New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Esperanza Spalding,
Glen Hansard and Cibo Matto with special guest Nels Cline have been added to the all-star line-up of musicians set to perform the music of
David Byrne and
Talking Heads at the 11th annual tribute concert at Carnegie Hall produced by Michael Dorf, taking place March 23. The house band for the evening has also been announced: Antibalas. All net proceeds from the concert go to music education for underprivileged youth.
More information and tickets here: https://www.musicof.org
The current lineup:
Alexis Krauss of Sleigh Bells
Beth Orton
Bebel Gilberto
Billy F Gibbons of ZZ Top
Cibo Matto with special guest Nels Cline
Esperanza Spalding
Forro in the Dark
Glen Hansard
O.A.R.
Perry Farrell
Rufus Wainwright
Steve Earle
The Roots
Todd Snider
w/House Band Antibalas
Dorf's Carnegie Hall tribute concerts have become one of the must-see events of the NYC live music season. Previous sold-out concerts have honored the music of Paul Simon, Prince, Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, R.E.M., Neil Young, The Who and The Rolling Stones. Last year's sold-out show included performances from Mike
Gordon (Phish), Heart, Josh Ritter, and Judy Collins. One of the highlights of 2012's tribute to
Prince was a rare NYC appearance by D'Angelo, backed by house band The Roots.
Bruce Springsteen and
R.E.M. have also performed for unannounced encores in their own tributes.
The annual fundraiser has remained focused on important education programs provided by organizations such as Young Audiences New York,
Little Kids Rock, Church Street School of Music, Mr. Holland's Opus and Grammy in the Schools.