Toshi Reagon's 43rd Annual Birthday Concerts
Joe's Pub425 Lafayette Street, New York 10003
Toshi Reagon's 43rd Annual Birthday Concerts brings the singer, guitarist, songwriter, and producer to Joe's Pub for the latest edition of her long-running birthday celebration. The billing frames the night as an annual concert occasion rather than a standard standalone date. No performers are listed for this show, and the available information does not confirm whether Reagon will appear with her longtime band, BIGLovely, on this particular evening.
Reagon's music has been described as moving across pop and blues, with a “profound ear for Sonic Americana.” She also draws on classic R&B and old-school rock, updating those traditions in her own way. BIGLovely is described as Reagon's longtime band, though the supplied material does not name its full formation. Across her career, Reagon has worked with Lenny Kravitz, Nona Hendryx, Elvis Costello, and Pete Seeger. That range of collaborators fits an artist whose work is presented as both rooted in songcraft and open to several American musical lineages.
The stage is set in a converted library space with a striped bar and photos of legends like Leonard Cohen and Amy Winehouse lining the walls. You'll find yourself seated on velvet couches or at candle-lit tables, close enough to hear every note from the back. The sound, engineered by technicians who've worked with John Legend and The Notorious B.I.G., is consistently ranked among the best in New York. Three shows a day, dinner and drinks served throughout, and a menu ranging from Italian small plates to craft cocktails; it's a place where music and conversation flow together, and where both rising stars and legends have made their U.S. debuts.