My old-time stringband, The Varnish Cooks, are hitting NYC for a mini tour this weekend. We're at Jalopy in Brooklyn on Thursday the 29th, and the Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village Friday the 30th.

links to Google Maps of the joints:
Jalopy - Brooklyn NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?ie=UTF8&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&q=315+Columbia+St,+Brooklyn,+NY+11231,+USA&ll=40.68264,-74.004357&spn=0.007274,0.014591&z=16)
NCGV - Manhattan NY (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=269+Bleecker+Street,+New+York,+NY&sll=40.68264,-74.004357&sspn=0.007274,0.014591&ie=UTF8&ll=40.733194,-74.003112&spn=0.007268,0.014591&z=16)

see & hear the varnish cooks:
Varnish Cooks website (http://www.varnishcooks.com)
Varnish Cooks' YouTube page (http://www.youtube.com/varnishcooks) ("Little Sadie" seems to be a favorite, but you Bluegrassers might dig our "Texas Bells.")

Thanks, hope to meet you if you're around NYC...