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Adrienne Truscott, Fendika and More Coming Up at Joe's Pub
By: BWW News Desk Aug. 25, 2016
Joe's Pub at The Public has announced its nightly performances now through September 4. Scroll down for more details, or visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows!
JON STICKLEY TRIO, WITH OPENER THE ACADEMY BLUES PROJECT
Thursday, August 25 at 7:00PM
$15
Jon Stickley Trio has been making waves with the independent and fan-funded release of their second album, Lost at Last, this past October. The originality and sheer energy of this genre-bending ensemble serves as a welcome wake-up call for those who experience it. Rooted in gypsy jazz, bluegrass and hip-hop, in an "exhilarating all-acoustic swirl" (Acoustic Guitar Magazine), they combine Stickley's rapid-fire flat-picking guitar with the sultry and wild, yet refined, melodies of Lyndsay Pruett on violin set over Patrick Armitage's drums. Lost at Last was recorded in the band's hometown of Asheville, NC at the iconic Echo Mountain Studios under the watchful eye of producer Dave King (The Bad Plus).
The Academy Blues Project is a powerhouse rhythm section founded in 2005 and based in New York City.
They blend funk grooves and the bluesy wail of front man Mark Levy for an irresistibly eccentric sound that draws from the likes of Talking Heads and the Mothers of Invention. Their propulsive live shows tend towards the outrageous & theatrical, while lyrically they spin offbeat narratives about everything from witches' hats to shipwrecks to the mysteries of the Hollywood Hills.
ADRIENNE TRUSCOTT'S ASKING FOR IT: A ONE-LADY RAPE ABOUT COMEDY STARRING HER P**** & LITTLE ELSE!
Thursday, August 25 at 9:30PM
$15
Adrienne Truscott returns with her multi-award winning show Asking For It: A One-Lady Rape About Comedy Starring Her P**** and Little Else! Dressed only from the waist up and the ankles down, she undoes and does-in the rules and rhetoric about rape and comedy and the brilliant, awful or awkward laughs when the two collide. With commentary and 'appearances' from George Carlin, Louis C. K. and Robert De Niro, she takes on ducks, p****-puppets, mini-skirts, rape whistles, Daniel Tosh, Bill Cosby and enough gin and tonics and bad behavior to get a girl in trouble. And because the world keeps turning and giving us new rapists, Truscott will have new material tackling the latest in the news. Decorated in give-it-to-me make-up, this show is light on its feet and easy on the eyes. If she's really asking for it, then we know the 'finale' for this show. Can you make jokes about rape? She plans to, all night long! Even if you tell her to stop.
Friday, August 26 at 7:00PM
$20
Jill Sobule is a Denver-born singer, songwriter, storyteller, guitarist and gypsy. Over seven albums and nearly two decades of recording, Sobule has mused on topics such as the death penalty, anorexia, shoplifting, reproduction, the French resistance movement, adolescence and the Christian right. Her 1995 self-titled album yielded the hit songs "I Kissed A Girl" (the original) and "Supermodel." Since then, she has continued to record, produce and tour with an ever-growing loyal fan base. Sobule is considered a pioneer in crowd sourcing, with her 2009 fan-funded record, California Years. She continues to be at the forefront of exploring and creating new models for artists in an ever-changing changing music industry.
WINTERPILLS: LOVE SONGS ALBUM RELEASE, WITH OPENER DEATH VESSEL
Friday, August 26 at 9:30PM
$15
Consummate masters of the slow burn, Winterpills have nurtured a singular aesthetic with lush and sometimes gritty instrumentation, emotive and literate lyrics, sublime vocal harmonies and cinematically structured songs. Their newest full-length, Love Songs (Signature Sounds), was released in March and showcases a more raw, sonically heavier side of the band. Paste Magazine says Love Songs is "essential Winterpills, situated at the intersection of longing and resignation," and PopMatters says Love Songs "... stands out among the throngs of indie rock albums released this year."
Joel Thibodeau's latest album Island Intervals is his third record as Death Vessel. Thibodeau's slender, winsome voice is at once so comforting and so unsettling. Reed-thin but sturdy, youthful but somehow ageless, its deep benevolence is also slightly eerie, and the way he gently walks the line between intense feeling and contemplative remove lets him sing from a timeless place where he evokes the beauty of vanished people and places, sweetness too profound for words, loss too great for tears.
Saturday, August 27 at 7:30PM
SOLD OUT
Thursday, September 1 at 7:30PM
$20
Texas-native turned New Yorker Jay Brannan writes and performs his own sweet and sad folk songs, which are tempered with a healthy dose of humor, around the world. He appeared as an actor in John Cameron Mitchell's indie film sensation Shortbus, in which his song "Soda Shop" was the highest selling song on the film's soundtrack album. From there, Brannan released a string of albums, all of which topped the iTunes Singer/Songwriter & Billboard Heatseekers charts. His extensive international touring inspired his 2013 EP release, Around the World in 80 Jays, a collection of nine cover songs spanning six languages. Brannan returned to the road in 2014 to promote his new album of acoustic originals, entitled Always, Then, & Now.
NEVER SLEEP ALONE, STARRING DR. ALEX SCHILLER - PRESENTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPIEGELWORLD
Saturday, August 27 at 9:30PM
$35 Players / $45 Voyeurs
When did you last make out with a complete stranger? Are you fulfilling your socio-sexual potential? What is an MBO? If you can't answer these questions, you urgently need a session with straight-talking sexual evangelist Dr. Alex Schiller. Put down the dating app and come to Joe's Pub for a wildly funny and seriously sexy live entertainment experience where the audience laughs, learns and literally hooks up with each other! After a recent sold-out engagement at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, Spiegelworld brings Dr. Alex's Never Sleep Alone back home to where it all began. Joe's Pub is the first stop on her salacious soul-saving world tour. Robin Leach said, "Shed your inhibitions, kiss that stranger beside you, and you'll enjoy the wildest night of theater imaginable."
Mike Daisey: THE TRUMP CARD
Sunday, August 28 at 6:30PM
SOLD OUT
Mike Daisey takes on the reigning world heavyweight of self-mythologizing, the short-fingered vulgarian who captured a nation's heart through bullying, charm, one-syllable explosions and occasionally telling the brutal truth. Daisey tells Trump's story from his earliest days, tracking him as he makes himself into a new American archetype - the first rich man famous exclusively for being rich. Daisey weaves Trump's story with the evolution of the American oligarchy and the rise of dark money - a new ruling class empowered by a country trained to worship at the super classy 24-carat solid gold altar. Instead of dismissing Trump as a simple con artist and huckster, Daisey breaks down what makes Trump tick, illuminating the state of our American Dream and how we've sold it out.
Sunday, August 28 at 9:30PM
$15
From the pastorAl Hills, hollers, shopping malls and interstate highways of Tennessee, home of country music's Bill Monroe, Grandpa Jones, Keith Whitley and more, comes the Tennessee Mafia Jug Band. Five guys and a scrub board, with roots like wisdom teeth, the band shamelessly stole a feature of the old Roy Acuff Show, a bit known as "Pap & the Jug Band." This frolicking five-some brightens up the stage with rib-tickling old time tunes. The Tennessee Mafia Jug Band not only know the music, they wear the costumes, tell corny jokes and even do slapstick gags that throw an audience into hysterics.
Monday, August 29 at 7:30PM
$15
Join LezCab for a night of 90s pop songs, originated by the ladies who confused our sexuality, performed by today's out queer women. From Britney to Joni, Christina to Melissa, The Spice Girls & more, reminisce about the women who defined the 90s through their music. We guarantee a night of fun and feelings.
CASTANDLOOSE LIVE! : #REPRESENTATIONMATTERS
FEATURING MARSHA Stephanie Blake, JEAN GRAE, Keith Randolph Smith & VICTOR VARNADO
Monday, August 29 at 9:30PM
$20
Brush up on your code words like, "sassy" and "urban." Find out where you fall on the rainbow from "Caucasian Only" to "Seeking All Ethnics." Join CastAndLoose Live! for another night of terrible, real casting notices, as performed by stars of the stage and screen. This evening we will explore race in the entertainment industry, and, in the wake of our country's current, challenging conversation, why Black Roles Matter. A portion of proceeds will be donated to Kickstart Diversity, an initiative of the media incubator, Big Vision Empty Wallet. As always, come laugh at the problems, while funding the solution. This evening will feature special guests Marsha Stephanie Blake (Orange Is the New Black), Jean Grae (internationally renowned lyricist and hip hop artist), Keith Randolph Smith (Broadway's American Psycho) and Victor Varnado (Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan O'Brien).
HECTOR MARTIGNON & FOREIGN AFFAIR
Tuesday, August 30 at 7:30PM
$20
Hector Martignon's multi-Grammy Award-nominated music spans continents and genres, honed by his multicultural and multilingual background; a sound intent on removing walls and borders of every kind. An accomplished pianist, composer, conductor and educator, Martignon brings his singular talent, intelligent humor and musical generosity to this colorful and continental musical vista. The brilliant band of artists he has assembled in Foreign Affair represent a global view and approach to his compositions. With Mino Cinelu and Samuel Torres on percussion, Christos Rafalides on vibes, Rudyck Vidal on bass, Foreign Affair inspires joy and adventure in music.
Tuesday, August 30 at 9:30PM
$15
London-born Fionn Ó Lochlainn arrived in New York City in early 2000 with a recording contract from Universal and set to work on a series of songs that would eventually lead to a solo career and a critically acclaimed album entitled Spawn of the Beast. Lochlainn has shared stages with some of the finest musicians at highly respected venues throughout America. For the past five years, greatly inspired by American culture, Lochlainn has traveled the USA, focusing on California, and performed regularly at concert halls and festivals throughout the Southwest and the Great Northwest. Lochlainn is currently recording songs for his forthcoming album, 3 Stripe Balloon.
BILL KIRCHEN & AUSTIN DE LONE: TRANSATLANTICANA ALBUM RELEASE
Wednesday, August 31 at 7:30PM
$22
Bill Kirchen and Austin de Lone team up for a hands-across-the-Atlantic collection with their new studio album, Transatlanticana, out on August 26, 2016 on Red House Records. This long overdue release unites the pioneers of two major musical movements. Kirchen co-founded the original Americana band, Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen. De Lone dropped out of Harvard to start Eggs Over Easy, moving to London and recording with Jimi Hendrix's producer/manager and The Animals' bass player Chas Chandler in 1970. The Eggs are the progenitors of British pub rock, the first link in the chain to punk rock, new wave and beyond. Backed by both their all-star British and American bands, Transatlanticana finds Kirchen and de Lone trading songwriting credits and lead vocals on this soulful and rocking collection.
Kevin Smith Kirkwood IS CLASSIC WHITNEY: ALIVE!
Wednesday, August 31 at 9:30PM
$20
Hot on the heels of the sold out Joe's Pub debut, Classic Whitney: Alive! is back by popular demand to the place where it all started! In Classic Whitney, the legendary Whitney Houston has come back to earth, reincarnated in the body of Kevin Smith Kirkwood, to deliver a one night only retrospective concert and celebration of some of her iconic live performances. Here, Whitney is backed by a full band and back-up singers (who also play her mother Sissy Houston, brother Gary, and even Bobby Brown) and musical director Drew Wutke. With a script constructed from bits of her live concert banter, and re-enactments of her live concert musical arrangements, it's the ultimate Whitney tribute from the ultimate Whitney fan!
Thursday, September 1 at 9:30PM
$15
Champagne Jerry, also known as Neal Medlyn, is a rapper and performance artist who, along with his main producer, Max Tannone and his onstage entourage, the Champagne Club, seek to transform the world every single time they hit the stage. Real beats, real rapping, real champagne, real realness. Champagne Jerry has worked with Ad-Rock of the Beastie Boys, Kathleen Hanna, Bridget Everett and performed all across the country, including several Wal-Mart parking lots. His new album The Champagne Room is out now on custom USB drives with unique content and is also available to stream or buy online.
Friday, September 2 at 7:30PM
$25
When you listen to The Kruger Brothers, you can't help but be amazed by the sheer depth of their artistry. Originally from Europe, now living in North Carolina, they were first introduced to American audiences in 1997, quickly gaining the attention of fans and the music industry alike. Drawing on a rich cultural palette, theirs is a music that celebrates the best of what music can be: exciting, engaging, intelligent, and delightful. Some call it jazz, some call it classical and some call it bluegrass. Certainly, the music of The Kruger Brothers is all of that and more. Experience what happens when these innovative and soulful world-class virtuosos put on one-of-a-kind performance that audiences find breathtaking and unforgettable.
ELSTEN "FULANO" TORRES / ELIACIM
Friday, September 2 at 9:30PM
$15
Elsten Torres, twice nominated for Grammy Awards, is a singer-songwriter who blends pop, Latin and Americana musical flavors into rich and eclectic artistic expression. Born in Cuba and raised in New York, the now Miami-based musician is credited as one of the pioneers of the Latin rock movement of the '90s and has had numerous hits on Billboard's Top Ten including a number one song for five consecutive weeks.
EliaCiM is a singer-songwriter and musician from Dominican Republic. His self-titled debut album with the hit single "Un Dia De Esos" catapulted him to a nomination for Best New Artist at the 14th annual Latin Grammys where he was invited to perform in the live pre-telecast ceremony. EliaCiM's songs have been heard on television in the widely popular Nickelodeon series Gracchi, as well as on the albums of multiple Billboard charting artists, including Idol Puerto Rico winner Christian Pagan.
JACK KEROUAC PROJECT BENEFIT CONCERT
Saturday, September 3 at 7PM
$30
Legendary composer David Amram and his Quintet perform Beat-era jazz classics, and accompany actor John Ventimiglia (The Sopranos), poets Bob Holman, Marilyn Nelson, and Frank Messina, and surprise guests from the film and theater world as they recite the works of Jack Kerouac. The evening will also feature special musical guest saxophonist Erik Lawrence and keynote speaker author/journalist and Kerouac Project co-founder Bob Kealing. Proceeds support the Jack Kerouac Writer-in-Residence Project of Orlando, Florida, home to nearly 60 writers since 2000.
Saturday, September 3 at 9:30PM
$12
Billy Lloyd began their musical journey learning to play classical and minimalist piano at age six. By age 10, Lloyd began experimenting with a looping system after they became too frustrated with the rules and order of classical music, creating vast arrangements of repetitive piano loops, eventually learning to record and structure them into fully fledged songs. Fast forward to 2014, which saw Lloyd release their first self-produced EP Who ( / ), with headlining shows across Europe and international acclaim. 2015 saw a second EP, Who ( // ), shows all across the US and Europe and a move to New York. Lloyd now completes the Who Trilogy with Who ( /// ), out August 8th 2016, with another string of international performances.
Sunday, September 4 at 7:30PM
$15
Bonjour's eponymous debut album is a collection of musical snapshots. Each works represents a day of the week and its associated mood, and some, like "Friday 3PM," are more specific than others. Bandleader Florent Ghys draws on the Indian classical tradition of raga, the Western classical tradition, jazz and more to craft his own idiosyncratic style that by turns builds like the best kind of post-rock anthem, grooves like a hocket-obsessed West African funk band, and has the harmonic vocabulary of a synthesizing sponge with a diplomatic passport. The combination of vocals with guitars and percussion yields a surprising array of textures in which to become lost and then find one's way out of, or to just relish staying lost in for a while.
Sunday, September 4 at 9:30PM
$20
Fendika is a troupe of accomplished azmari musicians and dancers from Ethiopia. The group draws deeply from the well of Ethiopia's rich bardic tradition while adding creative movements and sounds that revitalize the ancient artistic forms. Fendika features six performers, including two dancers and a singer, and features authentic instruments including kebero drums, masenko and krar. Founded in 2009 by Melaku Belay, the world's foremost interpreter of eskista, a traditional Ethiopian trance dance of athletic shoulder movements that presage hip-hop dance. In early 2016, they were featured in NYC's annual globalFEST!
For tickets, go online at joespub.com, call 10AM-7:00PM daily at 212-967-7555, or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC (Opens daily at 2PM). There is a $12 food / two (2) drink minimum per person per show, unless otherwise noted.
Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe's Pub at The Public debuted in 1998 and plays a vital role in The Public's mission of supporting young artists while providing established artists with an intimate space to perform and develop new work. In 2013, Joe's Pub celebrates 15 years of the best in live music and performance nightly, continuing its commitment to diversity, production values, community and artistic freedom. It received a top-to-bottom renovation in 2011, leading to improved sightlines, expanded seating capacity and a new menu from acclaimed Chef Andrew Carmellini. With its intimate atmosphere and superior acoustics, Joe's Pub presents talent from all over the world as part of The Public's programming downtown at its Astor Place home, hosting approximately 800 shows and serving over 100,000 audience members annually.
The Public Theater, under the leadership of Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare, the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. Celebrating his 10th anniversary season at The Public, Eustis has created new community-based initiatives designed to engage audiences like Public Lab, Public Studio, Public Forum, Public Works, and a remount of the Mobile Unit. The Public continues the work of its visionary founder, JoePapp, by acting as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force, and leading and framing dialogue on some of the most important issues of our day. Creating theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City for nearly 60 years, today the Company engages audiences in a variety of venues-including its landmark downtown home at Astor Place, which houses five theaters and Joe's Pub; the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to free Shakespeare in the Park; and the Mobile Unit, which tours Shakespearean productions for underserved audiences throughout New York City's five boroughs. The Public's wide range of programming includes free Shakespeare in the Park, the bedrock of the Company's dedication to making theater accessible to all; Public Works, an expanding initiative that is designed to cultivate new connections and new models of engagement with artists, audiences and the community each year; and audience and artist development initiatives that range from Emerging Writers Group and to the Public Forum series. The Public is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; and in October 2012 the landmark building downtown at Astor Place was revitalized to physically manifest the Company's core mission of sparking new dialogues and increasing accessibility for artists and audiences, by dramatically opening up the building to the street and community, and transforming the lobby into a public piazza for artists, students, and audiences. The Public is currently represented on Broadway by the Tony Award-winning Fun Home and Lin-Manuel Miranda's acclaimed American musical Hamilton, and Danai Gurira's Eclipsed featuring Lupita Nyong'o. The Public has received 47 Tony Awards, 168 Obie Awards, 52 Drama Desk Awards, 54 Lortel Awards, 32 Outer Critics Circle Awards, 13 New York Drama Critics Awards, and five Pulitzer Prizes.
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