Today’s “Fab 5”/ Selected NYCity Events – FRIDAY, APR. 25, 2014.
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Ernie O’Malley Symposium on Modern Ireland and Revolution
“This Symposium will address topics as wide ranging as Irish republican intellectual history, feminism & guerilla war, postcolonial approaches to Irish literature, history, and culture, the visual arts, music history, the history of the Irish War of Independence and Civil War, Irish autobiography, queer historiography, folklore, and oral history.
Renowned academics come together to discuss social, cultural, and political revolution in modern Ireland, featuring keynote lectures by Luke Gibbons (NUI Maynooth), R.F. Foster (Oxford), David Loyd (UC Riverside), Nicholas Allen (University of Georgia), and Róisín Kennedy (UCD).
IRA leader Ernie O’Malley in his stylistically innovative memoir On Another Man’s Wound (1936), integrated modernist technique with revolutionary political history, reinvented what it meant to tell the story of Irish anti-colonial struggle.” (ThoughtGallery)
Glucksman Ireland House NYU, 1 Washington Mews
Fri., Apr. 25, 2014 – Sat., Apr. 26, 2014 / All Day
212-998-3950
Concert to Feed the Hungry
“This annual benefit for Buddhist Global Relief has been organized by Dan Blake, a saxophonist who will perform with one of its headliners, the pianist Kenny Werner. (Also in Mr. Werner’s band are the bassist Johannes Weidenmueller and the drummer Richie Barshay.) The other headliner is Esperanza Spalding, the effervescent bassist and singer, in a duo with the pianist Leo Genovese. “ (Chinen-NYT)
Interchurch Center, 475 Riverside Drive, near West 120th St.
At 7 p.m., $40, $100 for V.I.P. tickets
concerttofeedthehungry.org
David Bromberg and David Johansen
“Two key strands of New York City’s musical DNA share the stage at Town Hall. Bromberg was born in Philadelphia, but came of age in the local folk scene of the late sixties and seventies and went on to be a highly respected session player and sideman. He applies a transformational touch to virtually any stringed instrument, and has a special proficiency on the guitar and violin.
Johansen achieved notice in the early seventies as the leader of the New York Dolls, the proto-punk glam-rock band, and then embarked on a series of solo projects: rock-and-roll provocateur, Latin-flavored bandleader (as Buster Poindexter), country-blues interpreter, actor. For this show, Bromberg leads his rousing big band, and Johansen is appearing in the company of the guitarist Brian Koonin.” (NewYorker)
Town Hall, 123 W. 43rd St.
800-982-2787
Brooklyn Zine Fest (through Sunday)
“A performance by the comedy group Brain Frame, on Friday night at 8, will kick off this festival devoted to the who, what and hows of self-published works. More than 150 writers, artists and others will be taking part in panel discussions, workshops and various events on Saturday and Sunday.” (NYT)
“BHS is home to a full weekend of Zines – self-published magazines by independent writers, artists, and publishers from Brooklyn and beyond. It’s the place to connect with your favorite creative, independent, and talented voices. Over 100 exhibitors present plus panel talks. Organized by Matt Carman and Kseniya Yarosh and named “the best reassurance that print will survive” by the Village Voice in 2013.” (BookGallery)
Brooklyn Historical Society, 128 Pierrepont St., near Clinton St., Brooklyn Heights,
not Manhattan’s WestSide, but it is Bklyn’s westside. easy to get to.
subway: #2-3 to Clark St, 1st stop in Bklyn
718-222-4111, brooklynzinefest.com
from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m./ FREE, but tickets to the comedy performance are $8
($5 for Brooklyn Historical Society members)
WESSELL “WARMDADDY” ANDERSON (through Sun., April 27th)
A Brooklyn native, former Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra member and longtime Wynton Marsalis Septet member, Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson graces the Dizzy’s stage once again. One of the best saxophonists around, Anderson is a renowned performer and bandleader, forming highly lauded bands with musicians of all generations. While rooted in bop, Anderson is known to mix in some soulful New Orleans jazz and a sweeping blues style evocative of Cannonball Adderley.
The band consists of Wessell “Warmdaddy” Anderson, alto saxophone; Richard Johnson, piano; Reuben Rogers, bass; and Geoff Clapp, drums.
DIZZY’S CLUB AT JAZZ AT LINCOLN CENTER, 33 West 60th St.
212-258-9595
at 7:30 & 9:30 pm. / $35-$40 cover.
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♦ Before making final plans, we suggest you call the venue to confirm ticket availability, dates and times, as schedules are subject to change.
♦ NYCity is a big town with many visitors where quality shows draw crowds. Try to reserve seats in advance, even if just on day of performance.
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A PremierPub – Upper West Side
Dinosaur / 700 W125th St. @ 12th ave.
Walk only five minutes from the 125th st. station on the #1 line to find this authentic honky-tonk barbecue joint. Some folks think Dinosaur is just a place to eat ribs. Au contraire. With 24 carefully selected taps, this is a place to drink beer, and eat ribs.
No food goes better with American craft ales than American barbecue. Dinosaur may be the best combo of good beer drinking and hearty eating in town, which makes the trip to Harlem totally worthwhile.
This second incarnation of Dinosaur in Harlem is in an old brick warehouse near the Hudson River. Don’t let that run down exterior fool you. Inside it’s a large space with huge, rough wooden columns and unfinished wooden floors and brick walls – just right for a bbq joint. As soon as you open the door you are hit with that tantalizing aroma of barbecue coming from the large open kitchen. Reminds me of all those great rib joints I frequented when stationed in North Carolina all those years ago. If your stomach wasn’t grumbling before, it is now.
Head to the bar, sit down and try to decide on a beer. It’s not an easy decision – a good problem to have. This is a pretty damn good beer list to choose from, one that most beer bars should be jealous of. I love that they feature NY craft beers. You may want to try the four beer sampler, which is always fun, and in this place may be necessary.
The Mississippi blues music playing in the background will get you in the mood for their North Carolina style barbecue, and even when it’s a full house your order shouldn’t take too long. The food is all slow smoked, so it’s already mostly done and ready to go. I always start with an order of their giant, spice rubbed wings, so good they may make you give up Buffalo wings.
Unfortunately, a place this good does not fly under the radar. There can be some humongous waits for a table at dinnertime. So you need a strategy – avoid prime time, and try not to arrive with your entire posse, which will limit your seating options.
A seat at the bar, a small table in the bar area, or in the summer, an outside table, underneath what’s left of the elevated West Side Hwy, all may open before a table inside the main dining room. Otherwise, try Dinosaur for lunch, or come very late for dinner.
Website: http://www.dinosaurbarbque.com/
Phone #: 212-694-1777
Hours: M-Th 11:30am-11:00pm; Fr-Sa 11:30am-12:00am;
Su 12:00pm-10:00pm
Happy Hour: 4-7pm every day; $1 off all drinks
Music: Fri / Sat 10:00pm
Subway: #1 to 125th st
Walk 2 blk W on 125th to Dinosaur Bar-B-Q,
just past the elevated highway
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