On
March 4, Rufus Wainwright’s private 2012 concert in an historic Greenwich Village church, filmed and recorded for PBS’ “Live from the Artists Den,” will be released on
CD, digital album, and Blu-ray video by Artists Den Records/UMe.
This release includes five songs that were not included in the TV broadcast, and the Blu-ray features an additional 50 minutes of behind-the-scenes bonus material.
This release includes five songs that were not included in the TV broadcast, and the Blu-ray features an additional 50 minutes of behind-the-scenes bonus material.
“Candles” is the closing song on Wainwright’s acclaimed 2012 album,
Out of the Game, but it was an a cappella opener for his
“Live from the Artists Den” performance at the Church of
the Ascension, on Manhattan’s lower Fifth Avenue. Built in 1841, the
National Historic Landmark church was a breathtaking
backdrop for the tale of searching for a place to light a
memorial for his late mother, singer Kate McGarrigle.
Wainwright performed 16 songs, paying tribute
to Kate during the set with an emotional, solo piano rendition of her
“On My Way to Town,” before bringing out producer
Mark Ronson, who worked with Wainwright on Out of the Game. Wainwright and his band, with Ronson on guitar, close the show with “Bitter Tears.”
The Blu-ray's bonus
materials include an exclusive, extended interview with Wainwright, an
additional interview with the Church of Ascension’s since-retired
rector, Father Andrew, “Inside the Den,” a behind-the-scenes look at the
concert shoot and location, and a “Night in Pictures”
slideshow.
“I’ve found that the
venue essentially dictates everything,” Wainwright says in the filmed
program. “For someone who is pretty focused on the capabilities of the
voice, as I am, churches are our friends.”
Vibrate: The Best of Rufus
Wainwright will also be released on March
4 by Universal Music Enterprises. The new collection’s
single-disc and digital edition features 17 songs, as well as a new
recording, "Me and Liza." A 2CD and digital deluxe edition adds 16 rare live and studio tracks.
Wainwright will tour Europe in March, and he has confirmed five U.S. theater concerts in April to support the
release of the retrospective. Tickets for the U.S. concerts are on-sale now at rufuswainwright.com
US tour:
US tour:
April 15 New York, NY Town
Hall
April 16 Washington, DC Lincoln Theatre
April 18 Los Angeles, CA Orpheum Theatre
April 19 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts
April 20 San Francisco, CA Palace of Fine Arts
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