Walter Cronkite Photo: John McNab The AP reported that President Obama will speak at a memorial service at Lincoln Center on September 9 for the late CBS news anchor Walter Cronkite. Other famous guests expected to attend are former President Bill Clinton; news personalities Katie Couric, Andy Rooney, Bob Schieffer, Tom Brokaw; and the astronaut…
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Apple Confirms Music Event for September 9, New iPods and “Cocktail” To Be Unveiled + My Prescription for Saving the Recorded Music Industry
So apparently, the music labels don’t really like it when you just buy singles. I’m not sure whether Apple actually cares that much as I was always under the impression that they just keep the iTunes store around as a means to sell iPods. Be that as it may, Apple is about to make a…
Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! Live at Carnegie Hall Ticket Info
Here’s a little update on my previous WWDTM post: Tickets for the October 22 taping of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me! at Carnegie Hall go on sale to the general public on September 2, 2009. Tickets should be available through the Carnegie Hall Box Office (212-247-7800) and carnegiehall.org at that time (as of today’s date,…
Brooklyn Knitting Factory Finally Opening, Les Savy Fav Playing Opening Night
Let me check the weather again, because I think hell just froze over. BROOKLYN KNITTING FACTORY SET TO OPEN / BROOKLYN’S LES SAVY FAV TO PLAY OPENING NIGHT The Knitting Factory, a leader in the New York arts scene for over two decades, is proud to announce that our new venue at 361 Metropolitan Avenue…
Work “Unexpectedly” Suspended on Broadway’s Spider-Man
Photo: Joan Marcus A statement on Sunday from the publicists for Hello Entertainment, one of the producers of “Spider-Man, Turn Off the Dark,” said work had been suspended on the musical because of “an unexpected cash flow problem.” The statement went on to say: “The plans necessary for this correction are in hand now, and…
Schubas Brothers Opening New Venue In Chicago
Photo: Chicago Public Radio Good news for Chicago’s music lovers, the Schubas Brothers, owners of the eponymous music venue (where Andew Bird played to a sold out hometown crowd Thursday night), are opening a new club in the windy city: …Chris and Mike Schuba, the brothers who co-own the Southport Avenue club, are preparing to…