Every once and a while, a local venue will show a music film. Tonight’s one of those nights. City Winery will screen The Promise: The Making of Darkness at the Edge of Town and the extremely reasonable $10 admission goes for charity. Here are the details from City Winery:
The ninety-minute documentary combines never-before-seen footage of Springsteen and the E Street Band shot between 1976 and 1978, including home rehearsals and studio sessions with new interviews with Springsteen, E Street Band members, manager Jon Landau, former-manager Mike Appel, and others closely involved in the making of the record.
100% of the proceeds being donated to the American Red Cross Society to help the victims of March 11th Earthquake and Tsunami. Neither Bruce, nor Sony Music nor Emerging Pictures nor City Winery will collect any revenue from this special Benefit Screening.
Once the film is finished, head on over to Banjo Jim’s to catch New York’s own Li’l Mo and The Monicats. 
Li’l Mo’s day jobs include painter, music teacher and chocolate maker. Her album, On the Moon, (pictured left) was one of my 10 best for 2009. And tonight, Monica Passin, better known as Li’l Mo, returns to her home base in the East Village, Banjo Jim’s, to lead her band, The Monicats, through country, rockabilly, blues, 60s pop and whatever else she and they may play. And I’ll add that not only are Li’l Mo and The Monicats terrific musically, they are just plain fun to watch.
The Promise: The Making of Darkness at the Edge of Town, City Winery, 155 Varick Street between Spring and Vandam Streets (1 Train to Houston or Canal Streets, C or E Trains to Spring Street), 8pm, $10
Li’l Mo and The Monicats, Banjo Jim’s, 700 East 9th Street – the entrance is on Avenue C (A, C, E, F, M, N or R Train to 14th Street or L Train to 1st Avenue, then transfer to M14D bus to 11th Street), 10pm-Midnight, No Cover (but a contribution for the band is highly encouraged)
