Salon Airing Wesley Stace's CABINET OF WONDERS Podcast

The ongoing critically acclaimed variety show, Cabinet of Wonders, hosted by celebrated author and singer/songwriter Wesley Stace, is partnering with award-winning news and culture site Salon to distribute their content to Salon's audience of 17.6 million unique monthly visitors. The podcasts, presented weekly starting today, will be featured on Salon.com and will be promoted via banners on the site and dedicated emails to Salon's readers.

Listen to the first Salon-presented podcast including The Milk Carton Kids, Janeane Garofalo and Josh Rouse HERE. MGMT singer Andrew Vanwyngarden appears on Cabinet of Wonder's second week with Southside Johnny, Robert Pinsky and others. See the weekly performances below.

For the shows, Stace -- formerly known by his stage name John Wesley Harding -- brings together collaborators from the worlds of music, literature and comedy. Since its inauguration in 2009, Cabinet of Wonders has established itself in New York, and on tour around the U.S., as an exciting stage for both prominent and emerging voices in music, literature and comedy. Stace originally conceived Cabinet of Wonders as a way to bring together his creative friends; he handpicks the performers and facilitates unusual collaborations for each show, managing to weave the diverse lineup into an unforgettable and highly entertaining experience. Formerly recorded and broadcast nationwide by NPR, Cabinet of Wonders' past guests include a who's who of great performers: Fred Armisen, Aaron Neville, Fountains of Wayne, John Oliver, Edie Brickell, Rosanne Cash, Ted Leo, Josh Ritter, The Punch Brothers, Sherman Alexie, Peter Carey, Mary Gaitskill and many more.

"Salon is proud to partner with Cabinet of Wonders on this podcast," says Salon's Editor-in-Chief Dave Daley. "Since 2009, Wesley Stace has curated the best variety show in America, featuring hundreds of pioneering musicians, writers and comedians. We think that the format and talent will be well received by our devoted readers and are honored to swing open the Cabinet doors to a wide audience and archive this amazing artistic genius."

CABINET OF WONDERS ON SALON.COM:

May 21: Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders: The Podcast 1 - act one Wesley Stace & The English UK-The Buzz The Milk Carton Kids-Snake Eyes The Milk Carton Kids-City of Our Lady The Milk Carton Kids-Getaway Janeane Garafalo-Comedy Josh Rouse-New Young Josh Rouse-Crystal Falls

May 28: Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders: The Podcast 1 - act two Wesley Stace & The English UK-A Canterbury Kiss Andrew Van Wyngarden-I Love You Too Death Andrew Van Wyngarden-Love is the Sun Andrew Van Wyngarden-Lonely Time Robert Pinsky-Samurai Song Robert Pinsky & The English UK-Antique Southside Johnny-Strange Strange Feeling Southside Johnny-Hearts of stone The Assembled Company-Religious Experience

June 4: Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders: The Podcast 2 - act one Wesley Stace & Eugene Mirman-Introduction Wesley Stace & The English UK-When I Knew The Dove and the Wolf-Moving Shadows The Dove and the Wolf-On The Other Side The London Souls-Honey The London Souls-Certain Appeal Rick Moody-Drummers of Europe Wesley Stace, Rick Moody & The English UK-Simple Sister

June 11: Wesley Stace's Cabinet of Wonders: The Podcast 2 - act two Wesley Stace & The English UK-Makin' Love to Bob Dylan Eugene Mirman-Comedy Kristin Hersh-Devil's Roof Kristin Hersh-Krait Siri Hustvedt-Reading from "The Blazing World" Robbie Fulks-Aunt Peg's New Old Man Robbie Fulks-Guitar Man The Assembled Company-Religious Experience

About Wesley Stace - Since his critically acclaimed 1988 debut It Happened One Night, Wesley Stace has recorded 19 records for both major (Sire, Hollywood) and independent (Mammoth, Rhino, Appleseed, Yep Roc) labels alike. Stace is the author of four novels (including the international bestseller Misfortune), teaches a songwriting course at Princeton University with poet Paul Muldoon, a creative writing course at Swarthmore and is artist-in-residence at Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is also a regular contributor to The New York Times' Measure For Measure blog.

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