The Prisoners of 2nd Ave. with Special Guest Willie Nile

Jimmy Vivino’s brainchild, The Prisoners of 2nd Avenue started as a “deeper cuts from my favorite records dating 1967 through 1973” type of band. Everything had to have a Who or Cream type of power trio sound. After calling John Conte and Rich Pagano to complete the trio, they soon realized their sound embodied the energy & spirit of Bill Graham’s Fillmore East & with Jimmy’s knowledge of the flow of an evening at the venue, they began to design a somewhat psychedelic yet soaring, streamlined show.

Willie Nile made his recording debut in 1980 with his acclaimed self-titled LP on Arista Records, followed a year later by Golden Down. He followed those, in 1991, with Places I Have Never Been on Columbia. With 1992’s Hard Times in America (a cult favorite throughout Europe. “Nile is a songwriters’ songwriter,” Lucinda Williams opined, "Willie Nile is a great artist. If there was any justice in this world, I’d be opening up for him instead of him for me." Please join Willie and Po2a for an evening of music and the official release party for Willie’s new live dvd, Willie Nile Live From The Streets of New York.