Accordions! Magic! Juggling! Opera! Puppetry! Rock! Bluegrass! Comedy! Comedic, magic rock puppetry, juggling operatic accordions on bluegrass!
The Debutante Hour, America's favorite accordion/drum/cello power trio, presents a Variety Show Telethon Bash with 20 old Soviet rotary phones and a silent auction to raise funds for their new record. Piano virtuoso and composer, Jonathan Wood Vincent (myspace.com/thintapwoodsapone ) is the anti-Welk MC for this night of obscenely varied variety held at the Ukrainian National Home in the East Village. This night brings together the harmonizing, witty folk-rock of The Wowz, the emmy-winning songwriting of Phoebe Kreutz and new cult phenomenon, Old Hat. All this and magic too.
Saturday, December 5th, 7pm - 12:30am
Ukrainian National Home
140 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003-8364
(212) 529-6287
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Rachel Feinstein, NY comedian who has appeared on Comedy Central, done voice over work for cartoon network's "Venture Brothers" and just recorded her first half-hour Comedy Central special (http://rachel-feinstein.com/)
Victor Varnado Victor Varnado is a filmmaker and comedian who has appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and My name is Earl. His upcoming Comedy Special The Awkward Kings will begin airing on Comedy Central in February. Currently he he has two cats, Ding Sing and Patty.
Herb Scher of Herb Scher and the Key Lime Pie Revue and also the acclaimed Susan and Herb Show will dazzle with magic tricks, juggling and old vaudeville style humor. (http://www.myspace.com/
Kung Fu CrimeWave (http://www.myspace.com/
Annie from Opera on Tap, will sing an aria while we drink (http://www.operaontap.com/)
Homemade troupe The Orange Teardrops (Claudio Finni Galdiolo and Amy Kohn) perform a micro-puppet-show, made especially for The Debutante Hour for one night only, this night! (www.amykohn.com)
Sweet Soubrette features the vocals and ukulele playing of NYC's Ellia Bisker, whose songwriting has been described as "Liz Phair meets Leonard Cohen." She performs frequently in NYC and Brooklyn with her band, and is working on her second album, "Days and Nights," scheduled for release in 2010.
Grits and Harmony: Toby King, Casey King and Maria Sonevytsky bring bluegrass to the city.
Marti Newland, NY operatic diva
*** more acts to be announced!**
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THE DEBUTANTE HOUR BIO (www.thedebutantehour.com, myspace.com/debutantehour)
The Debutante Hour keeps its musical roots in American country, blues and vaudeville while letting their lyrics run the gamut from absurd to sublime. Susan Hwang and Maria Sonevytsky switch fluidly between accordion/keys and hobo drum kit while Mia Pixley holds it down on the cello as the unconventional power trio harmonizes about planning, worldviews and works of literature, with the occasional swerve into a Carpathian mountain stomp.
The group formed as a duo in 2007 when Maria Sonevytsky and Susan Hwang joined songwriting forces and fashion sensibilities. In addition to playing their favorite NYC venues, they toured Far East Asia (South Korea, Japan) and Europe (Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, Italy, UK). Mia Pixley joined them in 2008 and has added to a fuller sound and irrepressible energy. Together, they’ve received rave reviews for their engaging and enthralling live performances. They will charm the hell out of you. I’m serious. They’ll sing and play until you’re completely hell-free.
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