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Buster Poindexter, AKA David Johansen of the New York Dolls, Begins Two-Week Residency at Café Carlyle in February

Founding member of the New York Dolls and celebrated soloist Buster Poindexter, aka David Johansen, will perform a two-week residency at Café Carlyle in February.Johansen is a force within the rock community as a member of the New York Dolls and a successful solo artist. As Buster Poindexter, Johansen's popular alter ego, he has showcased his talent with soulful R&B and jazz singing. His two-week residency at Café Carlyle will include a special Valentine’s Day performances for all the punk-rock lovers out there.This will not be Poindexter’s first time performing at Café Carlyle, with his critically acclaimed performances selling out the venue. TheaterMania has called his Café show “one of the most satisfying musical acts you’re likely to encounter in New York,” adding “This show is hot.”
By Jaime Prisco

  • Eli Keszler Comes to The Kitchen for Synth Nights Series, Performs New Installation-Composition 'Filtrations'

    The Synth Nights music series continues at The Kitchen with a new installation-composition by acclaimed composer Eli Keszler.Synth Nights is a series devoted to live performances of electronic music. Keszler, a multi-instrumentalist, will debut his new piece: “Filtrations.”The installation-composition will feature three separate instrumental ensembles overlaid to form one unit. Keszler pushes his performance toward installation so his entire project shows a large-scale, complex social model where narrative, environment and performative conditions will combine. According to a press release, the performances are scored in relation to the installation and for participation within the site as a singular form, with hundreds of mechanical components concealed in sculptural planes and visible piano wire extending across the space. In addition to the large-scale installation, the ensemble cast for "Filtrations" consists of Keszler (drums and percussion), Leila Bordreuil (cello), Mariel Roberts (cello), Geoff Mullen (guitar and electronic controls) and Anthony Coleman (piano).
    By Jaime Prisco

  • 'Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín' Tells Story of Holocaust Prisoners: Bebe Neuwirth and John Rubinstein Star in Show at Lincoln Center

    A live performance of “Defiant Requiem: Verdi at Terezín,” which displays performances of Verdi’s "Requiem" put on by concentration camp prisoners during World War II, will be shown at Lincoln Center. The performance will feature Bebe Neuwirth and John Rubinstein.Defiant Requiem tells the story of 16 performances put on by prisoners at the Theresienstadt concentration camp during World War II amid starvation, abuse and death. With only one smuggled score, they performed the famed masterpiece 16 times. This story will be commemorated at Avery Fisher Hall, which includes a concert/drama featuring a live performance of Verdi’s "Requiem" interspersed with historic film, testimony from survivors and narration that tells the tale of these courageous men and woman.In addition to Neuwirth and Rubeinstein, soloists soprano Jennifer Check, mezzo-soprano Ann McMahon Quintero, tenor Steven Tharp and bass Wilhelm Schwinghammer will be featured, as well as The Orchestra of Terezín Remembrance and The Collegiate Chorale.
    By Jaime Prisco