Brian thinks of the new girl at the office as just a friend, but when she gives him a special Christmas present he realizes he may have feelings for her… Continue reading
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12/21/15 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Grace Jone- Little Drummer Boy
Grace Jones gets into the Christmas cheer with Pee-wee Herman. The club diva performs uncharacteristically ebullient Little Drummer Boy to Pee-wee, Chairy, Terry and the rest of the “Pee-wee’s Playhouse” gang. Continue reading
12/21/15 O&A NYC REVIEW: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater- Piazzolla Caldera
By Walter Rutledge
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater gave a cautious debut performance of Paul Taylor’s tango infused Piazzolla Caldera, but now the Company has thrown caution to the wind. Set in a milonga (tango dance hall) this rich dance theatre work allowed the Ailey Company to really flex their dramatic muscle. Piazzolla Caldera has become the highlight of the 2015 New York City Center season showcasing the Ailey Company at their sultry best. Continue reading
12/20/15 O&A NYC Sunday Afternoon Jazz Concert: Thelonious Monk- Live in Norway and Denmark 1966
Thelonious Monk Quartet featuring Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), Larry Gales (double bass) and Ben Riley (drums) play two sets running about half an hour each, filmed in black-and-white in TV studios without an audience. The first set was done in Norway in 1966, the other in Denmark the same year.
Thelonious Monk- Live in Norway & Denmark ’66
Because of the double sessions we get two versions of Lulu’s Back In Town (but they are equally interesting). Featured also are Blue Monk, Don’t Blame Me (piano only on this one), Epistrophy and Round Midnight.
12/20/15 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday: The Clark Sisters- O Come Emmanuel
The Clark Sisters perform a live rendition of O Come Emmanuel, which also appeared on their 1st Christmas album New Demensions of a Christmas Carol. Continue reading
12/20/15 O&A NYC- ART: Vaginal Davis- Come Save Me Daughter
By Tod Roulette
Escape the cyber discount holiday shopping and remakes of remakes of Bing Crosby films; instead stretching your eyes and mind at Invisible Exports Gallery, 89 Eldridge Street (not far from the New Museum on Bowery Street). The exhibit is titled, Come On Daughter, Save Your Mother the work of Vaginal Davis (also known as Dr. Vaginal Creme Davis). Vaginal is homo-core punk, bi-lingual, bi-racial performance intersex singer cum artist and for almost ten years has lived, worked, taught and lectured in Berlin Germany. She has made art and music since the early 1980’s; Vaginal has adopted many personas– Clarence-a white supremacist rocker, Graziela Grejalva to aging deviant, John Dean Egg III and a singer in Afro Sisters. This is not your mother’s white Christmas, nor is the art. Continue reading
12/18/15 O&A NYC Saturday Morning Concert: Christmastide- Christmas Concert at Ely Cathedral with Jessye Noman
Jessye Norman at Ely Cathedral Christmastide A Christmas Concert. A concert recorded live with Robert De Cormier and the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Ely Cathedral in December of 1988. Continue reading
12/19/15 O&A NYC Song Of The Day: Aretha Franklin Joy To The World
Aretha Franklin sings Joy To The World on the live NBC television special Christmas In Rockefeller Center. The annual televised tree lighting ceremony took place on December 2, 2009. Continue reading
12/19/15 O&A NYC Its Saturday- Anything Goes: 7 Things To Buy After Christmas
Black Friday, the official beginning of the Christmas shopping season, had shoppers flocking to stores looking for great deals on merchandise. Unfortunately this binge shopping actually makes shoppers vulnerable to overspending. The National Retail Federation expects holiday sales to increase by 4.1%; inundating shoppers with year-end sales, free shipping promotions, and an unforgiving holiday countdown. Continue reading
12/18/15 Song Of The Day: Patti Labelle- O Holy Night
Patti Labelle would eventually release a studio version of O Holy Night on her 1990 holiday album This Christmas. Continue reading
