We'll motor west, get our kicks, and take that California trip. We'll visit toddlin' towns, proclaim the Bronx up and the Battery down, maybe stand on the corner of 12th St. and Vine. This land was made for you and me - to sing about! So put a banjo on your knee and pick a destination. This time around, all roads lead to HOOT!
Hosted by Joe Christiano and Theresa Kelly
Featured performance by Joshua Raoul Brody.
Accompanist to the likes of Tom Waits, Boz Skaggs, and Pee-Wee Herman, Joshua is the Bay Area's go-to piano man for just about any musical event. He's been a member of The Club Foot Orchestra, The Residents, and The Holy Modal Rounders. No stranger to HOOT! or First Person Singular, we are delighted to feature this king of accompanists center stage.
The Rules:
1. Cover songs only! (And covering your Aunt Tillie doesn't count).*
2. One song per perfomer (regulars are showcased in featured sets).
3. Quick set-up. Small amps are okay, but HOOT! is essentially unplugged.
4. A piano will be available. Apart from that, bring your own ukelele.
5. No "sing and scram." Every performer deserves an audience, and HOOT! is designed to be a group effort.
6. You may perform solo, duo, small group, a capella, instrumental - however you see fit.
7. $3 (or what you can afford) in the hat for all attendees - performing and non.
* Original songs are occasionally permitted, but must be credited in performance to Paul Anka.
Sign up to sing:
http://www.1stpersonsingular.com/hoot.html
hoot@1stpersonsingular.com
(510) 841-5139
Or just come for the show!
About HOOT!
First Person Singular complements its regular series with a monthly, musical, open mic based on a theme. A new take on the traditional hootenanny, HOOT! delves into the entirety of popular song - our modern folk inheritance - in programs that highlight our perennial concerns: love, cars, money, summer, and pitching wang dang doodles. We'll celebrate the singular songbooks of select artists, and create living mix-tapes out of myriad sub-genres. Ready for new experiment in collective performance? Then sign up below and get in on the act! It'll be a HOOT!