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03-31-2016, 05:20 PM
Don't expect a single orange wig at this week's David Bowie tribute shows
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When 20 some artists including the Pixies, Michael Stipe, Mumford & Sons and Blondie gather Thursday and Friday to pay tribute to David Bowie, you can guarantee **t one of them will be wearing an orange wig (http://mashable.com/2016/02/15/lady-gaga-bowie-medley/#lviu8SCA0Pqf?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) or boa.*
That's because the show's producer, Michael Dorf, has set clear intentions for the two sold-out tribute shows: "** shtick, pure art."*
SEE ALSO: The Roots pull out of David Bowie tribute concerts over 'bitchassness' (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/david-bowie-tribute-roots-questlove-bitchass/)
Dorf, who has produced tribute shows for the likes of Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, tells Mashable that viewers in the audience and at home — Friday's show at Radio City Music Hall will be streamed live on Skype (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/29/david-bowie-tribute-concert-pixies-blondie-live-streamed-skype) — can expect something a little more reverent. He's taking the "Fab Faux approach," a reference to the re**wned Beatles tribute band.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/david-bowie-tribute/)
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When 20 some artists including the Pixies, Michael Stipe, Mumford & Sons and Blondie gather Thursday and Friday to pay tribute to David Bowie, you can guarantee **t one of them will be wearing an orange wig (http://mashable.com/2016/02/15/lady-gaga-bowie-medley/#lviu8SCA0Pqf?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) or boa.*
That's because the show's producer, Michael Dorf, has set clear intentions for the two sold-out tribute shows: "** shtick, pure art."*
SEE ALSO: The Roots pull out of David Bowie tribute concerts over 'bitchassness' (http://mashable.com/2016/03/30/david-bowie-tribute-roots-questlove-bitchass/)
Dorf, who has produced tribute shows for the likes of Joni Mitchell, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan, tells Mashable that viewers in the audience and at home — Friday's show at Radio City Music Hall will be streamed live on Skype (http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/29/david-bowie-tribute-concert-pixies-blondie-live-streamed-skype) — can expect something a little more reverent. He's taking the "Fab Faux approach," a reference to the re**wned Beatles tribute band.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/31/david-bowie-tribute/)
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