SPOTTISWOODE & His Enemies: SOLD OUT!

SPOTTISWOODE is an award-winning bandleader, singer-songwriter, scriptwriter and filmmaker, and the frontman for Spottiswoode & His Enemies. They will entertain with a broad selection of tunes -catchy, hilarious, joyful, sometimes tear-jerking stories of love, family, the weather and everything in between. With the help of several of his Enemies he’ll also perform part of his brand new memoir-in-song, Youngest Child as well as songs from his award-winning musical, Above Hell’s Kitchen. Very much the showman, he promises to harass the audience mercilessly and subject them to probing Q&As, singalongs and spontaneous anecdotes from a life on the road.

Spottiswoode’s music draws comparisons to Tom Waits, Ray Davies, Leonard Cohen, Nick Cave, Randy Newman and Jim Morrison. His songs have been featured in a wide variety of films and television shows. They have also either won or been nominated for multiple Independent Music Awards. . At the Academy, he’ll be joined by several Enemies, including John Young (bass guitar), Tim Vaill (drums), and Tony Lauria (piano, keyboards, and accordion).

Photo credit: Clare Elliot

This program is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.