Posted by The G on March 24, 2012 under Encounters with G | 
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Fiona Apple and Geoffrey Dicker
Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Fiona Apple played her first show in New York in quite a few years the other night and it was close to impossible to get tickets. I drowned my sorrows by going to another show, but as I like to consider myself the Goodwill Ambassador to the Art and Music Scene in New York, I thought I’d greet Ms. Apple with my great smile and my camera. She was with magician David Blaine, and before the pair disappeared into the night, Fiona was kind enough to stop for a photo with dear ol’ G. Thanks Fiona! Come back as fast as you can (ha!) and play at a bigger venue so I can get a ticket!
Posted by The G on January 20, 2012 under Encounters with G, G Reviews |
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Ted Leo
On January 19, 2012, Punk legend Ted Leo made a guest appearance at The Rejection Show at Littlefield in Brooklyn. The concept of The Rejection Show is pure genius – comedians and singers finally get a chance to play material in front of a live audience that has been cut from their act. Occasionally, the cut material deals with rejection too, which just adds to the hilarity of the program. This was my first experience at The Rejection Show and I definitely want to go back. Some of the rejected ideas and concepts presented were side-splittingly funny like a fake band idea called “Banter,” where the band didn’t play songs on stage, but instead they just told preposterous stories to the crowd instead of playing songs.
Ted Leo
Ted Leo joined in on the fun to perform songs from his unreleased musical about the Banana Trade. The musical was in pre-production when its producer disappeared and never got in touch with Ted Leo again, save for a cryptic email that Leo received several years later. The original version of Ted Leo’s track “Bomb.Repeat.Bomb” was supposed to be in the musical, but when the concept got scrapped, Ted Leo repurposed the song for his album “Living With The Living.” It was a great night of music, laughter and comedy so I recommend checking out The Rejection Show.
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Posted by The G on January 4, 2012 under Street Art |
Photo by G.
- Boner Way
It wasn’t hard finding this sign. Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be here all night. Tip your waiter!
Posted by The G on December 5, 2011 under Encounters with G, G Reviews |
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Jamie Woon
On December 4, 2011, British singer Jamie Woon played a sold out show at Glasslands in Brooklyn, New York. The singer’s music is R&B, dub-step and post-dub-step! Taking the stage around 11 pm, the one hour set featured moody lighting, Jamie Woon’s smooth voice, some trippy beats and an audience that was absolutely mesmerized. Woon played 10 songs from his debut album ”Mirrorwriting” and often played different arrangements of the songs like an acoustic version of “Lady Luck.” The crowd loved the show as evidenced by thunderous applause after each song. Jamie Woon is playing on December 5, 2011 at Mercury Lounge, so check him out now while you still can see him in a relatively small venue!
Jamie Woon
See the set list and a photo of my encounter with Jamie Woon after the jump.
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Tags: 2011, Brooklyn, December 4, Glasslands, Jamie Woon, New York, Photo, Review, Set List, Singer, What Time Does He Go On
Posted by The G on October 21, 2011 under Street Art |
Photo by G. Art by Ellis G.
Ellis G Rails in Brooklyn
It might be hard to see in this picture but here’s what’s happening – Ellis G drew shadows on the bannister you see above. I love it! G power!
