Saturday, December 24, 2022

11/22/22 –11th St Bar, Puma Per and Friends with Joff Wilson, Joe Sztabnik and Dave Donen

All photos courtesy of Bob Krasner. 
Follow him on Instagram: @bobkrasner, @bobkrasnertoo

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Guest Nino Mendoza

Joff Wilson with guest saxophone players Danny Ray and Seaton Hancock
Seaton Hancock




 

A Journey to Joy Through Decades of Troeller’s Erotic Portraiture by Puma Perl, Chelsea Community News


My article about the retrospective of Linda Troeller's work here:

https://chelseacommunitynews.com/2022/11/20/a-journey-to-joy-through-decades-of-troellers-erotic-portraiture/

It was her first NYC exhibit, at the Museum of Sex. Self portrait by Troeller.

11/14/22 – Anyway Café, with Joe Sztabnik and Dave Donen




 Second Mondays continue. Photos by (top to bottom) Anne Husick, Ingrid Vipper, Don Sztabnik.

Friday, December 23, 2022

10/27/22 –Sally Can’t Dance, Cramps Version



 Another Sally Can't Dance Cramps themed show for Halloween. Band was myself, Joe Sztabnik, Rick Eckerle guesting on bass, Dave Donen.

Top photo, Alan Rand, bottom photo, Anne Husick

10/21/22 –Kingston Pop Museum


 


John Stavros invited Joe Sztabnik and myself to perform at the opening of the AAA Exhibit at the Kingston Pop Museum, Kingston, NY, a tribute to art, music, and fashion exhibition in tribute to Andy Warhol, Antonio Lopez, and Bill Aucoin.
Watch video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3B7y-NztWfU
Photos of Joe and myself by John Richard, Group photo courtesy of John Stavros.
Also performing were SoulCake, Walter Steding, Michael Anthony Alago, and others.

10/15/22 – Music Under the Stars, 6th and B Garden


 Last show of the season, with Joff Wilson, Seaton Hancock, Dave Donen, and Joe Sztabnik.

Photo, Danielle Charette


10/13/22 - DADA!



 Top photo by Allison Ross, group shot courtesy of Three Rooms Press.

Yearly publication of Maintenant 16: A Journal of Contemporary Dada Writing and Art. I participated in the performance at the Jefferson Market Library, reading my published work, "Wicker Seats," and another poem, "When All Went Well."


10/5/22 - Bitter End with SoulCake



With SoulCake, top, Group shot, and Joff Wilson and myself below. Last photo by Donald Sztabnik. SoulCake (Joff, Sarafe, Laura Sativa, with Dave Donen guesting on drums) and I did our renditions of Big Yellow Taxi and Brown Eyed Girl, with some of my poetry inserted.

 

09/26/22 – Solo Reading at First Floor Walk-Up


Fae accompanied me at my solo reading, First Floor Walk-Up,
hosted and curated by Wayne Kral at P & T Knitwear Books and Café.
A monthly series of poetry and prose, no open mic.

Thursday, December 22, 2022

09/17/22 – Music Under the Stars, 6th Street Garden, curated and hosted by Joff Wilson


A full orchestra at Music Under the Stars, unrehearsed and spontaneous,

with Seaton Hancock sax, Mary Monroe, harp, Susan Mitchell, violin, Marc West, bass, Rick Eckerle, lap steel, Joff Wilson guitar.

Photo, Nancy August

August 14, 2022, Brecht Lives! at Bowery Electric



 John Pietaro curated and hosted this tribute to Bertolt Brecht.

Puma Perl and Friends (Joff Wilson, Joe Sztabnik, Dave Donen, 

Danny Ray and Walter Steding) performed excerpts from The Threepenny Opera,

including "Last Whiskey Bar."

Photos by Billy Lamont

08/08/22 – Anyway Café, Joe Sztabnik and Dave Donen


Back at Anyway Café, music, poetry, great food and drinks.

Top photo, Alice Espinosa-Cincotta, Bottom photo, Lynn O'Brien

With Dave Donen and Joe Sztabnik
 

Bowery Electric Map Room, July 14, 2022

Sally Can't Dance, Summer of '77, at the Bowery Electric.

Map Room curated by Anne Husick, with (l-r) Dave Donen,

Angello Olivieri and Joe Sztabnik.

Photo, Bob Krasner
 

July 11, Anyway Café



 Monthly residency at Anyway Café, 34 East 2nd St, with Joe Sztabnik and Dave

Donen. Top photo, Charley Crespo, bottom photo, John Richard.

We are there the second Monday of each month.

Swift Hibernian Lounge, Solo Reading, 6/13/22


 Phoenix Reading Series, Solo Feature at the historic Swift Hibernian Lounge.

Photo, Jennifer Juneau, series host

Block Party on 10th Street, 6/18/22


Fae watching me do some Tenth Street poems at Tenth Street Block Party,

with Angello Olivieri, Dave Donen and Joe Sztabnik.

Photo, Danielle Charette
 

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

11th Street Bar

Photo, Mike Rabinowitz with Joff Wilson, Puma Perl, Dave Donen (drums), guest Seaton Hancock on sax, and Joe Sztabnik

Photo, Mark McKay

Photo, Mike Rabinowitz

Another great night at the 11th Street Bar on Wednesday, May 18, 2022. SoulCake opened for us, which they will do again at our next date, Tuesday, August, 23, 2022.

   SoulCake at 8:30, Puma Perl and Friends, 9:30-11.

Great bar, no admission or cover. 510 East 11th Street, right off Avenue A.

https://11thstbar.com/

 

Anyway Café - Upcoming Dates

Photo, Bob Krasner, of Dave Donen, Puma Perl & Joe Sztabnik

Photo, Don Sztabnik

Photo, Don Sztabnik, outside with friends during the break.

Having a great time at our monthly gigs at Anyway Café, 34 East 2nd Street, NYC.

A combination of my original poetry, Joe's original songs, a few covers thrown in, percussion by Dave Donen.

Starting in July, 2022, we will be there the second Monday of every month, 8-10.

Great food and drink, cash only, reservations suggested, 212-533-3412.

Recently, Maux Kelley Nolan, wrote a great review of us for BSceneZine:

https://bscenezine.com/bszlog/puma-joe-and-dave-making-magical-madness-at-the-anyway-cafenbsp?

Next date: July 11!


 

Tuesday, March 29, 2022

Monday, March 28, at the Anyway Café

 Puma, Joe (Sztabnik) and Dave (Donen) had a great time at our monthly residency at the Anyway Café, 34 East 2nd Street, NYC. Despite the unseasonably cold weather, we had a full house of both friends and diners who stumbled onto our show.

As per usual, we played for two hours, and included poetry, original songs by Joe, and two covers. Two of Joe's recent songs, "Lucy Dust" and "Home," are especially meaningful in light of the Russian war on Ukraine. We will be performing those songs on April 14 at a benefit to help Ukrainians who have been displaced by the war. The venue is the Parkside Lounge at Houston and Attorney. 

Our next two shows at Anyway Café will be May 2 and June 6; starting in July, we will continue our residency on the second Monday of every month.

Photos: Don Sztabnik, Johan Vipper, Last two by Shelley Fromm

Puma Perl by Donald Sztabnik




Dave, Puma and Joe by Johan Vipper



 
Joe Sztabnik by Shelley Fromm



Drummer Dave Donen by Shelley Fromm







 


Thursday, March 24, 2022

Stand with Ukraine: April 14 at the Parkside

 On April 14, 2022, a fundraiser for Ukraine will be held at the Parkside Lounge, Houston and Attorney Street. Puma Perl and Friends is one of many bands supporting the cause. Starts at 7, ends?



Meanwhile, check out another great song and video by Joe Sztabnik.

Lucy Dust. Take Out the Power.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqQOUYr32Yc

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

March 18, 2022, at the Parkside Lounge

Photo, Alan Rand, Puma Perl and Friends




Photo, Alan Rand, joining the Cynz on Fun








Photo, Don Sztabnik


Photo, Joy Grenauer, More Fun with Cyndi Dawson, Anne Husick and the Boys

We opened the night for Cyndi Dawson's birthday bash at the Parkside Lounge. The Puma Perl and Friends lineup was Joe Sztabnik, guitar, Dave Donen, drums, and Angello Olivieri, bass.

Photos by Alan Rand, Don Sztabnik and Joy Grenauer and here are a few by Phil Simkowitz: