Holiday sing-a-long and show schedule

Yes I will be canceling some sing-a-longs right around Christmas. But I've got some special holiday shows that will more than make up for it.

Dec 16 - Dec 20 - regular sing-a-long schedule (click on links to the right)

Sat, Dec 21 - pre-movie sing-a-long concert at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, noon
A special sing-a-long show before their midday movie (More details soon)

Sun, Dec 22 - pre-movie sing-a-long concert at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, noon
A special sing-a-long show before their midday movie (same thing, next day)

Mon, Dec 23 - Fri, Dec 27 - NO SING-A-LONGS

Mon, Dec 30 - NO SING-A-LONG

Tues, Dec 31 - No sing-a-long -- I wanted to do a New Year's Eve thing for families but it's not going to work out this year.

Weds, Jan 1 - No sing-a-long

Thurs, Jan 2 - sing-a-long at Dean Street in Prospect Heights, 10:30 am (regular sing-a-long schedule resumes)

Fri, Jan 3 - sing-a-long at Lark, Ditmas Park, 10am

Sat, Jan 4 - The Deedle Deedle Dees at the Brooklyn Historical Society, 3pm
The first Saturday of every month I do a family program at BHS. To kick off the new year, I'm bringing my whole band for a special family concert: "The History of Brooklyn According to the Deedle Dees."

Questions? You can always write me at lloydhmiller AT gmail DOT com.

Lloyd

No sing-a-long at Five Spot (Clinton Hill) today

Five Spot Soul Food is closed due to the weather today (Tues, Dec 10). So no sing-a-long.

Have some hot chocolate and watch some movies for me. I'll see you next week!

Lloyd

This Saturday: "Songs of Sandy & the Sea"

Don't miss "Songs of Sandy & the Sea," the December installment of Sing Back, Brooklyn! It's this Saturday, December 7th at 3pm.

Sing Back, Brooklyn! is my monthly sing-a-long variety show at the Brooklyn Historical Society. Every show is themed to their collection. The BHS has a growing exhibit about Hurricane Sandy so I decided to make a show exploring Brooklyn's experience of the storm as well as celebrating the rich maritime history of our borough. I'll be singing my own nautically-inclined songs (yes, of course the Henry Hudson one will be among them), some classic sea tunes, and a brand-new crowd-sourced song about Sandy

I've got quite a roster of guests for this show:

Amelia Robinson -- mastermind of the musical phenomenon, Mil's Trills

Leah Umansky-- NYC poet and frequent collaborator with Underwater New York

Justin Wood -- circus performer, concertina player, sea shanty singer

Andrew Vladeck-- acclaimed NYC singer-songwriter / AKA Hopalong Andrew of local sing-a-long fame

and some surprises...

More specifics on my calendar.

See you there!

Lloyd

Bay Ridge sing-a-lunch returns this week!

Starting tomorrow (Monday, December 2nd), I'll be back at Kettle Black in Bay Ridge on Mondays at 11:30am for their weekly sing-a-lunch. Details here.

Hope you can come!
Lloyd

photo by Joy Fields (c) 2012

Thanksgiving & Hanukkah Sing-a-long schedule

Here's my sing-a-long schedule for the next two weeks. A couple of my regular sings aren't happening and one will be covered by a sub (a great one).

Monday, Nov 25 NO SING-A-LONG

Tuesday, Nov 26 Sing-a-long with Lloyd at Five Spot Soul Food, Clinton Hill, 11:30am

Wednesday, Nov 27 Sing-a-long with Mary Jo at the Knitting Factory, Williamsburg, 11am

Thursday, Nov 28 NO SING-A-LONG 

Friday, Nov 29 NO SING-A-LONG

Monday, Dec 2 - Sing-a-lunch with Lloyd at Kettle Black (Bay Ridge) is back! 11:30am 

Tuesday, Dec 3 - Sing-a-long with Lloyd at Five Spot Soul Food, Clinton Hill, 11:30am

Wednesday, Dec 4 - Sing-a-long with Lloyd at Knitting Factory, Williamsburg, 11am

Thursday, Dec 5 - Sing-a-long with Lloyd at Dean Street, Prospect Heights, 10:30am

Friday, Dec 6 - Sing-a-long with Lloyd at Lark, Ditmas Park, 10am

Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Hanukkah!

Lloyd

"King Kong Kitchie" is only free to download til the end of the weekend

"King Kong Kitchie," an unreleased track from the S.S. Brooklyn sessions, is free to download until Sunday at midnight. Go get it! It's part of the "Stay Healthy and Fit for the Holidays" playlist Beth Blenz-Clucas put together for Macaroni Kid.

https://soundcloud.com/bethbcpr/sets/stay-healthy-and-fit-for-the

Write a verse for my Sandy song

I'm writing a song about Hurricane Sandy... with you. Watch this video where I give you the basic idea then send me your own verse. Send it via video preferably. If you're so shy you can't make a video (come on!) send me an audio recording or, worst case, lyrics by e-mail.

Ideal would be if you would come sing your verse with me at the Brooklyn Historical Society on December 7th. I'm doing an event called Songs of Sandy & the Sea and I'll performing this song for the first time in its fully-realized community-written form. Please join me! I really want you to.

You can send videos to lloydhmiller AT gmail DOT com. Or post 'em on YouTube and send me the link.

Need help? E-mail me. I'll post more tutorials where I explain how to play the chords on different instruments. If you live in Brooklyn I'll even meet you in person to teach you how to play the song.

Lloyd