, hers is a voice as extraordinary as it is assertive.
Cover $10
www.myspace.com/alicethebandnyc
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October 24-October 31, 2009 
