Joe's Pub Announces Upcoming Events in June and July

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

With impeccable sound and lights, the warm and intimate candlelit atmosphere of Joe's Pub is filled with plush velvet couches, softly glowing lucite tables and gorgeously understated architecture. Joe's Pub is open seven days a week, regularly hosting as many as three shows a day. Dinner and drink service is available during every performance; the venue offers a classic Italian dinner menu and a fully stocked bar. 

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Nick Blaemire & DANICA DORA WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

Thursday, June 24 at 11:30 PM

A special evening of acoustic musical collaboration, featuring Nick Blaemire, Danica Dora, and other amazing guests bringing together a collective of singer/songwriter mojo.

Nick Blaemire is a performer and songwriter living in New York City.His first musical, Glory Days, transferred from a critically acclaimed, sold-out run at the prestigious Signature Theatre in Arlington VA to the Circle in the Square Theatre On Broadway for a short, yet glorious, run of one performance. Since then, he has started his second musical, FINDING ROBERT HUTCHENS, as a commission for Broadway Across America, and continues to perform around town as an actor in shows such as ALTAR BOYZ, CRYBABY, and THE BLACK SUITS. He is also currently working with Ms. Dora on producing her debut solo album, as well as a new album of his own music.

Danica Dora has been a singer-songwriter since she was born. As a child she made recordings on her casio tape box, promising the world she would one day sit atop the throne of musical genius. Today, she is emerging as a infectious new presence on the New York music scene, having played sold-out engagements at Joe's Pub, the New York Songwriter's Circle, the Knitting Factory, Rockwood Music Hall and the Laurie Beechman Theatre among others, to critical acclaim. "With a voice like that and great songs to boot, I sense good things on the horizon." - jezebelmusic.com. She is currently at work on her debut solo album, due out this July. $12

JUNE 27 - JUNE 29

JOHN CARLIN & THE KIDS MUSIC UNDERGROUND

Sunday, June 27 at Noon

'The Sly and the Family Stone of kids' music' - John Carlin & The Kids Music Underground is truly family entertainment for the WHOLE family.

A respected early childhood music educator in NYC for nearly a decade, Carlin also has genuine indie cred. (His old band toured with Radiohead and PJ Harvey, among others.) His exciting 6-piece family band is made up of pros, and they know how to rock. In concert, they've been known get crowds hopping around like kangaroos, and pounding their chests like big gorillas. With music that's goofy and groovy, silly and sophisticated, John Carlin & The KMU continue to prove to audiences of all ages why they've earned the label 'one of the best kids' bands in NYC'. $15 (under 2 free)

 

SHEM GUIBBORY VOICE OF THE PEOPLE CD RELEASE

Sunday, June 27 at 7:00 PM

Hosted by Bill McGlaughlin, featuring Shem Guibbory with special guests Marco Granados and Oscar Stagnaro; Sonia Rubinsky (Latin Grammy 09), Elizaveta Kopelman, Susanna Eyton-Jones, Craig Ketter, with Sean Harkness, Rex Benincasa, Max ZT. Music Gabriela Frank (Latin Grammy 09), Shostakovich, World Premiere Doug Cuomo and MORE. Special Video Segments by Pearl Gluck - Sculpture by Grisha Bruskin with Alice Nakhimovsky. Shem & guests celebrate the release of his latest CD, Voice of the People, which represents not only music that vividly captures a portion of the universal human experience of life, but it also represents in a small way a community of musicians who desire to study, perform and record with artists of like mind and spirit..$15 in advance / $20 at the door

 

THE CONTINUING STORY OF CARLA RHODES

Sunday, June 27 at 9:30 PM

"The Continuing Story of Carla Rhodes" features rock'n'roll ventriloquist Carla Rhodes and a cast of colorful characters she meets along the way. Not only will you be thrilled and delighted by ventriloquial feats and clever quips, but your socks will also be rocked by her band The Extravaganzas. The debut episode entertained a sold-out crowd at Arlene's Grocery.

Carla has appeared at establishments all over New York City including Joe's Pub, Bowery Electric, Le Poisson Rouge, Highline Ballroom, Comix and Issue Project Room. Dubbed by New York Magazine as one of the "Ten New Comedians That Funny People Find Funny," described in The Pulse as a "corkscrew-haired waif with painted red lips and spitfire moxie," and The Villager says it best, "Rhodes is the Savion Glover of vents, almost single-handedly injecting a notoriously uncool and backward-looking performance branch with a badly-needed kick in the ass." Carla Rhodes is certainly bringing ventriloquism screaming into the 21st century! $12 in advance, $15 at the door

HARMONY FOR HAITI

Monday, June 28 Silent Auction begins at 6:00, showtime at 7:00 PM

The Outreach Ministry from Unity of New York, A Spiritual Center for Creative Living presents Harmony for Haiti...A benefit concert, featuring performers from Broadway, Recording Artists, and Grammy Award winners. 100% of the proceeds from this concert will be donated to Operation USA for the Haiti Earthquake Recovery - School Rebuilding Project in Jacmel. There will be a Silent Auction featuring a variety of hi-end goods and services. Hosted by spoken word artist, Gha'il Rhodes Benjamin

Performers: Gordon Chambers, Antonio Edwards, Rosena Hill, Zoe Lyons, Marieann Meringolo, Luis Villabon, and vocal ensemble, Spiritus. $30

JAG-John Arthur GREENE

Monday, June 28 at 9:30 PM

John Arthur Greene ('Riff' in Broadway's West Side Story) makes his solo show debut in JAG! Fusing his musical influences from Rock and Musical Theater, and even his own rockin' compositions, John takes us on the journey of his life thus far. From his youth as a preachers son, to his struggles as an aspiring rocker and on to the Broadway stage. JAG explores the universal themes of young love, lost and found, and reflects on the moments that make us who we are and get us where we're going. JAG is a musical experience that reminds us all that the journey can ROCK! $20 in advance / $25 at the door

 

ILHAN ERSAHIN'S ISTANBUL SESSIONS

Tuesday, June 29 at 7:30 PM

Noted saxophonist/composer Ilhan Ersahin, who helms the acclaimed Nublu Records and adjoining East Village nightclub of the same name, has spent many years traveling to Istanbul, and absorbing the great

music scene blossoming there. The jam sessions and creative circles he found in Istanbul are the inspiration behind Istanbul Sessions.

The four-piece band featured on Istanbul Sessions started off as a handpicked group for a one time show Ersahin did in Istanbul three years ago. "We didn't play a "Turkish" sound, but a more open sound true to who we are , so of course the spirit of Istanbul is in there when we play," elaborates Ersahin. The group is regularly joined by European jazz star, French trumpeter Erik Truffaz, who performs on most of the tracks, which were all composed by Ershain. The band is rounded out by Alp Ersonmez , the bass player, also plays with Turkish superstar Tarkan; Turgut Alp Bekoglu, the drummer, plays with Turkish diva Sezen Aksu; Izzet Kizil is the percussion man behind almost every other studio recording in Istanbul.

In March, the group took France by storm, touring all over the country and performing at the prestigious Banleues Bleues Festival in Paris. The album has received rave reviews from French media including Le Monde, Rolling Stone France, Vibrations, So Jazz and many more. $15

WORLD RECORD APPRECIATION SOCIETY

Tuesdays, June 29 & July 27 at 9:30 PM

Dubbed "Best Oddball Night" by New York Magazine, the World Record Appreciation Society features an ever-changing lineup of eclectic performers setting unique world records. The night is hosted by the Universal Record Database (URDB.org), a Web site The New Yorker says "is to the Guinness World Records as Wikipedia is to the Encyclopedia Britannica." World records set at previous events have ranged from 'Most Cocktail Umbrellas Fit In Hair In One Minute' to 'Tallest Drawing Of A Midget' to 'Most Bananas Fit In A Pair Of Pants At Once.' URDB are regular guests on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, and host thousands of unique records on their site.

"Our live events bring out a mix of individual bravery, group participation, hilarity, surprise and all-around general chaos," says URDB co-founder and event host Dan Rollman. "We've seen everything from a wedding proposal to the world's tallest carrot cake to 12 women standing on top of a man rolled up in a carpet." $12

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Tickets are available online at joespub.com, by phone 212-967-7555, or in person at The Public Theater Box Office (1 PM to 6 PM), or at the Joe's Pub Box Office from (6 PM to 10 PM) both located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC.

For table reservations please call 212-539-8778. Purchase of tickets does NOT guarantee a table reservation; you must call to reserve seats. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person is standard.