Family Guy Sings!

Warning: this production contains adult language and situations that may not be suitable for all ages. Recommended for mature audiences only.

Program Details
Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Mila Kunis, Seth Green, and Mike Henry
Walter Murphy, Music Director, Conductor, and Composer With a 40-Piece Orchestra

A unedited live reading of two episodes from Family Guy. Program will also feature popular songs from the series.

Andrew Bird @ Hiro Ballroom (more by Fresh Bread)

Andrew Bird and his friend, collaborator, band-mate and tour-mate, Dosh, are returning to NYC to play Carnegie Hall on January 28th.

Tickets will be sold through CarnegieHall.org or charge by phone 8 AM - 8 PM - 212.247.7800 No fee tickets are available at the venue box office - Mon-Sat 11AM - 6PM & Sun 12PM - 6PM
on sale 11/20 11:00 am
All Ages, Doors 7:30PM / Show 8PM
$32, $37

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The McGarrigle Christmas Hour featuring Rufus and his sister, Martha Wainwright, will be held at Carnegie Hall on December 10, 2008 and there will be some very special guests. Kate and Anna McGarrigle are thrilled to welcome Emmylou Harris, Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Jimmy Fallon, Teddy, Linda, and Kami Thompson, Justin Bond, Sloan Wainwright and more! It will be a fun and festive evening with a few surprise guests stopping by.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Wednesday, November 5th at 11am EST, but Rufus fans can start purchasing tickets Monday, November 3rd at 11am EST! Get your pre-sale tickets online at The Carnegie Hall Website or by calling the Carnegie Hall box office at (212) 247-7800.

A limited number of VIP packages are available by making a donation to the Kate McGarrigle Fund. These packages include premium seats, a very special opportunity to meet the performers after the show, a chance to attend an intimate taping, and wonderful gift bags. The Kate McGarrigle Fund is a not-for-profit partner of the McGill University Health Centre Foundation and the Cedars Cancer Institute, supporting cancer care and research in Montreal, Canada. For more information and VIP packages, go HERE or call toll-free, 1-877-601-4536

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Richard Barone with Special Guests and Legendary Friends
Frontman: A Musical Reading

Benefit Concert for WFUV 90.7 FM Public Radio from Fordham University

Zankel Hall, Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 7:30 PM

Tickets from $28.50 - $48.50
Student Discount Tickets Available at the Box Office

Program Details
Richard Barone
With: Nick Celeste, Vocals and Guitar; Anthony DeCurtis, Joyce DeWitt, Terre Roche, Suzzy Roche, Vin Scelsa, and Mick Rock, Spoken Word; Ryan Geller, Jimmy Vivino, and Carlos Alomar, Guitar; Steve Holley, Drums and Percussion; Rob Norris, Bass; Janice Pendarvis, Vocals; Jane Scarpantoni, Cello; Randy Brecker, Trumpet; Johnny Rodgers and Garth Hudson, Piano; Marshall Crenshaw, Spoken Word and Guitar; and Moby [of course]
Special video performance by Lou Reed
Special appearance by The Bongos
Additional guest artists to be announced

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Tickets are on sale for an October 17th Nick Lowe show at Carnegie Hall in NYC. All dates below...

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Al Green is going on a tour that brings him to Carnegie Hall in NYC on June 27th (part of the JVC Jazz Festival). Tickets are still on sale. Last night he played Letterman. Check out the video below.....

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May 8th @ Carnegie Hall.....

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sing-along @ Carnegie Hall, NYC Feb 13, 2008 (Kathryn Yu, P4K)

Sufjan Stevens treated show-goers to "The Star-Spangled Banner", while Kinks man Ray Davies led a bill-wide sing-along. Also on-hand for the evening of charity and good cheer: Band of Horses, Philip Glass, Marisa Monte, Ashley MacIsaac, Phamie Gow, Tibet-born Nawang Khechog, and the monks of Drepung Gomang. To learn more and find out how you can help, head to the Tibet House U.S. website. [Pitchfork]

Kiki & Herb return to Carnegie Hall on December 12th. Tickets are on sale. They're calling it "The Second Coming: A Christmas Concert". The first coming was back in 2004, was released as a CD, and featured a guest appearance by Rufus Waiwright. The song they sang together was "Those Were The Days", and you can stream it at their MySpace.

Rufus Waiwright's own recent Carnegie Hall shows are also now out on CD & DVD, and you can watch a video from that DVD, below.....

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Teddy Thompson & Friends Christmas Show *A benefit concert for SaveDarfur.org* @ Highline Ballroom, NYC

December 19,2007 - Featuring performances by Teddy Thompson, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Kamila Thompson, Jenni Muldaur, Sonya Kitchell, Neal Casal, Tift Merritt, Christina Courtin & surprise guests

For a full Rufus show in the NYC-area, check Rufus out when he headlines the State Theater in New Brunswick, NJ on January 12th.

And good news for all of us who never got a chance to see Rufus perform Judy Garland at Carnegie Hall...

The first night of the two-night stint at NYC ’s Carnegie Hall will now be released as the CD Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall on December 4th. The same performance at the London Palladium (February 25, 2007) makes up the DVD Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy! Live at the London Palladium (out also on December 4th). In addition to the New York City and London shows, Wainwright also performed Garland’s Carnagie Hall concert at the Olympia in Paris, and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles.[mog]

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