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A NORMAL LIFE, Garry Novikoff's long-awaited 17 track debut CD is finally here!
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Spring 2008
Hello, gang!
This spring is going to be a lively one! First, the concerts: I’ve got two upcoming gigs at Mae Mae Café
(March 26 and April 9). Then I’ll be playing at Caffe Vivaldi on April 17th. Following that there will be
two outdoor concerts, one on May 1st in Greenwich CT (as part of Art on the Avenue) and another on June 21st
in NYC’s Sheridan Square (part of Make Music New York) Check out the GIGS PAGE for a complete listing of all
these spring concerts.
Secondly, I’ve started a really fun side project with my buddy Cindy Ball of
the
Moonlighters. We have formed a duo vocal/ukelele act!
No name yet, but we have our first gig on April 6th in Brooklyn at Spike Hill in Brooklyn. More info about
that on the GIGS PAGE.
I’m still singin’ backup vocals for my friend Michele’s band
Loki the Grump. We have a gig on April 16th in NYC at the
R bar. For more details go to…yes, you guessed it…the GIGS PAGE!
Finally, the BIG NEWS is that the CD RELEASE IS IMMINENT! As I write this, Disc Makers has all of the materials
for A NORMAL LIFE, my first full length CD, and very soon the CD will be in my hands, and subsequently in
YOURS! Stay tuned for more news about the CD and upcoming CD release party!!!
HAPPY SPRING, EVERYONE! MORE EXCITING NEWS TO FOLLOW!
Love,
Garry
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Hey, gang!
On Wednesday, February 20th I'll be playing for the first time at the 169 Bar
in lower Manhattan. Here's the info:
Wednesday, February 20th
8pm
169 Bar
169 E Broadway (between Rutgers and Jefferson St)
NY, NY 10002
MAP
Take the F Train to E Broadway
www.169barnyc.com
The 169 bar has a great acoustic piano, so I'll be playing both piano and guitar
at this gig. I've been working both hard and lovingly at the keys on an original
arrangement of a Pink Floyd cover that I may debut at this gig!
Enormous THANKS to everybody who came out to support me Saturday night at Hank's
Saloon in Brooklyn! Thanks for making the night such a blast, and once again thanks
to Gail and the whole Girls Rock & Girls Rule gang for including me.
Big hugs everybody. Hope to see you there!
love,
Garry
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Hey there, amigos!
Hope you're all having a blast in the new year so far!
For my first concert of 2008 my favorite bunch of women, the grrls of Girls Rock & Girls Rule, asked me to perform once more
on a bill with them. Of course I said yes! This grrl can't help it!
I'll be doing a half hour solo set at Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn at 7:30 pm on February 9th, kicking off an evening of
7 acts (including me!) I'll be doing triple duty that night: in addition to my set I'll also be emceeing for the whole
evening and singing backing vocals once again for one of my favorite bands, LOKI THE GRUMP! The suggested donation is
only $5.00 (proceeds will be used to fund the upcoming 2008
Girls Rock,
Girls Rule Tour) and donors will receive a Free Girls Rock & Girls Rule T-shirt while supplies last.
Think about it: you get me, Garry Novikoff plus six rockin' grrrl bands all for just $5... AND a free T-shirt! YOU CAN"T LOSE!
Here's the info in a nutshell:
Saturday February 9, 2008
Hank's Saloon
46 Third Ave @ Atlantic
Brooklyn NY
Doors @ 7:00pm, Garry kicks off the evening @7:30pm
Suggested donation: $5
Hank's Saloon Website
Subway to Brooklyn: Atlantic Ave./Pacific St. stop via the 2, 3, 4, 5, B, D, M, N, Q, and R trains
MAP
Other acts:
Loki the Grump,
G-Spot,
Marisa Mini,
RewBee,
America's Sweetheart, and bluhammock recording artist
Swati.
IN OTHER NEWS:
The CD is nearly here!
A Normal Life will have seventeen tracks, sixteen written by yours truly, and one cover song of
Dan Bern's. The whole CD has been mixed, mastered, and is nearly ready for duplication. We are just putting the final
touches on the liner notes!
Enormous thanks to everyone who came out to support me and my CD at my week-end long "Concert-a-thon" in November.
Lord, what a party that was!
And thank you to everyone who came out to see my last minute shows at the Ace of Clubs and Cafe Mae Mae in December!
All right then, that's all for now. See you in Brooklyn on February 9th!
Big love to all,
Garry
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October 5, 2007
WEEKEND LONG CONCERT-A-THON and JAM November 10th and 11th!
Well, now I'm back in New York after my Girls Rock & Girls Rule Tour, and I've got some news. I am pleased to announce
that my CD is nearly ready! It's been a long time in the making, but legendary engineer Philip Klum is putting his
final tweaks on it now even as I write this. The only catch is a temporary lack of funds for duplication.
But creative challenges call for creative solutions. In order to raise the rest of the cash to finish this project,
I will be having a CONCERT-A-THON and JAM SESSION lasting two days: Saturday, November 10, and Sunday, November 11.
This means an ongoing marathon concert each day from noon until whenever. There will be snacks and beverages. I won't
be playing the WHOLE time -- I'll take some time out here and there to mingle and kibbutz, but otherwise I will be
performing throughout and taking requests from my repertoire. There will be a suggested donation of $20 to join in
the fun. You can come and go as you like, as often as you wish, and stay for as long as you want! ALSO: for an extra
contribution, if you have a favorite song, or a song you always wanted to hear me do, I will perform a cover version
of any song for you if you give me advance notice.
I am encouraging my songwriter friends to come with their instruments, or use the piano that will be available.
(My guitar is a lefty, but if you can deal with that, you are welcome to that, too.) I invite you guys to share your
talents with everyone, and let’s jam together on each others songs. Poets and storytellers are also welcome. Think of
it as a two-day salon!
So, folks, please save the date...um, I mean dates. Come! Bring friends! Let's have a blast while helping me to
finish this CD project!
And for those of you who like to see this stuff condensed in a nutshell, here goes:
Garry's Weekend-long Concert-a-thon and Jam Session
Saturday, November 10, and Sunday, November 11
Noon to *whenever* on both dates
140 West 86th St., #4C
Between Amsterdam and Columbus, midway between the 86th Street subway stops on the C and No. 1 lines
Suggested contribution: $20, but any size contribution will be appreciated
Songwriters and musicians are welcome to sit in!
Will perform ANY requests with advanced notice.
That's it. Stay tuned for more info on this as it develops.
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September 30, 2007
GIRLS ROCK AND GIRLS RULE TOUR
Being on the road with Girls Rock & Girls Rule was a blast! One of the most incredible experiences of my life.
The four New York bands tore through nine cities in nine days. It was kind of like some strange combination of
going to war, summer camp and road trip.
Every night I was on stage emceeing for all the bands and singing backing vocals for Loki the Grump. I also
performed my own original songs in Newport, RI, and Elmira, NY. I bonded with the roadies and everyone in the
New York bands and made some great new friends along the way in the different cities we played.
And we also raised money for a great cause: the Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls. To see photos, videos and read
the tour blog
click here. For more info on the Willie Mae
Rock Camp,
click here.
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September 19, 2007
On September 22nd I'll be hitting the road with a bunch of rocking women! I will be touring
with
Girls Rock,
Girls Rule; a tour which consists of 4 female-lead bands from NYC
(
G-Spot,
Loki the Grump,
RewBee and
Marisa Mini)
traveling to 9 cities in 9 days performing with a whole bunch of awesome local joining us along the way.
What I am doing on a girls rock tour? Good question! Well, every night I'll be emceeing the concerts and singing
back-up vocals for Loki the Grump, my buddy Michele's band. I will also be performing a set of my own solo material
on two of the nights of the tour. (I get to be a girl for those two nights!)
Click on the "Gigs" section for tour dates and details!
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“Garry Novikoff is one of the most important artists of our time.”
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Julie Flanders, October Project
“Surreal”
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Smithsonian Air and Space
“Dog on the Moon…a charming folk song! I identify with that fellow.”
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Jonathan Schwartz, WNYC and XM radio
“
Goodnight Rabbit and
Lenny…two aching memories swirled into heartbreaking songs of love and
loss by Garry Novikoff.”
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Bob Sherman, WFUV
“There is a poignancy when Garry Novikoff sings in “Dog on the Moon” that he dreams of being,
in his next life, the first dog to touch down on Mars.”
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Popular Science
“My favorite ditty [on ‘To Touch The Stars’] is unquestionably Garry Novikoff’s joyous ‘Dog on the Moon.’
It hilariously condenses both the media circus that accompanies space ‘celebrities’ and the ‘what might
have been’ feeling held today by so many of us who grew up during the Apollo era.
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Jeff Berkwits, Science Fiction Weekly