Skye Claire And The High Society @ Crash Mansion Tomorrow, 10/15!

Skye Claire and the High Society will be at Crash Mansion tomorrow night, Friday, October 15. It'll cost you $10.

Dar Williams Live Chat Tomorrow, October 15!

Dar Williams is doing a live streaming Q&A session tomorrow, October 15 at 12:30pm Eastern time. Conveniently, you can partake using the handy widget below.

New York, Williams will be at City Winery tomorrow and Saturday, October 15 & 16. She's on tour supporting her new record, Many Great Companions that came out earlier this week. It's a terrific acoustic working of classics that shows off Williams' remarkable talent and gives listeners the feeling of seeing her live in terms of intimacy. You don't even have to be a fan to appreciate this record. Old fan, new fan or uninitiated, this is an album that should be on your list of need to listen to records.

MP3 Grab: "If I Wrote You"

Watch live streaming video from darwilliams at livestream.com

Photo Gallery: Alex Mallett At Parkside Lounge

Alex Mallett: October 12 @ Parkside Lounge, New York, NY

One man, one banjo ...

After a fun set by Gaz Ellis at Parkside Lounge last night, Alex Mallett took the stage. I was completely unfamiliar with Mallett but was curious. Anyone with a banjo in New York makes me curious. But, fellow native Midwesterner Mallett, cured my curiosity.

Mallett launched into a set of moderately jazzy, country with robust vocals full of charm and laced with a sense of humor. It was an intimate yet lively show. Mallett announced he had learned a new song and went on to play a cover of the Beatles "Help." Okay, so maybe he only kind of learned it but, that didn't matter. It turned into a sing-a-long with the audience cheerfully helping him along. He ended his set with "Baby's Too Busy" giving the audience another chance to sing-a-along with its church revival stomp and clap chorus.

More photos HERE

Gaz Ellis At The Parkside Lounge

Gaz Ellis: October 12 @ Parkside Lounge, New York, NY

Last night, I made my way to the LES to take in a show. The English Gentleman, Gaz Ellis took the stage at Parkside Lounge for a laid back and charming acoustic set. Ellis was supposed to be joined by a piano player who apparently was doing a grand imitation of Houdini. No matter though, Ellis was just fine without the added instrumentation.

I was introduced to Ellis' work when I saw him perform earlier this year at BritFest and was hooked. For those who aren't familiar with this folk delight, check out the clips below from last night's show. Fans of singer/songwriter music should have a listen to this gentle voiced gentleman, he's a delight.

More photos HERE

(I really like this song and the funky riff he tosses in there)

The Romany Rye To Tour With Dawes + MP3

The Romany Rye will be taking to the road later this month for a fall tour with Dawes. Tour dates are below. Alas New York, there are no dates for us.

They're finishing up work on a full-length record that is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2011. To tide you over until spring, download "Untitled (Love Song) below.

The Romany Rye - Untitled (Love Song) by Big Hassle Media

• 10/22 - Houston, TX - Fitzgerald's
• 10/23 - Dallas, TX - Sons of Herman Hall
• 10/24 - Little Rock, AR - Sticky Fingerz Chicken Shack
• 10/26 - St. Louis, MO - The Gargoyle
• 10/27 - Louisville, KY - Headliners
• 11/12 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theatre
• 11/13 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall
• 11/14 - Ames, IA - The Maintenance Shop
• 11/15 - Denver, CO - Hi Dive
• 11/16 - Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
• 11/18 - Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern
• 11/19 - Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
• 11/20 - San Francisco, CA - The Independent
• 11/21 - Santa Barbara, CA - Soho Restaurant & Music Club
• 11/26 - Los Angeles, CA - El Rey Theatre
• 11/27 - San Diego, CA - The Casbah

Gaz Ellis To Play Parkside Lounge, Tuesday, 10/12

Singer/song-writer Gaz Ellis will be taking the stage at Parkside Lounge this coming Tuesday, October 12. Joining him on piano will be Nick Sims. The gig is FREE. Ellis is on at 8PM. Swing by and check him out, he's quite the talented gentleman.

For those who haven't had a chance to check Ellis out, have a look at the video below from his appearance at this year's BritFest.

Hot Seconds Releases Long Awaited Video

Extra! Extra! Read all about it! Hot Seconds unleashes their five minute mini-movie. Gangsters, coppers, brothel's, gambling and trippiness ... oh my!

Sometime last year, I want to say the early part of last year, I heard these words, 'we're going to make another video' or something along those lines. Cool I thought. I like Hot Seconds and was curious to see what they would put together. The words trench coats and fedoras passed through my ears ... so did green screen and bowling ally. June of that year came around, director Marcel Simoneau showed me some bits and pieces of the video on his cell phone. Interesting, I thought. Jump ahead to earlier this year and I hear the words, 'we're almost finished with the video' or something along those lines. There were chuckles about the mustache that's now apparently infamous and has a name, though not credited for its work on guitarist Eran Westwood's upper lip. And then I heard the words it's finished!

Witness for yourself the trench coats, the fedora's, the brothel and some trippy green screen action ... a reaction to some bad moonshine is my nearest guess. Check out "Pieces of You" below. Watch, enjoy, ponder and watch again.

Hot Second - "Pieces of You" from Fedora South on Vimeo.

Directed & Edited by Marcel Simoneau

Featuring Hot Seconds:
James Love
Eran Westwood
Ian Hudgins
Marcel Simoneau

Also featuring:
May Oishi-Simoneau
Alexis Neophitydes
Catilin Pexa
Marc Bonan
Joe Lazenby
Simon Fernandez
Harold Simoneau
Andrew Gauthier
Kweighbaye Kotee
Owen Rapaport
Bob Troia

Dancers:
Kathryn Bringle
Courtney Cook
Beth Edwards
Hsiao-jou Tang
Lindsay Fisher
Sarah Bumgarner
Kathryn Logan

Happy Birthday Mr. Lennon

Today marks what would have been the 70th Birthday of John Lennon. To commemorate the occasion, his solo works have been digitally re-mastered and re-released as part of the Gimme Some Truth campaign. So, if for some reason you don't already own some or all of Lennon's solo work, now is a good chance to pick it up.

The "Happy Birthday Mr. Lennon" playlist at QNYC headquarters ...

I Found Out
Well Well Well
Cold Turkey
Don't Let Me Down
Yer Blues
Imagine
Mind Games
Hold On
Isolation
Jealous Guy
Whatever Gets you Thru The Night
I'm Losing You

Happy birthday to his son Sean as well. We'll spin "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" in his honor today as well.

Adam Taylor Plays "Oliver" In His Living Room

Folk rock troubadour Adam Taylor has given his fans a treat! He has posted a video of himself performing "Oliver" in his living room. In the video description, Taylor describes it as a "shotty" version of the song ... whatever you say Adam! At any rate, this is one of my favorite songs to hear live. I found myself singing along ... sadly, I'm no Kate! Y'all know I love Adam's work, check out the video below and experience a slice of brilliant, pure, raw talent.

adamtaylormusic.com

Juliette Lewis Releases Video For "Terra Incognita"

Rocker Juliette Lewis released a video for the title track of her record Terra Incognita this week. The video was directed by Lightfield Lewis and features, Michael Des Barres, Kojii Helnwein, Roxy Richardson, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez. Check it out below.

In other Lewis news, the singer was banged up earlier this week in a hit and run accident where the car she was riding in was run into and totaled. Reports are she's home and resting. Our best wishes to Ms. Lewis.