Wednesday, August 11, 2010

New York August - October Music without Borders Buckwheat Zydeco, Brandi Carlile, Nick Lowe

This week on the NYC Rockin' the River Cruises, Buckwheat Zydeco plays on Thursday and The Nerds on Friday.

Next Thursday, August 19 on the cruises is a very specical show - "Howlin' for Hubert: A Tribute to Hubert Sumlin" featuring Hubert
(legendary guitarist and former sideman for Howlin' Wolf) and his all-star band with David Johansen (New York Dolls), John Sebastian
(Lovin' Spoonful), Jimmy Vivino (Fab Faux, Conan O'Brien) and Joey Spampinato & Tom Ardolino from NRBQ. Marcia Ball performs on
August 26 and Donna the Buffalo on August 27. Each cruise is a 2 hour concert and tour that sails past the Statue of Liberty, Ellis
Island, Brooklyn Bridge and the NYC skyline. We sail on the Circle Line located at Pier 83, W42nd Street at 12th Avenue. Please
visit www.RTRCruises.com for tickets and more info.

Naked Soul at the Rubin Museum of Art in NYC continues on August 20 with a sold out show featuring Joan Osborne. Naked Soul is a
very unique series as it's all acoustic and unplugged. More info at www.RMANYC.org

Coming up at the Tarrytown Music Hall in Westchester is The Rhythm Devils featuring Mickey Hart and Billy Kreutzmann of the Grateful
Dead (8/28). We've just confirmed the Johnny Winter Band & Hubert Sumlin Band for December 16. Tarrytown is only a 30 minute train
ride from Grand Central Station. Please see full line-up of shows at www.TarrytownMusicHall.org.

All the best,

Steve Lurie
President, Music Without Borders

================================

NYC Rockin' the River Cruises
Circle Line - Pier 83, 12th Ave & 42nd Street, NY, NY
212-563-3200 www.RTRCruises.com

Buckwheat Zydeco
Thursday, August 12 @ 7pm
tickets $40 in advance/$45 door

Contemporary zydeco's most popular performer, Buckwheat's urbanized sound, complete with touches of synthesizer and trumpet, marries
traditional and contemporary zydeco with uncommon flair, in the process reaching a wider mainstream audience than any artist before
him. "Buckwheat leads one of the best party bands in America; he can pump out zydeco two-beats or shift into rolling 12-bar blues,
steaming all the way." (The New York Times).

-------------------

The Nerds
Friday, August 13 @ 8pm
tickets $37.50 in advance/$40 door

Twenty years of The Nerds has seen sold out shows at Carnegie Hall, a July 4th performance at South Street Seaport to a crowd of
over 12,000, and acting as hosts to MTV's Ultimate Cover Band Contest. They are one of the best known cover bands playing soul,
classic rock, and tv themes. Their lively stage show and banter also plays a large part in their performance.

-------------------

"Howlin' For Hubert"
Featuring Hubert Sumlin, David Johansen, John Sebastian, Jimmy Vivino & Joey Spampinato and Tom Ardolino from NRBQ

Thursday, August 19 @ 9pm
tickets $45 in advance/$50 door

Legendary guitarist and former sideman for Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin's all-star band features David Johansen (New York Dolls),
John Sebastian (Lovin' Spoonful), Jimmy Vivino (Fab Faux, Conan O'Brien) & Joey Spampinato and Tom Ardolino from NRBQ. Voted into
Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists in the History of Rock & Roll, Hubert recently shared the stage with Eric Clapton, The
Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, Aerosmith, Santana & The Allman Brothers.

-------------------

Marcia Ball
Thursday, August 26 @ 7pm
tickets $40 in advance/$45 door

Marcia Ball is a four time Grammy nominee, winner of eight Blues Music Awards and winner of two 2009 Living Blues Readers' Polls.
Her piano style is known for its elements of zydeco, swamp-blues, and boogie-woogie. She knows how to raise roofs and tear down
walls with her infectious, intelligent and deeply emotional brand of southern boogie, rollicking, roadhouse blues and heartfelt
ballads.

-------------------

Donna the Buffalo
Friday, August 27 @ 8pm
tickets $40 in advance/$45 door

Rootsy folk-rock sextet Donna the Buffalo formed in 1987 in Ithaca, NY. The group is a regular attraction at festivals like
Merlefest and Telluride, and has also shared the stage with likeminded artists such as 10,000 Maniacs, Los Lobos, and Rusted Root.

================================

NAKED SOUL
Rubin Museum of Art
150 W. 17th St. NYC
212.620.5000 ext. 344 www.rmanyc.org

-------------------

Joan Osborne
Friday, August 20 @ 7pm
sold out!
tickets $50/$55 at the door

-------------------

Singer-songwriter Joan Osborne plays a rare duo show for Naked Soul. Certainly not a night to be missed.

John Hammond
Friday, October 15 @ 7pm
tickets $32.50/$35 at the door

2010 Grammy nominee for Best Traditional Blues Album, Rough & Tough, John Hammond's 33rd album since his 1962 self-titled debut, was
recorded live in November 2008 at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in NYC.

-------------------

Jill Sobule
Friday, October 22 @ 7pm
tickets $25/$30 at the door

Jill Sobule belongs to a rare breed of artists. Her work is at once deeply personal and socially conscious, seriously funny and
derisively tragic.

================================

TARRYTOWN MUSIC HALL
13 Main Street Tarrytown, NY 10591
877.840.0457 tarrytownmusichall.org

The Rhythm Devils
featuring Mickey Hart & Billy Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead

Saturday, August 28 @ 8pm
tickets $39-$65

The Rhythm Devils began as the duo of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and his percussionist partner Mickey Hart. Over the
years, they transcended rock and roll drum stereotypes with polyrhythmic explorations of the world of percussion, using an
extraordinary variety of instruments and approaches. The 2010 line up includes Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, Tim Bluhm of the
Mother Hips (guitar, vocals), Davy Knowles (guitar, vocals), Sikiru Adepoju (talking drum), and Andy Hess (bass).

-------------------

Brandi Carlile

Sunday, October 3 @ 7pm
tickets $29-$45

Brandi Carlile's third album, Give Up The Ghost, unveils her talents in their truest form. After two albums and non-stop touring,
she has let her guard down and offers her most candid recording to date. If the phrase "give up the ghost" most often refers to
death or dying, it can also be used to describe the passing of stages in life, of transformation.

-------------------

Blood, Sweat & Tears

Friday, October 15 @ 8pm
tickets $40-$60

A musical institution, Blood Sweat & Tears has left an indelible mark on the American music scene since 1968. One of the greatest
horn bands in the history of popular music, BS&T's alumni roster reads like a Who's Who of the world's greatest jazz and rock
musicians. With numerous hits that have been a mainstay on radio including; "And When I Die," "God Bless the Child," "Spinning
Wheel" and "You've Made Me So Very Happy" BS&T has racked up sales in the millions and earned multiple gold albums and 3 Grammy
Awards

-------------------

Nick Lowe Band
w/Graham Parker

Saturday, October 16 @ 8pm
tickets $39-$65

Nick Lowe is the headmaster of British rock, the leader of pub rockers Brinsley Schwarz, legendary record producer at of Elvis
Costello, The Damned and The Pretenders. Lowe's 2008 solo concert at The Music Hall was one of our highest rated shows ever, so we
are thrilled to welcome him back, this time touring with his full band for the first time since 1998!

-------------------

Tower of Power

Wednesday, October 20 @ 8pm
tickets $42-$65

Legendary funk band Tower of Power began their 40 year odyssey in 1968 when Emilio Castillo met Stephen "Doc" Kupka. Since then, TOP
has never stopped touring and recording. Always in demand, the band never fails to entertain and amaze their fans with classics such
as "What Is Hip", "Down to the Nightclub" and "You're Still a Young Man" and "Know Yourself Out."

-------------------

Johnny Winter Band & Hubert Sumlin Band

Thursday, December 16 @ 8pm

tickets $39-$65

Johnny Winter, a true guitar legend has always been one of the most respected singers and guitar players in rock and the clear link
between British blues-rock and American Southern rock (a la the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd). Legendary guitarist and former
sideman for Howlin' Wolf, Hubert Sumlin was voted into Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists in the History of Rock & Roll, Hubert
recently shared the stage with Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, Elvis Costello, Aerosmith, Santana & The Allman Brothers.

Music Without Borders, LLC
159 Fishing Trail | Stamford, CT 06903

No comments:

Post a Comment