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| The weekly Monday Night Bluegrass Session at Mona's on April 13 (photograph by David Sussman) |
Superstar
musicians get lucrative gigs, they get played on radio, they charge
$50 for a t-shirt. Meanwhile, talented yet overlooked local musicians pass a
bucket at their shows, hoping to earn enough cash to take their
equipment home in a taxi cab. Life is rough for up-and-coming
musicians.
New
York is home to many outstanding and creative musicians, but they struggle for bookings
and count on their best friends to help them haul their equipment to
shows. Nevertheless, they perform live because they want very much for the local music community to hear their music.
Here are just a few of the locals that played small venues in the
past few week. They would love for you and your friends to enjoy their
next area performance.
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| Debra Devi at the Roots Rock Women night at Berlin on April 16 (photograph by Jini Sachse) |
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| Faith NYC at the Roots Rock Women night at Berlin on April 16 (photograph by Jini Sachse) |
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| Lena Dardelet at BAMcafé on April 16 |
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| Wifetime at Sunny's on April 16 (photograph by David Sussman) |
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| Blake Shankle at Lucinda's on April 17 |
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| The MGP Experience at the monthly Endless Party at Parkside Lounge on April 17 |
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| Marley Bone at the monthly Endless Party at Parkside Lounge on April 17 |
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| The Brunettes at the monthly Endless Party at Parkside Lounge on April 17 (photograph by Alan Rand) |
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| The Bad Flowers at the monthly Endless Party at Parkside Lounge on April 17 (photograph by Alan Rand) |
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| The Ripple Allstars at Groove on April 17 |
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The Ruminators at Lucky on April 19 (photograph by Alan Rand)
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| Wexwax at Lucky on April 19 (photograph by Alan Rand) |
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The
Manhattan Beat covers New York City's live music
circuit. All articles are written by Everynight Charley Crespo. All
photographs are taken by Everynight Charley Crespo, except when noted
otherwise.
For
a list of Manhattan venues that are presenting live music regularly,
swing the desktop cursor to the right of the home page and click on
the pop-up tab "Where to Find Live Music."
For
a more complete listing of upcoming performances in the New York City
area, visit The
Manhattan Beat's
April
calendar.
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