The set proceeded with a delightful mix of Johansen solo songs and cuts from the three New York Dolls’ reunion records, instead of the usual concoction of campy cover songs that normally comprise the Poindexter repertoire. I had once investigated seeing Buster at the Carlyle and decided that I would use the money to go to Europe instead. This “warning” solicited the first of several responses from one non-bashful audience member who said about the upcoming Carlyle gig, “That place is too expensive.” While, neither I nor Buster was interested in any artist-audience dialog, I have to say that this fellow was spot on. Thus, an apt title for the evening would be “Buster Poindexter Sings the Songs of David Johansen.” It would be a showcase of songs that David has written. Preparing for an upcoming return residency to the Café Carlyle, tonight would be “a preview or rather, a rehearsal” of what they would be doing there. Uncertainty then lingered in the air about what would lay ahead this evening, and our host wasted no time in telling us. With no opener, Buster’s backing quartet of only one familiar face (Koonin) kicked things off with a musical and whimsical introduction to their band leader that upon his arrival, morphed into a mellow rendering of perhaps the best-known Johansen solo song, “Funky But Chic.” This wasn’t the Poindexter musical style that I last saw, but that was OK by me. The small cozy room was at near capacity for the early 7pm show start. After a recent blog journey down memory lane about Buster, I was therefore more than thrilled to have this opportunity to see him play the new small upstairs City Winery room in his New York City home. In the meantime, I had seen his non-alter-ego, David Johansen, do several laid-back shows to the accompaniment of just his guitarist, Brian Koonin. It remarkably had been over 25 years since I last saw Buster Poindexter perform.
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