NEVER SLEEP ALONE, Toshi Reagon's GOOD FOLK LOVERS ROCK and More Set for Valentine's Day Lineup at Joe's Pub, 2/12-15

Lovers and lonelies in New York City will swarm to Joe's Pub at The Public this February for several Valentine's Day themed shows that run the gamut: Dr. Alex's returns to help the world get laid with Never Sleep Alone. Roots legend Toshi Reagon and special guests pay tribute to the sultry R&B queen Sade. Country husband and wife duo Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis celebrate a new CD. Xavier hosts a tribute to the original ladies of soul, and "mama bear of alt cabaret" (TONY) Bridget Everett returns with her band The Tender Moments for a very special, very tender Valentine's Day engagement. Read on for more details. Bleeding hearts welcome...

NEVER SLEEP ALONE
February 15, 11:30pm
$25 Singles / $30 Voyeurs
Sexual evangelist Dr. Alex Schiller returns to bring the hot, the single and the curious together for a night of delirious laughter, awesome music and socio-sensual interaction. Finally, a show designed to help you hook up! Dr. Alex insists that her audience be filled with the sexy and seeking. "Singles" in the single section must be willing to interact with strangers, mix in the front and become active participants in the show. "Voyeurs" watch from the back as the provocative and irreverent Dr. Alex dispenses sex advice from her book Never Sleep Alone and leads her audience through a wildly entertaining evening. Willing singles are invited to join Dr. Alex on stage for free champagne, blind dates and interactive demonstrations. The night continues at an exclusive after-party and the secret location is announced at curtain call. If you're interested in participating in a live, on-stage date or demonstration, email: NSAshow@gmail.com

BRIDGET EVERETT & THE TENDER MOMENTS
FEBRUARY 12, 9:30pm
$20
Bridget Everett is a singing tour de force known for her funny yet gut-wrenching, outrageous and unpredictable performance work. She's been dubbed "Wynona Judd meets Melissa Etheridge, via the local bar floozy, on a rocket ship out of Twin Peaks" by Michael Musto from the Village Voice. She has appeared frequently on Time Out New York's annual list of top cabaret performers, ranking number one in 2010 on a list which included Alan Cumming and Elaine Stritch. Bridget co-hosted Our Hit Parade, a sold-out monthly revue of current pop hits, with Kenny Mellman (Kiki and Herb) and Neal Medlyn at Joe's Pub. She starred in the original musical At Least It's Pink based on her life which she co-wrote with director Michael Patrick King (writer/director of Sex and the City) and Mellman which played Ars Nova for 12 weeks. Bridget has performed at Montreal's Just for Laughs, New York Comedy Festival, HBO's Aspen United States Comedy Arts Festival and the Adelaide International Cabaret Festival in Adelaide, Australia. She played Lynn Chenney in Taylor Mac's Red Tide Blooming at P.S.122, was featured in Scott Wittman's production JUKEBOX JACKIE, and was a regular on Logo's Jeffrey Cole Casserole. She can be seen as Cathy in The Sex and the City movie and as Shonda in the CBS hit comedy, 2 Broke Girls. Bridget co-wrote and performed an evening of original music called Bridget and Neal Are F*cking and Adam is Watching with Medlyn and Adam Horovitz (Ad-rock: Beastie Boys).

Bruce Robison & KELLY WILLIS
February 13, 7:00pm
$25
Critically acclaimed husband-and-wife duo Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis will release a new collaborative album, Cheater's Game, on February 12 (Premium Records). The long-awaited album features seven new songs and six cover songs. Of the material, Kelly comments, "The songs that we chose to cover were important in that they reflect what we love about country music." Writers include Razzy Bayley, Hayes Carll, Don Williams, Dave Alvin, Robert Earl Keen and Lawrence Shoberg. Since emerging onto the scene in 1995, Bruce has been widely recognized as a world-renowned songwriter with several #1 hits, including "Wrapped" (George Strait), "Angry All The Time" (Tim McGraw & Faith Hill) and "Travelin' Soldier" (Dixie Chicks). He has also recorded eight studio albums. Cheater's Game is the first album from Kelly since 2007's acclaimed Translated From Love. Of the album, Entertainment Weekly declared, "...a treat in any emotional language," while Interview Magazine asserted "...Kelly Willis ultimately blows away the year's biggest noisemakers." Since her debut in 1990, Kelly has released six albums, including 1999's What I Deserve, of which Time Magazine called the "country record of the year."

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