Downtown Live is a new television show featuring a diverse group of talented performers, be they singers, humorists, dancers, legends or puppets. It is a true compendium of modern miscellania.
the show is hosted by Edgar Oliver, the distinguished off-off-off-Broadway playwright and actor, and stays true to its standards and its downtown roots.
Entries in downtown live (26)
episode 26: baby jane dexter - everybody hurts
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 at 12:38AM 
Tracks took its show outdoors for the first time on the main stage of the HOWL! festival in Tompkins Square Park in the Lower East Village and legendary artist, Baby Jane Dexter, had grown men weeping, hipsters riveted and every soul moved by her unforgettable rendition of the R.E.M. classic, 'Everybody Hurts'
episode 25: steve forbert's midsummer night's toast
Monday, July 16, 2007 at 06:43PM 
another favorite of fans and critics alike, 'Steve Forbert's Midsummer Night's Toast', thrilled old and new fans that came to see him at his recent appearance at Joe's Pub.
episode 24: steve forbert - romeo's tune
Monday, July 9, 2007 at 11:32PM 
Steve Forbert is a singer/songwriter whose talent and love of music continues to create songs for himself and others. Here is his recent performance at Joe's Pub in New York of 'Romeo's Tune', which was a hit some time back and is still a favorite of many.
episode 23: miz metro feat. crosby
Monday, July 2, 2007 at 07:14PM 
episode 22: miz metro - place 2 be
Monday, June 25, 2007 at 07:57PM 
Miz Metro performs 'Place 2 Be' at Sideshow: a Night of Singer/Songwriter Hip Hop at the Knitting Factory with her very special urban charms and talents.
episode 21: tippy - oh no
Monday, June 18, 2007 at 06:42PM 
episode 20: tippy - you don't know me
Tuesday, June 12, 2007 at 12:29PM 
episode 19: consider the sourse - keep your pimp hand strong
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 06:12PM 
by popular demand, Downtown Live brings you another virtuoso performance by Consider The Source from Miz Metro's Urban Gypsy Circus at Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center set to the backdrop of Dr Robotto's visual wonders.
episode 18: flow
Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at 02:06PM 
Flow (Rephstar, Pattydukes and Crosby) are joined by Alex Cowings and Michelle Mola in one of the first Flow performances from the Downtown Live show at the Ace of Clubs. Congrats to Pattydukes and Rephstar for winning the national latino hip-hop competition Cuervoton.
episode 17: bob dylan rolling thunder revue tribute
Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at 01:43PM 
this past weekend in an East Village club, Club Midway, took place an affectionate remembrance and revue of the fabled 1974 Rolling Thunder Revue, which the downtownTV.com founder enjoyed in 3 different cities in its original incarnation, and enjoyed once again this past weekend. an assortment of musical characters of the first order changed off as in the original and provided a thoroughly modern downtown take on that great event. be they harmonikatz, musically capable and affably able music industry-ites, a rolling good time was had by all.
there was some confusion about who performed Queen Jane Approximately so well and now we can say with certainty that it was Marc Philippe Eskenazi, a touring member of Albert Hammond, jr.'s group.
episode 16: consider the source
Monday, May 14, 2007 at 06:54PM 
Downtown Live stopped by Miz Metro's Urban Gypsy Circus at Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural Center and captured the amazing musical virtuosity of Consider The Source complemented by the video wizardry of Dr Robotto.
episode 15: anjani featuring leonard cohen
Monday, May 7, 2007 at 03:46PM 
part two of Downtown Live from that magical night at Joe's Pub features Leonard Cohen joining Anjani on 'Never Got to Love You', a song they co-wrote together, and Guy Singer's 'Whither Thou Goest'.
episode 14: leonard cohen presents anjani
Monday, April 30, 2007 at 02:27PM 
last week a very special night took place at Joe's Pub when Leonard Cohen introduced Anjani, whose new album Blue Alert he co-wrote and produced. this week's Downtown Live features his poetic grace in introducing Anjani who then performs one of Leonard's own songs "The Gypsy's Wife".
stay tuned for next week's episode, in which Leonard Cohen joins Anjani in a rare and magical live musical encounter.
episode 13: junior brown
Monday, April 23, 2007 at 05:03PM 
Downtown Live is happy to present this very special treat capturing the flavor of the instrumental and vocal magic of Junior Brown at Joe's Pub.
episode 12: the loser's lounge
Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at 02:11PM 
downtownTV.com's roving camera in the night stopped by New York's finest music club, Joe's Pub, to enjoy the newest chapter in The Loser's Lounge, Joe McGinty's distinguished series of musical tributes, and captured this extraordinary performance of a Hall & Oates classic 'Every Time You Go Away" by Tricia Scotti with musical support by the distinguished Kustard Kings.
episode 11: debbie harry
Monday, April 9, 2007 at 11:10PM 
once again a magic moment from the eternal enchantress Debbie Harry performing Blondie’s classic hit ‘Heart of Glass’ accompanied by her superb guitarist/cyclist Paul Carbonara at the recent Silver Ball celebrating Andy Warhol at the fabled Gershwin Hotel, captured by Downtown Live’s own cameraman about downtown.
episode 10: felice rosser
Monday, April 2, 2007 at 10:40PM 
in Felice Rosser's second appearance on Downtown Live we once again encounter her sinuous style as she performs her rendition of ‘I Fall to Pieces’ accompanied by the masterful guitarist Naotaka Hakamada.
episode 9: valerie geffner
Monday, March 26, 2007 at 07:12PM 
one of downtownTV.com's favorite artists, Valerie Geffner, performs her own composition 'I'm My Own Boyfriend'.
episode 8: lee ranaldo, lodi carr
Monday, March 19, 2007 at 05:53PM 
yet another special Downtown Live performance at Tyler Burba's broadside poetry salon at the Bowery Poetry Club. Sonic Youth's guitarist Lee Ranaldo read his most witty and trenchant poetic observations based on internet spam. they are followed by a classic performance by legendary jazz artist Lodi Carr of 'Yesterdays' which took place at Ace of Clubs.
episode 7: debbie harry
Monday, March 12, 2007 at 05:13PM 
Downtown Live continues its coverage of the Gershwin Hotel's Andy Warhol celebration with a very special performance by Debbie Harry singing "The Dream's Lost On Me" accompanied by the exceptional Paul Carbonara on guitar.