Justin Vivian Bond, The Walkmen's Walter Martin, Our Lady J and More Set for Joe's Pub, 12/17-28
By: BWW News Desk Dec. 15, 2014
Joe's Pub at the Public has announced its upcoming performances over the holiday season, from December 17 to December 28, 2014. Scroll down for details!
CHRIS PUREKA w/ opener MARYLEIGH ROOHAN
Wednesday, December 17 at 7:00PM
$18
Compared to such names as Gillian Welch, Ryan Adams and Neil Young, singer/songwriter Chris Pureka's birdsong voice and gritty lyrics combine an Appalachian folk flavor with the observations of bittersweet human interactions. Playing New England coffeehouses at 16 years old, she has matured on the road and released five albums on her own label. Pureka's hypnotic lyrical odes to simple moments of a complicated life have become the staple of folk acoustic playlists for any Americana fan.
MaryLeigh Roohan has been described as having "the wisdom of an old soul in the body of a young, yearning individual." Whether it's her dynamic and passionate performances, or her poignant and honest songwriting, this sentiment has been expressed throughout Roohan's nascent career. Her style shifts seamlessly from sunny indie pop to heartfelt Americana and a stage presence that's full of dynamic soul. She's played with Jill Sobule, Sean Rowe, Theresa Andersson, Paranoid Social Club and Milo Greene.
JUSTIN VIVIAN BOND: STAR OF LIGHT! AN EVENING OF BI-POLAR WITCHY WONDER
Wednesday-Saturday, December 17-20 at 9:00PM
Sunday-Tuesday December 21-23 at 9:30PM
$35
It's that time of year again! The lords are leaping so pull your twinkles from the box, dust off your balls, and grab that bottle of lube you hid behind your tree for 'tis the season to light up the darkness, disinfect the manger and say hello to the "Star of Light!"
Mx Justin Vivian Bond - backed by a cherubic coven of talented misfits in extravagant outfits: musical director Matt Ray, Nathann Carrera on guitar and Claudia Chopek on violin - promises to light up the darkness with songs, spirits, sass and a slew of special surprises!
Bring a friend, bring a blanket, bring a blowtorch! Snuggle up next to the holiday Bond Fire and celebrate with your favorite "Star of Light", Mx Justin Vivian Bond.
WALTER MARTIN HOLIDAY SHOW feat. KAT EDMONSON + MORE
Thursday, December 18 at 7:00PM
$20
Walter Martin, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter for the Walkmen, found out his wife was pregnant with their first child just as the New York band was finishing work on their 2012 album Heaven. With fatherhood on the horizon, and adulthood an undeniable reality, Martin felt it was time to challenge himself a bit. It was while standing in his kitchen the summer before last, surrounded by his young family and listening to their collection of 1950s rock 'n' roll records, that he realized what that meant exactly. Those inklings led to 2014's We're All Young Together, Martin's debut solo effort, which was a hit with children and parents alike. Joined by pals like Kat Edmonson, Martin takes this same approach with this holiday show.
Friday, December 19 at 7:00PM
$20
The Mike Errico Holiday Show is a highlight in a year that has been filled with them. While maintaining a career as a recording artist and producer for TV and film, Errico has been teaching at Yale University and NYU's Clive Davis School of Recorded Music, where his guests have included Amanda Palmer, Benny Blanco, Jonathan Coulton, Ryan Miller, and others. In keeping with a long-standing Holiday Show tradition, Errico will distribute gifts, known as Holiday Omens. Recipients will be invited to interpret the Omen's personal significance in the coming year. Hilarious, poignant or cautionary, they have proven to be alarmingly accurate.
Friday & Saturday, December 19 & 20 at 11:30PM
$30
Pam Ann's BAD AIR HOSTESS is a glamorous, heavy-drinking, drug-abusing, and fashion-obsessed international airhostess with more issues than Vogue. Pam Ann would rather flick the pages of fashion magazines in the galley, snort cocaine and scroll the Internet for 'love' than deal with her passengers. Pam Ann is destructive and reckless in her approach to life, always chasing the high but always left short of the runway. She says what other cabin crew would like to say and embraces terrorism! If you're easily offended or scared of flying this show is for you!
Saturday, December 20 at 7:00PM
$20
Actor Vincent D'Onofrio joins forces with musician and composer Dana Lyn for a special spoken-word musical collaboration. D'Onofrio recites his own exquisitely written journal entries - sharp, scary, funny prose poems alongside Lyn's live accompaniment on piano and violin.
REVEREND BILLY & THE STOP SHOPPING CHOIR: MONSANTO IS THE DEVIL
Sunday, December 21 at 2:00PM
$15
What time is this? Time to party before the plague? Or is it more like the 20's between world wars? In 2014, stepping on stage in fire and drought, freak storms and extinction... Reverend Billy is feeling a strange joy in these first days of apocalypse. We need to rededicate ourselves to the politicizing of survival, pitting our freedom against the financiers of climate change. The singing-activists return to Joe's after last year's performances in Chase Bank lobbies, and New York jails and courts. In 2013, we were inspired by the extinction and resurrection of the Golden Toad. This year, the Honey Bee is the hero. The presence of the pesticides of "Big Ag" and the struggle by bees to survive, is inspiration for new songs, songs with lots of Bee-atitude, hard-working and sticky sweet.
STARSKY & COX: WHAT'S GOING ON
Sunday, December 21 at 7:00PM
$20
What's Going On answers the self-same question, in words and music; and in this premier holiday installment-A Winter's Solstice Saturnalia-Stella Starsky and Quinn Cox navigate you beyond a messy nativity, acclimating you to astrological climate change, letting you in on cosmic jokes, and gently shooing you toward enlightenment. Attend this season's revival of singing satyrs, sacrificial Holly Kings, bacchanalian school marms, talking Narnians and hale hierophants, led by the merriest metaphysicians this side of Bethlehem. With musical director Matt Ray and special guest NathAnn Carrera.
OUR LADY J'S THE GOSPEL OF DOLLY: HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS
Monday, December 22 at 7:30PM
$25
Our Lady J presents the Gospel of Dolly, an evening of Dolly Parton's most beloved gospel music. Accompanied by The Train-To-Kill Gospel Choir, Our Lady J sheds new meaning and light on Dolly's greatest hits, as well as her lesser known spiritual songs in this annual celebration of the Queen of Country. Dolly herself has exalted Our Lady J, saying, "I just LOVE listening to Our Lady J sing!"
BRYAN CARTER WISHES YOU A SWANGIN' CHRISTMAS
Tuesday, December 23 at 7:00PM
$20
Drummer/bandleader Bryan Carter Wishes You A Swangin' Christmas is a holiday-themed concert reminiscent of the delightful musical television specials from the 1950's and 60's. Carter is joined by a stunning vocal cast, known as the Holidays, of the brightest young stars and seasoned veterans across the various worlds of jazz, classical, pop, cabaret and musical theater. Accompanied by The Bryan Carter Quintet and chamber string ensemble, the Holidays produce tales and feelings of love, joy, inspiration and togetherness.
JULIAN FLEISHER & FRIENDS HOLIDAY SHOW
Wednesday, December 24 at 7:30PM
$25
Before the art of song was divided into narrow stylistic slices, before there was Jazz or Pop or Rock, there was Nightclub Singing. Like Sammy Davis, Jr, Ethel Water and Mel Tormé before him, Julian Fleisher mixes masterful interpretations of a wide range of popular songs with kick-ass showmanship and a generously endowed band that -- as the Washington Post put it -- "blew the roof off of Joe's Pub."
Wednesday, December 24 at 9:30PM
$25 Adv / $35 Door
As producer and lead singer of the band Lev Tahor, Eli Schwebel spearheaded the renaissance of Jewish Acappella music, as well as creating a vocally rich, pop-rock sound that transformed the definition of traditional Jewish music. He is now launching his solo career with his first ever solo album entitled "Hearts Mind" which he will be performing with his seven-piece band the A-Men.
Friday-Tuesday, December 26-30 at 7:30PM & 9:30PM
Wednesday, December 31 at 9:00PM & 11:00PM
$60-$200
Sandra Bernhard's new live show Sandra Bernhard is #blessed will spotlight her own unique, sharp blend of hysterical insight and outspoken views, with rock-n-roll, cabaret, stand-up and a little burlesque. Sandra Bernhard is #blessed also features Bernhard's band The Flawless Zircons, who perform with her at sold out venues in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago and all points in between.
Of last year's holiday shows at Joe's Pub in Manhattan, Next Magazine wrote "Bernhard looked like 10 million bucks in a pair of black leather pants and a chic white blouse, her world was Sandyland and we were merely allowed to live in it. Her lacerating observations and spot-on social commentary remain as sharp and insightful as ever."For tickets, go online at joespub.com, call 10AM-7PM, daily at 212-967-7555 or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office, 425 Lafayette Street, NYC (Opens daily at 2PM).
ABOUT JOE'S PUB AT THE PUBLIC Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe's Pub at The Public opened 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. Joe's Pub consistently presents the best in live music and performance nightly, continuing its commitment to diversity, production values, community and artistic freedom. The organization also offers unique opportunities like New York Voices, an artist commissioning program that provides musicians the resources and tools needed to develop original theater works. Commissioned artists have included Ethan Lipton, Toshi Reagon, Bridget Everett, Allen Toussaint and more. In 2011, the Pub received a top-to-bottom renovation, 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.
ABOUT THE PUBLIC THEATER AT ASTOR PLACE Under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, The Public Theater is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare and the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. The Public continues the work of its visionary founder, Joe Papp, 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 its beloved, 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, new and experimental stagings at The Public at Astor Place, and a range of artist and audience development initiatives including its Public Forum series, which brings together theater artists and professionals from a variety of disciplines for discussions that shed light on social issues explored in Public productions. The Public Theater is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust provides leadership support for The Public Theater's year-round activities.
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