A nice feature from Garland Harwood's GRASS CLIPPINGS blog. Read it here.
More on Connie
"A STAR HAS BURNT MY EYE:" Ten Months Later
"A STAR HAS BURNT MY EYE: THE STRANGE CASE OF CONNIE CONVERSE" will have its next showing on May 15, 2013 at Joe's Pub at the Public Theater, in an expanded version featuring Howard, Russell Farhang, Rob Adkins, Anastasia Barzee, Charlotte Mundy, Susan Oetgen and Jean Rohe.
This will be the project's fourth public showing, following its debut last July (also at Joe's Pub), a November rewrite at the Abrons Arts Center, and February's sold-out performance at the Rattlestick Theater.
Tickets ($15 advance, $20 door) are on sale here.
Join the Facebook event page here and see who else is coming!
On NPR's "WORD OF MOUTH"
NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS at SKIDMORE
Howard will perform his album NO FURTHER INSTRUCTIONS with a full 11-piece folk-punk orchestra on Friday, March 1st at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY. Joining him for this special performance will be author and New York Times journalist Michael Benanav to talk about the pair's adventures in Romania and read from his book. Tickets are here.
Listen to an interview with Howard about the show on NPR - WAMC radio here.
"A STAR HAS BURNT MY EYE" January 22, 2013 in NYC
On January 22, 2013, Howard and friends will present a work in progress tribute to the relatively unknown American songsmith Connie Converse. "A Star Has Burnt My Eye" traces the unusual life and compelling music of this singular artist who self-recorded a remarkable body of work while living on her own in 1950s New York City.
Featuring special guests Susan Oetgen, Charlotte Mundy, Jean Rohe, Anastasia Barzee, Nathan Peck, and Russell Farhang.
"A Star Has Burnt My Eye" had its workshop premiere at Joe's Pub
and was subsequently performed at Abrons Arts Center.
Tickets are here:
http://connieconverse.brownpapertickets.com/
A Star Has Burnt My Eye is an evening of music and multimedia exploration.