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.
JULY 31 - AUG 3
ANDY SUZUKI & THE METHOD
Saturday, July 31 at 7:30 PM
"Andy Suzuki brings a stripped-down R&B sensibility to the piano-man paradigm - and does it with a voice that could have him starring in Rent on Broadway." - Michael Gallant, Keyboard Magazine - Unsigned Artist of the Month
Q: Who are Andy Suzuki & The Method?
A: John Mayer meets Sara Bareilles. Imagine their half-Asian lovechild. Add an electric violinist who solos like a lead guitarist and a percussionist who swings his dreds harder than anyone ever asks him to. $12 in advance / $14 at the door
ROXANE BUTTERFLY
Saturday, July 31 at 9:30 PM
Underground tap-icon Roxane Butterfly comes back to New York with a brand new collaboration featuring the music of pianist Frederique Trunk, to offer an evening of contemporary tap, ethno-jazz and spoken-word. The two french-american women will join their talent to reflect on their experiences as women, perpetual immigrants and lovers of life. This two years-old collaboration started as a co-production of Central Art Process, a multi-disciplinary artists collective based in barcelona and has toured Italy and Spain. $18
ASYLUM STREET SPANKERS
Sunday, August 1 at 7:30 PM
Imagine a whimsical collision course between ragtime, two-step parlor dances, jazz, vaudeville, off-color blues, hip-hop swagger, country AND western - and you get the kaleidoscopic musical universe of the Asylum Street Spankers. One of the single best live bands you'll ever see (a model of dynamics and sheer musicality), they're as likely to play music in the orbit of the Hokum Boys and Ida Cox as that of the Beasties and Black Flag or sharp-right turn originals on any given night. Risqué repartee, humor and seamless gear-shifting between styles are just part of their deep charm. Their take on what Greil Marcus called the music of, "old, weird America," is as honest as it is entertaining. $20
VAGABOND OPERA
Sunday, August 1 at 9:30 PM
Hailing from Portland, OR, Vagabond Opera pumps life into opera with the bellows of an untamed Romanian accordion, re-invents it, and accomplishes the near-impossible. Featuring trained operatic vocals, theatrics and songs in 15 languages. "A Vagabond Opera show is a chance to time-travel. Specifically, to 1920s Paris. On a riverboat. With a glass of absinthe in one hand and a long cigarette holder in the other. And - why not? - chatting with Josephine Baker.". - Washington Post $15
FREE TO DREAM: THE SONGS OF KATSAROS AND SCHERMERHORN
Monday, August 2 at 7:00 & 9:30 PM
Take a musical road trip across the country in an evening devoted to the songs of Katsaros and Schermerhorn at Joe's Pub. Featuring an all-star Broadway cast, Free to Dream showcases the people and places that make up the fabric of America. From country, rock and pop to swing and the blues, the evening's music is as varied as the fifty United States. Proceeds from Free to Dream benefit The New York Pops' education programs, which bring hope and dreams through music to thousands of public schoolchildren across the five boroughs of New York City.
Composer Doug Katsaros and lyricist William Schermerhorn have been writing songs for national audiences of millions for nearly a decade as part of the Macy's 4th of July Fireworks® and other events.
Hosted by Steven Reineke
Featuring special guest artists Stephanie D'Abruzzo, Anthony Rapp, John Tartaglia & Camp Broadway Kids.
This night is made for sharing - so bring your friends and help fulfill childrens' dreams through music education! $125 / $45
ELK CITY: HOUSE OF TONGUES CD RELEASE
Tuesday, August 3 at 7:30 PM
Elk City re-invent the seductive sophistication of 1970's FM radio pop- but never shy away from their formidable rock power. Singer Renée LoBue possesses one of her generations most versatile and distinctive voices. Her melodic songs a veritable transit rail from the intoxications of 1960's Bay Area psychedelia to the smoky Parisian outposts which might once have hosted Nina Simone.
LoBue is perfectly-matched with guitarist Sean Eden, who joined Elk City soon after the break-up of the legendary Luna. Eden expresses and withholds his playing in a manner perfectly reflecting the hope and anxiety of LoBue's confessional lyrics.This special evening performance celebrates the release of Elk City's 2010 album, 'House of Tongues'. $12
SANBLE
Tuesday, August 3 at 9:30 PM
Sanble, an afro-Haitian word that means "to gather," is a collective of dancers, singers and musicians. We present an evening of dance, song and music based on Afro-Haitian and Afro-Jamaican culture but with a distinctly global flavor. The core group consists of:
Belinda Becker, Jamaica -- afro-caribbean dance, vocals (NY actor, dancer and DJ)
Sheila Anoxier, Haiti -- afro-Haitian dance, vocals (dancer with Voudou drums of Haiti and Bethanny & Rufus)
Swiss Chris, Switzerland -- drums ( former band leader and drummer for John Legend)
Kaoru Watanabe, Japan -- Taiko drum, western flute (former artistic director of Kodo Drummers)
Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn, Jamaica -- nyahbhingi drums, (senior drummer for the long running broadway show 'The Lion King"), plus special guest artists. $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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