Bar Owner's Aspiration Achieved |
Years ago, I played a weekly gig at Club Deluxe on Haight St. near Ashbury in San Francisco. The club was dedicated to 1940s style swing, 1960s lounge music, Frank Sinatra, that type of thing. Manag...
Posted by on Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:50:00 GMT |
Reviewing my show at Hotel Utah |
Photos by Victoria Hudson It's been a couple months since my show at Hotel Utah last June. The San Francisco Bay Area had not seen a public DJ Lebowitz piano/vocal performance in two years.My openin...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 23:40:00 GMT |
Ominous message on First St. |
Last Tuesday, I returned to 83 First St. to bang out some more rock'n'roll on the piano. I approached the piano and lifted the key cover. On the piano keys I found four yellow post it notes. The on...
Posted by on Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:34:00 GMT |
First anniversary on 1st St. |
July 7 was the first anniversary of my first performance at 83 Proof, the bar at 83 First St. in San Francisco. I now play there weekly on Tuesdays during cocktail hour. Behind the bar are owners Sk...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Jul 2009 02:32:00 GMT |
DJ quits Vos |
Well, Vo's Restaurant now has a nice grand piano, thanks to me (See previous blog). I played it on a few occasions, but owner John Vo always booked at too short notice for me to...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:10:00 GMT |
"No rocknroll!" he says. |
In my Aug. 31 blog, I mentioned that I stopped by Vo's Restaurant in Oakland, Calif. to try to get John Vo to buy a piano. I wrote that if I got a gig out of the deal I'd let you know.
Wel...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT |
Why I no longer like fraudulent elections |
Tiffany E., the wife of Tell-Tale Heartbreakers bassist Matt, asked me to play the piano for a party in honor of Matt's birthday last Saturday night at the secret bar in San Francisco. When I to...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:18:00 GMT |
Another DJ Lebowitz addict; and my appeal to an editor. |
In my last blog, I wrote about a couple people who were unable to tear themselves away from a DJ Lebowitz piano performance. This past Tuesday it happened again.
As I was getting ready to r...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Sep 2008 08:11:00 GMT |
A couple days in the life of DJ Lebowitz |
I played at the secret bar in San Francisco again one recent Tuesday. Not having a sign out front does not stop the crowds from packing the place. Once again I lay down a variety...
Posted by on Sun, 31 Aug 2008 09:52:00 GMT |
Secret Gig Report |
I played at the secret bar in San Francisco yesterday (83 Proof). The place was mobbed, the piano sounded good, I rocked the house, and the crowd cheered. I'll be doing it again the r...
Posted by on Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:06:00 GMT |
