Season one marathon late night Saturday, June 19 & 26 from 12 midnight to 6 a.m. on WLIW21
Get ready for the Live from the Artists Den season two premiere featuring Ringo Starr with Ben Harper and Relentless7 plus special guest Joan Osborne – Saturday, July 10 at 10 p.m. – with a special marathon of last season’s concerts by extraordinary artists in extraordinary settings.
The marathon begins late night Saturday, June 19 at 12 midnight with a hits-filled performance by seven-time Grammy Award-winning, pop singer/songwriter Alanis Morissette, recorded at Judson Memorial Church in New York City; followed by soul singer/producer Raphael Saadiq (Tony! Toni! Toné!; Lucy Pearl) at the Harvard Club in Boston (1 a.m.); singer/songwriter Jakob Dylan, lead singer of platinum-selling band The Wallflowers and the son of Bob Dylan, at Desmond Tutu Cultural Center in New York City (2 a.m.); indie-pop sensation Ingrid Michaelson at Cape Cinema, a 1930s movie theater in Cape Cod (3 a.m.); iconic feminist singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the oldest art museum in the United States (4 a.m.); and classic rock-inspired indie band The Hold Steady at a former bank cum designated NYC landmark (5 a.m.). Ben Harper’s performance at the 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival will air Saturday, June 26 at 10 p.m. as part of WLIW21’s 21 Weeks of Summer, and later that night the Live from the Artists Den marathon continues with performances from Patty Griffin (12 midnight), The Swell Season (1 a.m.), Aimee Mann (2 a.m.), Crowded House (3 a.m.), KT Tunstall (4 a.m.), and Josh Ritter (5 a.m.).
Each episode of the weekly series features an intimate, invitation-only concert by cutting-edge, contemporary musicians, along with artist interviews and insights about the unusual venues chosen. Live from the Artists Den season two features Tori Amos, David Gray, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Black Crowes, Dierks Bentley, and Booker T. and the Drive-By Truckers with special guest Bettye Lavette.
Preview Live from the Artists Den season two now:
Listen to performances from Live from the Artists Den season two:
Learn more at wnet.org/artistsden and don’t forget to set your DVR!
