Today’s “TOP 3″/ Selected NYCity Events – WEDNESDAY, NOV. 19, 2014
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‘Powerhouse’ (through Nov. 23)
“It’s also a banner week for vintage cartoon music: on Saturday at Stage 72, the storied Disney songwriter Richard M. Sherman presides over a program of Sherman Brothers songs, while at roughly the same time at the BAM Cafe, postmodern jazz guitarist Gary Lucas salutes the Disney Studios’s No. 1 rival, Max Flesicher, in “Fleischerei.” The most ambitious event is “Powerhouse” in the West Village, a theatrical meditation on the iconoclastic composer Raymond Scott, whose quirky compositions helped Looney Tunes live up to their name. This highly original one-act play concerns itself with Mr. Scott’s three wives as well his lifelong obsession with transforming musicians into machines and computers into composers, and is at its most inspired when enacting Scott’s cartoon career with a cast of delightfully “animated” animal puppets.” (WSJ)
The New Ohio Theatre, 154 Christopher St.
8PM / $30-$45
newohiotheatre.org

Seu Jorge (also Nov. 19)
“The much-imitated pop samba revivalist from Rio de Janeiro has worn many hats in his career — not least a red, pointed one as an actor in “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou,” whose soundtrack featured his Portuguese covers of David Bowie songs. Mr. Jorge’s rock- and electro-imbued interpretations of samba and bossa nova have introduced the genre to a young new audience.” (Anderson-NYT)
Blue Note, 131 West Third Street, Greenwich Village,
212-475-8592 / bluenote.net
8 and 10:30 p.m. / $50 to $85.

St. Lucia
“These days the term “pop music” conjures up images of country music munchkins and glitter-soaked club avatars with tracks produced by people with names like Neo, Morpheus, or Scott Blackula. But just a few years ago the term meant catchy and well-written and -produced music of just about any genre. Just in time for nice weather, St. Lucia is here to redefine micro-genre tags and rescue “pop” from four-letter-word status among certain people. The group might be named after a sleepy subtropical refuge for lovers, but their music is peppy and alive.” (Chris Tarantino-VillageVoice)
Terminal 5, 610 W. 56th St.
212-260-4700 / terminal5nyc.com
9:00pm, $25.00

editor’s note: a 2nd hard drive failure in 7 months (what’s going on here Apple!) requires a reduction in daily event info on this site until the hardware issues have been resolved. while we use borrowed equipment and until further notice, the daily “Fab 5″ is now the “Top 3″. we look forward to restoring full service next week.

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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 (pop. 8.4 million) had 54 million visitors last year and quality shows draw crowds. Try to reserve seats in advance, even if just on day of performance.
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A PremierPub – West Village

Corner Bistro / 331 W. 4th St.
Sometimes you just need a beer and a burger. If so, Corner Bistro is the place you want. Located just outside the hip Meatpacking district, this corner bar and grill is decidedly unhip, but it’s not uncrowded, especially at night. Seems that everyone knows this place has one of the better burgers in town.

In the maze of streets known as the West Village, where West 4th intersects with West 12th (and West 11th, and West 10th, go figure), you will eventually find Corner Bistro on the corner of West 4th and Jane Street. An unassuming neighborhood tavern, it looks just like dozens of other taverns around town.

The bartender tells me that the Corner Bistro celebrated it’s 50th anniversary last year. The well worn interior tells me that the place itself is much older.

Corner Bistro has outlasted many of those other taverns around town because they know how to keep it simple — just good burgers and beer, fairly priced. The classic bistro Burger is only $6.75, and should be ordered medium rare, which will be plenty rare for most folks. Actually, it will be a juicy, messy delight – make sure you have extra napkins. I like to pull up a stool and sit by the large front window in the afternoon, where I can rest my burger and beer on the shelf, and watch the Villagers walk by.

Corner Bistro seems to attract very different groups of patrons depending on time of day. While it’s crowded with locals in the evening, in the afternoon you hear different foreign languages, and watch groups of euro tourists wander in, led by their guidebooks and smartphones.

For the classic Bistro experience, order your burger with a McSorley’s draft, the dark preferably. This is the same beer that you can get over at the original McSorley’s in the East Village, the pub that claims to be the oldest continually operating bar in NYCity. The only difference is that this McSorley’s ale is served with a smile by the bartenders here. Or you can get a Sierra Nevada, Stella, or Hoegaarden on tap if you want to go upscale a bit. Either way this is a simple, but quality burger and beer experience that is just too rare these days (sorry for the pun).
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Website: cornerbistrony.com
Phone #: 212-242-9502
Hours: 11:30am-4am Mon-Sat; 12pm-4am Sun
Happy Hour: NO
Music: Juke Box
Subway: #1/2/3 to 14th St. (S end of platform)
Walk 2 blk W. on 13th St. to 8th Ave.; 1 blk S. on 8th Ave. to Jane St.
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“Pub” is used in it’s broadest sense – bars, bar/restaurants, jazz clubs, wine bars, tapas bars, craft beer bars, dive bars, cocktail lounges, and of course, pubs – just about anyplace you can get a drink without a cover charge (except for certain jazz clubs).

If you have a fave premier pub or good eating place on Manhattan’s WestSide let us all know about it – leave a comment.
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