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For all sold out shows (Le) Poisson Rouge will do a ticket giveaway in the gallery bar 2 hours prior to the start of the show.
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$50 VIP tix include reserved seating IN VIP AREA, Gift bag from sponsors, Drink ticket, and Meet & Greet/Photo ops w/ guest performers
GUEST PERFORMERS MAR 14th AND 17th ALL STAR IRISH ROCK REVUE
Members of the bands Cracker, Ian Hunter Band, Patti Smith Band, The Dictators, GRAMMY-WINNING IRISH VOCALIST Susan McKeown, Ivan Julian (voidoids, matthew sweet), Broadway stars Michael Cerveris(TONY WINNER) , Antonique Smith, Annie Golden and Lara Janine (ROCK OF AGES), La La Brooks (lead singer-Crystals "Da Doo Run Run"), UK Comic legend Stephen Frost of "Who's line is it anyway", NYC legend Garland Jeffreys ("96 tears"), SNL Band's Christine Ohlman, Tish & Snooky, The La's Mike Badger, Don Fleming, Loser's Lounge Joe Mcginty, King Missile's John S Hall, R&R hall of fame DJ Meg Griffin, Laura Dawn, (of 'A Little Death NYC') Jon Spurney & Christian Gibbs(PASSING STRANGE) and dozens more-Hosted by Joe Hurley & Ed Rogers
Also, The Mercantillers will perform a thirty minute set at 7pm.
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The Irish Rock Revue will also be toasting the 80th Birthday of the IRISH ECHO ( America's biggest Irish weekly). The Echo will join longtime friends GIBSON and GUINNESS as sponsors of the Revue, so look for special promotions in their pages, and weekly updates on special guest performers.
If you're new to the Irish Revue, here's what to expect: A PADDY ROCK & ROLL CIRCUS! Every year during the St Patrick's season, NYC singer/songwriter Joe Hurley salutes his Irish heritage with a blazing all-night long musical extravaganza that celebrates Ireland's musical gifts to the world-The All-Star Irish Rock Revue. Gathering friends and performers from NYC punk-rock legends to Broadway stars to best-selling novelists to star comedians and rock legends-from rock and roll hall-of -famers to up and coming local singers, the ASIRR is 'the biggest St Pat's party in town' IRISH VOICE and raises a glass to 'The Great Irish Songbook' as the guest singers perform the songs of Ireland's greatest: THIN LIZZY, U2, VAN MORRISON, SINEAD, THE UNDERTONES, SLF, THE POGUES, JOHN LYDON, DECLAN MACMANUS, THE DUBLINERS, MORRISSEY, BOOMTOWN RATS,THE CLANCY BROTHERS, traditional classics and much more.
Last year's show included special guests FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE singer Chris Collingwood, Cabaret Star Maude Maggart, STEW and his band from Broadway's 'PASSING STRANGE", UK Comic Star Steve Frost, and direct from their sold-out show at Radio City, Ireland's The High Kings
Performers at previous Revues have included R&R Hall of Famer RONNIE SPECTOR, Eugene Hutz (Gogol Bordello), Martha Wainwright, Legendary producer Tony Visconti, members of The New York Dolls , The Dictators, and Richard Hell & The Voidoids,Television's Richard Lloyd, Laura Cantrell, Ellen Foley, Patti Smith Band's Lenny Kaye & Tony Shanahan, James Mastro(Ian Hunter), Nada Surf's frontman Matthew Caws, Broadway Stars Annie Golden, Tony-winner Michael Cerveris, and newly-minted film star Antonique Smith, while Irish guests have included the chart-topping Republic of Loose , Susan McKeown, The High Kings, and international best-selling novelist Colum McCann.. From indie cult artists such as Steve Wynn, Joey Ramone co-writer/producer Daniel Rey, King Missile's John S Hall, SNL band's frontwoman Christine Ohlman, to downtown legends like James Chance and Willie Nile, and overseas comic legends like STEVE FROST, The Revue offers an amazing annual gathering of artists-Annual appearances by REVUE regulars can be found at roguesmarch.com/irishrevue
THIS YEAR'S SPECIAL GUESTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY
Hosted by Joe Hurley & acclaimed songwriter and EVRadio DJ Ed Rogers, the IRR kicks off at 9pm sharp with a parade of extraordinary singers taking the stage. The REVUE BAND 2009 features MD Jon Spurney (MD of PASSING STRANGE), Mark Bosch(IAN HUNTER BAND), Sal Maida (Cracker), Kenny Margolis (Cracker) Megan Weeder (Mellencamp), downtown's Tish and Snooky, and more
The evening begins with a set from Joe Hurley at 8pm. Called "The best singer of vowels in rock since Shane Macgown" by the Village Voice, Hurley has released several critically acclaimed CDs, and is featured on the recent SONY release "Whiskey in the Jar:Essential Irish Drinking Songs and Singalongs" with his ballad 'Amsterdam Mistress', alongside classics from the Clancy Brothers, The Pogues and The Dubliners. His performance of the traditional "Waxie's Dargle" is featured in the new Glen McQuaid directed film "I Sell the Dead". Last year saw Hurley perform with Judy Collins and Jimmy Webb at The Public Theater Gala Concert for Joe's Pub(Hurley's version of 'Send in the Clowns' received a rave in the NEW YORK TIMES) and also in 2008 Hurley sang with an eclectic mix of performers, including duets with cabaret star Maude Maggart, playwright Sam Shepard, and alt-country's The Waco Brothers.
Hurley's band includes TONY SHANAHAN(Patti Smith), JAMES MASTRO (Ian Hunter) DENNY McDERMOTT(Rosanne Cash) and KENNY MARGOLIS (CRACKER)
The IRR will also feature an opening act at 7pm TBA shortly -And between acts, dancing to Irish rock classics will be courtesy of EVRadio DJ Gaz Thomas. GUINNESS will be the 'drink special' all night long with a cheaper pint than anywhere in town!
A limited number of VIP tickets for Charity will be announced and made available shortly-This year the REVUE is proud to help The Cancer-survivor's Group, GILDA's CLUB
Being the 10th Anniversary, expect surprise guests galore and many wonderful announcements in the weeks ahead. Also please check in with our good friends at
www.Murphguide.com www.irishecho.com www.gibson.com for UPDATES.
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The Mercantillers are a seasoned New York City band that performs an upbeat
and exciting blend of traditional and original sea-chanteys, folk music and
old-time tunes. The group has been bringing entertaining and uplifting sets
of their original tunes, familiar Celtic and folk music, and sing-along
chanteys to audiences throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Long Island and as
far as Cape Cod. Review: "The band's slogan says it all: 'Salty Songs Sung
by Sultry Seamen.' Actually, it doesn't say everything because this
boisterous sextet also throws in some land-bound bluegrass and original
folk-rock, and plenty of humor that Monty Python would approve of. Hoist a
glass with this crew and you'll surely come away with a grin." -New York
Times. Visit www.myspace.com/themercantillers for more information.
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