Joe's Pub Announces HAPPY ENDING MUSIC AND READING SERIES & More

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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HAPPY ENDING MUSIC AND READING SERIES

Featuring authors: Sam Lipsyte, Adam Haslett & Zoe Heller and musical guest Christina Courtin

Wednesday, April 7 at 7:00 PM
The consistently sold out, Happy Ending Music and Reading Series, chosen by New York Magazine and NY Press as the best reading series in NYC, and singled out by the New York Times Magazine for helping to "Keep downtown alive," features the most interesting storytellers, writers, musicians, raconteurs and personalities, and requires the readers to take one public risk, while the musicians, who perform two short sets with their original, lyric-driven music, are required to play one cover song and try to get the audience to sing along. Called the "most vital authors' series in the city," by Time Out NY, and known for its consistently good taste, Happy Ending has launched careers and proudly, ended none. $15

SCREAM ALONG WITH BILLY: THE MANHATTAN PROJECT

Sunday, April 11 at 9:30 PM

" Gay street-hustler-once-removed rough-rides the rock canon and tells drug stories that'll make you chortle as your hair stands on end." Robert Christgau, MSN.com

"Kept the audience mesmerized. Absurdist theater can happen anywhere, especially if it's kept alive by an artist like Hough..." Hilton Als, The New Yorker

"A cross between Justin Bond and Patti Smith." Adam Baran, Buttmagazine.com

"Billy Hough is touched by genius, a word I don't use often or lightly." Michael Cunningham

"Anything can happen. And does." Ann Wood, Provincetown Magazine

Provincetown's dangerous cult cabaret act, Scream Along With Billy, pulls into Joe's Pub for their New York City debut. Billy Hough, from the legendary punk band garageDogs, sings, screams, rants, and fights his way through the history of rock-n-roll. Accompanied by the historically accurate Sue Goldberg (Space Pussy) on bass and eye-rolls, the duo have earned a provocative reputation for themselves by finding the midpoint between piano bar and horror movie.

Their first album, Scream Along With Billy: The Album was released last fall to universal acclaim. It was given an honorable mention for 2009 by esteemed rock critic, Robert Christgau, and was picked up by Marc Jacobs for distribution in his stores worldwide.

They will be joined at Joe's Pub by Billy's brother Paul Hough (also of the garageDogs) on drums.

This show is not for children. $15 in advance, $20 at the door

NORA YORK

Monday, April 12 at 7:00 PM

"This daring vocalist and conceptualist is able to turn her ruminations into fascinating musical explorations. York is sure to take us to parts un-dreamed of. "-- The New Yorker

"The philosopher diva... part passionate performance art, part classy jazz chanteuse styling, all imaginative originality... A post modern jazz diva." -- Austin American Statesman

Singer Nora York, a Pub favorite, returns with her song cycle EXTREME: LOVE and HATE... JOY and SORROW... WAR and PEACE... RICH and POOR.

After petitioning her fan base for song requests, the responses was so varied that York decided to sing the EXTREME, songs from Stadium bands, country western favorites, Broadway hits and her own iconic original tunes.

She is joined by the Amazing Band ( Jamie Lawrence on piano, Steve Tarshis on guitar, Dave Hofstra on bass and Peter Grant on drums). $2

TICKETS

Online at joespub.com, Phone 212-967-7555, 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.

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