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THE CARNEGIE HALL NOTABLES PROGRAM PRESENTS REDEMPTION SONG

AN EVENING OF CONVERSATION AND SONG EXPLORING ARTISTRY, DEPENDENCY, RECOVERY, AND LONGEVITY TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5 IN ZANKEL HALL

Hosted by Henry Rollins with Panelists to Include Rickie Lee Jones, Steven Adler of Guns N’ Roses, and Darryl “DMC” McDaniels (Run-DMC)

On October 5, 2010 at 7:30 p.m. in Zankel Hall, the Carnegie Hall Notables program—a membership and ticket program for music enthusiasts in their 20s and 30s—presents REDEMPTION SONG, an evening of conversation and song exploring the relationship between artistry, dependency, recovery, and longevity. This event features a one-night-only conversation between influential entertainers in music discussing struggles with drugs or alcohol. The evening will benefit music education in the New York metropolitan area by supporting the many music education programs made possible by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute.

Musician, actor, and activist against substance abuse Henry Rollins will host an open discussion interspersed with readings and performance, inviting the audience to listen to musicians as they reflect upon their personal journeys and the impact that obstacles have had on their music. Blues, folk, jazz musician, and singer-songwriter, Rickie Lee Jones will perform selections from her acclaimed body of work, musician and drummer Steven Adler (Guns N’ Roses, Adler’s Appetite) will read from his book My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N’ Roses, and musician Darryl “DMC” McDaniels (Run-DMC) will also give a reading from his book King of Rock: Respect, Responsibility, and My Life with Run-DMC.

Immediately following the discussion and performance, attendees are invited to attend an exclusive afterparty sponsored by FUZE Beverage at Providence, formerly a world-famous recording studio where The Rolling Stones, The Ramones, and Jimi Hendrix created iconic records. Steven Adler will sign copies of My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N’ Roses at the afterparty where guests will receive a complimentary copy.

REDEMPTION SONG and all annual Notables season-launch events are generously underwritten by Pia and Jimmy Zankel, who also serves as the Co-Chair of the Notables program.

The October 5 panel discussion and afterparty are free for Carnegie Hall Notables members at the Supporter level and higher. Admission is $40 for Notables members at the Prelude level and $60 for the general public. For more information, please call 212-903-9734, or visit carnegiehall.org/redemptionsong.

REDEMPTION SONG is part of a series of annual Carnegie Hall-presented panel discussions offered for Carnegie Hall Notables members. Previous events have explored music's connection to other areas of culture including video games, Broadway's youth movement, film soundtracks, fashion, and politics. Celebrity panelists have included Academy Award-nominated film director Wes Anderson, musicians Lou Reed, Natalie Merchant, Moby, Pete Wentz, hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash, Wu-Tang Clan’s chief music producer RZA, Saturday Night Live’s Ana Gasteyer, Grammy- and Tony-Award winning songwriter and composer Duncan Sheik, Academy-Award nominated and Tony-Award winning director and costume designer Julie Taymor, fashion designer Zac Posen, Tony-Award winning composer Lin-Manuel Miranda and Emmy-Award winning Sex and the City stylist Patricia Field.