nyc: music and more music ! PART TWO

hey friends ...

so, the new sheryl crow could be heaps better but do not fret, the new cathy dennis and guy chambers collaboration (wrote and produced) is a killer track. for those you know anything about the music industry, cathy and guy has collaborated several times before. and who got the honor of recording it ? .... kylie minogue. i care nothing about kylie but the track 'sensitized' on her latest album, X, kick ass !!!! if you should only listen and buy one song from that album it has to be 'sensitized'.

in case you don't already know, cathy dennis was responsible for kylie's success with the hit singles 'can't get you out of my head' and the grammy award winning song 'come into my world'. now if the original demo of 'sensitized' gets leaked, that would be gold. guy chambers was responsible for robbie williams' earlier hits.

i have not heard the rest of the album but its supposed to boast some highly acclaimed industry songwriters/producers like bloodshy and advant and greg kurstin. and who are they ? the last time cathy dennis collaborated with bloodshy and advant, we got the grammy award winning track, 'toxic' performed by britney spears, and the last time cathy dennis collaborated with greg kurstin, we got that ultra cool electronic rock track 'catch you' by sophie ellis baxter.

back to NYC ...

live venues...
banjo jim's.
700 E9th st. at ave C
212.777.0896
subway: L to 1st ave.

3 different singer songwriter with almost similar style performing together.
(saturday, 24 november 2007 - day 69)


otto's shrunken head.
538 E14th st. bet A and B aves.
212.228.2240
subway: L to 1st ave.

(NYC: ottos with psychic drive)

this joint is where i saw the most memorable performances.
firstly ... psychic drive. these people surely knows how to rock.
http://www.myspace.com/psychicdrive
(monday, 19 november , day 64)


(NYC: rikke lureduff)

secondly, a fantastically talented danish folk singer performed here on the thanks giving night. such awesome performance which left me wanting more ...
(thursday, 22 november 2007 - day 67)


(NYC: fisherman tikki trio)

fisherman tikki trio
(monday, 3 december 2007 - day 78)


luna lounge.
361 metropolitan ave. at havenmeyer street,
williamsburg, brooklyn
718.384.7112
subway: L to lorimer st, G to metropolitan ave.

(NYC: luna lounge)

this is where florence and i came to watch the finals for the 7th annual brooklyn song-writing competition. we both thought the winner wasn't the best. go figure.
(saturday, 10 november 2007 - day 55)


bowery poetry club.
http://bowerypoetry.com/ 308 bowery street, bet. bleecker and E houston sts. 212.614.0505 subway: B D F V to broadway-lafayette st,
6 to bleecker st.

(NYC: bowery club)

a place of gathering of poetry readers, music performers and anyone who loves rhyming.
here i got to see some women's group poetry readers, screening of an 80's film 'less then zero' which later some 4 bands re-imagined the entire soundtrack to the film.
(sunday, 11 november 2007 - day 56)


(NYC: bowery club again)

also watch some freestyle hip hop, where some hip hoppers wanna-bes come on stage to play freestyle pyramid, rap to a beat on the spot, unrehearsed. it was quite funny when an older women (the next performer) tried to kick them off the stage so that she could set up her band, they got into an argument and later the rap about what a bitch that women was. hehe.
(wednesday, 21 november 2007 - day 66)


nublu - east village club.
64 Ave C bet E4th and E5th sts,
subway: L to 1st ave.
212.979.9965
subway: F V to lower east side- 2nd ave

hip and trendy place for some cool electronic music.
(sunday, 11 november 2007 - day 56)


trash bar.
265 grand st, bet. briggs ave and roebling st.,
williamsburg, brooklyn 718.
599.1000
subway: L to bedford ave.

(NYC: trash bar)

we saw 2 band performed that night, the first was some rock band called 'casual acquaintances' and the second was this fantastically amazing hip hop band called 'the blend'. i am usually not into hip hop but this band totally blew me away. there were only us 3 audiences and they performed as if there were 300,000 people. simply brilliant !
http://www.myspace.com/theblendminneapolis
(monday, 12 november 2007 - day 57)


zebulon.
258 wythe st. bet grand st and metropolitan ave.
williamsburg, brooklyn
718.218.6934
subway: L to bedford ave.

pretty cool bar. we went there and saw some guy doing some experimental tunes. not my cup to coffee.
(tuesday, 20 november 2007 - day 65)


pete's candy store.
709 Lorimer st, bet. frost and richardson sts,
williamsburg, brooklyn
718.302.3770
subway: L to lorimer st, G to metropolitan ave.

(NYC: pete's candy store)

definitely one of my favorite spots. nice intimate space, often free acoustic type performances. Arum Rae, Milton + Paleo + The Low Ways Quintet.
(tuesday, 13 november 2007 - day 58)

chris and i had a great time but i cant remember the name of the band.
(sunday, 25 november 2007 - day 70)

clear tigers + al duvait + spanish prisoners
(friday, 30 november 2007 - day 75)


goodbye blue monday.
1087 broadway at dodworth st
bushwick, brooklyn
718.413.6343
subway: J to kosciuzzko st.

(NYC: goodbye blue monday)

nice homely trashie bar in brooklyn. very nice atmosphere, very nice crowd. great performances by : cabin + barkuna + Ekra + chet vincent + exit clov
(saturday, 17 november 2007, day 62)


the living room .
154 ludlow st bet rivington and stanston sts.,
212.533.7235
subway: F V to lower east side-2nd ave, F to delancet st,
J M Z to delency-essex sts.

(NYC: amy raasch @ the living room)

fantastic acoustic performance by amy raasch
http://www.myspace.com/amyraasch
(monday, 19 novemnber 2007, day 64)


highline ballroom.
431 W16th st bet 9th and 10th ave.
212.414.5994
subway: A C E to 14th st, L to 8th ave.

(NYC: paradise lost ... urgh ! bang your heads)

eugene and i went to check out a metal band called 'paradise lost'. i thought it was a disappointment becoz the lead singer sucks. it felt as if he didn't wanna be there. the crowd was a gag though.
(monday, 19 november , day 64)

MORE TO COME : TO BE CONTINUED ...

xxx. j.