May 29, 2011

Captain Beefheart tribute at The Bowery in NYC

New York's fabled club The Bowery hosts a tribute to Captain Beefheart on june 4th. All proceeds will be donated to The National Multiple Sclerosis Society:

Gary Lucas (Beefheart alumni, Jeff Buckley), Nona Hendryx (Labelle, Talking Heads), Nina Persson (The Cardigans), Nathan Larson (Shudder To Think), Cynthia Sley (Bush Tetras), Doug Gillard (Guided By Voices), Eric Slick (Dr. Dog), & Weasel Walter (Behold The Arctopus), will be joined by musicians from the rock, jazz, metal, progressive, blues, experimental, & classical worlds to perform faithful and interpretive versions of songs from Beefheart's entire catalog, from his 1966 debut "Safe As Milk" to his final record "Ice Cream For Crow", released in 1982.

The show will be webcasted thru bowerypoetrylive.com

» bowerypoetry.com
» en.wikipedia.org

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