Joe's Pub Announces Performances 4/4-4/6

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.

With impeccable sound and lights, the warm and intimate candlelit atmosphere of Joe's Pub is filled with plush velvet couches, softly glowing lucite tables and gorgeously understated architecture. Joe's Pub is open seven days a week, regularly hosting as many as three shows a day. Dinner and drink service is available during every performance; the venue offers a classic Italian dinner menu and a fully stocked bar.

Just announced for April 4-6:

MEL & EL: SHE'S MY BITCH CD RELEASE-A-PALOOZA

Sunday, April 4 at 7:00 PM

After being chosen as the Best Advance in the World of Fag Hagdom by the Village Voice, Mel & El thought they had done all the celebrating that there ever was, but now that they've released a CD, the party is ON! What better way to spend your Easter/Passover than with a pair of funny femmes, described as a female Flight of the Conchords and a musical Laverne and Shirley? Prepare for the in-your-crotch comedy you've come to know and love, and gird your loins for a few crazy surprises. $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

Justin Bond

Sundays, March 21 & 28, April 4, 18 & 25 & May 9 at 9:30 PM

Recently described as "A bar of gold in the new depression" by Hilton Als in the New Yorker, singer, songwriter and Tony-nominated performance artist Justin Bond is an Obie, Bessie and Ethyl Eichelberger Award winner and was named one of the top 40 favorite New Yorkers by Time Out New York and was listed by Time Out London as one of England's 50 Funniest People. His debut EP Pink Slip was released in July 2009. In 2008, he won rave reviews for his GLAAD nominated show Lustre which premiered at PS122 in the East Village and then went on to tour the UK with stops in Manchester, England as part of the It's Queer Up North Arts Festival and in a critically acclaimed run at London's Soho Theatre. Also in 2008, Justin appeared at The Southbank Center in London in the title role of Sinderella an original musical written by Martyn Jacques of The Tiger Lillies. In 2007, he premiered Justin Bond is Close To You, a reinterpretation of the classic Carpenter's album Close To You performed in its entirety as part of Joe's Pub in the Park in Central Park and subsequently presented by The Sydney Opera House in Australia. He regularly Emcees the performance series Weimar New York which has played in such varied locations as the SFMOMA, The Speigeltent, and Joe's Pub at the Public Theater in New York.

As one-half of the Performance duo Kiki and Herb, Justin has toured the world headlining at Carnegie Hall, The Sydney Opera House, London's Queen Elizabeth Hall and starred in successful runs on Broadway and off-Broadway. Kiki and Herb have released two CDs, Do You Hear What We Hear?, Kiki and Herb Will Die For You at Carnegie Hall and a DVD Kiki and Herb Live at the Knitting Factory.

Film credits include a starring role in John Cameron Mitchell's feature Shortbus, Charles Hermann-Wurmfeld's Fancy's Persuasion as well as Imaginary Heroes and Jon Moritsugu's Mod Fuck Explosion. In 2006 Bond completed his MA Scenography at Central St. Martins College of Art and Design in London. Justin credits his career as a queer performer to Kate Bornstein who cast him as Herculine Barbin in her ground-breaking play Hidden: A Gender in 1991. $20

 

DAN FISHBACK & Max Vernon

Monday, April 5 at 7:00 PM

Performance artist Dan Fishback has been making plays and records in NYC since 2003. With his twee, anti-folk band Cheese On Bread, he has toured Europe and North America, and released albums in the United States and Japan. His third full-length solo album, "Mammal," will drop in late 2010.

21-year-old piano prodigy Max Vernon is a bitchy twist on the singer-songwriter tradition: a sarcastic Joni Mitchell, an aloof Regina Spektor, a deadpan Laura Nyro. After gaining national notoriety with a series of YouTube performances (over 125,000 views), his work has been praised in New York Magazine, the New York Post, W, Toronto Star, Paste, and 30+ music blogs. He released his most recent EP, "Manic Impression," at the 2009 CMJ Festival. $12

 

KEVIN AHART

Monday, April 5 at 9:30 PM

Kevin Ahart, tailored to the nines and crooning songs in his velvety saloon-singer voice, appears before his audience this way, not because of some persona he's adopted, but because he has no other choice. This is Kevin Ahart.

Hailing from Austin, TX, Kevin has been steeped in music his entire life. However, it was the music of the great song interpreters of the 40s and 50s that spoke directly to his soul. Kevin combines the creativity of the celebrated Austin music tradition with the discipline required of any true improvisational vocalist to hone his distinct artistic identity. He's equally comfortable onstage with a two-piece combo as he is with a full orchestra.

The high caliber of music industry veterans passionately involved in this project, from writers and producers to publishers and representation, bespeak to his obvious chops, potential, and charisma. Kevin's unique abilities and talents as a songwriter, arranger, and performer distinguish him from the neo-crooners of the recent past and set him up for longevity in this classic genre. $12

 

SHARON KATZ & THE PEACE TRAIN

Tuesday, April 6 at 7:00 PM

South Africa's Sharon Katz & The Peace Train bring their Grammy-nominated, Afro-Pop-Jazz-Roots fusion back to Joe's Pub for a fund-raising concert and dance party of exhilarating music, exotic harmonies and authentic Zulu dance with a message that goes straight to the heart. Touring worldwide as Nelson Mandela's cultural ambassadors, their credits include performances and CDs with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Sting, Tina Turner, Madonna, Dolly Rathebe and Miriam Makeba. US performance highlights include New Orleans, Jazz & Heritage Festival, The Getty in Los Angeles, Smithsonian in DC, and Carnegie's Hall's Neighborhood Concert Series. The concert is a benefit to build a school and community arts center in South Africa where children currently have to walk 3 hours to the nearest school. $20

THE Molly Pope SHOW

Tuesday, April 6 at 9:30 PM

Molly Pope debuted The Diva-lution of Molly Pope to rave reviews at Don't Tell Mama's last spring. Hailed for her powerful vocals and dynamic dramatic intensity, Molly's performances of such songs as Dietz & Schwartz' "By Myself" Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen's "Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home" and even The Cardigans' "Love Fool" provoked widespread comparison to a young Barbra Streisand. Tonight at Joe's Pub Molly Pope performance an encore to her Joe's Pub performance: The Molly Pope Show! $15

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Tickets can be purchased online at joespub.com, over the phone at 212-967-7555, or 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.