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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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October 2010 Potential Show Run Down!

October 2010 Potential Show Run Down

Calendar updated daily!

Friday, October 1st, 2010

  • ($25-$45) Stanley Clarke Feat. Hiromi @ The Blue Note
  • ($32-$112) Alan Gilbert Conducts Mahler’s Sixth Symphony @ Avery Fisher Hall (New York Philharmonic)
  • ($50-$80) Celtic Thunder @ Radio City Music Hall

Saturday, October 2nd, 2010

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

  • I suggest lots of sleep after The Royal Family Ball 😉

Monday, October 4th, 2010

  • ($8) Jim Campilongo@ The Living Room
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard

Tuesday, October 5th, 2010

  • (Free) Dred Scott Trio & THE BRIDGE @ Rockwood Music Hall
  • (Free) Mavis Staples @ Late Show with David Letterman
  • ($32) Faith Evans @B.B. King Blues Club and Grill
  • ($80 – $250) Roger Waters: The Wall Live @ Madison Square Garden
  • ($25) Peter Yorn @ Bowery Ballroom

Wednesday, October 6th, 2010

  • (??) Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds @ Southpaw
  • (Free) Mavis Staples @ Colbert Report (TV)
  • ($10) D.V.S. @ Club Love
  • ($12.25) The EGG plus Sonic Spank @ Mercury Lounge
  • ($20) Davell Crawford @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($80 – $250) Roger Waters: The Wall Live @ Madison Square Garden
  • ($35 – $50) Mavis Staples – “You are Not Alone” – Album Release presented by WFUV @ City Winery
  • ($10) Mattson, Barraco & Friends @ Sullivan Hall
    • Jeff Mattson (DSO, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Zen Tricksters) , Rob Barraco (DSO, Phil & Friends, Zen Tricksters) , Jason Crosby (Robert Randolph, Susan Tedeschi, Zen Tricksters) , Joe Chirco (Donna Jean Godchaux Band, David Nelson Band, Zen Tricksters) with opening act Easy Over
  • ($44 – $128) Joshua Bell Performs Sibelius @ Avery Fisher Hall

Thursday, October 7th, 2010

  • (Free) Gorillaz @ The Late Show with David Letterman
  • ($5) ?uestlove DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($10) Underground Horns “Big Beat” CD release Party @ Nublu
  • ($10) Live Band Tribute to A Tribe Called Quest w/ Alphabet Soup @ Sullivan Hall
  • ($10 – $27) Rosanna Cash @ Kaufmann Concert Hall
    • Upon the publication of Composed, Ms. Cash sits down for a conversation about her life in music.
  • ($28.50 – $33.50) The Hold Steady @ The Beacon Theater
  • ($30) Gil Scott-Heron @ B.B. Kings
  • ($35) Fountains of Wayne @ Bowery Ballroom
  • ($32 – $117) Joshua Bell, Debussy, Sibelius, and Lindberg @ Avery Fisher Hall

Friday, October 8th, 2010

  • (Free?) Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds @ Rockwood Music Hall 2
  • ($5) Big Sam’s Funky Nation @ Brooklyn Bowl
    • Opener: Ikebe Shakedown
    • ($10) Solange DJ Set @ Midnight
  • ($20) Jackie Green @ Bowery Ballroom
  • ($25) The Subdudes @ B.B. Kings
  • ($35) Moe @ Beacon Theater
  • ($35-$45) The Jazz Gallery Rent Jam hosted by Roy Hargrove @ City Winery (late Night)
  • ($32 – $117) Joshua Bell, Debussy, Sibelius, and Lindberg @ Avery Fisher Hall
  • ($50-$125) Gorillaz & Mos Def @ Madison Square Garden

Saturday, October 9th, 2010

  • (Free) West African Band @ St. Nicks, Harlem
  • (Free) Private Party @ Sullivan Hall w/ Lo & Aaron (GSW), Leroy Justice and Jaik Miller
  • ($10-$12) Bustle In Your Hedgerow feat. Joe Russo, Marco Benevento, Dave Dreiwitz and Scott Metzger @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($25) Mago – John Medeski & Billy Martin @ Rocks Off Cruise

Sunday, October 10th, 2010

  • ($20) Corrosion of Conformity @ Highline Ballroom

Monday, October 11th, 2010

  • ($8) Jim Campilongo@ The Living Room
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($65 – $165) Mary J. Blige @ Radio City Music Hall

Tuesday, October 12th, 2010

  • (Free) Dred Scott Trio & THE BRIDGE @ Rockwood Music Hall
  • (Free) My  Morning Jacket @ The Late Show w/ David Letterman
  • (Free) REEFER MOVIE MADNESS: THE ULTIMATE STONER FILM GUIDE BOOK RELEASE PARTY @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($32 – $117) Joshua Bell, Debussy, Sibelius, and Lindberg @ Avery Fisher Hall
  • ($65 – $165) Mary J. Blige @ Radio City Music Hall

Wednesday, October 13th, 2010

  • (Free) My Morning Jacket @ Late Night w/ Jimmy Fallon
  • ($7) Afro Funky Party w/ Zongo Junction, Top Shotta & DJ Offbeat @ Cameo Gallery
  • ($10) R+D with Savoy (DJ), D.V.S*, NUTRITIOUS, MUNcee superjam and Mad Hatter @ Club Love
  • ($10) Jessica Lurie Ensemble @ Brooklyn Lyceum
  • ($12) Dawoud – Renegade Sufi Sitar! @ The Theater for the New City
  • ($25) Ingrid Michaelson @ Best Buy Theater (Formally Nokia Theatre)
  • ($32.59 – $39.50) The Avett Brothers @ Radio City Music Hall

Thursday, October 14th, 2010

  • (Free) Ben Folds @ Late Night w/ Jimmy Falon
  • ($5) ?uestlove DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($10) Dred Scott Trio @ 55 Bar
  • ($10) Apollo Run @ Union Hall
  • ($25) Tom Tom Club @ Santos House Party
    • W/ Caravan of Thieves and The Tony Castles
  • ($40 – $138) Pinchas Zukerman, Webern, and Brahms@ Avery Fisher Hall (NYPHIL)

Friday, October 15th, 2010

  • ($5) The Trifect @ Sullivan Hall – FUUUUUSION!!!!
  • ($5) M80 Dubstation Feat. Jon Gutwillig from The Disco Biscuits @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($5) Brother Josephus & Josh Phillips Folk Festival @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($36.20) Citizen Cope @ Terminal 5
  • ($30-$45) Dar Williams & Toshi Reagon – Many Great Companions Tour @ City Winery
  • ($32.50 – $35) John Hammond @ Rubin Museum of Art
  • ($40 – $138) Pinchas Zukerman, Webern, and Brahms@ Avery Fisher Hall (NYPHIL)

Saturday, October 16th, 2010

  • (Free) West African Band @ St. Nicks, Harlem
  • ($10) Tom Tom Club @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($35 – $40) Air Supply @ B.B. Kings
  • ($30-$45) Dar Williams & Toshi Reagon – Many Great Companions Tour @ City Winery
  • ($36.20) Citizen Cope @ Terminal 5
  • ($40 – $138) Pinchas Zukerman, Webern, and Brahms@ Avery Fisher Hall (NYPHIL)

Sunday, October 17th, 2010

Monday, October 18th, 2010

  • ($8) Jim Campilongo@ The Living Room
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($30) UP ON THE RIDGE – Dierks Bentley @ Bowery Ballroom
  • ($50) My Morning Jacket @ Terminal 5

Tuesday, October 19th, 2010

  • (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall
  • (Free) Jason Linder Trio @ Fordham University
  • ($10) Kinetix @ Sullivan Hall
  • ($10) Chico Mann @ Santos House Party
  • ($25-$40) UP ON THE RIDGE – Dierks Bentley & Del McCoury Band @ City Winery
  • ($50) My Morning Jacket @ Terminal 5

Wednesday, October 20th, 2010

Thursday, October 21st, 2010

  • ($5) ?uestlove DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($12) Eli Paperboy Reed & The True Loves @ Le Poisson Rouge
  • ($25) UP ON THE RIDGE – Dierks Bentley @ Southpaw
  • @ Southpaw
  • ($47.50) My Morning Jacket @ Terminal 5
  • ($50-$90) Thievery Corporation @ Beacon Theater
  • (Starting @ $50) “A Celebration of Paul Newman’s Hole In The Wall Camps” @ Avery Fisher Hall @ Lincoln Center
    • Performances Will Feature a Line-Up of GRAMMY® Winning Musicians Including Hilary Hahn, Emmylou Harris, Lyle Lovett, John Mellencamp, Keb’ Mo’ and Stevie Wonder With Appearances by Bill Cosby and Renee Zellweger

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

  • (Free) The London Souls @ The Brooklyn Academy of Music
  • ($20 – $25) THE MONSTER MASH –> Fort Knox Five @ The Electric Warehouse w/ Woody McBride and Larry Tea
  • ($25) Yonder Mountain String Band @ Best Buy Theatre (Formally Nokia Theater)
  • ($47.50) My Morning Jacket @ Terminal 5
  • ($50-$90) Thievery Corporation @ Beacon Theater
  • ($60 – SOLD OUT) Phish @ Providence, RI @ Dunkin Donuts Center

Saturday, October 23rd, 2010

  • (Free) West African Band @ St. Nick’s Pub
  • (Free) Apollo Run @ Rockwood Music Hall 1
  • (Free) Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds @ Rockwood Music Hall 2
  • (Free) Kings of Leon @ Saturday Night Live (TV)
  • ($10) The Breakfast @ Crash Mansion
  • ($35-$60) Jakob Dylan @ City Winery
  • ($40 – $100) Cheech and Chong @ The Beacon Theater
  • ($42 – $48) Indigo Girls @ Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall
  • ($47.50) My Morning Jacket @ Terminal 5
  • ($60 – SOLD OUT) Phish @ Amhurst, MA @ Mullins Center

Sunday, October 24th, 2010

  • ($8) Apollo Run @ Pianos
  • ($35-$60) Jakob Dylan @ City Winery
  • ($50 – $113) Steve Miller Band @ Beacon Theater
  • ($60 – SOLD OUT) Phish @ Amhurst, MA @ Mullins Center

Monday, October 25th, 2010

  • (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ The Delancey
  • (Free) Kings of Leon @ Late Show with David Letterman (TV)
  • ($8) Jim Campilongo@ The Living Room
  • ($25) Mingus Orchestra @ The Jazz Standard
  • ($35-$60) Jakob Dylan @ City Winery

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

  • (Free) The Bridge @ Rockwood Music Hall
  • (Free) Dred Scott Trio @ Rockwood Music Hall
  • ($10) Talib Kewli @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($40) Bad Religion @ Irving Plaza

Wednesday, October 27th, 2010

  • ($??) Chico Mann @ Santos House Party
  • ($25 – $35) Ollabelle @ City Winery
  • ($25 – $153) Yo Yo Ma & Kathryn Scott @ Carnegie Hall
  • ($40) Bad Religion @ Irving Plaza

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

  • ($5) ?uestlove DJ Set @ Brooklyn Bowl
  • ($10) The Mother Hips @ The Brooklyn Bowl
    • w/ Sean Walsh & The National Reserve
  • ($20) Trouble & Bass  @ Santos House Party
    • Ninja Tune XX (anniversary party): Amon Tobin, Kid Koala, DJ Food & DK, Poirier Toddla T & Serocee, DJ Kentaro, Eskmo
  • ($42) Michael Franti & Spearhead @ Terminal 5
  • ($50 – $90) Styx @ The Beacon Theatre
  • ($70-$80) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom

Friday, October 29th, 2010

  • (FREE??) Dred Scott @ Smalls Jazz Club
  • ($10) The Macpodz @ Sullivan Hall
  • ($15) The Toasters & the Pietasters @ B.B. Kings Blues Club
  • ($30) Ok Go @ Terminal 5
  • ($37) Railroad Earth with Donna the Buffalo @ Irving Plaza
  • ($40) Guster @ The Beacon Theater
  • ($60 – SOLD OUT) Phish @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
  • ($70-$80) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom

Saturday, October 30th, 2010

  • ($10) Jimkata, Papadosio and D.V.S. @ Sullivan Hall
  • ($36) Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams @ The Gramercy Theater
  • ($36-$40) Cypress Hill @ Besy Buy Theater (Formally Nokia Theatre)
  • ($60 – SOLD OUT) Phish @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall
  • ($70-$80) Deadmau5 @ Roseland Ballroom

Sunday, October 31st, 2010

  • ($24) The Felice Brothers @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
  • ($50) The Black Crowes @ Best Buy Theater (Formally Nokia Theatre)
  • ($60 – SOLD OUT) Phish @ Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall

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Caravan Of Thieves

Caravan Of Thieves

Caravan of Thieves @ The Living Room (08.31.10)

Live music!! What would our lives be with out it?  For live music lovers, and I think I can speak for most of us when I say this, we look forward to new and unusual sounds coming up out of our scene.  Once in a while, a group comes along that pushes the boundaries of their musical talent.  They push the boundaries of what is popular and what might be.  They push the comfort zone of our ears, our listening pallets.  I can say, without hesitation, Caravan of Thieves if just one of these groups.

The Living Room

The Living Room

Caravan of Thieves graced Manhattan with a month long Tuesday night residency at The Living Room in New York City’s East Village.  The brain child of husband and wife duo Fuzz Fuzzman (Deep Banana Blackout) and Carrie Sangiovanni, Caravan of Thieves not only brings to the scene a uniquely vibing, gypsy jazz sound but more importantly, their performance is rich with fun and flare.  Flat out awesome gypsy rage.

Django Reinhardt

Django Reinhardt

Gypsy Jazz & Gypsy Swing was made famous in the 1930’s through the musical styling of  Django Reinhardt, a name synonymous with the style.  I wager not many people have ever heard the name, let alone heard the beautiful music that came from this innovative European guitar player who changed music forever. I can’t think of anyone who has brought this musician to the forefront of my mind until I heard this performance.  Fuzz Fuzzman is Django-incarnate.

Scene outside The Living Room...

Scene outside The Living Room...

Caravan of Thieves

James “Fuzz” Sangiovanni – Voice + Guitar
Carrie Sangiovanni – Voice + Guitar
Ben Dean – Violin
Brian Anderson – Double Bass

Special Guest: Bruce Martin (Tom Tom Club)

As I walked into the back room of The Living Room, through the heavy velvet curtains, I was greeted with a packed room, dimly lit intimate tables and a stage covered with what appeared to be a music group pulled right from the 1930’s.  With Victorian flare, they wore page boy caps, Fedora hats, suspenders, ripped stockings, corsets, vests, thin ties…their image a direct reflection of their dedication to style of their sound.

Caravan of Thieves @ The Living Room

Caravan of Thieves @ The Living Room

The first thing that stood out from their wonderful image was the lack of a drum kit.  The second thing, no electricity at all…full acoustic, which I was looking forward to after a heavy week of electric raging from other various performances.

Sadly, I missed the first song (I Don’t Wanna Be) but walked in as The Caravan raged into a phenomenal cover of Queen‘s Bohemian Rhapsody.  Carrie held to the vocals as Ben Dean covered the underlying melody with the night’s first solo to my ears coming from the violin.  As Fuzz sung, “I see a a little silhouette of a man…,” the crowd joined the four Thieves and a sing-a-long ensued.  Fuzz pulled out a ripping solo bringing the song to an end.

Fuzz & Carrie Sangiovanni

Fuzz & Carrie Sangiovanni

The third song cemented the Gypsy style into my ears with I Can’t Behave, a love song marked with dilemma.  This would be the first time the Thieves had performed this song in front of an audience and the banter before hand was comical.  “There’s something nice about a First Time!” says Carrie, as she gazed jokingly at Fuzz.  The end of the song raged forth chaos which brought to mind Russian’s dancing the Kozachok.  Perhaps there was a Gypsy dance that would fit this song.

Caravan of Thieves ragin...

Caravan of Thieves ragin...Bruce Martin joining the stage...

Let's hit everything around us...

Let's hit everything around us...

Then there is hitting. Lots of hitting  They all start hitting things placed around the stage.  And with the introduction of Bruce Martin (Tom Tom Club), Shim Sham Honey began.   Bruce was playing all kinds of instruments throughout the evening, presently raging what appeared to be a turkey oven rack.  The sound was unique yet so richly rooted in times past. Exactly what I would consider a traveling gypsy jazz circus band to sound like.  Pulling the sounds from their surroundings by utilizing such primitive or unique items in addition to the traditional instruments. Sadly, there is little footage of this show so here is the song performed in 2009.  It’s great 🙂

Carrie and Ben

Carrie and Ben

Butcher’s Wife was up next which had Fuzz and Ben Dean battling it out with their bows.    I can’t fail to mention that the character that each member of the Thieves attempts to portray goes way beyond just playing their respective instruments and dressing in period clothing.  The vibrant, whitty banter and the impromptu comedic happenings  that takes place on stage brought the musical set to life and added an entirely new dimension to the performance. A soft, yet raging flare came out of Ben Dean, the violinist, during Butcher’s Wife. A slow, lovely song with tantalizing violin teases.  Bruce Martin on Accordion changes the sound considerably, bringing a hint of a keyboard being present.   Carrie’s voice matching so well while she harmonized with Fuzz.

Caravan of Thieves + Bruce (Tom Tom Club)

Caravan of Thieves + Bruce Martin (Tom Tom Club)

The Talking Heads Psycho Killer rang out over the audience and yet again, they killed another cover in such an unusual style. This cover was particularly poignant as both Bruce and Fuzz are members of the Tom Tom Club, a group founded by husband and wife team Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz, both members of The Talking Heads.  My friend Eric was at a earlier residency performance earlier in the month and was able to grab this snippet of the song.

The next song was called Candy, a metaphorical song about addiction,  and as Fuzz described the meaning behind the song, ironically, I was popping Jolly Ranchers in my mouth and passing some out to those around me.  As the juices ran down the back of my throat, the main Thieve asked us to yell out our favorite candy, Josh and I both scream out “Reeses‘” and my Jolly Rancher spits out. The chorus for Candy was so pretty.  Fuzz picked a lovely acoustic solo on his gorgeous guitar, his top hat tilting to the side.  Ben’s violin solo was next, expressing both the loveliness and darkness behind the song.

Yummy Bass Player doin his thing...

Yummy Bass Player doin his thing! Doesn't he look like Christian Bale?

The next song, a mash-up of You Are My Sunshine and Singing in the Rain, started with some banter between the guitarists.  Bruce, Ben and Fuzz start into a flighty singing “Please don’t take my sunshine away,” and then the bass player and all other members completely wig out on stage.  They began screaming, flailing about, crying, throwing things…it got SERIOUS up in the Living Room.

It was at this point the true flare of the bass player came alive into my focus.  He reminded me of Christian Bale and I did some mental wrong doing in my head with him and his stand-up bass.  Screaming things like “I’m so sad!” and “You Cunt!!,” he was the most verbal and out-there element on the stage with his antics.  At this point, various members of the Thieves have made their way back to the floor, faking tears, still screaming and things quiet as it’s almost as Fuzz steps forward to proclaim a service announcement.  “Look at these sorry sobbing saps. Is this how you want to be? We don’t want you to be this way.” “We are moving ON” states a serious and dramatic Fuzz.  And it was back into a happy bounce vibe, a calypso-style rage of Singing in the Rain.

And they all fall down...

And they all fall down...

Bouquet, the title of their first studio album and a song about “bouquets of thoughts” was meticulous and full of flare. Lead off with the violin and then into silence.  Fuzz explains that the next song is a medley of Beatles tunes, Girl/Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite. Fuzz was very verbal in his explanations of the meanings behind every song.  A true testament to the validity and authenticity of the style in which the lyrics and story telling play such a crucial part in the compilation of a group.  The meat of the song showcased Bruce on what we were told was an Angklung.  I imagine his home/studio to be an arsenal of odd instruments.  Again, the following video is not from tonight’s performance, sadly, but great all the same.

Then it it was time for band intros: Fuzz on everything, Bruce on all kinds of things.  There was talk about this being the last night of their Living Room residency and how much fun they had over the past month.   I silently cursed myself for missing the previous shows but was SO thankful for making this one last minute, as I had almost missed this one as well.

And as Fuzz screams, “Where the freaks at?”, it turns into an all out  percussion jam. At some point the entire band has dipped to the floor and audience members are up dancing. “I’m going to eat you, you are my desire,” sing one of the Thieves.  And as Bruce raged his Angklung, Fuzz raged and scatted, Ben was beating on the bass all while Carrie’s soft female voice filled the air. And finally, the Percussion Jam where they all just manipulated and beat the instruments and structures around them until they couldn’t anymore.

What can’t be said about this band?  They are fun with elegant compositions.    They are witty, they are sincere, they are talented musicians.  It is dramatic song writing that backs some dramatic acoustic music…the list goes on and on.  Be sure to check out their schedule and catch one of their shows immediately:

Setlist: I Don’t Wanna, Bohemian Rhapsody, I Can’t Behave (debut performance), Ghostwriter, Shim Sham, Butcher’s Wife, Psycho Killer, Candy, You Are My Sunshine/ Singing in the Rain, Bouquet, Girl/ Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite, Eat You, Freaks/ Percussion Jam

Encore: Raise the Dead

Sadly, there was no recordings made, or found at least, of the Tuesday residency.  However, I can’t leave you with out a taste of this wonderful, playful group.  Only catching a few minutes of their act, I was privileged enough to see Caravan of Thieves at Gathering of the Vibes this year.  Here is their set:

Download: Caravan of Thieves Live at Gathering Of The Vibes – Seaside Park on 2010-07-30 (July 30, 2010)

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