Monthly Archives: August 2010

Rubin Kodheli/Blues in Space | DAF Sidewalk Series

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Saturday 9/25, 4pm, Buzzito’s at Fulton Landing

Come on out for Rubin Kodheli‘s avant rock group, Blues in Space.

Rubin Kodheli was born and raised in Tirane, Albania.  At the age of 7 Rubin began his music studies on the cello. He quickly gained attention as a prodigious talent. He continued his education in Belgium and Germany, eventually landing in New York to attend the Juilliard School of Music.

During his studies at Juilliard he became more and more interested in collaborations between dance, theater and music. It was at this time that he first began his exploration of composition.  Most recently, Kodheli composed additional music for the feature film Precious, directed by Lee Daniels.  His piece Desert Man was featured in the Documentary film Third Wave based on the 2004 Tsunami which decimated Sri Lanka. Kodheli also composed the score for the dance film Becoming, winner of the Best Experimental Prize at the Miami Short Film Festival. On television, his music has been featured in the HBO series True Blood.

Yellow Birds/Sam Cohen|DAF Sidewalk Series

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Sunday 9/26, 2pm, Jay Street & York St

Yellowbirds is the moniker for the latest musical exploits of Sam Cohen (guitarist / songwriter / vocalist in the psychedelic collective Apollo Sunshine).  Cohen grew up in Houston, Texas, and while the Texas of his teens may have been home to Big Oil, Enron, the Bush family, and the drab grey Astros jerseys of the 90′s, he prefers to think of it as the Texas of yore- home to Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, the Space Program, and rainbow orange Astros jerseys.  It stands to reason, then, that his current home of New York City must be the mythical Empire City: Rocky Mountains of architecture, epicenter of modern art, home to Charles Mingus and The Velvet Underground.

It was with these timeless inspirations in mind that Cohen created The Color by Yellowbirds, his “solo” debut due out in early 2011.  Double-speed auto-harp glissandos, glowing backwards pedal-steel, bubbling echo and fuzz guitars coalesce into a warm wall of sound.  As existential lyrical themes emerge, delivered nonchalantly over psyched-out aural landscapes, the picture emerges of a dust-blown, 4th dimensional Future West.  This is Cohen’s quixotic world where “only the purist tones can be heard.”

Yellowbirds will release its first track “The Rest Of My Life” as a digital exclusive single on October 12 on Brooklyn indie record label, The Royal Potato Family.

http://www.myspace.com/yellowbirds

Daniel Reyes Llinas & A Glass Buffalo|DAF Sidewalk Series

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Daniel Reyes Llinas – A Glass Buffalo (eclectic):

Saturday 9/25

3pm: F train corner: Jay & York St (Rain Plan: 20 Jay St. loading dock)

A Glass Buffalo is:

Mariel Roberts – Cello

Josh Henderson – Viola

Owen Weaver – Drums

Alexi David – Bass

Daniel Reyes Llinas – electric guitar & compositions

Chris Bergson|DAF Sidewalk Series

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Chris Bergson (blues):

Saturday 9/25

2pm: F train corner: Jay & York St (Rain Plan: 20 Jay St. loading dock)


Acclaimed New York-based guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Chris Bergson creates his own blend of rootsy blues and soul.  The Chris Bergson Band’s latest CD, Fall Changes was hailed by MOJO Magazine as the Best Blues Album of 2008.  Bergson has performed with Levon Helm, Hubert Sumlin, Norah Jones, John Hammond, Little Sammy Davis, Ollabelle and Larry Campbell as well as jazz legends Annie Ross and Al Foster.  The Chris Bergson Band has headlined at such top New York City venues Joe’s Pub, The Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Blue Note, The Living Room, and Jazz Standard.  Chris has also performed at the 606 Club (London), B.B. King’s Blues Club (NYC), the Highway 99 Blues Club (Seattle, WA), the Regattabar (Cambridge, MA) and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts (Washington, DC).  Bergson has appeared at NYC’s River to River Festival, South by Southwest (Austin, TX), Moulin Blues (Ospel, Netherlands), Groningen Rhythm and Blues Night (Netherlands), the Leicester City Blues Festival (UK), the Kaslo Jazz Etc. Summer Music Festival (BC, Canada), the CMJ Festival (NYC), the Cape May Jazz Festival (NJ), and the New York State Blues Festival (Syracuse, NY).  Bergson has opened for Etta James, Levon Helm, John Hammond, Mose Allison, the Average White Band and Dr. Lonnie Smith.  Chris Bergson also serves on the faculty of the 92nd St. Y where he teaches rock guitar.

http://www.chrisbergson.com/home/

Nicola|DAF Sidewalk Series

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Nicola (Indie Pop/Folk/Rock ):

Saturday 9/25

12pm: F train corner: Jay & York St (Rain Plan: 20 Jay St. loading dock)


“…One listen turns Nicola into a vital iPod presence…Adroit new presence…unadulterated pop/rock mastery…”Billboard Magazine. Billboard Featured NYC Front-Woman, Songwriter, Vocalist, Guitarist, Dancer, Entertainer: Nicola can do it all. Over the past few years and 4 independently released CDs, having sold over 20,000 units independently, and charted on over 200 national radio stations, Nicola with her hybrid brand of sultry alt/pop/rock has racked up an impressive list of rock and pop credentials: she’s been featured on ABC & NBC News, Oxygen’s “Bad Girls Club”, “Music Under New York,” MTV, VH1, “Women Who Rock” magazine, Songwriter Universe Magazine,  NY Songwriters Circle, National Songwriters Hall of Fame , and she’s performed at Madison Square Garden and Yankee Stadium. Last year Nicola was featured and showcased in Billboard Magazine’s “Underground LP” section for Noteworthy Emerging Artists about to break. Her show is a high-energy pop/folk/rock mix of driving beats, soulful melodies and intelligent lyrics all anchored by her sizzling vocals and rhythmic guitar chops.

Kohane of Newark|DAF Sidewalk Series

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Kohane of Newark (Alt Jewish Rock):

Sunday 9/26

6pm: Front St Pizza @ Washington St (Rain Plan: Tented)


“Jewish or not, ‘New Midlife Crisis’ would have marked the arrival – however late in midlife it is – of a significant new voice on the contemporary music scene. The fact that it gains heft and impact through its rootedness in a life and legacy with ancient spiritual and historical roots just makes it all the more transcendent music for the ages, for all ages.” Seth Rogovoy (editor-in-chief of Berkshire Living Magazine and the author of The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover’s Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music. His book, BOB DYLAN: Prophet, Mystic, Poet, was recently published by Scribner)

“An American Serge Gainsbourg, Kohane of Newark’s NEW MIDLIFE CRISIS probes the dark, sensitive heart of the Jewish experience. Equal parts Lou Reed/Alexander Portnoy/Jonathan Richman/Delmore Schwartz the result is late-night therapy drenched in beautiful music.” Steven Lee Beeber (Author The Heebie Jeebies at CBGB’s: A Secret History of Jewish Punk)

“Killer Jew-Punk panopticon / horn ‘a plenty /musical manna from heaven courtesy Kohane of Newark and a cast of thou–nice touches from Avram Pengas, Deerfrance, Ficca, Lloyd, and Ribot, and much much more.”
Gary Lucas, Guitarist extraordinaire, composer, producer (Captain Beefheart, Jeff Buckley, Chris Cornell)

A “…cholent of angst and wisdom……a full-fledged, lovingly crafted alternative rock operetta, infused with spicy Oriental musical flavors as vibrant as traditional Bukharan robes.” The Forward , Review by Uzi Silber


Lawrence Rush|DAF Sidewalk Series

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Lawrence Rush (Motown classic soul to rock n roll):

Saturday 9/25:

1pm: F train corner: Jay & York St (Rain Plan: 20 Jay St. loading dock)

Sunday 9/26:

4pm: Front St Pizza @ Washington St (Rain Plan: Tented)

Motown classic soul to rock n roll with a little bit of Broadway thrown in.