August 23, 2009 was very special at the Salon. Two days after, on the 25th, it would have been composer Leonard Bernstein’s (pronounced BernstAHEEN, there was some confusion) 91st Birthday. Mark Janas, the co-host of the Salon and pianist, was a protege and assistant to Bernstein, so this evening meant a lot to him. It turned out to be part […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
On Sunday, beautiful and talented Sarah Rice hosted the themed open mic at the Algonquin Salon – this time, entitled “Waltzing Matilda.” Matilda is the beautiful grey Algonquin Cat, and her birthday is the 12th (her 14th). In her honor, any song in 3/4 time or having to do with cats, kittens, or other feline persuasions would be welcome. You […]
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 […]
August 2, 2009 Listen to the mp3 here: And thanks to Jim Cohn for snapping these pix while I was singing! Enjoy. More mp3’s of past open mic performances can be found at :