Justin Vivian Bond Instagram – Tonight’s the final night of “Sex With Strangers” at @joespub. I put several shows together each year and I love them all but I’ve been particularly enamored of this one. Curating and performing these powerful songs from the catalogue of the brilliant singer-songwriter @mariannefaithfullofficial has been an incredibly gratifying experience. I could sing them every night of my life and discover something new in the luminous refractions of their glorious language and melodies each time. I’m in awe of my brilliant band. That my musical Director and arranger @mattraymusic could distill the lush orchestral sounds of MF’s collaboration with Angelo Badalamenti into an exquisite arrangement for a 5 piece band is a testimony to his sensitivity as an artist both sonically and, to me visually, because it’s as if he paints with sound. Then after giving us jazz he can switch it up to turn on a time to punch out the classic punk bravado of “Why’d Ya Do it?” with ease and grace. Of course that couldn’t happen without the agility of such an incredible group of musicians: Bernice “Boom Boom” Brooks on drums, Nathann Carrera on guitar, Claudia Chopek on violin, and Mike Jackson on guitar and base. A big THANK YOU to @jepisalla for taking these gorgeous photos of all of us! Also I should mention my incredibly talented hair doers! Stylist: @michaelmorenohair Colorist: @ivymarialisa Cut: @chriscusanojr We’ll be back with our annual Winter Solstice show “Icing” December 19 through January 7. Tickets are on-sale now!!! Several people have asked for a copy of the “Sex With Strangers” Setlist. Here it is. Setlist Pleasure Song Bored By Dreams She Broken English My Friends Have Sex With Strangers Love in the Afternoon Lucy Jordan Incarceration Want to Buy Some Illusions No Child of Mine Why’d Ya Do It? Encores: Love More or Less Times Square Don’t Forget Me