John Cale is preparing to play three shows at the Bam Opera House in Brooklyn next week. The first shows takes place January 16th and is an event Cale organized as a tribute to Nico, vocalist/actress/Andy Warhol protégé who appeared on Velvet Underground's 1967 debut album. Life Along the Borderline: A Tribute to Nico features Cale along with special guests Kim Gordon, Mark Lanegan, Sharon van Etten, Magnetic Fields, and more.
Tonight as a warm up, John Cale appears on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
UPDATE: Watch Cale perform the Velvet Underground classic "Venus In Furs" as a Jimmy Fallon web exclusive:
On January 18th and 19th, Cale returns to the Bam Opera House to perform his 1973 album Paris 1919 in full along with the Wordless Music Orchestra, followed by a second set of songs including tracks from his latest album Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood. Cale previously performed Paris 1919 with an orchestra in 2007 (overseas), and most recently performed the album in Los Angeles in 2010.
"Paris 1919" (Amsterdam, 2007)
For more on John Cale, visit his official site.