On Saturday, May 18^th at 8:00 pm, Pat Irwin will present a concert premier at the Gotham Center (Queens Plaza, Long Island City) featuring his original score from the much loved, and much missed, HBO series “Bored To Death.”  Irwin will also premier new music from his adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ “The Last Words Of Dutch Schultz” as well as other first time performances of original compositions.

The musicians include some of New York City’s most prominent players from the contemporary classical, jazz, theater, and alternative rock and roll scenes. Clarice Jensen, cello and Nadia Sirota, viola (ACME String Quartet), Dan Rieser, drums (Norah Jones, The Little Willies, Roseanne Cash), Tim Luntzel, bass (Norah Jones, Lee Renaldo, Roseanne Cash), Matt Ray, piano (Runner Up Thelonious Monk Piano Competition 1999, Citizens Band), J. Walter Hawkes, trombone, uke, (Three-Time Emmy Winning Composer, “WonderPets”)  Rob DeBellis, clarinet, sax (Don Byron, “Lion King”), Marty Ehrlich, flute, sax,  (John Zorn, Julius Hemphill)  Mike Englander, vibes (Steve Reich, “Wicked,” “Sister Act”), Andy Blanco, percussion (“The Color Purple,” “Nice Work If You Can Get It”), Patrick Derivaz, double bass, Pat Irwin, guitar.

Pat Irwin has been living and making music in New York City since the late 1970’s. He was a member of the Raybeats (1979-1885), 8 Eyed Spy (1979-1982), and the B-52s (1989-2008). Most recently Irwin composed the score for the Showtime series, “Nurse Jackie.” He also composed the music for cartoons such as “SpongeBob SquarePants,” “Rocko’s Modern Life,” “Pepper Ann,” and “Class Of 3000.” He received 2011 and 2012 ASCAP Film and Television Awards for his contributions to the “SpongeBob” soundtrack. Film soundtracks include “My New Gun” and “But I’m A Cheerleader,”

Describing Irwin’s music in the New York Times, Robert Palmer wrote, “Pat Irwin was a mercurial presence on the New York rock scene of the early ‘80’s. The bands he helped found resemble each other only in that both had an aversion to the predictable and the ordinary.” An aversion to the predictable and ordinary aptly describes this unique concert program.

The concert is a part of the Long Island City Arts Open. Help celebrate the arts in Long Island City from May 15 – 19. (www.licartspopen.org)

The Gotham Center, Saturday, May 18, 8:00.

42-09 28^th St., Long Island City, Queens, NY 11101 (South side of Queens Plaza: Take the  7, N,  F, E to Queens Plaza or the N, Q to Queensboro Plaza)

For more information contact: pat.irwin@verizon.net / www.patirwinmusic.com

For ticket and reservation info contact: info@licartsopen.org / www.licartsopen.org

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/1846723?articlePage=3

http://www.lgbtqnation.com/2013/01/alex-pelosis-sundance-debut-fall-from-grace-profiles-jim-mcgreevey/

The Sundance Film Festival just announced the roster for the spring contest.  Fall to Grace— Directed by Alexandra Pelosi for HBO Docs, with an original score by Pat Irwin, was accepted in the short docs category.

Read the article here.

Fall to Grace / U.S.A. (Director: Alexandra Pelosi) — Former New Jersey governor Jim McGreevey famously resigned from office after declaring himself “a gay American.” Since then, he has continued to use his connections to help rehabilitate women and to make peace with his journey from married governor to gay suburban priest.

Check out Pat Irwin’s review of two books written about the Rolling Stones in the New York Times:   “The Rolling Stones: ‘Mick Jagger’ and ‘The Rolling Stones 50″ by Pat Irwin.  November 30, 2012

Pat was also interviewed for the ArtsBeat Podcast:  Book Review Podcast: The Rolling Stones Turn 50

New footage from early Raybeats shows has been discovered and archived along with other punk-era concert footage digitized for the Downtown Collection at N.Y.U.’s Fales Library.

Unreleased recordings by the Raybeats and Phillip Glass have also been discovered and restored for forthcoming release!

Check out the article here: New York Times / The Local