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RUFUS WAINWRIGHT - Barnes & Noble tonight, Summerstage, new album, video & other tour dates
DOWNLOAD: Rufus Wainwright - The Origin of Love (Hedwig cover) (MP3)
Rufus Wainwright is performing (and signing) tonight (May 16) for free at 7 pm at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square. Rufus' four upcoming Gramercy Theatre shows are sold out. Rufus' headlining show at Central Park Summerstage on August 19th goes on sale this Sunday @ Noon. A Fine Frenzy and The Magic Numbers (who recently played Hiro Ballroom and were spotted at Bjork's Apollo Theatre show) are opening that show. For the latest Rufus tour dates, check his site.
Rufus' new album 'Release the Stars' came out this week. My favorite song on the album (and the one he performed at UCB) is "Going to a Town". Check out the video below....
"Maybe it's due to the influence of executive producer Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys), or more likely to Wainwright's maturation from drug-addled party-boy to focused sobriety — with composing as his new addiction of choice. Either way, Release The Stars is a stunning new path etched into Wainwright's musical journey, and a welcome return after the intriguing but uneven Want albums." [Chart Attack]
"His next move will be bigger still: he is working on a Metropolitan Opera commission with the suggestive title “Prima Donna.” He seems ready for this task; he’s already inclined to view human failing as potentially epic." [NY Times]
Previously
* Rufus Wainwright - new album, 4 NYC shows, Tour Dates
* more Rufus posts
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Posted on May 16, 2007 9:09 AM
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Comments (6)
Going To a Town, always gives me the chills
Posted by olivier | May 16, 2007 9:40 AM
Love the new album, signing tonight requires wristbands, check with B&N first before going
Posted by Anonymous | May 16, 2007 10:47 AM
i heard from B&N that they're giving out wristbands at 4 today for the signing.
Posted by rose | May 16, 2007 11:19 AM
first i miss the mountain goats, and now i can't make rufus. damn all these inconveniently timed free shows :(
Posted by aw man | May 16, 2007 11:55 AM
I am going at 4pm and try to snatch a band. Supposedly they are only needed for the signing, but you can enjoy the short performance without it.
Posted by Anonymous | May 16, 2007 12:17 PM
Rufus is a Dooofus. I'm saying. No, really.
Posted by Beeeeve | May 16, 2007 4:51 PM