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Erica Slutsky (Singer/Songwriter)
New York, NY
Erica Slutsky is a writer, singer, and songwriter in New York City. Highlights Include: Placing as a finalist in various TV and playwriting contests, teaching voice, piano, bass, and guitar at Girls Rock! Chicago, being paid to write, discovering Zumba, covering Solomon Burke at the Chicago Women’s Funny Festival, and having written and performed at some of Chicago’s best theatres, comedy theatres, sketch Festivals, cabarets, and jazz and rock clubs.
Interests: Music, theatre, soul, jazz, rock, coffee.
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My Grown-Up Christmas Listicle
A holiday party playlist of the best non-Mariah songs By Erica Slutsky (Writer/Singer/Songwriter) I refuse to believe that there is a War on Christmas, because I am a total Christmas Jew, which is to say that I know far more about Christmas music than I will ever admit in public: I’ve seen the 2003 American Idol Christmas Special (Watch at your own peril: Tamyra sang the Mariah song, not Kelly.). I listen to Bruce Springsteen cover “Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town” and spend every December hoping Clarence (er, Jake) will get a new saxophone. I drive people crazy every... Continue reading
Posted Dec 16, 2016 at Crazytown
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Chewing on Freedom: One Last Ride
Obama, I see you! By Erica Slutsky (Writer/Singer/Songwriter) I’ve watched a ton of political documentaries over the last year and a half, and I keep coming back to Jesse Jackson and Julian Bond. Both tried to be the first Black President, and both failed due to similar factors outside of their control: Youthfulness, a lack of government experience, ties to specific cultural organizations, youth appeal, and the overall fear of putting a minority in charge. It’s strange to think that even fictional portrayals of Presidents were just as reticent to cast a Black actor in the role before President Barack... Continue reading
Posted Dec 9, 2016 at Crazytown
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Chewing on Freedom: G. Dubs and Special Episodes
Posted Dec 2, 2016 at Crazytown
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Chewing on Freedom: You're WHAT?!?!
Posted Nov 25, 2016 at Crazytown
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CHEWING ON FREEDOM: ALWAYS TWIRLING…
Posted Nov 18, 2016 at Crazytown
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Chewing on Freedom: Satirical Scenes in 2016
Posted Nov 13, 2016 at Crazytown
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Hey, Geoffrey! This post really articulated a lot of feelings I've been having about Whitney and Bobbi lately. It's why I couldn't follow through on my promise to very publicly learn a Whitney song this year...it just felt cheap and exploitative. I think, every death is tragic and, when special people pass on, we need to pay our respects, even if everyone doesn't see. Major props for writing this!
REMEMBERING WHITNEY HOUSTON
Just a few thoughts on a remarkable women By Geoffrey Kidwell (actor) Have I ever told you that I'm a big Whitney Houston fan? No, I didn't think I had either. It turns out, Whitney Houston's music was the soundtrack of my childhood. I will never forget choreographing dance routines to her 80s a...
I'd say to have a "Sacred Circle" of 4 or 5 people you show your work to - the people who really support you in your journey but keep you grounded. Otherwise, my work would be as much on lockdown as the director's cut of "I'll Do Anything."
CREATIVITY EXERCISES FOR 2015
Looking forward. By Rachel James (Treasurer/Writer) And just like that, another term at Crazytown has come to an end. It’s strange to think that I’ve been writing here for two and a half years. So much in my life has changed in that time, and yet so much has remained the same. I’ve transitione...
You forgot the best thing about "Go" - it inspired the Simpsons episode "Trilogy of Error!"
This year's Simpsons Christmas episode involved Homer going to a Christmas rave. Hmm...
A FEW OF MY FAVORITE CHRISTMAS FILMS
Celebrating the season on celluloid. By Gregory Jacobs-Roseman (Composer-Lyricist) We’re getting into mid-December, we’ve had our first snowfall this past week, Chanukah begins at sundown on Tuesday, and I’m already putting together my annual New Year’s party. Long story short: this Jew is defin...
NO ROOM IN YOUR BAG: PART 4
Posted Dec 12, 2014 at Crazytown
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Obligatory Simpsons quote!
Nobody knows Grand Funk? The wild, shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner? The bong-rattling bass of Mel Chakra? The competent drumwork of Don Brewer? OH MAN!
THOUGHTS ABOUT MUSIC...THAT MAKE ME FEEL OLD
Because time comes for us all. By Tom Rizzuto Rod Stewart lied to you, America. Nobody stays forever young. We all get old. Everyday that passes our bodies grow softer, hairier, and able to kick progressively fewer and fewer jams. As we age our taste in music changes. We lose interest in new t...
NO ROOM IN YOUR BAG: PART 3
Posted Dec 5, 2014 at Crazytown
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That is nuts!!! Way to go!
VOX POP: THE SONGS OF DAVID DAVILA @ 54 BELOW - THE CONCERT FOOTAGE
On Nov 18th some freaking talented Broadway performers got together to sing my songs at 54 Below and give a preview of my new musical, VOX POP! Check out the concert!!! by David Davila (musical theatre writer) IF I WAS A SPIDER from Nash, Potatoes, & Davey Sung by David Davila & Steph Nash ...
NO ROOM IN YOUR BAG: PART 2
Posted Nov 28, 2014 at Crazytown
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NO ROOM IN YOUR BAG: PART 1
Posted Nov 21, 2014 at Crazytown
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I don't see a back-up plan as any sort of fallback. Once I turned 25, I kind of wished I'd planned more around one that I enjoyed doing and could make a stable income from - and, once I did, I basically fought tooth and nail to not do what I hated doing anymore as a crutch.
BACK-UP PLANS NEED NOT APPLY
Go cuddle someone else By: Darci Faye So last week I mentioned that I’m in college, this week I wanted to touch on another topic that seems to come up a lot with a few students I talked to: back-up plans. Okay, I get that writing (of any type) just isn’t a stable income. You may get one play pr...
This is hysterical!! So unlike every "how to play bass not like a guitarist" article out there.
I'M A GUITARIST WHO PLAYS BASS SOMETIMES
And I'm not going to stop. By Tom Rizzuto I have friends who are very talented bass guitarists. They know all the classic ostinatos in every key, they intuitively understand how to fit in with the backbeat, their fingers are strong enough to maneuver those massive strings with style and grace...
WRITER SWAG: PART 2
Posted Nov 14, 2014 at Crazytown
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Every highbrow writer I know is anti-"Family Guy," but this is one of my favorite cutaway gags ever: "At least I don't openly write at Starbucks."
WRITER'S BLOCK: AN ABUSIVE LOVE STORY
Welcome to the conversations in my brain. I'm really mean. By Rachel James (Treasurer/Writer) I recently found out that I will be on a hiatus from my money job at the beginning of the year (a.k.a. working in commercial theatre means shows close and you’re unemployed), and I’ve been having lots o...
I'd say the best advice is to just do it. If you have a thick skin, there's no wrong way. I think, as long as you know how to censor yourself and not cross a line. Even then, it is a formative experience for your writing to not go over well (as everyone who's been in a workshop will likely attest). Don't write offensively, but allow yourself to write badly even if no one ever sees it because that's creative freedom no matter what. And it allows you to grow.
CAN WRITING BE TAUGHT?
Or is it something you just have to know? By: Darci Faye Just something I’ve been mulling over these past couple of months as I sit in a creative writing class that I’m taking at college. Personally, I think the notion that anyone can be a writer is just some bull that colleges are paid to tell ...
OBLIGATORY WRITER SWAG POST #1
Posted Nov 7, 2014 at Crazytown
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Love that these are comedy/political satire - I could use more of that in my life and fewer, well, let's face it, cover songs.
And, as promised, "What if Bo Burnham was on My Little Pony?"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQFmaNlq2lk
WHAT TO WATCH ON YOUTUBE
Also, introducing a new weekly element to Thursday. By Rachel James (Treasurer/Writer) You might notice I write a lot about YouTube on here. Well, that’s what happens when you don’t have television for six months. The funny thing is that now that I do have TV and cable again, I still find myse...
If you're my age, you not only picture that Chips Ahoy commercial, but three(!) Bette Midlers singing "In the Mood!"
And maybe Lisa Simpson's jazz band version of "Take Five!"
JAZZ YOU NEVER KNEW YOU KNEW
EDUCATE YOURSELF! By Tom Rizzuto Last week we discussed how much classical music you’ve unwittingly encountered. This week we’re extending that premise to the world of jazz. If for no other reason that jazz is America’s classical music and you’re American. So let’s get started. “It Don’t Me...
I remember when "Tiny Furniture" came out and I was in grad school - everyone I knew came up to me and said, "Someone is doing exactly what you do with their writing and making money from it!"
I never thought that, years later, so many girls would not only relate to Lena, but they'd have the courage to try writing about the same things, too. "Girls" opened a LOT of doors, didn't it?
BREAKING BUSHWICK
Like many, I spend a lot of time comparing the experience of my twenties to Hannah Horvath's. When I got invited to crazy Bushwick warehouse parties, I had a lot of expectations. Here's how that worked out. by Liz Richards (writer) Remeber that still famous Girls episode where Hannah acciden...
Hi, Sue!
I was going to give an update in next week's blog. In short, life happened, and writing a musical just stopped being my biggest priority right now. When I started writing these posts, I assumed that I would be writing a musical but, I guess, things change and people adjust accordingly. If you are interested in the creative process of writing a musical, there are tons of other CrazyTown writers who do blogs on it - Greg Jacobs-Roseman, Julia Meinwald, Circle Songbook, and David Davila, to name a few.
I have many different interests as a performer and writer and use this blog to write about them. But, as many bad experiences I've had in that field, I'm definitely not anti-musical theatre. I really hope I'm not coming across that way!
COMMUNITY: PART 5
In which all good things must come to an end. By Erica Slutsky (Writer/Singer/Songwriter) I struggled with how to end this serial, but it seems fitting that I’m writing this deeply personal story one year later. I didn’t think I’d ever be proficient on a musical instrument, let alone four, or sk...
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