#joe's pub

[bruce-morrow]

The incomparable Pamela Sneed pays tribute to Big Mama Thornton, the original performer of "Hound Dog" which sold over 500,000 copies, the most at that time for a Black woman. Hope the show comes back to Joe's Pub!

GIF: Bruce Morrow

@pamela_sneed #bigmamathorton #joespub #blackhistorymonth #elvispresley #hounddog #lesbianhistory #lgbtqiahistory #lgbtqhistory #blackqueerlivesmatter

#Pamela sneed #bruce morrow #brucemorrow #bruce-morrow #digital art #the moment that #my art #myart #animated gif #animated gifs #Joe's pub #public theater #big mama Thornton #elvis presley #hound dog #lgbtqia #lgbtq history #black artist #rock and roll #gifs in tumblr #gifs on tumblr #my gif #my gifs

[themomentthat]

Nona Hendryx, Joe's Pub, 2014

GIF: Bruce Morrow

#the moment that #art #bruce morrow #music #animated gif #museum #digital art #brucemorrow #my art #animated gifs #themomentthat #the moment that we are today #nona hendryx #Joe's pub #public theatre #labelle #patti labelle

[droughtofapathy]

"Welcome to the Theatre": Diary of a Broadway Baby

Kill the Whale

April 14, 2024 | Joe's Pub | Evening | Concept Album Release | Song Cycle | 1H 40M

Long ramble, so buckle in:

I did not like Kill the Whale. Let's start this off being very clear on that. I went in knowing nothing, and I was fully prepared to love it. I love Amber Gray, I love Grace McLean, I love weird avante garde art. This was... I did not like what was presented to me. As a song cycle, a series of solo character introductory songs that don't do much to serve the plot is certainly a choice. The performers are all vocal powerhouses, that's undeniable. And with genres like rap, hip-hop, and lots of rock & roll, I understand why every song was screltched to the high heavens. But it was borderline painful to listen to as the night wore on, partially owing to the inconsistent sound mixing and inappropriate acoustics of Joe's Pub, but mostly it's the writing. The seven(?)-person band overpowered the vocalists on any lines not belted, and the belting pitched out more than once. Would it kill some of the singers to hold the microphone a little further back when going for it? And why do contemporary songwriters all want their performers to blow out their vocal chords every night? Everyone was full throttle the whole time, and it left little room for growth or breath.

The song cycle does remarkably little to evoke more than just head-bopping beats, as if the story inspiration is only really a mood setter and not integral to any plot or story trying to be told. There are almost no duets or indeed, characters singing with each other at all. The final Chase sequence (three parts) is really just like ten parts of individual solos with different genres and beats. There's little to really tie these songs together beyond a vague association with Moby Dick. The lyrics too are more about feelings and moods than about crafting a story. Should this ever become a piece of musical theatre, I don't think it would work as presented. It was also a 100-minute show and they had to cut songs for time, so that's...long. More than half is just one character intro song after another, and they're not so much as "I Want" or "I Am" songs, so much as "here's what I'm thinking about, you don't know me, or care yet, but here I am just ruminating about life," and that's tiresome after the sixth one in a row.

Also, one character is heavily influenced by rap and hip-hop and uses a lot of AAVE in his songs. The writer is a white man. I...wonder who or what he might have worked with to craft these numbers. I also wonder why this writer wanted to write a character whose songs speak so deeply about contemporary Black struggle and oppression. Because while the body emulating this on stage is Black, the words are from a white creator who is only ever imagining what that experience is.

That being said, I'm a lesbian, and Grace McLean (though even she screlted too much for me in the end) being hot and sexy and aggressive was great. Didn't save the night, but great nonetheless.

Verdict: A Long Slog to Curtains

A Note on Ratings

Had the show only been an hour-long sampling of songs, I'd have been more positive. But this was too long to listen to the same thing time after time. As an album where I can control whether or not I want my eardrums to hurt (I was at the back of Joe's Pub, so I can't imagine how the people up front fared), maybe I'd like it more? It's not my taste, at the end of the day, and I'm sure there are many people who love it. Pass.

#kill the whale #joe's pub #song cycles #theatre #welcome to the theatre: diary of a broadway baby

[davidisen]

Music Safari NYC, the final week . . .

[This post covers January 8, 9, 10, 11.]

Monday, January 8 . . . The Yes Trio at Dizzy's . . .

Aaron Goldberg at the piano, Omer Avital on bass, and Ali Jackson on percussion.

The playing was extraordinarily interactive and collaborative. There were remarkably few "solos."

Frequently the instruments played in dialog, or trialog. It was obvious that these guys have played together for over 30 years.

Tuesdays in NYC are synonymous with Monas! On Tuesday, January 9, the house band was epic.

This is Evan Christopher, distinguished New Orleans visitor Duke Heitger, Rossano Sportiello and Jon-Erik Kellso. Also in the house band, birthday boy Tal Ronen and band leader pro tempore Josh Dunn.

Rossano and I are good friends.

Bass player Tal turned 43 at that gig. Singing, cake, candles, and the whole works.

The music was extraordinary. Evan Christopher's clarinet was over the top, and with Kellso's trumpet, they rattled the roof. I spent most of the night looking at the back of Josh Dunn's head, but that did not diminish my appreciation for his subtle, well-rounded, imaginatively crafted guitar playing. Rossano's piano playing mostly stayed back, in a support role. He finally leaned into it for the last few songs. Tal's bass was excellent, as always.

Two essential people were missing from the festivities. Aidan Grant was out sick, and Dennis Lichtman was in New Orleans. I missed them.

On Wednesday, January 10, the biggest game was out in the Brooklyn jungle - The Big Lazy with special guest Katie Martucci were playing at LunÁtico.

The Big Lazy. L to R, that's Katie Martucci on vocals, Yuval Lion on percussion, Andrew Hall on bass and band leader Steve Ulrich on guitar.

Imagine the music of Dick Dale and Duane Eddy transposed into the information age. Twang-on-twang. The guitar work of Steve Ulrich was remarkably captivating.

Josh Dunn , the leader of the Mona's jam last Tuesday, showed up at The Big Lazy's gig. I never got a good shot of him that night, but now, here he is!

On Thursday, January 11, at Neal's strong suggestion, we went to Sxip Shirey's Hour of Charm at Joe's Pub.

It was more than a set or a gig. It was a revue. In addition to Sxip (pronounced "skip" I think), included vocalist and composer Priya Darshini, cabaret power couple John Coons and Matta Aument, dancer Coco Karol, vocalist Aimee Curl, vocalist Raquel Klein, guitar innovator Asher Kuntz, John Altieri on tuba, etc., and Attis Clopton on drums.

Aimee Curl has a voice I want to hear again!

There was too much going on for me to digest it all. So I'm going to quote from the Joe's Pub publicity.

Shirey tests the edge of music using his vast imagination to create playful and mischievous songs using familiar objects, mutant instruments, electronics and reconfigured sounds. He is a curious combination of composer/ sound designer/ performer meets storyteller/ curator.

John Coons was channeling something I'm just not hip enough, or gay enough, or young enough, or urban enough to get. Mostly. What I could understand of his shtick/poetry/song/standup performance was, yeah, bang-on. Like, maybe, naughty Freddy Mercury playing a small room.

For the grand finale, Sxip did this piece with a harmonica played through a dozen pedals, a bullhorn that made siren and other cop-car noises, and a tuba. It was a caricature of New York City's sonic landscape that rang true. WOW. Or as Sxip might say, "Holy F**k."

"We're not done yet," said Neal. We hopped over to Foxtail, a quiet, upscale bar in the West Village. The house band was "old home."

That's Bria Skonberg and Mike Davis on trumpets, with Conal Fowkes on piano and Tal Ronen on bass.

The master of understatement, Kevin Dorn on drums, Tal on bass, Conal on keys.

Mike Davis, Tal in background.

Bria, playing for Molly Ryan and Kayla Lewis at the bar.

Kayla Lewis. When she sang, it felt like being in the presence of a Billie or an Ella. What a great singer. Kayla! Lewis! The Foxtail thing was simply, amazingly great. I felt like I'd been to church.

On Friday, January 12, the last day of my musical trek, Neal and I hit Joe's Pub for what was billed as a Bria Skonberg/Anat Cohen gig. It was actually two independent concerts, back to back.

Anat and her band were up first.

There were several choros and what sounded like a Monk tune. Each was merely a platform for Anat's incredible musical ideas. Each time I started to understand where she was going, she went off into a new, equally tantalizing dimension. I wish I had a recording.

That's Tal Mashiach on bass. The band also included Vitor Gonçalves on piano and accordion (see below), and James Shipp on percussion and vibraphone.

Vitor Gonçalves anchors an important corner of the Brazilian music community in NYC. His creative force complemented and spurred Anat's playing.

Up next, Bria Skonberg:

I only knew one other person in Bria's band - the awesome Mathis Picard on piano. I'll get you the other names . . . it was a killa band.

Mathis played one amazing solo.

Now I am going home. It's time. But it has been one helluva ride!

This morning Anat sent me this:

#jazz #nyc #dizzys #jalc #monas #hot jazz #Big Lazy #Sxip Shirey #Joe's Pub #Prohibition Productions #Foxtail

[precious-little-scoundrel]

not to aestheticize a working class man clawing to get employment during the worst economic crash ever but…

#🩰🎀🍒🥇 #something about black and white y’all should know is that it’ll send me everytime #something about that shirt and torn trousers and those forearms too are mighty effective #and also #Callum Turner #and his oak trunk thighs #joe rantz #boys in the boat #bts #masters of the air #Pub Ken

[marian-1122]

Joe Strummer of English pub rock group The 101ers with his guitar in the doorway of The Colonnades , 34 , Porchester Square , London , Uk , 1976.

©️ Julian Yewdall/Getty Images

#joe strummer #101ers #the clash #punk rock warlord #punk aesthetic #70s punk #80s punk #uk punk #punk rock #new wave #post punk #experimental rock #reggae #dub #funk #ska #rockabilly #pub rock #proto punk #R&B #the only band that matters #black and white photography #the colonnades #porchester square #london #uk #1976 #julian yewdall #getty images

[jgroffdaily]

More photos of Jonathan at the ‘Animal Magnetism’ presentation last Tuesday at Joe’s Pub, posted on Instagram by @adamboggsmcdonald and @saharmilani.

#jonathan groff #animal magnetism #Joe’s Pub

[tinta-y-cometas]

Joe Hill

tw: culturabook. Cultura book

#mabel #joe hill #marzo2023 #tinta y cometas #tintaycometas #escritos #notas #poesía #pub 10 #frases #quotes en español

[legendarytragedynacho]

Ian Dury and Joe Strummer

#ian dury #joe strummer #ian dury and the blockheads #the cl #the clash #music #musician #musica #rock #rock music #singer #rock singer #punk rock #pub rock #punk scene #classic punk

[babybluebex]

You’re such a wonderfully creative writer, I’d love to know what your hc ideas for Joe’s pub guy in the Irish Mike music video would be 😂

omfg this is cracking me up 😭 and yet i still have hc's

he lives above the pub

he's friends with the owner of the pub and always hangs out down there

he's usually pretty happy just drinking and chatting shit

sometimes doing a lil dance if he's got enough liquor in him but he's just funny like that

idk what his name is, but i'm feeling something pretty traditional british, like charles

idk WHY but he gives me charles energy, fuck it his name is charles

but you call him charlie

and you're the only one who calls him that

you met at the pub, he was drinking with friends and you wandered in

"ain't ever seen you 'round 'ere before" he says to you

not creepy or leering, he's just curious

the pub is small and old, it's not every day they get new customers

"i just moved here," you tell him "down the street"

"oh cool" and he sips at his beer "think my mate used to live there... what're ya drinking, love, it's on me"

"oh, no, i couldn't—"

"let me" and he flashes his big brown eyes at you, and you're hooked instantly "please?"

"alright" you relent, and charlie grins as you order your drink

he introduces you to his mates as they come in, telling them "little miss just moved into roger's old place"

you don't feel weird or awkward around his friends, it feels like you've known them for ages

finally, the night has to come to an end, and you tell charlie as much "i've got work in the morning, i oughta head out"

"right" and you can tell he's a little disappointed but he adds "can i get your number?"

"why do you need my number?" you tease him, and he jokingly rolls his eyes "are you planning on calling me? you know where i live"

"yeah, but i figured a text would be more welcome than me turning up at your doorstep" charlie laughs "anyway... i'd love to see ya again, darling"

you end up giving him your number, writing it on a pub napkin with a little heart next to your name

he texts you later that night as you're getting ready for bed, and it says "i'm glad i met you, you made my whole night"

he's an absolute sweetheart, just a little goofy sometimes

you make it a habit of going to the pub on friday nights to see charlie, and he's always ecstatic to see you

greets you with a big hug and a "there she is!"

your first kiss is during one of those nights, you're a little tipsy and grinning as charlie does his silly dance in the corner, and he stretches his hand out to beckon you over

the upbeat song he was dancing to ends as you leave your seat, and he holds you tender and close as a slower song starts

his hands are gentle as they skate up your back, and you carefully press your cheek into his warm chest

"i am really glad i met you, ya know" he tells you in a whisper "you really light it up in here... "

"thanks" you tell him "m'glad i met you too; gave me a drinking buddy"

"what if..." he starts and pauses "i sound like a fuckin' idiot, but... what if i wanted to ask you to be more than drinking buddies?"

"really?" you know exactly what he's asking, and it takes you by surprise

sweet, silly charlie from the pub wants to be more than friends

it's enough to make your heart burst

"yeah" he says "what're you thoughts on that?"

"i like the thought" you tell him "how much more do you want?"

"however much you'll let me have" charlie says "everything or nothing, i'll take what i can get"

you rise up onto your toes and finally, finally, kiss him

he tastes like the beer he's been drinking and the cigarette you shared 20 minutes before and just like him and it's wonderful

he grabs your hips and holds you tightly as he kisses you, and you laugh a little when the song changes to some drill nonsense

"oh yes" charlie hisses "love this song"

"are you serious?" you gasp and charlie nods, raising his eyebrows eagerly "that's it, i'm done, relationship over"

"damn it" charlie mumbles playfully "got the girl and lost 'er in 5 seconds"

"just kiss me again and i won't be mad"

and he does

i WILL be revisiting charlie bc omg i'm so in love with him now

#why am i like this #bex answers #anon ask #joseph quinn #joseph quinn x reader #ig??? #bex's 11k sleepover #even though it's not joe i'm tagging it as joe #bc how tf else do i tag this #bex’s drabbles #pub!charlie

[rhapsodynew]

FIVE EPIC GUITAR TRACKS

I'll start with Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page showed in “Stairway To Heaven” how he is able to handle a two-fingered guitar. He masterfully uses various techniques, adding elements of blues and folk. The result was a very memorable two-minute solo. We're listening. 

David Gilmour's guitar sounds different in Pink Floyd's “Comfortably Numb". His solo seems to consist of two parts – quite calm at the beginning, it becomes more intense in the second half, gaining dynamics and power.

The Eagles' ”Hotel California" stands apart from them. If there's anything better than a guitar solo, it's a two-guitar solo, as demonstrated by Don Felder and Joe Walsh. Felder leads his part smoothly and melodically, and Walsh adds energy by playing not only with his hands, but with his whole body. 

Another unforgettable double solo, with which Lynyrd Skynyrd musicians Allen Collins and Gary Rossington entered rock history, is heard in the song “Free Bird”. Unlike Felder and Walsh, Allen and Gary's solo is fast, passionate, emotionally intense, and the audience just goes crazy from it. 

And for dessert, my favorite dish is a solo by Dire Straits frontman Mark Knopfler in the song “The Sultans of Swing”. Surprisingly, you can often find the opinion on the web that Mark is supposedly a mediocre guitarist. Listening to what he does in the Sultans, it's hard to believe. 

Of course, these are not all great guitar solos. There are many others, but more about them next time...

#led zeppelin #gitaris #jimmy page #pink floyd #david gilmour #eagles #don felder #joe walsh #lynyrd skynyrd #allen collins #gary rossington #dire straits #mark knopfler #music story #history music #my music #music #music love #musica #rock music #rock photography #music youtube #youtube music #youtube #rock history #blues rock #pub rock #southern rock #country rock #hard rock

[droughtofapathy]

"Welcome to the Theatre": Diary of a Broadway Baby

Come Spirit Come Charm: A Tribute to the Life and Music of Lucy Simon

March 25, 2024 | Joe's Pub | Evening | Concert | 1H 25M

Okay, yeah, I'm a little in love with Lucy Simon by proxy, no surprise there. I've said it before, but I'm highly susceptible to falling in love with someone who's being loved by others in such a wonderful way. The concert was a lovely night with highlights for me being Paula Leggett Chase performing a fun number in a very sexy maxi dress, Judy Collins telling raucous stories, and just being in the room with people who loved Lucy Simon so much.

Verdict: A Lovely Night

A Note on Ratings

#welcome to the theatre: diary of a broadway baby #joe's pub #lucy simon #i'm so behind on these things i need to bang out half a dozen and then do the monthly roundup design

[toba-the-tura]

why'd they remove him :(

#not sure on the general consensus on the live at joes pub version but #i Dont Like It (they took toba out) #razias shadow #razia's shadow

[detectivechandler]

why write chandler if you hate his canon relationship?

canon relationship - ? i ... buddy, timon and pumba are more canon than fucking joe and kent

#would i really write a character if i didn't disagree with the majority of the fandom's really fucking awful ideas? #no. #but sure i can list the reasons for the hate #1) it is offensive to argue that IMITATING someone's mental illness is a healthy supportive gesture #imitation does not mean understanding. #if my partner tried to 'understand' and 'support' my mental illness by pretending to fucking have it in an effort to be like 'me too babe' #i would simply fucking lose it #2) NOT EVERYTHING IS GAY. just bc youre a woman that wants two men to be uwu in love .. doesnt mean that they are. #even if you are also a gay man (hi buddy. i love u) ... remind urself that not everything has to be gay. we should want GOOD representation #3) i'm sorry did no one watch the show? kent is literally so unlikable. he is the walking pole that holds up the giant red flag #4) the argument that the actors supported it is completely invalid bc rupert said in EVERY INTERVIEW that joe was absolutely not aware #5) the ending scene is not joe agreeing to go with kent. hes agreeing to go to the pub with the TEAM and im sorry but you are cheapening #that boy and his arc and his struggle through the entirety of series 4 not to mention the whole show by making it about kent. #6) yall just gonna sweep morgan under the rug and leave her laying there huh? thats fine thats fine.

[precious-little-scoundrel]

Now, why would he do tha….

#callum turner #and his oak trunk thighs #Pub Ken #masters of the air #boys in the boat #Joe Rantz

[marian-1122]

Joe Strummer and bassist Marwood Chesterton of English pub rock group The 101ers , playing in the basement rehearsal room at the band's squat at 101 Walterton Road , Maida Vale , London , UK , 1975 .

©️ Julian Yewdall/Getty Images

#marwood chesterton #joe strummer #the 101ers #pub rock #proto punk #R&B #rockabilly #black and white photography #maida vale #london #england #uk #1975 #julian yewdall #getty images