gillian welch & david rawings at carnegie hall

Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - Carnegie Hall - May 7, 2025

photo: toby tenenbaum

 

cat power at carnegie hall

cat power channels bob dylan at carnegie hall on valentine's day

benjamin clementine at carnegie hall

benjamin clementine proves how he got to carnegie hall on thursday

conor meets carnegie

conor doesn't disappoint

ricky gervais at carnegie hall

ridiculously belated live performance: ricky gervais at carnegie hall. golly, oh golly! shar's loved sir gervais (he should be knighted in my book) for ages, so when i heard he was coming to new york i had to get tickets. luckily, karen and dean were equally as stoked as i was.

opening for ricky was one todd barry. he made a crack about his californian friends that didn't want to eat mexican food in new york. ummm, todd i will agree that there are mexicans in new york that make good mexican food, but you missed an important point....burritos. it's all about the cali burritos. dear lordy loo, i miss me some el farito super carne asada.

louis c.k. had taped an intro bit for ricky about his consumption of a certain bodily fluid. it was hilarious to say the least. disgusting, but funny. he ran through subjects like fat people, gay marriage, charity as gifts and so on. my favorite by far was when he pulled out an old book he had as a child about the classic story of noah's ark. ricky began to read and poke fun at evolution, god and gay innuendos in children's illustrations. it was classic gervais. he makes stand-up seem so effortless and on the fly.

the finale had one special muppet guest duet with him on "new york, new york." ricky sure has some pipes but he was in a band afterall.

chris thile and edgar meyer @ carnegie hall

must music venue: carnegie hall. i finally made it to the famed site for a performance by chris thile and edgar meyer. chris summed up the greatness of the venue with his first words to the audience, "i don't know if this is geeky but the acoustics in here are great." so true chris. it was his first time at carnegie too. i've seen chris with nickel creek a handful of times and was craving some mandolin goodness. my favs of the night were "ham and cheese" and "i wasn't talking to you". the first is most reminiscent of chris' work with nickel creek. they encored with "i'll see you in my dreams," which reminds me of woody allen's sweet and lowdown.

best quickie pre-carnegie meal: carnegie deli. shar's disgusting and scarfed down a whole pastrami sammie in 15 minutes flat. if you've been here you know these sammies pack a bunch of meaf.