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Banjo Jim's Live Music Calendar


no cover (unless otherwise noted) - one drink minimum per set


Thursday, February 4
  7 Adam Cohen
  8 Vanessa Boyd
  9 Jeff Randall
  10:30 Alex Brumel and Janel Elizabeth

Friday, February 5
  5-7 Jeremiah's start-the-weekend-early Happy Hour Show! this week:

Mike Savino

  7 FM
  7:30 Sterling Pierce
  8 Chemical Reaction
  9 Bethany Saint Smith & the Gun Show
  10 - 12 Pork Chop Willie
Music from the North Mississippi Hill Country. Check out a great review of Pork Chop Willie's previous show at Banjo Jim's on blogcritics.org!
  12 Kent Burnside and the New Generation
From the porches of The Misssissippi Hill Country and straight to the stage, Kent Burnside and The New Generation have mastered the raw emotion and rhythms of the Mississippi hill country blues, passed down from Kent's blood line. Sweet as a Mississippi sunset after the rain. The Blues live on with Burnside family.

Kent Burnside admits he is a country boy. With his independent release of past year's Cotton Field Disco and Country Boy City Dreams and his newest, Evil, Kent Burnside is bringing his new generation of blues to the world. Kent has toured and supported his grandfather R.L. Burnside (Fat Possum Records) and many other greats, such as Buddy Guy, North Mississippi Allstars, Jimbo Mathus and Junior Kimbrough just to name a few. His family name defines the unique Hill Country Blues sound created by his legendary grandfather, the late R.L. Burnside. However, Kent is taking it to another level.

Saturday, February 6
  2:30-6:30 Open Mic - Hosted by Wayne Kral and Jeremiah Birnbaum
Sign-up 2:30; music 3-6:30pm - every Saturday afternoon
  7 American String Conspiracy
  8 Bobtown
  9 - late Melody Allegra and Friends - BLUEGRASS JAM!
Bluegrass jam first Saturday night of every month!

Sunday, February 7
  7 - 10 EXCEEDINGLY GOOD SONG NIGHT - An Open Singing Session in the Folk-Roots Tradition - Hosted by Ken Schatz

Monday, February 8
  10 - late Lichtman's Brain Cloud - feat. Tamar Korn (of the Cangelosi Cards)
Western swing!

Dennis Lichtman and Tamar Korn of the Cangelosi Cards are holding down the fort every Monday while the Cards take a break. Classic tunes a la Bob Wills, plus new arrangements. The usual lineup includes Tamar (vocals), Dennis (mandolin, fiddle, clarinet), Matt Munisteri (guitar), Raphael McGregor (steel guitar), Kevin Dorn (drum), Jared Engel (bass), and other special guests coming through all the time.

Tuesday, February 9
  7 - 9 The Legendary Terry Waldo - ragtime and stride piano
Entertainer and protege of the late Eubie Blake, has produced over 40 albums. His THIS IS RAGTIME is the definitive book on the subject, and his 26-part series with the same title for National Public Radio fueled the 1970's ragtime revival.
  9 Rebecca Turner
  10 Erica Smith & the 99 Cent Dreams

Wednesday, February 10
  7 Jon D'Angelo
  8 JMD Trio: Jim Satten (guitar), Mitch Margold (organ) & Denny McDermott (drums)
  ADAM LEVY'S WISH LIST
  9 - TBA
  10 - TBA
  11 - Bill Sims Jr.
  12 - Adam Levy and the Mint Imperials

Thursday, February 11
  7 Steve Almaas
  8 George Usher
  9 Dry Rain
  10 Megan Palmer
  11 Jason Crosby

Friday, February 12
  5-7 Jeremiah's start-the-weekend-early Happy Hour Show! this week:

TBA

  7 - 9 Pete Kennedy's roots-rock birthday bash, with special guests.
Open to all, admission: one 45 rpm single from your record collection!
  9 - 10:30 The Griffins
  11 The Bill Bell Band
  12 Ryan Saliman

Saturday, February 13
  2:30-6:30 Open Mic - Hosted by Wayne Kral and Jeremiah Birnbaum
Sign-up 2:30; music 3-6:30pm - every Saturday afternoon
  7 Lorraine Leckie & Her Demons
  8 - late DOWN HOME LIVE! - On the Lower East Side.

For the best in Old-time, Country, Jazz, Blues, Pre-Blues and original songs, come on down to Banjo Jim's on the 2nd Saturday night of every month, hosted by Eli Smith of Down Home Radio.

Sunday, Feb. 14
  9 - late Rich Hinman and Friends

Monday, February 15
  8:30 A Slow Death & Loneliness
  9:30 - 2 Lichtman's Brain Cloud - feat. Tamar Korn (of the Cangelosi Cards)
Western swing!

Dennis Lichtman and Tamar Korn of the Cangelosi Cards are holding down the fort every Monday while the Cards take a break. Classic tunes a la Bob Wills, plus new arrangements. The usual lineup includes Tamar (vocals), Dennis (mandolin, fiddle, clarinet), Matt Munisteri (guitar), Raphael McGregor (steel guitar), Kevin Dorn (drum), Jared Engel (bass), and other special guests coming through all the time.

Tuesday, February 16
  7 - late Wayne & Jeremiah's Off-the-Wagon Night
... a songwriter's heaven in a bottle ...

Wednesday, February 17
  8 Dave Keyes
Dave has been a mainstay on the New York music scene for over 20 years, playing with some of the most important figures of blues, roots and folk music. This varied musical journey started in the spiritual Southern sounds of blues, soul and classic boogie-woogie, and continues through Dave's recent CD's and his vibrant soulful live shows.

Over the last 10 years, Dave worked with the late great Odetta and played on many of her last shows most notably the 50th Anniversary McCabes concert at UCLA, in Oct. '08 and her appearance before tens of thousands at the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest in Golden Gate Park. Dave also is currently working with gospel great Marie Knight, and performed in '08 with her at the Chicago Blues Fest and France's legendary Cognac Blues Fest where Dave has also been featured as a solo performer.

Dave has also worked as sideman for a who's who of roots music masters, such as Bo Diddley, Sleepy La Beef, Big Jay McNeely, Eddy Clearwater, Tracy Nelson, Wayne and Ronnie Baker Brooks, and the late Ruth Brown, in addition to accompanying such diverse artists as Gladys Knight, Pam Tillis, David Johansen, Darlene Love and the late Lou Rawls. He currently appears frequently with bluesman Popa Chubby.
  9 TBA
  10 Jerry Dugger
  11 The Ramblers

Thursday, February 18
  7 Dan Strauss & Remy De Laroque
  8 Jennifer Jackson with Matt Kanelos on Piano!
  9 - late LINDY LOO'S COUNTRY CUZINS
LINDY LOO'S COUNTRY CUZINS is an old school variety show featuring comedy and country music from the stars on the NYC&W scene. With a changing cast of the best and the brightest each month, the vibe is fun and loose with all the audience feeling like members of Lindy's Hillbilly Family by the end of the night. Only at a wonderfully intimate venue like Banjo Jim's can you experience a show as rollicking and welcoming as this one.

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Friday, February 19
  5-7 Jeremiah's start-the-weekend-early Happy Hour Show! this week:

Mike Savino

  7 Michaela Anne
  8 Bob Prince
  9 John Pinamonti
  10 The Hey Rube
  11 Jon D'Angelo & the .44
  12 Sammo

Saturday, February 20
  2:30-6:30 Open Mic - Hosted by Wayne Kral and Jeremiah Birnbaum
Sign-up 2:30; music 3-6:30pm - every Saturday afternoon
  7 Paul Thornton
  8 Melissa Faith Cartoun
  9 The Lonesome Prairie Dogs
  10 Whistlin' Wolves
THE WHISTLIN' WOLVES are the only whistling - harmonica - ukulele - fiddle - guitar - banjo - jew's-harp - mandolin - bass - vocal harmony group around - great traditional music with a few originals thrown in!!!

The Band features the ukulele, fiddle, vocals and two time world championship whistling of EMILY EAGEN; the cookin' harmonica, and singing of TRIP HENDERSON; the wizard of the strings & things SPIFF WIEGAND on vocals, banjo, mandolin, guitar, and jew's-harp; and CHRIS Q. MURPHY singing, playing bass and guitar.
  11 The Wandering Bards
  12 Sean Kershaw & the Terrible Two

Sunday, February 21
  8:30 - 10:30 LI'L MO & BANJO LISA'S FIELD OF STARS - $10 cover

a monthly series featuring singers, songwriters, and players, and a little talk
  10:45 Sheri Wagner
Sheri entertains with her voice and swingin' guitar. Featuring tunes from the Great American Songbook, the repertoire includes toe-tappin' music that spans 80 years of Swing, blues, and pop standards.

Monday, February 22
  7:30 TBA
  9:30 - 2 Lichtman's Brain Cloud - feat. Tamar Korn (of the Cangelosi Cards)
Western swing!

Dennis Lichtman and Tamar Korn of the Cangelosi Cards are holding down the fort every Monday while the Cards take a break. Classic tunes a la Bob Wills, plus new arrangements. The usual lineup includes Tamar (vocals), Dennis (mandolin, fiddle, clarinet), Matt Munisteri (guitar), Raphael McGregor (steel guitar), Kevin Dorn (drum), Jared Engel (bass), and other special guests coming through all the time.

Tuesday, February 23
  7 - 9 The Legendary Terry Waldo - ragtime and stride piano
Entertainer and protege of the late Eubie Blake, has produced over 40 albums. His THIS IS RAGTIME is the definitive book on the subject, and his 26-part series with the same title for National Public Radio fueled the 1970's ragtime revival.
  9 - late FOLK OFF! - hosted by Ryan Saliman