Steven Page at the Café Carlyle: "Heal Thyself: Past, Present, and Future"

Steven Page, a guy-next-door type who co-founded a Canadian pop band called the Barenaked Ladies, and left to pursue a solo career in 2009, performs at the Café Carlyle for two weeks. You won't be singing along to his tunes of day-to-day male angst. That's because his tunes are not familiar: he has composed all of his material with several collaborators including Craig Northey who joins him on electric guitar and vocals. Page moves between piano and acoustic guitar, and Kevin Fox plays the cello. The ensemble makes for an excellent accompaniment to songs about a songwriter who may or may not have gone dry: "No Song Left to Save Me," he sings with heartfelt verve in this highly entertaining show.

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