Ingrid Michaelson at City Winery 3/12/09

Ingrid Michaelson and her band at City Winery 3/12/09

The night after her moving performance at the R.E.M. Tribute at Carnegie Hall, Ingrid brought the whole band to City Winery.

Ingrid by herself is a great artist, but she has surrounded herself with very talented people who complement her music perfectly.

Ingrid's band is:

Ingrid Michaelson -- vocals/piano
Allie Moss -- guitar/vocals
Elliot Jacobson -- drums
Chris Kuffner -- bass
Bess Rogers -- guitar

Bess Rogers

One of the highlights was Ingrid and Chris performing her amazing cover of R.E.M.'s Nighswimming. Here's their version from Later with Jools Holland.

Allie Moss

Sorry to Elliot Jacobson. Just never got a good shot of him all night.

Better viewed on Flickr.




Listen to 'Breakable'

Here's a video of Ingrid's cover of Nightswimming. This'll have to do until we get an official recording of Carnegie Hall.

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R.E.M. Tribute after-party at City Winery 3/11/09

Even more wonderful music was played at the after-party held at City Winery following the Carnegie Hall concert.

With performances by NJ band The Bongos, Glen Hansard, Guster and more, this was really a separate show.

It will take me some time to process all the great photos. Check back on the Flickr stream over the next few days for more.

The whole set will be in the Flickr set.

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The Music of R.E.M. at Carnegie Hall

The Music of R.E.M. at Carnegie Hall, 3/11/09

Michael Dorf of the Kintting Factory and the new City Winery put together this benefit concert for musical education programs.

Most of these shots were with my point and shoot, but I whipped the big camera out for the very end. After party shots are better and in another post.

Michael Stipe enjoyingPatti Smith

It was a wonderful night with tremendous performances of R.E.M. songs by a unique range of artists. Many played at the after party where I used my SLR, so their photos will appear in that post.

View on Flickr too.

Rolling Stone online has a small review that includes the setlist.

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Missy Higgins at Terminal 5, 3/6/09

Missy Higgins at Terminal 5, 3/6/09

I saw Missy open for Ben Folds in this same venue on 9/30/09. This time she was back headlining the show.

And she delivered a great performance that moved the crowd after a pretty long night of music. Highly recommended if you get a chance to see her.

Missy's website.

Her Myspace page.

A revealing interview from last year at AfterEllen.com.

And a recent interview on blogcritics.org.

Download computer wallpaper from the show on my Flickr set.

More on Flickr.

Ok, so something is wrong with the flash player I use to embed audio. Head back to one of my other Missy Higgins posts to hear some of her work.

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50showsat50 computer wallpaper

I've started making computer desktop wallpaper from some of my favorite shots taken during the project.

Cruise on over here to download the ones you like. If there's a photo from one of the shows you would like formatted for your computer, just email me.

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Justin Nozuka at Terminal 5, 3/6/09

Justin Nozuka at Terminal 5, 3/6/09

Justin Nozuka was a big draw for much of the crowd at Terminal 5 Friday night.

Not quite my demographic. :) But he was earnest, played well and sounded good.

Justin's Myspace page.
His website.

More on Flickr.

Listen to "Golden Train"

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Lenka at Terminal 5, 3/6/09

Lenka played Terminal 5 on 3/6/09

Lenka was the opening act at Terminal 5 Friday, April 6th. She easily charmed the crowd and played a strong set of songs from her 2008 self-titled debut album.

It won't be long before she's headlining shows in New York City...

Check out Lenka's website.

"Lost at E Minor" has a good interview of Lenka.

The full set on Flickr.

Download computer wallpaper from the show on my Flickr set.

Listen to "The Show"

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