Joes Pub Announces Upcoming Shows Including Eisa Davis 5/28
By: Gabrielle Sierra Apr. 29, 2010
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.
MAY 28 - MAY 30
JEREMY MESSERSMITH
Friday, May 28 at 7:00 PM
To call Jeremy Messersmith a musician is half-truth: He's also a storyteller, who has carefully crafted a trilogy of songs that narrate life. His first full-length release The Alcatraz Kid is a moving collection of acoustic-driven lullabies with titles like "Novocain" and "Beautiful Children" that innocently question the purpose of things to come. The integrity of these delicate songs immediately struck a chord with critics and fans alike, and captured the attention of Semisonic's Dan Wilson, who offered to produce Messersmith's follow-up album, The Silver City.
The Silver City was a natural progression in sound and reflection: the compositions grew fuller and more dynamic with a classic-pop feel inspired by The Beach Boys and Beatles: While the topics focused on midlife struggles with tracks like "Dead End Job" and "Miracles." Local and national attention soon followed with NPR and college stations around the country, followed by U.S. tours and sold-out shows in New York, Chicago and Minneapolis.
The Reluctant Graveyard (out May 4) bookends this trilogy of lifelong (ahem, literary) observations with songs like "Lazy Bones" and "Organ Donor," and sonically continues on the'60 chamber pop path Messersmith set out with his sophomore release. He continues to share stages with notables such as Sondre Lechre and The Watson Twins, and has been featured on MTV and Ugly Betty. And while this collection of songs comes to an end, it's no doubt that the stories will live on. $12
Friday, May 28 at 9:30 PM
"Flawless"..."radiant" -- Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
"Have you ever seen a woman like me / lying awake in ecstasy" is perhaps the most telltale lyric, philosophical riddle, and experiential result of Eisa Davis, the award-winning singer, songwriter, actor and playwright who embraces all her selves and distills them into elegant, liberating sound. A pianist and effortless bandleader, Eisa returns to Joe's Pub after appearing in This at Playwrights Horizons and Passing Strange: The Movie, which held court at the Public before its decorated, unforgettable run on Broadway. Using music as content and form for her autobiographical memoir Angela's Mixtape garnered the production a nod in The New Yorker's Best of 2009--and she continues to explore the heart's terrain with her passionate, minimalist pop-rock-soul. From her electronica featured on the Showtime series Soul Food to her acoustic album Something Else, Berkeley native Eisa never fails to move audiences with her unique alloy of catharsis and restraint. $15
DON'T GO IN THE WOODS
Friday, May 28 at 11:30 PM
Play This Film Loud presents slasher musical Don't Go In The Woods, directed by Vincent d'Onofrio and featuring music by Sam Bisbee. The screening will be followed by a live musical performance with the cast. $20
ENSEMBLE ELEKTRA: CD RELEASE / THE MIGHTY THIRD RAIL
Saturday, May 29 at 7:00 PM
"Profound yearning, ecstatic wailing and an aching beauty - in a rather original context." - E.J. Janelli, All about Jazz
With both an eye towards tradition and a flair for the new, Ensemble Elektra brings a fresh perspective to American creative music, fusing the modern beat of New York's life with its members' multi-ethnic musical roots. The result is a contemporary mix of Western Classical, Jazz and Rock, with traditional music from the Mediterranean, North Africa and Eastern Europe. The sextet lead by Elektra Kurtis on violin, features the most unique musicians of New York's music scene: Curtis Stewart on violin, Lefteris Bournias on clarinet, Stuart Popejoy on electric bass, Babatunde Don Eaton on percussion and Kahlil Kwame Bell on drums.
The Mighty Third Rail is a 3 man squadron that combines the elements of hip hop poetry, beat-boxing, violin and upright bass. Featuring the dashing Darian Dauchan on vocals, the indelible Ian Baggette on Bass, and the charming Curtis Stewart on violin. $12
Saturday, May 29 at 9:30 PM
Australian Kim Smith is an award winning cabaret artist known for his Weimar-inspired cabarets that juxtapose authentic musical material with stylistic takes on more current popular tunes. His newest cabaret, Morphium (directed by Christian Coulson) premiered in March 2009 at the Neue Galerie's Café Sabarsky in New York, before touring to Melbourne, Australia. Morphium has since returned to Café Sabarsky, and performed at Joe's Pub at The Public Theater, and at Don't Tell Mama, NYC. In 2008, Smith debuted his acclaimed cabaret, Johnny Come Lately (directed and produced by Karen Kohler) at New York's Don't Tell Mama, transferring to The Duo Theatre at DMAC. Past cabaret works include Quietly Kim Smith, Kim Smith is Madly Adored, and Kim Smith's Jungle Parade-the latter having run for a total of five seasons at Melbourne's Butterfly Club and headlining at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2007. In 2009 Smith was presented the Ira Eaker Back Stage Magazine Bistro Award for Special Achievement as an outstanding performer on the rise (honored alongside Broadway and Cabaret legends Liza Minnelli and Charles Aznavour), and was nominated for both 2009 and 2010 MAC Awards in the Outstanding Male Vocalist category. He is also a recipient of the American Australian Association's Dame Joan Sutherland Award for aspiring artists, and is a member of the Kabarett Kollektif, a troupe of New York-based artists dedicated to preserving the European cabaret tradition. Smith has also headlined for Earl Dax's Weimar New York and Tingel Tangel Club, as well as for Floating Kabarett at Galapagos Art Space, DUMBO. Other theatrical credits include Merrily We Roll Along (Charlie Kringas), The World Goes 'Round (Redroom Theatre), and the New York premiere of Jude, a new British musical after Hardy's Jude the Obscure (as Philotson). Mr. Smith studied in Australia at the Ballarat Arts Academy (BA, Music Theatre), and has worked extensively with the Walt Disney Company. He now resides in New York City. $15
LIMBSAKIMBO
Saturday, May 29 at Midnight
After two successful engagements at Birdland, Limbsakimbo is coming downtown to Joe's Pub to revisit, revise, and reimagine the songs of Marvin Gaye in a special midnight show. Sexy and political, compassionate and defiant, Marvin Gaye's songs continue to inspire the members of Limbsakimbo and promise for a soulful, electric witching hour of music. Limbsakimbo is Lindsay Mendez, Michael Aarons, and Chris Fenwick, whose creative energy and musical restlessness marked their work together on the recent Broadway revival of Grease. The band will also be joined by Damien Bassman on drums, Mark Vanderpoel on bass, and Eric Davis on guitar.
Lead singer Lindsay Mendez is currently performing alongside Sherie Rene Scott in Everyday Rapture on Broadway at the American Airlines Theater. She was an original cast member of the most recent Broadway revival of Grease, playing the role of Jan. Off-Broadway; The Marvelous Wonderettes (Westside Theater). Other/Regional: Band Geeks! (NAMT), Rated RSO; The Music and Lyrics of Ryan Scott Oliver (The Kennedy Center, NYMF), Princesses (Goodspeed Opera House, 5th Avenue Theater),
Footloose (Sacramento Music Circus), Call Me Madam (Reprise!). Recordings: "Grease, " "New York City Christmas" (benefit for ASTEP), "Everyday Rapture."
Guitarist and arranger Michael Aarons has worked with Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Barry Manilow, Patti LaBelle, Paul McCartney, Luther Vandross, Michael McDonald, James Ingram, Liza Minnelli, Elton John and others. He originated the guitar chairs at Laugh Whore, High Fidelity, Grease, 9 to 5, and Memphis, where he currently plays. Michael is an arranger on the hit show, Next To Normal. As a composer, Michael's music has been featured on Lifetime, Style Network and MTV. Michael is currently the lead guitarist of American Idiot on Broadway.
Pianistand arranger Chris Fenwick has musical directed productions on Broadway, off-Broadway, and across the country. He has also accompanied and conducted numerous artists in concert including Patti LuPone, Elaine Stritch and Audra McDonald. His most recent project was the world premiere of Michael John LaChiusa's Giant. Currently, he can be seen as Associate Musical Director on The Addams Family.$15 in advance / $20 at the door
LAURENCE JUBER
Sunday, May 30 at 7:00 PM
"One of the most gifted and versatile Fingerstyle Guitarists on the scene"- Acoustic Guitar
Laurence Juber is a two-time Grammy award-winning Fingerstyle acoustic guitarist, also known for his electric work as lead guitarist in Paul McCartney's Wings. Juber has released 14 critically acclaimed solo albums which feature his celebrated arrangements of popular tunes and genre-crossing compositions. His new release 'Wooden Horses', is loaded with groove-driven originals shaded in jazz, blues, rock and folk flavors. He was voted "Guitarist of the Year" by the readers of Fingerstyle Guitar Magazine and named one of the top acoustic guitar players of all time by Acoustic Guitar Magazine. A dynamic, entertaining performer and an accomplished clinician, LJ brings his passion for the guitar to venues around the world, creating a multifaceted performance that belies the use of only one instrument. $15 in advance, $20 at the door
Perez Hilton SAVES THE UNIVERSE
Sunday, May 30 at 9:30 PM
Book by Randy Blair and Timothy Michael Drucker
Lyrics by Randy Blair
Music by Zachary Redler
Directed and choreographed by Connor Gallagher
Perez Hilton Saves the Universe explores a normal day in the life of celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton. Well, were it not for the plans of evil Islamic terrorists and Kathy Griffin. Throughout the course of the day, Perez must wrestle with the demons of love, ego and celebrity, all whilst saving Los Angeles from an imminent nuclear disaster. $20
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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