Club Passim July Listings [Cambridge, MA
Noah Schaffer
47 Palmer St.
Harvard Square
Cambridge, MA
Greetings from 47 Palmer Street. A quick personal note:
I'll be away in Israel during the month of July, so
sending me e-mail won't be such a great idea unless
you don't mind waiting until August 3rd for an answer.
As always, you can call (617) 492-7679 to make a
reservation. Because of phone issues (I won't get into
all the details here) there is very little chance that
you will get a "real" human, but if you specifically
ask to be called back we'll make sure it happens. If
you put a reservation on the answering machine,
consider it automatically confirmed unless we call you
back and tell you otherwise. Seats are held until
showtime.
Our restaurant has *finally* opened! I enjoyed a
meal there last night and strongly recommend the
felafo as well as the frozen yogurt with blueberries.
At this point, we serve snacks, a great selection of
beverages, lunches and light dinners from 11AM--11PM.
Check us out if you are in the Square and need a bite
to eat or if you are going to show.
Oh yeah, the music. All Thu.-Sat. night shows this
month start at 9PM. Here they are:
GREG GREENWAY Sat. July 1 $10 with special guest
DONNA MARTIN. A charismatic and compelling performer,
Greenway is riveting in concert. He brings the energy
of rock to the sensitivity of folk. This evening is a
Falcon Ridge Folk Festival preview. For more info,
e-mail Falc...@aol.com
ADAM DEWEY & CRAZY CREEK Thu. July 6 $6 [FREE FOR
MEMBERS!] A hot new traditional bluegrass band sporting
strong vocal harmony, great flatpicking and lots of
drive. Made up of a number of long-time area bluegrass
scene members.
COSY SHERIDAN Fri. Juy 7 $8 [FREE FOR MEMBERS!] Dead
serious one moment, slyly grinning the next, this
singer/songwriter has gotten tons of great press and
has been compared to Cheryl Wheeler and Mary Chapin
Carpenter.
DAVE VAN RONK Sat. July 8 $12 This legendary performer
has been a guru of ragtime and blues for many decades.
KRISTINA OLSEN Thu. July 13 $10 A versatile and
talented multi-instrumentalist, this Rounder/Philo
recording artist embodies what is best in contemporary
folk music.
MARY LOU LORD Fri. July 14 $7 This Harvard Sq. favorite
is now being courted by just about every major label
there is. Until someone wins the bidding war, you can
catch her in the intimate confines of Passim with a
folk/pop sound that appeals to fans of both Joni
Mitchell and Juliana Hatfield.
SARA WHEELER Sat. July 15 $7 This Passim favorite
and leader of a sharp new band will infuse our stage
with her dynamic energy.
CORMAC MCCARTHY Thu. July 20 $10 Cut from the same
cloth that gave us Bill Morrissey, his devastating wit
and the breathtaking stories in his songs will make
this a special evening.
DEADLINE POET Fri. July 21 $8 with special guest
MICHAEL AARON This 7-member all-female a cappella group
presents offers jazz informed, fresh sounding
intricate harmonies.
CORDELIA'S DAD Sat. July 22 $8 This is one I'm
very sorry to have to miss. These skate punks draw
inspiration from the shape note singers of Georgia.
I don't know why it works, but it does. 3 1/2 stars
from Rolling Stone, and "Best 1995 Album" from
Rhythm Music Magazine.
STAN MOELLER & T.S. BAKER Thu. July 27 $8 [FREE FOR
MEMBERS] Great singer/songwriters, and Internet
users. "Sing Out" magazine says they "capture elements
fragile as fireflies, beautiful as butterflies & reveal
the essences in the words and sounds of human
expression".
FIVE CHINESE BROTHERS Fri. July 28 $10 This hilarious
roots/folk band from New York offer their poignant
insights and hummable melodies. Again, one I'm sorry to
miss.
BARBARA KESSLER Sat. July 29 $10 Don't miss this
hot singer/songwriter. Her time out on the road
has paid off in national acclaim of her stunning
new album. Great folk/pop sound.
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"Live from Club Passim":
All below shows are on a Sunday from 3-5PM, cost $5
and are free to Club Passim members. They are also
broadcast live on WERS 88.9FM
July 2--Round Robin with JEMIMA JONES, PAMELA MEANS,
SEAN STAPLES & poet LISA KING
Feature set by PETER NELSON
July 9 Round Robin with HUGH BLUMERFELD, LOUISE
TAYLOR, SCOTT ALARIK & poet SUE ALLSPAW.
Feature set by FLATHEAD
July 16 Round Robin with ANNIE CLARK, COSY SHERIDAN,
KEN GIRAD & poet MICHAEL BROWN.
Feature set by TOM PIROZZOLLI
July 23 Round Robin with LES SAMPOU, RICK
TARQUINIO, STEVE RAPSON & poet EDDIE TWO RIVERS.
Feature set by RANDY BLACK
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Open Mic Every Tuesday Night! "In The Round" open mic
with three performers on stage at once, each playing
two songs in a "round robin". Hosted by JEFF CANNON &
LINDA NAWN. Sign-ups 8PM Music starts 8:30PM.
Watchers: $3 Performers: $2 Poets, instrumentalists,
artists and of course singer/songwriters welcome.
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Monday Nights are "Oral Arts" nights at Club Passim!
July 17 9PM $5 Richard Cambridge's Poet's Theatre
This month: SEBASTIAN LOCKWOOD in "Snake Kill: No Skid"
A monologue of poetry, performance art and music...the audience has stumbled across an insomniac at his table who looks up and spends the night playing music, performing poetry and talking through the connections.
July 24 RAELINDA WOAD'S Coffeehouse for Storytellers
and Tribal Dreamers...This story-telling and spoken
word open mic has a sign-up at 8PM, a start time
of 8:30PM and a feature set by JIM INFANTINO at 9:30.
Watchers $5, Doers $3
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Coming soon:
Aug. 4 BURNS SISTERS
Aug 5. BARRY CRIMMINS with special guest PATRICIA SMITH
Aug 9 TAMARACK
Aug 10 DAVKA
Aug 11 MARIA SANGIOLO
Aug 12 DAVE HERLIHY (from O-Positive)
Sept. 6 WADN RIVERBANK FESTIVAL SONGWRITER COMPETITION
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"Hey," you say, "I noticed some really great shows this
month were listed as 'free for members'. What does that
mean?"
As part of our on-going struggle to keep the tradition
alive here at 47 Palmer Street, there is a membership
program, a bit like public radio or TV. For $40
a year ($30 for students) you recieve free admission
every Sunday afternoon as well as free admission to
selected other shows. Other benefits abound--and the
best part is, you support Passim.
Call for details or ask at a show.
_______________________________________________________Also coming up...more great jazz, maybe some classical
performers--watch for more grand pianos to appear on
the stage! Bill Morrissey might take his band into
Club Passim to rehearse their next recording...maybe
a workshop or two on songwriting and performer? Got
an idea? Let us know!
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If you have read this far, you must really love
Passim. :) Why not become a volunteer? There are
lots of things to do...Call Maria at (617) 492-7679
See ya'll next month
--
Noah Schaffer
Brookline MA
Personal mail: bj...@yfn.ysu.edu
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