The Bowery Ballroom hosed two great singer/songwriters last night. Deer Tick opened, who are supposed to be great but I missed them. Did anyone catch them?

A.A. Bondy played next, to a pretty sparse crowd actually. His voice is beautiful and he is clearly very skilled on the guitar and harmonica but all I could think was “Bob Dylan rip-off” the whole time…

Jaymay is a whole ‘nother story though. The place filled up by the time she came out and she looked radiant. She mentioned that this was her last show until the fall and she seemed really happy to be there. She played a great selection of songs from her debut album and engaged the audience really well. She is able to do some amazing things with her voice, even sounding like a trumpet at one point, and her lyrics are so real and emotional you can’t help relating to them. If you haven’t seen her live yet, be sure to catch her in the fall!

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If you haven’t heard of JayMay yet, then listen up: She’s from New York and she’s been taking the local singer/songwriter scene by storm. Her new album, Autumn Fallin’, is a beautiful swirl of lilting vocals and soft guitar. She’s a little bit of jazz, a little bit of folk, a little bit of rock, and altogether wonderful. Her lyrics are so straightforward and real–no complicated metaphors to decipher–it almost seems like she might be reading your diary.

Check out her song “Grey or Blue” here and check her out on tour :

June
10 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
11 Philadelphia, PA - Tin Angel *
12 Arlington, VA – Iota *
13 Cleveland, OH - B-Side *
14 Pittsburgh, PA - Club Café *
16 Chicago, IL - Schuba’s *
18 Los Angeles, CA – Troubadour *
19 San Francisco, CA - Cafe Du Nord *
20 Portland, OR - Doug Fir *
21 Seattle, WA - Tractor Tavern *

# with AA Bondy
* with Fink