Busy week...

50showsat50 photos were appreciated all over last week.

On the way to see Neko Case, Amanda Palmer emailed me asking to use a couple from last Saturday's show.

Within the hour, New York Magazine asked to use a few for their music blog. Photos four and five are from the Amanda Palmer show.

Within minutes, WNYC, our local public radio station asked to use future shots for their new NYC music section. Look for news here when they finally start it up.

And on Tuesday Morning I got a request from the folks at JayKco, makers of handmade guitar straps. Seems they saw one of their straps in a photo of Neko Case from the Beacon. See it on their site.

Now a little rest until Zero 7 and Guster next weekend. Fingers crossed for a photo pass for Phish at MSG...

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Neko Case at the Beacon Theatre 11/16/09

Neko Case played the Beacon Theatre 11/16/09

Backed by her band there was strong music to match her strong voice.

I had great seats for the show; not so much for photography. At least I could sneak in the slr...

More in my Flickr photoset.

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Amanda Palmer at Music Hall of Williamsburg 11/14/09

Amanda Palmer paraded to the stage with Nervous Cabaret Satuday, November 14th.

Amanda played songs from her latest album "Who Killed Amanda Palmer" as well as Dresden Dolls favorites.

She took advantage of having a full band an friends like Skip Shirey and Franz Nicolay to cover songs and just have lots of fun in general.

More in my Flickr photoset.

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Nervous Cabaret at Music Hall of Williamsburg 11/14/09

Nervous Cabaret opened the night at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Saturday, November 14, 2009. They also backed Amanda Palmer who headlined the show.

The Nervous Cabaret horns were wonderful all night. Actually, all of them are really multi-instrumentalists.

Don't assume you're not being watched...

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Ingrid Michaelson at Webster Hall 9/16/09

Ingrid Michaelson and her great band (and friends) Allie Moss, Bess Rogers, Chris Kuffner and Elliot Jacobson toured supporting her new album Everybody at Webster Hall on 9/16/09.

She played to a sold-out crowd that knew and loved everything she played including all of her new material.

More in higher resolution on Flickr.

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Greg Holden at Webster Hall 9/16/09

Greg Holden opened for Ingrid Michaelson at Webster Hall on 9/16/09.

Greg was promoting his album 'A Word in Edgewise'. Judging from the line to buy his music (and get photos taken with him), the show was a great success.

Ingrid, Allie and Bess joined him on stage.

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Sid 'n Susie (Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs) at City Winery 9/11/09

Sid 'n Susie (Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs) played City Winery on 9/11/09.

This was the second show of their tour supporting their latest album Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, Under the Covers Vol. 2 (Check out Michael Giltz's review in the Huffington Post).

They had a few slip ups, forgetting lyrics and vocal parts, but they laughed it off and played on through. They showed us their fake book on which they relied heavily.

Technical problems didn't help; Matthew's guitar broke and was poorly repaired. He played a new, inexpensive guitar he had just bought. Susanna's guitar was left in a cab that day. They were accompanied by Matthew's friend and bandmate Paul Chastain. HE had his guitar and leant it to Susanna for a small Bangles medley late in the show.

Higher resolution photos in my Flickr photoset.

I shot this show for Venuszine. Their review of the show, by Eleanor Whitney, is here. This certainly describes my experience of the show.

I deleted a semi-anonymous panning of the show on my Flickr photostream. Had they published their name or had anything public in their photostream I would have left it visible.

They'll be back at City Winery for two shows in November. May have to go back to hear them with all their proper gear.

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