FRONTMAN: A Musical Reading October 1, 2008

Singer-songwriter Richard Barone and a host of prolific musician and writer friends will play a special benefit concert for noncommercial radio station WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) on Wednesday, October 1 at 7:30 PM at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall (West 57th Street and 7th Avenue).

This unique “musical reading” will include live musical collaborations intermixed with readings from Barone’s recent book FRONTMAN: Surviving the Rock Star Myth (Backbeat / Hal Leonard Books) with musician Moby; actress Joyce DeWitt ("Three's Company"); WFUV’s Vin Scelsa; Terre and Suzzy Roche (The Roches); musician Marshall Crenshaw; journalist Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone); guitarist Vernon Reid (Living Color); vocalist Janice Pendarvis (Sting); drummer Steve Holley (Wings); jazz legend Randy Brecker (Brecker Brothers); photographer Mick Rock; guitarist Carlos Alomar; longtime Barone collaborators bassist Rob Norris, cellist Jane Scarpantoni, guitarists Nick Celeste and Ryan Geller; a special video performance by Lou Reed; and a rare reunion performance by The Bongos. Additional special guests to be announced.

Tickets are $28.50 - $48.50 and available at CarnegieHall.org. A discount is available for WFUV member-card holders at the Carnegie Hall box office.

Richard Barone’s new album, “GLOW,” produced by Tony Visconti, will be released as a series of 3-song EPs on iTunes in Fall 2008. This fall, highlights from Barone’s solo catalog and his work with The Bongos will also be re-released and featured as “iTunes Essentials.”

WFUV is a non-commercial, listener-supported public radio station, licensed to Fordham University for 60 years. Serving nearly 400,000 weekly listeners in the New York City region, as well as 50,000 more across the U.S. and beyond on the web, and a leader in contemporary music radio, WFUV offers an eclectic mix of rock, singer-songwriters, blues, world and other music, plus headlines from National Public Radio and local news.

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