Seeing Neal’s work was another one of those mind-blowing moments. Neal Medlyn was one of the regular guests of a show I hosted with Kenny called Automatic Vaudeville. I swear to God: All roads to success have stemmed from karaoke for me. He heard me sing and then asked me to perform at one of his shows. After a Kiki and Herb show in Washington, DC, I met Kenny Mellman, aka Herb, at a karaoke bar. I knew that these downtown performances were exactly what I wanted to do. Then I started going to see performers like Murray Hill and Sweetie. In New York a friend took me to a Kiki and Herb show and it blew my mind. So Phoenix was fun but I reached my limit. While singing at those karaoke bars, I would get up on the bar and shake my fists and scream because I needed to. I think there must be something locked up inside me that is a little dangerous or violent. Before that, in Phoenix, Arizona, I was singing at karaoke bars and performing the national anthem at baseball games during spring training. I MOVED TO NEW YORK in 1997 to be a singer but I never had a clear idea of how that was going to happen. In addition to releasing their first album this spring, the Tender Moments will be playing at Joe’s Pub on March 20 and April 24, 2013. Here, she talks about her love for singing and the community of performers who feed her passion. A denizen of Joe’s Pub-Everett is former cohost of Our Hit Parade, along with Kenny Mellman and Neal Medlyn-she currently performs at the venue monthly with her band. Photo: Mateo Suarez.īridget Everett is a New York–based performer and lead singer of the band the Tender Moments. Performance view, Joe’s Pub, November 7, 2012. From left: Adam Horovitz, Bridget Everett, and Carmine Covelli.
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