Drew
Brody’s Baskethouse Acoustic Folk Series
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BASKETHOUSE AT-A-GLANCE • FREE Weekly Acoustic Folk Series at the Bitter End, every Wednesday night from 7:00 - 9:00 • Curator Drew Brody and 2 other musicians do two sets each, in rounds • Musicians perform and discuss original songs plus one cover each set, paying homage to "folk" music, however they choose to define it • Opening night: June 6th |
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THE BASKETHOUSE is a weekly acoustic series to connect artists and music lovers across generations and give voice to a community that believes music can empower, transform, inform, and serve as a catalyst for change. We seek to showcase artists who have “something to say,” who can tell a story, and who can help us appreciate great songs. Every Wednesday this summer, some of the best performers in New York City will take the stage at the world-famous Bitter End in Greenwich Village for a night dedicated to acoustic folk music (broadly defined, classic and contemporary). 3 performers each evening will perform two short sets of a mixture of covers and originals. The purpose of the series is to generate an interest in New York City’s great folk music tradition, as well as to showcase new artists working in and expanding the genre. We will retell old stories and tell new stories, relearn old lessons and learn new lessons, re-hear songs that have made people think, made people laugh, or inspired people to act, and hear new songs that inspire thought, laughter, and action. As songwriters, we need a venue where it’s okay to be wordy/funny/angry/specific/intelligent/unironic/honest/detailed/reverent/irreverent/ uncommercial/complex, and audience members deserve the same. The series is absolutely FREE, although there will be the opportunity to put change in the basket for the musicians. Hence: Baskethouse. DREW BRODY is a singer/songwriter/composer and a self-taught piano and guitar player. His music features lush harmonies and a casual, confessional style. He plays piano with the Honky Tonk Happy Hour and has also been the lead singer of the rock group M-LAB for the last five years. Recently, Drew composed the music for the award-winning Lightning Field (Outstanding Fringe Play, GLAAD Media Award for Best Off-Off Broadway Production). Drew’s first album will be available on June 27th. MORE INFO: info@baskethouse.net |
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