Here are this Month's Listings: Most recent update: June 4, 2009 Manhattan
169 Bar
169 E. Broadway (@ Canal, Essex & Rutgers-- E Bwy stop on F train) 212-437-8866
The 169 Bar in the lower east side of NYC under new music management,
is looking for acoustic music performers of every genre.
Please check our website or booking info.
www.169barnyc.com
The Abrons Arts Center
466 Grand Street, NYC 10002 (Lower East Side) theatermania.com 212.352.3101
www.henrystreet.org/arts
Alibi Cocktail Lounge 116 Mac Dougal St. (between Bleeker & W. 3rd St.)
212 254-9996 no cover
Alphabet Lounge 104 Ave. C 212-780-0202
Jam on most Tuesday nights with the Toke Squealy rock band
www.tokesquealy.com
Anyone with an instrument can jam all night if they want
Arlene's Grocery 95 Stanton St. (between Ludlow & Orchard)
one block south of Houston 212-358-1633 www.arlenesgrocery.net
Banjo Jim's 9th St. and Ave. C 212-777-0869 www.banjojims.com
All shows are 9 - 11:30pm unless otherwise noted
Jun 1 7:30 Rob Morsberger 9:30 - 2 The Cangelosi Cards
2 9 - late FOLK OFF! - hosted by Ryan Saliman
3 7 Melissa Greener 8 Stew Cutler 9 Jason Walker
10 Pork Chop Willie 11:30 Bill Sims Jr.
4 7 Chris Maxwell 8 Steve Almaas
9 - late BrooklynCountry.com Guitar Pull - hosted by Jon Itkin
5 7 Alex Sniderman's Happy Hour 8 Lee Feldman
9 101 Crustaceans 10 Daniel Harnett 12 The Peace
6 2:30-6:30 -Open Mic - Hosted by Wayne Kral and Rick Snyder
Sign-up 2:30; music 3-6:30pm - every Saturday afternoon
7 Homeboy Steve Antonakos 8 - 10 Poverty Line Old Time Band
10 - 12 The Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank 12 Travis Whitelaw
7 7 - 10 Exceedingly Good Song Night - An Open Singing
Session in the Folk-Roots Tradition - Hosted by Ken Schatz
10 - 12 The Ruby Ruby Ruse
8 7 Brad Vickers and His Vestapolitans
8 Daria Grace & the Prewar Ponies 9:30 - 2 The Cangelosi Cards
9 7 - 9 Terry Waldo - ragtime and stride piano
9 - late Lindy Loo's Country Cuzins - with many special guests!
10 8 Dave Keyes 9 Uncle Monk 10 The Demolition String Band
11:30 Bill Sims Jr. - Anything Goes Night weekly show
with surprise special guests!
11 7 David Zollo 8 Al Duvall 9 Curtis Eller 10 Delta Dreambox 11 Pitom
12 7 Alex Sniderman's Happy Hour 8 The Waywards 9:30 Cold River
11 Megan Palmer 12 Katesland
13 2:30-6:30 Open Mic - Hosted by Wayne Kral and Rick Snyder
Sign-up 2:30; music 3-6:30pm - every Saturday afternoon
7 Paul Thornton 8-late DOWN HOME LIVE! - hosted by Eli Smith
14 8:30 Laura MacLean 9:30 - 11:30 Stripmall Ballads - 2 sets!
15 7:30 Julia Haltigan & the Hooligans 8:30 a Slow Death and Loneliness
9:30 - 2 The Cangelosi Cards
16 7 - late Wayne & Rick's Off-the-Wagon Night
"a songwriter's heaven in a bottle"
17 7 True Margrit 8 Stew Cutler 9 Gretchen Phillips 10 David Garland
11:30 Bill Sims Jr. - Anything Goes Night
18 7 Melissa Cartoun 8-10 The Plunk Brothers 10-12 The Dive Bar Dukes
19 7 Alex Sniderman's Happy Hour 8 Ryan Saliman 9 Maggie Doucet
10 Teddy Kumpel 11 Tony Scherr
20 2:30-6:30 Open Mic - Hosted by Wayne Kral and Rick Snyder Sign-up 2:30; music
3-6:30pm - every Saturday afternoon 6:30 - 8:30
STRICTLY BLUEGRASS - monthly bluegrass jam hosted by Vincent Cross
8:30 Dave McKeown 10 Whistlin' Wolves 11 Monica "Li'l Mo" Passin 12 Dom Flemons
21 8:30 - 10:30 - Li'l Mo & Banjo Lisa's Field of Stars $10 hosted by Monica Passin,
a monthly series featuring singers, songwriters, and players, and a little talk
22 8:30 Lichtman's 5 Star Roundup - featuring Tamar Korn
9:30 - 2 The Cangelosi Cards
23 9 - 11 Finer Things
24 8 Dave Keyes 9-late -Richard Thompson Tribute
hosted by Jefferson Hamer and Bill Bell
25 8 - late Banjo Jim's 2nd Annual Mandolin Festival
hosted by Elena Skye with many special guests
26 7 Alex Sniderman's Happy Hour
10-late -Brooklyn Boogaloo Blowout - $10 cover
27 2:30-6:30 Open Mic - Hosted by Wayne Kral and Rick Snyder
Sign-up 2:30; music 3-6:30pm - every Saturday afternoon 7 L.J. Murphy
8 - 9:30 Courtney Lee Adams Jr. 9:30 Jon D'Angelo 12 Jackass Flats
28 7 - 10 Steve Tarshis - with special guests!
29 7:30 - 9:30 Kevin Dorn's Traditional Jazz Collective - 2 sets
9:30 - 2 The Cangelosi Cards
30 7 - 9 Terry Waldo - ragtime and stride piano
10-late -Live Band Country Karaoke
with the Demolition String Band, $5 cover
See venue web site for updates
BB King Blues Club & Grill 237 W. 42nd St. (betw 7th/8th Ave.)
212-997-4144 bbkingblues.com
Jun 1 8pm Marcia Ball $26.50 Adv / $30 Door
2 8pm Neil Innes $25 Adv / $30 Door
3 8pm David Grisman Quintet $35 Adv / $40 Door
4 7pm New Riders of the Purple Sage $15 Adv / $20 Door
7 8pm Little Richard $62 Adv / $67 Door
8 8pm Swing Out Sister $30 Adv / $35 Door
9 8pm Gipsy Kings $115 Adv / $120 Door
11 8pm Jesse Colin Young Adv $30
19 8pm The Marshall Tucker Band $27.50 Adv / $30 Door
22 8pm California Guitar Trio + Stick Men $25 Adv / $30 Door
26 7:30pm Phoebe Snow Featuring: Sp. Guest Opener
Roy Book Binder $35 Adv / $40 Door
Beacon Theatre 74th Street & Broadway,
www.beacontheatrenyc.com
Reserved seats $35 & gold circle Tix available at the Beacon box office,
Ticket Master and J&R Music World
Call: (212) 307-7171 / (914) 454-3388 (201) 507-8900 / (516) 888-9000
Jun 9 8pm PJ Harvey & John Parish $37.50, $47.50, $60, $75
10 8pm Elvis Costello and The Sugarcanes $49.50, $59.50, $79.50, $89.50
Sep 12 8pm The Fab Faux $45 - $125
Bitter End 147 Bleecker 212-673-7030
$5 Cover/2 drink min. per set www.bitterend.com
Sunday nights "The Bitter End Jam" www.thebitterendjamnyc.com
Jun 1 NY Songwriters Circle ($10) with: Avi Wisnia, Stacie Rose, Cheryl B. Engelhardt,
JD Malone, Greg Fine, Teddy Goldstein --plus-- Jill Stevenson, Tom Kitt ($7),
Richie Cannata's Monday Night Jam ($10)
2 Songwriters Hall Of Fame with: Natalie Warner, Kirsten Thien,
JD Duvall, Abigail Zsiga, Todd Alsup, Kerry Politzer, Eddie Tadross,
Otis, Natalie Gelman, David Cie--PLUS--Lauralea
3 Gibson Kids Rock ($10) Jones Bones, Nancy Dannino, Valerio Piccolo
4 Deadly Night Shade ($15), Keli Price, Middle Eight
5 Razor Boy Music: Alyson Greenfield (7pm), Dan Reardon, Jason Crosby,
Boy Pilot, Wonderlust, The Honors, Mamarazzi
6 Razor Boy Music: Orange Nichole (7pm), The Rehab Addicts, Warm July,
The Surefire Way (CD Release), Michael Sackler-Berner, The Take, The Mumbles
7 Singer/Songwriter Sessions (7pm)
Blarney Star Productions
with Glucksman Ireland House present
a new monthly Irish traditional music concert series at
Glucksman Ireland House at New York University
1 Washington Mews
entrance on the east side of Fifth Avenue just north of Washington Square.
Info: Ireland House (212) 998-3950 or: www.blarneystar.com
Concert Adm $15
Jun 5 9pm. Mike Rafferty and Willie Kelly with Dónal Clancy
Blender Theater at Gramercy
127 East 23rd Street www.ticketmaster.com
The Blue Note
131 3rd St 212-475-8592 www.bluenotejazz.com
Jun 5-7 8 & 10:30pm Gato Barbieri Bar $30. Table $45
16-21 8 & 10:30pm Jane Monheit $Bar 20 Table $35
Aug 4-9 8 & 10:30pm Larry Carlton $Bar 20 Table $35
The Bowery Ballroom 6 Delancy St (at The Bowery) 212-533-2111 bowery ballroom.com
Tix @ Mercury Lounge, 866-468-7619, www.ticketweb.com / Beware of counterfeit tickets
Jun 6 8pm Blind Pilot $15
11 8pm Todd Snider $20
26 8pm The Slip $15
The Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery @ Bleecker 212-614-0505 www.bowerypoetry.com
Cafe Vivaldi
32 Jones St. www.virsaonline.com/ListeningRoom
Open Mic Night Mondays
Jun 1 7-11pm Open Mic Night Sign-up at 6:30pm -Host: Kate
2 7:30-Valerie Eskridge 8:30-Simona D. 9:30-Shawn Taylor
3 7:30-six play 8:30-Rosita Ziroldo
4 7:30-Laura Gould 8:30-Romney Getty
5 Andy Mac & Friends: 7:30-Kate Branagh 8:30-John Schmitt 9:30-The Chandelier Trio
6 7-The Kites 8:45-Piano recital featuring Kaveh 9-Sara Colb
7 7:30-9 -Signs of Life 9:30-Jazz Jam w/ Pianist Assaf Glizner
8 7-11pm Open Mic Night Sign-up at 6:30pm -Host: Kate
9 7-Adam Fisher
10 8-True Margrit 9:30-Genevieve
11 7:30-Katie Pearlman 8:30-The Birdhive Boys 9:30-Amber Lee
12 8-The Working Effective 9-Natasha Alexandra, Amy Campbell
13 8-Dave Pittenger
14 7:30-Signs of Life
15 7-11pm Open Mic Night Sign-up at 6:30pm -Host: Kate
17 8-Genevieve 9-Nadav
18 Tango Conspiracy 1st show: 8:30-9:15pm 2nd show: 10-10:45pm
19 7-The Young Dads 8:15--Jeremy Nash 9:30-Noshir Mody
20 8:15-Justin Tracey 9:30-Daniel Munkus, Lisa Jaeggi
21 7:30-Signs of Life 9:30-Jazz Jam
22 7-11pm Open Mic Night Sign-up at 6:30pm -Host: Kate
23 7-Adam Fisher
24 10-Rana Farhan
25 9:30-Denitia Odigie, Gretchen Witt
26 9:30-Jason Darling
27 7-Paige Nicols 8:15-Julie Hardy
28 9:30-Jazz Jam w/ Pianist Assaf Glizner
29 7-11pm Open Mic Night Sign-up at 6:30pm -Host: Kate
30 9:30-Duo Aquarelle
Canal Room 285 West Broadway and Canal Street 212-941-8100
www.canalroom.com
Tickets available at www.ticketmaster.com
Caravan of Dreams 405 East 6th St. NYC www.caravanofdreams.net
Carnegie Hall 57th St & 7th Ave. 212-477-0622 www.carnegiehall.org
Ticket info: CarnegieCharge - 212-247-7800.
Zankel Hall
Neighborhood Concerts - Free
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
Jun 20 Jamie Cullum $40 - $75
23 8pm Diana Krall $55 - $150
Central Park SummerStage Rumsey Playfield 72nd Street Transverse
Jun 12 8pm Josh Ritter w/ New York Pops.
13 3pm Smokie Norful / Tye Tribbett & G.A. / Ruben Studdard Suggested Donation $5.
16 4:30pm Indigo Girls / Matt Nathanson
17 7:30pm Word w/ Wally Lamb / Zoë Heller
18 7:30pm Sharon Olds / Thomas Sayers Ellis / Elizabeth Alexander
19 8pm Comedy Central Park w/ Gabriel Iglesias / Pablo Francisco
20 3pm Definitely Poetry Hosted by Majora Carter w/ Earthdriver / Staceyann Chin / Jennifer Johns / ArtBattles / Urban Word NYC
21 3pm Fête de la Musique w/ Yannick Noah / Coralie Clément / Mayra Andrade
25 5pm 311 / Ziggy Marley / The Expendables benefit concert SOLD OUT!
27 Istanbulive: The Sounds & Colors of Turkey w/ Mazhar-Fuat-Özkan /
Painted on Water featuring Sertab Erener & Demir Demirkan / NY Gypsy All-Stars
with Hüsnü Senlendirici and special guests
City Winery 143 Varick Street (between Spring and Vandam Streets)
Sundays 11am - 2pm Klezmer Brunch
(212) 608-0555 www.citywinery.com
Jun 18 9pm Alejandro Escovedo & Joseph Arthur Bar Stools $25
Reserved Tables $33 Reserved Best Tables $40 VIP Tables $40
21 8pm Luka Bloom Bar Stools $20 Reserved Tables $30
Reserved Best Tables $35 VIP Tables $35
22 9pm Jeff Daniels Bar Stools $15 Reserved Tables $15
Reserved Best Tables $15 VIP Tables $30
Jul 13, 14, 15 8pm Aimee Mann Bar Stools $30 Reserved Tables $45
Reserved Best Tables $60 VIP Tables $60
The Concert Hall
at the New York Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street at Central Park West www.nysec.org
Connolly's on 45th
121 West 45th (between 6th & Broadway)
Complimentary Zydeco or Cajun dance lesson
Dance lesson 7pm, Show 8 to 12pm
Pay at Door- No Advance ticket
Cornelia St. Cafe 29 Cornelia St. (bet. w 4th St. & bleecker, just off of 6th Ave.)
212-989-9319 www.corneliastreetcafe.com
Jun 1 8:30pm Amram & Co. David Amram, piano, french horn,
flutes, composition; Kevin Twigg, drums, glockenspiel; John de Witt, bass;
Adam Amram, percussion; John Ventimiglia, actor
17 8:30pm The Songwriter's Beat Valerie Ghent, host Elise Morris;
John Baldwin; Khalil Madyun; Aric Charles $10
24 8:30pm Soul of the Blues Jon Sobel, host: 8:30 - Joe Ardigo
9:15 - Matt Iselin 10 - Annie Sidley $10
Country Dance New York Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church,
201 W. 13th Street, Manhattan (northwest corner of 13th Street & 7th Avenue).
www.cdny.org
Weekly dances are held from September to mid-June
English Country Dances -- Tuesdays from 7:00 to 10:15 pm
American Contra Dances -- Saturdays from 8:00 to 10:45 pm
Dempsey's Pub 61 2nd Ave. (bet. 3 & 4 St.) 212-388-0662
Tuesdays: 8:30 Traditional Irish Open Session
drom 85 Avenue A (212)777-1157
http://dromnyc.com/home/index
The Duplex
61 Christopher St. @ 7th Ave 212.255.5438
www.theduplex.com
The Ear Inn 326 Spring St 212-226-9060 earinn.com
Music on Mon & Weds. No Cover
The 55 Bar
55 Christopher St (212) 929-9883 www.55bar.com
Jun 7 9 30pm Todd Sickafoose's Tiny Resistors
13, 27 KJ Denhert Band (see above)
Jul 25 KJ Denhert Band (see above)
Aug 2 KJ Denhert Band (see above)
Flannery's Bar (Irish Pub) 205 W. 14th St. 212-229-2122
No Cover www.flannerysny.com
Mondays: 9 Irish Music Jam: All Invited
Wednesdays: 10:30 Irish Music & Set Dancing
Gizzi's Coffee 16 W. 8th St. 212.260.9700 www.gizzisny.com
All acts play no cover, tipjar pay- 45 minute sets
$3 table minimum - never a cover
Jun 5 7-10pm Evan Ginzburg's Radio Legends - Ned Massey / Kim Cameron & friends
13 7-David Kenna, 8-Nancy & Anneli from the Mobility Girls, 9-tba
Greenwich Village Bistro 13 Carmine St. 212-206-9777
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9, Sundays at 7:30 www.greenwichvillagebistro.com
"Whirled Music" -- no cover
Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16th Street (between 9-10 Ave.)
www.highlineballroom.com
Seated Shows - Gen Adm / First come, first seated
$10 per person minimum at tables at seated shows
Jun 2 8pm Mandy Moore
4 8pm Girlyman / Katie Sawicki $20
6 7:30pm Melissa Ferrick $18 Adv / $22 Door
18 8pm Ari Hest $16 Adv / $18 Door
20 7pm Vieux Farka Toure $17Adv / $20 Door
Hogs & Heifers 1st Ave & 95th St 722-8635
Sundays: Big Ed's Blues Jam
Housing Works Used Book Cafe
126 Crosby Street (212-334-3324) www.housingworks.org/usedbookcafe
May 8 8pm Bjork and The Dirty Projectors SOLD OUT
Irving Plaza 17 Irving Place (cor. 15th St.) www.irvingplaza.com
May 3,4 8:30pm Femi Kuti and The Positive Force
12, 13 8pm The Avett Brothers
Jazz Standard @ Blue Smoke Restaurant
116 E 27th St 212) 576-2232 jazzstandard.net
Joe's Pub At the Public Theater 425 Lafayette St. 212-239-6200 www.joespub.com
Jun 2 9:30pm Ethan Lipton $15
3 9:30pm Mandy Moore with special guest Tracy Bonham $20
10 7:30pm Booker T. $25
11 7:30pm Rebecca Pidgeon $15
12 9:30pm Judith Owen $20
17 7:30pm Badi Assad $20
18 7:30pm Blame Sally CD Release $12
9:30pm Hoots and Hellmouth CD Release $12
19 9:30pm Amy Speace The Killer in Me CD Release $15
20 9:30pm Lucy Wainwright Roche $15
23 7pm Build & Greta Gertler $15 9:30pm Sonya Kitchell $12
28 12 Noon Allen Toussaint $30 / $15 children 12 & under
7pm Mary Halvorson Trio and Quintet $12 Adv / $15 Door
Jul 5 12 Noon Allen Toussaint $30 / $15 children 12 & under
Kenny's Castaways 157 Bleecker St. (212) 979-9762
May 16 7-9pm Meg Braun's "Tomboy Princess" CD Release Party
Lincoln Center Out of Doors 66th St & Bwy
Aug 13, 6pm Snehasish Mozumder & Som, Jake Shimabukuro, and The Derek Trucks Band
Damrosch Park Bandshell
26th Annual Roots of American Music: In the Spirit of Odetta
22 2pm Tommy Sands and Fionan and Moya, Calypso Rose, The Holmes Brothers
and additional artists to be announced
North Plaza
7pm Lizz Wright and additional artists to be announced
Damrosch Park Bandshell
23 4pm BRC Orchestra: Four Women: A Tribute to Odetta, Miriam Makeba,
Odetta, Abbey Lincoln, and Eartha Kitt
The Louisiana Renegades featuring Christine Balfa, Dirk Powell, Kevin
Wimmer of Balfa Toujours, additional Creole artists to be announced
Texas Tornados: A Tribute to Doug Sahm
Mazel Tov, Mis Amigos: The Lost World of Latin-Jewish Sound featuring
Arturo O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Sextet with special guests Larry Harlow,
Andy Gonzalez, Irving Fields, Anitbalas Horns, and Jeremiah Lockwood
Damrosch Park Bandshell
The Living Room
154 Ludlow St. betw. Stanton & Rivington St. 212-533-7235/7
No Cover Charge/Donations www.livingroomny.com
Schedule subject to change!! Call or check website
*Advance Tickets (any show w/price) @ www.ticketweb.com,
Jun 1 7-Hannah Georgas 8-Kendel Carson w/ Chip Taylor
9-Jackie John 11-Jim Campilongo
2 7-Becca de Beauport 8-Emily Zuzik 9-Dan Marcus
3 7-New Directions Cello Festival with Trevor Exter,
Rufus Cappadolia, Jody Redhage, and Claude LeMotlie
10-White Cats (Tara Angell)
4 7-Vicky Emerson 8-Pal Shazar 9-Red Heart The TIcker
CD Release 10-The Morning Pages
5 7-Courtney Fairchild 10-Matty Charles and The Valentines 11-Greta's Bakery
6 7-Clayton Senne 8-Matt Lowell ($10) 9-Mary Lorson 10-Sydney Wayser
7 1-Kidrockers ($12adv/$15 door) 6-Marco Joachim
7-Parkington Sisters 8-Gina Cimmelli 9-Rennie Coleman
8 7-Anna Rose 8-Sam Bisbee 11-Jim Campilongo
9 7-On Your Radar hosted by WFUV's John Platt w /
Joe Iadanza, Earle Pickens, Sometymes Why ($12)
9-Toby Lightman 11-Lakawanna CD Release
10 8-GIllen and Turk 9-Ivan Rubenstein Gillis 11-Lakawana CD Release
11 7-Kendel Carson w/ Chip Taylor 8-Elana Arian 10-P-Bingo Night ($15)
12 7-Edward x2 with Edward Rogers and Eddie Skuller ($10)
9-Israel Gripka 10-Irv Irving 12-The Five Deadly Venoms
13 7-Mascot's Distance CD Release 8-Clinton Curtis
9-Declan Bennett 10-The Bowmans 11-The Renaldo
The Ensemble with Aldo Perez
14 8-Brooklyn Emerging Artists Rock Camp Benefit
featuring Mal Blum, The Havens, California King Band,
and The Smurk ($TBA)
15 7-Better Not Touch That Fundraiser 11-Jim Campilongo
16 7-Jill Hennessy CD Release
17 7-Private Showcase 9-Madi Diaz 10-Clay George 11-Tandy
18 7-Vicky Emerson 8-Shannon Whitworth ($5) 9-Mike and Ruthy
19 7-Bryan Dunn 8-Misty Boyce 9-Chris Cubeta 10-Gretchen Witt
20 7-Tony Brown 8-Nadia Ackerman 9-Jason Myles Goss
10-Kristin Hoffmann 11-Spottiswoode and His Enemies
21 3:30-The HonkyTonk Happy Hour 8-Dare Dukes + the Blackstock Collection
22 7-Seth Philpott 8-Tom LoSchiavo 11-Jim Campilongo
23 8-Abby Ahmad 9-David Moore
24 7-Katie Miller-Heidke 8-Vince from Army of Me
9-Carina Round 10-Phonograph
25 7-Lindi Ortega 8-Devin Doherty 9-Katy Pfaffl 10-Mike Viola
26 8-The Cringe 9-Shayna Zaid and The Catch
10-Common Rotation ($8) 12-Brice Woodall
27 11-The Renaldo The Ensemble with Aldo Perez
29 11-Jim Campilongo
Googie's Lounge
Jun 1 8-A Case of the Mondays hosted by Danny Ross
3 8:30-10:30 - Berg and Akiva
4 6:30-Pal Shazar Art Auction 8:30-Heather Luttrell
9:30-The Slide Sessions featuring Abbie Gardner
10:30-Ayo Awosika 11:30-Amy Crawford
5 8:30-Vic Varney 9:30-Dana Athens 10:30-Colin Kelly
6 2-5- LES Sacred Harp 7:30-Daniel Munkus CD Release
w/ Lisa Jaeggi 9:30-Candy John's Open Road Show
10:30-Grant Haze 11:30-Cool Kid Collective
7 7:30-Ruth Gerson's New and Used Songwriter's Collective
9:30-Nicole Wootten and Jenn Foster
8 8-A Case of the Mondays host: Danny Ross 11PM - Kasey Anderson
9 7:30-10:30PM - M.A.K.U., The Roberto E. Perez Trio & Dilema Astronauta
10 8:30-The "Cursing Kerouac" Series Inaugural NYC Songwriter
Series w/ AJ Roach & Nels Andrews featuring Mother Banjo
11 10:30PM-Jason Segar
12 7:30-Cassandra Kubinski 8:30-John Windle
13 7:30-Leo Liebeskind 8:30-Honne Wells 9:30-Orb Mellon
10:30 -Brownbird Rudy Relic 11:30-Trainwreck Washington
14 9:30-Shayfer James
15 8-A Case of the Mondays hosted by Danny Ross
16 7:30-Upstairs Sessions Hosted by Kelly Flint
with special guest 9:30-Alan Morphew
17 8:30-Jess King 9:30-The Barefoot Movement
18 8:30-Abi Tapia 9:30-Tarl
19 8:30- Aaron Persinger 9:30-Don't Tell Darlings
10:30-12:30 - Kings County Strings (2 sets)
See web site for updates
Madison Square Garden 7th Ave. & 33rd St www.ticketmaster.com
Jun 10 Robert Plant & Alison Krauss w/ T-Bone Burnett at the WaMu Theater
11 8pm Fleetwood Mac $49.50 - $149.50
17 Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago
Sep 14 Aerosmith w/ Special Guest ZZ Top
Madison Square Park at the Oval Lawn 23rd St. & Broadway
www.madisonsquarepark.org
June - August Every Wednesday at 7pm except **
Jun 17 ** 6pm Loudon Wainwright III / Sloan Wainwright / Lucy Wainwright Roche
24 7pm Alex Cuba
Jul 1 ** 6pm The Claire Lynch Band / Missy Raines and The New Hip
8 ** 6pm The Duhks / Red Molly
15 7pm Don Byron Plays Junior Walker
22 7pm Jonatha Brooke
29 7pm Raul Malo
Aug 5 7pm The John Scofield Trio
Madison Square Studio: Folk & Blues Series
Seasonal - Fall
Mercury Lounge 217 E. Houston St. 212-260-4700 www.mercuryloungenyc.com
Jun 29 7pm Robbie Fulks $12 Adv / $14 Door
The Metropolitan Room 34 W. 22nd St (212) 206-0440
music on 4/21 nights
a series of house concerts
Acoustic music in an intimate setting, Upper West Side
Reservations a must. Contact: musicon4@earthlink.net Sponsored by I-Link
May 14 Mark Erelli SOLD OUT
Jun 11 Natalia Zuckerman and Trina Hamlin
The National Underground 159 E. Houston St. between Allen and Eldridge
www.myspace.com/thenationalunderground
info@thenationalunderground.com
Open seven days a week until 3:30am
Parkside Lounge 317 E Houston St (bet Aves B & C)
Parksidelounge.com 212-673-6270
Every Monday 9pm-12 Mid. is bluegrass night with a rotating roster of bands
The People's Voice 45 E. 33rd Street, Workmen's Circle 212-787-3903
Shows at 8:00 unless* Admission: $10, $7 memb. $5 Seniors, unemployed
PeoplesVoiceCafe.org
May 2 Bev Grant & Dissident Daughters; Friction Farm; Edgey & Delila.
9 2nd Annual Tribute to the Songs & Career of Dave Van Ronk
16 Carolyn Hester with Karla & Amy Blume
New York Pinewoods Folk Music Club
Office: 450 7th Avenue, #972 Folk-Fone: 212-563-4099
Shows at various times/locations Shows at various times/locations
www.folkmusicny.org
Jun 13 11am Intermediate Southern Appalachian Fiddle Workshop;
2:30pm Southern Appalachian old-time jam Upper West Side
Advance Registration Required -see web site
Nightingale 213 Second Avenue (corner of 13th Street) www.nightingalelounge.com
Artists Lounge 1st & 3rd Wednesday ea. mo. Open mic & feature performance 8pm sign-upOne or two songs per person/group Hosted by Su Polo 1 Drink minimum $3 suggested donation Nokia Theatre 1515 Broadway @Times Square www.nokiatheatrenyc.com NYC Rockin' the River Cruises 42nd St. & the Hudson River at Circle Line Pier 83 212.563.3200 www.rtrcruises.com Jun 25 7 & 9:30pm Bettye Lavette & Ryan Shaw $45 Adv / $50 Door Jul 9 7 & 9:30pm Dave Mason (founding member of Traffic) $47.50 Adv / $50 Door 10 8pm Satisfaction: Tribute to The Rolling Stones $37.50 Adv / $40 Door 17 8pm Bruce in the USA: Springsteen Tribute $37.50 Adv / $40 Door 22 7pm Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas + CJ Chenier $37.50 Adv / $40 Door 23 7 & 9:30pm Joan Osborne w/ special guest Chris Barron (Spin Doctors) $50 Adv / $55 Door 24 7 & 9:30pm Los Lobos $50 Adv / $55 Door 29 7pm Steve Forbert & the Windfall Prophets + Chris Smither $45 Adv / $50 Door 30 7 & 9:30pm Southside Johnny $48.50 Adv / $52 Door 31 8pm The Nerds $37.50 Adv / $40 Door Aug 6 8pm Donna the Buffalo $40 Adv / $45 Door 7 8pm Big Shot: Tribute to Billy Joel $37.50 Adv / $40 Door 13 7 & 9:30pm New Orleans Party Night: Anders Osborne Band & Porter-Batiste-Stotlz $42.50 Adv / $45 Door 14 8pm Legends of Chicago Blues: Pinetop Perkins, Hubert Sumlin & the Nighthawks $45 Adv / $50 Door 19 7pm Roomful of Blues 40th Anniv Tour $37.50 Adv / $40 Door 20 7 & 9:30pm The Radiators $42.50 Adv / $45 Doorof 21 8pm The Nerds $37.50 Adv / $40 Door 28 7 & 9:30pm Marcia Ball & Beausoleil $45 Adv / $50 Door
Paddy Reilly's 519 2nd Ave. (29th St.) 212-686-1210
Sundays 3-7pm Bluegrass Jam Session
Tuesdays 10pm Fiddler Patrick Ourceau with John Dillon
Thursdays 10pm Tony DeMarco & Eamon O'Leary
Fridays 11pm The Prodigals
Saturdays 7pm Rick Johnson's Songwriter's Folk/Rock & Country Showcase
The Paramount Hotel 235 W 46th St. - Times Square
TM Promotions Acoustic Series myspace.com/tm_promotions
Postcrypt Coffeehouse 2980 Broadway Basement of St. Paul's chapel,
Columbia University (212) 854-1953
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/postcrypt/coffeehouse
Shows: 8:30 / 9:30 / 10:30 in order listed
University recess - reopens in fall
Radio City Music Hall
1260 Avenue of the Americas www.radiocity.com
May 3 Dark Was the Night featuring: David Byrne, Dirty Projectors,
Feist, My Brightest Diamond, The National,
Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, Dave Sitek,
Bon Iver and …more TBA
The Red Lion 151 Bleecker St. (Thompson St.)
(212) 260-9797 www.RedLion-NYC.com
Mondays 7-10pm Dan's Jam - Singer Songwriter forum
(hosted by Dan Donnelly)
Rockwood Music Hall
196 Allen St. (bet Houston & Stanton) 212-477-4155 rockwoodmusichall.com
Jun 1 6-Maria Neckam 7-Anne Heaton 8-Jenna Nicholls
9-Maiysha 10-Gabriel Kahane 11-Tiff Randol 1-Harry Lime
2 6-The Greg Kallor Trio 7-Chloe Temtchine 8-Miwa Gemini
9-Brandon Whyde 10-Michael Daves 11-Jeff Schram 12-Dred Scott Trio
3 6-Wylie Toms 7-Lisa Bianco 8 - 11-Rebel Spirit Music Series with
music from Tabitha Fair 9-Ann Courtney, Matthew Dorrien, Deena Goodman
11-Ema and The Ghosts 12-The Shivers
4 7-Martin Rivas 8-Matt Singer 9-Jamie Leonhart 10-The Courtesy Tier
11-The Majorleans 12-Xylopholks
5 5-Romney Getty 6-Howard Jennings 7-Jon Regen 8-Sarah Tolar
9-Honey Larochelle 10-Second Dan 11-Sister Sparrow and The Dirty Birds
12-The Beach Project 1-Goodbye Picasso
6 3-C Boy and the Bodega Tallboys 4-Phoebe Lyng 5-Cooper 6-Keith Paine
7-Abby Ahmad 8-Elizaveta 9:-Tim Blane 10-Jeff Taylor 12-Oli Rockberger 1-Super Satellite
7 3-Brett Conti 4-Sean Smith & The Setting Sons 5-Emily Easterly
6-Greg Tannen 7-Frontier Ruckus 8 - 10 -Benefit for Mercy Ships with music
from Matt Kanelos, Mike Roste, Emma Wilkinson 10-Jim Hanft 11-Jake Hill 12-Andy Mac
8 6-Jennifer Lee Snowden 7-Sheri Miller 8-David Rogue 9-Maiysha
10-Gabriel Kahane 11-Mark Guiliana's "Thing" 12-Cool Kid Collective
9 6-Kerri Powers 7-Jimmy Stewart of Clinkerfield 8-Pauline Pisano
9-closing Breast Cancer Benefit Show with music from Rebecca Pronsky,
Sasha Dobson, Michael Daves, Carol Lipnik and Spookarama, Leah Siegel,
Jason Darling, Richard Julian, Xylopholks, Dred Scott Trio
10 5-Dave McKeon 6-Valerio Piccolo 7-Jamie McLean Birthday Show
8-The Tall Pines 9-Ann Courtney andThe Late Bloomers 10-Guyora Kats
11-Holly Throsby 12-Trixie Whitley
11 5-MaryAnne Marino 6-Kaz and The SilverTones 7-Marissa Hansson
8-Brendan O'Shea 9-Monica Allison 10-(k)nights on earth
11-The Davenports 12-Robbie Gil
12 5-Sara Genn 6:-Lindsay Mac 7-Dave Diedrich 8-Dean Fields 9-Wes Hutchinson
10-Hans and Sven 11-Derek James 12-Shwa Losben Band
See web site for updates
Rocky Sullivan's
129 Lexington Avenue 212-725-3871
Mondays from 9 'til midnight-Informal seisiun of
Irish traditional music with Marie Reilly
The Rodeo Bar 375 3rd Avenue, New York, New York 10016
Corner of 27th Street and Third Avenue (212) 683-6500 www.rodeobar.com
Showtimes: Mon-Tues 9pm - Midn, Wed 10pm - Midn
Thurs 10pm - 1am Fri-Sat 10:30pm - 1:30am
Jun 1 Babs Winn and the Kickin' Boogie Band
2 The Apple Bros.
3 Jug Addicts
4 Carolyn Sills and the Poor Man's Roses
5 The Defibulators
6 Tammy Faye Starlite
7 Dysfunctional Family Jazz Band
8 Hillbilly Casino
9 Smokey Hormel
10 Susquehanna Industrial Tool and Die Co.
11 Joe Thompson
12 Hugh Pool
14 Session Americana
15 Western Caravan
16 Stephen Clair
17 Lonesome Heroes
18 Five Points Band
19 Jack Grace Band
20 Demolition String Band
21 Van Hayride
22 Daria Grace and the Pre-War Ponies
See web site for updates
The Rubin Museum of Art
150 W 17th Street NY, NY
212.620.5000 ext 344 www.rmanyc.org
Music Without Borders presents the "Naked Soul" Series
Jun 12 7pm Rob Mathes $40 Adv / $45 Memb: $36 Adv
Jul 31 7pm Alison Brown Quartet $30 Advance / $35 Door Memb: $27 Adv /$31.50 Door
Aug 7 7pm John Gorka $30 Advance / $35 Door Memb: $27
14 7pm Rodney Crowell
Siberia 356 W 40th Street (@ 9th Ave) 212-333-4141
Sidewalk Cafe 94 Avenue A (6 St.) 212-473-7373 No Cover/Donations www.antifolk.net
Schedule unavailable at presstime
Singers Forum 49 West 24th Street, 4th Floor between Broadway & 6th
212.366.0541 www.singersforum.org
Contact: Alexia Tate, Coordinator atate@singersforum.org
Singers Open Mic - bring two songs with sheet music in your key
Jun 5 8pm (sign up at 7:30 pm) $10 singers/$5 audience only
The Stone
NW corner - Second Street & Avenue C.
www.thestonenyc.com Adm: $10 /set
Tuesday thru Sunday 8 & 10pm Artistic Director: John Zorn
Sin-e 150 Attorney St (btween Houston & Stanton)
212-388-0077ph, 212-388-0081fax
www.sin-e.org
The Supper Club 240 W.47th St.
Symphony Space 2537 Broadway (95th St) 212.864.1414
www.symphonyspace.org
Silk Road Cafe
30 Mott St., downstairs, Chinatown
Teabag Open Mic Every Friday night @ 8pm Cover Charge: $1.00
646-613-8887 www.teabagopenmic.com
The Tank
354 West 45th Street 212-563-6269
The SteamPowered Hour: Comedy & Bluegrass
Advance tickets at: www.brownpapertickets.com/event/56115
info at: www.steampoweredhour.com
Telephone Bar & Grill 149 Second Ave. 212-529-5000
Open Mic every other Monday w/featured acts
Terminal 5 610 W 56th St (212) 665-3832 www.terminal5nyc.com
Jun 1 8pm Gomez $27.50 Adv / $32.50 Door
4 8pm Doves $32 Adv / $37 Door
Terra Blues 149 Bleecker St 212-777-7776 terrablues.com
7pm Acoustic / 10pm Electric
Jun 1 Michael Powers / T Blues Band
2 Saron Crenshaw / Ray Shinnery Band
3 Jr. Mack (7pm)
4 Bill Sims Jr & Chaney Sims
5 Michael Powers Frequency (10pm)
6 Bobby Radcliff / Clarence Spady Band
7 Saron Crenshaw / The Pioneers
8 Michael Powers / T Blues Band
9 Slam Allen (7pm)
11 Ray Shinnery (7pm)
12 Baby Gramps / Michael Powers Frequency
13 Saron Crenshaw Band (10pm)
14 Slam Allen / The Pioneers
15 Michael Powers / T Blues Band
16 Slam Allen / Jr. Mack Band
17 Ray Shinnery / Saron Crenshaw Band
18 Jr. Mack (7pm)
19 Steve Guyger / Michael Powers Frequency
20 Bill Sims Jr & Chaney Sims / Johnny Allen
21 The Pioneers (10pm)
22 Michael Powers / T Blues Band
23 Jr. Mack / Steve Guyger & Bobby Radcliff
24 Saron Crenshaw (7pm)
25 Ray Shinnery / Melvin Taylor
26 Hazmat Modine / Michael Powers Frequency
27 Chris McDermott / Clarence Spady Band
28 The Pioneers (10pm)
29 Michael Powers / T Blues Band
30 Ray Shinnery / Slam Allen Band
13th Street Repertory Theater 50 West 13th Street 212-675-6677
Town Hall 123 W.43rd St. 212-398-6447 www.the-townhall-nyc.org
Jun 18 8pm Madeleine Peyroux w/ spec guest Bruce Cockburn $66 & 50.50
Tickets purchased online at Ticketmaster or by calling 800-982-2787
19 8pm Bebel Gilberto $50 & $4
27 8pm Gordon Lightfoot $55 & 45
Ulysses 95 Pearl Street, New York, NY www.ulyssesbarnyc.com
212-482-0400
Wave Hill 2004-2005 Wave Hill Concert Series
West 249th & Independence Ave 718.549.3200 x385 www.wavehill.org
Webster Hall
125 East. 11st Street 212-353-1600 www.websterhall.com
Cable TV & Internet....
"Dave's Place"
Every other Friday night at 8:30 on ch. 57 (109 on RCN)
on Time Warner Cable (Manhattan only
Duets with Deni
Starring Deni Bonet www.denibonet.com
Channel 56 on Time/Warner Cable & Channel 108 on RCN Cable in Manhattan
every Sunday @ 10pm
Streamed live at www.mnn.org
Horses Sing None of It!"
Award-winning TV series featuring acoustic music on Time/Warner Cable Channel 34
(78 without cable box) & on RCN Cable Channel 110 (digital 107) in Manhattan, NY, Thurs. 2:30 PM:
Online Info: www.folkproject.org ("Folk Project TV)
Rockland World Radio
www.rocklandworldradio.com
The Hudson Valley's Premiere Internet Broadcast station
for independent music, art, business, community news and culture.
Home of "Hudson River Soundscapes," Tuesdays at 5pm hosted by Steve Kelman
www.rocklandworldradio.com/program/soundscapes
A Man, a Bass & a Box of Stuff
starring Ritt Henn Channel 56 on Time/Warner Cable & Channel 108 on RCN Cable in Manhattan every Tuesday @ 11pm www.ritthenn.net/tv.html Radio Carnival of Song with Lynn Crystal. Saturdays, 4 - 6pm WFDU-FM 89.1 Perspectives In Country Music 89.9 FM in NYCity or www.wkcr.org 2009 Country Music Festival Bronx An Beal Bocht Cafe 445 W 238th St, Riverdale 718-884-7127 The Poor Mouth Songwriter Series Shows at 9:30 unless noted otherwise www.anbealbochtcafe.com Uptown Coffeehouse 4450 Fieldston Road, Riverdale (718) 885-2955 www.uptowncoffeehouse.org All shows start at 5pm Adm. $15 adults $3 children May 3 Tom Pacheco & Chuck Brodsky Jun 7 Rod MacDonald Brooklyn
Barbes 376 9th St at 6th Ave Park Slope 718-965-9177
www.barbesbrooklyn.com
Every Sunday: Stephane Wrembel's Hot Club of New York: French virtuoso Guitarist
Jun 1 9:30pm Cumbiagra - Cumbia Summer Party. Mondays Jun -Aug
2 7pm Jenny Scheinman & Robbie Fulks 9pm Slavic Soul Party
3 8pm Stochastic Brooklyn Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's
Bethany Ryker. $10 per set - Masahiro Yamamoto Quintet
10pm The Mandingo Ambassadors
4 8pm The Quavers 10pm Rachelle Garniez
5 7pm Opera on Tap / 10pm Red Baraat Festival
6 6pm Jay Vilnai 8pm Susan McKeown and Lorin Sklamberg
10pm The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble,
7 9pm Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment
8 7pm Dirge Womble, Harley Chunter & Mason Tonehauser
9:30pm Cumbiagra
9 7pm Ben Allison Band 9pm Slavic Soul Party
10 8pm Stochastic Brooklyn - The Soundbats $10
10pm The Mandingo Ambassadors
11 8pm Tine Kindermann 10pm Andy Statman $10
12 8pm Oran Etkin CD Release for Kelenia (Motema)
10pm Zemog el Gallo Bueno
13 8pm Baby Gramps $10 10pm Mamie Minch
14 8pm Susan McKeown
15 7pm Vinnie Sperrazza Trio 9:30pm Cumbiagra
16 7pm Jenny Scheinman 9pm Slavic Soul Party
17 8pm Stochastic Brooklyn - The Tony Barba Trio $10
10pm The Mandingo Ambassadors
18 8pm Sam Bardfeld's Up Jumped the Devil 10pm Matt Munisteri
19 8pm Les Chauds Lapins 10pm Smokey's Roundup
20 8pm Jim Campilongo's Superfine Band 10pm Gato Loco
21 7pm Co-Pilot 9pm Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment
22 7pm Michael Winograd Klezmer Ensemble 9:30pm Cumbiagra
23 7pm Jenny Scheinman 9pm Slavic Soul Party
24 8pm Stochastic Brooklyn - Ralph Alessi and Modular Theater $10
10pm The Mandingo Ambassadors
25 8pm Pierre de Gaillande plays Brassens 10pm The Pre-War Ponies
26 8pm Vincent Courtois & Jean Added $10 10pm The Moonlighters
27 8pm Leni Stern 10pm Bill Carney's Jug Addicts
28 7pm Ben Holmes Trio 9pm Stephane Wrembel: The Django Experiment
29 7pm The Four Bags 9:30pm Cumbiagra
30 7pm Jenny Scheinman 9pm Slavic Soul Party $10
Celebrate Brooklyn Prospect Park Bandshell
Prostpect Park West at 9th St.
http://www.briconline.org/celebrate
gates 6:30pm
Jun 8 Opening Night 8pm David Byrne - "The Music of David Byrne and Brian Eno"
11 7:30pm Goran Bregovic & his Wedding and Funeral Orchestra
19 7:30pm David Rudder / Samantha Thornhill
20 7:30pm Music & Movies Mexico Tourism Series
Ethel / Gutbucket / Le Nave de los Monstruos
25 7pm / gates 6pm Femi Kuti & Positive Force / Melvin Gibbs' Elevated Entity
26 7::30pm Mexico Tourism Series: Blonde Redhead
27 7pm / gates 6pm Dr. Dog / Phosphorescent / These United States
Jul 1 Doors 5:30pm BENEFIT SHOW: MGMT (Sold out)
2 7pm / gates 6pm Bud Light Latin Music Series
Obie Bermúdez / Rebel Diaz / Cucu Diamantes
9 8pm / gates 7pm Dance Streb
10 7:30pm Bud Light Latin Music Series
Los Amigos Invisibles / Aterciopelados
11 Ezra Jack Keats Family Concert
4:pm / gates 3pm They Might Be Giants For Kids! / Reader: Claudia Marshall
16 7:30pm Mexico Tourism Series Kronos Quartet / Opening Act: Luminescent Orchestrii
17 7:30pm American Express Roots Music Series Robert Cray / The Sweet Divines
18 American Express Roots Music Series
2-9pm / gates 1:30pm African Festival: King Sunny Ade, Mandingo Ambassadors,
Abena Koomson, Sing Sing, Yasser Darwish
21 Doors 5:30pm BENEFIT SHOW Jackson Browne
23 Dance 8pm / gates 7pm Stephen Petronio Co.
24 7:30pm American Express Roots Music Series Buckwheat Zydeco / The Holmes Brothers
25 7:30pm Kailash Kher / Electro Morocco
30 7:30pm Burning Spear / Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens
31 7pm / gates 6pm Royal Family: John Scofield, Soulive, Christian Scott, Dumpstaphunk
Aug 1 Mexico Tourism Series Dean & Britta's 13 Most Beautiful / Crystal Stilts
6 7:30pm Music & Movies Purple Rain Screening & Sing-a-long / Escort
7 7pm / gates 6pm Grace Potter & The Nocturnals / Deer Tick / The London Souls
8 7pm / gates 6pm Celebrate Brooklyn & Lyricist Lounge Present
Big Daddy Kane / Special Guests TBA
11 BENEFIT SHOW TV on the Radio
12 BENEFIT SHOW Bonnie Raitt & Taj Mahal
14, 15 BENEFIT SHOWS Doors 5:30pm Animal Collective
The Glasslands 289 Kent Ave. (btwn. S.1st & 2nd) Williamsburg
L train to Bedford Ave. www.myspace.com/theglasslands
The Good Coffeehouse Ethical Culture Society
53 Prospect Park West at 2nd St., Park Slope Fridays, 8-1l:15pm
Shows start at 8pm and tickets are $10 for adults, $6 for kids, except where noted.
www.bsec.org
Jun 5 American Flyer &endash; Bluegrass ($10 adults, $6 kids) Bill Christophersen, Gene Yellin, Debra Griner
Phil Zimmerman, Ben Freed and Ethan Kende
12 Brooklyn Women's Chorus ($10 adults, $6 kids)
19 Third Friday with the Park Slope Food Coop ($10 adults, $6 kids)
Eric Alabaster / Janelle Reichman - old-time standards to new original music
Jalopy 315 Columbia St 718.395.3214 www.jalopy.biz
Wed: Roots N Ruckus Thur: Country Blues Jam (both 9:30pm)
Laila Lounge 113 N. 7th St. (Williamsburg) www.lailalounge.com
Living Room Lounge
245 23rd St.(& 5th Av) Park Slope
www.myspace.com/livingroombrooklyn
Perch Cafe
365 5th Ave. betw 5-6th St Park Slope 718-788-2830
For details: http://sholtzschue.googlepages.com/catharsis
Catharsis Open Mike Every Sunday night 7-10pm
Pete's Candy Store 709 Lorimer Street Williamsburg (718) 302 - 3770
www.petescandystore.com
68 Jay Street Bar 68 Jay Street (at Water), DUMBO
718.260.8207 www.68jaystreetbar.com
Directions: F Train to York, walk two blocks toward the river (downhill) to the corner of Water Street
Southpaw 125 Fifth Ave. (bet. Sterling & St. John's Pl.) (718) 230-0236
http://www.spsounds.com
Dec 27 8pm An Evening With Dar Williams $25
Sputnik 262 Taaffe Pl. (in Clinton Hill) www.barsputnik.com/events
Saturdays.: DJ Raulph spins his mix: "ambio-jazzmatazzrok&rhythm." FREE
Two Boots 514 2nd St. Park Slope 718-499-3253
www.twobootsbrooklyn.com
Shows Fri & Sat at 10:00 No Cover/No Min .
Rhythm & Blues Brunch every Sunday from 12-3
VoxPop Coffeehouse 1022 Cortelyou Road, Flatbush,
www.voxpopnet.net
Free open mike night on Sunday evenings, with signup between 6:30pm and 7pm.
Warsaw Polish National Home 261 Driggs Avenue
http://www.warsawconcerts.com
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Queens The Irish Cottage 108-07 72nd Avenue, Forest Hills (between Austin Street and Queens Boulevard, two blocks south of the 71st/Continental stop of the E, F, R, and V trains) 718-520-8530 Sunnyside Library 43-06 Greenpoint Ave. Long Island City (718) 784-3033 Windmuller Park Woodside 52nd St. and 39th Dr. www.woodsideonthemove.org Woodside Library 54-22 Skillman Avenue (718) 429-470O Queens Central Library 89-11 Merrick Blvd. Jamaica www.queenslibrary.org 718-990-0700 Staten Island
Every Thing Goes Book Cafe
& Neighborhood Stage
208 Bay Street 718-447-8256
www.well.com/user/ganas/etgstores s
Historic Richmond Town
2005 Tavern Concert Series
441 Clarke Avenue (718) 351-1611
www.historicrichmondtown.org
Shows at 7:30 & 9pm
Martini Red 372 Van Duzer Street (at Beach St.) 718-442-9362 www.martinired.com
Monthly songwriter series hosted by Canadian Singer/Songwriter Nathan Caswell
The Muddy Cup Coffeehouse
388 Van Duzer St. (near corner of Beach St.), Staten Island
no cover 718-818-8100 www.muddycup.com
The Music Hall at Snug Harbor
1000 Richmond Terrace 718-815-SNUG
tickets available at www.ticketweb.com
R.H. Tugs
1115 Richmond Terrace 718-447-6369
www.rhtugs.com
Bob Kaiser and Friends New Orleans Jazz Jam Session every Thursday night
Long Island
For a more exhaustive search of the Long Island music scene, click here:
Acoustic Long Island Deepwell Mansion 497 Route 25a
Saint James (Long Island) www.acousticlongisland.com
Live shows and audio and video podcasts
Jun 3 8pm Rosi Golan
10 8pm Telly
17 8pm Kelly Flint
24 8pm Marc Douglas Berardo
Babylon Village Arts Council Astoria Fed Savings Bank 180 W Main St Babylon Village
2nd Thursday Concert Series
Free Admission Info 631-661-127
Boulton Center for the Performing Arts
37 W. Main Street Bay Shore (631)969-1101
www.boultoncenter.com
Jun 4 8pm The Subdudes $55 / $50
13 8pm Orleans $53 / $48
18 8pm Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers $25 / $20
Jul 1 8pm Fountains of Wayne (Acoustic Performance) $40 / $35
3 8pm Joan Osborne Non-Member - Price A $65 Price B $60 / Member - Price A $60 Price B $55
The Brokerage Corner of Bellmore Ave. & Merrick Rd., Bellmore
516-785-8655 www.brocom.info
Mondays: Acoustic open mic with Ed Ryan
Court House Concerts
www.courthouseconcerts.com
Pre-show gathering 6pm, Showtime 7pm
Suggested Donation $15 - Reservations required e-mail: courthouseconcerts@yahoo.com
Conklin Barn
2 High Street Huntington
Eclectic Café Unitarian Universalist Society of South Suffolk
28 Brentwood Rd Bay Shore 631 661-1278 www.eclecticcafe.org
2nd Sat/month 1-hr open mic, then feature act(s)
$8 Admission $6 children & Seniors
Finch Mountain House Concerts
Babylon 631) 661-1278 or kfinken@suffolk.lib.ny.us
Pot Luck supper before each show
$20 suggested donation Reservations required
Folk Music Society of Huntington Congregational Church of Huntington, LI
30 Washington Drive, Centerport, (631) 425-2925 fmshny.org
First Saturday Concerts begin at 8:30 Open Mic 7:30
Prices: $ Advance / $ Door / $ Members at www.brownpapertickets.com
Jun 6 John Gorka $23/$25/$18
The Hard Luck Cafe-- Concerts begin at 8:30 pm w/ Open Mic at 7:30 p.m. $10 / $7 members
Garden Stage
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Central Nassau
223 Stewart Avenue Garden City www.uuccn.org
Concerts scheduled one Friday of the month (mostly on the first Friday)
All shows are at 8pm Doors open at 7:15 $15 Admission
May 1 Joe Iadanza / Jenee Halstead.
Jun 5 Red Molly
Grounds and Sounds Cafe
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
380 Nicholls Road (just north of Rt. 347) Stony Brook
groundsandsounds.uufsb.org
Jul 12 Arlon Bennett $10
Aug 14 Caroline Doctorow $10
Sep 11 Dan Pelletier $TBD
Landmark on Main Street 232 Main Street Port Washington 516-767-6444
www.landmarkonmainstreet.org
Prices: Premium Seats / Memb Standard Seats / Memb
May 2 Chad & Jeremy
Last Licks Cafe
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 109 Brown's Road Huntington
631-427-9547 www.lastlickscafe.org
Concerts on 4th Saturday, September through May http://www.myspace.com/lastlickscafe
Open mic at 8:00 headliner at 8:30pm
Patrons can reserve tickets for all shows by emailing reservations@lastlickscafe.org
May 23 Andy Friedman and the Other Failures
Inter-Media Art Center 370 NY Avenue, Huntington 516-549-9666 www.imactheater.org
Full Price / Member Price
Jun 11 8pm Folk Music Society of Huntington Showcase w/ Gathering Time,
Joe Iadanza, Phil Minissale and Steve Robinson $30 / $22.50
13 8pm Keith Emerson $TBA
Our Times Coffeehouse Long Island Ethical Humanist Society
38 Old Country Road, Garden City 516-541-1006
www.ourtimescoffeehouse.org
Shows 8:00 pm (generally on the 3rd Friday of each month)
Donations: Adults $10, Seniors & Students (w/school I.D)
$8.00 Children (under 12) $6 (very young children are free)
Jun 12 *(2nd Friday) Dave Rowe Trio
The Song Box House Concerts
Held in recording studio at private residence
in Seaford (south shore Nassau County) Adm: $10
Reservations 516-579-5365 or songbox@optonline.net
(confirmation and directions via return email) $10 suggested. donation
The University Cafe
Sunday Street Acoustic Concert series at The University Cafe
Student Union Building Stony Brook University Stony Brook, New York
Performances on Sundays at 2pm
All shows: $20, Students: $15 exceptions will be noted*
631-632-1093 www.universitycafe.org
e-mail: SundayStreetWUSB@aol.com
$20 adm ($15 students) All shows 2pm on Sundays
Jun 7 7pm A Spring Evening with Antje Duvekot / Lizanne Knott opens $20.00 Advance $25.00 Door
20 7:30 pm Paradiddle Records presents "A Low Budget Rock & Roll Fantasy"
Performing the music of the Kinks will be Maura Kennedy, Caroline Doctorow,
Gene Casey & the Lone Sharks, James O'Malley, Mary Lamont, and Celluloid Heroes. $15
Upstate New York
The Arts Exchange 31 Mamaroneck Ave (at Martine Ave) White Plains
(914) 428-4220, ext 223 www.artswestchester.org
Arts at the X series presents:
May 2 8pm "Tribes Hill Songbook" Concert w/Anthony da Costa, KJ Denhert, Fred Gillen Jr.,
Steve Kirkman, Kathleen Pemble and Matt Turk $15 Adv / $20 Door
Bodles Opera House 39 Main St, Chester, NY 914-469-4595 www.bodles.com
Open Mic every Thursday night.
Hosted by Mike Baglione & Nicky Martin. $3 cover: includes one drink
Jun 3 7pm Songwriters in the Round: with Steven Lane, Cupero, Margarita, Nicola $10
5 8:30pm Frank Vignola $22.50 Adv / $25.50 Door
7 12 noon -7pm "Come Hungry for Hunger" Benefit with NY School of Music
19 8:30pm Loretta Hagen / Rob Cannillo $15
26 8:30pm Gandalf Murphy and The Slambovian Circus of Dreams $20 Adv / $23 Door
27 8:30pm Bobby Messano Blues Band
Jul 19 7pm Red Molly w/ spec guest Anthony DaCosta $15 Adv / $18 Door
Borderline Folk Music Club
At the home of Steve Shapiro 7 Trailside Court, New City
www.borderlinefolkmusic.4themax.com
Attendees are asked to bring a cold pot luck dessert dish
Reservations strongly suggested
solz1@optonline.net or (845)-354-4586.
Caffe Lena 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs (518) 583-0022 List of Shows: www.caffelena.com/calendar.htm Circle of Friends Coffeehouse St. John's Church Community Hall 8 Sunnyside Ave. Pleasantville info: 914-378-5083 www.Songster.org Clearwater Festival Music and Environmental Festival The Great Hudson River Revival Croton Point Park, in Westchester County www.clearwater.org Jun 20 & 21 • Susan Tedeschi • Arlo Guthrie • Richie Havens • Old Crow Medicine Show • The Persuasions • Alejandro Escovedo • Pete Seeger • A.C. Newman • Elvis Perkins in Dearland • Dr. Dog • Allison Moorer • Tao Rodriguez-Seeger • Cornmeal • Jay Ungar and Molly Mason • Mike & Ruthy • Jennie Arnau • Sleepy Hollow String Band • MacTalla Mór • Work 'o The Weavers • The Dirty Stay Out Skifflers • Dan Einbender • Gillen & Turk • Hope Machine • Evy Mayer • Rick Nestler • Melissa • Ortquist • Sarah Underhill & Friends • Stout • Linda Richards • Sol "Roundman" Weber • Dog on Fleas • The Kids From Room 12 • Roger the Jester • Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flowerr • Kenny Young & the Eggplants• Rik Palieri • Something to Say Cafér • Baba Jamal Koram • Louise Omoto Kessel • Storycrafters • Walkabout Clearwater Chorus More artists to be announced...
Common Ground Coffeehouse
1st Unitarian Society of Westchester
25 Old Jackson Ave, Hastings on Hudson, NY
7:30pm showtime, $15 adults, $7 seniors
info:914-478-2710 or http://commongroundfusw.com
Jun 6 Ralph Gunderman / First U Rock & Soul Revue / Great American Song (GAS) Company
Colony Café 22 Rock City Road Woodstock
845 679-5342 Weekdays 6-11 Sat & Sun12-11 closed Wed
myspace website
Chthonic Clash Coffeehouse 418 Main Street, Beacon,
NY 845-831-0359 www.chthonicclash.com
Emelin Theater Library Lane, Mamaroneck 914-698-0098 www.emelin.org
$96 for 5 Shows! Save 15%
Folk Series
Country Series
Unplugged Series
Summer Recess
The Golden Apple Coffeehouse
St. Mark's Episcopal Church hall
85 E. Main St. (center of town), Mt. Kisco
www.goldenapplecoffeehouse.com
Info: 914-286-7495 Coffeehousemusic@aol.com
doors open at 7:30 p.m., music starts at 8:00
Suggested admission $8; $5 for seniors and students
Hammond House
111 Grasslands Rd. Valhalla 914-347-8209 rick@tribeshill.com
www.TribesHill.com
Irvington Town Hall Theater
85 Main Street Irvington www.irvingtontheater.com
Mainstage Productions:
Old Songs 37 S Main St., Voorheesville, NY 518-765-2815
www.oldsongs.org
10 miles southwest of Albany
Paramount Center for the Arts
1008 Brown Street, Peekskill 914.739.2333
www.paramountcenter.org
Jun 27 8pm Aimee Mann $25-40
Jul 23 8pm Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers $35-55
31 8pm M. Ward $30
Aug 8 8pm Los Lobos $25-45
The Peekskill Coffeehouse
101 South Division St. Peekskill
www.peekskillcoffee.com 914-739-1287
Riverspace Arts in Nyack
119 Main Street Nyack 845-348-1880
www.riverspace.org
Songwriters by the River Series
Apr 17 8pm Frank Tedesso, Joe D'urso,Andy Kriken, Cynthia Summer $10 Adv / $12 Door
Rosendale Cafe 434 Main St., Rosendale
(914) 658-9048 Shows at 9:00 www.rosendalecafe.com
Jun 6 8pm The Hunger Mountain Boys $12
9 8pm Singer-Songwriter Tuesdays w/ Eddie Fingerhut,
Lisa Bari and Peter Weiss, Wally Nichols, John Wirtz,
Amy Laber, and Deuces Child Free
13 8pm Acadien Cajun Band $10
20 8pm Dust Bowl Dreamers $10
23 8pm Singer-Songwriter Tuesdays w/ Pat Lamanna, Doug Yoel,
Mike Ponte, Sarah Kramer-Harrison, Novus Cantus, and Tony Curto Free
27 9pm The Felice Brothers Welcome Home Show $15
Tarrytown Music Hall 13 Main St Tarrytown (914) 631-3390
www.tarrytownmusichall.org
presented by Music Without Borders
Jun 20 8pm Cowboy Junkies $32, $38, $48
26 8pm Old 97's $32, $36, $40
27 8pm Keller Williams $29.50, $35, $45
28 7pm Gordon Lightfoot $58, $68, $80
Jul 2 8pm Fountains of Wayne Acoustic $30, $35, $40
10 8pm Yonder Mountain String Band $29, $35, $40
16 8pm Little River Band $30 - $48
Towne Crier Cafe 62 Route 22, Pawling 914-855-1300 www.townecrier.com
Open Mic every Weds. 7pm $4 Show prices: Show prices: Adv /Door
Jun 5 9pm The McKrells featuring Brian Melick $20 / $25
6 9pm Moya Brennan Band w/ spec guest Ashley Davis $35 / $40
7 7:30pm Kelly Joe Phelps $22.50 / $27.50
12 9pm Sonny Landreth w/ spec guest Matt Rae Trio $40 / $45
13 9pm California Guitar Trio w/ Tony Levin $30 / $35
14 7pm Open Mic Finals invitational round all seats $8
19 9pm Sloan Wainwright Band $20 / $25
20 9pm Frank Carillo & The Bandoleros $25 / $30
21 7:30pm Kevin Kane Band $20 / $25
26 9pm Slaid Cleaves w/ spec guest The YaYas $25 / $30
27 9pm Alexis P. Suter Band $20 / $25
28 7:30pm TJay Trio also spec guest Joey Spallina Band $15 / $20
Turning Point 468 Piermont Ave, Piermont 914-359-1089 www.turningpointcafe.com
Jun 2 8pm Laurence Juber $20
3 Marcia Ball and her Band 7:15pm-$40 9:30pm-$30
5 9pm The Spampinato Brothers Band $20
6 9pm Tyrone Cotton Band $20
7 7pm Lyn Christopher & Jimi Natale (Acoustic Evening) $15
9 8pm Romi Mayes Band $17.50
10 8pm Harmonious Wail $10
11 8pm Bobby DiBlasio $12.50 SOLD OUT additional show July 8
12 9pm Johnny Feds and Da Bluez Boyz $15
13 6:30pm Pat Wictor & Rex Fowler $15
9:30pm Christine Santelli Band $20
14 7:30pm Marc Farre $12
16 7:15pm Poco $60 SOLD OUT
17 8pm Luka Bloom $40 SOLD OUT
18 8pm M G B Band $15
19 8pm Satan and Adam $20
20 Robert Gordon 7:30pm $25 / 10pm $15
25 8pm Hollister/Delia and Friends $12.50
26 9pm Eilen Jewell Band $20
27 9pm Gina Fox and Her Femme Fatale (Blues/jump) $18
Victorian Mansion Concerts
Orange County Community College
115 South Street, Middletown (845) 343-3049 www.friendsofmusic.net
Pot Luck Share Lunch at 2:00, Concert at 3:00 except*
(845) 343-3049 Show adm: memb/non memb
Summer Recess
Walkabout Clearwater Coffeehouse
New Location! Memorial United Methodist Church
250 Bryant Ave, White Plains (914) 242-0374 www.WalkaboutClearwater.org
shows start at 7:30pm except*
Summer Recess
Warwick Valley Winery, Distillery & Orchards
114 Little York Road, Warwick, NY, 845-258-4858
http://www.wvwinery.com
Special Events Doors open at 7pm for wine tasting and Bistro style dinner
May 23-25 Bob Dylan Tribute Festival 12 to 5 pm - $10 Adv / $15 Door
Doc's Blues/BBQ Festival, Saturday August 1st
Black Sunday - A Tribute to Johnny Cash, Sunday August 2nd
Grateful Dead Fest, August 22nd and 23rd
Uncorked & Unplugged Afternoon Series 2 - 5pm No Cover
Jun 6 Petey Hop
7 Steve Vecchiotti
13 Chrissy Roberts
14 John Sheehan Trio
20 Sarah Morr
21 Ray Longchamp
27 Ray Longchamp
28 Steve Wells
The Watercolor Cafe 2094 Boston Post Road Larchmont, NY 10538
914-834-2213 www.watercolorcafe.net
All shows 8pm Folk every Tuesday except*
Jun 4 8pm Melissa Ferrick $20
9 8pm Cliff Eberhardt $20
11 8pm Bill Steely $10
12, 13 7 & 10pm Dar Willams $40
14 7:30pm Guggenheim Grotto $15
23 8pm The Kennedys $20
Westco Productions
www.westcoproductions.com
Shows presented at Irvington Town Hall
85 Main Street, Irvington www.irvingtontheater.com
All shows 8pm
New Jersey
The Acoustic Cafe
Our Lady of Mercy School Cafeteria, 25 Fremont Ave. Park Ridge
Info: 201-573-0718 users.nac.net/acoustic/cafe.htm
May 16 Joe Crookston / Kelly Flint (co-bill)
Brennan Coffeehouse
Justice William Brennan Court House
583 Newark Avenue Jersey City
800-542-7894 www.brennancoffeehouse.com
Shows Start at 7:30pm
Open Mic concludes each concert. 5 minutes for each
performer. Sign-up Sheet at the box office.
$10- general admission $5- senior citizens & students
Jun 19 Ellis Paul
Sep 25 TBA
Oct 16 Lucy Kaplansky
Nov 20 Chuck Brodsky
Cabin Concerts at Tim & Lori Blixt's
60 Hawthorne Road Wayne (973) 616-0853
timandlori@cabinconcerts.com www.cabinconcerts.com
Your hosts: Tim and Lori Blixt
Aug 19-21 Richard Shindell
Three Day Inclusive Event
West Mountain Inn
Arlington, Vermont
call or e-mail for info.
Coffee With Conscience
www.coffeewithconscience.org
Westfield First United Methodist Church
1 East Broad Street (corner of North Ave) Westfield
Most Shows Suggested donation is $16
Jun 13 Sloan Wainwright $19
Fair Lawn Community Center
10-10 20th Street Fair Lawn 201-794-5372
www.fairlawncommunitycenter.org
Jun 6 8pm Chris Smither with special guest Sally Spring
Lois & Greg House Concerts Seating limited Reservations req'd
60 Colby Court Belvidere (973) 916-1688
loisandgreg.home.comcast.net
Potluck begins at 1:30, Show begins at 3:00
The Goldhawk (formerly The Liquid Lounge) 936 Park Ave.
(@10th St.) Hoboken 201-420-798
The People's Open Mic - Tuesdays www.thegoldhawk.com
Hennessy Tavern 191 Paris Ave. Northvale, NJ 07647
NJ open mic. Host: Dave McKeon (201) 768-7707
"Great Sounding Room. Relaxed Atmosphere. Local Bluegrass Hang."
The Hillside Café
45 Hillside Crescent, Nutley, NJ 07110
(Corner of Church and Prospect St.- Community room of Franklin Reformed Church)
973-616-0106 www.hillsidecafe.com
Jun 20 Jim Boggia
Jul 18 Writers in the Round
Hurdy Gurdy Folk Music Coffeehouse
NEW LOCATION! Fair Lawn Community Center, 10-10 20th Street, Fair Lawn
Shows at 8:00 201 384-1325 www.hurdygurdyfolk.org
Jun 2 Chris Smither Opening act- Sally Spring
Maxwell's 1039 Washington St., Hoboken 201-507-8900/212-307-7171 www.maxwellsnj.com
Every 3rd Tuesday NJ Songwriters in the Round Host/Coordinator: Deb Ferrara
Jun 5 Melissa Ferrick $15
17 Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers $15
19, 20, 23, 24 The Old 97's $40
26 Fountains Of Wayne (acoustic) $25
Jul 10 Freedy Johnston $13 Adv ./ $15 Door (7:30pm.)
The Minstrel
Morristown Unitarian Fellowship 21 Normandy Hts. Rd. Morristown
Shows at 8:30 973-335-9489 $7 Cover Optional Addt'l Donation
www.folkproject.org
Jun 5 John Flynn
12 open stage
19 The Folk Brothers (David Massengill & Jack Hardy) / Ember
Jul 3 Mike Agranoff
10 open stage
24 The Minstrel's Birthday Show
31 Toby Walker / Beaucoup Blue
Aug 14 open stage
28 Pat Wictor / Jon Shain
Sep 11 open stage
18 The Kennedys
25 Tracy Grammer
Oct 16 Kevin Neidig and Zoe Mulford
23 Brooks Williams
30 Dugan's Hooligans
Nov 13 open stage
MoFiddles / Menzel Violins
Livingston Town Center Rte 10 973-994-1083 www.mofiddles.com
Concerts on various Sundays "First Thursday" Jams
Music at the Mission
New location:West Milford Presbyterian Church
1452 Union Valley Road West Milford 973-728-4201
www.musicatthemission.org
Doors open at 7:30pm - Music starts at 8pm
Open mic: Usually first Saturday of the month but check web
site for changes.. Starts with sign ups at 7:30 and music at 8pm. $4 contribution
May 16 Saints & Sinners: Blues at the Crossroads w/ Pat Wictor & Toby Walker $20 / $22 / $25
Jun 20 Patty Larkin $21 / $23 / $25
Open Mic Dates for 2009 ~ 1/3, 2/7, 3/7, 4/4, 5/2, 6/6
New Legacy Concert Series www.palsplus.org/rpl
Ringwood Public Library 30 Cannici Drive, Ringwood 973-962-6256
Doors open at 1:30 Shows at 2:00 Seating is first come, first serve
Notes From Home (house concert series)
Montclair 201-214-1138 Doors open at 6pm Concert at 7pm
www.notesfromhomenj.com
Reservations: chris@notesfromhomenj.com RSVP for location
May 15 Lara Herscovitch
Outpost in the "Burbs" Coffeehouse
Unitarian Church of Montclair 67 Church St. -- unless stated otherwise
(Larger shows will be held at The First Congregational Church of Montclair -- 40 Fullerton Ave,)
Montclair 973-744-6560 Shows at 8:30 www.outpostintheburbs.org
Summer Recess
Sanctuary Concerts www.sanctuaryconcerts.org
Presbyterian Church, 240 Southern Boulevard, Chatham
973.376.4946 Boxoffice@sanctuaryconcerts.org
Concerts 8pm Admission includes coffee and baked desserts
Fall -Winter-Spring Schedule
Seo 12 Pure Prairie League w/ Amy Speace
26 Tom Paxton w/ Hot Soup / our 200th concert
Oct 17 Jimmy Webb w/ Machan Taylor
24 Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks w/ Two-man Gentleman Band
Nov 7 John Sebastian
14 Slaid Cleaves
21 Livingston Taylor w/ Seth Glier
Dec 5 The Boys of the Lough Celtic Christmas
Mar 6 Al Stewart w/ Dave Nachmanoff
12 George Winston
Apr 17 Chad & Jeremy
24 John Gorka Candlelight Concert
May 8 Mothers' Day with Jill Sobule
15 Terry Sylvester and John Ford Coley
Stanhope House 45 Main St. Stanhope
www.stanhopehouse.com (973) 347-0458
State Theatre
15 Livingston Avenue New Brunswick 732-246-7469
The Stone House Music Club
The JCC on the Palisades, 411 E. Clinton Ave. Tenafly
www.pdpconcerts.com
Watchung Arts Center
18 Stirling Road Watchung 908-753-0190
www.watchungarts.org
Powerful Women of Song Series
Jun 6 Vicki Genfan
Wayne Public Library
461 Valley Road 973-694-4272 X 5210
Lunchbox Learning FREE
BYO lunch at noon Coffee, tea & cookies provided
William Paterson University
Shea Center for Performing Arts
300 Pompton Road, Wayne www.wpunj.edu
Connecticut
Acoustic Cafe 2926 Fairfield Ave. Black Rock 203-355-FOLK
Tues Open Mic 7pm sign up - begin at 8 pm www.acousticafe.com
Wed: Open Blues Jam at 9pm
Listings unavailable at presstime
Acoustic Celebration (Temple Shearith Israel), 46 Peaceable Street, Ridgefield
www.acousticcelebration.org
Summer Recess
The Carriage Barn at Waveny Park South Avenue New Canaan
All shows at 8pm Admission is $12 per person
Reservations: email: BarnMusic@aol.com or call (203) 972-1895
www.carriagebarn.org
Summer Recess
CHIRP free summer concerts
Ballard Park, off Main and Gilbert Streets Ridgefield
All shows @7pm Bring lawn chairs, blankets, picnic suppers No dogs
*Quiet listening (it is requested that children who want to play and run around sit with their families
toward the back of the park)
CHIRP is co-sponsored by The Ridgefield Press and the Town of Ridgefield through
its Parks and Recreation Department. Barbara Manners is the producer.
For more information see www.chirpct.org or call 203 431-6501
Jun 2 *Garnet Rogers with special guest Cheryl Prashker
9 Gandalf Murphy & the Slambovian Circus of Dreams &endash;
16 *Susan Werner
18 West Point Jazz Knights
23 Bill Evan's Soulgrass
30 Amy Speace & the Tearjerks
Jul 2 Harry Manx
7 *Martyn Joseph
14 Crooked Still
16 Synergy Brass Quintet
21 Slaid Cleaves
23 Stonehoney
28 Old School Freight Train
30 The Fairfield Counts
Aug 4 The Duhks
11 Dana Fuchs Band
13 The McDades
18 *Eliza Gilkyson
25 C.J. Chenier & His Red Hot Louisiana Band
Sep 1 April Verch
City Ale House 253 Main St. Danbury (203) 790-4287
Cheshire Lutheran Church
660 W. Main St. Cheshire
Church House Concerts Haddam, Connecticut
http://churchhouseconcerts.org
register@ChurchHouseConcerts.org
Daniel's Fine Catering Dube Lane Waterbury 203-757-6768
The Georgetown Saloon
8 Main Street Georgetown (203-544-8003) www.georgetownsaloon.com
Tuesdays: Acoustic Open Mic with Dan Tressler
Sign up at 5pm by phone, email or in person. Music begins at 7:30pm
Jun 2 Acoustic Open Mic with Dan Tressler
3 Bluegrass Open Mic
4 Open Mic Night
5 Artie Tobia Band
6 Doug Wahlberg Band
7 Willie Nininger
9 Acoustic Open Mic with Dan Tressler
10 Dan Tressler
16 Acoustic Open Mic with Dan Tressler
17 Damien Connolly and Dan Tressler with Traditional Irish Music
18 Open MIC Night
19 Mill River Band
23 Acoustic Open Mic with Dan Tressler
24 John Kasiewicz and Dan Tressler with Ambient Music
25 Open MIC Night
26 String Fingers
27 Roxy Perry
28 Willie Nininger
30 Acoustic Open Mic with Dan Tressler
Gerosa Records
Brookfield Common, 246 Federal Rd., Brookfield
203-775-7074 e-mail: gerosarecords@mags.net
www.gerosarecords.com In-store concerts Call for info
Good Folk Coffeehouse Rowayton Methodist Church Fellowship Hall
5 Pennoyer Street (corner Rowayton Avenue across from Pinckney Park) , Rowayton
(203) 866-4450 www.goodfolkcoffeehouse.com
Doors open at 7:30pm - Music starts at 8:00pm
Adult Donation: $20 - Children 7 to 12 half price - Under 7 free
Summer Recess
Maggie McFly's
Exit 17 off Rte. 84, Middlebury
Molten Java Coffee
102 Greenwood Ave Bethel
2 to 5pm - The first Sunday of every month
Bill Wisnowski, of My Dad's Truck, runs a "song circle jam"
Every Thursday Open Mic with J.D. and guests!
New Haven Folk, Inc
First Presbyterian Church, 704 Whitney Avenue, New Haven
"First Friday" Concert Series www.ctfolk.com/mcs_info.htm
All shows 8pm $15 Advance (Purchase Online)
Summer Recess
The Old Stone Church Coffee House Messina Drive East Haven
The Ridgefield Playhouse
80 East Ridge Ridgefield 203-438-5795
www.ridgefieldplayhouse.com
Jun 9 8pm Blues Traveler $67.50 Mezz / $72.50 Orch
St. John's Coffeehouse
NEW LOCATION
Marquand Chapel @ Yale Divinity School
409 Prospect Street, New Haven, 203-787-9642 www.ctfolk.com/stjohns.html
Shows at 7:30 (7pm door) $10 Sugg. Donation
Redding Road House
406 Redding Rd West Redding
Ridgefield Library 472 Main Street Ridgefield (203) 438-2282
Ridgefield Folk All shows at 2pm Free
Roots Music Coffee House 345 Main St. Danbury 203-792-4825
Open mic at 8pm - Featured act at 7pm & 9 pm
Sugg donation - $10 online - $12 at the door
www.rootsmusiccoffeehouse.com
Summer Recess
Stamford Center for the Arts
Rich Forum 307 Atlantic St., Stamford 203-325-4466
www.stamfordcenterforthearts.org/home.cfm
Thataway Cafe
409 Greenwich Ave. Greenwich www.thatawaycafe.com
The Songwriter's Den - every Thursday Night
The Vanilla Bean Cafe Corner of Rts 44, 169 & 97 Pomfret (860)928-1562
www.vanillabeancafe
Jun 5 7:30pm Shawn Taylor $5 / Open Mic
6 8pm John Koerner $15
11 7pm Songwriter Sessions Lisa Martin /
Janet Feld / Emily Hurd / Jane Fallon
13 8pm Occidental Gypsy Jazz Quartet $12
The Westport Arts Center
51 RiversideAvenue, Westport 203-226-1806
www.westportartscenter.org
Shows at Seabury Center, 45 Church Lane, Westport
& Greens Farms School 17 Morningside Drive, Westport &
Saugatuck School Theater, 170 Riverside Avenue, Westport
Massachusetts
Bull Run Concert Series Rt. 2A Shirley 978-425-4311
www.bullrunrestaurant.com/concert.htm
Club Helsinki 284 Main St., Great Barrington 413-528-3394 413-528-8418
www.clubhelsinkiweb.com
The New Bedford Whaling Museum 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford
Sponsored by Lees Market 796 Main Road - Westport, MA
www.barrel-of-music.com
Fall Concerts
New Bedford Whaling Museum Theater
8pm start
Club Passim 47 Palmer Street, Harvard Square, Cambridge
Reservations: (617) 492-7679 Office: (617) 492-5300
www.clubpassim.org
The Guthrie Center 4 Van Deusenville Road Great Barrington (413) 528-1955
www.guthriecenter.org
Iron Horse Music Hall 20 Center Street, Northampton
http://www.iheg.com/index.asp
Pennsylvania
Godfrey Daniels 7 E. 4th St. Bethlehem 610-867-2390 www.godfreydaniels.org
J.T. Croc N Berry's 3523 Union Deposit Rd Harrisburg 717-561-1010
Plowshares Coffee House Schuylkill Friends Meeting House Whitehorse Road & Route 23
Phoenixville, PA 19460 Phone/Fax: (610)933-7630 Email: mail@plowsharesmusic.org
www.plowsharesmusic.org
Poconotes www.poconotes.com
"Hear 'em at the Comm" Series at the Waverly Community House
1115 North Abington Rd, Waverly (570) 586-8191 www.waverlycomm.org
The Point 880 W. Lancaster Avenue Bryn Mawr www.atthepoint.com
The Smithbridge Winery 159 Beaver Valley Rd, Chadds Ford Pa. 610.558.4703
The Tin Angel 20 South 2nd St. Philadelphia 215-928-0978 www.tinangel.com
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