downtownTV.com presents Downtown Live

episode 26: baby jane dexter - everybody hurts

downtowntv — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 04:38:14 +0000

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

downtowntv — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:43:31 +0000

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

downtowntv — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 03:32:59 +0000

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

downtowntv — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 23:14:14 +0000

Crosby joins Miz Metro in an affectionate duet at Sideshow: a Night of Singer/Songwriter Hip Hop that took place recently at the Knitting Factory.

episode 22: miz metro - place 2 be

downtowntv — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 23:57:39 +0000

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

downtowntv — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 22:42:55 +0000

another performance from one of downtown's new favorites, Tippy, of 'Oh No' celebrates dancing and group joy in one of downtown's favorite spots, Plan B.

episode 20: tippy - you don't know me

downtowntv — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 16:29:36 +0000

Tippy is a Lower East Side hip hop artist whose independent spirit and talent are attracting attention from fans and critics alike and this performance from her last week's appearance at one of downtownTV.com's favorite boits, Plan B, is but the tippy of the iceberg.

episode 19: consider the sourse - keep your pimp hand strong

downtowntv — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 22:12:11 +0000

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

downtowntv — Tue, 29 May 2007 18:06:23 +0000

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

downtowntv — Tue, 22 May 2007 17:43:37 +0000

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

downtowntv — Mon, 14 May 2007 22:54:23 +0000

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

downtowntv — Mon, 07 May 2007 19:46:14 +0000

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

downtowntv — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 18:27:22 +0000

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

downtowntv — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 21:03:12 +0000

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

downtowntv — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 18:11:46 +0000

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.