Ari Gold's CD Release Party is at Splash Bar on October 2nd

I caught Ari's "pre- release" party at Joe's Pub earlier this month and he is a fabulous live act. He has a great voice, a solid band and really engages the crowd throughout the show.

Ari's CD release party is this Tuesday (October 2nd) at Splash Bar. Splash Bar is located at 50 West 17th Street (btwn 5th & 6th Ave).

"Where The Music Takes You" is the lead-off single from Transport Systems and its infectious rhythms will get you up and on the dance floor. Check out the video for this song that was released earlier this month.

If you want a laugh, check out Fox News interview with "controversial" singer Ari Gold. I was LOL when the interviewer asked Ari to do some "freestyle".

Links:
Ari Gold's Website
Ari Gold's MySpace page

Ari Gold @ Joe's Pub, NYC, September 4, 2007

Ari Gold held his CD pre-release party at Joe's Pub on Tuesday and, based on the size of the crowd, it looked like the show was sold out. I don't listen to a lot of dance/R&B but I was captivated by Ari's live show -- he has an amazing voice and is a great live performer.





Ari's new CD, "Transport Systems", will be released nationwide on October 2nd. The leadoff single, "Where The Music Takes You", is streaming at Ari's MySpace page.


The stage at Joe's Pub seemed almost too small to hold Ari. He was in and out of the crowd and, for being a decent sized venue, it was really an intimate performance. My regret is that Joe's Pub has a "No Flash Photos" policy so I missed some great photo ops. These photos really don't do justice to Ari and his band.



Check out Ari's live show and you won't be disappointed. He has one upcoming show in town: Oct 2 2007 @ Splash Bar, NYC 10:00PM.

Ari has a great band and his backing singers were a perfect fit.

Ari closed with "Where The Music Takes You" which had the people at the bar shaking their a**es.
The backing track failed for the encore so Ari closed the show with an acapella number.
I did an interview with Ari a couple weeks ago and had a chance to talk with him after the show.
Somehow, I don't think that I could get away with claiming to be the good looking one in this picture
Links:
Ari Gold's Website
Ari Gold's MySpace Page

Ari Gold - An Exclusive Interview

On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of speaking with R&B/Dance artist Ari Gold. He has a new CD, Transport Systems, coming out next month. He is holding a CD release party at Joe's Pub on September 4th.

The first single from Transport Systems, Where the Music Takes You, is streaming on Ari's MySpace page. This is an incredibly catchy tune which features Sasha Allen on backing vocals. When I spoke to Ari, we found that we have a mutual love and respect for the work of Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and you can hear some of this influence in the new single. Taking this influence one step further, Ari covers the Jam/Lewis penned track (released by the Human League in the 80's) "Human" on the new release.

The CD release party on the 4th should be a lot of fun. Special guests are planned and tickets are only $18 in advance and $20 at the door.

Here is a direct link to an MP3 of the interview I did with Ari and here is a link to the RSS feed.

Links:
Ari Gold's MySpace page
Ari Gold's Website