Wesley Stace's CABINET OF WONDERS Returns to New York Tonight
Cabinet of Wonders, the acclaimed variety show hosted by celebrated author, NPR personality and singer/songwriter Wesley Stace, returns to New York with shows tonight, October 24, November 21, March 7, April 10 and May 8 at City Winery and heads to London on January 31 for a show at Cecil Sharp House.
For Cabinet of Wonders Stace brings together friends and collaborators from across the worlds of music, literature and comedy. The October 24 set will include performances by Eric Andersen, Dom Flemons (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Skylar Gudasz, Mac McCaughan(Superchunk & Portastatic), Eugene Mirman, Dani Shapiro and Sarah Vowell. Craig Finn(The Hold Steady), Dawn Landes, Tom Maxwell (ex-Squirrel Nut Zippers), Rene
Steinke and Eugene Mirman will perform on November 21, and Jonathan Coe, Shirley Collins,Kristin Hersh, The High Llamas, Harry Hill, Nick Lowe and Paul Muldoon will perform in London on January 31. Please see below for a list of dates; complete lineups for Cabinet of Wonders' 2015 dates to be announced shortly.
Since his critically acclaimed 1988 debut It Happened One Night Wesley Stace, formerly known by his stage name John Wesley Harding, has recorded 19 records for both major (Sire, Hollywood) and independent (Mammoth, Rhino, Appleseed, Yep Roc) labels alike. Stace is the author of four novels (including the international bestseller Misfortune), teaches a course called "How to Write a Song" at Princeton University with poet Paul Muldoon and is an artist-in-residence at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is also a regular contributor to The New York Times' Measure For Measure blog.
CABINET OF WONDERS LIVE DATES:
October 24 New York, NY City Winery
November 21 New York, NY City Winery
January 31 London, UK Cecil Sharp House
March 7 New York, NY City Winery
April 10 New York, NY City Winery
May 8 New York, NY City Winery
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