Steve Forbert at Cafe Wha? – New York, NY

Get your tickets to see Steve Forbert in New York, NY. Happening on Sunday, September 20, 2026 at Cafe Wha?. Doors open at 7:00 PM.

Please Note: All Sales Final. Two Item Minimum Per AttendeeAn introspective, homespun philosopher – New York TimesSteve Forbert is a true American musical treasure, underscored by the new album, Daylight Savings Time. Like all his albums, its saturated with what venerated rock journalist Robert Christgau discerned as his omnivorously observant songwriting, marked by Steves gift for finding the more profound meaning and magic within everyday moments, as well as his abundant melodic and poetic enchantmentLike Warren Zevon, Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, and Bruce Springsteen, Steve Forbert has left his unmistakable imprint on the landscape of American music, says American Songwriter. As with other esteemed creative souls, his work is marked by his own distinctive qualities, and he speaks genuinely to his listeners.As Forbert approaches the milestone of his 70th birthday, Daylight Savings Time contemplates and celebrates the proverbial extra hour of daylight that comes with the time change. Yeah, to chirping crickets and to daylight savings time! he sings on the albums first single, Sound Existence, The best aint yet to come, but you could still get by just fine.Daylight Savings Time is Forberts third album helmed by producer/engineer Steve Greenwell. Its core components were cut at Greenwells studio in Asbury, NJ, with drummer Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) and keyboard player Rob Clores (Jesse Malin, The Black Crowes, Tom Jones.) Supple bass lines were contributed by Byron House (Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Al Green, and more.) Gurf Morlix, whose guitar and production gifts were elemental in launching Lucinda Williams into the spotlight, tracked his note-perfect six-string contributions at his home studio just outside Austin, Texas.When Steve arrived in New York City from his Meridian, Mississippi hometown in 1976, his aim was establishing a lifetime of creating, performing, and recording the songs hed started writing at age 17 after cutting his teeth as a teen in local rock bands. He slotted seamlessly into the new folk revival in such Manhattan clubs as Folk City, The Bitter End, and Kennys Castaways, yet at the same time took the stage at CBGB, ground zero of the burgeoning punk/new wave movement. He also busked on the streets of Greenwich Village and in the elegant confines of Grand Central Station.Forbert chose his solo approach of voice, acoustic guitar, and harmonica, accented by foot stomps, to best approximate the melodic fullness and drive of a band. It inevitably caused him to be tagged as one of the numerous new Dylans that emerged in the 1970s. Evoking the young Dylan has become a clich for artists of this sort, observed The New York Times, but, in this case, Mr. Forbert deserves the evocation. However, Steve focused on refining his singular musical voice and personality.

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