Highline Ballroom Announces Their Schedule Of Upcoming Events

Highline Ballroom is located at 431 West 16th Street between 9th Avenue and 10th Avenue.

Tickets may be purchased through Ticketweb, online at ticketweb.com or at the Highline Box Office from noon until doors close at 866-468-7619.

We are a full-scale restaurant. We also have a full bar with all premier liquors and domestic and international cold beer, and we serve a full menu at all of our concerts. A $10 food and/or beverage minimum is standard for table seating during shows.

Unless otherwise noted, all shows 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 reservations, 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.

For further show information, directions to the venue and for the latest updates visit us on the web at www.highlineballroom.com or call 212-414-4314.

All events are subject to change.

JUST ANNOUNCED

· TINARIWEN - July 20 - SHOW @ 9PM

· BLOWOFF FEATURING THE DJ SOUNDS OF BOB MOULD & RICHARD MOREL - September 9 - SHOW @ 11:30PM

· 1986 CLASSIC METAL 25TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW, FEATURING TRIBUTES TO METALLICA MEGADETH SLAYER - October 28 - SHOW @ 6PM

UPCOMING SHOWS - May 9 - May 15

EVERY SATURDAY LATE NIGHT at The Highline Ballroom:
The Rewind Show
with live performances and celebrity DJs
21 or over to enter
Doors at 10:30pm, Show at 11:00pm
$20 at door
RSVP to info@4kent.com
The Rewind Show is a vision we have had for as long as we have been in the business of night clubs and event planning. We are tired of the same concept that every night-club in NYC has been stuck with over the years and think that it's time to change the way to party! As we all know nothing can compare to a live performance and therefore we have created the Rewind Show! We want to bring an experience like no other by combining the live music of the 80's Rock & Roll era along with the best DJ's spinning the present hits. Every Saturday night, the Highline Ballroom will operate as a high-end night club to let people experience the Rewind Show. (http://therewindshow.com/)

Monday, May 9
Springtime For Kinky Tour
KINKY FRIEDMAN
*PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED FROM BB KINGS BLUES CLUB. ALL TICKETS HONORED*
Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 9:00pm
$38 adv, $40 day of show
$50 Reserved VIP SEAT
VIP area in 1st two rows
and side booths + tables
Starting April 27th in Kansas City, Kinky Friedman, author, musician, politician, beautician, and self-proclaimed Governor Of the Heart Of Texas, will be performing dates throughout the midwest and east coast, as part of his Springtime For Kinky Tour Of 2011. Often returning to places he has not visited in two decades, the Kinkster will be touring solo and promoting his most recent books, 'What Would Kinky Do?' and 'Heroes Of A Texas Childhood.'

Buoyed by his Go West Young Kinky Tour last spring and his monster appearance on the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival in October, Kinky will take his show to many of his favorite American cities. Playing the songs for which he is best known, like 'They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore' and 'Sold American,' reading passages from his books, and carrying on his hilarious running commentary on the state of the union, Kinky, the prodigal son of Texas, will, indeed, return to the scenes of his crimes of years past.

Tuesday, May 10
From Monty Python + The Rutles:
NEIL INNES
Mark Newman
Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 9:00pm
$38 adv, $40 day of show
Neil is an English writer and performer of comic songs, best known for his collaborative work with Monty Python, and for playing in the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and later The Rutles.

In the period 1962 to 1965, Innes and several other art school students started a band which was originally named The Bonzo Dog Dada Band after their interest in the art movement Dada, but which was soon renamed the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (often shortened to The Bonzo Dog Band). Innes, with Vivian Stanshall, wrote most of the band's songs, including "I'm the Urban Spaceman", their sole hit, (produced by Paul McCartney and Gus Dudgeon under the collective pseudonym Apollo C. Vermouth) and "Death Cab for Cutie" (which inspired an American musical group of the same name), which was featured in the Beatles' film Magical Mystery Tour. Innes won an Ivor Novello Award for Best Novelty Song in 1968 for "I'm the Urban Spaceman".

In the late 1960s, Innes appeared with the Bonzo Dog Band on both seasons of the UK children's television series Do Not Adjust Your Set which also featured future members of the Monty Python comedy team.

After the break-up of Bonzo Dog Band, Neil joined with former Dog Band bassist Dennis Cowan, drummer Ian Wallace and guitarist Roger McKew to form The World, a band hoping for "more commercial" success with music ranging from rock to pure pop, yet still retaining some Doo-Dah flavour and even a bit of the humour.

In the mid-1970s, Neil became closely associated with the TV series Monty Python's Flying Circus, and played a major role in performing and writing songs and sketches for the final series in 1974 (after John Cleese had left).

Neil wrote the songs for Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and appeared in the film as a head-bashing monk, the serf crushed by the giant wooden rabbit, and the leader of Sir Robin's minstrels. He also had a small role in Terry Gilliam's Jabberwocky, and performed with the Pythons on stage, including at their legendary Hollywood Bowl concert. Because of these long-standing connections, Neil is often referred to as "the Seventh Python".

He appeared on stage with the Pythons in New York City in 1975, performing the Bob Dylanesque song "Protest Song" (complete with harmonica) on the album Monty Python Live at City Centre. He was introduced as Raymond Scum. After his introduction he told the audience "I've suffered for my music.

Now it's your turn." In 1982 he travelled to the States with the Pythons again, appearing in Monty Python Live at the Hollywood Bowl. He performed the songs "How Sweet to Be an Idiot" and "I'm the Urban Spaceman."

After Python finished its original run on UK television, Neil joined with Fatso and Python's Eric Idle on the series Rutland Weekend Television. This was a Python-esque sketch show based in a fictional low-budget regional television station. It ran for two series in 1975-76. Songs and sketches from the series appeared on a 1976 BBC LP, the Rutland Weekend Songbook. This show spawned The Rutles (the "prefab four"), a Beatles parody band, in which Neil played the character of Ron Nasty. Incidentally the very first Rutles track to be recorded was "I Must Be In Love" which featured in the Rutland Weekend Television series and performed by Neil Innes and Fatso.

After Rutland Weekend Television, Idle relocated to the USA, and Neil went on to make a solo series on BBC television, The Innes Book of Records (punning on the Guinness Book of Records).

At the time of The Beatles Anthology CDs, there was a revival of interest in The Rutles and a new album was released entitled Archaeology.

Neil also took part in the 2002 Concert for George, in memory of George Harrison.

A film about Neil Innes called The Seventh Python premiered at the Mods & Rockers Film Festival on June 26, 2008.

Wednesday, May 11
North American Reckoning Tour!
Legendary German Thrashers
DESTRUCTION
Heathen
Warbeast
No Remission
Heathen
Warbeast
No Remission
*PLEASE NOTE THIS SHOW HAS BEEN MOVED FROM BB KINGS BLUES CLUB. ALL TICKETS HONORED*
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 7:00pm
$20 adv, $25 day of show
FORMED IN 1982, DESTRUCTION HAVE BEEN A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON THE THRASH METAL GENRE AND HAVE BEEN NAMED BY COUNTLESS ESTABLISHED BANDS AS SUCH... THEY ARE NOW READY TO ENTER A NEW ERA WITH THE MARCH 2011 RELEASE OF THEIR NUCLEAR BLAST ALBUM "DAY OF RECKONING" ALONG WITH WHAT PROMISES TO BE THEIR MOST EXTENSIVE TOUR OF THE U.S. AND CANADA TOUR YET!!!

Thursday, May 12
PAPER DIAMOND
Break Science,
Sonkin
Doors at 7:00pm, Show at 9:00pm
$15 adv, $18 day of show

Friday, May 13
BOWLING FOR SOUP
Dollyrots
Patent Pending
Doors at 6:30pm, Show at 7:30pm
$15 adv, $20 day of show
Talking with Bowling for Soup singer Jaret Reddick, you may not immediately get the sense that this affable, down-to-earth Texan fronts a Grammy- and Emmy-nominated pop/punk band with over a million album sales to their credit. "If you compare our first album to our 10th one, you could be like, ‘Let's see... Well, their voices finally changed, and they got a lot better musically, but they still sound like the same guys to me," Reddick says, the grin audible in his North Texas drawl. "Man, I would hope we're still the same guys! Can you imagine what a bummer it'd be if we weren't?"

Friday, May 13
OFWGKTA
*SOLD OUT*
Doors at 11:30pm, Show at 11:30pm
$18 adv, $20 day of show
Saturday, May 14

Saturday, May 14
Viza
Evan Russell Saffer,
Naked,
AnAkA,
Battle Circus
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 7:30pm
$12 adv, $15 day of show
Viza has infiltrated the global music scene with an explosive sound of international rock. You can hear the blasts and screams from the depths of Eastern Europe to the deserts of the Middle East. Formerly known as Visa, Viza exchanged the audio passport with a carte blanche for invasion. Viza is a brigade of 9 international musicians from Los Angeles, integrating duduk, percussion and oud with the hard edge of rock. K'noup, the fearless leader and voice of Viza, commands the stage with charisma and stamina. As Visa, the band released two EPs and two full length albums, along with an award winning music video. In the De Facto and Eros albums, the music is pervaded by sonorities taken from Arabic, Armenian and Greek traditions blended with elements of rock and dance. In the newly released album, Made in Chernobyl, Russian and Eastern European styles and themes take center stage. Viza is a passport into a musical endeavor that touches its conspirators, cultural, spiritual, and literal influences, while translating them into a perfect balance of old world nostalgia, modern experimentation and social revival. Viza is currently managed by Serjical Strike Management headed by Serj Tankian from System of a Down. With sold out shows in the US and Canada, Viza fans are now also tuned in around the world. In August 2010, Viza embarked on a special tour in Europe, opening for Serj Tankian's "Imperfect Harmonies" tour in the cities of Yerevan, Athens, Hamburg, Cologne, Paris, Zurich and Bologna. Viza captivated their audiences with their edgy performances and experienced raving reviews from fans in every city.

K'noup - Vocals, 12 string guitar
Jivan Gasparyan Jr. - Duduk, Zurna
Orbel Babayan - Electric Guitar, Tar, Vox
Shant Bismejian - Electric Guitar
Andrew Kzirian - Oud
Alex Khatcherian - Bass
Suguru Onaka - Keyboards, Accordian
Chris Daniel - Percussion
Hiram Rosario - Drums

Sunday, May 15
Marcus Miller Presents: A Concert for Japanese Tsunami Relief
Featuring Robert Glasper, Sean Jones, Angelique Kidjo, Gregoire Maret, Raul Midon, Q-Tip, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Kaoru Watanabe, Louis Cato, Alex Han, Federico Gonzalez Peña and more.
Doors at 6:00pm, Show at 7:30pm
$45 adv, $55 day of show
Some table seating available on first come first served basis. Come early!
$75 Reserved VIP seating
VIP tables available for groups of 2, 4, 6
Net proceeds to will be donated to the Japan Relief and Recovery Fund spearheaded by Direct Relief.
Organized by Bibi Green, Nelson George, Marcus Miller, Rikke Brogard, Mbacke Dioum and Steven Ocean, with special thanks to the Highline Ballroom, Eventi: a Kimpton Hotel, Studio Instrument Rentals, and Ujima Productions for their singular contributions.

2011 ANNOUNCED SHOWS

*Every Saturday night - The Rewind Show*
April
26 - Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Nutritious
27- Battle of the (Wedding) Bands, Grand Central Sound, Downtown Fever
28- The Appleseed Cast, A Great Pile of Leaves, Two Lights
29 - Pinback, Judgement Day
30 - David Weinstone's Music for Aardvarks (Early)
30 - Garland Jeffreys & the Coney Island Playboys CD Release Show (Late)

May
1 - CeU, Francisca Valenzuela
3 - Musiq Soulchild Album Release Party
4 - Family Force 5, Stereo Skyline
5 - Ari Hest, Bess Rogers, Jesse Ruben (at Hiro Ballroom)
6 - The Jackie Factory NYC presents Night of a Thousand Stevies 21: "The Wild Heart"
7 - 100 Monkeys, Kissing Club, Red Abbey
8 - The Reverend Horton Heat
9 - Kinky Friedman with Mary McBride Acoustic duo
10 - From Monty Python + The Rutles: Neil Innes, Mark Newman
11 - Destruction
12 - Paper Diamond, Break Science, Sonkin
13 - Bowling For Soup, Dollyrots, Patent Pending (Early)
13 - OFWGKTA *SOLD OUT* (Late)
14 - Viza, Evan Russell Saffer, Naked, AnAkA, Battle Circus
15 - Marcus Miller Presents: A Concert for Japanese Tsunami Relief Featuring Robert Glasper, Sean Jones, Angelique Kidjo, Gregoire Maret, Raul Midon, Q-Tip, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, Kaoru Watanabe, Louis Cato, Alex Han, Federico Gonzalez Peña and more.
17 - Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, Henry Butler
18 - Kermit Ruffins and the Barbecue Swingers, Eric Lindell - Album Release
19 - Dredg, The Deer Hunter, Balance and Composure, The Trophy Fire
20 - Dukagjini Productions MEGA SHOW
21 - Front Line Assembly + Die Krupps, Cyanotic, DJ Acucrack
23 - Ray Manzarek (of THE DOORS) + Roy Rogers Band
24 - Bernard Fowler & His Rock n' Roll All-Star Band
26 - Karsh Kale

June
1 - McCoy Tyner Trio with Special Guest, Savion Glover
2 - Bobby McFerrin & The Yellowjackets (2 Shows)
3 - Aloe Blacc
4- The Energy
5 - "Jazz Meets Soul"- A Triple bill of soulful vocalist feat. 2010 Grammy Nominee Gregory Porter, Kendra Ross, and Abby Dobson
6 - Vinicius Cantuaria plus special guest Bill Frisell
7 - McCoy Tyner Trio with special guests Gary Bartz & Bill Frisell
8 - Duncan Sheik, The Watson Twins
9 - Cowboy Mouth, Jonathan Batiste
10 - Dengue Fever, Minerva Lions
11 - Brian Wilson, Re-Imagines Gershwin plus performs Beach Boys hits (Blue Note Jazz Festival)
12 - Brian Wilson, Re-Imagines Gershwin plus performs Beach Boys hits (Blue Note Jazz Festival)
13 - Brian Wilson, Re-Imagines Gershwin plus performs Beach Boys hits (Blue Note Jazz Festival)
14 - "The New Big Bands" Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra, JC Hopkins Biggish Band featuring Andromeda Turre
15 - Meshell Ndegeocello
16 - Joe Purdy, The Milk Carton Kids
17 - Madeleine Peyroux
18 - Governors Ball Music Festival (on Governor's Island)
18 - Madeleine Peyroux
19 - Madeleine Peyroux
20 - Tomato's House of Rock - THORFEST 2011
22 - Roy Ayers & special guests
23 - Alice Smith
24 - Maya Azucena (Early)
24 - Blowoff Featuring The DJ Sounds of Bob Mould & Richard Morel (Late)
25 - Amanda Lepore with Special Guests: Cazwell, The Ones & Friends...featuring Roxy Cottontail, Cherie Lily and More!
26 - The Music of Stax Records: Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn, Eddie Floyd, Lester Snell
27 - Dave Holland Quintet (2 Shows)
28 - Tom Harrel "Jazz Meets Classical: Debussy & Ravel" Ron Carter Trio featuring Mulgrew Miller & Russell Malone (2 Shows)
29 - POWERHOUSE STOMP II, A Musical Tribute To Classic Cartoons Of The 1920's, 30's & 40's

July
2 - The Music from Winter's Bone
5 - Jarabe De Palo
6 - Bouncing Souls
7 - Bouncing Souls
8 - Bouncing Souls
9 - Bouncing Souls
16 - Supermassive Black Hole, Tribute to Muse
20 - Tinariwen
21 - The White Panda: Pandamonium Tour

September
9 - BLOWOFF Featuring The DJ Sounds Of Bob Mould & Richard Morel
13 - Kara DioGuardi
16 - Basia

October
28 - 1986 Classic Metal 25th Anniversary Show, Featuring Tributes to METALLIC MEGADETH SLAYER
29 - Rasputina

November
15 - Jake Shimabukuro