Nice double bill over at The Living Room tonight.  First up at 8pm is
Israel Gripka.  You may remember I included Israel's album, New York
Town in my faves for the first half of 2009.  He's a talented
songwriter who despite his youth, has taken in the best that the 70s
has to offer.  Although great with a band, he may be in solo or duo
formation tonight. Whatever formation he's playing in, he's really
worth your while to catch.

Jonatha Brooke follows at 9pm.  Although I've only seen Jonatha once
(in Chicago at that), I found her music to be enjoyable and her to be
an engaging performer.  Jonatha's currrent album, The Works, contains
songs she crafted from Woody Guthrie's unpublished lyrics.  I suspect
that she'll be playing stuff from that record as well as other material.

Israel Gripka (8), Jonatha Brooke (9), The Living Room, 154 Ludlow Street (F
Train to Second Avenue; use the First Avenue exit).

 –Eliot Wagner