Well, I completely did not keep my blogging promise. But the good news is, that's because we were having such a good time! Edinburgh was wonderful, the Fringe Festival is truly something everyone should experience. We saw some great shows, and after a minor flooding disaster on Wednesday, we had a great performance at the Jazz Bar on Thursday. Many, many thanks to all those who came out to support us, we hope you had as much fun as we did!

I've posted some new videos on our youtube page for anyone who couldn't make it:

www.youtube.com/mjdessena

Here's a taste!



On a cold Scotland morning, we took to the streets to perform...





Wednesday arrives!! But alas, our venue has flooded, a council pipe has exploded!! Poor Jazz Bar. Oh well, off to Whighams, who kindly let us transplant our show for the afternoon.



Chaos resides, and we arrive Thursday at the Jazz Bar, having spent the morning on the Royal Mile plugging our show to the throngs of passersby.



It was a success!

We'd have loved to perform all week, but alas, we had to return the accordion rental. Thus, we went off to the highlands, in search of Nessie, of course.



Is that Nessie in the background? Probably not. Anyway, off to Glen Coe!






It was a great trip! See you next year, Edinburgh!

One week from today, In This Lonely Town will be in action at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival! If you're out and about, we're doing a 20 min. set on the Royal Mile on Tuesday at 11:30 a.m.



In the mean time, here's a sneak-peak of some of the songs from the show, taken from Saturday's NYC Preview Party!



Also - In This Lonely Town has officially been sponsored by Fractured Atlas, so check out our "Donate" page for more info if you'd like to make a tax-deductible contribution to keep our show going!

Hopefully, if we get our act together, we'll be blogging from the Festival, so check back if you can't make it to Edinburgh. :)

Andi and I are excited to announce that In This Lonely Town will be at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer! We'll be bringing the music of Kurt Weill to one of the largest, most creative festivals in the world. Here's the details:

In This Lonely Town
August 25th and 26th, 2010

2:00 P.M.
The Jazz Bar
1A Chambers Street
£ 8.00

Here for info and tickets!

Andi will be playing the role of Mrs. Peachum in The Princeton Festival's production of Threepenny Opera! Threepenny was Weill and Brecht's first major collaboration, and was an instant success.

"Brecht and Weill turned to John Gay's 18th-century "The Beggar's Opera" to fashion this savage, biting commentary on bourgeois capitalism and modern morality. Set in Victorian London, the bitter tale is told of the predatory outlaw known as Mack the Knife. He secretly marries the daughter of Soho's underworld boss, but is soon betrayed by his sinister in-laws and sent to prison (Andi is one of the sinister in-laws! -ed.). After being freed by the police chief's daughter, he is again betrayed- this time by a prostitute-and sentenced to death. At the final hour he manages a reprieve from Queen Victoria herself, thus providing a menacing finale of ferocious irony."

There will be 9 performances in June:

June 12, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25, 26 at 8pm
June 19, 20 at 3pm
Matthews Acting Studio
185 Nassau Street
Princeton, NJ

Here for info and tickets!

Winter weather got you feeling a little blue? What better way to shake it off than an evening of Kurt Weill? Andi and Maria are making their debut at the Metropolitan Room! They will be performing on March 2nd, but if you can't make that show (or if one night of German cabaret just isn't enough), come to their second performance on March 8th. They guarantee plenty of sultry German cabaret songs to get you through the night. And, if you're fortunate, there may even be a splash of Piaf...

Here are the details:

March 2nd, 7pm and March 8th, 7pm
The Metropolitan Room
34 West 22nd Street
New York, NY 10010
(212) 206-0440

Admission: $10, plus a 2 drink minimum

Its a small venue, so reservations are definitely recommended.

Hope to see you there!

Best,
Andi and Maria

*Warning: Performers are not responsible for any audience members who fall into an existentialist vortex.*