Singing Satirist Roy Zimmerman’s Post-Inaugural Revue ~ Friday, January 23rd, 8:00 PM - At Steinway Hall, 12121 Pico Blvd., West LA - $10 off if you RSVP in advance & mention atw-news
Parlor Performances @ Steinway Hall Presents
Singing Political Satirist Roy Zimmerman’s REAL AMERICAN!
"A latter-day Tom Lehrer." Los Angeles Times
Friday, January 23rd, 8:00 PM
Steinway Hall is located in the basement of Fields Piano Store
12121 Pico Blvd., West LA
Tickets are $25
Mention ATW-NEWS for $10 off when you RSVP in advance to Jeannine Frank:
Jeannine@FrankEntertainment.com - 310-471-3979
ROY ZIMMERMAN SINGS “REAL AMERICAN” SONGS
Roy Zimmerman took his satirical songs to Real America last year, driving 12,000 miles and flying 12,000 more to do 107 shows in 47 states before the election.
He brings his show “Real American” to Steinway Hall in West Los Angeles, Friday, January 23rd at 8:00 PM.
“Real American” will feature new material infused with Zimmerman’s on-the-road experiences and driven, as always, by the headlines.
He says, “In this election we heard a lot about ‘Real America’ as exemplified by Joe, whose name isn’t Joe, the Plumber, who’s not a plumber.” In one new song, Zimmerman imagines what Joe “the Plumber” Wurzelbacher’s hit single might sound like.
Another invokes “Rick Warren’s Invocation.” The current economic woes are examined in “Buddy, Can You Spare a Trillion Dollars.”
Zimmerman explains the pre-election tour: “The idea was to g et out of my little Liberal cocoon of Marin County, CA, and meet some of the most Progressive people in the least Progressive places in the country.”
He played venues large and small in Red, Blue and Swing states, writing new songs on the road, and posting new videos to YouTube, often from the road itself. “Gas was expensive and in short supply,” he says, “but Absurdity was plentiful and cheap.”
Along the way, Zimmerman played events at both Democratic and Republican national conventions, and joined forces with activist singer Holly Near for a series of “Sing Out the Vote Ohio” concerts.
Some have wondered if political satirists will have a harder time without the easy target of the Bush administration. Zimmerman isn’t worried. “Ann Coulter is giving fashion advice to Michelle Obama. Irony lives!”
His songs are heard on NPR, Air America and Sirius Radio. His YouTube videos have garnered over two million views and tens of thousands of comments, many of them coherent.
The Los Angeles Times says, “Zimmerman displays a lacerating wit and keen awareness of society’s foibles that bring to mind a latter-day Tom Lehrer.”
You may want to take a look and a listen below…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0PysSmwaGA&feature=channel_page Colbert edited Defenders of Marriage http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlcULT1AjsM&feature=channel_page Christma-Hanu-Rama-Ka-Dona-Kwaanza …
http://www.youtube.com/royzimmerman Thanks for the Support
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bja2ttzGOFM&feature=channel_page Defenders of Marriage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIwiPsgRrOs&feature=channel_page Creation Science 101
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