Twenty musical artists will gather at Carnegie Hall in New York City tonight where they will pay homage to the music of R.E.M. The tribute concert was arranged by Knitting Factory founder, Michael Dorf, who has previously orchestrated tributes to Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. The music gets underway at 8PM. 100% of net proceeds go to benefit musical education programs for underprivileged youth.
“The Music of R.E.M.” features the following performers:
Throwing Muses with Kristen Hersh
Kimya Dawson
Ingrid Michaelson
Darius Rucker
Glenn Hansard
The Apples in Stereo
Marshall Crenshaw
Tommy James and the Shondells
Jolie Holland
Patti Smith
The Feelies
Keren Ann
Guster
Fink
The db’s
Bob Mould
Rhett Miller
Vic Chesnutt & Elf Power
Dar Williams
Rachael Yamagata
With Calexico as House Band for the evening
For more information, please visit remtribute.com…
photo: Chris Sikich