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Erik Sanko’s The Fortune Teller

Caroline — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 01:59:13 +0000

Puppetmaker and musician Erik Sanko (Lounge Lizzards, Tom Waits, Lou Reed.) has created a puppet show called The Fortune Teller. He made the puppets and wrote the music with Danny Elfman. Pre-recorded narration courtesy of the great Gavin Friday.

The show opens at the HERE Theatre in New York on October 19th and will play through the 31st.

‘The Fortune Teller reveals a world of curiosities as seven unusual characters are invited to the estate of a late millionaire industrialist and informed they’ve been included in his will,’

The Fortune Teller
Created and Directed by Erik Sanko
Original Music composed by Danny Elfman and Erik Sanko
October 19-31, 2006 | Tickets ($20.00)

Everything she wants

Caroline — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 02:22:26 +0000

The last musician on my list of artists I absolutely have to see live once in my life is George Michael, now that I’ve seen the other three on that list: Morrissey, Peter Gabriel and Tom Waits.

As with a lot of the artists I like his output is low and he hardly ever tours. But he’s finally getting back on the road.

Tickets went on sale today. I didn’t know about it, so by the time I got to Ticketmaster, all the shows’ (£100, £60 and £40) tickets were sold out. I tried again a few hours later and they’d put some more shows on, one of which was still giving results for single tickets. So I got one.

I’ll be checking out George at Earl’s Court in London on November 28th. Dutch shows haven’t been announced yet, but I’d rather travel to London than see him here (in Rotterdam most likely) anyway.

Nick Cave, Bono, Tom Waits, Bryan Ferry sing Seamen work songs

Caroline — Wed, 05 Apr 2006 13:32:59 +0000

Bono has recorded the song ‘The dying sailor to his shipmates’ for a Chantey and Sea Songs tribute album, produced by Hal Willner.

Other artists involved in the project which is being recorded in various cities around the world with an all star line up including Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Gavin Friday, Bryan Ferry, Antony and the Johnsons, Loudon Wainwright III and Richard and Linda Thompson.

The album will be released on Epitaph Records in July 2006.

Source: U2log.com, GavinFriday.com (um, yeah, I’m blogging my own scoop.)