Category Archives: live show

Rites of Love – Live

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Taut Machine: Live

Recorded at the Bennett Media Center. That’s Ed Bennett making a cameo appearance midway through.

Live music party December 4th and Le Club Weekend impromptu

Imma play a show this Friday in New York City.
I got my hott new band we’re gonna be playing some hott new tunes.
There will be tequila ladies in the house to get you all poured up,
and $3 drinks at the bar. NO COVER.
That’s right. Because we love you.

It’s an early show
Friday, December 4th
Doors open at 7pm
Bennett Media Center
725 Washington St
between 11th and Bank
www.bennettmediastudio.com

MMSlam Reality Wrap Around Video

The outfit was highly relevant to the monologue, I swear! Then we decided the tool belt with the drill and stuffed teddy bear was a tad too much.  When the Galinsky Brothers, Robert and Philip, the beneficent, wild and hiNRG hosts of the Manhattan Monologue Slam institution, asked me to perform a monologue at the upcoming Slam, I was honored. The Cynthia Smith monologue jumped out at me, and hand to heart I committed. Fully! It was a lot of fun rehearsing and finally performing the piece in front of real judges and an audience chock full of actors. Egad!!

That last bit definitely kept me on my toes. Made me wanna suck a bottle of Henessey, climb the Empire State Building and howl at the moon before stepping on stage. Plenty of Slam Alumni wandering around backstage and front of house that night. Usually I’m inclined to take a nap before a performance. Maybe I’m weird like that, but safe to say, that didn’t happen this time around!

It was awesome though, an experience I shall not soon forget. The atmosphere at MMSlam events are filled with such a gorgeous amount of love and energy you needn’t be an actor to feel included. You just come and give yourself over to the big wave of entertainment and enjoy the ride. Enjoy the Slammers! They only want to entertain you.

Next NYC Slam December 18.

@THE CENTER on a midsummer’s night

‘Twas a beautiful evening post-rain, the air distilled, a taut summer breeze… perfect for a midsummer night’s salon at THE CENTER. Ed Bennett and Dusty Wright of Culture Catch had asked me to perform my rendition of “Smells Like Teen Spirit”, which got the crowd really riled up and hopping (but the party was already in full-swing, well into the night…). Dusty and Michael on acoustic guitars, Jacob Miller on piano, and me on vocals. Brooding, intense, slow, the guys really hit it, even Tori Amos would’ve been proud. I mean, how often do you hear an entire crowd of drunken revelers singing along with you, singing THIS song, fully acoustic, complete with headbangers in the front row? Indeed! It was a good time.

tora brava at piano

tora nirvana songphotos by chris carr

The night was replete with organic wine bar, runway show, a banquet table lavished with towers of chocolate that stretched into infinity, bands, storytellers, and complimentary spa massages on the rooftop. Let me just say that I do believe this is the way to live, just in case there was any question.

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