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Here's a little recap of last week's events - 2 shows that were first class acts. My dear friends and '06 showcase artisrts, Sam and Ruby, wooed a nearly sold out crowd at Joe's Pub with song after brilliant song from their upcoming release "The Here and the Now". I know I've said it before, but they have always been something very, very special. It's not just the sweet and soothing songwriting, it's not just the uniqueness of the guy/girl musical partnership, it's not just the inticing chemistry.....
    The combination of all these things makes for a magical spark that ignites their music and their performances, shooting them ahead of just about any other indie artists out there. I have always expected big things from these two, perhaps with the launch of their debut CD on Ryko Records (Joe Jackson, Brian Eno, Gary Louris...) in August, they will become the national phenom I knew I had discovered many years ago.
On friday we went to see an old friend of David's who is a national phenom in a very different way. Rob Mathes, as I mentioned in the last blog, spends the larger part of his illustrious career doing conducting, musical direction and arranging for artists from Lou Reed, Sting, Bono and Sade to larger than life productions for Celine Dion, Pavarotti and the Boston Symphony Orchestra. In his "spare time" he is also an artist and composer of his own quite beautiful music. Last week's performance was housed at The Ruben Museum for Himalayan Art. The music, for which he was joined by a string quartet, was often accompinied by background images of the artwork which could be viewed in the museum. This took many of the pieces which were classic poems (by W.C. Williams, Yeats and others) set to music, to yet a whole other artistic, social and interactive level.
A couple of First Class Acts for sure.
Next week I am hoping to attend the very special kick off event for The New York Songwriter's Circle 09/10 songwriting contest which will feature performances by....
Phoebe Snow, Jesie Harris and John Oats! If you want to be there, mark your calendar for Thursday June 25th - 8PM at The Bitter End.
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