New York: Performance -
ALL THE PEOPLE YOU LOVE at The Cutting Room on May 22nd at 7:30. (Doors at 7PM) $10. Join us for a truly lovely evening of stories and music from some of the best artists in New York City! Featuring: Curtis Eller, James Braly, Craig Baldo, Erin O'Hara, Daniel Cartier, and Greg Walloch. The Cutting Room - 19 West 24th Street between Broadway and 6th Avenue. Reservations:
BrownPaperTickets or tickets at the door. Our premiere show on March 15, 2007 featured: Mike Albo, Ophira Eisenberg, Sxip Shirey, Jason Wachtelhausen, and Greg Walloch. Wear somethin’ cute and bring all the people you love! Check out:
All The People You Love.
CURTIS ELLER
Curtis Eller is New York City's angriest yodeling banjo player. He started his show business career at the age of seven as a juggler and acrobat, but has since turned to the banjo because that's where the money is. Mr. Eller and his band "The American Circus" have performed at funerals, horse races, burlesque shows and vaudeville revues. His biggest musical influences are Buster Keaton, Elvis Presley and Abraham Lincoln. Yodeling and some strong language can be expected. Check out:
www.CurtisEller.comJAMES BRALY
Married to his college sweetheart, James Braly has spent the last twenty years researching life in a marital institution. He's performed his autobiographic stories on NPR and Marketplace, and at The Whitney Museum, Long Wharf Theatre, and The Moth, where he is the only two-time winner of the audience-judged GrandSLAM and a featured performer on The Moth National Story Tour. His autobiographic monologue Life In A Marital Institution is currently in development with Hal Brooks, director of 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist Thom Pain (Based On Nothing). Algonquin will publish the book version in 2008. Check out:
www.JamesBraly.comCRAIG BALDO
Craig Baldo writes and performs as a comedian and writer. When he’s not performing comedy as a comedic performer, he’s writing comedy as a comedic writer. His performances are based on the comedy of his writing. Craig has worked on shows hosted by Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Conan O’Brien. He recently performed on a Royal Caribbean Cruise and was not asked back. He enjoys performing at festivals. Check out:
www.CraigBaldo.comERIN O'HARA
Erin O'Hara recently released her first full length solo CD, Indestructible Joy, an intimate hybrid of folk simplicity and rock energy featuring innovative guitarist Tom Gavin. Erin is also involved in cultivating the voices of the next generation of women in music. In August 2001 Erin led the vocal workshops at the Rock and Roll Camp for Girls in Portland, Oregon. She is also a performing member of Indiegrrl and a member of New York Women in Film and Television. Check out
www.ErinOHara.comDANIEL CARTIER
Daniel Cartier is a true music industry survivor; a prolific songwriter who continues to add to his extensive body of work in spite of a turbulent past. In November 2006 Daniel released "You and Me Are We". Eleven songs which document his former drug addiction, his eventual stay in a psychiatric ward and drug rehab and his gradual re-emergence into a happy state of mental health. When he's not doing music or art, Daniel uses his boundless energy to raise money for New York animal shelters, AIDS research, and drug awareness. Check out:
www.DanielCartier.comGREG WALLOCH
Greg Walloch is a writer and performing artist. He has toured everywhere from Sydney Australia's Mardi Gras to Performance Art Platform in Tel Aviv. He has appeared on everything from The Howard Stern Show to Kurt Anderson’s Studio 360 on Public Radio International. Greg has a thing for Skaters, Surfers, Cowboys, and Celebrity Chefs. Check out:
www.GregWalloch.com
Join Greg Walloch Ophira Eisenberg, and Jon Levin as they weave new monologues and tales. June 30th at 8:30PM . Rapture Cafe and Books - 200 Avenue A between 12th and 13th Streets in New York City. Stripped down and unplugged, the power of the work is simply the story.
CURTIS ELLER
Recently, I was invited to perform at Where Have You Been? Conversations on Travel hosted by the pretty darn adorable Jeff Stark at Blue Stockings Bookstore. Anarchists, Irina and Jamie Ratt of the Love and Resistance Collective talked about interviewing fellow anarchists in Mexico and South America. I told "The Cake Story". Tom Guiney spoke about digging up bombs in Laos! If you enjoy stories and travel, you should totally stop by and check it out!
(Pictured left: Corn Mo, Sxip Shirey, the ears of Scotty The Blue Bunny, Greg Walloch, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, and Red Bastard) Photo courtesy of Ruth Arnold. Also check out this beautiful illustration by Michael Arthur!