Great songwriting is timeless and space less, this is why Spottiswoode‘s songs sound like they could have been written anywhere and anywhen – although the dude betrays an obvious English accent. His songs and delivery remind us of some serious musical heavyweights like Tom Waits – with whom he shares entertaining cabaret antics – Leonard Cohen and Momus, for the alternatively witty and ironic lyrics. This NYC scene veteran will perform at 92YTribeca on July 2 with “His Enemies” – that’s the name of his band, probably a testament to how hard it is to find musicians available to play your songs without getting into fights? Also, check out his own web-paper “The Spottiswoode Examiner” for the latest news (judging from this picture he must have a pretty intense lifestyle…).
Our old friends Jones Street Station will open the night with their old time sounding tunes sung with angelic male voices – this is probably one of the few NYC bands that can effortlessly pull off 5 part harmonies.