Mon Nights

A friend of mine is booking Monday nights at MUD, the coffee shop in the East Village. The series is called Naked Mud as it's REALLY acoustic, no mics, no nothing. The owners of Mud are big music people and want it to be something to showcase great artists. Dana is always looking for more talent. I've put her recent message at the end of this post.

http://www.myspace.com/nakedmudmusic

I haven't made it yet, but hope to soon. I used to prioritize music on most Mon nights, or use it as a night off. Now, I wouldn't miss Monday Night Alive for almost anything. It's this incredible group experience wtih Ariel and Shya Kane where we learn how to be present in a very practical, modern way. I've been into this for a few years now, but now that I attend regularly awesome things are starting to happen. Nothing major, and it seems like such common sense, but I just feel better and more grounded, better able to allow life to happen as it shows up.
www.transformationmadeeasy.com

We are off a couple of Mondays in Nov, so I'm going to try to make the Naked thing at Mud at least one of those

From: Dana McCoy <butterflymccoy@gmail.com>
To: Dana McCoy <butterflymccoy@gmail.com>
Sent: Sat Nov 03 00:40:55 2007
Subject: NAKED November (mic-free music series at MUD)

Hi everyone! hope this finds you enjoying the crisp fall air.
I've updated our myspace to include blogs, audio clips and pics from
the last couple of Mondays. Try not to start a stampeed getting to the
page. Just gently click our link below. Easy, no need for anyone to
get hurt.

Also,
We have some outstanding artists coming up, just thought I'd send out
a schedule.


Monday 11.5.2007
7pm - Tam Lin www.myspace.com/tamlinmusic
Whatchagot spot: (between sets) open mic
8:15pm - David LK Murphy www.myspace.com/davidlkmurphy

Monday 11.12.2007
7pm – Andrew Scandal www.myspace.com/AndrewScandal
Whatchagot spot: (between sets) open mic
8:15pm – Jamie Scandal www.myspace.com/JamieScandal

Monday 11.19.2007
7pm - Charles Coleman www.charlescoleman.com shares a contemporary
composition
Whatchagot spot: (between sets) open mic
8:15 Joey Pesce ('til Tuesday) www.josephpesce.com

Monday 11.26.2007
7pm - tba
Whatchagot spot: (between sets) open mic
8:15 Bryan Dunn – www.myspace.com/bryandunn

Monday 12.3.2007
7pm – tba
Whatchagot spot: (between sets) open mic
8:15pm - tba

Monday 12.10.2007
7pm Michael Wagner – www.myspace.com/michaelwagner
Whatchagot spot: (between sets) open mic
8:15pm – Kelli Rae Powell and Craig Chesler in Dreamboat
www.myspace.com/dreamboatsongs

As you can see there a few open spots which will fill up quickly. If
you know an artist you feel would be right to play NAKED, please send
them my way, or have them come play a song or two between sets any
Monday night.

You can always find a schedule of who's playing on our MySpace page
too, along with audio clips, pics and blogs from recent week's
performances. So that's at:

www.myspace.com/nakedmudmusic

If you've played or attended NAKED, not only is there likely a pic of
you on our MySpace, but I'd like to thank you so much. This Monday
night series is producing alot of spinetingling moments. The presence
of the artists and their work, and the attentiveness and level of
listening by the audience has been consistently, well, breathtaking. A
true human experience. Thank you everyone.

Love,

Dana
nakedAngel@mac.com
www.myspace.com/nakedmudmusic

MUD:
307 E. 9th St. (2nd Ave)
NY, NY 10003

A Tribute to Fats / Thursday, November 8th at 8pm

This is a show I can't refuse:

A Tribute to Fats / Thursday, November 8th at 8pm

Fats Domino will make his first New York appearance in more than 20 years at a tribute concert at the Pink Elephant in Manhattan on Nov. 8. The lineup includes Toots Hibbert (Toots & The Maytals), Ivan Neville, Leo Nocentelli, Eric Krasno (Soulive), Gavin Degraw, Olu Dara, Adam Deitch, Nick Daniels, Joey Degraw, Donald Harrison Jr, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Wyclef Gordon and Lloyd "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" Price, PLUS Special Surprise Guests all honoring Fats and New Orleans music in a benefit for the Tipitina's Foundation, devoted to restoring the city's musical culture and helping its musicians:

http://www.wantickets.com/EventDetail.aspx?e_id=32965

Mark Taylor Group @ Jimmy's 11/4/07

I got back in time for a little music last night. I was too tired to wait for Billy Martin's 10pm set at The Stone, so I opted for the 9pm show at Jimmy's No. 43. Every Sun night, there are 2 shows of music for $10 each at 7 and 9. Dee Pop of Radio I-Ching set it up. He used to curate it, and now he has a different curator every month. It's a nice tiny little room to the side of a restaurant with an impressive beer list. I think I ate there before and the food is pretty good. I think it's organic, farm fresh kind of stuff.

I'm not sure if I ever saw any of these 4 in the Mark Taylor Group. I can't even remember their names. Mark Taylor had 2 different flugelhorns. There was a vibraphone player and a bass and drums. I thought they were all great and especially liked the bass player. Mark was pretty into leaving things open and letting the artists play what they want. Yet, the music sounded pretty structured. It was very enjoyable for the 2 of us who attended and Mark's wife.

I tend to see 2-8 people in the audience whenever I go. It's a shame because it's early enough and great. I'm so glad they still do it. It's been going on for a while now, definitely over a year, maybe 2 or more. I can't remember exactly.

The Backroom Blues Bar - Boca

We did make it to this place on Sat night. We saw a good blues band that reminded me of the 2 years I lived in Chicago. It was kind of cool how it appears to be in the middle of nowhere, like an oasis on the side of the highway. We got there at 11:45, and doorman gave us 2 for 1 on the cover, which was pretty cool since there were still a couple of songs left in the 1st set. The room did clear out some after the 1st set, but there were still plenty of people left. There are seats, portable seats which I assume they don't always have set up. Still, there were people dancing and you are allowed to dance in the area in front of the stage. There was also plenty of room to dance and you could see the band just fine off to the side in the bar area. I think they just serve beer and wine, no mixed drinks. They played until about 1:45 or so.

Marco Benevento Residency in Jan

http://www.ticketweb.com/user/?region=nyc&query=schedule&venue=sullhall

Thursday, January __ at 8:30 PM
Marco Benevento & Friends featuring Special guests to be announced! / TBA 8:30pm

Sullivan Hall will open with a very special 5 night residency featuring Marco Benevento & Friends, every Thursday in January. Many special guests to be announced!
$20.00
On sale: Wednesday, November 7 at 12:00 PM Eastern

Sullivan Hall
214 Sullivan Street
New York, NY 10012

La Buya!

I saw La Buya at Zebulon last night. It was great, as always. That was the first time I saw them without Cochemea, I think he's on tour with Sharon Jones. It was still great, but I also missed him. There was a trombone and a keyboard player and both percussionists were there. I didn't recognize the bass player. I didn't get there until about 10:45. I hadn't realized there was a good latin jazz band earlier, Scram, which included Todd Sickafoose and Olivia Pupo-Walker. I would have probably gone earlier had I realized that.

I love Zebulon, even though there are often lots of talkers. It just doesn't matter as much because it's got such a great vibe. No one ever cares if I'm dancing, even if it's blocking their view. I have both of their CDs, which supports the club. They are both incredibly excellent and 2 of my favorites. I think they are only $10 each as well.

The 2nd set cleared out a little, but still had a good crowd. This was the first time I recall a band saying they were going to take a short break, and they came back on in less than 1/2 hour. The break was about 20 min and the 2nd set was about 40 minutes. Lots of listeners 2nd set and it was awesome. They had 2 extra percussionists sit in at the end of the first set. It was awesome.

10/31/07: Improv Night, Louis 649, Antibalas

I went to the 1st set of Improve Night at The Stone last night. I got there right at 8 and lots of seats were taken. Still, there it was, waiting just for me, my favorite front row center seat. Someone had his jacket on it or something. I just love it! I ended up being almost as full as for the Sexmob show, but not quite.

The artists were: Zorn, Joey Baron on drums, Shelly Burgon on harp, Trevor Dunn on bass, Erik Friedlander on cello, Ned Rothenberg on sax and clarinet, and a trombone guy and a piano guy I didn't catch their names. Stellar! There were about 7 or 8 different subsets of these people playing short improvised pieces with everyone up for the grand finale at the end. The subsets were 2-5 people per piece. It was really great and well worth the $20. Lots of Europeans in the room.

I recall when they first started The Stone, they were charging $35. I guess that didn't go over too well because it didn't take long for them to drop it to $20. I can't help but wonder what the rent could possibly be. It IS a commercial space and I'm having trouble believing that 1 improv night at $20 a head per set is going to do it. I do know they often have a 2nd night on holidays. Still, I wonder.

I then went up to Louis 649 for about 45 minutes of a great jazz trio. I left while they were playing, so I have no idea who they were. It was pretty good. That little spot at 649 E. 9th St. gets some really great jazz. There is no cover, but a $7 minimum and a tip jar for the band. They don't really have non-alcohol. The only mixers they have are tonic and lime juice for the margaritas. Very impressive liquor list. I only like it when it's dead because when it's crowded it's hard to see the band and there are lots of neighborhood talkers in the back. They do get some great jazz, though.

http://www.louis649.com/live/

Then I went down to SOBs for a little Antibalas. I've seen them there before and find I don't like that place when it's crowded. The crowd was a little too drunk and I had some trouble getting into it. They were nice people and I had some interesting conversations about The Budos Band, Afrobeat, and Fela Kuti. I stayed for about 45 minutes, because I couldn't get that into it. It was fun dancing and it was pretty good music, it just could have been better.

I definitely prefer NOLA to NYC for Halloween, especially now that MMW has ended their NYC Halloween tradition. It was still a nice night, though.