Remember the kinda lackluster “I’m Not There” concert we told you about that happened back on October 7? (it only featured Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, John Doe and Bob Weir – no disrespect to them, but it’s a small lineup – did anyone actually go to this?)
Well, there’s another one and it’s better – at least better if you’re an indie-rocker and better if you want to hear some people that were intrinsic to the “I’m Not There” 2-disc soundtrack set we’ve gone on and on about. And it’s the “official” concert too, titled, “I’m Not There: In Concert a Celebration of Todd Haynes’ Dylan Film;” the one we heard rumors about back in September.
According to Ticketmaster (tickets on sale now people), the show takes place November 7 at the Beacon Theatre in New York (sorry, rest of America, take solace in the fact that tickets are expensive as fuck) and the line-up includes Cat Power, My Morning Jacket, Calexico, Michelle Shocked, Joe Henry (he produced much of the soundtrack disc), Ian Ball and Olly Peacock (of Gomez), John Doe, Mason Jennings and the Million Dollar Bashers (need we remind you, their supergroup membership includes: Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, Bob Dylan bassist Tony Garnier, Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley, ex-Television founder Tom Verlaine, keyboardist John Medeski (from Martin, Medeski and Wood), guitarist Smokey Hormel (of Smokey & Miho) and Wilco avante-guitarist Nels Cline).
Update: According to the Beacon Theatre site, The Roots, J.Mascis, Mark Lanegan, Yo La Tengo with Buckwheat Zydeco have joined the bill along with Al Kooper & Funky Faculty (Al famously played keys on “Like A Rolling Stone” by basically faking his way into the studio, or at least pretending he could play keys), Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks and Terry Adams Rock & Roll Quartet.
We won’t be going ’cause we’ll be sipping margaritas in Mexico then, but if you go to the show and want to write a report, we’d be all ears.
A Newer, Different Version of the “I’m Not There” Trailer
