WE THREE LIZAS, Erin Markey & More Set for Joe's Pub this Week

This week at Joe's Pub at the Public (July 15-21) will feature WE THREE LIZAS, Erin Markey, Auda Mae, Jillette Johson, and more. Details below!

WE THREE LIZAS
July 15 at 7:00 PM
$20
Escape the summer heat with "Christmas in July" at Joe's Pub! About Face Theatre in association with John Sanders presents a concert of We Three Lizas, the new holiday musical fairy tale set in the queerest of lands in which an embittered designer's mid-life crisis leads to divine intervention by Liza Minnelli. The concert cast includes David Beach (Mamma Mia), Felicia Curry (Les Miserables), Andrew Keltz (Follies),Tyler Maynard (Altar Boyz, The Little Mermaid), Veronica Reyes-How (Rent), Michael Rosen (West Side Story, Nikolai and the Others), Gabrielle Ruiz (In the Heights), and Danielle Plisz (We Three Lizas original cast, A Chorus Line).

Marissa Mulder
July 15 at 9:30 PM
$20
This is the show that Stephen Holden of The New York Times recently called "Far and away the season's best cabaret show. It is everything the genre can be but almost never is." The songs of Tom Waits as you've never heard them before--sung by a singer who will break your heart with every note. Marissa Mulder, in her new show, sheds light on the origins of some of Tom's most famous and most ambitious works.

JILLETTE JOHNSON
July 16 at 7:30 PM
$15
Jillette Johnson's Whiskey & Frosting is one of those rare and revelatory debuts where you experience a young songwriter with a highly mature sense of artistic self. The NYC-based singer-piano player wrote all the songs on the EP, and her upcoming album. The piano-based songs unfold with honeyed drama and grandeur, showcasing Johnson's soaring vocals which manage to both be comforting and spiritually rousing.

Erin Markey
July 16 at 9:30 PM
$15
Following her sold-out cabaret debut at Joe's Pub, Erin Markey brings what the New York Times calls her "magnetic diva aggression" back to the Joe's stage. Known for her dark, absurdist humor and "hair-raising singing voice," Erin creates an at once riotous and unexpectedly moving performance about figuring out who you might be. R&B, 90's pop, blues and original music score Erin's tales of midwestern family life and her salvation by Bible-Belt Christians, birthday presents and Ypsilanti strippers.

Audra Mae
July 17 at 7:30 PM
$12
Growing up, show business was in Audra Mae's blood. Her great grandmother, Virginia, was a member of the Gumm Sisters, whose youngest member, Francis Ethel Gumm, grew up to be Judy Garland. Her paternal grandmother turned her on to country and folk artists, while her maternal grandfather introduced her to jazz. Since arriving in California nine years ago, Audra Mae has done alright for herself. She landed a publishing deal with Warner/Chappell, multiple TV placements on the hit F/X series, Sons of Anarchy, The Good Wife, and in 2009, wrote the lyrics to "Who I Was Born to Be," the only original song on Susan Boyle's chart-topping, 9 million-selling I Dreamed a Dream album. And now Audra Mae has seen her own dream come true. She recorded and co-produced her last album, Audra Mae & The Almighty Sound. Audra describes this album as "the closest I've come to putting my soul to music the way I wanted to." The album was released in February of 2012 to critical acclaim. Since the release of her sophomore album, Audra Mae has been busy and is now back in the studio beginning work on album #3.

FEDERICO AUBELE
July 17 at 9:30 PM
$20
Federico Aubele returns to a smoky realm of acoustic guitar licks, heavy rhythms and sinister dub atmospherics for his fourth studio album, Berlin 13. The record pulls from the personal transformation Aubele experienced in his time living in Berlin and the vibe of a city strongly associated with electronic music. To set the tone for this album, Aubele revisited his deepest musical influences, focusing on those he believed essential in his formation as an artist. From the backing beats to the musique-concrete samples, and the nylon string guitar layered with his baritone voice, the result is a blending of the elements in his unique style. He had a formal musical education and was exposed to a lot of 20th century composers and styles. He was fascinated with Schoenberg's atonalism, Stockhausen's explorations in electroacoustic music and musique concrete and Ligeti's tone clusters. The core of his music is a combination of electronic music, dub, classical guitar and the experiments those composers conducted in the 50′s and 60′s.

Chris SmithER
July 18 at 7:00 PM
$25
Chris Smither's 12th studio record -- is a masterwork. It sports the unmistakable sound he has made his trademark: fingerpicked acoustic guitar and evocative sonic textures meshed with spare, brilliant songs, delivered in a bone-wise, hard-won voice. It is also his first recording to feature all Smither-penned, original songs. Having distilled his own Signature Sound of blues and folk for over 40 years, Chris Smither is truly an American original. A profound songwriter, Chris continues to draw deeply from the blues, American folk music, modern poets and philosophers with this 14th record of his lengthy career. Reviewers continue to praise his dazzling guitar work, gravelly voice and songwriting. The New York Times: With a weary, well-traveled voice and a serenely intricate finger-picking style, Mr. Smither turns the blues into songs that accept hard-won lessons and try to make peace with fate.

LENKA
July 18 at 9:30 PM
$15
Motherhood changes a person, so it must also hold true that motherhood affects anything a person creates. It did for Lenka, who found herself reflecting on life in a new way when it came time to create her third album, Shadows, a quietly hushed collection of emotionally-charged lullabies. After the release of her second album, Two, in 2011, Lenka began penning new music, gathering songs from a variety of sessions throughout her pregnancy and first few months as a mother. Shadows brings Lenka to a new place in her life and musical career. The album is a beautiful, captivating collection of peaceful, introspective numbers that are both calming and thoughtful. The songs are both deeply personal and highly relatable - even for those who haven't experienced the affecting moment of new parenthood.

Elle Winter
July 19 at 7:30 PM
$12
Elle Winter is a young pop singer, songwriter and actress from New York City. She was a finalist in Radio Disney's Next Big Thing and recently completed a 10 city co-headline tour. Her hit single "Day Away" released by Walt Disney Records in October 2012 plays regularly on Radio Disney and was featured on the Top Thirty Count Down for three months. Elle is a natural performer whose charismatic personality shines through every song. Elle's drive has allowed her to achieve success at a young age, but the real journey for Elle has only just begun.

WAU WAU SISTERS
July 19 at 9:30 PM
$20
New York's bravest and bawdiest cabaret duo returns to Joe's Pub after 4 years of international touring to serve up a ludicrous night of chaos, burlesque, comedy, and nudity. Straddling (literally) the gap between religious and related, performance art and party, busking and burlesque The Wau Wau Sisters' take audiences on a ride which always teeters on the brink of a divine and demented disaster.

MARCELLE DAVIES-LASHLEY
July 20 at 7:30 PM
$15
Marcelle Davies-Lashley, Brooklyn native and baby of seven children born to West African parents from Liberia and Sierra Leone respectively is a psalmist extraordinaire. She began singing in the church choir at the age of 5 and never stopped. The sultry sound of the warm musical instrument of her voice will melt your heart and feed your soul. Marcellehas travelled to six of seven continents soothing and exciting the world in melody and song with a stage presence and sincerity that is second to none.

KHARI MATEEN
July 20 at 9:30 PM
$14
Khari Mateen is a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. While producing, Khari began composing for independent films and TV shows. He scored the Sundance series Brick City, which went on to receive multiple Emmy nominations, as well as the HBO Documentary film "Prayer For The Perfect Season." In 2011, he began releasing solo recordings -- Khari (EP) -- and in 2012 he released his debut album "Wait for Sunrise", a brief set of moody and slightly off-center R&B. Soul Train named it one of 2012's best releases.

Henry Butler'S NEW ORLEANS LUNCH
July 21 at 12:00 PM
$20
Join Henry Butler for Sunday brunch at Joe's Pub. Enjoy the music and stories of a man who is deeply connected with the music of New Orleans. The rise, swing, and rumble of his fingers channel sounds as diverse as that of his birthplace: jazz, Caribbean, classical, pop, blues, and R&B. A ten-time Pinetop Perkins Best of Blues Instrumentalist Award nominee, Butler brings his vivid, inquisitive personality into every performance. Butler's impeccable skill and distinguished career have inspired countless audiences, making him the premier exponent of the New Orleans jazz and blues piano tradition.

Julie Foldesi
July 21 at 7:30 PM
$15
Julie Foldesi's sound is a blend of bluegrass, folk, blues and country. She is a proud southerner, from North Carolina, and plays with some of the most accomplished musicians in the NYC area. Her sound has been compared to Alison Krauss, The Dixie Chicks and Shawn Colvin. She'll be playing songs from her upcoming album, singles recently heard on the webseries "Submissions Only" and songs from her debut album "This Part of Town." This versatile and prolific actor/songwriter, is also a veteran of 4 Broadway productions and several television appearances.

Eli Zoller AND O, PIONEER BAND
July 21 at 9:30 PM
$15
Spun right out of "the greatest campfire tale ever concocted" (The Village Voice), composer and performer Eli Zoller and The O, Pioneer Band bring you a musical yarn for the ages. Rooted in folk-bluegrass melody and elemental storytelling, Zoller's rural-tinged orchestrations are a singular and beautiful artistic outpouring not to be missed.

Photo by Michael Brosilow