“A vaudeville night that combines music and literature, resulting in one of the finest nights of entertainment this city has to offer.”—The New Yorker
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Somerville Theatre, Somerville, MA
Tanya Donelly • Atul Gawande • Kristin Hersh • Maeve Higgins • Bill Janowitz
City Winery, NY
The Dove and the Wolf • Stephen Elliott • Robbie Fulks • Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses) • Siri Hustvedt • The London Souls • Eugene Mirman • Rick Moody
City Winery, NY
Janeane Garofalo • The Milk Carton Kids • Robert Pinsky • Josh Rouse • Southside Johnny • Andrew VanWyngarden • Daniel Wolff & Bill Irwin
City Winery, NY
Eugene Mirman • Emma Straub • Peter Straub • Amber Tamblyn • Django Haskins (The Old Ceremony) • more TBA
City Winery, NY
Guests TBA
City Winery, NY
Guests TBA
City Winery, NY
Guests TBA
"Perpetually Entertaining!"—The New Yorker
"Inspired silliness ... the audience roared in delight."—Wall Street Journal
"Like an awesome mythological beast ... another fantastic hybrid creation."—Time Out
"See what all the buzz is about. A brilliant evening of laid-back fun."—Village Voice
"Let's just hope the Cabinet door swings open again in Boston sometime soon."—Boston Phoenix
"Makes you feel incompetent."—SF Weekly
"One of the most whip-smart variety shows on the market. Highly recommended."—Portland Tribune
Onstage, and singing along with John Wesley Harding, are Andrew Bird (violin), Josh Ritter, Tift Merritt, Eugene Mirman (theremin), David Nagler (guitar), The David Wax Museum, Jonathan Coe (keyboards) and, invisible to the video eye, Kristin Hersh, Eddie Carlson (bass), Adam Gold (drums) and court composer Daniel Felsenfeld. (3/11/11)
People entertained by the Cabinet so far: 
