The Songwriter Series: New York Stories
An evening exploring the history of New York songwriting - from Tin Pan Alley and the Brill Building through to Greenwich Village, CBGB and downtown Manhattan.
Performed by Melbourne musician and songwriter Victor Stranges, New York Stories unfolds across an extended acoustic performance tracing the artists, songs and cultural movements that helped shape modern popular music across nearly a century of New York history.
The evening journeys through the worlds of Irving Berlin, Rodgers & Hart, Doc Pomus, Carole King and Paul Simon through to Lou Reed, Patti Smith, Television, Blondie, Mink DeVille, Ramones, Talking Heads and Beastie Boys, with songs reinterpreted acoustically alongside stories connecting the writers, scenes and eras that produced them.
Blending live performance, storytelling and acoustic reinterpretation, New York Stories brings together songs from radically different generations of New York artists, occasionally weaving material into medleys that link scenes, influences and eras across the city’s musical history.
Special guest Stu Thomas opens the evening with a solo performance, with Stu and Anthea Palmer also joining Victor for selected songs during the night.
Multiple Ticket Prices + BF.
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