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Saying that stand-up comedy is not for everyone is a pretty severe understatement. Writing a bad joke is one thing, but telling that bad joke in front of a few hundred possibly inebriated strangers is something else entirely. Of the 20 people I surveyed, 16 said they wouldn’t try stand-up if their lives depended on it; three said they might try it if and only if I plied them with drinks; and one special person said he’d try it for sure, right away, unconditionally, because he was my employee and I threatened to fire him if he didn’t.
Which brings us to this month’s cover story. Armed with a small arsenal of jokes and some liquid courage, features editor David Onda took to the stage at a local comedy open mic to see if he could get some chuckles and, perhaps more importantly, avoid getting tagged in the forehead by a flying beer bottle. Get all the gruesome details in this month’s At Large.
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There’s no doubt that you’ve seen the impact of the Fresh York movement in and around town, from the forthcoming Codo residential complex to the burgeoning arts and nightlife scene. Now, thanks to Cap Live, you can hear the impact as well.
In conjunction with WXPN and the Strand-Capitol, Cap Live, a subdivision of sorts of the Fresh York initiative, has been importing some of the finest touring acts around for a successful concert series. From Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers to Kathleen Edwards, artists who might have previously skimmed over York in favor of Baltimore or Philly now have a home in the slightly renovated, acoustic-friendly Capitol Theatre. For this month’s cover story, we took a trip to George Street to find out first-hand how Cap Live breathed new life into a century-old venue.
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The Avett Brothers are a folk-country-punk-whatever band that, armed with acoustic guitar, stand-up bass and banjo, can make God’s good earth quake with their sweet, rusty, heart-rending music. Check out the article, and then catch them at the Whitaker Center this month.
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