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NPR loves Sex Mob!

New Sounds “Almost Jazz” segment featuring Sexotica and our pals Jason Moran and Bill Frisell.

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Bernstein and Bill

Hal Willner’s tribute to Bill Withers in Prospect Park defied expectations. The amazing Mr. Withers joined Cornell Dupree onstage for Grandma’s Hands…....the cast included (among others) Nona Hendryx, Sandra St Vincent, Anjelique Kidjoo, the Persuasions, Jim James (My Morning Jacket), a dream band including Brandon Ross, Melvin Gibbs and JT Lewis (also known as Harriet Tubman), and fellow BHS graduate Lennie Pickett!

I CAUGHT A FISH IN LEVON'S LAKE!!

S Bernstein/ Laurie Anderson /Lincoln Center Festival

Steven will be a special guest on the July 24th performance of Laurie Anderson’s “Homeland” at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theatre (designed by our pal Sam Berkow)... Also in the band – Greg Cohen, Joey Baron, Rob Berger and Eyvind Kang… Sweeeeeeeeeeet…

Rare NYC Appearance

Don’t miss the upcoming show by Steven Bernstein’s Millennial Territory Orchestra at the newly minted LES venue Drom. Show starts at 9pm.

Bernstein, Lou Reed and Julian Schnabel on the BIG SCREEN

S Bernstein is featured in Julian Schnabel’s new concert film “Berlin”, currently screening at Film Forum in NYC, and also available on DVD. Word is that it looks/sounds real good….... ROCKSTAR!!!

Watch the trailer here >>

MTO does Laurel & Hardy do the Montreal Jazz Festival

Classic comedy is given a rollicking musical goose by trumpeter/slide trumpeter, bandleader, arranger, and composer extraordinaire Steven Bernstein, who has created new original scores to a selection of Laurel and Hardy films. When Bernstein’s incendiary Millennial Territory Orchestra — jam packed with some of New York’s finest musicians — takes the stage and Laurel & Hardy hit the screen, hilarity, along with some astonishing musical invention, will ensue

Don’t miss this very special gig!

Bernstein, Levon and Phil

Levon Helm, along with Jimmy Vivino and the horns sat in with Phil Lesh for a sweet version of W S Walcott’s Medicine Show. Growing up in the 60’s and loving Snooky Young never felt so good!

NoSpace

After 12 years, Grammy nominated downtown NYC super band Sex Mob has changed their name….. to….. sexmob!

The decision was made in Berlin, Germany while on their current European tour.

A fan was overheard saying, “It’s very eco-friendly since it no longer requires the energy to hit the shift key and space bar! Kudos to sexmob for greening their name!”

Sweet Little Hitmaker

S Bernstein and MTO drummer Ben Perowsky are featured on Hercules and Love Affair’s WORLWIDE hit song “Blind” featuring Antony on vocals… Check out the video!