What a fantastic and fun night of music! Three sets of originals and covers, including the 90s rock block in set 2!
Hope to do it again soon.
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Finnegan’s with the Toll Collectors – Friday 2/26
Join me on Friday, February 26th for the first show of the new year with Christina Alessi and the Toll Collectors.
This is a free show. We will play three sets of originals and covers!
Friday, February 26th
Christina Alessi and the Toll Collectors
Finnegan’s Pub
734 Willow Avenue
Hoboken, NJ 07030
10PM
Pianos Recap
What a fantastic night at Pianos!
On Tuesday, December 29th I was joined by Ardith Collins on cello for a nice little acoustic performance in the upstairs lounge.
Here are Ardith and the sound guy doing a little pre-show phone check.
Here is the setlist. We were able to pack a bunch of tunes in the set, including a folk tune (Who’s Gonna Shoe?), an 80s classic (Melt With You), a 90s one-hit wonder (Your Woman), a modern day cover (Loveland), and a bunch of my original songs. Oh… and… ummm… Britney Spears. There was some of that, too. I also experimented using looping pedals. One for the voice. One for the guitar. Worked out quite well and allowed me to add some additional layering.
Here is a post-gig photo of Ardith and I.
And finally, here’s a video of us performing “Loveland,” by Milky Chance. If you can’t see the embedded video below, you can watch it on YouTube right here: https://youtu.be/aXiP5vtfhuw
Live at Pianos 12/29
Join me for a live acoustic performance in the Upstairs Lounge at Pianos. Ardith Collins will be joining me on cello! Show starts 7pm sharp and it’s free!
Tuesday, December 29th
Solo Acoustic Show featuring Ardith Collins on cello
Pianos Upstairs Lounge
158 Ludlow Street
New York, NY 10002
Toll Collectors at Rockwood Music Hall Recap
On Sunday, November 15th, I had a blast playing with Christina Alessi & the Toll Collectors at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 1. Check out some photos and the setlist below!
Listen to Two Live Tracks from the Toll Collectors
Recorded live at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, NJ earlier this year… check out two live tracks from Christina Alessi & the Toll Collectors. There’s an original called “Leave the Light On” and a cover of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” Enjoy!
If you can’t see the embedded player above, use this link to listen to it directly on Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/christinaalessi/sets/christina-alessi-the-toll-collectors-at-maxwells-live
Rockwood Music Hall on Sunday
Don’t miss what will probably be the last gig of 2015 for Christina Alessi and the Toll Collectors!
Sunday, November 15th
Christina Alessi and the Toll Collectors
Rockwood Music Hall Stage 1
196 Allen Street
New York, NY
9pm sharp
Back at Maxwell’s on Friday 11/6/15
Fresh off a really fun Halloween show where we played Cyndi Lauper, Christina Alessi & the Toll Collectors are back at Maxwell’s tomorrow night for a set of original music at 10pm!
It’s also the release of Bern & the Brights new EP. This is going to be a great show. It begins at 8:30pm. The Toll Collectors hit the stage at 10pm sharp.
Here’s the link to RSVP on Facebook.
Friday, November 6th
Christina Alessi and the Toll Collectors
Maxwell’s Tavern
Hoboken, NJ
8:30pm
Halloween at Maxwell’s
Join me on Halloween for a one-of-a-kind show. I’ll be playing drums with Christina Alessi and the Toll Collectors, but with a twist. We won’t be playing our songs. We’ll be covering Cyndi Lauper. Yes. Show your true colors and get to this show! We’re excited to sharing the night with two other bands who are also “dressing up” as other bands.
Here’s an article in HMag all about it. http://hmag.com/halloween-covered-maxwells-phish-police-cyndi-lauper-tribute-bands-take-stage/
RSVP on Facebook here.
It should be a really fun night. I hope you can join us!
Banding Together 2015
I’m happy to announce that I’ll be performing as part of Banding Together, a webathon to benefit the Spondylitis Association of America. October 16-19th.
This year marks my fourth year of playing this webathon as a solo acoustic artist.
Lazlo is the man behind this benefit. He is someone who works tirelessly in service of independent artists. His internet radio station Blowupradio is one of the longest-running stations on the web. Long before you could stream Pandora on your iPhone, long before iPhones even existed, you could stream his radio station over the Internet.
This benefit is a personal one for him, as his wife suffers from Ankylosing Spondylitis. In his spirit of giving, Lazlo will be giving a ton of his time and all donations to the Spondylitis Association of America.
How do you donate?
Throughout the webathon there will be a link on blowupradio.com to donate to the SAA.
What do you get for donating?
Besides the release of positive endorphins from donating to a worthy cause? Everyone who donates will receive a compilation album to download. It includes special tracks from artists performing during the webathon. I’m adding a live performance of my song “A New Start” to this compilation. It will not be available anywhere else. The recording was captured this past year at Espresso Joe’s coffee house during one of Lazlo’s Guitar Pull events.
How do you learn more?
The official press release and schedule of performances is here: http://blowupradio.tripod.com/newsletters/2015/spondypr.html
What else do you need to know?
More posts about this will be forthcoming. In the meantime, feel free to stream and download my performances from the three previous years.