MODERN MAN RETURNS ON APRIL 7th ONE NIGHT ONLY
David Buskin, Robert Carlson and George Wurzbach, who form the folk/comedy
group "Modern Man" return to THE METROPOLITAN ROOM (34 West 22nd Street,
NYC - 212-206-0440 -
http://www.metropolitanroom.com/
) on Saturday, April 7th at 8:00 pm for one show only. A cross between
Crosby, Stills & Nash and the Marx Brothers they are fast redefining
something-or-other and delighting audiences as they interweave themes
ranging from God to Godzilla, from manliness to cluelessness, from
ESPN to the FBI with a vocal blend that has not been heard since Ella
and F. Scott Fitzgerald went their separate ways.
Folk fans will no doubt remember David Buskin from
"Buskin and Batteau," (he was Buskin) and from his songs recorded
by such artists as Judy Collins, Johnny Mathis, Roberta Flack, Peter
Paul & Mary, Tom Rush, Pat Benatar and Sadao Watanabe. His "jingles"
for Coca Cola, J.C. Penny, Stauffer's, Goodyear, Burger King, NBC,
US Air, AmTrak, Continental Airlines, Jif and the US Postal Service
have won him advertising's Oscar, a "Clio." David recently helped
create the animated children's TV show, "Generation O" on the WB
Kid's Network.
Rob Carlson is a writer, producer and comedian. He
is a regular contributor to "The American Comedy Network, a national
syndicator of radio comedy. He also runs "The Producers," his own
Creative Services studio in Fairfield, CT. Rob was almost famous
for fifteen minutes as half of "Carlson and Gailmor." Their debut
album "Peaceable Kingdom," on Polydor Records, was a critical and
commercial success. However, Gailmor took off to Europe with his
girlfriend before a second album could be done, leaving Rob the
broken and bitter man he is today.
Brooklyn's George Wurzbach has been called "The best
thing that ever happened to David and Rob". An award winning composer,
performer and producer, Wurzbach's songs and arrangements have been
performed by Johnny Cash, Kathy Mattea, Roy Clark and a whole bunch
of guys nobody's ever heard of. He is author of "Country Riffs for
Piano," published by Hal Leonard, and operates Odo Island Music,
a music scoring and production studio in Brooklyn. "You got a problem
with that?"
Over the last six years audiences up and down the
East Coast and in such far-flung outposts of civilization as Ohio,
Florida and Texas, have found them a delightful change of pace.
Their debut CD, "The Wide Album," recorded live at New York's "Bottom
Line" and their 2002 CD "Modern Immaturity" are available in some
stores and from the Modern Man website. George's solo CD "Not Pictured,"
selected by Performing Songwriter Magazine as a top 12 Indie Release,
is also available, as are David's "Heaven in Free Tonight" and Rob's
"Peaceable Kingdom."
There is a $20 Cover plus a 2 beverage minimum.
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