After filing your taxes, come join me for three sets of covers and original music!
Tuesday, April 18th
Solo Acoustic
Aloft Manhattan Hotel
49-53 Ann Street
New York, NY
7pm-10pm
FREE!
Category Archives: solo
Aloft Manhattan Hotel Performance Recap
On a rainy Tuesday, March 28th I performed a solo set in the lobby of the Aloft Manhattan Hotel in the Financial District. For three hours, I serenaded the visitors of the hotel bar and lounge. It was fun to stretch out and play a variety of covers and original songs!
I’m excited to be back there again on Tax Day, Tuesday April 18th!
Walking On Is Available to Download Today!
My new single, “Walking On” is available for download today! This single is a modern foot-stomping blues featuring Ty Tuschen on electric guitar. I will write more about the creation process for this recording in the coming days, but for now you can download it (pay whatever you want) from Bandcamp.
Hope you enjoy it!
My Entry into NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest
Here’s my entry into NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest! It’s an acoustic version of my song “Howlin’.” Hope you enjoy it!
If the embedded video doesn’t appear above, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/dQZyqC9tCe4
Pianos Upstairs Lounge December 1st
I am excited to have an acoustic performance coming up on Thursday, December 1st in NYC at Pianos in the Upstairs Lounge. Ardith Collins will be joining me on cello for a set of original music, with a few covers sprinkled in to taste.
Thursday, December 1st
Solo Acoustic with Ardith Collins on cello
Pianos Upstairs Lounge
158 Ludlow St.
New York, NY
7pm
FREE
Here’s a cover of “Melt with You” from our rehearsal.
See you at Pianos!
Banding Together Live Show on Saturday
Join me on Saturday afternoon at one of the best places in New Jersey to listen to acoustic music – Espresso Joe’s in Keyport, NJ. I play at 4pm, but be sure to get there at least by 3:30pm to hear fellow Toll Collector Jonathan Andrew play, too! The entire day of music runs from Noon-10pm.
This show will benefit the Spondylitis Association of America, which provides research and services to over 2.7 million Americans that suffer from this arthritic condition. In the past, I’ve contributed to the online webathon, but this year it’s going to be a live show! Can’t wait. Hope you can make it too!
PS – You can also download the Compilation Album to help benefit the cause. I have contributed a brand new recording. Check out track #3 on the album!
Saturday, October 15th
Josh Bicknell solo acoustic
Banding Together – A Benefit for the Spondylitis Association organized by blowupradio.com
Espresso Joe’s
50 West Front Street
Keyport, NJ
Event runs noon-10pm
Josh set: 4pm
See Photos and Setlists from September Shows
September 2016 – It was a month of memorable shows. A night where Jonathan Andrew and I opened up for our own band with solo acoustic sets. A three and a half-hour show at Finnegan’s. And more. Here are some photos to help preserve the memories.
Finnegan’s July 16th
Join me for a night of music at Finnegan‘s in Hoboken, NJ from 10pm-1am. I’m starting the night by doing my singer/songwriter thing and then moving back behind the drums to play with Christina Alessi and the Toll Collectors! In other words, I’ll be the opening act for my own band.
Saturday, July 16
Solo Acoustic and Christina Alessi & the Toll Collectors
Finnegan’s
734 Willow Ave. Hoboken, NJ 07030
10pm-1am
FREE
Pianos on June 14th
Join me on Tuesday, June 14th as I play a set of my original music. I’m so excited to be sharing the stage with Ty Tuschen on electric guitar and Ardith Collins on cello. Pianos is a great little place on the lower east side of Manhattan. The show is in the Upstairs Lounge, it’s free, and it starts promptly at 7pm!
Tuesday, June 14th
featuring Ty Tuschen and Ardith Collins
Pianos Upstairs Lounge
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY
7pm
Free
Northern Soul Recap 04-21-16 (RIP Prince)
Just a few hours after we learned of Prince’s passing, Northern Soul’s Thursday night of music began. Surrounded by videos of Prince performances on screen and the feeling that music has the power to connect us in mysterious ways, I took the stage with Ty Tuschen joining me on electric guitar. It was a special night to be playing music and one that I won’t forget anytime soon.
At the end of my set, we paid tribute to the purple one with two songs. “Nothing Compares 2U,” which Prince wrote but Sinéad O’Connor made popular. And for “Kiss,” we were joined by Jaime De Jesus, who had the perfect falsetto to take the lead vocal up into the stratosphere. To close the night, Jaime, Ty, James Calio, and I did a collaborative rendition of “Purple Rain.”
Here was the setlist.
And here’s a little clip of “Nothing Compares 2U” that Jonathan captured. (If you can’t see the embed below, visit this link: https://www.instagram.com/p/BEfP5rgAbRl/)
I also debuted a brand new original song called “Howlin’.” Special thanks to Lola for capturing this one! (If you can’t see the embed, here’s the link: https://youtu.be/h1Zu8z-IuK0)
And a few photos…
What a fantastic night of music. Thanks to everyone who came out to experience it with me!