92YTribeca’s opening night was nothing short of amazing. Both John Vanderslice and Michael Showalter christened the stage with performances that set high standards for upcoming musicians and comedians. The reviews are in and Brooklyn Socialite says:

[Vanderslice] put on a great show, visibly elated to be performing at 92Y Tribeca...a great inaugural act! I had a blast. The space was very well orchestrated. There are gallery spaces displaying the exhibit “Goddess, Mouse, and Man” featuring the etchings of Lauren Weinstein, Tom Hart, and Matthew Thurber.

The “nicest man in indie rock” John Vanderslice played an awesome show as part of the opening night of the brand new 92Y Tribeca, an arts, entertainment and cultural center in downtown New York. During which, the analog-obsessed, singer-songwriter did little to dispel his moniker. He enthusiastically gave home-baked cranberry almond cookies to the audience and even went so far as to hug quite literally everybody in the room (yours truly included). He also raffled off gummy vitamins (yes, such a thing exists) to whoever could answer a trivia question about your favorite political pawn/plumber, Joe.

If you want to listen to the show, NYCTaper has the set list and files to download.