BB King Blues Club & Highline Ballroom Present New Schedule

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill and The Highline Ballroom, two of the nation's most respected music venues and New York's premier home for Broadway stars and cabaret, present their schedule of performances, with recently added or altered shows.

B.B. King Blues Club and Grill is located at 237 West 42nd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenue, New York, and is accessible via the 42nd St 1,2,3,7, N, Q, R, W and S trains and via the Port Authority A, C and E trains. For tickets, call 212-307-7171, visit online at http://www.ticketmaster.com, or go in person to the B.B. King box office from 10:30am to midnight every night.

The Highline Ballroom is located at 431 West 16th Street (between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue in New York City and is accessible via 14th Street A, C, E trains.
For tickets, call 866-468-7619, visit http://www.ticketweb.com or go in person to the Highline box office from noon till doors close every night.

B.B. KING BLUES CLUB SCHEDULE:

Wednesday, October 8
DIGABLE PLANETS with Ladybug Mecca, Doodlebug and Butterfly
***- DJ ADAM HERTZ SO GOOD + CASH I$
File Under:  Hip Hop
NB:  SRO
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$30 adv, $35 at door

Sunday, October 12
PETER TOSH Birthday Tribute featuring
THE CANNABIS CUP REGGAE BAND performing the best of Tosh
*** with guest vocalist BUSHMAN
File Under:  Reggae
NB:  SRO
Doors at 11:00pm, Show at 11:30pm
$12 adv, $15 at door

Monday, October 22
Broadway Boxing featuring:
EDGAR SANTANA vs Luis Rodriguez + RANDALL BAILEY vs. KPAKOP ALLOTEY
File Under:  Sports
Doors at 7:00pm
General Admission:  $70
Floor and Stage seats and Tables:  $100
Ringside Table and Seats:  $150
VIP Tables:  $200
For info and to purchase tickets, call 212-947-2577 or visit www.dbe1.com
DiBella Entertainment's Broadway Boxing series returns to New York City on Wednesday, October 22 at BB King Blues Club in Times Square. In the ten-round main event, local favorite Edgar Santana, from Spanish Harlem, takes on Monterrey, Mexico's Luis Rodriguez, and former WBO world champion Randall Bailey battles Kpakop Allotey.  Originally from Manati, Puerto Rico, the ever-popular Santana (25-3, 15 KOs), a winner of 18 out of 19 bouts over the last five years, is poised to become a world-rated contender, but must first overcome the formidable Rodriguez (22-2, 13 KOs), who has won seven out of eight and made a strong showing during a points defeat to Francisco Figueroa in a bid for the NABF belt on May 14 in NYC. Former WBO junior welterweight world champion Bailey (37-6, 34 KOs) from Miami, Florida, continues to be one of the most feared punchers in the 140 pound division – having iced Anthony Mora to pick up the vacant WBC Latino jr. welterweight title in January and scoring a first-round knockout over Dario Esalas on the last Broadway Boxing card at BB King Blues Club on August 6th. The 34-year-old Bailey will take on Silver Spring, Maryland's Allotey (14-5, 12 KOs) in a ten rounder. Of Ghanaian descent, Allotey arrives with extensive big fight experience, having just won the vacant WBA Pan African lightweight belt via TKO 5 over Gabriel Phakula on August 4 in Accra, Ghana.  Also on the October 22 show, Staten Island's Gary Stark Jr. returns to action for the first time since avenging a May 2007 loss to Andres Ledesma by unanimously outpointing Ledesma at Manhattan's Hammerstein Ballroom on March 5. Stark Jr. (21-2, 8 KOs) will be in ten-round junior featherweight action. In addition, two-time NY Golden Gloves champion and 2008 National Golden Gloves champion Tor Hamer, a recent Penn State graduate, will make his pro debut at heavyweight versus Joe Rabotte (2-3, 1 KO). Hamer is one of the newest members of the DBE team.   Rounding out the seven bout card will be light heavyweight Will Rosinsky (1-0, 1 KO) from Queens; Brooklyn's Philip Jackson Benson in a middleweight pro debut versus Robert Harris from Youngstown, Ohio; and super middleweight Hajra Sujak (1-0) from the Bronx. DiBella Entertainmnet is partnering with Everlast for Breast Cancer Awareness month. "DBE is happy to support the effort to find a cure for breast cancer. I've been personally touched by this disease. My sister is a breast cancer survivor," said DBE president Lou DiBella. DiBella Entertainment and Everlast are both proud to support the Breast Cancer Research Foundation who is committed through research to finding a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. To support this initiative and promote awareness, Everlast will display a pink canvas and corner cushions at the event and every fighter on the card will be outfitted in Pink Everlast Pro Fight Gloves.

Tuesday, October 28
Michael Cavanaugh of Broadway's Movin' Out
featuring The Songs of  Billy Joel and more
File Under:  Broadway, Classic Rock
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$27.50
Michael and his band perform the greatest Billy Joel songs from the hit musical "Movin' Out". Michael adds colorful "behind the scenes" anecdotes about working with Joel, as well as more classic Billy Joel tunes not included in the show. Michael Cavanaugh soared to international fame as the star vocalist, pianist, and frontman in Billy Joel and Twyla Tharp's Broadway sensation "Movin' Out." Hand-picked by Joel for the role, Michael amazed both audiences and critics night after night in countless performances on Broadway and across the nation. Michael received a Tony Award nomination for his role, as well as a Grammy Award nomination for the original cast album.

Thursday, October 30
REFI ROCK
Presented by The HGI Foundation
File Under:  Rock , Benefit
Doors at 6:00pm
$25
The HGI and the Boomer Esiason Foundations will use the proceeds from Refi Rock to help children in need. There will be a prize for best Halloween costume and a prize for the best excuse somebody has for not wearing a costume. Entertainment, including 2U, will feature 5 Bands representing 5 Wall Street firms

Friday, October 31
THE MISFITS – Halloween Show with special guests
***- MARTYRD, JOHNNY B. MORBID + UNTIL DESTINY
File Under:  Holiday, Metal, Rock
NB:  SRO
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$26 adv, $30 at door

Sunday, November 2
THE WORLD FAMOUS HARLEM GOSPEL CHOIR
A Special Two-Set Evening Performance
File Under:  Gospel, Soul
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$25
The Harlem Gospel Choir brings their experience of Harlem and the Black Church to Times Square in a foot stomping, hand clapping show for fans from around the world. The Choir's songs and inspiration will touch the depths of your soul and lift your spirit to angelic heights. The Harlem Gospel Choir's music is "UNFETTERED, JOYOUS & INSPIRATIONAL". With every performance the choir share the RENAISSANCE of Harlem's culture with the audience. Every performance will take your breath away!  The World Famous Harlem Gospel Choir was founded by Allen Bailey in 1986. Allen got the idea while attending a celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the renowned Cotton Club in Harlem. The Harlem Gospel Choir is now the most famous gospel choir in America and a pre-eminent gospel choir world-wide. It travels the globe, sharing its joy of faith through its music, & raising funds for children's charities. The Choir presents the finest singers & musicians from Harlem's Black Churches & the New York/Tri-State area, and from as far away as Florida.

Monday, November 3
Jeremy Schonfeld'S DRIFT with
Kris Coleman (Jersey Boys), Jarrod Emick (Tony Award Winner for Damn Yankees), Terrence Mann (Tony Nominated star of Les Miserable and Beauty and the Beast), Karla Mosley (Expatriate), Julia Murney (Wicked), Hunter Parrish (Spring Awakening, TV's Weeds) and Adam Pascal (Rent)
With Scott Coulter and Michelle Kinney
Presented with The Path Fund Inc.
File Under:  Benefit, Theater, Broadway
Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 8:00pm
$30 SRO, $60 General admission seating (first come, first served)
This one night only event is a benefit for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids and The Broadway Dreams Foundation.

Friday, November 7
ALMOST QUEEN – A Tribute to QUEEN
File Under:  Classic Rock, Tribute
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$15 adv, $20 at door
ALMOST QUEEN succeeds in blending the vocal layering and studio precision that is a signature of the band with the energy and spectacle of a live stage production. Elaborate lighting, effects and costumes aptly frame the seasoned musicians who step into these very large shoes to effectively render an authentic "Queen experience". Hardcore Queen fans will notice and appreciate the details, others will just be blown away by the spectacle. THE SHOW MUST GO ON!

Thursday, November 13
A Tribute to U2 with THE JOSHUA TREE
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of 'Under a Blood Red Sky'
with a musical recreation of the Live At Red Rocks Show
Presented by CEG Productions
File Under:  Rock, Tribute
NB:  SRO
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 7:00pm
$12 adv, $15 at door
As Boston's premier tribute to U2, THE JOSHUA TREE pride themselves with their ability to generate a unique musical experience that does not lend itself to impersonations. Without compromising artistic integrity, the band has gone to great lengths to reproduce the distinct sound of one of the world's most popular rock bands. Unique to The Joshua Tree is their dedication to the entire U2 songbook, including early fan favorites from the 1980-1987 period (Boy, October, War, The Unforgettable Fire, and The Joshua Tree). Playing each song with the same intensity and emotion, the band covers all phases of U2's career from their first album Boy to the most recent, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.

Friday, November 14
BIG DADDY KANE with special guests - 20th Anniversary
Presented with Mahogany Entertainment and Lyrics to Go
File Under:  Hip Hop
NB:  SRO
Doors at 8:00pm, Show at 9:00pm
$30
VIP Seating:  $50 per ticket, must buy tickets in blocks of four or eight

Friday, November 21
Stephanie Mills
File Under:  Broadway, Theater, R&B, Gospel
Doors at 6:0pm, Show at 8:00pm
$69.50 adv, $72 at door
Stephanie Mills has one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary music, an ultra soulful songstress whose onstage energy and power inspires standing ovations wherever she performs. She is a legendary Grammy© and American Music Award©-winning recording artist with five best-selling albums and ten Billboard #1 singles. Over the span of a 25 year illustrious career, Stephanie Mills has distinguished herself as an actress and performer who is as at home on the Broadway stage as she is in the recording studio.

Wednesday, November 26
"Howlin' for Hubert" with HUBERT SUMLIN and special guests
John Sebastian, DAVID JOHANSEN, Jimmy Vivino,
MIKE MERRITT, LITTLE SAMMY DAVIS, Brian Mitchell
+ JAMES "WORM" WORMWORTH
File Under:  Blues, Classic Rock, Benefit
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$32.50 adv, $35 at door

Sunday, December 21
Party with the Rat Pack:  SINATRA, DINO, SAMMY and MARILYN
File Under:  Cabaret, Theater
1st Show:  Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 7:00pm
2nd Show:  Doors at 9:00pm, Show at 9:30pm
All Shows:  $25
In the early 60's, Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dean Martin made history when they teamed up in Las Vegas. Their carefree antics on stage became legendary and earned them the nickname "The Rat Pack!" To this day, audiences can't get enough of these performers. PARTY WITH THE RAT PACK brings it all to life! The show runs for 90 minutes with no intermission and features classic Rat Pack favorites like; "That's Amore," "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend," "New York, New York," "Mr. Bojangles," "My Way" and much more. The outstanding performers will transport you back to a time of smoky Vegas Lounges as you sing along to these timeless classics. When they take the stage, they not only capture the sound of Frank, Sammy and Dean, and Marilyn but their charisma, charm, and chemistry as well.

Wednesday, December 24
SOULFARM + MOSHAV BAND
File Under:  Rock, Jewish, World, Jam Band
NB:  SRO – Tickets on Sale October 9
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$15 adv, $18 at door
SOULFARM consists of four guys from New York who are forging an exciting new sound by combining the musical roots of their heritage with a shared passion for melodic song writing and modern, progressive arrangements. Their unique sound offers the rare combination of a multigenerational and cross-cultural appeal. Live, the band's riveting world-beat energy turns heads and makes every audience take notice. Founded in New York City by guitarist and lead singer Noah Solomon Chase and lead guitarist-singer C Lanzbom, SOULFARM plays New American music. C, Noah and Bassist-Yoshi Fruchter comprise the band's uniquely positioned three-part harmony. Together with Drummer Andrew Frawley, they create a potent sound that screams originality as it melds a wide range of influences from rock and Latin, to Hebrew and Celtic folk music. Fueled by Lanzbom's captivating guitar leads, SOULFARM delivers it all with a flavor some like to call Mediterranean with a strong mix of native percussion, dance rhythms and confident, driving rhythm guitar that forces the listener to not only hear, but become the music. The Israeli-born MOSHAV BAND grew up on Moshav Mevo Modiim, a musical village located in the hills between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. Their home, founded by the late Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, was and continues to be the birthplace of many Jewish songs enjoyed by the world over. The members of the Moshav Band were under the spiritual guidance of Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, while immersed in his musical world, often performing with him at his concerts. The Moshav Band, primarily composed of the Solomon brothers: Yehuda (vocals, percussion), Meir (vocals, guitar, mandolin) , Yosef (bass) as well as friend, David Swirsky (vocals, guitar) comes on like a family of traveling minstrels, court jesters, and the old-age mystics all at once. Their music is rich with fiery rock/folk/reggae songs, spiced with the flavors of the Middle East. The boys draw you into their own struggles, and leave you pondering your own, but not before they provide you with a huge helping of hope.

Sunday, January 18
MINT CONDITION
File Under:  Soul, Jazz, Gospel
NB:  SRO
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$32 adv, $35 at door
Mint Condition stands for excellence in music; this is LIVE music at its very best. Growing stronger over the band's ten years together, Mint Condition has developed a hot, seductive sound, irresistibly combining soul, jazz and gospel. For live music at its best, you've got to get it in Mint Condition!

Friday, January 23
COLLIE BUDDZ
File Under:  Reggae, Hip Hop
NB:  SRO
Doors at 11:00pm, Show at 11:30pm
$17 adv, $20 at door
Collie Buddz is one of the most firmly grounded voices you may ever encounter. Incorporating influences from hip-hop to soca, Collie's music nevertheless has a rock-solid foundation in reggae - and its power to connect ghetto reality with the highest heights of human aspiration - that is a rarity even in Jamaica.

Sunday, February 8
MAXI PRIEST
File Under:  Reggae, World
NB:  Tickets on Sale October 10
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$26.50 adv, $30 at door
Since his 1988 debut, Maxi has enjoyed tremendous success as a singer with popularity and recognition around the world. Over the course of 10 albums and countless live performances all over the globe, Maxi Priest has unleashed a one-world music that heals, rejuvenates and uplifts. In fact, he is the most successful reggae solo artist in the world, second only to legend Bob Marley. He has enjoyed numerous worldwide hits as well as a Number one pop chart smash and is widely credited with helping spread the gospel of reggae and Caribbean music. His cover of the Cat Steven's classic "Wild World" gave Maxi his first U.S. smash hit followed by his #1 hit "Close To You". In 1991, Maxi's collaborations with Roberta Flack, "Set The Night To Music", and with Shabba Ranks, "Housecall," again took Maxi to the top of the charts. In 1996, Maxi's crossover single "That Girl," a duet with Shaggy, became a Grammy-Nominated track.

Tuesday, March 13
IAN 'MAC' MCLAGAN and THE BUMP BAND
File Under:  Classic Rock
NB:  Tickets on Sale October 10
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$25 adv, $30 at door
A member of Small Faces, which became Faces when Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood joined the band, Ian 'Mac' McLagan is a rock'n'roll icon. Mac co-wrote many Faces hits, including Cindy Incidentally, You're So Rude and Three Button Hand Me Down. His distinctive Wurlitzer electric piano can be heard on the Faces Stay With Me and the Rolling Stones' smash Miss You. It was Mac's trademark B3 you heard on Small Faces' Itchycoo Park, Rod Stewart's Maggie May and You Wear It Well among many others.  Aside from his brilliant work touring and recording with the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, David Lindley, Paul Westerberg, John Hiatt, Taj Mahal, Billy Bragg and Patty Griffin, Mac has released five critically acclaimed solo albums, highlighting his career as a singer-songwriter and an artist in his own right: Troublemaker, Bump In The Night, Last Chance To Dance, Best Of British and Rise & Shine!

Friday, March 13 and Saturday, March 14
Jerry Jeff Walker BAND
File Under:  Country, Rock
NB:  Tickets on Sale October 8
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$35 adv, $40 at door
Jerry Jeff Walker is strongly associated with the progressive ("outlaw") country scene that centered around Austin, Texas, in the 1970s. Jerry Jeff moved to Austin, Texas, from upstate New York, in the early Seventies and reinvented himself as a Lone Star country-rocker. He became, along with Willie Nelson and Asleep At The Wheel, one of the arbiters of the internationally famous Austin musical community. Since then, he has celebrated the music of peers such as Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt, and served as a fountainhead and inspiration to younger musicians such as Robert Earl Keen, Pat Green, Jack Ingram, Todd Snider, and a moderately successful country tunesmith named Garth Brooks.

Monday, May 25
Bob Dylan Birthday Tribute with HIGHWAY 61 REVISITED featuring
Scarlet Rivera, Rob Stoner and Winston Watson
File Under:  Rock, Classic Rock, Tribute
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$25
Highway 61 Revisited, the world's only Bob Dylan Tribute Band, announces their "Rolling Thunder Revisited Show at BB Kings on Monday, May 25th. This look alike/sound alike Bob Dylan Tribute show will feature three former Dylan band members, special guests violinist Scarlet Rivera and bassist Rob Stoner from Bob Dylan's Desire album and Rolling Thunder Revue tour of 1975-1976, and drummer Winston Watson from Dylan's 1992-1996 Never Ending Tour band. This year marks the 30 Year Anniversary of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. Highway 61 Revisited recreates Bob Dylan's greatest music and stage shows, featuring the songs that made Bob Dylan a cultural icon and legend: "Knockin' on Heaven's Door," "Like A Rolling Stone," "Hurricane," "Tangled Up in Blue" and "All Along the Watchtower" as well as new hits like "Things Have Changed." For this tour, Highway 61 Revisited will especially feature songs from the 1975-1976 Bob Dylan Rolling Thunder Revue tour, including "Isis", "One More Cup of Coffee," "Joey", and many more. With an acoustic and an electric set, fans of all ages revel in experiencing Bob Dylan again, or for the first time! The poetry, symbolism, and power of Bob Dylan's greatest performances still resonate today, thanks to Highway 61 Revisited.

THE HIGHLINE BALLROOM SCHEDULE:

Monday,  October 27
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH – Halloween Extravaganza
***- CHEAP TRICK OR TREAT – A Tribute to Cheap Trick
Produced by Scenic Presents
File Under:  Rock, Broadway, Theater, GLBT, Holiday, Classic Rock, Tribute
Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$15
Hedwig is officially back in the area; she's hot and ready to rock 'n roll with a fresh new attitude! Jonathan Whitton (2008 Backstage Bistro and MAC award winner) is simply "mesmerizing" -The Jersey Journal, in the role and brings a brilliant new take on the life of the internationally ignored song stylist! Louise Stewart's Yitzhak is appropriately tormented and is "terrific" - The Jersey Journal! Hedwig and The Angry Inch hasn't looked this good since NYC in '98!

Sunday, November 9 + Monday, November 10
THE TIGER LILLIES
File Under:  Cabaret , Pop, British
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 8:00pm
$30 adv, $35 at door
Cult London 3 piece The Tiger Lillies play a twisted fusion of pre-war Berlin cabaret and avant garde music hall in deranged anarchic gypsy style...with such a unique sound, audiences around the world are both delighted and shocked by their darkly comedic and deranged songs covering controversial subjects such as blasphemy and bestiality, rape, murder, lowlifes and whores with unashamed theatrics and wit. The Trio are fronted by singer Martyn Jacques who trained himself as an opera singer with a castrati style voice of heartbreaking beauty, whilst living alone above a strip joint in Soho for seven years. Accompanied by drummer Adrian Huge, whose appearance was described by David Byrne as James Joyce on drums, and who must doubtlessly be one if not the most famous drummer to frequently exchange his drumsticks in favour of rubber chickens and toy babies, and double bass / musical saw player Adrian Stout. Jacques plays accordion as he sings savage and passionate songs about the darkest side of human nature, his voice soaring and growling like a man possessed.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows at both venues are suitable for all ages and offer general admission seating. Seating for all shows is first come, first seated; we do not take advance table reservation, except where noted as a condition of a VIP ticket.  We cannot seat incomplete parties.  Standing room for all shows is available at our bar.

Both venues are full-scale restaurants with a fully stocked bar, serving food and drink throughout all shows.  Please be aware that a $10 per person food and/or beverage minimum is standard for table seating during all shows.  Standing room, at our bar, does not require a minimum.

For more information, visit: http://www.bbkingblues.com

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