In the Cabaret - Saturday, April 28, 2007
Paul Curreri
All cabaret shows begin at 7:30 pm, Doors open at 6:30 pm.
Tickets are $15, with food (by reservation only)
Please call 434-361-1999 for reservations.
This Charlottesville guitarist/songwriter has just released his 5th album, The Velvet Rut, a mix of folk, jazz, country & blues. Read about Paul Curreri'sThe Velvet Rut, Reviewed by Christy Claxton in Stave Magazine:
His songwriting is a long way from mainstream and therefore, absolutely mesmerizing and interesting...The Velvet Rut comes on edgy and dirty, moves into rootsy, bluesy places, feels a little Appalachian at times, and maybe a bit like folk, but it doesn't make a commitment to any of them. This is just more evidence of Curreri's musical skill and mastery. Acoustic, electric, electronica, distorted, fragile, in your face all thrown into the mix for a delightful listen. 
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Read more of what they are saying about Paul Curreri:
A storyteller at heart, and one of those rare performers able to intoxicate an audience at will ... with his heady world of old-time jazz and stark country blues...unravel these complex rhythms and delicate melodies, and at their core lies a fragile tunesmith with heart on his sleeve. Americana (UK)
“Exquisite… brings a renewed eloquence to the medium.” The New Yorker
“Curreri plays the guitar like a man possessed. You half expect tears to appear on the face of his instrument.” Oxford Town
"Spontaneous and poetic, twisting guitar parts, and shuffling rhythmic patterns. His routines thankfully haven't been hammered into regular shape." The Independent (UK)
“To relay that he’s a guitar virtuoso, elegant singer and master storyteller would miss the point somewhat, for this is a man who truly transcends any number of descriptions. Utterly, utterly captivating.” Manchester Sounds of the City
“His songs dance around the blues, kick around the country and end up laughing, sometimes joyfully in the ditch." Style Weekly
“A ruffled gypsy gutter cowboy - his songs paint images that wake the brain - a true life adventure - a bright new voice.” Aer Stephen 91.1 FM, WTJU, Charlottesville
“Curreri sounds like the sum of the best folk musicians from across the country, ground up into pulp, and deposited into one hip vessel.” The Hook
Graphic design by Donegan Design
Coming Up at the Hamner
Onstage June 25 - July 12
Much Ado About Nothing, by William Shakespeare
A Thieving Magpie Production
Thu. - Fri. at 7:30pm, Sun. at 2pm
Saturday at the Vineyard at 7pm
VPI Readings in June & July
Friday, June 5: Bill Rough will read his play Blackout
Friday, June 12: Actor read of Blackout, by Bill Rough.
Sat., June 20 at 7pm - Staged reading of Nobody's Wife, by Cindy Dlugolecki.
Sun., June 21 at 1pm - Staged reading of The Grove at Illium, by Jane Ann Crum.
Sat., July 25 at 7pm - Staged reading of Slow Instructions, by Roy Robbins.
Sun., July 26 at 1pm - Staged reading of All is Always Now, by Robert Wray.
Unless otherwise noted, we will gather for a snack and a chat at 6:30 and start the reading at 7pm. Please come listen to the play and be part of the coversation afterwards.
All Readings are Free!
Classes
- IMPROV with Hamner Improv Troupe
Mondays at 7:00pm (hit, for over-8s) & 8:00pm (HIT, adults), Free
