BEST BETS
By Grant Britt

"Here's a picture called Pennsylvania Blues," artist Andy Friedman says at the start of one of his sets. Though he doesn't play guitar, blow harp, or sing, Friedman considers himself a bluesman nonetheless. "Country blues is a great way to live a life," the Brooklyn-based artist explains. "I look at it as a language." Friedman's goal is to provide a forum besides the sterile gallery environment for the viewer to connect with the current that drives the work. Paul Curreri makes up the second half of the bill playing his own country blues compositions in the style of artists like Mississippi John Hurt, Skip James, and Dave Van Ronk. Curreri's latest release, "Songs For Devon Sproule," is a collection of originals done in the country blues style. "Andy's and my record collection are identical," says the guitarist, "except mine is half as many walls as long as his." Catch the show beginning at 8PM. At the end of the evening, Curreri and Friedman will hawk their respective wares side by side-a book of Friedman's off beat, kinky, and often white-trashy photos and Curreri's CD.