Adam Coming to NYC!

[dick]

We are lucky to have shows coming up on April 3 and April 5 at Rockwood Music Hall. 7pm start time both nights, and tix are available online now -- with fees, $20 per person. Linda and I planning on both nights.

Schedule and tickets here:
http://rockwoodmusichall.com/

[brightnow]

Great news for all of us on the East Coast, and hopefully this is sign of more US concerts in our future!

[MaryB]

Sounds enticing Dick.

[holydove]

Thank you so much for that info, Dick! I just got tickets for me & Bob, & 4 friends/family members, for Tues. Apr. 3. Very exciting! See you there. . .

[dick]

Now that we are getting closer... hoping more forum friends will be coming. Linda and I are staying overnight on Tuesday, but coming back home after a matinee of Other Desert Voices on Wed night, then back for Thursday show. Like Adam alot and think we'll have a great time.

Anybody else coming?

[sue7]

I'll be there on Tuesday, Dick.
Sue

[dick]

Good new Sue.

Look forward to seeing you and Rachel and Bob!

[mutti]

Anyone going to the LA show?

[dick]

Tuesday night NYC show was great. Small, but nice venue with very appreciative audience. Good sized crowd. Adam and band mates seemed to have a good time. Finally, nice to see Sue and Rachel and Bob and the London forum member.

Heading back into town this afternoon for tonight's show.

[holydove]

Yes, I also really enjoyed Adam's performance Tues. night. He has a very warm & charming stage presence, his singing is very expressive & engaging, & he is quite a captivating artist (& he is very cute & very funny too!). It was a small, intimate venue, so one is very close to the performers no matter where one is seated or standing, & that was very nice too. Adam & his two band members are all very talented musicians, & the music was delightful. I happened to see Adam standing outside, as I walked by the venue about an hour before the show, so I spoke with him for a couple of moments, & he was very sweet & kind & friendly, & it was a very pleasant interaction.

It was also great, as always, to see Dick & Linda, & it was a pleasure meeting Sue.

Hope you have another lovely night tonight, Dick & Linda (& anyone else who is going tonight)!

[dick]

Adam again excelled tonight, before a packed house. The show was a bit shorter, but included a couple of different tunes, and unlike Tuesday it offered opportunity to interact some with Adam and the band after his set. Adam graciously greeted fans a few minutes outside his green room, and announced from the stage that everyone was invited to join the band at a nearby tequila bar.

Wish we could have stayed for that too, but have a lot on our plates and needed to travel back home. Still a delightful evening.

Everyone who has opportunity to catch a show, I strongly recommend doing it!

[sue7]

Well, it's a question of reiterating Rachel and Dick's posts at this point, but I really enjoyed the Tuesday show. The music is very spare and economical, and powerful because of that. There's a leanness to it that matches Adam's energy perfectly: intense, quietly powerful, it's as though he exudes a kind of force field when he performs. The irony and humor in his talk, combined with the romanticism of his music, leave one with a powerful after-imprint in sound and visuals. The other musicians were wonderful, and the connection between the three of them was palpable: it's a great thing to feel that as an audience member you're being let in on this special relationship and collaboration. The intimate nature of the venue really helped this feeling. And it was really intimate: we were so close to the stage that the guitar tech had to squeeze past our table to hand Adam his guitars.
Adam talks about this album being connected to the musical tradition he grew up in, and one can hear Leonard's influence running underneath, but the lyrics and music are not imitative in any way. The nods to Leonard are beautifully done, and in concert, Adam acknowledged his father with humor and wonderful respect. They did a lovely rendition of So Long Marianne, complete with audience participation, with a gorgeous cello solo in the middle.
The music begins to inhabit your head very quickly. I don't choose to listen to almost anything except Leonard's music, but I've found myself playing the album repeatedly in the last few days. I would have loved to have gone to the Thursday show as well.
If anyone can get to the LA shows, go!!
And, of course, it was lovely to see Dick and Linda, and to get to meet Rachel and Bob.
Sue