Buster Poindexter News

The martini-swigging, tuxedo clad, rock and roll original is back!  The Ridgefield Playhouse and Pepsi Rock Series bring Buster Poindexter to the stage on Thursday, January 19at 8 pm for an uproarious and dazzling night of music!  Buster Poindexter (nee David Johansen) first attracted attention as a glam rock pioneer (in the New York Dolls, with whom he still tours) and then as an early MTV idol with his chart-topping dance hit "Hot Hot Hot".  Today, the words 'blues' and 'shouting' are, alas, inextricably linked, but what about the tradition of mellow blues crooners that extended through Charles Brown, Nat King Cole and, in their more romantic moments, Joe Williams and Ray Charles. 

The Art of Spray Paint, officially comes out January 1 (yay!), and I have a handful of books available for preview in my shop! Pre-order your signed copy now- the first 10 people who order before end of the day on Thursday will have their copies shipped out on Friday before I escape New York for a few weeks.

Celebrate the music of the Grateful Dead live in concert, performed by Terrapin, Connecticut's #1 Grateful Dead Experience with special guest: Brothers of the Road performing a full concert of Allman Bros classics.  Saturday October 29th at the Palace Theater  in Waterbury in their only joint appearance in Connecticut this year.

Beloved director, producer, screenwriter and actor Martin Scorsese was honored by the Friars Club with their highest tribute last night, and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the evening below! The Entertainment Icon Award was given to Scorsese, whose career spans more than 50 years, and who will be one of only a handful of recipients of the award in the Club's 100-year history.

Daryl's House Club has announced its upcoming performances in Pawling. Details below!

Earlier this week, Buster Poindexter returned to Cafe Carlyle for another two-week residency. Check out the photos here!

Hot on the heels of his celebrated role as the singing bartender in Sofia Coppola's acclaimed musical comedy A Very Murray Christmas, Buster Poindexterreturns to Cafe Carlyle for another two-week residency, January 26-February 6. As a founding member of the New York Dolls and in a prolific solo career, David Johansen has been a seminal force in rock and roll, influencing countless singers and bands to this day. Buster Poindexter, Johansen's celebrated alter ego showcases his elegant crooning through R&B ballads. As Poindexter, his previous engagements have been sellouts and he has become one of the most revered artists to grace Cafe Carlyle.

GRAMMY Award-winning jazz vocalist Kurt Elling made his Cafe Carlyle debut last night with Elling Swings Sinatra and BroadwayWorld was there. 

Buster Poindexter returned to the Cafe Carlyle last night with his new show and BroadwayWorld was there.

As a founding member of the New York Dolls and in a prolific solo career, David Johansen has been a seminal force in rock and roll, influencing countless singers and bands to this day. Buster Poindexter, Johansen's celebrated alter ego showcases his elegant crooning through R&B ballads. As Poindexter, his previous engagements have been sellouts and he has become one of the most revered artists to grace Cafe Carlyle. In Buster's own words: 'I like to do a show that's a 'total entertainment package' with great songs and a lot of laughter, it's my vision of what great New York cabaret should be. In the all-new show I'm bringing to Cafe Carlyle, I'll be singing songs by Chet Baker, Cab Calloway, Mel Torme, John Lee Hooker, Bobby Rydell, some Broadway, Slim Gaillard, even a Sinatra just to name a few. Playing The Carlyle gives me the opportunity to perform some of the myriad of songs and musical styles that I love and to tell a few jokes. In the Coney Island of my mind, this is the show I'd like to see!' In what continues to become a Cafe tradition, the audience favorite returns to Cafe Carlyle for a two-week residency, September 29-October 10.

The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel has announced the Cafe Carlyle's fall 2015 season, which features the venue debuts of the Broadway veteran Brian Stokes Mitchell, who kicks off the season, and jazz vocalist Kurt Elling; as well as the return of audience favorites Buster Poindexter (aka David Johansen), Alexa Ray Joel, John Pizzarelli & Jessica Molaskey, and Steve Tyrell. 

On Saturday May 9, the Cutting Room was the scene of the SinatraThon - billed as "day long (14 hour) marathon celebration of the Man and his Music." Check out photos from the show below!

“The Voice” has delivered the #1 rating among Big 4 primetime telecasts for the week of March 23-29 in adults 18-49, as well as adults 25-54, women 18-49 and 25-54, teens 12-17 and kids 2-11.

Buster Poindexter (aka David Johansen) doesn't so much play 'at' Cafe Carlyle as 'with' it. Like the bad kid from a black and white cult film, this charismatic artist establishes dominion over the highbrow room, determined to lower its bar as irrevocably as a limbo stick in a roadhouse lounge. A blistering, purposefully overwrought, genre-hopping, two-hour performance on Tuesday's opening night had even jaded waiters and busboys enthralled.

As a founding member of the New York Dolls and in a prolific solo career, David Johansen has been a seminal force in rock and roll, influencing countless singers and bands to this day. Buster Poindexter, Johansen's celebrated alter ego showcases his elegant crooning through R&B ballads. As Poindexter, his previous engagements at the Cafe have been sellouts and he's become one of the most revered artists to grace the Cafe, with TheaterMania calling his Cafe show 'one of the most satisfying musical acts you're likely to encounter in New York,' adding 'this show is hot.' In what continues to become a Cafe tradition, the audience favorite returned to Cafe Carlyle for a two-week residency last night and broadwayworld was there.

As a founding member of the New York Dolls and in a prolific solo career, David Johansen has been a seminal force in rock and roll, influencing countless singers and bands to this day. Buster Poindexter, Johansen's celebrated alter ego showcases his elegant crooning through R&B ballads. As Poindexter, his previous engagements at the Cafe have been sellouts and he's become one of the most revered artists to grace the Cafe, with TheaterMania calling his Cafe show 'one of the most satisfying musical acts you're likely to encounter in New York,' adding 'this show is hot.' In what continues to become a Cafe tradition, the audience favorite returns to Cafe Carlyle for a two-week residency, today, February 10-21, including a special Valentine's Day performance on February 14.

As a founding member of the New York Dolls and in a prolific solo career, David Johansen has been a seminal force in rock and roll, influencing countless singers and bands to this day. Buster Poindexter, Johansen's celebrated alter ego showcases his elegant crooning through R&B ballads. As Poindexter, his previous engagements at the Cafe have been sellouts and he's become one of the most revered artists to grace the Cafe, with TheaterMania calling his Cafe show "one of the most satisfying musical acts you're likely to encounter in New York," adding "this show is hot." In what continues to become a Cafe tradition, the audience favorite returns to Cafe Carlyle for a two-week residency, February 10-21, including a special Valentine's Day performance on February 14..

Join The Town Hall for our second annual winter variety show as an all-star lineup of musicians, dancers and singers perform modern takes on classic holiday songs from the early twentieth century, alongside exciting collaborations in the fields of dance, storytelling and comedy.

Join The Town Hall for our second annual winter variety show as an all-star lineup of musicians, dancers and singers perform modern takes on classic holiday songs from the early twentieth century, alongside exciting collaborations in the fields of dance, storytelling and comedy.

As a founding member of the New York Dolls and in a prolific solo career, David Johansen has been a seminal force in rock and roll, influencing countless singers and bands to this day. Buster Poindexter, Johansen's celebrated alter ego showcases his elegant crooning through R&B ballads. His late '80s single 'Hot Hot Hot' made him a staple on radio charts, MTV and the NYC club scene. Poindexter's previous one-night only engagements at the Cafe have been sellouts. The audience favorite is in the midst of his limited five-night engagement at Cafe Carlyle, running through October 25. Due to overwhelming demand, an additional show has just been added to the residency. Buster Poindexter's encore performance will take place on Saturday, October 25 at 10:45pm (late show).