Sidewalk Cafe
Walter E-Goes! -
9:30 PM
94 Avenue A New York NY 10009 US 212-473-7373
Price: FREE! (“1-something minimum”: choose food/drink from menu.)
All Ages Welcome!
On Sunday, June 2 at 9:30 PM, for Sidewalk Café’s “Blackout Sunday”:
Walter Ego Goes Dark!
• Walter Ego will play dark songs about mass-shootings, subway jumpers, small birds swallowed whole, hopeless dreams, failures to communicate and how nothing happens for a reason. Oh, wait, those are the fun songs!
• “Blackout Sunday” means no electric light, just candlelight.* Does this mean Walter Ego will dispense with his dark glasses? Next question!
Walter Ego Goes Soft!
• “Blackout Sunday” means no microphone or amplification. So Walter Ego will play the guitar and piano very softly, so you can hear him sing! Fortunately, no less an authority than Walter Ego’s dentist** says he has a big mouth!***
Walter Ego Goes Too Far!
• Doesn’t he always? But in this case, since the trip from Walter Ego’s home to Sidewalk Café is an arduous 0.4 miles…
Walter Ego Goes By Two Wheels!
• Walter Ego will travel to and from the show on his folding bicycle!****
• Incidentally, please give Walter Ego a high-five for finally making it up the hill in Port Washington without having to get off his bike and walk!
Walter Ego Goes to Jon Berger’s Show!
• After his show, Walter Ego will travel from the stage to one of the tables, so he can hear the wonderful spoken-word artistry of Jon Berger at 10:30!
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* Wear fire-retardant clothing! Walter Ego once got so excited at an LJ Murphy show that he set himself on fire with a votive candle!.
** Alan S. Barkoff, DDS, Ret.
*** He was referring to the fact that my wisdom teeth would not require extraction, because my mouth is so big.
****It will be unfolded while Walter Ego is traveling on it. He recently learned that it works much better that way!
Zirzamin
Walter Ego Plays Everything! -
7 PM
90 West Houston Street New York NY (646) 823-9617
Price: Free
All Ages Welcome!
On Sunday, April 28 at 7PM, at Zirzamin, Walter Ego will play Everything!
Walter Ego will play:
• Himself! (Who else could?)
• Underground (“ZirZamin” is Farsi for “underground”.)
• Old songs and new songs, originals and a cover!
• Guitar AND keyboard AND bass AND drums*!
Walter Ego also will play:
• Host to fabulous guest stars!
• With a drummer!**
• With words!***
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* Not simultaneously, alas.
** Except for the song on which Walter Ego himself will play drums.
*** Including the words “with” and “words”.
No Show Cafe
Walter Ego Is April Fuller!
April Fuller!
What, you missed Walter Ego in drag as April Fuller, on February 29, 2013? Lucky for you, that unforgettable show will be repeated one last time, tonight at the legendary No Show Cafe!
When? One hour ago! (Oops!)
Where? The No Show Cafe, 000 Least 14th Street, No Joke, NY!
Price: Priceless! It would be wrong to charge admission, wouldn't it, to a show which, if it takes place at all (which it won't), will take place in the past!
Psst: This is a secret show! Don't tell anyone about it, not even yourself! Or April Fuller! Or Walter Ego!
The National Underground
"241": Jack Spann and Walter Ego -
2 PM (Jack Spann), 3 PM (Walter Ego)
159 E. Houston Street New York NY (212) 475-0611
Price: Free
Walter Matinee-Ego plays a set from 3 to 4, preceded by the magnificent singer/songwriter/pianist Jack Spann from 2 to 3 (be sure to come at 2 to catch his set)!
No cover and "241" (2-for-1) drinks!
Walter Ego on ReW & WhO! -
4:45 PM
538 East 14th Street New York NY 10009 US 212-228-2240
Price: Free
Watch the sparks fly as Walter Ego is interviewed (by the inimitable Rew Starr) and plays a song on the ReW & WhO show! The ReW & WhO show was recently featured in the New York Times (A Starr Is Born.)
If you can't make it down to Otto's, Watch It Live!
And after the fact, Watch It Again!
Walter Ego Featured artist at Draw-mania draw-a-thon -
10 PM
538 East 14th Street New York NY 10009 US 212-228-2240
Price: $15
Walter Ego will be playing a short set between two of the Draw-mania (http://www.draw-mania.com/) draw-a-thon nude modeling sets! Just to be clear, Walter Ego will be TEMPORALLY between the nude models, not PHYSICALLY between them!
Walter Ego Featured Artist at Stark Reality Open Mic -
4 PM
82 West 3rd Street New York NY 10012 US 212-477-9462
Price: No cover, One drink minimum
Walter Ego will be playing a short set during the Zinc Bar Stark Reality Open Mic!
Walter Ego Sings Songs That Don’t Exist! -
7:30 PM
538 East 14th Street New York NY 10009 US 212-228-2240
Price: Free (no tip jar)
On Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 PM, at Otto’s Shrunken Head, Walter Ego will be singing three songs that don’t exist!
That is, as of this writing* the songs don’t exist. But they will exist on June 30!
So Walter Ego will not need to cover John Cage’s "4'33", John and Yoko’s "Two Minutes Silence" and Michael Viner’s "The Best of Marcel Marceau".
Instead, he will be singing three Walter Ego songs that will have come into existence between now and the show! Be there to hear their debuts!
There will be plenty of “old” Walter Ego songs too! And of course, if you’ve never heard any Walter Ego songs before, they’ll all be new to you!
If Walter Ego sings a song on Saturday, June 30 at 7:30 PM at Otto’s Shrunken Head and you are there to hear it, does it exist? Yes! So come to the show!
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*June 14, 2012, 10:14 PM
Walter Ego Hosts Otto's Open Mic! -
4 PM
538 East 14th Street New York NY 10009 US 212-228-2240
Walter Ego is guest-hosting the Open Mic at Otto’s Shrunken Head!
Come and sing! And play! Or rap! Or do magic tricks! Or speak spoken words! Or spoke speaken words!
We have a keyboard (a Yamaha P95) and a back line!
And in keeping with a Walter Ego Open Mic Hosting tradition, we will have cookies and pretzels!
Spring is upon us and Saturday may be a bright sun shiny day outside. Come in and escape all that at the Otto’s Open Mic, hosted by Walter Ego!
And thanks to Wayne Krall, for the opportunity to fill in for him while he completes the urgent top-secret mission he began the last time Walter Ego guest hosted.
Walter Ego Repeats Himself! -
7:30 PM
538 East 14th Street New York NY 10009 US 212-228-2240
Price: Free! No Cover and No Tip Jar!
Walter Ego Repeats Himself! Yes, Walter Egos Repeat Themselves!
To paraphrase Bob Dylan*, "When you're sick of all this repetition, won't you come see Walter Ego?" Or, to paraphrase Bob Dylan, "When you're sick of all this repetition, won't you come see Walter Ego?"
Enough? OK, I’ll stop repeating myself now. Yes, I’ll stop repeating myself. Now. Really. Really!
Anyway…Walter Ego strives to make every show a new experience, both for himself and for the audience! So what’s going to be new about this show? The fact that nothing is new! Prepare to be astounded by a “repeat performance” featuring:
• No new songs!
• No new instruments!
• No guest stars!
Why? Because Walter Ego also strives to keep improving at what he does! So at this show, his focus will be on giving his best performance ever! Come and be the judge of that!
If you’ve been to a Walter Ego show before, come again! And if you’ve never been to one before, forget everything you’ve read up to this point! It’ll all be new to you!
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*Dylan also wrote, "You have to pay to get out of going through all these things twice."
Walter Ego Gets "Serious" -
7:30 PM
538 East 14th Street New York NY 10009 US 212-228-2240
Price: Free! No Cover and No Tip Jar!
Walter Ego Gets “Serious” at Otto's Shrunken Head, Saturday January 28!
How?
• By performing with a magician!
• By performing with singing nuns!*
• By standing on his head!**
• By making his public juggling debut!
• By playing at a venue called Otto’s Shrunken Head!
Does none of the above sound “serious” to you? Well Walter Ego believes it’s silly not to be silly, and that taking things (too) seriously is a serious mistake!
Don’t make the serious mistake of not coming to the Walter Ego show on Saturday January 28!
Of course Walter Ego actually is serious about the music. So the show will include:
• New Walter Ego songs!
• A Walter Ego cover of a lost classic!
• Walter Ego on keyboard for a few songs!
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*Sort of. Come to the show and you'll see!!
*This one is not serious. Just checking to see if you’re paying attention!
Bar 82
Walter Ego Hosts the Bar 82 Open Mic! -
7 PM (sign-up at 6:30 PM)
136 2nd Ave (betw. East 9th & St. Marks Pl.) New York 212-228-8636
Price: Free (no cover, no tip jar)
How Walter Ego uses this awesome power and responsibility will be a test of his character. Will he grant each and every one of you preferential treatment over each and every other one of you? Come and find out!
Come and sing! And play! Or tell jokes! Or rap! Or do magic tricks! Or speak spoken words!
We have a real piano! And nearly all of its keys work!
There will be cookies for those of you with a sweet tooth, and pretzels for those of you with a savory tooth!
Winter is upon us and it will be cold and dark outside. But Bar 82 has HEAT and LIGHT* inside. Walk into a Walter Wonderland! Come to the Bar 82 Open Mic, hosted by Walter Ego, next Wednesday!
Ego Saturday! -
7:30 PM
538 East 14th Street New York NY 10009 US 212-228-2240
Price: Free!
Hot off its sensational debut at this year’s Greenwich Village Halloween Parade*, the Walter Ego Float will be the main attraction at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade**!
But that’s just the beginning of the Walter Ego Thanksgiving Weekend festivities! After Thanksgiving Thursday, there’s Black Friday (OK, so Walter will be sitting that one out.) But then:
It’s Ego Saturday! And to celebrate, Walter Ego will be performing on Saturday, November 26th at 7:30 PM, at Otto’s Shrunken Head!
Planning to be out of town for the weekend? Cancel those plans!
Aunt Velda visiting from Akron? Bring her along! She could use a laugh!
Expecting to be lethargic from all that tryptophan in all that turkey? Come to the show and let Walter Ego rouse you from your stupor!
As for the music, the highlights will include:
New Songs!
Drums!
Walter Ego on piano! Walter will have 82 more strings*** at his disposal, as he plays a song or two on piano instead of guitar!
*Not true.
**Another lie, sadly.
***88 (piano strings) minus 6 (guitar strings) equals 82. Though it’s actually an electronic piano, so there are no strings, but stop being such a stickler!
1st Avenue L Station
"What, the L?" Tour -
8:30 PM
New York NY
Price: Subway fare
Special Guest Richie the maraca player/interpretive dancer!
Lorimer Street L Station
"What, the L?" Tour -
7:30 PM
Brooklyn NY
Price: Subway fare
Cameo appearances
Jason Schwartzman!
Ted Danson!
Zach Galifianakis!
The cast of “The Secret Circle” (whatever that is)!
LJ Murphy!
The Walter Ego shows are getting closer and closer! -
7 PM
700 E 9th St New York NY 10009 US 212-777-0869
Price: Free
First it was a 5000+* day wait, from 1995 to July 20, 2010. Then it was a 175* day wait, to January 11, 2011. Now it will be just a 143* day wait, to June 3, 2011.
Yes, Walter Ego will be playing again, for a full hour, on Friday, June 3, 2011 at 7 PM at Banjo Jim's! There will be guest stars, and this time some of them may even be human!
The rarity of Walter Ego shows makes each one something of an event. So please circle June 3 on your calendar right now!
With these ever increasing frequencies, the next show after this might just occur IN THE PAST! So be sure not to miss this one!
Walter Ego and a Cast of Thousands! -
9 PM
700 E 9th St New York NY 10009 US 212-777-0869
Price: Free
Walter Ego and a Cast of Thousands!
Or would you believe Walter Ego and a Cast of Dozens? How about Walter Ego, his ventriloquist's dummy alter-ego, and guest appearances by:
- Typewriters and Two Kinds of People,
- Simpsons and superheroes,
- Aliens, octopi*, and Immorality Detection Machines,
- Monkeys, magicians, and Manny Moore?
Yes, Walter Ego, backed by his Inanimates, will be performing his first show since the swelter of July 2010! (Remember that?)
*According to Wikipedia, “octopi derives from the mistaken assumption that octōpūs is a second declension Latin noun, which it is not.” Well excuse me! I’m sticking with “octopi”!
Walter Ego Is Coming Out! -
9 PM
700 E 9th St New York NY 10009 US 212-777-0869
Price: Free
Walter Ego Is Coming Out!
- Is he a débutante having his Débutante Cotillion? No!
- Is he gay and coming out of the closet? No! (“Not that there’s anything wrong with that.”)
- Is he performing his first show since awaking from fifteen years of cryonic deep-freeze slumber? Yes!
Come out and see Walter Ego come out and play his first show since being defrosted!