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Carol Lipnik to Perform at Joe's Pub in Celebration of New EP


CAROL LIPNIK — the spellbinding, wistfully-humorous singer and songwriter called an “ethereal vocal phenomenon” by The New York Times — will celebrate her second new major recording of the season, the new EP Blue Forest, with a special return to Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC) on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 PM.

Carol Lipnik to Celebrate New EP, BLUE FOREST With Concert at Joe's Pub


CAROL LIPNIK will celebrate her second new major recording of the season, the new EP Blue Forest, with a special return to Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC) on Wednesday, June 8 at 7:00 PM.

Carol Lipnik to Celebrate Album Release With Concert at Joe's Pub


Carol Lipnik — the spellbinding, wistfully-humorous singer and songwriter called an “ethereal vocal phenomenon” by The New York Times — will celebrate her upcoming album Goddess of Imperfection, with a special concert at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC) on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 PM.

Carol Lipnik to Debut New Album GODDESS OF IMPERFECTION at Joe's Pub


CAROL LIPNIK  will celebrate her upcoming album Goddess of Imperfection, with a special concert at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette Street, NYC) on Tuesday, April 5 at 7:00 PM.

Downtown Legends Comes To Pangea In March


Several Downtown legends are congregating at the alt-cabaret hotspot Pangea in Marcha?? Among the headliners taking risks and breaking ground are Penny Arcade with her new show, a?oeNotes from the Undergrounda?? (March 4 & 18); David Cale, with new show a?oeSandraa?? (March 8), and Charles Busch being himself in a new act (March 26).

The Jazz Bastards Announce Their 2020 Residency At Pangea NYC


New York City sextet The Jazz Bastards are excited to announce their 2020 six-month on-going residency at NYC's renowned alt-cabaret supper club, Pangea. On the last Friday of every month, The Jazz Bastards will take the stage, bringing a unique combination of irreverent slapstick comedy and serious performances of jazz standards and original compositions. They will kick off the residency on Friday, January 31st at 9:30-11:00 pm at Pangea, located at 178 2nd Avenue in the East Village.

PANGEA Announces December Lineup


A melodious potpourri of musical holiday gifts from far and wide is being placed under the tree at the alt cabaret oasis Pangea in December. And at the tippy top is our star, the beloved Sidney Myer, who lights up Pangea at the pinnacle of the month, New Year's Eve. The day before, on December 30, Rachelle Garniez throws her popular a?oeFarewell Partya?? a?" her fourth annual countdown of the amazing musicians who left us in the last 365.

Pangea Hosts QUIRKY JAZZ FESTIVAL


An essential safe-place for tolerance, experimentation and disruption in the East Village, the Downtown alternative supper club Pangea hosts the first a?oePangea Jazz Festival,a?? running from Friday August 23 to Saturday August 31.

Mac Award Nominated The Jazz Bastards Announce Residency At Pangea


The Jazz Bastards, nominated for a MAC Award in the duo and group category, announce their residency at Pangea, hailed by The New York Times as the alternative Cafe Carlisle. Aldo Perez and his co conspirators serve up standards bebop style with originals and vaudeville turns now at their monthly residency at Pangea, the last Friday of every month at 9:30pm, currently through June 28th with possible extension. Look out for special guests each month!

Norm Lewis, Laura Benanti, and More Among 2019 MAC Awards Nominees - Full List!


The Manhattan Association of Cabarets (MAC) has announced the 2019 MAC Award nominees. The nominees, in a majority of the categories, were determined by votes cast by the active MAC membership. Special committees selected the nominees in the Ensemble Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Instrumentalist, Piano Bar Singing Entertainer (Female; Male), Recording (LaMott Friedman), Major Recording, Song and Comedy/Novelty Song categories.

Pangea Gets NAUGHTY & NICE This December and New Year's Eve


Rare New Talents And Several Holiday Favorites Make Pangea Naughty And Nice In December

Alt Cabaret Oasis Pangea Stands Up In Protest


Downtown supper-club Pangea is gearing up for the momentous events coming up in November with a number of shows from some of our signature artists that remind us how important it is to treat each other with dignity and fairness.  In October the East Village Mecca for cutting edge cabaret, song and performance, which The NY Times calls, "a bohemian oasis not unlike the fabled Max's Kansas City from days gone by," presents premieres by Tammy Faye Starlite, Salty Brine, and Rachelle Garniez. And special encores by Raquel Cion, Sidney Myer, Jeremy Lawrence.

PANGEA Signature Acts Gather For 1st Winter Alt-Fest


Downtown alternative supper club Pangea -- a leader of the burgeoning alt-cabaret movement -- will showcase some of its most distinguished signature artists in a one-week festival of innovative cabaret art in January. Pangea's Winter Alt-Fest, running from Wednesday January 10 to Tuesday January 16, is programmed by Pangea's booker and co-owner Stephen Shanaghan.

Salty Brine, David Cale, Natti Vogel, Mark Nadler and More Set for November at Pangea


Style and substance are inextricably linked at Downtown's alternative supper-club Pangea in November.

Political- and Party-Animals to Take a Stand at Pangea in October


Downtown's alternative supper-club Pangea will bring us to our knees in October. Whether it's the high priestesses Carol Lipnik or Tammy Faye Starlite, or a new breed of soothsayers like Natti Vogel or Zachary Clause, all are welcome!

Political- and Party-Animals to Take a Stand at Pangea in October


Downtown's alternative supper-club Pangea will bring us to our knees in October. Whether it's the high priestesses Carol Lipnik or Tammy Faye Starlite, or a new breed of soothsayers like Natti Vogel or Zachary Clause, all are welcome!

PANGEA Mixes Politics and Art in March


As New York girds itself for a fight across party lines, Pangea is the place to party before the fight.  Some mean hombres like Jeremy Lawrence, Salty Brine and MargOH! Channing will show you what they're made of. Singer-seers like Gay Marshall and Carol Lipnik will blast through doors and glass ceilings, and cabaret confederates like Kevin Malony's rogues' gallery of talent in the "Happy Cry Pretty" series will break conventions with disarming ease. Top off the month with The Secret Variety Society on Friday March 31 and you've got a recipe for dealing with the disaster.

Kim David Smith, Salty Brine, Carol Lipnik and More to Bring 'Alt Cabaret' to Pangea in February


At Pangea we celebrate the edge, the cutting edge. And right on the cusp of February are the extraordinary Rachelle Garniez finishing up a run, and Kim David Smith launching another.  Add to that Jeremy Lawrence, Salty Brine, Carol Lipnik and another season of Kevin Malony's "Happy Cry Pretty," and it all starts to make sense: Downtown's supper-club Pangea, which Stephen Holden recently called "a bohemian oasis not unlike the fabled Max's Kansas City from days gone by," plays home to some of the best in alt cabaret.

Kim David Smith, Salty Brine, Carol Lipnik and More to Bring 'Alt Cabaret' to Pangea in February


At Pangea we celebrate the edge, the cutting edge. And right on the cusp of February are the extraordinary Rachelle Garniez finishing up a run, and Kim David Smith launching another.  Add to that Jeremy Lawrence, Salty Brine, Carol Lipnik and another season of Kevin Malony's "Happy Cry Pretty," and it all starts to make sense: Downtown's supper-club Pangea, which Stephen Holden recently called "a bohemian oasis not unlike the fabled Max's Kansas City from days gone by," plays home to some of the best in alt cabaret.

Carol Lipnik to Bring GODDESS OF IMPERFECTION to Pangea


Carol Lipnik - the spellbinding, wistfully-humorous singer and songwriter called an "ethereal vocal phenomenon" by The New York Times -  continues her current Fall Sunday Night Residency at Pangea through Sunday, December 18 at 7:00 PM.

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