Damien Rice, Allen Toussaint, Laurie Anderson and Sufjan Stevens are the initial artists confirmed to take part in the 16th annual Tibet House Benefit Concert. Slated for March 1 at New York's Carnegie Hall, the event is being organized by artistic director Phillip Glass, who will also perform. Additional artists are expected to join the bill.
Tickets range from $30 to $108 and are available via the venue box office (or 212-247-7800). In addition to raising funds for Tibet House, a portion of the proceeds of from the concert will benefit an as-yet-undetermined New Orleans hurricane relief organization aiding musicians.
A fundraising reception with the artists will be held after the concert, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Tibetan Association of New York and New Jersey. For more information, contact Tibet House U.S. (212-807-0563).
Imogen Heap has laid out a brief U.S. tour that will open Jan. 10 in New York. The run will feature Rasputina cellist Zoe Keating supporting and will play 11 shows before closing Jan. 29 finale in Seattle. One day before the tour's kick off, the former Frou Frou vocalist will appear on CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman." Upon its conclusion, she'll return to London for a Feb. 7 show.
Heap's will be out behind her second solo album, "Speak for Yourself" (Megaphonic/RCA Victor), which debuted in November at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.
"A lot of people have trouble describing [the album], which I think is a good thing," she recently told Billboard.com. "I love strings and harps and other orchestral kinds of instruments. As soon as I started using these elements, it was just like, 'That's it. That's my sound base.' As far as the beats go, I like really rigid electronic sounds. It's very dense, not complicated, but it has many layers."
Multi-faceted entertainer Bernadette Peters is planning to hit the road for a few performances in 2006. Her schedule scatters appearances throughout the year, starting with Feb. 10-11 shows in Atlantic City, N.J., according to her official Web site.
Here are Peters' tour dates:
Feb. 10-11: Atlantic City, N.J. (Caesars Atlantic City)
Feb. 18: Denver (Boettcher Concert Hall)
March 29: Anaheim, Calif. (Arrowhead Pond)
April 22: Birmingham, Ala. (BJCC Concert Hall)
April 27-29: Ottawa, Ontario (National Arts Centre)
May 1: New York (Avery Fisher Hall)
July 30: Sun Valley, Idaho (TBD)
Aug. 25: Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos Center)
Tickets range from $30 to $108 and are available via the venue box office (or 212-247-7800). In addition to raising funds for Tibet House, a portion of the proceeds of from the concert will benefit an as-yet-undetermined New Orleans hurricane relief organization aiding musicians.
A fundraising reception with the artists will be held after the concert, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit the Tibetan Association of New York and New Jersey. For more information, contact Tibet House U.S. (212-807-0563).
-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.
Imogen Heap has laid out a brief U.S. tour that will open Jan. 10 in New York. The run will feature Rasputina cellist Zoe Keating supporting and will play 11 shows before closing Jan. 29 finale in Seattle. One day before the tour's kick off, the former Frou Frou vocalist will appear on CBS' "The Late Show With David Letterman." Upon its conclusion, she'll return to London for a Feb. 7 show.
Heap's will be out behind her second solo album, "Speak for Yourself" (Megaphonic/RCA Victor), which debuted in November at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.
"A lot of people have trouble describing [the album], which I think is a good thing," she recently told Billboard.com. "I love strings and harps and other orchestral kinds of instruments. As soon as I started using these elements, it was just like, 'That's it. That's my sound base.' As far as the beats go, I like really rigid electronic sounds. It's very dense, not complicated, but it has many layers."
-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.
Multi-faceted entertainer Bernadette Peters is planning to hit the road for a few performances in 2006. Her schedule scatters appearances throughout the year, starting with Feb. 10-11 shows in Atlantic City, N.J., according to her official Web site.
Here are Peters' tour dates:
Feb. 10-11: Atlantic City, N.J. (Caesars Atlantic City)
Feb. 18: Denver (Boettcher Concert Hall)
March 29: Anaheim, Calif. (Arrowhead Pond)
April 22: Birmingham, Ala. (BJCC Concert Hall)
April 27-29: Ottawa, Ontario (National Arts Centre)
May 1: New York (Avery Fisher Hall)
July 30: Sun Valley, Idaho (TBD)
Aug. 25: Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos Center)
-- Barry A. Jeckell, N.Y.
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