About Blake Morgan returns to the stage—relaunching his record-breaking NYC residency and bringing it to The Bitter End for five unique performances running from September 2025 to May 2026. Morgan’s unique combination of musicianship, storytelling, and songwriting has led to 31 consecutive sold-out performances in New York City, and fueled more than 200 performances and sold-out concerts across 225,000 miles of touring on both sides of the Atlantic. Called “Disarmingly unselfconscious” by The New York Times, an artist with “Killer Pop-Rock instincts,” by The Washington Post and, and “A revered New York indie-music figure,” by Beyond the Stage Magazine, Morgan will perform with his full band as well as solo, while being joined onstage by special guests throughout this 2025-2026 concert series.
Rebecka Aldana carries the strength of Latin soul, the kind that knows loss and joy in the same breath, that speaks to the dignity of struggle and the power of resilience. In a room built for moments like this, surrounded by an audience that traveled to be there, and reaching across the entire Americas through livestream—from Managua to New York to Mexico City and beyond—Rebecka will do what she has always done: remind us that we are not alone. That our stories matter. That a woman with faith, authenticity, and an uncompromising voice can move mountains. The Bitter End has hosted legends. Now it becomes the witness to a legacy being written in real time.The Bitter End will witness a first: a Nicaraguan female singer-songwriter will take the stage in Manhattan's most iconic venue. But this is about more than a milestone. Rebecka Aldana arrives not as a newcomer, but as a woman who has spent twenty years honoring what matters most—authenticity, faith, and the unshakeable belief that music exists to connect us to our deepest emotions.Rebecka Aldana, hailing from her native Nicaragua, is an extraordinary singer-songwriter and independent producer who has woven a career that establishes her as one of the most charismatic and transcendent performers of her generation. Her sonic proposal is a masterful explosion where Latin pop intertwines with the passion of soul, the energy of funk, and the enveloping melancholy of boleros, forging a style that not only seduces the ear but also builds a deep and unbreakable emotional connection with her global audience.
Houston, TX pianist/composer Melvin John son will offer a gift to the world with his debut album, Little Red Wagon, overflowing with musical narratives on family love and the life lessons they provide. Johnson, who once thought of himself as only a live performer, found a unique hunger for recording and production during covid lockdown. Mixed with exposure in multiple genres and styles, his education and training as a classical pianist forged a fluid and diverse com poser and producer whose time has finally come! Little Red Wagon is an invitation into the narratives that have created who Melvin is today, immersing you through sound and story… overflowing with origins profound and far-reaching. Little Red Wagon opens with “To Pop: The Explanation,” an homage to his adopted father, Robert Lloyd Parker. “I wanted to open by verbalizing something to bring the listener into my story. One year, I went to an all-state competition, played with phenomenal musicians, and made first chair. I called to tell ‘Pop’, but, unusually, he did not answer. He’d died in the hospital… This track is me having a final conversation with him.” Recorded with several hand-picked musicians from Houston, including members of his band The Electro-Akoustic, Little Red Wagon is filled top to bottom with autobiographically inspired life gems. The welcoming shifting tempos of “Perspective” are Melvin’s reflection on the Bible scripture, 1 Corinthians 13:11, which begins, “When I was a child, I spoke as a child…” There’s a sizzling danceable number titled “Black Bacon Funk.” The hypnotic waltz “Beyond the Glass” was inspired by a summer excursion Melvin and his wife Tamara took their son Gavin on to a local amusement park. Most powerful of all is “Extension,” inspired by a moment of panic, when Melvin realized that he had not fully processed the weight of a situation that he experienced as a child, at the hands of his stepfather. Reflecting on all he has created here, Melvin Johnson concludes, “These first fully arranged instrumentals do not belong in any genre box, be it Jazz, Classical, Choral, Gospel, etc. If anything, what I hear in my heart and spirit is music for film – for mature musical audiences. Little Red Wagon is a road map to the next six collections of original music I’m recording in the future.”The Electro-Akoustic, Little Red Wagon is filled top to bottom with autobiographically-inspired life gems. The welcoming shifting tempos of “Perspective” are Melvin’s reflections on the Bible scripture, 1 Corinthians 13:11 that begins, “When I was a child, I spoke as a child...”There’s a sizzling, danceable number titled “Black Bacon Funk.” The hypnotic waltz “Beyond the Glass” was inspired by a summer excursion, Melvin and his wife Tamara, took their son Gavin on to a local amusement park. Most powerful of all is “Extension,” inspired by a moment of panic, when Melvin realized that he had not fully processed the weight of a situation that he experienced as a child, at the hands of his step-father. Reflecting on all he has created here, Melvin Johnson concludes, “These first fully arranged instrumentals do not belong in any genre box, be it Jazz, Classical, Choral, Gospel, etc. If anything, what I hear in my heart and spirit is music for film – for mature musical audiences. Little Red Wagon is a road map to the next six collections of original music I’m recording in the future.”
The Many Sides Of Bob Dylan is a career spanning tribute performed by Near Dead Experience (an NYC based Grateful Dead cover project) and Philosophers (the original project of songwriter Phil Radiotes). Delve deep into Dylan’s catalog with the band as they blend folky and jammy elements together to bring a fresh sound to these important songs. We celebrate the poet laureate of rock 'n' roll, the voice of the promise of the 60's counterculture. The guy who bedded folk with rock, who donned makeup in the 70's and disappeared into a haze of substance abuse, who emerged to find Jesus, who was written off as a has-been in 80's, and who suddenly shifted gears releasing some of the strongest music of his career beginning in the late 90's. Come celebrate the many sides of Bob Dylan with us.
The Many Sides Of Bob Dylan is a career spanning tribute performed by Near Dead Experience (an NYC based Grateful Dead cover project) and Philosophers (the original project of songwriter Phil Radiotes). Delve deep into Dylan’s catalog with the band as they blend folky and jammy elements together to bring a fresh sound to these important songs. We celebrate the poet laureate of rock 'n' roll, the voice of the promise of the 60's counterculture. The guy who bedded folk with rock, who donned makeup in the 70's and disappeared into a haze of substance abuse, who emerged to find Jesus, who was written off as a has-been in 80's, and who suddenly shifted gears releasing some of the strongest music of his career beginning in the late 90's. Come celebrate the many sides of Bob Dylan with us.
World renowned LA based keyboardist David Garfield returns to the Bitter End with an all star band featuring SNL house band members James Genus (bass) & Shawn Pelton (drums) and special guest Davide Pannozzo on guitar. For these last 5 decades David Garfield been making and sharing his music with delighted fans all over the globe, recording & performing with Jazz legends like Freddie Hubbard, Willie Bobo & George Benson, Pop stars Boz Scaggs, Cher, Van Morrison and R&B legends such as Smokey Robinson, The Temptations & Natalie Cole. Since 1983 He's been recording & performing his own original music with the best of the best!! His bands Karizma & Los Lobotomys featured some of the most amazing LA talents such as Jeff Porcaro, Joe Sample, Vinnie Colaiuta, Tom Scott, Michael Landau & Steve Lukather! They will be playing an eclectic set of originals & covers from Garfields many critical claimed recordings. This is a special event not to be missed!For more info please visit http://www.davidgarfield.com PROMO VIDEO LINK Please include this with the copy https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/0j860kfk2drack3vxvu4w/DG-50w.mov?rlkey=qrdbn522pxk4an8o4ij5uzmzh&dl=0 ALSO here’s a video you can use on social media etc…..https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/6fsgfk20jt4j2yefv7wjv/BitterEnd_Insta2w.mov?rlkey=eklutktpczypkxld2ujfcd7q5&dl=0