Joe's Pub Announces Brian Justin Crum, Lea DeLaria

Joe's Pub at The Public Theater debuted in October 1998 and has quickly became one of New York City's most celebrated and in-demand showcase venues for live music and performance. With its genre-blind booking and vast diversity of interests, the stage at Joe's Pub gives voice to a world of varied and stellar artists.

JAN 24-27
NOWHERE NEAR NORMAL starring BRIAN JUSTIN CRUM

Monday, January 24 at 7:00 PM; $20

next to normal's Brian Justin Crum makes his solo show debut

PEOPLE LEA LIKE SING Stevie Wonder

Monday, January 24 at 9:00 PM; $25

Lea DeLaria hosts an amazing evening of the Stevie Wonder Songbook w/ special guests

CHRIS PARRELLO + THINGS I WONDER: CD RELEASE w/ special guest John Shannon

Tuesday, January 25 at 9:00 PM; $14

Guitarist & composer Chris Parrello is joined by some of NYC's very finest musicians - artfully bridging modern jazz and the popular song

Carlene Carter w/ special guest TAMMY FAYE STARLITE

Wednesday, January 26 at 7:00 PM; $25

Daughter of the legendary June Carter Cash and Country Music Hall-of-Famer Carl Smith, and stepdaughter of the enduring Johnny Cash, Carlene Carter is heir to one of the richest musical legacies of all time

OUR HIT PARADE starring Bridget Everett, Kenny Mellman AND NEAL MEDLYN
Wednesdays, January 26, February 23 & March 30 at 9:30 PM; $20

Guest performers Lea DeLaria, Natalie Joy Johnson, Hank & Cupcakes, The Fancy, Molly Pope and more count down the top 10 songs as chosen by the good people of America

Melvin Van Peebles wid LAXATIVE:
Thursdays, January 6 & 27 at 7:00 PM; $17

Visionary director and songwriter Melvin Van Peebles joins with members of Burnt Sugar in Yeah unhunH Sure ...The Rubber, ie. Your Behind, Meeting The Road, Do Jesus, Hand To Heaven, Street Songs

TOSHI REAGON: 26th ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY CONCERTS
Thursday-Saturday, January 27-29 at 9:00 PM & Sunday, January 30 at 7:00 PM

Toshi Reagon celebrates the 26th anniversary of her annual birthday concerts, is joined by her band BIGLovely, Bernice Johnson Reagon, archival artist Michael Arthur & more

JAN 24 - 27
NOWHERE NEAR NORMAL starring BRIAN JUSTIN CRUM

Monday, January 24 at 7:00 PM; $20

next to normal's Brian Justin Crum makes his solo show debut here at Joes Pub! Come experience one of Broadway's most exciting new and versatile tenors as he pushes all the boundaries. With music direction by Jesse Vargas, Brian debuts a show of fresh arrangements of songs from Broadway's best and Rock favorites! Special guests: Broadway star Tituss Burgess, Grammy and Academy Award winning composer Stephen Schwartz,Wicked's Donna Vivino, and more!. This show is NOT to be missed!

PEOPLE LEA LIKE SING Stevie Wonder

Monday, January 24 at 9:00 PM; $25

Lea DeLaria hosts an amazing evening of the Stevie Wonder Songbook with musical direction by Janette Mason.

Those scheduled to perform include Justin Bond, Cady Huffman, Michele Lee, Patina Miller, Sarah Saltzberg, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Mary Testa & Scott Thompson ("Kids in the Hall"). Additional guests to be announced.

Lea DeLaria received an Obie and a Theater World Award for her work in The Public Theater's revival of On the Town. She also starred in the Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show and the City Center Encores! presentation of Li'l Abner. Her other theatrical credits include Cinderella, Little Fish, Chicago, The Boys From Syracuse, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told and As You Like It. An acclaimed stand up comic, DeLaria is also an accomplished jazz singer, and her solo recordings on the Warner Jazz label include "Be a Santa,""The Live Smoke Sessions," "Play It Cool" and "Double Standards."

CHRIS PARRELLO + THINGS I WONDER: CD RELEASE w/ special guest John Shannon

Tuesday, January 25 at 9:00 PM; $14

"...like a bizarre cross between Radiohead, Robert Wyatt, The Bad Plus and Nico", guitarist/composer Chris Parrello brings some of NYC's very finest musicians to his thoughtful compositions - artfully bridging modern jazz and the popular song with high energy and the best of intensions. A unique set of songs, featuring Karlie Bruce, Ian Young, Kevin Thomas, Aviv Cohen, and Rubin Kodheli. www.chrisparrello.com & soundcloud.com/chris-parrello

Vocalist, guitarist, and self-proclaimed "song seeker" John Shannon searches for his words and music in nature, at times embarking on vision quests in the middle of the desert to find his songs "in the winds and sunrise," much like an astronomer searches for new planets in the sky. Having played guitar for such artists as Sonya Kitchell (Velour/Hear Music), Gary Go (Decca/Universal) and Haale (Music and Art), Shannon is a sympathetic and quietly captivating accompanist. As a singer/songwriter and frontman, his "found" songs are the focal point of an all-encompassing journey into a multi-dimensional psyche and wide-open heart. Fresh yet respective of tradition, Shannon leaves the listener with a sense of deeper meaning. http://www.johnshannonmusic.com

Carlene Carter w/ special guest TAMMY FAYE STARLITE

Wednesday, January 26 at 7:00 PM; $25

"When it comes to complete and utterly wonderful depravity, few have ever dropped their drawers, exposed every orifice and let out a lustful holler with as much panache as Miss Tammy Faye Starlite, whose self-released EP, On My Knees, sets a new standard for countrified carnality." - Robert Baird, Magnet

"Carlene Carter ... fluctuates between the sassy country-rock of her past and reflective acoustic-country tunes about her present." - Associated

Daughter of the legendary June Carter Cash and Country Music Hall-of-Famer Carl Smith, and stepdaughter of the enduring Johnny Cash, Carlene Carter is heir to one of the richest musical legacies of all time. The Grammy-nominated Carter freely straddles the line between rock and country, and enjoys broad appeal across both genres. http://www.carlenecarter.us

OUR HIT PARADE STARRING Bridget Everett, Kenny Mellman AND NEAL MEDLYN
Wednesdays, January 26, February 23 & March 30 at 9:30 PM; $20

Our Hit Parade is a live top-ten countdown show created by Tony nominee and Obie winner Kenny Mellman (Kiki & Herb), carnal chanteuse Bridget Everett (At Least It's Pink at Ars Nova), pop song opera impresario Neal Medlyn (Neal Medlyn's Unpronounceable Symbol at P.S. 122), producer and MTV cameraman Brendan Kennedy, and writers Ada Calhoun and Peter Schjeldahl. The show is inspired by the musical sketch series "Your Hit Parade" that ran on radio and then television from 1935 to 1959. On that show, cast members performed the week's most popular songs as comically literal skits. In this show, the hosts and special guest stars from the local performance scene present their renditions of current popular hits live on stage!

Melvin Van Peebles wid LAXATIVE: Yeah unhunH Sure ... The Rubber, ie. Your Behind, Meeting The Road, Do Jesus, Hand To Heaven, Street Songs

Thursdays, January 6 & 27 at 7:00 PM; $17

Melvin Van Peebles had such a good time working with Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber bringing "Sweet Sweetback's Badasssss Song:The Hood Opera" to life on the Paris stage, that he decided to continue the collaboration. After enlisting Jared Michael Nickerson, Burnt Sugar's bassist & business manager, and members Paula Henderson, Bruce Mack, Mikel Banks, Will Martina, Andre Lassalle and Chris Eddleton, M.V.P. titled his new band 'Laxative.' When asked why the title, Melvin replied, "Why? ...'cause they're a crew of musicians who make sh** happen and get sh** done. That's why!" The new show,"Yeah unhunH Sure ... The Rubber, ie. Your Behind, Meeting The Road, Do Jesus, Hand To Heaven Street Songs," will feature tunes taken from Melvin's Broadway shows, movies and recordings.

Melvin Van Peebles - vocals

Laxative

Mikel Banks - vocals/flute/harmonica/freak-a-phone

Paula Henderson - bari-sax

Will Martina - cello

Andre Lassalle - guitar

Bruce Mack - vocals/keys

Jared Michael Nickerson - vocals/electric bass

Chris Eddleton - drums

TOSHI REAGON: 26TH ANNIVERSARY BIRTHDAY CONCERTS
Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely

Thursday-Saturday, January 27-29 at 9:00 PM; $25

Toshi Reagon: Sacred Music Show w/ special guest Bernice Johnson Reagon

Sunday, January 30 at 7:00 PM; $25

The 26th anniversary of singer Toshi Reagon's annual birthday celebration, with shows on Thursday, Friday and Saturday with her band Big Lovely and a Sunday Sacred Music show that's not to be missed is an NYC tradition filled with genre-shattering musical highlights. Toshi's amazing band includes some of New York's finest musicians, Judith Casselberry, Fred Cash, Catherine Russell , Adam Widoff, and Robert Burke, collectively known as Big Lovely. The event promises extra-special surprise guest appearances from her many friends and collaborators, plus gifts from Toshi for her fans. Sunday evening continues the birthday celebration with an evening of sacred music sung by Toshi Reagon & Big Lovely with special Guest Bernice Johnson Reagon.

Toshi Reagon is a talented, versatile singer, songwriter and musician with a profound ear for sonic Americana--from folk to funk, from blues to rock. She masters each of these genres with vocal strategies that easily spiral and swoop from the expressively sinuous to the hard-charging, a combination of warmth and mischief.

While her expansive career has landed her comfortably in residence at Carnegie Hall, the Paris Opera House & Madison Square Garden, you can just as easily find Toshi turning out a music festival, intimate venue or local club. Toshi finds home on any musical stage. Toshi has had the pleasure of working with Lizz Wright, Ani Difranco, Carl Hancock Rux, Nona Hendrix, Pete Seeger, Chocolate Genius & many other amazing artists.

Toshi knows the power of song to focus, unite and mobilize people. If you've been lucky enough to be in Toshi's presence, you know you can't walk away from her without feeling better about yourself as a human being. She aims for nothing less.

All of these shows will feature members of Toshi's band BIGLovely: Catherine Russell (27th and 28th) Gina Breedlove (29) Fred Cash, Adam, Widoff, Judith Casselberry, Robert'Chicken" Burke. On January 27th the band will be Joined by artist Michael Arthur doing live drawing. On January 30th the band will be joined by Bernice Johnson Reagon for a special sacred music show, also featuring Josette Newsome Marshak, and Jason Walker.

TICKETS

Online at joespub.com

Phone 212-967-7555,

In Person At The Public Theater Box Office (1 PM to 6 PM), or at the Joe's Pub Box Office from (6 PM to 10 PM) both located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC

For table reservations please call 212-539-8778. Purchase of tickets does NOT guarantee a table reservation; you must call to reserve seats. Seating, as well as standing-room, is available only on a first-come, first-served basis for all shows without a dinner reservation. Two drink or $12 food minimum per person is standard.