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Page 100 of this weeks Time Out New York features a HUGE preview of the hilariously self-deprecating yet ulimately poignant character Michelle "SHELLS" Haylie Hoffman, created by Rosalyn Hart and fellow comedian Nick Chase.  Pick up a copy and ogle at this 'former JPMorgan Chace analyst-turned-downtown cabaret star's" GINORMOUS...trust fund...

And If you're not a TONY subscriber, we've got the link for you here .

Shells plays Joe's with three shows this summer starting with the uproarious Infamous! This Sunday, May 25th at 9:30pm.
Check out her other shows Just Us Girls (on 6/22) and Shells Plus One (on 7/20) while youre at it.  We promise you wont regret it.

Check out the cool new video-illustration by our resident illustrator and most talanted friend, Michael Arthur.  The video features a great track called "Who Says Words" by Joe's Pub favorite Jamie Leonhart. See it here>>
 

Don't miss Jamie perform a live set at Joe's Pub this
Saturday, May 31st at 9:30pm.
Click here for more info!
Click here for tickets!

Here's a little SAT question for you:

PIZZA : NEW YORK CITY CUISINE  ::
a) NY GIANTS : PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
b) AMELIORATE : SYNDICATION
c) JOE'S PUB: NEW YORK CITY MUSIC SCENE
d)  PERAMBULATE : TRIANGULATE
e) huh?

According to this week's Travel Section in the New York Times, the correct answer is C!  Seth Kugel's article, entitled "Balcony? Not at These Intimate Listening Spots" for the Weekend in New York feature, highlights New York's best intimate music spots, and you guessed it, Joe's Pub made the cut.

Here's what he had to say:
"Mentioning small sites in New York without mentioning Joe’s Pub at the Public Theater would be like writing about New York cuisine and leaving out pizza. Big names and future big names come through. Their Web site allows you to search by just about every genre in existence short of yodeling (though that’s theoretically part of world music). There are several shows a night, seven nights a week; you can reserve a table if you’re going to order dinner from the Italian menu; otherwise, your ticket guarantees entrance only." - New York Times

Come to think about it, the yodeling category might be a useful one to add. But either way, we love the Times -- and some of the other venues they mention are pretty rad too.  Check out the May and June calendars to see what we've got coming up.

And read the full article here.

Allen Toussaint, one of America’s greatest musical treasures, returns for his now-famous New Orleans brunch series at Joe's Pub!!!  In New Orleans, Toussaint is revered for his distinguished record in public service, consistently devoting his talents to a variety of community and charity programs.  A portion of the proceeds from these shows will benefit the Hurricane Katrina relief efforts in New Orleans.

Sundays at noon on June 8, June 22, and July 13
Click here for more information!
June 8 Tickets / June 22 Tickets / July 13 Tickets 

Check out this politically-charged video-illustration from Michael Arthur, set to the new single, God Loves My Country, by Balthrop, Alabama from their upcoming EP of the same name. This video was made in commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.

Joe's Pub's archival illustrator, Michael Arthur, whose blog tracks his musical experiences through his writing and inimitable drawings, has begun working hand-in-hand with Brooklyn's own folk-rock gem Balthrop, Alabama. Michael has been doing on-the-spot drawings invoked by Balthrop's live music, and then editing the recorded drawing process into evocative video stories.

They will be presenting this unique collaboration LIVE at Joe's Pub in an event called Chalk Talk on Friday, April 18th, 2008 at 7PM, presented in association with the Green Apple Festival.