Live from the Artists Den
Live from the Artists Den is a three-time New York Emmy-Nominated music television series that features popular recording artists performing in non-traditional settings throughout North America. The series, which launched its fourth season in February 2012, is a production of Artists Den Entertainment in association with WNET New York Public Media, and is distributed by American Public Television. Since its premiere in 2009, Live from the Artists Den has expanded digitally to include Hulu, Pandora, and Vevo, and internationally through Northstar Media to include Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Latin America.
Featured artists have included Adele, Kid Rock, Ben Harper, Robert Plant, Regina Spektor, Ringo Starr, Ani DiFranco, Raphael Saadiq, Aimee Mann, David Gray, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Black Crowes, Alanis Morissette, Tori Amos, and Elvis Costello. Featured venues have included Graceland, the first art museum in America, a Masonic temple, a former Archdiocese cathedral, a 1930s silent movie theater, the worlds oldest merchant sailing vessel, The New York Public Library, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. A full listing of previously featured artists and venues can be viewed by clicking here.
Live CDs, DVDs, and digital downloads of Artists Den performances can be purchased online via iTunes and www.artistsden.com.
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[edit] Format
Each hour-long episode of Live from the Artists Den contains an intimate performance and interview with the featured artist(s). Mark Lieberman (Executive Producer) and Alan Light (Director of Programming) select artists with a reputation for impressive live performances, and locations are chosen for their historical significance, beauty, and/or sentimental value to the artist.[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_from_the_Artists_Den#cite_note-Headliner-3> The series differs from similar shows in that the venue is as much a distinguishing feature of the show as the performance.[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_from_the_Artists_Den#cite_note-Headliner-3> The audience for each intimate, invitation-only performance is selected via the official Artists Den mailing list.
[edit] Seasons
[edit] Season One
Season One premiered in February 2009.
- KT Tunstall at the Prince George Ballroom in Manhattan
- Jakob Dylan at the Desmond Tutu Cultural Center in New York's Chelsea neighborhood
- Alanis Morissette at Judson Memorial Church in New York's Greenwich Village
- Raphael Saadiq at the Harvard Club of Boston
- Ani DiFranco at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia
- Ben Harper in Manchester, Tennessee at the 2007 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
- Aimee Mann at Vibiana Cathedral in downtown Los Angeles
- Crowded House at the Masonic Hall Grand Lodge of New York
- Ingrid Michaelson at Cape Cinema in Cape Cod
- Josh Ritter at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
- The Hold Steady at the Old Emigrant Savings Bank Building in downtown New York
- Patty Griffin at the Angel Orensanz Foundation For the Arts on New York’s Lower East Side
- The Swell Season (from the Fox Searchlight film Once) at the Good Shepherd Center Chapel in Seattle
[edit] Season Two
Season Two premiered July 5, 2010.
- Ringo Starr and Ben Harper at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Tori Amos at the Park Avenue Armory in New York's Upper East Side
- David Gray at the Broad Street Ballroom in New York's Wall Street
- The Black Crowes at the Lyric Oxford in Oxford, Mississippi
- Corinne Bailey Rae at the Hiro Ballroom in New York City
- Dierks Bentley at the Ravenswood Billboard Factory in Chicago
- Booker T. Jones, Drive-By Truckers and Bettye LaVette at the Patrick F. Taylor Library in New Orleans
[edit] Season Three
Season Three premiered April 1, 2011.
- Elvis Costello at the New York Public Library Main Branch
- Ray LaMontagne and the Pariah Dogs at the Don Strange Ranch in Boerne, TX
- Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at Bryant Park in New York City
- Robert Plant at the War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, TN
- Squeeze at Bryant Park in New York City
- Compilation episode featuring Daniel Merriweather at Sotheby's in New York City, A Fine Frenzy at Guild Hall in the Hamptons, and Lisa Hannigan at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Montclair, NJ
[edit] Season Four
Season Four will premiere February 3, 2012.
- Adele at the Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club in Santa Monica, California
- The Fray at the Angel Orensanz Foundation on New York's Lower East Side.
- Death Cab for Cutie at the Brooklyn Museum in Brooklyn, NY
- Kid Rock at Graceland in Memphis, TN
- Iron and Wine at the Buckhead Theatre in Atlanta, GA
- Amos Lee with special guests Calexico at the Fox Theater in Tucson, AZ
