Last night, St Ann's hosted "SPEAK UP! A Benefit for Peace in Iraq & Justice at Home", a benefit for NYC United for Peace and Justice and Iraq Veterans Against the War.
Here's how the event was described to me (including an incomplete setlist):
I got to St Ann's right before David Byrne went on and he only played two songs, "One Fine Day" and "Ain't So Far," a song he co-wrote with brian eno. Then Laurie Anderson and Blonde Redhead each did two songs. The Scissors Sisters did "Lights", "I Don't Feel Like Dancing" and "Man in Uniform". Moby then did an unknown cover and then one of his popular ones, cant think of name, maybe "Honey"?Damien Rice did two songs and I dont know the names of them, but the second one he unplugged his guitar and sang without the mic. The place got totally quiet and it ended up being one of the highlights.
Antony rambled for 20 minutes, half the crowd left, it was totally annoying, and then finally sang a song that was very beautiufl
Lou did "Christmas in February" then "Voices of Freedom" with guests. Then he came out for an encore of "Voice of Freedom" AGAIN, but this time with everybody.
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See if this will take the complete post. Here is the setlist as I had it:
Lou Reed
solo violin, Star Spangled Banner
[with Laurie Anderson on violin, Moby on guitar, Mike Rathke on guitar, and Antony on vocals]
Norah Jones
My Dear Country, I Think It's Going to Rain Today (R. Newman)
Bill T. Jones with Nurit Pacht
Mrs. McGrath
[Bill sang and performed a dance while Nurit played violin]
David Byrne
Ain't Got So Far to Go, One Fine Day
[with Paul Frazier on bass, Damien Rice on vocals and tambourine, and with Norah Jones along with Jake Shears and Ana Matronic from Scissors Sisters on vocals]
Laurie Anderson
Only An Expert, Maybe If I Fall
[Maybe If I Fall with Antony on vocals]
Blonde Redhead
23 (I think)
Scissors Sisters
Lights, Don't Feel Like Dancing, I Love a Man In a Uniform
Moby
Slipping Away, Find My Baby
[with Laura Dawn on vocals, Daron Murphy on guitar and harmonica, and Laurie Anderson on violin]
Damien Rice
The Professor, Cannonball
[Cannonball was unmic'd from edge of the stage]
Antony
You Are My Sister
Lou Reed
Christmas in February, Voices of Freedom, Voices of Freedom reprise
[with Mike Rathke and Moby on guitars, Laurie Anderson on violin, and Antony on vocals; the reprise had everyone out on stage, with Damien on one mic, Lou and Richard Belzer on a second, and Norah Jones with Daron Murphy on a third]
Speakers included Jose Vasquez (Iraq Veterans Against the War), Laura Flanders from Air America, Anthony Romero and Donna Liberman from the ACLU and NYCLU, Richard Belzer, and Naomi Klein from The Nation.
Posted on March 19, 2008 11:51 AM
that all looks pretty accurate except Moby's second song was definitely Honey.
Posted on March 19, 2008 1:17 PM
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Posted on April 9, 2008 4:55 AM