(Le) Poisson Rouge (Venue Partner)
158 Bleecker St
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Josh Rouse
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Friday Feb 5, 2010 (7pm)
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$25
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Friday 02.05.10
Josh Rouse
Christina Courtin
7pm doors | 8pm show
$25
Strictly 21+
This is a First-Come, Fully Seated event.
To purchase tickets visit: http://lepoissonrouge.inticketing.com/events/63457 or call 866 55 TICKETS.
“I know it’s kind of funny, this Midwestern guy doing Brazilian songs in Spanish,” says Josh Rouse about his new studio album, El Turista. “I don’t know if it fits, but I like the way it feels.”
Unexpected and utterly sublime, this sultry song cycle will shuffle seamlessly in tandem with Getz/Gilberto and Graceland, albums as boldly surprising in their eras as El Turista is in this one. The record marks a new direction for the critically acclaimed cult artist, while offering the musical sophistication and emotional depth Rouse’s devoted constituents have come to expect from him thanks to a consistently enthralling body of work highlighted by the modern-day landmarks 1972 (2003) and Nashville (2005), both of which are generously sampled on the marvelous 2008 Rhino retrospective The Best of the Rykodisc years.
As anyone who’s caught one of Christina Courtin’s live performances can attest, the New York City–based musician decisively takes over whatever space she’s occupying, her long dark hair flying behind her as she paces the stage, her voice malleable and otherworldly, an irrepressible smile on her face throughout. It’s not simply youthful bravado but a kind of rapture that possesses her—the unalloyed pleasure of singing, connecting, pouring out as much of her heart as possible in an all-too-brief set.
