LAURIE, LOU TO PERFORM TOGETHER AT ARIZONA BENEFIT

October 1, 2008

Laurie and Lou have announced their participation in the MIND MEETS MUSIC benefit concert on April 5, 2009 for the Yongey Peace Prevails Center in Phoenix, AZ. The benefit will feature performances by Laurie & Lou together and solo, the local group Lyra, a performance by artist Shangao Cai as well as an introduction to Meditation and Music by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. The benefit will be held at the Chandler Center for the Arts.

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LAURIE IN THE ARCTIC

September 29, 2008

Check out the following link to the expedition blog for the CAPE FAREWELL DISKO BAY expedition. Laurie is onboard for the next 10 days along with an incredible roster of artists, musicians, writers, designers, environmentalists and a film crew. Daily photos and blog updates on the Cape Farewell site.

click for Cape Farewell site

HOMETOWN HOMELAND

July 22 - 26, 2008, 8PM

Don't miss Laurie's upcoming 5 nights of HOMELAND at the Lincoln Center Festival in NYC!

Rose Theater, Lincoln Center
Time Warner Center, 5th Floor
Broadway & 60th Street, NYC.

Laurie will be joined by Joey Baron (drums), Rob Burger (keyboards and accordion), Greg Cohen (bass), and Eyvind Kang (viola). Special appearances by Lou Reed and other nightly surprise guests.

Plus: only available at the New York concerts: a special edition tour single on 7" vinyl and ye olde cassette:
A side: Mambo & Bling, B side: Behind the Screen (from "Hidden Inside Mountains").

Special edition Homeland T-shirts will also be available at the New York shows.

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PHOTOS FROM "SONGS & STORIES" PERFORMANCE IN BELGIUM

May 27, 2008

Check out the following link to see photos from Laurie's solo performance "Songs & Stories" (featuring a guest appearance by Lou) in Hasselt, Belgium on May 21!

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SPEAK UP! A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR PEACE IN IRAQ & JUSTICE AT HOME

TUE MAR 18 | 8PM THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR

Featuring Laurie Anderson, Antony, Blonde Redhead, David Byrne, Norah Jones, Moby, Lou Reed, Damien Rice, The Scissor Sisters and more

General Admission Floor standing | $65
Reserved VIP seating | $125
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There will also be an exhibition of photos from Alive Day Memories, portraits of soldiers injured in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.

New Yorkers have always been visionaries. SPEAK UP is a way to begin to reclaim the voice of our city as revolutionary, awake, and democratic. SPEAK UP is meant not only to encourage empathy and compassion, but also to provide New Yorkers with concrete options for action. In this benefit concert, New York musicians will be joined by speakers from the worlds of politics, media, war and social justice in a call for action. Join us for a powerful evening of music and activism on the eve of the 5th Anniversary of the War in Iraq.

LAURIE TO LECTURE ON ANDY WARHOL

SAT MAR 15, 2008 | 4:30PM

This spring Laurie will deliver one of the inaugural lectures in the American Pictures Distinguished Lecture Series - the result of a pioneering partnership between Washington College, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Portrait Gallery. Laurie will be delivering a lecture on Saturday, March 15 exploring Andy Warhol's "Electric Chair" silkscreen series. Lectures take place in Washington D.C. in the Smithsonian's recently renovated National Historic Landmark building: the Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture in the Nan Tucker McEvoy Auditorium. Free tickets will be available day of lecture beginning at 3:30PM at the G Street lobby information desk, limit two per person. Eighth and F Streets, N.W. Washington D.C just above the Gallery Place/Chinatown Metrorail station. Additional information: www.ReynoldsCenter.org

LAURIE ANDERSON RECEIVES GISH PRIZE

From the New York Times, Sept. 25, 2007

The performance artist Laurie Anderson has been named the winner of the 2007 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize. She will receive about $300,000 and a silver medal in ceremonies at the Hudson Theater on Nov. 13. Recognizing outstanding talents in the arts, the prize, in its 14th year, is a legacy from the silent screen stars Dorothy and Lillian Gish, who were sisters. Lillian's will specified that it should be awarded annually to "a man or woman who has made an outstanding contribution to the beauty of the world and to mankind's enjoyment and understanding of life." Previous recipients include Ornette Coleman, Bill T. Jones, Lloyd Richards, Arthur Miller, Isabel Allende, Bob Dylan, Ingmar Bergman and Frank Gehry.

BIG SCIENCE PROJECT SITE UPDATED

JULY 18, 2007

We've added O SUPERMAN to the BIG SCIENCE project site. There you will find O Superman behind-the-scenes images, special remixes, and other O Superman related material.

LYRICS & PURCHASE section is also up if you haven't been back since the last update.

BIG SCIENCE ROLL-OUT

JULY 5, 2007

We have started to roll-out the BIG SCIENCE project site. For our first installment we have uploaded a live performance from her current Homeland Tour in Europe (this clip from Greece). We are planning to update the microsite weekly until the day the record is released (July 18th). Next update, Friday the 6th, we are hoping to have a 3 part interview with Laurie Anderson. So check back then!

LAURIE AND BAND IN CONCERT AT HIGH LINE BALLROOM" - MAY 17 & 18 - 7:30 PM

MAY 17, 2007

Laurie will perform more songs from her HOMELAND album recording sessions in two concert performances at the High Line Ballroom as part of the inaugural High Line Festival. She will be joined by musicians Rob Burger, Eyvind Kang, Peter Scherer and Skuli Sverrisson. See the May APPEARANCES section of the site for details.

LAURIE NARRATES "BRAND UPON THE BRAIN!" - Sat., MAY 12, 2007 - 7PM

MAY 11, 2007

Laurie will step behind the lectern as Guest Narrator of Guy Maddin's "Brand Upon the Brain!"- a live presentation of his silent film featuring a 12-piece live orchestra and a 3-piece live sound-effects team. SATURDAY, MAY 12 at 7:00 pm at the Village East Cinema (12th st. and 2nd Ave.), NYC. Tickets through Moviefone - see the May APPEARANCES section of the site for details.

LAURIE ON PBS, LIVE FROM LINCON CENTER: THURS. MAY 3, 8PM

May 1, 2007

Tune in to PBS on Thursday, May 3 at 8:00pm for a Lincoln Center Special: A Gala Night at Alice Tully Hall, a broadcast of the spectacular performance bidding good night to Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall as it closes for renovation. Former NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw hosts this exciting evening as luminaries including Wynton Marsalis, Laurie Anderson, Kelli O'Hara, Philip Glass, the Juilliard Orchestra conducted by David Roberton, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center take the stage to celebrate the revitalization of one of New York's most beloved performance venues. Laurie performs two new songs "Only an Expert" and "Maybe If I Fall". Thursday, May 3 at 8PM on PBS (check local listings).

NEW NYC SPECIAL CONCERT DATE: THE PARIS BAR, APRIL 28

April 18, 2007

Just announced and with limited seating! An intimate evening with Laurie and musicians Rob Burger and Eyvind Kang at the Paris Bar located at the National Arts Club in NYC. Don't miss out on this unique night of new music with Laurie - see the April APPEARANCES section of the site for details and ticket info.

FORUM BETA LAUNCH

April 18, 2007

We have just launched the Forum at Laurieanderson.com and we've seeded it with a variety of discussions. Please have a look and join in!

LAURIE'S SPRING READINGS, PERFORMANCES AND APPEARANCES

April 10, 2007

Don't forget to subscribe to Laurie's ELIST at the bottom of the site homepage for alerts and make sure to check out the APPEARANCES section of the site for all the latest updated info on all of Laurie's upcoming NIGHT LIFE readings, NYC performances and various appearances this spring!

BIG SCIENCE RE-RELEASE

January 30, 2007

Nonesuch Records will re-release Laurie’s breakthrough first album Big Science in June ’07 to mark Laurie’s 60th birthday. With exclusive liner notes as well as rarities, remixes and never before heard tracks, Big Science will be the first release in Nonesuch’s re-release/remastering of Laurie’s catalog.

Big Science microsite www.nonesuch.com

NEW ALBUM: HOMELAND

January 30, 2007

Laurie is in the studio recording her new album entitled HOMELAND. Nonesuch will release the album in early 2008. Check the HOMELAND microsite (launching Spring, 2007) for streaming previews of songs in progress, clips of live performances and other info about the album.

HOMELAND 2007 EUROPEAN SUMMER TOUR

January 30, 2007

Check the HOMELAND page or Pomegranate Arts schedule for the most up-to-date tour information.

NIGHT LIFE

January 30, 2007

First presented in a unique, large-format limited edition in Laurie’s fall 2005 exhibition The Waters Reglitterized at Sean Kelly Gallery, Night Life is a limited edition book from Steidl/Edition 7L of Laurie’s original drawings which chronicle her dreams during a year on the road touring her recent solo performance. Available through D.A.P. or Amazon in late February 2007.

Night Life image gallery

PLAGUE SONGS

January 30, 2007

Laurie’s exclusive track “The Fifth Plague” appears on this new 4AD compilation.

http://4ad.com/plaguesongs/us

SPACE IS THE PLACE TOURING EXHIBITION

January 30, 2007

Laurie’s original photographs from her 2005 visit to the Star City space center complex near Moscow are being shown for the first time as part of this traveling art exhibition.

www.ici-exhibitions.org/exhibitions/space/space.htm

MISSING PEACE EXHIBITION

January 30, 2007

Laurie’s new video installation “From the Air”, modeled on her renowned early video work “At The Shrink’s”, is part of this touring art exhibition.

www.tmpp.org

Laurie performs with the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra Feburary 1, 2007, 8PM

January 30, 2007

The Brooklyn Philharmonic launches its new series, BP Presents, with four incredibly talented women joining members of the Brooklyn Philharmonic for Four-Scored - an evening of song with a twist - Thursday, February 1, 8 PM, at the Howard Gilman Opera House of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Brooklyn Philharmonic Music Director Michael Christie will conduct and host the evening with feature guest artists Laurie Anderson, Nellie McKay, Joan Osborne, and Suzanne Vega.

www.brooklynphilharmonic.org