Rufus Wainwright: Milwaukee At Last!

RUFUS WAINWRIGHT RELEASES SPECIAL NEW LIVE CD/DVD MILWAUKEE AT LAST!!!
IN STORES SEPTEMBER 22ND ON DECCA
In response to the massive praise from fans and critics alike during his acclaimed and celebrated 2007 Release The Stars Tour of which The New York Times dubbed “a tour de force”, the Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter, Rufus Wainwright is back with a highly anticipated new live CD/DVD Milwaukee at Last!!!. This “must have” package will be in stores September 22nd on Decca.

Milwaukee at Last!!! features a 10-track CD and a DVD boasting 23 songs from the iconic singer/songwriter’s sold-out performance at the Pabst Theatre in Milwaukee, WI. Select songs from Release The Stars are the main focal point of the CD with other highlights coming from Want One, a scintillating performance of Noel Coward’s “If Love Were All” from his Rufus Does Judy show and a version of the Irish song, “Macushla”. Filmed by the legendary documentary film maker Albert Maysles, the DVD features the entire Release The Stars album as well as select tracks from Want One, Want Two and Rufus Does Judy plus backstage footage and rehearsals.

Wainwright was fully complemented on the Release The Stars worldwide tour by his epic 7-piece band including; Jeff Hill (Bass), Jack Petruzzelli (Guitarist), C.J. Camerieri (Trumpet), Will Vinson (Saxophonist), Gerry Leonard (Guitarist), Louis Schwadron (French Horn) and Matt Johnson (Drums).

Most recently, Wainwright’s much acclaimed first opera, titled Prima Donna, premiered at the Manchester International Festival in July 2009 and will make its North American debut in Toronto at the Luminato Festival in June 2010.
See What the U.S. Media is saying about Rufus Wainwright:
“An intelligent and timeless, yet distinctly modern recording artist…”—NPR

““[Wainwright] is his generation’s answer to Morrissey: a dramatic, idiosyncratic
singer/songwriter with a keen social and cultural conscience, and an occasional weakness for bombast that’s tempered by his facile wit.”—USA Today

“[Wainwright] still yearns more beautifully than anyone.”—Entertainment Weekly

“A major artist with eccentric orchestral-pop records full of ornate arrangements, dreamy croons and good tunes.”—Rolling Stone

“A tour de force…”—The New York Times

“[Wainwright] douses his ornate pop with torch-singer romance, winning over wildly diverse fans with his dreamy tenor.”—O- The Oprah Magazine

“[Wainwright’s] pop songs tend toward ornate complexity.”—Variety

“Wainwright … proves classical and pop—in good hands—can be amazingly well-suited bedfellows”—Billboard

CD Tracklisting
1. Release the Stars
2. Going To A Town
3. Sanssouci
4. Rules & Regulations
5. Leaving for Paris
6. If Love Were All From ‘Rufus Does Judy Show’
7. Nobody’s Off the Hook
8. Not Ready for Love/Slide Show
9. Macushla (Performed Off Mic Live)
10. Gay Messiah From ‘Want Two’



DVD Tracklisting
1. Release the Stars
2. Going To A Town
3. Sanssouci
4. Rules & Regulations
5. Tulsa
6. The Art Teacher From ‘Want Two’
7. Tiergarten
8. Leaving for Paris No 2
9. Between My Legs

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10. Do I Disappoint You
11. A Foggy Day From ‘Rufus Does Judy Show’
12. If Love Were All From ‘Rufus Does Judy Show’
13. Nobody’s Off the Hook
14. Beautiful Child From ‘Want One’
15. Not Ready for Love
16. Slideshow
17. Macushla
18. 14th Street From ‘Want One’

Encores:
19. I Don’t Know What It Is From ‘Want One’
20. Pretty Things From ‘Want One’
21. La Complainte de la Butte
22. Get Happy From ‘Rufus Does Judy Show’
23. Gay Messiah From ‘Want Two’

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