THE hardest-working singers and song writers in New York will bang a gong in Central Park tomorrow to mark what would have been Marc Bolan‘s 60th birthday – as well as the 30th anniversary of the T. Rex singer’s death.
Patti Smith, T. Rex producer Tony Visconti, Broadway star Michael Cerveris, rockabilly man Robert Gordon, Bolan’s son Rolan Bolan and some fab others join the fun at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater ([212] 260-2400). Tickets are $40.
Hosted by Joe Hurley and Ed Rogers, the evening’s all-star band includes Blondie drummer Clem Burke, Ian Hunter’s guitarist James Mastro, bassist Tony Shanahan, backup vocalists Tish and Snooky, and others.
If that’s not enough for you, David Driver will revisit his moving “Scott Walker Songbook” show, and Justin Bond of Kiki & Herb will sing “Close To You” with Jake Shear of the Scissor Sisters.
The show is part of “Public Theater/Joe’s Pub in the Park Presents,” which continues Sunday with Stew and the cast of his autobiographical musical “Passing Strange.” They will perform a few songs from the musical, and Stew’s L.A. band, the Negro Problem, will open.
TONIGHT plus: We may never go, but Playlist is glad it’s there.
Kenny’s Castaways (157 Bleecker St.; [212] 979-9762) has hosted an array of new artists since it was founded in 1967 by Patrick Kenny, who died last year.
As one of the anchors of the Bleecker Street scene, the club has had a lot of no-names play there before they were big names, such as Bruce Springsteen, the New York Dolls and Aerosmith.
A blowout bash is planned in November, but Kenny’s children, Maria and Tommy, start the party early with shows tonight and tomorrow – and then again Thursday through Oct. 6.
The Smithereens, Willie Nile and surprise guests perform tonight.
For full lineups, seekennyscastawaysnyc.com.
SUNDAY free: Mary Weiss made her solo debut with “Dangerous Game” earlier this year, her first recordings since the Shangri-Las.
The ’60s singer headlines the Fourth Annual Rock ‘N’ Soul Fest (part of Brooklyn’s 33rd Annual Atlantic Antic Street Fair) at Magnetic Field (97 Atlantic Ave.; magneticbrooklyn.com), along with the Black Hollies, the Swingin’ Neckbreakers and others.
The block party begins at noon.
If you’d prefer Jersey instead of Brooklyn, cross the Hudson to the Hoboken Fall Arts and Music Festival for a free concert.
To highlight the 1980s Hoboken Sound, the Bongos will top a day of music that also includes the Feelies’ Glenn Mercer, Chris Stamey of the dB’s, and the Health and Happiness Show.
Bongos frontman Richard Barone will also appear at Joe’s Pub (425 Lafayette St.; [212] 967-7555) tonight to celebrate his autobiography, “Frontman: Surviving the Rock Star Myth.”
TUESDAY plus: George Wein is more famous as the super producer behind the Newport Jazz Festival and its offspring, but he’s also known to sing a song or two behind the piano.
Wein & the Newport All-Stars perform at Dizzy’s Club Coca-Cola (at Lincoln Center’s Frederick P. Rose Hall; Broadway at 60th Street; [212] 258-9595) on Tuesday through Oct. 7. Wednesday is the jazz man’s 82nd birthday.
WEDNESDAY: Another reason to toast 1977: The Mekons! The punk-rock band from Leeds, England, returns to New York to toast its 30th anniversary and to bring songs from its entire past as well as its latest disc, “Natural.” The international rock collective performs at the Gramercy Theater (127 E. 23rd St.; [212] 307-7171).
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