Month: August 2009

Had a blast at 1930’s Idol last night. Didn’t place, but got to sing in both rounds, making me a semi-finalist and a finalist in one night. First round, I sang “I Got You Under My Skin,” and for the second round, I sang “Mon Homme/My Man.” The winners of the evening were Merrill Grant for Audience Favorite, Ritt Henn for Runner Up and Sigali Hamberger for 1930’s Idol Champion. If you haven’t read up on the evening’s judges and performers, check out it’s page on the Big Night Out website here. My glorious husband, Pete, videotaped it (digitally recorded?)Continue reading1930’s Idol Wrapup!

August 20, 2009Sierra made it to the top 5 in the 2009 1930’s Cabaret Idol, hosted by Jennifer Wren and Bill Zeffiro at Don’t Tell Mama’s, after performing in the preliminaries August 12 and Rounds 1 and 2 of August 20th. To view video from this event, please visit Sierra’s YouTube page.

The Oak Room Open Mic August 13th, 2009 at the Algonquin Hotel Wednesday night last, I had a wonderful evening at the 1930’s Idol, singing a short version of the 1905 song “I Don’t Care,” which I was originally introduced to by Judy Garland’s version in the movie musical “In the Good Old Summertime.” I always wanted to sing it, so I cut a 32-bar version down to meet the requirements of the contest. Happily (see former blog entry) I am now a 1930’s Idol Finals contestant, and will sing one, maybe two, more songs next Thursday night (check www.bnonyc.comContinue readingThe Oak Room Open Mic August 13th, 2009 at the Algonquin Hotel

Last night I had a fun time for 1930’s Idol Preliminaries – singing the first Contestant song of the evening, and winning a spot within the 10 Finalists for next week’s double-round contest. I sang the 1905 song “I Don’t Care”, it was over in a flash! The other contestants who made it to Day 2 included a few good friends and some new ones: 1. SIERRA REIN 2. NATALIE WILSON 3. SIGALI HAMBERGER 4. JULIE LEEDES 5. ALEX BROOK LYNN 6. RITT HENN7. CHERRY DUKE8. HENRY KAISER9. MERRILL GRANT10.COURTNEY ROTTENBURGER More pictures can be found on my Flickr SetContinue readingI’m a FINALIST for 1930’s Idol!

Okay, just discovered Renegade Cabaret. I originally read about it in an “I, New York” interview in Time Out New York (August 6-12, 2009). It has been featured in the High Line Blog site, has a Facebook Group, and the New York Times has written about it’s emergence as one of those “only in New York” performance options. As the Times explains “Patty Heffley, a former punk rock photographer, enlisted her jazz singer friend Elizabeth Soychak to help transform her fire escape from a laundry dryer into a bona fide stage.” I must visit this soon!!!