We are very excited to announce our special musical guest for our May 11th performance:
renowned violist, composer, and 2024 GRAMMY AWARD winner MARTHA MOOKE!
MARTHA MOOKE, acclaimed for her electrifying performances and compositions, is a pioneering electric violist/composer, highly regarded for her artistry, music advocacy, and innovative educational programs. She transcends musical boundaries, enhancing classical training with extended techniques, technology and improvisation.
She has performed with Barbra Streisand, David Bowie, Philip Glass, Elton John, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, Laurie Anderson, Andrea Bocelli, Star Wars in Concert, and Tony Bennett among others.
She is Founder and Artistic Director of the Scorchio Quartet (featured on David Bowie's Heathen CD) which performs as resident quartet in the Tibet House Benefit Concerts at Carnegie Hall produced by Philip Glass and has created musical arrangements for Phoebe Bridgers, Debbie Harry, Carly Simon, Sturgill Simpson, Iggy Pop, Sharon Jones and Tibetan musicians Tenzin Choegyal and Techung.
Together with her recent GRAMMY AWARD win, Mooke has received awards from ASCAP, Meet the Composer, Arts International and Fellowships at the MacDowell Colony. She has been commissioned by Symphony Space, Arizona State University, Tribeca New Music Festival, and others.
We are thrilled to bring this dynamic and exciting musician to The Flagpole Radio Cafe!
And a special THANK YOU to the accounting firm of Capossela Cohen for their continued support.
THANK YOU!
We had such a wonderful time with our guest artist Fred Newman and ALL OF YOU who came to the show on Saturday the 2nd!
You were a terrific audience and we are grateful you were with us for a great night of holiday music, mirth, and FLARKLE. #IYKYK
Click on the picture above for more images of the show, captured by our very talented photographer friend, Greg Van Antwerp!
Our next show comes in the spring, on Saturday May 11th — watch this space!
We are delighted to welcome FRED NEWMAN to our Flagpole Radio Cafe show on December 2nd! Fred is an actor and composer, known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Gremlins and Between the Lions. Many of you will remember him as a sound effects artist for
"A Prairie Home Companion" on NPR; and the author of "Mouthsounds" (Workman Publishing). Get your tickets now!
THANK YOU to everyone who came to the show!
More pictures from that performance can be found
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Congratulations to jim and shasha on making the final 8
Newtown natives Jim and Sasha Allen's experience on NBC's "The Voice," came to end Tuesday night after fans did not save them during the elimination round.
The father and son were the only ones left from Team Ariana (Grande) after Holly Forbes was eliminated last week.
During the elimination round, the duo went against Joshua Vacanti and Jershika Maple from John Legend's team and Lana Scott from Blake Shelton's team. "Tuesdays are the worst days ever," Grande said in tears when the last finalist to make it to the "Top 5" was going to be revealed following Monday's semifinal performances.
The Newtown natives were the first ones to perform, singing "Rich Girl" by Hall and Oates. Grande said it would be "a mistake not to have you in the finale," and expressed how "amazing" and "irreplaceable" their energy is on the show.
During the Tuesday's elimination round, Sasha mentioned how "grateful" he was to have had Grande as a coach during this experience. In a past interview, Sasha said, "She's an amazing person and coach and mentor. We are both every day like 'god, we're so lucky to be on Team Ariana."
The father-son duo from Newtown has been playing music together for as long as Sasha can remember, he said during the blind auditions.
Jim has previously played in folk and bluegrass bands and currently works as a music teacher. According to his personal website, Jim's style is "forged in roots, rock, country and blues." The father and son recently became an official duo and have been playing in local venues, according to a press release.
Sasha is the first trans person to make it past the battle rounds and the third trans person to be on "The Voice," according to his Instagram post. Sasha also shared a post of a past Tik Tok where he dropped out of school last January to follow his singing dreams and followed it up with where he is now.