John Wesley Harding's Cabinet of Wonders Returns to Le Poisson Rouge

After a successful run of shows last spring, musician/author John Wesley Harding brings his Cabinet of Wonders back to New York's Le Poisson Rouge for a 3-show residency on March 25, April 15 and May 20.

Drawing together collaborators from the worlds of music, literature and comedy, the Cabinet of Wonders features Harding curating, hosting and performing with a number of hand-picked artists in a variety show format. Participating artists include musicians Buffalo Tom, Sondre Lerche, Nicole Atkins, Langhorne Slim and Freedy Johnston, comedians Eugene Mirman and Janeane Garofalo, novelists Sarah Vowell, Rick Moody and Ben Greenman and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon. "I wanted to bring together my novel writing friends (who mostly envy my musician friends) and my musician friends (who mostly envy my novel writing friends) under one flag," says Harding. "The fact is: I like everyone who's performing." Please see below for a current list of upcoming performers; line-ups are subject to change.

The Cabinet of Wonders premiered in the spring of 2009 to packed houses at Le Poisson Rouge, presenting a diverse lineup of performers including Rosanne Cash, Josh Ritter, A.C. Newman, Rhett Miller, Colson Whitehead, Graham Parker and Colum McCann. Harding proceeded to take the Cabinet of Wonders on tour throughout the U.S. with co-host Eugene Mirman, along the way adding the talents of Colin Meloy, Grant Hart, Jill Sobule, Daniel Handler (aka Lemony Snicket), Sherman Alexie, Lucy Wainwright Roche and many others. The Village Voice calls the Cabinet of Wonders "a brilliant evening of laid-back fun," while the Portland Tribune raves that it is "one of the most whip-smart variety shows on the market. Highly recommended."

Since his critically acclaimed 1990 debut Here Comes the Groom (lauded by the LA Times as "the first great rock record of the `90s") John Wesley Harding has recorded 10 records for both major (Sire, Hollywood) and independent (Mammoth, Rhino, Appleseed) labels alike. His latest record, Who Was Changed And Who Was Dead (Popover Corps/Rebel Group), is lauded by the Los Angeles Times for "expertly tweaking the lyricist's game at every turn" while Billboard calls it "a rich, engaging set that reveals something new with each listen." Under his given name, Wesley Stace, Harding has authored a pair of internationally best selling, award-winning novels-Misfortune and by George-published by Little Brown in the U.S. (with Misfortune's film rights having already been optioned). His third novel is due in 2010.

John Wesley HARDING'S CABINET OF WONDERS

March 25 at Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY

Freedy Johnston
Sarah Vowell
Eugene Mirman
Errollyn Wallen
Jake Slichter
Langhorne Slim

April 15 at Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY

Eugene Mirman
Sondre Lerche
Ben Greenman
Rick Moody
Nicole Atkins
Daniel Felsenfeld

May 20 at Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY

Paul Muldoon
Eugene Mirman
Janeane Garofalo
Robbie Fulks
Buffalo Tom (acoustic)
Lenny Kaye

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