Elyas Khan: News

While the dance releases continue to form in the studio, KiD [SiC] and the Bronx Monx have worked up a live cross-over to take to the clubs. KiD [SiC]'s exotic and moody vocals combined with the Monx's cinematic electronic style and ass-shaking rythym keep the dance floor moving into the wee hours.

The partnership was debuted at Superfine in early January. If you missed them at Superfine you can see them again at Low Bar on February 27th.

Yes, it's true, veteran musician Greg Wieczorek ("Greg Wiz") will be joining the Nervous Cabaret line up for some pumped up percussion. Greg has agreed to sit in from time to time and, of course, session in on future recordings. And yes... he looks like Jim Morrison!

Art director, filmmaker and screenwriter Andy Biscontini ("A Day in the Life, Dead", Hal Hartley's "The Book of Life") will produce a video for "Have You All".

Nervous Cabaret is also in discussion with Paul Moakley, photo editor at PDN Magazine, to design and produce a video for "Hotel 94". Both videos are currently in storyboard phase and filming is expected to begin in early spring 2003.

Nervous Cabaret will perform December 15th at the New York launching of French magazine Kilometre0. The Kilometre Zero troupe of exiles returns from Paris to put on a spectacular launch party at Galapagos (Brooklyn) for issue 03 of their Art and Literature magazine.

A night of magicalism hosted by Thomas Pancake and featuring a reading by Sparkle Hayter, installations from the Paris underground and moments of sudden phantasmagoric theatre. At midnight, the infamous KMZ open mic begins and the writers of New York are invited. The New York edition will be available on newsstands soon!

The Nervous Cabaret show at Arlene Grocery November 30th, 2002 will soon be available in video form on Punkcast. We highly recommend checking out the concerts available through this site. The Punkcast crew actually goes to gigs to tape them and the quality is excellent. Watch here for announcements on when to tune in!

KiD SiC will perform at the final Broadway performance of Sxip's Hour of Charm Wednesday, December 18th.

The Bindlestiff Family Circus which has occupied the Chasama Theatre at 125 Broadway is moving to a new home (Location TBA).

Miss Jan Bell, founder of the Little Red Hen Music, will host an Open Mic Reunion at Between the Bridges in DUMBO!

It was Jan's coaxing, cajoling and tremendous support that lead KiD [SiC] (aka Elyas) back onto the music stage at her open mic nights thus spawning the Nervous Cabaret you've come to know and love!

Jan is heading back out on the road and will be truly missed.

KiD SiC's (a.k.a. Elyas Khan) surreal sounds have been popping up on stages and dancefloors around NYC: The BRONX MONX have finished remixing "No Trouble at All", featuring original music and lyrics by KiD SiC, and have been spinning it on the party circuit to rave reviews. Watch for news of a single release in the near future.

ON THE STAGE: ELYAS recently scored music used in the staged reading of Andy Biscontini's screen play "The Bargain Travellor's Guide to America" presented at Superfine on Sunday, October 27th.

Thanks to Danny Kadar and his team at E-Lab Recordings, Trout Studios and a whole host of other wonderful people you can look forward to the official release party coming soon!

Nervous Cabaret Will Be the Featured Guest on the December 19th Episode of Live From Downtown Performance TV Joins the Crowds in the Live Studio Audience for the Taping on Sunday, December 8th

It's not a place it's a state of mind. Live from Downtown Performance TV! launches its new season on PBS member station WNYE/Channel 25 Thursdays @ 7:30pm beginning November 14. LFDT brings you performance by the brightest, boldest, and best downtown performers, news about the downtown performing arts spaces that love them, and talk on what's up downtown.

The taping of Episode #6 Featuring Nervous Cabaret will take place Sunday, December 8th at 8:00pm @ the DCTV cyberstudio--87 Lafayette Street. Taping starts at 8:15pm. To reserve your spot in the audience or for more info call (212) 966-4510 ext. 411.

The Nervous Cabaret epsiode will air on Thursday, December 19th.

While Brian is on tour with Joseph Arthur, we're fortunate enough to have Wylie Wirth, a fellow DUMBO native, sitting in on drums.

Check out Joseph Arthur's site for tour dates.

Just look what VICE Magazine had to say about our own Matt Morandi:

"This is the kind of guy you see on the street and you make a mental note to kind of make that your look a bit but then you try it and your hair looks like a stupid Jew 'fro and you feel like a New Wave silent actor and you say "fuck it" and go back to the old you because only he can pull it off."

Kid Sic and the Bronx Monx are joining forces in a new recording project. The two creative forces will be twisting up some of Kid Sic's song writing and vocal styling with the Monx original music and mixing arrangement. With the visual approach both artists have to their music the cinematic potential of this alliance is huge. The recordings will undoubtedly be moving some bodies on the dance floor as the Monx, newly returned from San Francisco, begin spinning once more in New York.

Elyas [KiD SiC] Khan will return to the stage as The Reverend Gilly Crocker. Smoke That Thunders Productions announced that it will produce the next run of the Sci-fi Rock Musical The Last American in conjunction with the Jane Street Theater this Christmas, 2002.

Kid Sic (a.k.a. Elyas Khan) will perform as part of a special commemorative Bitch's Brew at Joe's Pub on September 11th. The evening's singer-songwriter format will feature performances from New York artists including Chocolate Genius, Citizen Cope, and Jan Bell, among others.

Elyas Khan has been cast in Drunken Hearted, a play written by Dave Tianga of dirty-feet productions. The Drunken Hearted soundtrack will consist original music by Elyas Khan and the Nervous Cabaret. Performances are scheduled at the Nuyorican Poets Café: August 8th, 9th, 10th and 15th, 16th, 17th (2002).

For the month of August Nervous Cabaret drummer Brian Geltner will be on loan to Dave Pirner of Soul Asylum fame as he embarks on his North American tour in support of his new solo debut. The way Brian pounds... and sometimes tickles... the skins it's not surprising Pirner couldn't resist him!
Dave Pirner on VH1

Beginning this week, Moto presents Elyas (a.k.a KiD [SiC]) every other Thursday.

MOTO is a beautiful new restaurant and bar in East Williamsburg sets the perfect background for Kid Sic's brand of cinematic songwriting.

Kid [SiC] will be joined by the rest of Nervous Cabaret at monthly appearances beginning later this fall.


This Photo and other gorgeous images of Nervous Cabaret by Bill Phelps

* Fragmented Devotion (to You) was a hit at the DUMBO Arts Festival and we're all thrilled to be invited to present the show at Superfine on December 12th and 19th, 2001 - watch for it!  Plans are also underway for a European tour in October 2002.

** Speaking of Superfine - big congrats are in order to Laura, Tanya and CaraLee on the much anticipated opening of Superfine and on the excellent write up in New York magazine November 19th issue!  Nervous Cabaret had a very successful night playing at Superfine and were lucky enough to see Johnny Society's kick-ass show at Arlene's the very same night!

*** Halloween Night brought about the preview party for Motto - the newest restaurant creation of John McCormick and Billy Phelps. The place is beautiful and the drink was flowing!  I'll be letting everyone know the minute things get rolling!

*** Artland had things jumping a three Sunday's ago when Joey Drisoll invited us down to play.  Things got really swingin when Jonathan jumped in on Joey's beat-box action and brought they house down!  A night I won't soon forget - Thanks Joey!

**** And finally... congratulations to Tina West on her beautiful photography show at Robin Rice Gallery!