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Posted in music | tour dates on October 9, 2009

Steve Martin played Carnegie/Letterman, canceling shows

Steve MArtin

Steve Martin's Tuesday night concert at Carnegie Hall was billed as "An Evening of Banjo and Bluegrass."

But he couldn't resist adding some comedy to the mix, sprinkling some novelty songs into his set list, and frequently giving his between-song patter a dry, absurdist twist.

At one point, he said that he likes to write songs from personal experience. "And this one is called, "I Think My Masseuse is Too Chatty,' " he said. (It actually turned out to be the title track from his May album, "The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo.")

"This is a song . . . well, that pretty much says it," he said, introducing another number. [Star Ledger]

That's a review from the October 6th Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers banjo show at Carnegie Hall. On October 14th he and the band were set to take the stage at the Wellmont Theater in NJ, but that show has been canceled...
We regret to announce that due to scheduling issues, Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers has been cancled on Wednesday Oct. 14th. Tickets can be refunded at point of purchase. Thank you
I don't know any other details, but the October 19th Philly show was canceled too. Right before Carnegie, Steve appeared on Letterman. That video below...

Tags: banjo, cancellations, Carnegie Hall, David Letterman, Steve Martin, Wellmont Theater
posted at 9:50 AM on October 9, 2009 in music | tour dates | Comments (6)

Comments (6)

perhaps poor stevie is suffering from an acute case of vertigo?

Posted by Anonymous | October 9, 2009 9:56 AM

Poor ticket sales is my guess. Carnegie Hall comped a lot of seats to make the house seem somewhat full.

Posted by Anonymous | October 9, 2009 10:01 AM

"Carnegie Hall comped a lot of seats to make the house seem somewhat full."

yea i heard that as well, sucks

Posted by Anonymous | October 9, 2009 10:29 AM

what a jerk

Posted by Anonymous | October 9, 2009 10:43 AM

poor guys. i saw steve with this band at the tibetan museum in nyc, and they were great. he is so incredibly talented. he was doing things with his hands that i couldn't even understand. i guess bluegrass just isn't a large-venue form, sadly.

Posted by Anonymous | October 9, 2009 10:52 AM

Steve Martin is a genius. He's one of the funniest men to walk this planet, a quality actor, and obviously a very talented musician. My guess he could probably kick field goals in the National Football League if given the chance.

How can anybody question his contributions to various forms of art is beyond me?

Posted by Jeff | January 4, 2011 2:08 PM

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