Gervais And Secret Machines Close High Line

"He's banal and facile, he's a fat waste of space..."

I, I will be king...

Unbelievably, today is the very last day of David Bowie's High Line Festival, and it's fair to say it's been a roaring success.

Ricky Gervais is the festival's exciting climax, and here's a bit regarding the festival from an interview he did with the New York Daily News earlier in the week...

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What do you think of the High Line reinvention?

I love the idea of nature in an urban background. New York and London are great at that - eking out oases in this concrete jungle. And it's great that David Bowie has got behind something like this. He's always there, isn't he? I think of him of him like this strange futuristic sort of genie in the basement - rather like "The Man Who Fell to Earth." He knows about everything. I give him a cultural reference that David Bowie shouldn't know about and he knows about it. He's like "Lawnmower Man." I think he's plugged himself into the World Wide Web.

Good luck for your New York show. You know you're sold out?

I know. It sold out in 24 hours. There must not be anything else on that day.

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RICKY GERVAIS Presented by jetBlue Airways
May 19th 8:00pm: Theatre at Madison Square Garden, 4 Penn Plaza

As Ricky says, the show is utterly sold out, but there is something else on...

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"Silhouettes and shadows..." Secret Machines throw a moody on a rooftop.

Slinky Secrets, hotter than the sun...

I'm pretty sure Secret Machines have sold out too, but it's worth checking out the venue box office just in case: 212-414-5994

THE SECRET MACHINES with Michael Gira, The Bellmer Dolls, and Dragons of Zynth
May 19th 8:00pm: High Line Ballroom, 431 West 16th Street

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A heavily disguised Mike Garson prepares for his secret show in NYC tonight.

It's just an eight dollar secret...

Finally, if you don't have tickets for either of the above, you may want to drown your sorrows for the evening at the Blue Note where Mike Garson is playing an intimate, if no longer very secret, show. Here's a bit from Mike's MySpace page:

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SECRET Intimate NY Show!!

After the Highline dates, Mike and his trio will take to the stage again for a Third night at the intimate Blue Note in New York!

The show will start at 12.30AM in the morning on May 20th* for any of the Late Night crowd who want to hang out and see Mike in smaller more relaxed surroundings...

Mike has also requested that ticket prices be kept low to only $8 a ticket, and will need to be reserved!!

Get more information at:

Blue Note
131 W. 3rd St
New York, NY 10012
212-475-8592

*The Blue Note are advertising that the show is on the 19th, however technically it is the 20th

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If you're thinking of going along to see Mike, it's advisable to try and reserve tickets on the above number first.