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Coming to a warm theater near you... 30+ songwriters take inspiration from local artists in a one-of-a-kind pairing of image and song as The Holiday Music Motel hosts its 9th annual celebration of the togetherness that only weather-bound isolation can bring. Two nights, two different shows Fri-Sat Feb 7 & 8, 2020 at 7:30pm at Third Avenue Playhouse in the heart of historic downtown Sturgeon Bay.

Coming to a warm theater near you... 30+ songwriters take inspiration from local artists in a one-of-a-kind pairing of image and song as The Holiday Music Motel hosts its 9th annual celebration of the togetherness that only weather-bound isolation can bring. Two nights, two different shows Fri-Sat Feb 7 & 8, 2020 at 7:30pm at Third Avenue Playhouse in the heart of historic downtown Sturgeon Bay.

STAGE FRIGHT!!!

In a life-or-death quest for the perfect Halloween theme, 36 songwriters face a darkly daunting deadline. Paired off in 3 frightening games of spin-the-bottle, they co-write their commingled hearts out before taking the stage to face the greatest terror of all: YOU!

Dark Songs 2019 marks the annual event’s 10th anniversary with its eleventh production, “STAGE FRIGHT!!!” Since its first incarnation in 2009 as The Edgar Allan Polka (celebrating Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th birthday), the Dark Songs stage aesthetic has fluctuated between classic Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos while more recently, some specific themes have emerged.

Last year’s theme was a psycho circus. The year before, it was a “mock opera” about Sturgeon Bay’s historic granary, which was endangered at the time. This year’s “Stage Fright” theme involves an exorcism.

Themes change, but dark comedy is the thread that runs through, along with regular nods to polka music – there’s always tuba and accordion – and of course, Edgar Allan Poe (the original guiding light).

Advance tickets go on sale Wednesday September 25! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4396220

Tickets for each night are sold separately. Seating is assigned.

In a life-or-death quest for the perfect Halloween theme, 36 songwriters face a darkly daunting deadline. Paired off in 3 frightening games of spin-the-bottle, they co-write their commingled hearts out before taking the stage to face the greatest terror of all: YOU!

Dark Songs 2019 marks the annual event’s 10th anniversary with its eleventh production, “STAGE FRIGHT!!!” Since its first incarnation in 2009 as The Edgar Allan Polka (celebrating Edgar Allan Poe’s 200th birthday), the Dark Songs stage aesthetic has fluctuated between classic Halloween and Dia De Los Muertos while more recently, some specific themes have emerged.

Last year’s theme was a psycho circus. The year before, it was a “mock opera” about Sturgeon Bay’s historic granary, which was endangered at the time. This year’s “Stage Fright” theme involves an exorcism.

Themes change, but dark comedy is the thread that runs through, along with regular nods to polka music – there’s always tuba and accordion – and of course, Edgar Allan Poe (the original guiding light).

Advance tickets go on sale Wednesday September 25! https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4396220

Tickets for each night are sold separately. Seating is assigned.

Coming to a warm theater near you...

30+ songwriters take inspiration from local artists in a one-of-a-kind pairing of image and song as The Holiday Music Motel hosts its 8th annual celebration of the togetherness that only weather-bound isolation can bring...

Two nights, two different shows Fri-Sat Feb 8 & 9, 2019 at 7:30pm @ the Third Avenue Playhouse in the heart of historic downtown Sturgeon Bay.

Art exhibit at Miller Art Museum from Feb 1st - Feb 14th! Exhibit is free and open to the public. (see https://millerartmuseum.org for hours)

Coming to a warm theater near you...

30+ songwriters take inspiration from local artists in a one-of-a-kind pairing of image and song as The Holiday Music Motel hosts its 8th annual celebration of the togetherness that only weather-bound isolation can bring...

Two nights, two different shows Fri-Sat Feb 8 & 9, 2019 at 7:30pm @ the Third Avenue Playhouse in the heart of historic downtown Sturgeon Bay.

Art exhibit at Miller Art Museum from Feb 1st - Feb 14th! Exhibit is free and open to the public. (see https://millerartmuseum.org for hours)

Inwood Art Works presents

LIVE N' LOCAL: SINGER-SONGWRITERS

Saturday, December 15, 2018, 8:00pm

Inwood Art Works Gallery - 4857 Broadway

$15 General Admission online and at the door

Inwood is home to an incredibly talented bastion of singer-songwriters, none more talented and delightful than Samatha Echo and Andrea Wittgens. Join Inwood Art Works for an evening of pop-musical goodness from each of these two amazing ladies in solo sets on December 15 at the Inwood Art Works Gallery..

Samantha Echo is a Singing, Songwriting Fairy/Abomination who was allegedly called into existence as the bastard child from an acid-induced one-night-stand between Leonard Cohen and one of the Disney Princesses (it probably happened at the Chelsea Hotel, as we all know, all kinds of shit happened there). She and her music have been described as "somewhere between dangerous and whimsy," (Jack Murray, Unknown Nobodies) meaning that she has fairy wings and a non-threatening babyface but she sings about horrible things; "Dark Fairy Rock" (Jamie Ignao), "Comic Con's Kate Bush" (Janna Pelle) meaning that she has a very high, girly soprano voice and is almost too nerdy to function; and a female incarnation of Morissey (Siv Disa), meaning that her lyrics will bum you out but in a good way.

Andrea Wittgens music has been described by Seattle Sound Magazine as "This imaginative pop maestro’s delivery and message are so delightfully refreshing that it’s hard to remember she’s working from the pop music playbook." Her latest recording project, a set of two 5-song EPs released in late 2016, is the result of five years of songwriting collaborations. The first EP “Girl In A Box” produced by Geoff Stanfield (Sun Kill Moon, Leah Siegel) weaves her darker lyrical material into beautifully strange and cinematic soundscapes while its sister EP “Grace” produced by longtime band-mate and collaborator Vincent Gates, explores the realm of the spirit with more acoustic and gospel-infused instrumentation.

For more information on what's happening at the Gallery, visit www.inwoodartworks.nyc

Kate Vargas and I are doing it again: a not-to-miss collaborative night of our favorite songs this time in the exquisite Triad Theatre on New York's Upper West Side. The show will include brand new songs and we'll be joined by some very special guests including "superpower'd" trio Belleville. Doors open at 6:30pm and music starts at 7pm. Tickets are just $15. Please note, the Triad Theatre has a 2 beverage minimum.

I'll be doing a short set at Inwood Art Work's "The Hub Show". Come out to the Culture Hub, their new June pop-up space where you'll see such a variety of local uptown talent your head will spin!

From their website:

Inwood Art Works presents THE HUB SHOW Thursday, June 28, 2018, 7:30pm

Culture Hub - 440 West 202 Street

$15 General Admission online and cash at the door.

The Hub Show is a variety show championing the homegrown artistic excellence of local uptown artists.

Created as an indoor answer to our Back Porch Show, seekers of diversified amusements will be delighted and entertained by sensational sets of great variety, talent, and spirit at Culture Hub.

Acts may include: plays, music, magic, manuscripts, dance, circus, spoken word, song, poetry, rap, clown, combat, puppetry, performance art, burlesque, vaudeville, and comedy.

Patrons never know what acts they will encounter, as set lists are kept in confidence to encourage discovery. Yet, our “Back Porch” audiences return time and again with eager anticipation to experience new and amazing local acts for an invigorating evening of uptown variety entertainment.

Thursday June 14-Sunday June 17th! Steel Bridge Songfest consists of a four day songwriting collaborative called the Construction Zone, followed by three evenings of pub crawls and two days of outdoor concerts at the Holiday Music Motel.

Artists from around the world gather in Sturgeon Bay, WI, every year to collaborate and perform their original songs.

It's a night of stellar acoustic music with Robin and Jenny Bieneman, Carley Baer, me and more!

DROM is a premiere venue on the lower east side and this promises to be a kicking night of keyboardists: Jason Yudoff & The New Hotness, Craig Greenberg Band and yours truly with a solo set at the beautiful grand piano.

'The Taking of The Tower of Song: A Comedy of Terrors' Loosely based on real events 30 songslingers, two nights, two ways it can go.... Friday and Saturday October 27 and 28 at Third Avenue Playhouse 7:30pm $5 each night (cash only) at the door

'The Taking of The Tower of Song: A Comedy of Terrors' Loosely based on real events 30 songslingers, two nights, two ways it can go.... Friday and Saturday October 27 and 28 at Third Avenue Playhouse 7:30pm $5 each night (cash only) at the door