While his daily routine might not be predictable, his go-to look for work is. In the five years since Wes moved to New York, his style has evolved into a tailored uniform that reads business not boring; urban but with a European sensibility. Button-down oxford shirts, skinny ties with a tie bar, and fitted jeans are standard form for Wes. He avoids the quirky yet ubiquitous pairing of Converse sneakers with business wear in favor of the traditional—he sticks to brown or black leather shoes for a polished look. “For the most part, I aspire to pursue a timeless look, with hints of the modern age in terms of cut,” explained Wes. “On a style level, I admire guys like Robert Redford, Paul Newman, Steve McQueen, Robert Downey Jr., and Daniel Craig.”

The wonderful Jocelyn of Pearl and the Beard created a flyer that becomes a pinwheel! Here are her instructions:
1. Gather scissors, a pencil, and a thumb tack.
2. Cut along all dotted lines.
3. Fold in four corners of paper so that dots meet X in center.
4. Push tumb tack through dots and X, then into eraser end of pencil.
5. Twirl pinwheel, shriek with glee.
6. Bring your pinwheel to the Gramercy Theatre on July 11th. 7. Repeat Step Five.”

PDF Version: Gramercy Flier For Printing

News

• TV Placements: For the TV fanatics amongst you, CW’s One Tree Hill season finale on May 18th will feature both Wakey!Wakey!‘s ‘War Sweater‘ and Casey Shea‘s ‘Roll Your Windows’ Down (formerly of Heavyweights singalong fame). We’re thrilled about our first (and second) ever TV placements!

• Gabriel Kahane: We are releasing his beautiful new single ‘LA’, which this week is featured as the Indie Spotlight on iTunes. Listen to it in full here. Pick up this Sundays New York Times for a 1,500 word feature article. Additionally, the folks over at Daytrotter will be posting a wonderful live Session this Sunday. For the live experience come join us for the single release show May 1st at Joe’s Pub (tix)!

• Wakey!Wakey!: It’s been a long time coming! We are releasing W!W!’s first ever studio recordings: ‘The War Sweater EP‘. Listen to in full here. It features the talents of Kelly Pratt (Arcade Fire, Beirut) and members of Antony and the Johnsons. Come join us April 30th at the Mercury Lounge (tix) for a joint release show with Casey Shea. Our good friend Bryan Dunn is also on the bill and the EP will be available in a short run of 250 special hand-made copies.

• Pearl and the Beard: Oh my! Their debut album, ‘God Bless Your Weary Soul, Amanda Richardson’, was recorded over many weekends over the last couple of months. We’re very proud of it, and I’m not just saying that because I produced it. Listen to it here. Come celebrate with us this Saturday April 25th at Joe’s Pub (tix). Our very own Matt Singer will be opening and a free copy of the album will come with each ticket. Oh and a free year-long subscription to NY Magazine too!

• Casey Shea is stepping right into the second half of our ambitious one-single-release-per-month-for-six-months plan with ‘ABCs Vol. 4′, to be released April 30th at Mercury Lounge (tix, yes the same night at W!W! release, twice the fun!). We’d love it if you would go download Volumes 1, 2 and 3 for free (here) and send it to as many friends as possible to help us spread the word. They will only be free for two more months, because we have rent to pay! They’re free now as a thank you to all the current early fans.

• Other News: 1. We recently released the debut single for Brooklyn band Dinosaur Feathers. Listen to it here. 2. Obama has been in office now for over 100 days. Are you in need of some extra musical oomph to remember the feelings of optimism from the campaign? Go download the free two-sided single ‘Hope/Change’ featuring a song each by Lacrymosa and Casey Shea. 3. Jeff Jacobson is slowly starting to work on a new EP. We can’t wait either. 4. Matt Singer is rumored to be writing songs for a split EP with another Brooklyn singer-songwriter you may have seen at his shows a lot.

• Help Needed: If you’d like to help us promote these great artists in any way please do get in touch. There’s a lot of ways to help, from time-intensive to easy-peasy. We don’t have money to pay you but there’s fringe benefits up the wazoo and we give realllllly good hugs!

Pt. Un
April 25th, 9PM
Pearl and the Beard Album Release
Joe’s Pub (tix + directions)
w/ Matt Singer
$14 w/ copy of limited edition of the album + 1 year free NY Magazine subscription

Pt. Deux
April 30th
10PM Casey Shea Single Release
11PM Wakey!Wakey! EP Release
Mercury Lounge (tix + directions)
$10, w/ guest Bryan Dunn @ midnight

Pt. Trois
May 1st, 8PM
Gabriel Kahane Release
Joe’s Pub (tix + directions)
$12/15 w/ 1 year free NY Magazine subscription

One Big Table is a speakeasy style supper club, set in a Brooklyn loft space. On the most basic level, it’s a dinner party where $45 will get you a 5-course meal and unlimited wine. It’s rooted in the beliefs that dinner is a more enjoyable experience when you know that the things you’re eating and drinking are sustainably produced, locally acquired from farmers who were paid fair wages for their labor, and that even the dishes you eat off of have a story connected to social justice. Two chefs, a server, and a bartender will be at your service. Just so you get an idea check out last time’s menu:

Course 1: Hors D’ouvres – Hoeffner Farms Sweet Potato and Apple Souffles with Caramel, Flying Pigs Farm Bacon and Pecans + Red Jacket Orchards Pear and Brie Tartines
Course 2: Soup – Hodgson Farms Curried Squmpkin Soup
Course 3: Entree – Di Paola Farms Roasted Turkey with black Truffle Butter and white wine gravy OR Locust Grove Farms Cornbread and Cranberry stuffed sugar pumpkins with Migliorelli Farms Kale and Bulich Farms mushroom gravy OR Graisin Angus Acres Wine braised short ribs with Migliorelli Farms kale
Course 4: Salad – Hawthorne Valley Farms Brussels sprout and green bean salad with morels and a creamy hazelnut shallot vinaigrette
Course 5: Dessert – Hodgson Farms Kabocha Squash Custards with salted graham cracker crumble

Reservation Process in Heather’s words:
1. Included below is the Dinner Schedule. If you’d like to make reservations, please select a preferred date by placing a “1st” next to the date. Please also select a second choice, labeling it “2nd.”
2. Heather cannot guarantee reservations for any date, as there are a limited number of seats available. Once you have submitted your request, they’ll check our available seating.
3. After submitting the form below, you will receive an email invitation with a reservation date for you to confirm. If you cannot attend for any reason, please let us know as soon as you do.

Saturday, January 24th at 7:30 pm. Meat and Vegetarian Options. The bar will open at 9:30 pm to non-dinner guests. Post dinner show by Family Records’ Artist Matt Singer and Taylor Brown.

Reservation Request:
1. Guest(s) Attending:
2. Phone, Email, and Address of All Guests:
3. Please list any known food allergies or preferences:
4. How did you hear about us?
To Contact Us: onebigtable248@gmail.com

Wednesday :: 12.03.08 :: 8:30pm :: The THANKSGIVING Show // Appreciation for the Local Correspondents (LC) music community and CANNED FOOD DRIVE with special guest Gabriel Kahane

Wednesday :: 12.10.08 :: 8:30pm :: The CHANUKAH Show // Featuring gelt, a dreidle-spinning contest, Eastern European musical flavor and a TOY DRIVE with special guests Pearl and the Beard

Wednesday :: 12.17.08 :: 8:30pm :: The CHRISTMAS Show // Featuring stocking stuffers, carols, X-Mas Trivia and a WARM CLOTHING DRIVE
with special guests, in their debut performance, The Say So’s

Video: End Of The Show

UPDATES:
- Watch Roll Your Windows Down, courtesy of Jetty Productions, in full here.
- BJ wrote a great review of the show.
- Benjamin Wagner wrote another great review.
- Carolyn’s pictures of the night.
- Paul’s pictures of the night.
- Mel.opho.be wrote up a great review with some fantastic pictures.