Naked Soul
Unplugged, but totally connected.
An entirely acoustic singer/songwriter series allowing you to hear artists as they really sound
Fridays at 7:00 p.m.
Members may receive up to 25% off tickets
Box Office: 212.620.5000 x344
Presented with Music Without Borders
Concerts at the Rubin Museum are made possible by a generous grant from the Carlo and Micól Schejola Foundation.
Yamaha is the official piano of the Rubin Museum of Art.
Naked Soul and Harlem in the Himalayas are made possible with funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Kristin Hersh
Friday June 8, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
$30.00 in advance / $35.00 day of
Member Price: $27.00
Kristin Hersh founded her influential art-punk band Throwing Muses at age 14. She now performs solo acoustic concerts in addition to performing with Throwing Muses and 50 Foot Wave. She returns to the Rubin after her previous sold out show in 2010!
Tom Paxton
Friday June 29, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
$37.50 in advance / $40.00 day of
Member Price: $33.75
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Recipient Tom Paxton is best known for his countless standards, such as "Ramblin' Boy," "Where I'm Bound," and "Whose Garden Was This."
Mike Doughty: The Book of Drugs: Reading, Concert, Q&A
Friday July 13, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
$25.00 in advance / $30.00 day of
Member Price: $22.50
Back after his sold out concert in 2010, Mike Doughty returns with songs simmering with verbal wit and biting humor.
Jill Sobule
Friday July 27, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
$25.00 in advance / $30.00 day of
Member Price: $22.50
In the words of New York Times pop music critic Jon Pareles, "Jill Sobule can claim her place among the stellar New York singer-songwriters of the last decade. Topical, funny and more than a little poignant ... grown-up music for an adolescent age."
Tom Rush
Friday August 10, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
$45.00 in advance / $50.00 day of
Member Price: $40.50
Credited by Rolling Stone for ushering in the singer/songwriter era with his song “The Circle Game” in the late 1960s, Tom Rush’s distinctive guitar style, wry humor and warm, expressive voice have made him both a legend and a lure to audiences around the world.
Melissa Ferrick
Friday August 24, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
$25.00 in advance / $30.00 day of
Member Price: $22.50
“Melissa Ferrick is tireless (she seems to live on the road) and she often applies that energy to songs so bombastic that she makes Melissa Etheridge sound positively kittenish. Given half the chance, Ferrick will strum the night away, much to the joy of her worshipful fans.” - Time Out New York
John Gorka
Friday November 30, 2012 @ 7:00 PM
$30.00 in advance / $35.00 day of
Member Price: $27.00
John Gorka is an icon of the folk tradition. Energetic acoustic music that is not a trend, not a fad, but an expression of everyday life is his trademark. John's rich baritone voice and unique songcraft weave a magical spell that can only be described as 'Gorka.'
"The preeminent male singer-songwriter of the New Folk Movement." - Rolling Stone
