KIEV
CALLING Ten years, five LPs
and one Madonna-made movie after they started, Gogol Bordello still do
at least one thing just they way they did in the very beginning: turn a
room into a raging, voice-losing, arm-breaking party. This evening is
the last of a three-night run at Webster Hall. Hopefully the walls are
still standing.
Webster
Hall // 125 E 11th St,
Manhattan // 8p // $32.50 in advance,
$35 on the day of the show // more
info // directions
DEAL
WITH THE DEVIL
Erik
Sanko is a bass and guitar
player who leads a band called Skeleton Key and plays with Yoko Ono,
James Chance and John Cale. Beyond the music, Sanko is an expert
marionette maker. (In fact he made a fifteen-foot puppet for a show he
did with Kronos Quartet at BAM a couple years back.) Tonight at La
Mama, some of his new creations come to life in a new show called The
Devil You Know, a story about a
man and the devil, whom he knows.
La Mama
// 74A E 4th St, Manhattan // 7.30p // $20 // more
info // directions
MISTER
SATURDAY NIGHT NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH OMAR S Come say goodbye to
the first decade of the third millenium (Anno Domini); we had a good
time, and it deserves a good send-off. We're taking on the
holiday with reckless abandon, tuning up our killer soundsystem for
maximum output, serving up free drinks all night long and playing the
special, celebratory jams that are only fit for a night fueled by
sparkling wine. Justin even has a New Orleans brass band version of Auld
Lang Syne he might play before
the ball drops, and we're sure Eamon's got something sneaky up his sleeve.
And did we mention our special guest? His name is Omar S,
and he's one of the best guests we've ever had at Mister Saturday Night
or any other party we've thrown for that matter. We think he'll be in a
particularly celebratory mood, as 2009 was pretty good to him: It was
the year he released his Fabric mix and the year that he launched from
being a staple of the Detroit underground to one of the most sought
after DJs and producers in the world. He'll drop his first record right
after the ball drops. Happy New Year, indeed.
1142
Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn // 10p - late, late,
late // limited advance
tickets available at
residentadvisor.net/mistersaturdaynight
// $40 until Wednesday, December 30 // $50 on the day of the party // $20 after 4a // more info
// directions
SONGS
ABOUT RAINBOWS Could there
be a better opening
scene to start your year? We
don't think so.
Landmark
Sunshine Theater // 143 E
Houston St, Manhattan // midnight // $9.99 // directions
FIRST
BASS Todd
Sickafoose is a bass player from
the Bay Area living in Brooklyn. He's studied under jazz great Charlie
Haden and backed up and played with folks ranging from Ani DiFranco to
John Zorn. His own music, a forward-thinking take on jazz, seems to
come from some spectacularly haunted place, where the ghosts are trying
to charm rather than scare. Tonight at BAMcafe, he plays with his full,
seven-piece band.
BAMcafe
// 30 Lafayette St, Brooklyn // 9p // free // more
info // directions
STEVIE
WONDER He's little Randy
Newman, a little Marc Cohn, and yes, a little Bob Dylan, too. But Steve
Forbert is mostly just himself, a great singer and songwriter who knows
how to tell a story, and has been doing so for thirty-one years. Maybe
ask him to sing you the one about the time he did a cameo alongside
Captain Lou Albano in the Girls
Just Wanna Have Fun video.
Joe's Pub
// 425 Lafayette St,
Manhattan // 7p // $25 // more
info
// directions
AND
IT STONED ME Marc Ribot
has done about as well for himself as anyone in New York's downtown
jazz scene could. He's recorded countless albums of his own and
supported scores of musicians, among them Robert Plant, Allen Ginsberg,
Tom Waits and McCoy Tyner. It shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone --
he's one of the best living guitar players, whose style is sonically
innovative and technically masterful. Tonight he's leading the
inaugural edition of a set of seminars dedicated to contemporary music
practice at The Stone. He'll do a special solo set, and then the (very
small) floor will be open to questions.
The Stone
// The Corner of Ave C and 2nd St, Manhattan // 8p // $25
// more
info // directions
