Manhattan Landmark SideWalk Cafe Kicks of 20th Anniversary Celebration 2/19

Related: SideWalk Cafe, East Village

Manhattan Landmark <a href= SideWalk Cafe Kicks of 20th Anniversary Celebration 2/19" src="http://images.bwwstatic.com/columnpic6/20D8C876D-E5CC-85EF-CDB8F2331F20F0E5.jpg" alt="Manhattan Landmark SideWalk Cafe Kicks of 20th Anniversary Celebration 2/19" width="200" align="left" border="0" hspace="10" />

To mark 20 years of live music at Manhattan's SideWalk Cafe, the East Village landmark will present SideWalk LIVE, 20^th Anniversary, a year-long celebration of special initiatives. Known Worldwide as an incubator of dynamic new performers, the SideWalk will kick off the festivities with the Winter 2013 edition of the biannual Antifolk Festival, Feb. 19 to 28. SideWalk LIVE, 20^th Anniversary will include a series of panel discussions by SideWalk artists, record releases, an online photographic retrospective, anniversary oriented food and beverage offerings, the introduction of new musical programming, performances by notable SideWalk alumni and the Summer Antifolk Festival.

"Presenting free quality live music almost nightly for 20 years is something we're very proud of; so we decided to celebrate The Milestone throughout 2013, expanding on the popularity of the biannual Antifolk Festivals with new programs," states Amnon Kehati, the owner of SideWalk Cafe, which has anchored the corner of Avenue A and 6^th since 1985.

The ten-day Winter Antifolk Festival launch of SideWalk LIVE will feature some 80 artists (schedule follows) representing the entire span of SideWalk's remarkable music timeline, including those whose careers were launched there. This includes singer-songwriters such as Jeffrey Lewis (performing with legendary musician Peter Stampfel of the Holy Modal Rounders and the Fugs), Jason Trachtenburg, and Seth Faergolzia of Dufus (performing with John Ludington). The festival will also boast concerts by SideWalk's most popular core artists - Larkin Grimm, Debe Dalton, Barry Bliss, and Crazy and the Brains, as well as by newcomers like Trumpet Grrrl, Jesse Statman and Barry Reardon.

Page 2 >>