John Cale appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon yesterday. As a web exclusive Cale performed the Velvet Underground classic "Venus In Furs" - watch the performance below!
As previously reported John Cale plays three shows at the Bam Opera House in Brooklyn next week, including a January 16th tribute to Nico. 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. Cale's January 18th & 19th shows feature a full performance of his 1973 album Paris 1919 backed by the Wordless Music Orchestra, followed by a second set of songs including tracks from his latest album Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood.
Interestingly enough the same night Cale plays a tribute to Nico, ex-bandmate Lou Reed performs at an Allen Ginsberg tribute. Reed, Laurie Anderson, Anne Waldman and others celebrate the vinyl, and digital reissue of Ginsberg's First Blues at Housing Works Used Book Cafe in New York. Details on that are posted here.