Dinner With The Band

Award-winning singer-song writer, musical composer and actor Rufus Wainwright joins Sam Mason in the kitchen for a German-inspired meal and two very special performances, Zebulon and Who Are You New York?.

Sam is thrilled that The Devil Makes Three are coming to visit. To celebrate their love of family style meals, Sam has created a truly comforting menu of roasted chicken and spiced carrots. The band performs Black Irish and For Good Again.

The prolific band The Mountain Goats arrives at Sam's loft to dine and play music. Sam designs a vegetarian meal for the band. On the menu: cauliflower steaks, cauliflower puree and chickpea fries. Songs: Psalms 40:2. and 1 Samuel 15:23.

The loft gets loud when the garage punk band The Murder City Devils stop by. Sam has created a menu inspired by the burrito joint where the band used to work. In between cooking The Murder City Devils plays 18 Wheels and I Drink the Wine.

VEGA are in town from Austin, TX and are coming to Sam's loft. Sam has designed a menu of pan seared red snapper with apricot garden salad. VEGA goes upstairs to play No Reason and Well Known Pleasures.

My Brightest Diamond visits the loft with her string quartet, ready to play some of her beautiful tunes, and indulge in Sam's cooking. In between helping out with the meal, My Brightest Diamond performs the song, Inside a Boy and Apples.

Theophilus London is ready to entertain Sam Mason and his friends with some of his new urban pop melodies, as well as dig into one of Sam's specialty meals. Theophilus performs two songs, Humdrum Town and Julia.

Au Revoir Simone is paying a visit to their neighbor in Brooklyn, chef Sam Mason. He's making them a meal, and in return, they'll entertain him and his friends with an intimate concert performing All or Nothing and Anywhere You Looked.

Lightspeed Champion is in town and ready to eat! Sam has planned a meal inspired by Dev's London roots and his love for falafel. Lightspeed plays Marlene and I Don't Want to Wake Up Alone.

Sam's turning the loft into a party house, because the party master himself, Andrew W.K., is stopping by. On the menu: root beer braised beef brisket, ham hock and grits hush puppies and parsnip mash. Andrew performs Party Hard and I Get Wet.