Rachel Zevita News: June 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013

UpTempo Magazine Art & Color Party

Had a great time at the Uptempo Magazine "Art & Color" Party at Greenhouse in downtown Manhattan.

UpTempo Magazine's Art & Color party invitation.

Although I arrived more-than fashionably late, I met some very interesting people, including: DJ Juli-Lee and manager Eleonora Moll, fellow recording artist Jenny Bapst, producer Devin Lee and Traci Bingham (yes, from baywatch)! But perhaps the biggest highlight of the night was when I met with the co-editors and creative team behind the fashion forward publication, Joseph Gualtiere and Nora Kobrenik (pictured below).

(l.-r.) Joseph, Myself, and Nora at the party. (From Instagram)

Can't wait for the next event, and maybe even a feature in UpTempo!

Saturday, June 22, 2013

Make Music New York!

Yesterday was, officially, the first day of summer. We made the most of the longest day of the year, playing all day as part of Make Music New York, the largest free music festival in New York City. It was a whirlwind!

First we played at Branded Saloon in Brooklyn, and our enthusiastic indoor crowd (plus the MANY passersby who stopped to listen from outside) really dug our tunes. We ahd a less-than-ideal equipment setup, but hats off to our keyboard player +Christian Nourijanian who made the most of the situation and rocked on an antique piano!

Then we all rushed uptown to Vincent Ciccarone Playground in the Little Italy section of the Bronx. It was worth the trip: what a great crowd of ALL AGES. We ended with an audience that was twice as big as the one we started with, pulling in more and more people as we played into the night! We had old couples singing along, young couple dancing, and kids at the front of the stage! The children were adorable and had a ton of fun... Thanks to our substitute keyboard player +Christopher Plietz who joined us last minute to pull off this big show!

We ended the night at the +Gibson Guitars showroom, where we bonded over jams and redbull. All in all, it was an awesome start to the summer... Can't wait for next year! #MMNY2013

Thursday, June 20, 2013

We're getting on Pandora radio!

After submitting my EP, "The Echo Sessions, Vol.1" to +Pandora, I'm thrilled to announce it has been ACCEPTED into the Music Genome Project!

The staff of musicologists at Pandora have to analyze my music first, but soon you'll be able to hear me alongside your favorites on Pandora radio!

Monday, June 17, 2013

6/21 is Make Music New York! FREE SHOWS

Rachel will play THREE times on Friday, 6/21: ALL SHOWS ARE FREE!

YES YOU READ THAT RIGHT!
3 shows: 5pm, 8pm, 9pm...
2 boroughs: The Bronx & Brooklyn...
1 day: Friday, 6/21...

We're playing as part of Make Music NY - the largest free music festival of the year in NYC. Catch me at Branded Saloon in Brooklyn at 5, and then join us in the Bronx where I'm THE HEADLINING ACT! TWO SETS!

4:30-6:00pm
Branded Saloon
603 Vanderbilt avenue (at Bergen Street)
Brooklyn (718) 484-8704
BrandedSaloon on Facebook
@BrandedSaloon on Twitter
www.BrandedSaloon.com

8:00-8:50pm AAAND
9:00-10:00pm
Vincent Ciccarone Playground (Mainstage)
Arthur avenue between East 188th & 187th streets
The Bronx
Bronx Little Italy on Facebook
http://www.bronxlittleitaly.com/

It doesn't stop there folks, after the party... there's the after-party of course! At Antonio's Trattoria, 3 blocks from our headlining show! I'll be selling CDs & Posters and taking photos with anyone who meets us there.

9pm-midnight
Antonio's Trattoria
2370 Belmont Ave
Bronx 718-733-6630
Antonio's Trattoria on Facebook
www.ANTONIOSTRATTORIA.com

Can't wait to see you all on FRIDAY!

Thursday, June 13, 2013

Intimate set at Cafe Wha?

Thursday, June 13, 2013
Cafe Wha? 8:00 pm
115 Macdougal st, Manhattan NYC.
$5 cover. One item minimum (food or drink).

The Cafe Wha? has been a Greenwich Village hotspot since the 1960s, when it was the original stomping ground for Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. Bruce Springsteen, Peter, Paul & Mary, Kool and the Gang, as well as comedians, Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby also began their road to stardom on this historic stage.

Directions to Cafe Wha?:
(A)(C)(E)(B)(D)(F)(M) to West 4th st station. Walk south on 6th avenue. Turn left on 2nd street, and walk to the corner of 2nd st. and Macdougal. Cafe Wha will be at 115 Macdougal.

(1) or PATH to Christoper street. Walk east on Christopher until you reach 6th avenue. Make a right on 6th avenue and continue south. Turn left on 2nd street, and walk to the corner of 2nd st. and Macdougal. Cafe Wha will be at 115 Macdougal.