Sat, Sep 13
|The Argyle Theatre
STEVE FORBERT & The New Renditions
September 13th, 2025 @ 8:00 pm Steve Forbert is a true American treasure, a fact underscored by his 21st album, Daylight Savings Time. Like all his albums of original songs, it’s suffused with what venerated rock journalist Robert Christgau discerned as his “omnivorously observant” songwriting.
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Sep 13, 2025, 8:00 PM
The Argyle Theatre, 34 W Main St, Babylon, NY 11702, USA
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Steve Forbert is a true American treasure, a fact underscored by his 21st album, Daylight Savings Time. Like all his albums of original songs, it’s suffused with what venerated rock journalist Robert Christgau discerned as his “omnivorously observant” songwriting, marked by Steve’s gift for finding the deeper meaning and magic within the spectrum of everyday moments, as well as his abundant melodic and poetic enchantment.
As Forbert approaches the milestone of his 70th birthday, Daylight Savings Time contemplates and celebrates the proverbial ‘extra hour of daylight’ that comes with the time change. “Yeah to chirping crickets and to daylight savings time!” he sings on the album’s first single “Sound Existence,” “The best ain’t yet to come, but you could still get by just fine.”
Steve arrived in New York City from his Meridian, Mississippi hometown in 1976. He slotted seamlessly into the “new folk” revival in such Manhattan clubs as Folk City, The Bitter End, and Kenny’s Castaways while taking the stage at CBGB, ground zero of the burgeoning new wave/punk movement. He also busked on the streets of Greenwich Village and in the elegant confines of Grand Central Station.
He quickly won a major label deal with Nemperor/CBS Records and released his heralded debut, Alive on Arrival, in 1978. His next album, Jackrabbit Slim, released in 1979, brought wider renown to Forbert with its #11 pop chart hit “Romeo’s Tune.” It provided the stature for his troubadour existence, which has kept him active ever since as “a striking performer, very much worth seeing and hearing,” according to the New York Times.
Note from co-owner and managing partner Mark Perlman:
For those of you who don’t know Steve Forbert, I ask you to put some faith in my admittedly biased opinion and come on down to The Argyle for a truly exciting experience. I’ve been following and listening to Steve since the late 70’s. His style is not easy to pin down as he combines folk, folk rock, blues, country and rockabilly in his extensive body of work. Steve’s songs resonate for me and I believe they will for you as well. From his early albums of youth, love, despair, and risk to songs of hope and dreams, regret and responsibility, aging, loss and resiliency, he is a master linguist who paints pictures with his words and provokes active listening. Steve is an astute observer and caretaker of the environment; he sings of real life and relationships, and recognizes we’re all works in progress. He has a magical way of using words and applying his energetic and unique voice, guitar and harmonica. Adding the talented New Renditions band has only increased the attractiveness of the overall experience.
For some, you may only know his #11 billboard charting song Romeo‘s Tune, and it is you folks that I am reaching out to so you can get acquainted with this amazing artist. Once you’ve experienced this diamond in the rough, you’ll want to go back and explore his old albums, along with the multitude of albums that he’s composed throughout the past 5 decades. After the show, Steve will be available for a meet and greet and you’ll have an opportunity to purchase some of these wonderful albums as well.
I look forward to seeing you on September 13 at 8 PM.
Please note that the balcony section of this venue is only accessible via a considerable number of steps, as there is no elevator available. We recommend considering this if mobility is a concern. For guests requiring handicap-accessible seating, please contact the box office directly at (631) 230-3500 as handicap-accessible seating cannot be reserved online. Our team will be happy to assist you in finding suitable accommodations to ensure your experience is as comfortable as possible.