“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
Meg Baird (Espers) • Bhi Bhiman •
Sloane Crosley • A.M. Homes • Sondre Lerche • Eugene Mirman • Joe Pernice
Eugene Mirman • Rick Moody •
A.C. Newman (New Pornographers)
• Megan Reilly • Will Sheff (Okkervil River) • Colson Whitehead • Dean and Britta
Kurt Braunohler • Mary Chapin Carpenter • Janeane Garofalo • Kelly Hogan •
Lenny Kaye • Sam Lipsyte • Tift Merritt & Simone Dinnerstein • Langhorne Slim
Line-ups subject to change
"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)
Allison Moorer • Evan Dando • Juliana Hatfield • Ted Leo • Benn Ottewell (Gomez) • Tift Merritt • Andrew Bird • Craig Wedren • Rosanne Cash • Colin Meloy (The Decemberists) • Rhett Miller (The Old 97s) • A.C. Newman (The New Pornographers) • The Fiery Furnaces • Freedy Johnston • Josh Ritter • Dave Pirner (Soul Asylum) • Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses) • Graham Parker • Dan John Miller (Goober & The Peas) • Tanya Donnelly • Yo La Tengo • Jon Langford • Jon Auer (The Posies, Big Star) • John Roderick (The Long Winters) • Scott McCaughey (The Minus Five etc) • Buffalo Tom • Sondre Lerche • Nicole Atkins • Leona Naess • Lucy Wainwright Roche • Mike Viola • Jill Sobule • Al Stewart • The David Wax Museum • Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) • Chris von Sneidern • Victor Krummenacher (Camper Van Beethoven) • Laurie Lindeen (Zuzu's Petals) • Marc Perlman (The Jayhawks) • Grant Hart (Husker Du) • Dag Juhlin • Victor DeLorenzo (The Violent Femmes) • Daniel Felsenfeld • Rosie Thomas • Martha Plimpton • Elizabeth & The Catapult • Steven Page (The Barenaked Ladies) • P.T.Walkley • Ambrosia Parsley (Shivaree) • Errollyn Wallen • Langhorne Slim • John Doe • Ollabelle • Yo La Tengo • Robbie Fulks • Eleanor Friedberger • Joe Pernice • Andrew VanWyngarden • Tony Visconti • Dan Zanes • John Darnielle (The Mountain Goats) • Craig Finn (The Hold Steady) • Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen) • The Blue Fisherman • Howe Gelb • Ted Leo
Mary Gaitskill • John Hodgman • Patrick McGrath • Jonathan Coe • Rivka Galchen • Rick Moody • Sarah Vowell • Jonathan Ames • Steve Almond • Daniel Handler • Colson Whitehead • Colum McCann • Matthew Specktor • David Gates • Tom Perotta • David Daniel • Sherman Alexie • Laura Lippman • Tom Piazza • Monica Drake • Marc Acito • Stephen Elliott • Todd Boss • Sam Lipsyte • Daniel Wallace • Paul Muldoon • Jake Slichter • Elizabeth McCracken • Edward Carey • Nikky Finney • Darin Strauss • Gary Shteyngart • Myla Goldberg • Audrey Niffenegger • Emma Straub • Jami Attenberg • Paul Harding
Eugene Mirman • Janeane Garafalo • John Hodgman • Patton Oswalt • Ron Lynch • Carla Rhodes • Todd Barry • Larry Murphy • John Oliver • Todd Barry • John Hodgman
People entertained by the Cabinet so far: 
