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October 2011 Music Calendar

October 2011 Music Calendar

Calendar updated daily!

Saturday, October 1, 2011

  • (Free) American Babies @ Rockwood Music Hall Stage 2
  • (Free) John Hammond @ Madison Square Park (Madison Square Music: Studio Series)
  • ($10) Asobi Seksu @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($10) Free Form Funky Freqs: Vernon Reid (guitars) Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bass) G. Calvin Weston (drums) @ The Stone
  • ($20-$25) Imelda May @ Bowery Ballroom
  • ($80-$140) Elvis Costello @ United Palace Theatre

Sunday, October 2, 2011

  • ($15) Conspirator Featuring Marc Brownstein and Aron Magner from The Disco Biscuits, Beem and Deem, Horizon Wireless, Alpha Data (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($22-$28) Sean McCann of Great Big Sea @ City Winery

Monday, October 3, 2011

  • ($5-$8) A Residency With: The London Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($30-$41) The Psychedelic Furs featuring Tom Tom Club @ Irving Plaza

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

  • ($5-$8) Kung Fu @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($10) Mark Guiliana @ 55 Bar
  • ($35-$45) David Sanborn @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($55-$120) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom
  • ($60-$90) Portishead @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

  • ($5) Tall Tall Trees @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($14) Toubab Krewe and Zongo Junction @ Le Poisson Rouge
  • ($15) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
  • ($15) Austra @ Bowery Ballroom
  • ($35-$45) David Sanborn @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($40-$55) Guerilla Union & House of Blues Presents Black Star with Mos Def and Talib Kweli @ Irving Plaza
  • ($50-$65) Bebel Gilberto – Make-up Show @ City Winery
  • ($55-$120) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom
  • ($65-$90) Portishead @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
  • ($100) Up From The Bayou: A Benefit for New Orleans Musicians Assistance Foundation @ Dave Malone and Camile Baudoin (of the Radiators), Ivan Neville and Tony Hall (of Dumpstaphunk), and Adam Dietch (of Lettuce)
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Thursday, October 6, 2011

  • ($10) Mark Guiliana @ 55 Bar
  • ($25-$30) James Blake & Austra @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
  • ($35-$45) David Sanborn @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($55-$120) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom
  • ($75-$90) Pee Wee Ellis, Fred Wesley, and Maceo Parker @ Town Hall
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Friday, October 7, 2011

  • (Free) Tall Tall Trees ACOUSTIC SHOW @ Postcrypt Coffeehouse
  • (Free) Mark Guiliana @ Rockwood Music Hall
  • ($10) FiKus @ Sullivan Hall
  • ($12) Melvin Seals and JGB @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($20) Ollabelle @ The Bowery Ballroom
  • ($26-$38) NOFX & Anti-Flag with Old Man Markley @ Irving Plaza
  • ($35-$45) David Sanborn @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($50-$55) An Intimate Acoustic Evening with Natalie Merchant @ Highline Ballroom
  • ($50-$125) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Saturday, October 8, 2011

  • ($10) O’Death @ The Bell House
  • ($10) Reckoning: Performing The Music of the Dead, Phish, and more @ Sullivan Hall
  • ($12) Roots of Creation @ Highline Ballroom
  • ($26-$38) NOFX @ Irving Plaza
  • ($50-$125) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Sunday, October 9, 2011

  • ($18-$28) Beats Antique @ Irving Plaza
  • ($22-$27) The Lemonheads performing “It’s A Shame About Ray” @ Bowery Ballroom
  • ($50-$125) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom

Monday, October 10, 2011

  • ($5-$8) A Residency With: The London Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
  • ($22-$27) The Lemonheads performing “It’s A Shame About Ray” @ Bowery Ballroom
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

  • (Free) Fundimensionals @ The Bitter End
  • ($7) Bernie Worrell Orchestra (of original Parliament-Funkadelic / Talking Heads) with Wolf!, The Statesmen & The Erik Deutch Band @ The Bowery Electric
  • ($15) RJD2 @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($15-$25) Rich Robinson of The Black Crowes @ City Winery (2 sets, seperastely priced)
  • ($25) Jason Crosby & Dark Loft CD Release Concert (w/ special guests!) @ Iridium Jazz Club
  • ($45-$65) An Evening with Pat Metheny ft. Larry Grenadier @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($60-$107) Steve Miller Band @ Beacon Theater
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

  • (Free) Pink Floyd’s “Dark Side of the Moon” + The Wizard of Oz = Dark Side of the Rainbow @ The Brooklyn Bowl
    • “WE DON’T HAVE A SHOW SO WE’RE PLAYING DARK SIDE OF THE MOON TO THE WIZARD OF OZ AND BOWLING IS FREE” BOWL ~ plus free shoe rental & Pink Floyd video mixed by Brooklyn Bowl’s own VJ Emmtea
  • ($15) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
  • ($25-$30) Jars of Clay w/ special guest Dave Barnes @ B.B. Kings
  • ($35-$42) Iron & Wine @ Terminal 5
  • ($45-$65) An Evening with Pat Metheny ft. Larry Grenadier @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Thursday, October 13, 2011

  • ($5-$8) Biz Markie (DJ Set) @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($20) Spin Doctors performing “Pocket Full Of Kryptonite” @ The Bowery Ballroom
  • ($30-$64) Indigo Girls @ Beacon Theater
  • ($35-$42) Iron & Wine @ Terminal 5
  • ($45-$65) An Evening with Pat Metheny ft. Larry Grenadier @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Friday, October 14, 2011

  • ($12-$15) EOTO Featuring Michael Travis and Jason Hann of String Cheese Incident, Billi Shakes @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($13) These Darlins @ The Bell House
  • ($16-$18) Jackie Greene @ The Bowery Ballroom
  • ($20-$25) Jay Farrar (of Son Volt) & Anna Ternheim @ City Winery
  • ($45-$65) An Evening with Pat Metheny ft. Larry Grenadier @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Saturday, October 15, 2011

  • ($5) New York Funk Exchange @ Club Groove
  • ($10) Bonerama @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($10-$12) Leroy Justice @ Sullivan Hall
  • ($16-$18) Jackie Greene @ The Bowery Ballroom
  • ($20-$25) Jay Farrar (of Son Volt) & Anna Ternheim @ City Winery
  • ($25-$30) The Royal Family Ball feat. Soulive @ Terminal 5
  • ($45-$65) An Evening with Pat Metheny ft. Larry Grenadier @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($45-$400) Paul Kantner 70th Birthday All-Star Gala w/ Jefferson Starship, Hot Buttered Rum, Moon Alice, Nona Hendryx & Sp. Guests: Pete Sears, John Molo, Prarie Prince, Barry Sless + a Special Tribute to Papa Jonh Creach @ B.B. Kings
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Sunday, October 16, 2011

  • (Free) Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey @ Upper West Side Apple Store (7pm)
    • Live at the Apple Store: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey On their 21st album, Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey reaches into the depths of their hometown’s history and emerges with a masterwork. Stop by to hear tracks from the band’s new album, “Race Riot Suite.”
  • ($20-$25) Damn Right! ft. Marco Benevento! w. Billy Martin, DVS*, Mun, more @ The House of Yes, Bklyn
  • ($20-$25) Jay Farrar (of Son Volt) & Anna Ternheim @ City Winery
  • ($45-$65) An Evening with Pat Metheny ft. Larry Grenadier @ Blue Note (2 sets)

Monday, October 17, 2011

  • ($5-$8) A Residency With: The London Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
  • ($16-$18) Jackie Greene @ The Bowery Ballroom
  • ($20-$35) Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars ft Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath & More! @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($40-$53) Jane’s Addiction @ Irving Plaza
  • ($100-$5,000) “Rock & Wrap It Up” Charity Concert feat. Jackie Greene @ Brooklyn Bowl

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

  • ($6-$8) American Babies @ Spike Hill
  • ($15) Lisa Hannigan @ The Bell House
  • ($20) Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Plays “The Race Riot Suite” with special guests Peter Apfelbaum, Steven Bernstein, Mark Southerland @ The Jazz Standard (2 sets)
  • ($25-$30) Minus the Bear @ Webster Hall
  • ($35-$40) Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers Brother Joscephus and the Love Revival Revolution Orchestra @ Hiro Ballroom
  • ($35-$116) Open Door: India Arie & Idan Raichel @ Beacon Theater
  • ($55-$65) Smashing Pumpkins @ Terminal 5
  • ($40-$53) Jane’s Addiction @ Irving Plaza
  • ($20-$35) Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars ft Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath & More! @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

  • ($10) Charlie Hunter Solo Residency @ Sycamore
  • ($15) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
  • ($20) Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey Plays “The Race Riot Suite” with special guests Peter Apfelbaum, Steven Bernstein, Mark Southerland @ The Jazz Standard (2 sets)
  • ($20-$35) Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars ft Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath & More! @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($30) Stanley Jordan feat. Bucky Pizzarelli / Sharon Ibsen / Special Guests – CD Release Party @ Iridium Jazz Club
  • ($37-$45) Arctic Monkeys @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Thursday, October 20, 2011

  • (Free) Tall Tall Trees @ Rockwood Music Hall
  • ($20-$35) Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars ft Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath & More! @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($30) Stanley Jordan feat. Bucky Pizzarelli / Sharon Ibsen / Special Guests – CD Release Party @ Iridium Jazz Club
  • ($40-$52) Dierks Bentley @ Irving Plaza powered by Klipsch
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Friday, October 21, 2011

  • (Free) Coldplay @ The Today Show
  • (Free) Cabinet @ Rockwood Music Hall
  • (Free) Eric McFadden @ The National Underground
  • ($15) Lisa Hannigan @ Highline Ballroom
  • ($20-$35) Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars ft Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath & More! @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($25) The Birdland Big Band directed by Tommy Igoe @ Birdland
  • ($25-$30) Rusted Root @ Le Poisson Rouge
  • ($25-$30) Tales from the Sahel: An Evening with Baaba Maal @ The Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts (Pace University)
  • ($30) Ziggy Marley @ Best Buy Theater
  • ($30) Stanley Jordan Band ft. Bucky Pizzarelli / Kenny Garrett / Special Guests – CD Release Party @ Iridium Jazz Club
  • ($35) En Vouge @ B.B. Kings
  • ($35-$65) The Jayhawks & Rosanne Cash @ Beacon Theatre
  • ($40-$52) Dierks Bentley @ Irving Plaza
  • ($75-$85) The Blue Note Presents Guitar Man George Benson @ Town Hall
  • ($70-$90-$250) Clearwater, founded by Pete Seeger, presents a benefit concert for their Environmental Education Programs.
    • Performers include Pete Seeger, Arlo Guthrie, Suzanne Vega, Loudon Wainwright III, Guy Davis, David Amram, Toshi Reagon, Lucy Kaplansky, Tom Paxton and others to be announced soon. @ Symphony Space
  • ($70-$110) Betty Buckley: Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency
  • ($75-$100) The Blue Note Presents Guitar Man George Benson @ Town Hall

Saturday, October 22, 2011

  • ($15) Yarn with special guests The Hollows and The Tension @ Hiro Ballroom
  • ($20-$35) Dizzy Gillespie™ Alumni All-Stars ft Roy Hargrove, Jimmy Heath & More! @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($25-$30) Duck Down VS Blacksmith CMJ Showcase: Talib Kweli / Pharoahe Monch @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
  • ($27.50) STS9 (Sound Tribe Sector 9) @ Best Buy Theater
  • ($30) Stanley Jordan Band featuring Bucky Pizzarelli / Kenny Garrett / Special Guests – CD Release Party @ Iridium Jazz Club
  • ($35-$65) An Evening With Gillian Welch @ Beacon Theater
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Sunday, October 23, 2011

  • ($10-$15) Spin Doctor’s performing “Pocket Full of Kryptonite” @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($30) Stanley Jordan Band featuring Bucky Pizzarelli / Kenny Garrett / Special Guests – CD Release Party @ Iridium Jazz Club
  • ($35-$45) Ed Roland (collective soul) & Kevin Griffin (Better Than Ezra) @ City Winery
  • ($45, $55, $65, & $75) Ledisi @ Apollo Theater
  • ($44-$107) Weird Al Yankovic @ Beacon Theater

Monday, October 24, 2011

  • ($5-$8) A Residency With: The London Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
  • ($15) The Secret Sisters @ The Bell House
  • ($22-$25) Goapele ~ Break of Dawn Album Release Concert @ B.B. Kings
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

  • ($25-$35) Jimmy Heath 85th Birthday Celebration with special guest Bill Cosby @ Blue Note (2 sets)
  • ($27.50-$35) AMON TOBIN, ISAM Live Audio/Visual Show @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple Brooklyn, NY
  • ($30, $53.50, $78.50, $93.50) Absolute Funk: Honoring George Clinton @ The Apollo Theater
  • ($35-$50) Moby Live Acoustic & Ambient @ Angel Orensanz Foundation
  • ($40-$50) Insane Clown Posse @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
  • ($40-$90) Duran Duran @ Madison Square Garden
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

  • ($7) Reggie Watts @ Littlefield, BK
  • ($10) Charlie Hunter Solo Residency @ Sycamore
  • ($15) North Mississippi Allstars @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($15) The Louis Armstrong Centennial Band @ Birdland NYC
  • ($25-$35) Jimmy Heath 85th Birthday Celebration with special guest Bill Cosby @ Blue Note
  • ($27.50-$35) AMON TOBIN, ISAM Live Audio/Visual Show @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple Brooklyn, NY
  • ($34.50) Hubert Sumlin and the Nighthawks @ Iridium Jazz Club
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Thursday, October 27, 2011

  • ($20-$30) Boris w/ Asobi Seksu @ Irving Plaza powered by Klipsch
  • ($25) Steve Kuhn Trio @ Jazz Standard
  • ($25) Bernie Worrell @ The Bitter End
  • ($25-$30) Average White Band @ B.B. Kings
  • ($25-$35) Jimmy Heath 85th Birthday Celebration @ Blue Note
  • ($27.50-$35) AMON TOBIN, ISAM Live Audio/Visual Show @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple Brooklyn, NY
    ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Lowes Regency

Friday, October 28, 2011

  • (Free) Juan Maclean (DJ Set) & Rok One @ Le Baine
  • ($5-$8) The Stooges Brass Band @ The Brooklyn Bowl (late night set)
  • ($10) Universal Funk Order @ Sullivan Hall
  • ($15) North Mississippi Allstars @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($22-$35) John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders
    • Feat. John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats), Craig Finn (The Hold Steady), Paul Harding, John Hodgman, Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen), Eugene Mirman, Emma Straub  @ City Winery
  • ($22.50) New Found Glory @ Best Buy Theater
  • ($25-$35) Jimmy Heath 85th Birthday Celebration @ Blue Note
  • ($30) Steve Kuhn Trio @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($48-$55) David Cassidy @ B.B. Kings
  • ($50-$60) Shpongle LIVE @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Saturday, October 29, 2011

  • ($10) Jesse Dee @ The Blue Note
  • ($10) Arooj Aftab and Grey play Songs on Earth w/ Meshell Ndegeocello @ Le Poisson Rouge
  • ($10-$15) John Brown’s Body @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($20) A Haunted Hot Tub Halloween: Kristen Schaal, Kurt Braunohler, John Darnielle (of The Mountain Goats), Wyatt Cenac, Andres du Bouchet, Found Footage Festival, + more! @ Littlefield, BKLYN
  • ($25) Yonder Mountain String Band & The Infamous String Dusters @ Best Buy Theater
  • ($25-$35) Jimmy Heath 85th Birthday Celebration @ Blue Note
  • ($25-$35) Medeski, Martin & Wood @ Terminal 5
  • ($25-$35) The Grand Slambovian Halloween Ball Hosted By Gandalf Murphy & The Slambovian Circus of Dreams @ Gramercy Theater
  • ($30) Steve Kuhn Trio @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($30) The Music of Frank Zappa: Project Object w/ Ike Willis + Ray White @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
  • ($50-$145) The Fab Faux performing Magical Mystery Tour in its entirety @ Beacon Theater
  • ($63-$112) Danzig – The Legacy Tour @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom
  • ($110) Betty Buckley : Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway @ Feinstein’s at Loews Regency

Sunday, October 30, 2011

  • ($25-$35) Jimmy Heath 85th Birthday Celebration @ Blue Note
  • ($30) Steve Kuhn Trio @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($35) The Little Willies feat. Lee Alexander, Jim Campilongo, Norah Jones, Richard Julian and Dan Rieser @ The Bell House

Monday, October 31, 2011

  • ($5-$8) A Residency With: The London Souls @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($8) Jim Campilongo @ The Living Room
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($35-$42) Matthew Sweet/”Girlfriend” anniversary shows w/ The Shadowboxers @ City Winery
  • ($63-$78) Ween @ Manhattan Center Hammerstein Ballroom

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STEVE FEELIN IT!!

STEVE FEELIN IT!!

Steve Kimock Residency: Night III @ Sullivan Hall

Steve Kimock – Guitar
Andy Hess – Bass
Pete Sears – Keys
John Molo – Drums

For the last three weeks, Steve Kimock held residency at New York City’s Sullivan Hall on the Lower East Side. The beauty of a residency is the opportunity to experience your favorite musician/group in various musical positions. Each week, Kimock was supported by a different line-up of musicians bringing us a dense Dead/New Orleans vibe his first week,  creating vibrant jams with a younger generation of musicians the second week and finally destroying the audience with a fusion laden performance the third week.  The guests were as follows:

Night I:

Henry Butler (Acclaimed NOLA Keyboardist)
Andy Hess (Govt Mule, Black Crowes, John Scofield)
John Morgan Kimock (Crazy Engine)

Night II:

Marco Benevento
Marc Friedman (The Slip)
Adam Deitch (Lettuce, Breakscience)

Night III:

John Molo (Bruce Hornsby, Phil & Friends)
Pete Sears (Hot Tuna)
Andy Hess (Govt Mule, Black Crowes, John Scofield)
w/ opening act Moonalice

Wednesday night’s performance capped off what was truly a magnificent run of music.  The heavy fusion style was deeply evident throughout the night’s performance as Steve Kimock delivered the audience what I am boldly going to have to put into my “Top 10 Favorite Steve Kimock Shows” list.  I can hear the gasps now but to be fair, I have only seen him maybe 35 times!! BUT STILL…how many can say that they have seen Steve Kimock sing, let alone sing a Beatles song?

I’ve been seeing Kimock in various iterations (Zero/TheOtherOnes/KVHW/SKB) since 1997. I have NEVER witnessed him singing… Mind = blown.. ~ Evan S.

The rock solid rhythm duo in John Molo (Bruce Hornsby, Phil & Friends) and the phenomenal Andy Hess (Govt Mule, Black Crowes, John Scofield) with the gorgeous ivory talent of  Pete Sears (Hot Tuna)  provided a support for Kimock that allowed him to showcase his talents effortlessly, to an extent that a fire RARELY seen in our wonderful Mr. Steve Kimock burst through over the progression of the night.  Steve Kimock truly shined about as bright as I have ever seen him shine!

Kimock Residency!

Kimock Residency!

John Molo!

John Molo!

When I arrived at the intimate Sullivan Hall, Kimock and friends had just began a Kimock original, It’s Up To You. The placed was packed!  I was drawn to the stage immediately as Andy Hess’s bass lines wrapped themselves around my heart, pulling me closer.  Nang Chalk Pipe, an Ernest Ranglin cover followed.  Jamaican guitarist and composer Ernest Ranglin is someone I had never heard of until Kimock began covering this song.  There is a guitar style found in nearly all ska music called “scratching” that some people might suggest was created by Ranglin.

If Eric Clapton is God, then Steve Kimock is the holy ghost ~ Josh  W.

Kimock’s slow, calculated intro into the Jimmy Cliff tune Many Rivers To Cross was an audience favorite. Sadly, there was a large group of people talking in this small space and for the first time at a show in a while, I heard a large portion of the audience “shhhhh” the other portion.  I LOVED that! Personally, I want a shirt that reads “Shut The Fuck Up While The Band Is Playing” on the front and back.  Kimock utilized his Hawaiian lap steel to create the draw that defines the song.  It was sullen and romantic at the same time. Couples swayed and smiles abounded on the audiences faces.

The jam into Baby Baby, a cover of Ronnie Shannon’s Baby, I Love You which was a hit for Aretha Franklin in the late 60s (thank you for this clarification, Mike), was wicked with Steve lifting off his seat and on to his feet with a smile creeping out from the sides of his generally stagnant lips.

Andy Hess’s bass line locked it down. Andy Hess’s bass line ALWAYS locks it down.  For those of you not familiar with Andy Hess, I suggest seeing him immediately.  He is an artist in our community who is criminally slept on, providing a solid foundation in every project he plays participant and is rarely given credit when credit is due.  The ability of an artist to hold back is just as important in certain musical scenarios as raging through with your instruments. Musicians need to remember that and sometimes they do not.  When musicians play with artists like Steve Kimock or John Scofield, they must remember to allow these guitarist to shine and not overpower them for any reason.  It’s a skill you learn over time playing with different artists.  Andy Hess can back any musician, allowing them to shine and still be dripping with sweat holding down his spot on stage with a fury. SOLID!

First Set: You’re the One, Nang Chalk Pipe, Many Rivers To Cross, Baby Baby

Andy Hess & John Molo

Andy Hess & John Molo

John Molo!

John Molo!

The second set was KILLER! A personal favorite, Tangled Hangers, had Steve dropping the fusion-y solos and John Molo’s rocking the audience out.  However, it was when the first note of Tongue In Groove hit that made me so happy as it is my favorite Steve Kimock tune.  As I inhaled the gorgeous beginning of this song, I looked around at the room which was filled almost solely with older men.  The masculine beauty of this song was not lost on a single man 0r women in there.  It’s the ultimate love song.  Half way through, Pete Sears destroyed a solo that elevated the jam immensely.  So tight!  I am going to let the video speak for itself.

Steve Kimock

Steve Kimock

Golden Road‘s upbeat, dancing vibe brought out some hoots from the audience before people fell into their own dancing worlds. Peter Sears, yet again, showing his stellar ability on the keyboard without over shadowing Kimock. Another seasoned musician who knows how to withhold until given the window to let loose. John Molo holding down the rhythm with Andy Hess was such a pairing, the two melded seamlessly together.  At times, I kept thinking they should be recording this for a live cd release.

I believe that many people’s disconnect with Steve Kimock possibly come from his lack of stage presence.  I feel you on that.  Tthere are times where he literally disappears off the stage for me but he never falters in his sound.  The new generation of music lovers enjoy a hype show, that rager performance, the necessity of dancing and lights, the Chris Loftlin banging his head, Skerik raging in our faces. But with Kimock, well, he just sits on his stool with his glasses propped at the end of his nose dressed in all black, making it look effortless (almost boring as I know some feel).  What you fail to see with this opinion is that he is pulling things off that other guitarists only dream of doing. So, when I watched as Steve Kimock walked to the microphone, busted out a killer smile and began singing Slow Down, which I believe is a Beatles tune, my jaw fell to the ground.  YES, Steve Kimock sang. I couldn’t understand a word he said and that didn’t matter.

Last night’s show was the only time I’ve ever seen him say anything to the audience besides band introductions, and certainly the first time I’ve seen him sing (out of maybe…20 shows?). Even during interviews, he’s incredibly reticent, giving either two word answers, or near-nonsensical ramblings, punctuated by nervous laughter. ~ Josh W.

Second Set: Tangled Hangers, Tongue in Groove, Golden Road, Slow Down

This third and final performance of Steve Kimock’s residency had a distinct flow of comfortableness as a result of the musical experience that radiated off his musical support for the evening. Andy Hess, John Molo and Pete sears showed us how to do things right, putting Kimock on his well-deserved pedestal as they all shined along with him.  And for someone who lacks stage presence during most of his performances, it was a wonderful treat to see Steve Kimock so spirited.

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