Martha Wainwright

Yoko's Plastic Ono Band played BAM w/ Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Bette Midler, Scissor Sisters & more (pics)

“Yoko Ono, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Bette midler, freaking amazing!” – nico843 Yoko’s Plastic Ono Band will be playing a special show at BAM’s Gilman Opera House on Tuesday, February 16th…

note from Rufus Wainwright regarding Kate McGarrigle

When inevitably I read today in the papers that my mother lost her battle with cancer last night, I am filled with an immense desire to add that this battle, though lost, was tremendously fruitful during these last three and a half years of her life…

Kate McGarrigle, RIP

Kate McGarrigle in NYC – 9/16/08 (more by Chris La Putt)Internationally acclaimed folk singer Kate McGarrigle, best known for performing with her sister Anna, has died of cancer…

Yoko Ono Plastic Ono Band playing BAM w/ lots of special guests (Eric Clapton, Paul Simon, Bette Midler) (tix on sale)

Yoko’s Plastic Ono Band will be playing a special show at BAM’s Gilman Opera House on Tuesday, February 16th. The show includes guest spots from original/former Plastic Ono band members Eric Clapton, bassist Klaus Voormann and drummer Jim Keltner (one former “member,” Ringo Star, isn’t scheduled to be there, though he is in NYC on Jan 14th)…

David Byrne rebranding, releasing an album w/ Fatboy Slim & lots of guests, giving a free lecture in Brooklyn

David Byrne w/ Dirty Projectors @ Bowery BallroomI have, after many years, finished the Here Lies Love CD project – at least this iteration of it…

Doveman played a show w/ Sean Lennon & Co. (pics), playing some more (Mercury Lounge, Joe's Pub, The Kitchen)

Thomas Bartlett aka Doveman On November 1st, Doveman opened up at Mercury Lounge for The Ghost of a Sabre Toothed Tiger, a project that features Sean Lenon, his model girlfriend Charlotte Kemp Muhl (who, as announced from the stage, had only learned to play bass a few months prior), Cibo Matto’s Yuka Honda and mi-gu drummer Yuko Araki…

Gavin Friday & friends (U2, Courtney Love, Lady Gaga, Antony, Lou Reed, Rufus Waniwright, and many, many more) played Carnegie Hall (videos & stuff)

Gavin & Courtney @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Rufus, Scarlett & Gavin @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Gavin & U2 @ Carnegie Hall (aphrodite-in-nyc) Sunday, October 4th was the “Hal Willner Presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday & Friends” show at Carnegie Hall…

Doveman's new album The Conformist w/ The National, Nico Muhly, Sam Amidon, Martha Wainwright & Norah Jones

Speaking of Nico Muhly, he just played a Wordless Music show at Columbia’s Miller Theatre on September 9th. There he performed with ‘802 Tour,’ a round-robin style stage show with frequent collaborators Sam Amidon and Thomas Bartlett…

Rufus Wainwright released a live CD, played Highline Ballroom w/ Loudon & has some benefit shows coming up

Rufus Wainwright @ City Winery in March (more by Jacob Blickenstaff)Famed Actor, Writer and Dramatist Charles Busch will serve as Host of A Place at the Table, a benefit evening set for Monday, October 5th, at The Chelsea Art Museum (556 West 22nd Street)…

a new Hal Willner / Gavin Friday show @ Carnegie w/ Antony, Bono, The Edge, Scarlett Johansson, Courtney Love, Rufus Wainwright & MANY OTHERS!

Bono and Gavin Friday (U2Log)On October 4 at New York City’s legendary Carnegie Hall, (RED) unites a world-class line up of artists for a special (RED)NIGHTS concert “Hal Willner Presents: An Evening with Gavin Friday and Friends…
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