(MUSIC) In 1970, the popular singer/songwriter
Harry Nilsson released
Nilsson Sings Newman, an LP of songs by the less-popular singer/songwriter
Randy Newman that introduced scores of listeners to the brilliance of the Newman songbook. Tonight singer/songwriter/Harvey Danger frontman
Sean Nelson returns the favor with
Nelson Sings Nilsson, a one-night-only evening of songs from the incomparable Harry Nilsson. Performed with a
24-piece orchestra and the band
"Awesome," it's a
win-win gimmick, drawing much-deserved attention to the Nilsson songbook while providing a most attractive setting for Nelson's simply lovely voice. (
Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave, brownpapertickets.com, 7 pm, $10 adv/$12 DOS, all ages.)