Indie country-rocker band Divining Rod released the first single “King of The Night” on Friday, October 20, from their upcoming EP entitled The House Will Always Win, due for release in January 2024.
Originally, Divining Rod was the solo project of Hawaiian native Miyuki Furtado of the former TooPure recording artists, The Rogers Sisters. The band includes lead Miyuki Furtado, guitarist/vocalist Patrick Harmon, bassist Matt Svigals, and drummer John Malone.
“King of The Night” combines a vocal performance that’s full of confidence and force with dynamic chords and soulful production to create a blues rock gem. The song explores themes of nightlife and the excitement of hitting the town on the weekend, with the monotony of misbehaving with the same folks, listening to the same tunes and ordering the same rounds of drinks. The song uses prominent and smooth country driven vocals, fused with the rhythm of rock and blues. The backbeat sets the tone and emphasizes the vocal-centric structure to make up the story of two gamblers who are headed for romance and heartbreak.
The new single will accompany four other songs to be released on their upcoming EP The House Will Always Win due for release in January. The EP was crafted during the same sessions as their previous EP, Santa Monica And Other Golden Classics. Divining Rod headed into the studio after a month-long residency on New York’s famed Circle Line. The House Will Always Win speaks of the affordability and accessibility of the city. Despite being a fun town, Miyuki sees a sense of sadness and desperation in the city.
moe. has announced that they will ring in the New Year with a special 2-night run at the renowned Kodak Center in Rochester.
With deep roots in nearby Buffalo and an enduring connection to Rochester, these special performances are not just another set of gigs, instead they are a testament to the band’s resilience, in light of guitarist Chuck Garvey’s recent health challenges, triumphant return to the road, and addition of Nate Wilson (keys) to the moe. lineup.
Alongside the announcement of moe.’s NYE run, the band along with several other musical acts and venues, are lending strong support to The American Cancer Society (ACS) through its inaugural “Rock The Pink” campaign. This initiative aims to harness the influence of the music community to combat breast cancer.
To date, the band has already raised more than $4,500, and efforts are ongoing. Having collaborated with the ACS’s breast cancer initiatives for the past two years, this year moe. has combined efforts with Umphrey’s McGee, Goose, the Disco Biscuits, Andy Frasco & the U.N., Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Kitchen Dwellers, and Doom Flamingo, as well as venues like The Capitol Theatre & Garcia’s.
Each participant is contributing in their own unique way, from selling limited-edition merchandise to flaunting pink instruments on stage and wearing pink-themed outfits, all to generate funds and awareness. 100% of the proceeds go directly to ACS, the nation’s premier nonprofit for cancer research funding. For more information and various donation options, fans and supporters can visit moe.org.
A special artist pre-sale kicks off on Wednesday, October 4th @ 10am ET [PW: GOUDA], and the general public begins on Friday, October 6th @ 10am ET. For more information visit moe.org
moe. 2023 Fall Tour Dates Wednesday, October 4th – The Pageant – St. Louis, MO Thursday, October 5th – Bourbon Theatre – Lincoln, NE Friday, October 6th – Hillberry Fest – Eureka Springs, AR Saturday, October 7th – Liberty Hall – Lawrence, KS Friday, October 20th – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO Saturday, October 21st – Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO Friday, December 8th – Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY Saturday, December 9th – Capitol Theatre – Port Chester, NY Saturday, December 30th – Kodak Center – Rochester, NY Sunday, December 31st – Kodak Center – Rochester, NY
BlueStar Radiation and Al & Rob moe.stly acoustic dates
Wednesday, November 15th – The Homestead – Morristown, NJ* Thursday, November 16th – Putnam Place – Saratoga Springs, NY* Friday, November 17th – Metronome – Burlington, VT* Saturday, November 18th – The Met – Pawtucket, RI* Sunday, November 19th – Soundcheck Studios – Pembroke, MA* Thursday, November 30th – Pour House – Charleston, SC^ Friday, December 1st – The Society Garden – Macon, GA^ Saturday, December 2nd – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA^~ Sunday, December 3rd – Visulite Theatre – Charlotte, NC^
moe. 2024 Winter Tour Dates
Thursday, January 18th – The Observatory North Park – San Diego, CA Friday, January 19th – Teragram Ballroom – Los Angeles, CA Saturday, January 20th – Sunday, January 21st – The Fillmore – San Francisco, CA Tuesday, January 23rd – Crystal Bay Club Casino – Crystal Bay, NV Thursday, January 25th – Midtown Ballroom – Bend, OR Friday, January 26th – Crystal Ballroom – Portland, OR Saturday, January 27th – Neptune Theater – Seattle, WA Friday, March 6th-Tuesday, March 10th – Egyptian Theatre – Park City, UT Thursday, March 12th – Mesa Theater – Grand Junction, CO Saturday, March 14th-Sunday, March 15th – Sheridan Opera House – Telluride, CO Monday, March 16th – Vilar PAC – Beaver Creek, CO Tuesday, March 17th – Strings Music Pavilion – Steamboat Springs, CO Thursday, March 19th – Belly Up – Aspen, CO Saturday, March 21st-Sunday, March 22nd – 10 Mile Music Hall – Frisco, CO Monday, March 23rd-Tuesday, March 24th – Washington’s FOCO – Ft. Collins, CO
Cortland Repertory Theatre has announced their 52nd annual summer season to be held at the Little York Pavilion in Preble, NY in 2024. The season will run from June 5 – August 17 and contain three musicals and two plays.
The Cortland Repertory Theatre opened its doors on July 5, 1972 at Dwyer Memoral Park. Being one of New York State’s longest running professional theatres, they continue to support and showcase popular musicals and plays for theatre lovers in the area.
Producing Artistic Director Kerby Thompson says, “we always strive to select a season that falls under the umbrella as ‘something for everyone’ and I’m very excited about this coming summer’s selections!”
One change in the CRT schedule of note: most of the summer productions will be completing their runs on a Friday, not on Saturdays as in previous years. Also, the theatre will be adding a 2:00PM matinee on the second Tuesday of the performance schedule to make a less hectic, less stressful, and safer changeover from one production to the next. Thompson also notes that matinees are very popular and adding another to the schedule opens more seating options for those who choose the afternoon shows.
Kicking off the season from June 5-14 is a show that has been called “one of the greatest musicals of all time”: My Fair Lady. With book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, this musical was adapted from George Bernard Shaw’s play and Gabriel Pascal’s movie “Pygmalion” and was originally directed and staged by Moss Hart.
In this story, Eliza Doolittle is a young flower seller with an unmistakable Cockney accent which seemingly keeps her in the lower rungs of Edwardian society. When Professor Henry Higgins tries to teach her how to speak like “a proper lady”, an unlikely friendship begins to flourish. The musical’s score is loaded with familiar songs, including “The Rain in Spain,” “I Could Have Danced All Night”, “On the Street Where You Live”, “Get Me to the Church on Time”, and “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face.”
From June 19 – 28 is the CRT debut of the heartwarming comedy The Last Romance, by Joe DePietro. CRT audiences will remember DePietro’s work from the 2005 and 2022 productions of Over the River and Through the Woods.
This play explores the transformative power of love, no matter what age one may be. On an ordinary day in a routine life, widower Ralph takes a different path on his daily walk and meets Carol while she’s sitting on a bench in a dog park. Relying on his boyish charm and a fictional dog named Rex, Ralph woos Carol and they embark on a hilarious and touching journey that proves it’s never too late for romance. This laugh-filled comedy cleverly explores relationships between people in their golden years, and how the invisible bonds of family often tie our hearts tighter than any love affair.
A recent Broadway musical, with the regional premiere from July 3 – 12, is Jimmy Buffet’s Escape to Margaritaville, with a book by Emmy Award winner Greg Garcia and Emmy nominee Mike O’Malley, and music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffett. The Pavilion stage will transform into a tropical paradise where love and laughter are the keys to “growing older but not up.”
The story centers around Tully, the “mayor” of Margaritaville, a part-time bartender, part-time singer, and full-time charmer who’s got life all figured out until a beautiful tourist steals his heart and makes him question everything he knows. This energetic score features Jimmy Buffett’s classics, including “Cheeseburger in Paradise,” “Fins,” “Volcano,” “It’s Five o’clock Somewhere,” and many more.
Running from July 17 – 26 is a thrilling new adaptation of the Broadway classic that inspired the 1967 film starring Audrey Hepburn, Wait Until Dark, originally written by Frederick Knott and recently adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher.
Murder, secret identities, and a switchblade set the stage for this white-knuckle thriller that takes place in the quaint 1944 Greenwich Village basement apartment of Susan, a blind yet capable woman, and her husband Sam. While Sam is away on business, Susan finds herself threatened by a trio of men who will stop at nothing to get a stolen item hidden in the apartment. As the climax builds, Susan discovers that her blindness just might be the key to her escape, but she must wait until dark to reach the shattering conclusion.
Wrapping up the summer, from July 31 – August 17, Cortland Repertory Theatre presents their debut production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, with music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, and a book by Linda Woolverton. This “tale as old as time” was originally directed on Broadway by Robert Jess Roth, and originally produced by Disney Theatrical Productions. Original music supervision and new arrangements are by Michael Kosarin with dance music arrangements by Glen Kelly and orchestrations by Danny Troob. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated film, this stage adaptation includes all those wonderful songs and characters that kids of all ages know and love.
The story revolves around Belle, a young woman in a provincial town, and the Beast, who is really a young prince trapped under the spell of an enchantress. If the Beast can learn to love and be loved, the curse will end, and he will be transformed into his former self. But time is running out. If the Beast does not learn his lesson soon, he and his household will be doomed for all eternity.
Cortland Repertory Theatre is currently selling 5-show summer subscriptions which are $190 for center seats and $180 for side seats and allow the patron to see all five productions. Also available are Flex Pass Packs for 5 shows ($195) or 6 shows ($234) and allow the patron to choose the shows they see and when they see them. A two-pack Youth Flex Pass is also available for $40.00. CRT’s gift cards are available for purchase at any time, for any dollar amount, with no expiration date. Individual tickets will go on sale starting May 20, 2024, with Adult Tickets for $42.00 (center seats) and $40.00 (side seats).
A $2.00 discount is available on individual tickets for seniors 62 and up, active military and veterans, first responders, and groups of 10 or more. All youth tickets, 22 and under, are $25.00 at all times.
Current box office hours at CRT Downtown, 24 – 26 Port Watson Street in Cortland are Mon-Fri, 9:00-4:00; summer hours will be extended starting on May 20 to Mon-Fri 9:00–6:00, Saturdays noon-6:00. More information can be found online or by calling 800-427-6160.
On the corner of Lark and Hudson, one building hosts a great deal of women’s history that continues to be written to this day.
photo via Historic Albany Foundation
Built over 100 years ago, this building served as the location for the 48th Annual Suffrage Convention, as a chapter house for the Daughters of the Eastern Star (the female equivalent to Free Masons), as well as hosting USO events, dances, and a then serving as the eba Center for Dance & Fitness from 1977 until 2017.
Lark Hall, opened in 2021, continues this tradition of music and the arts at Lark and Hudson still being written 11 decades later, with the opening of a coffee house/bar/taproom, The Eleven.
Owner and manager of The Eleven, Jenn Miller, looks at The Eleven as bringing the building vision to full capacity, replacing Lark Street Yoga and Lark Street Mercantile in the downstairs of the building. Connecting to Lark Hall upstairs makes this an ideal pre-show stop, unique among all the choices Lark Street has to offer.
With a staff of four full time employees and another 20 part time between Lark Hall and The Eleven – including Chef Dale Hajdasz and General Manager Neil Benjamin, Jr. – Miller’s experience in the restaurant industry during college as well as many years within the live music scene puts a hospitality driven focus towards the guests, artists and staff. Whether it be the restaurant industry or music industry, knowing how to treat people so they want to come back, and bring their friends, is at the forefront of her business ethos.
photo by Zak Radick
Now is the time of returning
Miller attended college at Eastern Connecticut State University, and would meet her husband, Justin, in Saratoga Springs. The pair married in 2002, having three kids and relocating to Rochester where she earned a Masters in Counseling, then moving back to Albany with their family. Working as a guidance counselor in Rochester, Schenectady and Albany City Schools, after 15 years she looked to move out of education and into something new.
photo by Zak Radick
The Millers are true live music aficionados who have traveled the country and beyond seeing the best of live music and music festivals, as well as their favorites: My Morning Jacket and Phish. When they would return back to Albany, they lamented the music scene not having certain bands and shows, let alone a venue that club/bar bands can graduate from. At first, they joked about the idea of opening a music venue, and soon it became a goal, and then a serious venture.
Since purchasing the building in 2018, the Millers have invested more than $1 million into the space to increase accessibility to Lark Hall, and also received a grant from the City of Albany for further work. Now with two businesses both opened in the past two years, the vision has come full circle, with a dedicated bar/restaurant downstairs and music venue upstairs.
photo by Zak Radick
Now is the time past believing
The Eleven came to be about a year ago when they sought to utilize the vacated Lark Mercantile space downstairs. With a tenant gone and a grant for small business renovation from the City of Albany, they began work on refurbishing the downstairs into a waffle/charcuterie/taproom, something different and not found elsewhere on Lark. Add in a coffee bar, pastries and desserts, it took about a year for the vision to come full circle and be complete, with a grand opening coming on Saturday, November 11, featuring the music of Holly Bowling.
photo by Zak Radick
Dining on small plates of local, French or Italian meats and cheeses, waffles, and Grateful Dead themed sandwiches – “Reuben and Cherise” a fresh take on a classic reuben – the menu is not overwhelming and invites you back to try more of these samplings, carefully curated by Chef Dale. A selection of 12 beers – that’s Eleven, plus (the other) one – from around the Northeast pair well with all culinary offerings, was accompanied the evening of November 3 with a crackling fireplace on the widescreen TV, along with an acoustic set of covers from Jeff Becker.
A décor of Grateful Dead posters, Stealies, Garcia handprints, and classic show posters from upstairs at Lark Hall around the soffit, the Grateful Dead roots abounding through the modern setting in the perfect neighborhood in Albany for it. Chuck Berry, who played Lark Hall in the 1950s, would smile seeing how far rock ‘n roll has progressed, inspiring the genesis of Lark Hall and The Eleven.
photo by Zak Radick
Thought Jewels Polished and Gleaming
Bringing Lark Hall and The Eleven to where they are now has not been easy, as Miller recognizes and recounts the struggles she has experienced as a woman in the music industry. Miller faced an oft male dominated music industry upon the purchase of the building, which led to more skepticism and in-group favoritism against Miller as she navigated getting bands to play at Lark Hall, in the process bringing Albany a needed mid-size venue (current capacity is ~325). Despite opportunities, Miller found a scene less than responsive at first, yet persevered and has proven skeptics wrong, and does so a second time with the addition of The Eleven.
photo by Zak Radick
Working with Dan Smalls and Ed Maier – two promoters covering a great deal of Upstate New York and the Northeast – as mentors to Miller, offering guidance on booking shows and bringing in a variety of acts to Lark Hall. Miller sees the bigger picture of what is possible in the area as a result of this mentorship.
“With the growing scene in Albany, what should be happening is everyone in the local industry – tourism, businesses and promoters – working together to grow the scene for all benefit.”
Jenn Miller
The result is a calendar with a wider variety of shows than any other venue in the Capital Region. This summer, Lark Hall featured a month long residency of musical RENT, and in the past year welcomed Daniel Donato, The Motet, Ghost Light, Circles Around the Sun, The Seapods, LaMP, Karina Rykman, Yo La Tengo, Midnights: A Taylor Swift Dance Party, among dozens of others.
photo by Zak Radick
With a background of a guidance counselor as well as a business owner, I asked Miller what resources she would suggest for ambitious female entrepreneurs who are looking to open their own business or venture. Research through experience, as well as patience, are the keys to Miller, starting with making sure to find your spot in the scene. Beyond that, it is most important to learn the backend tasks that no one sees, as she sees that knowledge and experience to be where everything comes together. Indeed, getting involved and off the periphery is the best start, but diving in and finding a niche can bring greater curiosity and reward.
photo by Zak Radick
Were Miller able to give advice to her younger self, she shares a nod to the Grateful Dead, “Without love in a dream it will never come true.”
Albany’s Lark Street – the “Village in the City” – gains a feather in its cap with the City Winery vibe found at The Eleven, and along with Lark Hall upstairs, this double threat venue on Lark Street brings new life to an old building and neighborhood. Tickets for Holly Bowling at Lark Hall on November 11 can be found here.
Jerry Seinfeld is scheduled to resume his residency at the historic Beacon Theatre, with six new performances added for a total of 12 shows at the Upper West Side venue. The legendary comedian will play two shows per night across six dates in January, February, and March of 2024.
Jerry Seinfeld will continue his record-breaking residency with shows on January 12 and 13, February 2 and 3, and March 8 and 9. Two performances will take place each night at 7PM and 9:30PM.
Jerry Seinfeld currently holds the record for the most comedy performances at the Beacon, currently at 105. He celebrated his 100th performance in April 2023, having begun his residency in 2016. As a co-creator of one of the most successful shows in television history, Seinfeld, and a renowned comedian, actor, and writer, Jerry Seinfeld is one of New York’s biggest names.
Photo Credit: Rich Fury
The Beacon Theatre is a historic landmark on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Many great performers have made appearances at the Beacon, including The Rolling Stones, Ray LaMontagne, Coldplay, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, and Steely Dan.
Tickets for Jerry Seinfeld’s new upcoming shows at the Beacon Theatre will go on sale on Friday, November 10 at 10AM. Tickets are available via ticketmaster.com or at box offices at Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theatre on November 11.
Jazz at Lincoln Center have announcedthe fall programming at Dizzy’s Club featuring a range of artists from diverse backgrounds celebrating mentors and musical heroes; debut performances, Latin-influenced sets, and more.
Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center celebrates the community for jazz through performance, entertainment, education and advocacy, encouraging personal freedom and individual expression. Welcoming the fall program for October and November, packed with artists including vocalist Ashley Pezzotti whose repertoire allows her to take stylistic risks that elevate her artistry and spotlight her warm, resonant tone.
The month of November highlights the Louis Hayes Quintet featuring Abraham Burton, Steve Nelson, David Hazeltine, and Dezron Douglas and pianist and composer Bill O’Connell. The Quintet delivers a high energy performance intercutting clave, bebop, lyrical ballads, and surprising critically acclaimed arrangements with a heavy ensemble of master practitioners and legends including Randy Brecker, Craig Handy, Santi Debriano, and Billy Hart.
The Fall programming also features first-time appearances at Dizzy’s including sets by drummer and composer Lenny White and singer-songwriter Antonia Bennettwho will perform songs from her recent album in addition to tunes she performed with her father Tony Bennett. Late Night Sessions also return with a packed weekly lineup of established and emerging talent.
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Festival : Caraib in Jazz Festival 2010
Date : 23/01/2010
Lieu : Paris – l’Olympia
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Oct 23 – Juilliard Jazz Ensembles: Mary Lou Williams: The Secular and the Sacred
Ambrose Getz, a Brooklyn-based pop artist, has released her newest album, Great House of Embers, which showcases her musical talent, as well as her impactful storytelling capabilities surrounding women’s experiences in today’s society.
Ambrose Getz deconstructs and reconstructs various genres, including American folk music, Bossa Nova, classic rock, 40s jazz, and more. Getz recorded with a talented group of international musicians consisting of Almog Sharvit (also the producer), Ben Silashi, Tal Yahalom, and Micha Gilad. Emerging from the indie art-pop scene in Brooklyn, Getz has built a network of artists who inspire each other to reconsider American identity. They’re all top-notch musicians she knew could complement her range.
Her current band that contributed to House of Embers consists of Almog Sharvit (bass, production), Ben Silashi (drums), Tal Yahalom (electric guitar), Micha Gilad (keys), Noah Rott (additional keys), David Leon (saxophone & flute on “Black Hole”), Hila Tako (background vox on “Grace”), Lisa Hoppe (string arrangements), Bergamot Quartet (“Arms Around Her,” “Carrie”), Ledah Finck (violin), Sarah Thomas (violin), Amy Tan (viola), Irene Han (cello).
Throughout the record’s nine tracks, Getz showcases her fluency in many styles, all run through an art pop filter a la St. Vincent or Bjork. Synths, strings, and electric guitars blend with jazz-inspired percussion as Getz’s voice delivers the lyrics. Ambrose released the single and accompanying video for the jazz-influenced beauty of a song, “Starlight.”
“Starlight is about staying up past midnight, waiting for your crush to call. I wrote it on one of those long nights, losing myself in romanticism, knowing it was foolish to hope and laughing at myself for hoping anyway.”
Ambrose Getz
Wanting the song to transport the listener (the same way the jazz standards of the 40’s and 50’s do), after recording the song with her band, Ambrose added a special guest feature: a string arrangement composed by Berlin-based bassist Lisa Hoppe and performed by Brooklyn-based string quartet Bergamot Quartet.
For the video, Ambrose and the band continued their theme of featuring women-led projects and performers with the addition of the directing team Las Lauras (Laura Sofía Pérez & Laura Isabel Tropi). Visually, they riffed on the theme of waiting through picking flowers and playing musical instruments. The video was shot by Lucas Hrabal, edited by Almog Sharvit, and colored by Alexey Zavolokin.
The appeal of dynamic innovators like Getz and her collaborators lies in their ability to create work that defies passing trends.
Ambrose Getz
Sometimes Getz’s adventurous spirit means adding synths and strings to a song inspired by jazz standards (“Starlight”), and sometimes it means crunchy guitars and twinkling synths (“Fantasies”). “Mary Awakens” takes a psychedelic detour through clips of Getz’s aunt speaking, girl-group harmonies, and a walking bassline. Getz has a strong, adaptable voice reminiscent of Suzanne Vega’s, and she uses every bit of it.
“When I wrote the song ‘Great House of Embers,’ I was thinking about JFK’s 1961 speech where he called America a “city upon a hill” and how Americans believed we had to be an example for other nations. My generation now sees the destruction our country has caused. Visualize a giant house on a big hill that has been on fire for a hundred years and is reduced to embers. That’s what my generation inherited.”
Ambrose Getz
Singing loud, breaking forms, and telling complex stories converge in the album’s themes. The title track was inspired by Citizenfour, a documentary by Laura Poitras about NSA surveillance brought to light by Edward Snowden.
An avid reader, one of Getz’s favorite writers is Nobel laureate Alice Munro, whose work serves as inspiration for the song “Grace.” Getz’s said, “Her writing always has a subtle flip that can turn you on your head. She was the first author I read who consistently centered women’s stories, with depth and darkness and subtlety.” This influence is evident in Getz’s own lyrics, which deliberately delve into the experiences of women across generations, crafting narratives that are so apt and thought-provoking that they are sure to spark conversations between mothers and daughters. Through her shrewd songs about women’s lives, Getz shines a light on the cultural legacies we inherit both politically and personally. Her lyrics offer a keen insight into the complexities of these legacies, inviting us to explore and challenge the narratives that shape our understanding of women’s experiences.
Getz never sacrifices the music for the message, as you can hear on debut single “Black Hole.” Written to be “dark and danceable,” the lyrics personify capitalism as an insatiable femme fatale, echoed in the music video directed by Margot Bennett and filmed by Eurica Yu. The video’s imagery—shot with dark backgrounds—pulls the viewer into a world where the allure of capitalism is as irresistible as it is dangerous. A single spotlight follows Getz, clad in androgynous black and white and sporting alarm-call red lipstick. Those images intercut with scenes of Getz wearing skintight black clothing and dancing, her red hair catching the light.
Rather than posit herself as a victim of zeitgeist or a savior for our times, Getz offers candor and imagery alongside her range of musical styles. “Ultimately I see myself as an artist who writes songs that center women’s stories,” she says. Just as she asks what Americans inherited socio-politically, she looks to the women in her family to investigate what she has inherited personally. “Many of the songs on this album are short stories about my female relatives. ‘Mary Awakens’ is for my aunt, Mary Frances Ambrose, and ‘Carrie’ is for my maternal grandmother.”
With Great House of Embers, Ambrose Getz adds another valuable record for the future to inherit. It’s a snapshot of a dark time illuminated by the hope of innovation.
The strings in her music are captivating, especially in the song “Arms Around Her,” which adds a classy feel and really creates a beautiful blend between the background music and the vocals.
Every song is a little different and she truly showcases her abilities both in songwriting, but also in adapting to different genres. “Carrie” sounds more pop-influenced with a little country, while “Black Hole” is jazzy, and “Great House of Embers” might even have a little bit of rock influence.
Many artists claim to be “breaking” genres, but this album is actually doing it.
The music of the late, great Warren Zevon is celebrated on the new live album Shooter Jennings and the Werewolves of Los Angeles Do Zevon, released on Friday, November 3.
Recorded at Monterey, CA’s Revels and Renegades Music Festival, Jennings leads the Werewolves of Los Angeles and channels Zevon’s music with precision and enthusiasm behind each song.
The outlaw country legend, and son of original outlaw Waylon Jennings, Shooter brings together multi-instrumentalist Brian Whelan (Dwight Yoakam, Jim Lauderdale) and his longtime collaborators Jamie Douglass (drums), Ted Russell Kamp (bass) and John Schreffler (guitar) for an ideal mix of Warren Zevon for lifelong fans, casual fans and new fans.
The band performed earlier this year during GRAMMY week at the Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, and just this week, on November 1, performed the set to a sold-out Brooklyn Made.
Featuring popular songs (“Excitable Boy,” “Werewolves of London”), deep cuts (“Mohammad’s Radio,” “Mama Couldn’t be Persuaded”) and final album tracks (The Wind’s “Dirty Life and Times,” “Keep Me in Your Heart”), there is something for everyone in a well laid out flow, capped off with Zevon’s autobiographical “Desperados Under the Eaves.”
This last year we had a blast doing two separate shows paying tribute to one of my favorite artists of all time, Los Angeles legend Warren Zevon. When Zevon was picked to be potentially inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this year we, along with millions of Zevon fans, were hoping that he would finally get his due in the halls of Rock & Roll History.
Unfortunately, Zevon didn’t make it in this year and won’t be honored tomorrow night in New York City at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony. Upon hearing this news, the Werewolves of Los Angeles gathered in our Wolfcave to discuss what we could do about it. We decided that even though Warren wasn’t going into the Hall of Fame, we could take a special trip up to New York City this week and do our own celebration of Warren’s bad-ass music.
Shooter Jennings
Shooter – a three-time GRAMMY Award winner, founder of Black Country Rock (a label and multimedia outlet), and host of “Shooter Jennings’ Electric Rodeo” on Sirius XM’s Outlaw Country channel – takes on a rock and roll legend still searching for a heart, and recognition for the indelible influence and mark Zevon left on rock n roll and Los Angeles. That recognition continues on through Shooter Jennings and the Werewolves of Los Angeles Do Zevon.
Metropolis, a brand new restaurant by Marcus Samuelsson opened inside the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) in Lower Manhattan. A vibrant mix of contemporary American cuisine, the restaurant takes inspiration from the culture and traditions of New York City’s five boroughs.
Flushing Style Oysters – Photo Credit: Andy Thomas Lee
Restauranteur Marcus Samuelsson teamed up with Executive Chef Ed Tinoco, Chef de Cuisine Marcelo Malta Andrade and Pastry Chef Onika Ayana Brown to craft a menu featuring locally inspired dishes and cuisines. Entrées include the Aged Long Island Duck rubbed with a 4-year mole, foie gras and peaches, Arctic Char with uni beurre blanc, agrodolce cucumbers, and citrus, and the Whole Grilled Dover Sole to Share with pomme souffléand braised leeks.
New York is a city of constant change and evolution where generations of immigrants have made their mark building its future. At Metropolis, we’re tapping into that cultural flow and sharing how a restaurant contributes to that dialogue. Through food and drink, we want to capture what makes New York the most delicious place to be.
Marcus Samuelsson
Metropolis Beverage Director Alexis Belton joined the team, creating a cocktail menu focusing on both classic and modern style martinis. The restaurant offers tableside cart service, with house cocktails including the Catskills Old Fashioned, made with Overproof whiskey, New York malt and red bean caramel, and the “Appletini,” made with green apple, sauternes, and baking spices.
Metropolis Interior – Photo Credit: Adrian Gaut
Designed by PAC NYC’s Lobby and Restaurant Interior Architect, David Rockwell and Rockwell Group, Metropolis features an upscale chic design, with wood ribbons lining the ceiling and lighting the dining area. The restaurant boasts a 135-seat main dining room, 16-seat private dining room, and 70-seat seasonal terrace, in addition to the 30-seat lounge area fronting the lobby stage.
To make a reservation at Metropolis, visit metropolisbymarcus.com. Stay up to date at by following @metropolisbymarcus.
The ARChive of Contemporary Music based in NYC is currently in its 39th year of operation, housing the largest popular music collection in the world. The institution has announced it urgently seeks a new permanent home, facing an uncertain future.
Some of the 18,000 recordingsin the Keith Richards Blues Collection.
Founded by current director B. George and the late David Wheeler in 1985, the ARC contains more than three million sound recordings, which is 90+ million songs. Each recording is preserved in all known formats, with 700,000 records being electronically cataloged, and 400,000 digitized. ARC also houses more than three million pieces of material including photographs, videos, DVDs, books, magazines, press kits, sheet music, ephemera, and memorabilia. The collection is extremely rare and valuable, and without proper funding, these collections could disappear forever.
Through a generous donation of facilities by André Balazs, the collection has been safe and in storage for nearly three years. Collecting and cataloging have continued, but strict zoning laws prevent ARC’s expansion and public access. The ARC has received an anonymous donation of one million dollars to help the institution move out of its current Hudson Valley space, but more is very urgently needed.
The initial donations provide the first step in constructing a new facility that will allow students, educators, historians, musicians, authors, journalists as well as fans, and the general public access to it. The donations will also help the expansion of educational programming, community gatherings, listening events, and more, making ARC’s ultimate goal of the creation of The Center for Popular Music in New York happen.
Andy Rourke of the Smiths at ARC looking at Smiths LPs he’s never seen.
Collections that are currently at risk include Keith Richards’ Blues Collection, one of the most extensive collections of blues and R&B recordings in the world, funded by Richards for more than 16 years, as well as their Zero Freitas Brazilian Music Collection which has made ARC home to the largest collection of Brazilian music outside of Brazil. Others include The Jeep Holland Collection, which contains more than 125,000 classic rock and pop recordings and over 2500 signed albums from the likes of the Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, and Sex Pistols, and the Jonathan Demme Haitian Music Collection contains ARC board member Jonathan Demme’s personal collection of Haitian albums.
The ARChive is also home to massive collections of mint or sealed recordings from the estates of Richard W. Zirinsky Jr., Mark Steven Jacobson, Malcom Forbes, and many others. ARC maintains leading collections of Broadway, African, Punk, Jazz, C&W, Folk, Hip-Hop, and Experimental recordings. Artists and music critics like John Rockwell, Jerry Bock, David Byrne, and Jon Pareles have trusted ARC to preserve their recordings, books, and papers.
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