Charlene Bowls Away Crowd @ The Gutter

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Last Friday (4/4/11) Stephanie Walsh from Side B Radio and I headed our to The Gutter in Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY, to check out Charlene Kaye perform with her band The Brilliant Eyes. This show was particularly exciting! This was the venue's forth live performance in their 'back room'. Also, Charlene debuted three new songs that will be featured on her newest CD release!

The Gutter is a dimly lit dive bar, with six (or seven?) lanes to bowl on. They have just expanded the venue with the 'back room', complete with standing room for almost 100, if not more, people and a full bar.

Charlene played a full set and encore, including three new songs and a cover song! The crowd was great, Charlene was an amazing performer as always. She is so lively on stage and frequents the crowd by jumping off stage and joining the hype. She uses any instrument around her, from shakers to a megaphone, there is never a time when she isn't moving with the music.

Be sure to follow Charlene on Twitter, and watch out for the interview with Charlene, which will b e released sometime this week.



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Every so often when you head out to a club in the city, you will witness something rare, something beautiful.. a musical performance that blows you away. Not only do the performers look good on stage, they get the crowd (no matter how big) to move, and the sound (no matter how shitty the speaker system and mixer is) of the music is so genuine and well played that you could imagine how good it would sound being played in an arena.



Well Charlene Kaye pretty much sums that up. With the perfect amount of blues, rock, and jazz, Charlene and her band, The Brilliant Eyes, really stand out among the crowd. Every time I've seen her in concert it was a blast. Whether solo or with the band, Charlene brings everything she's got with her to the show.

Not only is she great on stage, but her media connected to the music is also totally awesome. By using a fabulous fundraising website she raised over four grand to pay for the filming of a music video. Here are the fruits of all their labor.



Charlene and the band have also bee perfoming for CMJ week right here in NYC. The first was Thursday, Oct 2, the Oven Fresh/Citizen Music Showcase @ Bar Matchless. You can still catch her tonight 7:30pm at Googie's Lounge (above the Living Room) 154 Ludlow St, NYC 21+, no cover for the Acoustic Showcase.

Not to mention if you're out in LA November 13th, check her out @ The Mint, playing a show with Darren Criss. Charlene is amazing, you should check out her tunes.

Charlene Kaye and Darren Criss on Stage

I was always told to never start telling someone about anything by asking them a question first. So what do you get when you put Charlene Kaye and The Brilliant Eyes on stage with Darren Criss?

One hell of an amazing show.


















Recently Stephanie Walsh (of Side B Radio) and I went to check out a show of Charlene's at the Bowery Electric in downtown Manhattan. The show was great, the room was cozy and the company was fun. We met a lot of cool people there, including some of the other artists, like Andy Lund, that performed. It was the first time Charlene had the Brilliant Eyes together for a live show, and they showed how good chemistry can look in action.


So now, you can see them AND Darren Criss, for $10. Darren Criss, singer/songwriter/actor/recently introduced intro the Glee cast...he's pretty awesome. You have to come check this out, Darren and Charlene are the perfect match for any musical taste. The scene is at the Public Assembly in Brooklyn, NY. Check it out and say hey.

There you go Sunday plans. SHOW INFO HERE.