shows : archive

I played a lot of shows in 2007 with the Estelles, and 2008 will bring more of the same. If you're interested in joining the mailing list, check out the Estelles page and sign yourself up. Yo can also check in on our Myspace page: www.myspace/theestellesmusic for updates on where we're playing.

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2006

January 11, 2006: Philadelphia, PA
The Estelles
The Standard Tap
901 N. 2nd Street
Wednesday, Time TBD, Free, Three Performers

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2005

November 26, 2005: Philadelphia, PA
The Estelles
The Fire
4th and Girard
Saturday, 10 PM
$7 Cover (three bands, we're opening)
The Fire is also the Philadelphia Grille if you haven't been there. Be there at 9:30 for the 10:00 show if you would, and make sure to tell 'em you're there to see us! This is also a birthday show for me, so you can buy me a drink ....

October 20, 2005: Bethlehem, PA
The Wildflower Café
316 New Street
Thursday, 8 –10 pm

October 7, 2005: Allentown, PA
Muhlenberg College
Saturday, Time TBD
2400 Chew Street
A Homecoming show at the alma mater.

August 26: Brooklyn, NY
Stain Bar (www.stainbar.com)
Friday, 10 pm
766 Grand Street, Brooklyn
L to Grand St., walk 1 block west
FREE! (2-drink minimum)
With Rebecca Hart and Marty McConnell
I'm going back to Brooklyn for an NYC infusion . . . be ready for a pub crawl afterward organized by Trinidadian mad-man Roger Bonair-Agard.

August 13: Mount Airy, PA
Concerts in the Living Room
Saturday, 8 pm
20 W. Durham Street
Opening for Chris Purkea (www.chrispurkea.com)
This is new house concert series in Philadelphia that promises to be a huge success. This was a sold out show and some great people are coming through soon, including the incomparable Pamela Means. Listen on WXPN for more shows . . . the hosts have asked me to come back for another concert sometime this year.

April 16, 2005: Pheonixville, PA
The Sly Fox
Rte 113
Playing as a guest of brother/sister team Joy and Paul Thiessen.

April 30, 2005: Bethlehem, PA
The Wildflower Café
316 New Street
Saturday, 9:30 pm
Playing as a guest of brother/sister team Joy and Paul Thiessen.

February 27, 2005: Philadelphia, PA
First Tabernacle Church
Sunday, 2 pm
602-614 S. Broad Street (Corner of South and Broad)
Tsunami Relief Benefit
Tickets $10.
All proceeds to Save the Children. I'll be playing with some rhythm and
blues artists, several gospel choirs, and some jazz and dance artists.
Please come and support this benefit if you can.

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December 10th , 2004: Camp Hill , PA
The Cornerstone Coffeehouse
Friday, 9:00-10:30 PM

November 13 , 2004: Allentown, PA
Muhlenberg College, Red Door Café
Friday 10:00-11:30 PM

October 15 , 2004: Cleveland, OH
The Barking Spider
Friday 8:30-9:30 PM

October 1-3 , 2004: Boston, MA
NEMO Music Conference
No showcase (again!), but I'll have CD's with me regardless!

September 25, 2004: Anneville, PA
MJ's Coffeehouse at the Allen Theatre
Saturday, 8:00-10:00 PM

September 17, 2004: Charleston, WV
Taylor Books
Friday, 7:30-9:30 PM

September 16, 2004: Columbus, OH
Victorian's Midnight Café
Thursday, 7:30-8:30 PM

August 26, 2004: Philadelphia, PA
The Grape Street Pub: CD Release Party
Thursday, 8:30 P.M., SHARP.
4100 Main Street (NEW LOCATION)
(215) 483-7084
A brand new space for this great venue near Philadelphia. As of the middle of August, the City of Brotherly Love will be my official residence, so wish me luck in my new digs and come out to say hello.

August 15, 2004: New York, NY
The Living Room: CD Release Party
154 Ludlow Street
(Between Stanton and Rivington)
(212) 533-7235
Sunday, 5:00 p.m., no cover
II hope you'll come out to celebrate with me. Not only did it take me three years to get a gig here, happy hour starts at 2:00 and I'm playing with a band for this one.

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Shows in Support of Bones
2002 or thereabouts: there were others, earlier, but we forget just when
I actually had copies of Bones for quite a while before I had an offical party for it at the Bowery Poetry Club, just before I left New York, so in some way all of these shows were an informal tour for that record. The very earliest shows were almost all in New York, the first at the Lounge (formerly the Darkstar), the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, and then at Bar 13. I was terrifed at all of them, but learned a great deal. At that point, in 2000 and 2001 I played lots of places, including the Cornelia Street Cafe, the Carroll Park Music Fest, and the Old Stone House, as well as countless open mikes. I will not forget my first open mike, because it was at the Fast Folk Cafe, and I was so scared that my voice stopped in the middle of my first song. I started over.

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Spring, Sometime, 2003: New York, NY
One Arm Red
Somewhere in Dubmo. I played this show, and was so not about playing shows right about that moment that I never announced it, but here it is, for the record, and I enjoyed. The photo at the top of the page (D. Miles again) is actually from that night.

December 15, 2002: Shanghai, China
O'Malley's Iris Pub
9p.m., no cover
A Sunday, one of my last nights in China. Looking back on it now, I have never been so homesick, and it made me miss England, too.

December 14, 2002: Shanghai, China
Blue Frog Lounge
07-23 Mao Ming Nan Lu
btwn Fuxing Zhong Lu & Yong Jia Lu
6445 6634
9p.m., no cover
No joke, kids. My friend Dan Washburn has come through big-time -- not only is he putting me up in China for two weeks, but he's orchestrated my first international gig. I may also be playing at a place called O'Malley's (yes, they have Irish pubs even in China) on either the 7th or 15th. If you're in the area, know someone in the area, or have good relations with members of the Chinese Politburo, feel free to come by or help promote...

November 16, 2002: Camphill, PA
Cornerstone Coffehouse
2133 Market St.
(717) 737-5026
8:30-10:30
A nice little coffee joint in a nice little town. And the last time I was here, I met at least 3 people with Brooklyn connections. The world is a small place.

November 12 , 2002: Northampton, MA
Fire & Water Café
7 p.m. - 7:45 Sharp
5 Old South St.
(413) 586-8336
Come on out and support this show so I can come back to one of the coolest towns in the Northeast!

November 7, 2002: New York, NY
Houston's All-Girl Revue: Downtime
251 W. 30th St.
(212) 695-2747
9-11 p.m.
Our second Houston's All-Girl Revue! This is a women's showcase series that my friend Melissa and I have been organzing. The first one was went late into the night, and this show promises to be just as fun. Once again, I'll be playing a set in here with a band (Melissa Houston on drums), and there will be some other very keen ladies playing as well: The Femme Nameless, Rebecca Wade, Rhythms of Aqua, and Paprika. Check out Downtime and the lovely and talented ladies we've rounded up for the revue!

September 28, 2002: Allentown, PA
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew St.
Allentown, PA
Seeger's Union
10:30 p.m. - midnight, FREE
Homecoming weekend at the Berg.

September 26, 2002: New York, NY
CD RELEASE PARTY!!!!!!
Bowery Poetry Club
10:30-11:30
308 Bowery @ Bleecker
(Across from CBGB's F train to Second Ave | 6 train to Bleecker)
(212) 614-0505
Folks, it's finally here. This may be the last time you see me in New York for a while, so I hightly encourage you to come out to this show, and bring as many friends as possible, so there are as many people having fun as possible, and so this is as much like a party as possible. There will be libations after as well, so don't you worry...take off work the next day!

September 20, 2002: Bloomsburg, PA
Bloomsburg Highschool
Details TBD...assembly, classroom discussions, goings on.
September 20, 2002: Bloomsburg, PA
Phillips Emporium
8:00-9:30
10-12 E. Main St.
(570) 387-8027
Five buck cover for this one, but you can swing it right?

September 16, 2002: New York, NY
169 Bar: Just Plain Folks Showcase
7-12
This will be an awesome night of music from a huge range of New York Ciy singer-songwriters. I'll be playing one song along with everyone else this night, and it will be a great place to meet other songwriters if you're doing the whole music thing yourself!

September 13, 2002: Media, PA
The Coffee Club: Just Plain Folks Showcase
214 W. State St.
time tbd
This is another Just Plain Folks showcase like the one below, and I'll be doing two songs.

September 12, 2002: Manyunk, PA
Grape St. Pub
8:30-9:15 p.m.
First time here, so come out and give me a crowd folks! It's a five dollar cover, and you should make sure to mention my name at the door.

September 6, 2002: New York , NY
Bowery Poetry Club
The Regie and Shappy Show
8:00-10:00
308 Bowery @ Bleecker
(Across from CBGB's F train to Second Ave | 6 train to Bleecker)
(212) 614-0505
Be prepared for anything during this show: poetry, sick comedy that will make you pee yourself, monologues, naked jello wrestling and just a little bit of music to go along as well. Not to be missed...

September 4, 2002: Amityville, NY
The Wrong Way Inn
198 Broadway
(631) 798-9132
8:45-9:00
Just a short little set in-between bands, but enough for Long Island to get a little taste...

August 9, 2002: Annville, PA
MJ's Coffeehouse at the Allen
9:00-11p.m.
36 E. Main St.
Rt. 422 (Exit 85A, I-81)
(717) 867-4766
Back in PA...it's always good to be home. : )

July 28, 2002: Riverhead, NY
Munchaba Fest
11:00-7:00
This Long Island Music festival is going to be a lot of fun. More details here!

July 25, 2002: Providence, RI
Café Zog
8:30-11p.m.
239 Wickenden Street
421-2213
According to a Web site about the music scene in Providence this is "A teensy coffeehouse with low-key folk, acoustic and open mike entertainment." That would be me...

July 22, 2002: Detroit, MI
Songwriter's Circle
Poetry Live @ The Opera House Series
Rehearsal Rm. One
7 p.m.
M.L. Liebler of the National Writer's Voice was kind enough to invite me out for a songwriter's circle that will take place as part of their Poetry Live @ The Opera House Series.

July 19, 2002: Columbus, OH
Victoria's Midnight Cafe
7:00-8:00 p.m.
251 W. 5th Ave.
(614) 299-2295

July 18, 2002: Columbus, OH
The Library Bar
9:00-10:00 p.m.
Thanks to Jason Quicksall for inviting me to play here. The good people of OH took great care of me while I was out there...I think I bought two drinks the whole week.

July 13, 2002: Oberlin, OH
Oberlin Music
E-mail me for details.

July 12, 2002: Cleveland, OH
The Barking Spider
8:00-9:30 p.m.
Don't miss my first date in OH! I love the name of this place, and it looks likes it's a bunch of nice folks at this establishment. Jazz before me, and Dylan tunes after; it should be a real nice affair. Check out the Spider on the Web if you're curious what such a place might be like...

July 6, 2002: Camp Hill, PA
Cornerstone Coffehouse
2133 Market St.
(717) 737-5026
8:30-10:30
A nice little coffee joint in a nice little town. Come on over for for some java and new tunes.

June 20, 2002: New York, NY
Houston's All-Girl Revue: Downtime
251 W. 30th St.
(212) 695-2747
9-11 p.m.
I'll be playing a set in here with a band, and there will be some other very keen ladies playing as well. This is a bizarre little spot, but they've given us the stage and you don't want to miss this one—it's going to be really fun.

June 14, 2002: Brooklyn, NY
The Rising Café
11:00-12:00 p.m.
186 5th Ave. at Sackett
(718) 622-5072
Come on down and hang out with the crazy kids at this very cool Brooklyn venue. Lots is happening here that puts a big 'ol smile on my face: country, blues, bluegrass, folk—and the beer is nice and cold. Other performers are playing this night as well, starting at 8pm, so check out Ben Gitenstein, at 9p Howie & th Mean Dogs and at 10p Convertable Jennifers.

June 8, 2002: Bloomsburg, PA
BHS Reunion: Hotel Magee
The rumors are true...

June 18, 2002: Northampton, MA
Fire & Water Café
7 p.m. - 7:45 Sharp
5 Old South St.
(413) 586-8336
I'll be playing old and new tunes in this new venue for me. Come on out and support this show so I can come back to one of the coolest towns in the Northeast.

May 16, 2002: Brooklyn, NY
The Rising Café
Country Blues for City Folk Series
8:30-9:00 p.m.
186 5th Ave. at Sackett
(718) 622-5072
Come on down and hang out with the crazy kids at this very cool Brooklyn venue. Lots is happening here that puts a big 'ol smile on my face: country, blues, bluegrass, folk—and the beer is nice and cold.

March 15, 2002: Allentown, PA
Muhlenberg College
2400 Chew St.
Allentown, PA
Seeger's Union
10:30 p.m. - midnight, FREE
By the fire, by the photo booth, by the light of the moon.

March 7, 2002: New York, NY
Rubyfruit Bar and Grill
531 Hudson between 10th & Charles
(212) 929-3343
8 p.m. SHARP, 40 min set, $5 cover
This mostly-lesbian watering hole has everything you need to wet your whistle, plus bar food upstairs and fancy food downstairs. Guy-friendly!

March 2 , 2002: New York, NY
Meow Mix
w/Pamela Means and Vanida Gail
269 E. Houston Street at Suffolk (between Avenues A-B)
(212) 254-0688
8-10 p.m.*, $5 cover
I'm pretty psyched to be playing with Pamela Means (check out www.pamelameans.com) so I hope you'll come out for this one. This is lesbian bar, but for the guys out there who are worried about it, like Rubyfruit, this place is also guy-friendly as long as you're not a prick. Their Web site (www.meowmixchix.com) has a neat history of the place and suggests bringing your ID, so don't forget it. You know the scene in Chasing Amy at the bar? This was the place. But don't expect me to be as hot as the girl in the movie.
* I don't know what order we'll be playing in, but you'll want to see both of these ladies play so be there the whole time. I know I will!

February 17, 2002: New York, NY
Chicago City Limits
Part of the Hillary Step Variety Show and Party
New York City
1105 First Ave. (between 60th and 61st)
Reservations: (212) 591-1158
5-8 p.m., $12 in advance, $15 at door
This is going to be a blast. Check out www.thehillarystep.com to get all the info you need to make your Sunday a little brighter. There will be music, comedy, an auction, and as their gig flyer announces, "Cute girls that will talk to you" and free drinks and snacks. My friend Matthew, who plays bass for the band, has also offered to play bass with me. Yahoo!

January 31, 2002: New York, NY
Rubyfruit Bar and Grill
531 Hudson between 10th & Charles
(212) 929-3343
8 p.m., 40 min set, $4 cover

January 19, 2002: New York, NY
House Concert
Secret Location in Brooklyn
9p.m., no cover

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