The PBS concert series Live From the Artists Den is brilliant in its simplicity — matching compelling musicians with equally captivating performance spaces that give fans a sense of jewel-box intimacy all too rare in today's arena- and festival-based pop-music marketplace.
The concept originated in the San Francisco living room of executive producer Mark Lieberman, who went on to mount concerts in neglected warehouses and venerable old churches, discovering what he calls an "exciting alchemy between artist and place." Since then, Artists Den has featured such inspired pairings as Kid Rock at Graceland, Robert Plant at Nashville's War Memorial and Elvis Costello at the New York Public Library. "Every day, we all walk by some of the greatest treasures in our cities," Lieberman says, "and we never go in."
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The concept originated in the San Francisco living room of executive producer Mark Lieberman, who went on to mount concerts in neglected warehouses and venerable old churches, discovering what he calls an "exciting alchemy between artist and place." Since then, Artists Den has featured such inspired pairings as Kid Rock at Graceland, Robert Plant at Nashville's War Memorial and Elvis Costello at the New York Public Library. "Every day, we all walk by some of the greatest treasures in our cities," Lieberman says, "and we never go in."
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- 7/1/2013
- by Michael Flaherty
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Grammy-winner Adele appears on the fourth season premiere of live performance show, Live from the Artists Den, airing Friday. "We kick off with a rare, intimate look at Adele, the biggest star in music this year, and we made history by filming Kid Rock inside Elvis Presley’s Graceland in Memphis, the world’s most famous rock and roll landmark,” says Artists Den’s Creator and Executive Producer Mark Lieberman. “Generous invitations from historic locations in Atlanta, Tucson, and more helped inspire our best season yet. In addition to Adele and Kid Rock, the New York-based live performance show’s fourth
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- 2/2/2012
- by THR Staff
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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