Company description::
For Immediate release:
OA Entertainment Proudly Presents:
“Lucky 13: The Farewell Le Bar Bat Indie Rock Show”
Friday December 5, 2003
7:00-11:00pm
Le Bar Bat
315 W. 57th Street, NYC
between 8th and 9th Aves.
Le Bar Bat has announced sadly that they will be closing their doors after 13 years of providing a great stage to countless amazing artists. On Friday, December 5th, OA Entertainment will be hosting a farewell show there featuring Brendan Dwyer,
Devon Copley of the Animators, Karen Jacobsen, and Emiko!
BRENDAN DWYER’s tale is ultimately that of two musical journeys. The first started about fifteen years ago. It led from the suburbs of New York City to some of Greenwich Villages' most prestigious venues. It led from stages as the opening act for Warren Zevon and stretched as far as the Blue Bird Cafe in Nashville TN. With his signature-style guitar playing and jaw-dropping vocals, Brendan Dwyer is a surefire success story in the world of acoustic rock! (7:00pm)
DEVON COPLEY/THE ANIMATORS:
Devon Copley (writer, vocals, guitar, accordion) was the heart of New York power-popsters The Pasties, which the All Music Guide described as "well worth keeping an eye on" near the end of their short career. He has been the recipient of numerous songwriting awards, including Grand Prize in the Williamsburg Songwriting Contest (2003) and the Great American Song contest (2001). Copley lives in Brooklyn.
THE ANIMATORS inhabit a world of sympathetic characters and cinematic scenes, combining the skilled songcraft of artists like Peter Gabriel and Ben Folds with the modern sensibilities of producer/writers like Nellee Hooper and Postal Service. With their complex vocal harmonies, smart lyrics and unusual instrumentation (including accordion, glockenspiel, and laptop), THE ANIMATORS stake out a musical landscape all their own. (8:00pm)
Karen Jacobsen’s is all about connecting with people. By weaving pop piano with her passionate vocal style, she creates a powerful dynamic between herself and her audience. Karen started 2003 with the honour of being chosen as the SESAC recipient of the 2003 Abe Olman Award for Excellence in Songwriting, presented by the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and in December will perform on a bill with Grammy-Award Winner Norah Jones. Karen recently left the shores of her homeland, Australia, and moved to New York City where she performs regularly. She tours throughout the country at colleges and clubs, and in August 2003 was thrilled to perform the U.S. National Anthem at the Boston Red Sox/Seattle Mariners Baseball Game at Fenway Park to a sellout crowd of 34 000 people. She was also contacted by the producers of Dawson's Creek to use her song "Supposed To Say" in an episode for the Worldwide Home Video Release of the show. In July, 2002, Karen performed at the Mohegan Sun Arena for the NBC TV Special Dare to Dream 2002: A Concert for Hope. Karen co-wrote the theme song, “Take Me With You In My Dreams” with Cheryl Beecher-Zeldin for the Bert Zeldin Foundation, founded by Cheryl in her late husband Bert’s honor. NBC-TV aired the concert nationally on August 31st, with Karen closing the star-studded extravaganza. and Access Hollywood described the song as “Wonderful writing...simple and clear and from the heart. Powerful, sweeping emotion.” (9:00pm)
Emiko: (according to CDbaby.com) "A wild, interactive, and honest experience. Hyper and in-your-face as much as she is understated and haunting, Emiko's sound is big enough to fill an arena even when she is just whispering in your ear."
A two time veteran performer in the Songwriters' Hall of Fame showcases, Emiko was recently featured on their “Best of the Songwriters Hall of Fame New Writers Showcase” CD compilation (Volume 1), appeared in Billboard Magazine, and named best NYC rock act of 2003 by the listeners of RadioCrystalBlue. Currently holding the #1 position on the Overplay UK charts, Emiko was invited to tour Europe starting in March of 2004.
Emiko's latest release, "Here Lies Tinkerbell" (OA Entertainment, 2001) features her most seductive and inviting songs. She tells listeners her feelings about love, heartbreak, sex, and French history (buy the record to find out!) while playing the hell out of the piano, sometimes with her feet, and twisting her voice with self dependent, daring sarcasm and cerebral, matter of fact, yet melancholy undertones. Her lyrics are laden with sharp insights and humor. Her music reflects this in the grooves, melodies, and bright harmonies that layer and decorate her songs. The Washington Post calls Emiko’s record, “cathartic and catchy...raw rock!!!”
(10:00pm) |
