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REGGIE WATT'S RADIO PLAY @ PS122 EXTENDED

RADIO PLAY EXTENDS!
Performance Space 122 presents Reggie Watts & Tommy Smith
Now playing through May 28, 2011


"Radio Play is meant to be listened to more than seen, which is why much of it occurs in the dark.  Inspired by a media that is now virtually extinct, it features songs, stories and even commercials in the model of an old-time radio program. But these aren't your grandma's stories" - The Wall St. Journal

“Expect a nonlinear, surreal spin of songs, stories, and soundscapes that play with the politics of pop culture. Embrace the retro-fueled fun with your eyes closed and ears open.”
- The Village Voice


After an outstanding first week of shows, PS122 is excited to announce the extended run of Radio Play.  Modeled after radio programs of yesteryear, RADIO PLAY gathers a group of actors, musicians and sound-effects artists to create a surreal sonic entertainment.  Songs, stories and soundscapes collide in a comedic mash-up of non-temporal quasi-political pop-cultural tropes, performed by Reggie Watts, with H. I. Bonner, Beth Hoyt, Mary Jane Gibson, Marshall York and Jen Rondeau on the Theremin.  

RADIO PLAY runs Friday, May 6 – Saturday, May 28 on the following schedule:
Wednesday – Saturday at 8PM, Sunday at 6PM
Late shows at 10PM: Saturday, May 14 / Saturday, May 21 / Friday, May 27 / Saturday, May 28
No performances Sunday, May 8 / Thursday, May 12 / Friday, May 13
Tickets: $25, $15 (Student / Seniors), $11 with a PS122 Passport
Reserve by phone: 212-352-3101
Reserve in person: Performance Space 122 is located at 150 1st Avenue at East 9th St. 


'REGGIE WATTS LIVE AT THIRD MAN RECORDS' OUT THIS WEEK!

What a week for Reggie Watts!  On Tuesday he released a brand new album, 'Reggie Watts Live At Third Man Records,' which he recorded at the invitation of Jack White and his Nashville based Third Man Records.  Reggie also has been performing alongside LCD Soundsystem on their huge NY shows this week.  And Reggie ALSO did back-to-back headlining shows at Music Hall in Williamsburg to launch the new record!  The lord loves a working man.

Go here to order your limited edition, vinyl-only copy of 'Reggie Watts Live at Third Man Records' and check out a clip from the album below.

REGGIE WATTS CHATS UP TALK STOOP

How does Reggie Watts pull off being all things to all people? Take a listen to Watts on Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf, and bring your bleeper.  And if you are riding around in a cab in NY this week, watch for it taxi-syles!


View more videos at: http://www.nbcnewyork.com.

WATCH REGGIE WATTS ONLINE TONIGHT !

Does the universe have ten dimensions, as superstring theory proposes, or eleven, as M-theory holds?  Reggie Watts and astrophysicist Janna Levin settle it once and for all; Kurt Andersen referees.  Join us for a live performance and geeked-out conversation tonight from The Greene Space. The show is sold out, but will be streamed live at: http://www.wnyc.org/thegreenespace/ (the "Video" in the right-hand corner will be replaced by the stream at 7:30)

Reggie Watts also performs Friday night in a sold out headlining show at Highline Ballroom.

Next month catch Reggie at La MaMa, Dutch A/V at the Under The Radar festival, Jan 5th-17th.  All info here:  http://lamama.org/the-club/dutch-av/

Mark your calendars for Reggie's return to perform again on The Conan OBrien show on December 23rd.  Here's Conan's former tourmate on the show last month !   



REGGIE WATTS RECORDING NEW ALBUM @ THIRD MAN RECORDS

The incomparable Reggie Watts is heading to Nashville for one night only for a very special performance at Jack White's Third Man Records on Thursday, December 2nd.  What's more, Reggie Watts at Third Man Live will be recorded live directly to analog reel to reel tape and  available for purchase to all those in attendance. Only patrons of the event will have the opportunity to purchase a very limited edition Black and Blue split color vinyl of the show they just saw for a cool $20.  Reggie made a video, too!   And catch Reggie this Sunday night on the world premiere airing of Comedy Central's Hot List show at 10 est

REGGIE WATTS ON CONAN O'BRIEN !

Last night Reggie Watts was reunited with his summer tourmate Conan O'Brien and blew doors off the stage with an inspired performance.  Reggie is performing at Highline Ballroom in NYC Dec 17th

REGGIE WATTS ON NY PRESS FEEDBACK

Check out the amazing Reggie Watts on NY Press' Feedback podcast HERE.   And if you are in LA, tickets are going super fast to his show next Thursday the 18th at Largo so if you are planning to catch Reggie on his one west coast show, click HERE

REGGIE WATTS IS FEATURED IN SPIN'S 30 BEST AT CMJ

REGGIE WATTS


Hometown: Brooklyn
Sounds Like: If Al Green were a stand-up comedian who grew up during the golden age of hip-hop. Watts' set involves the comedian-singer improvising absurd, surreal comedy songs over his own looped beatboxing.
Recommended If You Like: Flight of the Conchords, Ween.
You should know: Watts was the opening act on Conan O'Brien's Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television tour.

Click HERE to check out the track "Butter & Toast"

RIGHT ON! PR AUGUST NEWS

MATT & KIM killed their headlining set at Siren Festival a few weeks ago and they've just returned from their first ever trip to Japan where they made the hugest of impressions at Fuji Rocks, Japan's biggest outdoor music festival. This Friday Matt & Kim head to Lollapalooza for a 5pm set at the Adidas stage. Don't you miss them! Stay tuned as we'll have news on their new record soon soon!

After a string of packed headlining shows on the west coast, Bay Area duo WALLPAPER are excited to head out and heat up dancefloors on the east coast and midwest before winding their way back home to play this year's Treasure Island Festival. Wallpaper's brand new single "Valentine" can be heard on Tap Tap Revenge and is available this week on iTunes!

Texas DIY darlings DIGNAN are once again on tour -their 11th US tour- and with every turn their fanbase grows as does the energy of Dignan's impassioned show. Check out the amazing video for hands-in-the-air sing-along for "They're Outnumbered" from a show last week - SEE IT HERE

PATRICK PARK just announced a huge North American tour in continued support of his gorgeous album 'Come What Will,' out now on Badman Recording Co. Captivating on stage, catch Patrick with Seawolf and Sara Cahoone this September and October!

MERIDENE announced the release of their outstanding 'Something Like Blood' LP and a handful of midwest shows this month, and had a huge response to the mp3 giveaway of their first single "Gone Baby Gone." GET THAT HERE

A B & THE SEA unleashed their awesome Katy Perry cover and it has taken over the internet! The guys also have a sold out show with Tokyo Police Club in SF on Aug 13 and Fall tour with Jukebox the Ghost.

After leaving London audiences slack-jawed, REGGIE WATTS is back in the States and has some dates coming up including this Saturday at Bushwick Star and free show at Fort Greene Park on Tuesday, September 14th with Naomi Shelton & the Gospel Queens.

WTF WITH MARC MARON is on Entertainment Weekly's Must List this week! You can catch the "Master of the conversational funny" onstage in Atlanta, SF, LA, and Seattle, and keep up with upcoming pods at www.marcmaron.com

"DELOCATED," the show created and co-written by JON GLASER who is also executive producer and star, will air its highly-anticipated second season on Adult Swim beginning Sunday, Aug 22 (11pm EST). Great piece on Jon and the show in New York Magazine

TODD BARRY will be gracing stages in Detroit and Oklahoma City this month.. Check him out at the Motor City's Majestic Cafe this Monday, Aug 9, and at OKC's City Arts Center on Aug 30. Last weekend, Todd's album 'Falling Off The Bone' was Amazon's #1 comedy album download. Go Todd!

MATT MCCARTHY's major film debut happens with this weekend's opening of 'The Other Guys' with Will Ferrell and Mark Walberg! Online Matt's got a great new Sobriety Test video. Awesome!

Mark your calendars for the EUGENE MIRMAN COMEDY FESTIVAL, SEPTEMBER 16-19. We'll be back with lots more details. Just you wait.

Win a signed DL4™ and more from Reggie Watts and Line 6!




Enter to win a Line 6 DL4™ Delay Modeler ($349.99 value) signed by Reggie Watts!

Even though it’s emerald green, DL4 is the gold standard of delay pedals. Its 16 stunning delay models and looping capabilities have been used on more albums and stages than we can count.

Reggie Watts, the outrageously funny and talented musician/comedian, is known for using a DL4 in his one of a kind performance and recordings.

Enter to win a DL4 signed by Reggie, and a copy of his new 'Why $#!+ So Crazy?' CD/DVD!

CLICK HERE to experience Reggie’s DL4 Soundboard and get entered. And hurry, the contest ends June 9!

And be sure to check out Holiday Matinee's awesome chat with Reggie HERE

REGGIE WATTS AT RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL

Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on TV" Tour wrapped its two sold out nights at Radio City Music Hall last night. In case you weren't there, video of some of Reggie Watts' performance for you here!

REGGIE WATTS FEATURED IN NEW YORK TIMES



Outstanding New York Times piece on the incomparable Reggie Watts. Be sure to catch him July 1 at Le Poisson Rouge if you are missing him at Radio City this week! Read it HERE

REGGIE WATTS RELEASES CD/DVD, FREE MP3, ANNOUNCES RELEASE SHOW


Reggie Watts 'Why S#!+ So Crazy?' CD/DVD Available Today

Free MP3 Download "My History Thus Far" (alternate take) "Warning: Mature Content"

'Why S#!+ So Crazy?' DVD Video Remix


Reggie Watts' mindbending debut comedy performance album 'Why S#!+ So Crazy?' is available today on Comedy Central Records. To celebrate the big release, Comedy Central will be airing Reggie's 'Why S#!+ So Crazy?' Special in its entirety tonight at 2:30 am EST/1:30 am CST, featuring live performance footage of Reggie filmed on stages around NYC along with original scripted comedy. It will also mark the television debut of Reggie's hit video for album single "F*ck Sh*t Stack" whose blend of parody and hip hop pastiche has already gone viral. A remix of unreleased album track "My History Thus Far" is available as free mp3 download and Electic Method made an exclusive video remix of DVD footage.

Reggie will also celebrate the release of 'Why S#!+ So Crazy?' with a not-to-be-missed, one night only Record Release Show at NYC's Le Poisson Rouge on July 1. The show is 18+ and advance tickets are available. On tour now with Conan O'Brien, Reggie has been blowing the minds of thousands of audience members nightly all across North America. Reggie's brilliantly funny and fresh sets built on beats, songs, accents and whatever comes to his amazing mind have been hailed as both a tour standout and a perfect fit for Coco's crowd. On a recent side trip to perform at this year's Brian Eno-curated Brighton Comedy Festival, Reggie received the 2010 Argus Angel Award in Recognition Of Artistic Excellence.


“He has a really great, creative, unusual act. He’s amazingly talented." Conan O'Brien

"The disturbed musical genius is something you never forget” - Vancouver Straight

“The real show stopper was the always phenomenal beat-boxer and absurdist comedian Reggie Watts.” - Arts Newspaper

“With his huge, wobbling Afro, idiosyncratic voices and accents, and looped sound effects, Watts got the crowd roaring" - MTV.com


REGGIE WATTS ANNOUNCES CD/DVD FOR COMEDY CENTRAL, NEW VIDEO, TOUR WITH CONAN O’BRIEN




REGGIE WATTS
is set to release his first full length comedy record ‘Why $#!+ So Crazy?’ as cd/dvd this Spring on Comedy Central Records. LOOSEWORLD and Waverly Films co-produced the album’s debut music video, “F@<% $#!+ Stack,” a Hip-Hop pastiche album single created and performed by Reggie. Next month, you can also catch Reggie’s mindblowing live set while he’s on tour with Conan O’Brien.

As an internationally renowned vocalist/beatboxer/musician/comedian/improvisor, founding member of the band Maktub, Regina Spektor tourmate and album guest, Brian Eno-protege, Andy Kaufman Award winner, ECNY Award winner, Esquire's Best & Brightest featured entertainer, and DFA Records' Spaghetti Circus guest vocalist, REGGIE WATTS is amazing in every little thing he does. Combining looped vocals created live on stage with his unique brand of comedy and stunning vocal range and master of accents, Reggie’s performances are consistently hailed as genius by comedy and music fans alike. Reggie has appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Michael and Michael Have Issues, co-starred in ‘The Yes Men Save The World,’ and countless overseas television shows. As a solo performer Reggie has played sold-out runs at every comedy festival imaginable and packed houses at Fusebox, SXSW, Bumbershoot, Outside Lands, and cities the world-over. Reggie also recently recorded music to be featured on Louis CK’s upcoming show on FX.

‘Why $#!+ So Crazy?’ was filmed live at venues around NYC this past winter and will be available May 18 on Comedy Central Records. The “F@<% $#!+ Stack” video, co-directed by Duncan Skiles and Ben Dickinson, will make its TV debut on Comedy Central’s Why $#!+ So Crazy? special which features Reggie, footage from his tour and original scripted comedy and will air prior to the cd/dvd release. Video co-producer LOOSEWORLD is an arts collective that specializes in film production. Their website LOOSEWORLD.com has recently gained momentum as a platform for emerging artists to promote themselves and their art. Waverly Films has been listed in STEP magazine as one of “25 Emerging Talents in 2009,” as their weekly Internet shorts have attracted 48,000+ subscribers to their YouTube Channel. Online, the “F@<% $#!+ Stack” video has already gone viral and can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJQU22Ttpwc


REGGIE WATTS ON TOUR
3/31 – College Park, MD @ UMD – The Hoff
4/1 – Urbana, IL @ UI, Bonnaroo Comedy Tour
4/12 – Eugene, OR @ Hult Center for the Performing Arts *
4/13 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum *
4/14 – Vancouver, BC @ Orpheum *
4/16 – Spokane, WA @ INB Performing Arts Center *
4/17 – Enoch, AB @ River Cree Resort & Casino *
4/18 – Seattle, WA @ Marion Oiver McCaw *
4/19 – Seattle, WA @ Marion Oiver McCaw *
4/22 – San Francisco, CA @ Nob Hill Masonic Center *
4/23 – San Francisco, CA @ Nob Hill Masonic Center *
4/24 – Universal City, CA @ Gibson Ampitheater *
4/25 – Universal City, CA @ Gibson Ampitheater *
4/29 – San Diego, CA @ San Diego Civic Theater *
4/30 – Phoenix, AZ @ Dodge Theater *
5/1 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Pearl *
5/5-7 – Brighton, UK @ Brighton Festival
5/9 – Boulder, CO @ Mackey Auditorium *
5/10 – Denver, CO @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House *
5/13 – Dallas, TX @ McFarlin Memorial Auditorium *
5/14 – Austin TX @ Austin Music Hall *
5/15 – Tulsa, OK @ The Brady Theater *
5/16 – Kansas City, MO @ Midland Theater *
5/18 – Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theater *
5/19 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater *
5/20 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater *
5/22 – Toronto, ON @ Massey Hall *
5/30 – Atlantic City, NJ @ The Borgata, 7:00 & 10:30 shows *
6/1 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall *
6/2 – New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall *
6/4 – Boston, MA @ Wang Center *
6/5 – Boston, MA @ Wang Center *
6/6 – Uncasville, CT @ Mohegan Sun *
6/7 – Upper Darby, PA @ Tower Theater *
6/8 – Washington, DC @ DAR Constitution Hall *
6/14 – Atlanta, GA @ Fox Theater *
7/1 - New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge - Record Release Show
*w/Conan O’Brien

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