2008-04-01 - The Living Room 10-year Anniversary Extravaganza!, The Living Room , New York

Photo: Diana Sabreen

On Stage :

with the Lonely Astronauts :

Kraig Jarret Johnson (guitar)

Jennifer Turner (guitar)

Sibyl Buck (bass)

Greg Wiz (drums)

In 2018, The Living Room celebrated 10 years of songs and stories, and their musical family came home for a 17-day celebration. That family included celebrated performers such as Norah Jones, Ron Sexsmith, Joseph Arthur and Chris Thile, and emerging artists like Olabelle, Leah Siegel, and Anna Egge.

Setlist :

(incomplete)

i will carry
when i was running out of time (with Angela Mccluskey)
pale blue eyes (with Mike Mills)
temporary people


Recording :

Sadly, there's no audio recording of this event. 

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Review :

Joseph Arthur Gets a Lot of Help From His Friends at Epic Show

Last night's six-act, five-and-a-half-hour show at the Living Room (one of numerous events this week commemorating the venue's tenth anniversary) would have felt rather drawn out for anyone unable to divert himself by hopping on the stage to join in on his favorite songs. Which perhaps explains why there were so many musicians in attendance — and why we only showed up for Joseph Arthur's headlining set. What started as a quiet, open-mike-type performance turned into a full-on jam session, with “special friends” like Scottish singer Angela McClusky and guitarist Jennifer Turner joining in, and R.E.M.'s Mike Mills collaborating on a show-closing cover of the Velvet Underground's “Pale Blue Eyes.” Arthur, meanwhile, had asked the non-semi-famous audience members to quit acting like cool New Yorkers and sing along. By set's end, in fact, we were ready for the party to go on all night long. 

Elizabeth Black