Figured out which Joe's Pub staffer your tastes line up with? Check our weekly Staff Picks, and don't hesitate to leave a comment with your own picks on your favorite artist's page! 

Balthrop Alabama & Federico Aubele Feb 14
"I cannot think of a better, non-cheesy way to spend Valentine’s Day than with Balthrop, Alabama.  The music is always incredible and to see Michael Arthur creat such incredible art while they perform is one of those only in New York type of experiences.  And while you are at it...stay for Federico Aubele and have a true Joe’s Pub experience.  The switch from alt-country rock to the beautiful romantic latin music will make for an incredible night." - Kevin Abbott (Joe's Pub Manager & Staff Pick First-timer)

Alice Smith, Feb 9 9:30
"A hauntingly stunning performance.  Witness one of the country’s all-time vocalists at Joe’s Pub.  It’s an experience that you will recount for decades." -Shrive Alive

Minq Vaadka & the disgruntled lovers Feb 11 11:30
"I can't help but get a little annoyed when Valentine's Day rolls around. There's so much date-night stuff during the week of Feb 14th every year, but finally there's a down and dirty, punk-rock cabaret anti-Valentine's show." - Alex Knowlton (Communications Associate / Urban Lumberjack)

Greg Laswell Feb 12 11:30
He is for the broken hearted. For the star-crossed and the bittersweet. For the reborn hearts that once again beat like butterflies and jackhammers. Mostly though, he is for every mixed tape you’ll soon mix. Oh, and you will mix, and master, and conduct. After all, mixed tapes = love. Oh... And what is this? Valentines day is coming? Well then, we’ll see you at the show. - Rebecca Elroy (Manager / Staff Pick late bloomer)

Thousands of you came to buy tickets for the Joe's Pub Jamie Cullum show. Our site was overwhelmed by the traffic, but not before the show sold out... in a matter of seconds.

We are very sorry to all you fans who didn't make it under the wire. (Hopefully he'll be back to play another show sometime in the future!)

We certainly hope you'll keep checking our site, as you will be the first to know when we book musicians of super-star status in the future.


Thank you very much for your patience.

Guitar & lap steel phenom Kaki King comes to Joe's Pub Feb 23rd, joined by Dan Brantigan on a suspiciously bong-shaped Electric Voice Instrument (EVI). Together, they will play new tracks from the Daysleeper EP, a collection of music that toes the line between hypnotic, and frantic. At her December show at the Williamsburg Music Hall, Kaki King played a couple tracks from Daysleeper, but now's your chance to hear a whole set of new, eclectic, unexpected music. Check out the video above if you don't believe us, and then be sure to get your tickets here .

Joe’s Pub has a long-standing partnership with Partners in Health (PIH). PIH has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years, and is now a huge and integral part of the aide and repair (short term and long term) in the wake of Haiti’s recent crisis. 

In this time of dire need, Joe's Pub and the Public Theater are doing all we can to support this inimitable and indispensable organization, and we hope you will join us in this effort. Every donation, no matter how large or small, will help PIH sustain and expand their work to deliver life-saving health care to those in Haiti.

Goldspot's single Clap Clap, off of their new album And the Elephant is Dancing, is now appearing in the new ad for the recently unveiled Apple iPad! One-Third of the way through the new video tutorial, you can hear their song loud and clear...  Click HERE to check out the video.

Goldspot also has a highly-anticipated upcoming Joe's Pub show on Friday, February 19th at 8:00PM!  

The Sunday Times calls them, "one of the best bands to come out of America in years!" You certainly won't want to miss their live show, where they'll be premiering some of their newest hits as they evoke sunny California pop, 1960s Indian films and George Harrison's psychedelia-tinged work.

Click HERE to get tickets to Goldspot now!

This past Sunday Jan 10th the staff of Joe’s Pub produced the 7^th annual globalFEST at Webster Hall.  We hosted  12 artists from around the world who performed on all three stages until the late-night hours. We would like to thank everyone who attended this year's festival, all of our great volunteers and globalFEST staff members, and of course all of the musicians for making this such an incredible experience!

The festival has gotten a lot of great press, but if there’s one thing to be sure to check out above all others, it’s NPR’s coverage on All Songs Considered (first link below) where you can listen to excerpts from the festival, and get a great sense of the atmosphere of the evening.  Click on the Listen to link at the top of the page. (although begging is generally beneath us, we are very proud of this year’s festival so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE listen)

globalFEST 2010: A World Music Showcase on NPR’s All Songs Considered

“All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen talks with Banning Eyre (Afropop) and Rob Weisberg (WFMU's Trans Pacific Sound Paradise) about some of the standout artists at this year's GlobalFEST. The annual world music and cultural festival, held each winter in New York City, is a brief but intense, one-day event featuring more than a dozen international bands and artists.”  NPR’s All Songs Considered 1/13/10

globalFEST – at Webster Hall – a World of Fusions – Hot, Cool and Otherwise

“Some of the oldest-sounding music at the seventh annual Globalfest — a dozen world-music bands performing on Sunday at Webster Hall — was thoroughly up to date.” New York Times 1/11/10

The Week Ahead – Pop Preview – globalFEST

“The annual GLOBALFEST is something like a whirlwind tour captained by a cosmopolitan disc jockey, hopping from Guadeloupe to Transylvania, Senegal to the Louisiana bayou, Paris to Siberia.” New York Times 1/8/10

Festivals to Enliven the Dead of Winter

“Now in its seventh year, Globalfest prides itself on a program that ranges from the familiar to the exotic.” New York Times 1/7/10

globalFEST 2010: Cara Dillon + Federico Aubele + Cedric Watson + Meta and the Cornesones + La Cumbiamba eNeYé

“Think of it as the annual celebration of the music of our sphere—which is perhaps the only way to describe a bill that jumps from continent to continent like it ain’t no thing.” Time Out New York

NY’s World Weekend

“…GlobalFest's Caravan Palace, for example, is already a platinum-selling act in France. ‘They're a gypsy-swing band with an electronic vibe…No one has heard of them here, but they'll be playing major arts centers and festivals such as Bonnaroo and Coachella.’" NY Post 1/10/10

Take a Musical Tour without leaving New York at globalFEST

“Shanta Thake, who programs the fest with Bill Bragin and Isabel Soffer, believes the roster reflects the ‘face of world music as the world gets smaller and smaller. Our goal is [to] present styles that have never been heard before.’" NY Daily News 1/8/10

Follow globalFEST on twitter @globalfest_NYC and check out the globalFEST buzz on twitter here.