Joe Hurley Invites A Cast Of Thousands For His 8th Annual All-Star Rock Revue

Joe Hurley's All-Star Irish Rock Revue will celebrate its 8th anniversary on St Patrick's Day, at the Bowery Ballroom. This much-loved one-night-only event features an extraordinary mix of top NYC singers performing all the Paddy Rock and Roll hits and misses that can fit into one manic evening.

From the punk of the Undertones"Teenage Kicks' to the soul of Van Morrison's "Domino", from the dazzling wordplay of Elvis Costello's 'I dont want to go to Chelsea' to the rock and roll bliss of Thin Lizzy's 'The boys are back in town' and SLF's 'Suspect Device' and the traditional beauty of 'She moved through the Fair' , Ireland's musical gifts to the world are sung by a wildly eclectic cast of downtown talent. Other artists covered on the night include Dexy's, U2, Sinead, John Lydon, The Pogues, The Waterboys, Morrisey, and more.

Performers at previous Irish Rock Revues have included R&R Hall-of-famer Ronnie Spector, Martha Wainwright, Laura Cantrell, Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hutz, legendary producer Tony Visconti, Steve Wynn, Nada Surf's Matthew Caws, members of The Dictators, The New York Dolls, Television, and The Voidoids, Ramones producer Daniel Rey, Ellen Foley (Meatloaf/The Clash) Broadway stars Michael Cerveris and Annie Golden, Patti Smith Band's Tony Shanahan and Lenny Kaye, Willie Nile, Jesse Malin,Lisa Lowell and Jeremy Chatzky (Springsteen) SNL's Christine Ohlman, Carlton Smith, Tammy Faye Starlight, Tish and Snooky, downtown rockers John S Hall, Don Fleming, Mary Lee Kortes, Joe McGinty and Ed Rogers (Co-Host of the evening with Hurley)

At 8pm, Joe Hurley and Rogue's March will hit the stage. Called 'the best singer of vowels in rock since Shane Macgowan' by the VILLAGE VOICE, Hurley has released several critically acclaimed CDs and is featured on the recent SONY release "Whiskey in the Jar-Essential Irish Drinking Songs and Singalongs" with his ballad 'Amsterdam Mistress'.

The London-Bred, Irish-Blooded New Yorker has appeared Mainstage on the Warped Tour and Guinness Fleadhs, sung with folks like Sally Timms, Marianne Faithfull, PJ Harvey, and Amy Rigby,and has performed everywhere in NYC from Central Park Summerstage to Lincoln Center to Irving Plaza.

"A wildly diverse act that manages to sew threads of punk. country and cabaret into an astonishingly cohesive sound...showcasing a star-powered frontman in Joe Hurley" said BILLBOARD

Opening the night will be local legend Willie Nile at 7pm sharp. Nile's latest CD 'Streets of New York' made many critics lists for Top 10 releases of 2006, and the Irish-American is revered by everyone from Lucinda Williams to Lou Reed.

The Revue is proud to welcome back GIBSON GUITARS ,and there will be GUINNESS giveaways throughout the night also.