THE bluegrass soundtrack from the Coen brothers film, “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” was the surprise hit of 2001, ending up as one of the year’s top-10 sellers.
The group behind the soundtrack features greats such as honey-voiced singers Emmylou Harris, Gillian Welch and Alison Krauss, and 74-year-old bluegrass legend Ralph Stanley.
The group performed at Carnegie Hall last summer and was so successful, they’re stopping at Radio City Music Hall (Sixth Avenue at 50th Street; [212] 632-4000) tomorrow night.
Artists include Krauss & Union Station, Harris, Patty Loveless, Stanley, the Whites, Norman and Nancy Blake, Chris Thomas King, Bob Neuwirth, the Peasall Sisters and the Nashville Bluegrass Band.
O brother, be there.
* TOMORROW: Kevn Kinney, backed by his band Drivin’ ‘n’ Cryin’, plays his own acoustic songs from his upcoming disc, “Broken Hearts and Auto Parts,” at Northsix (66 N. Sixth St., off Wythe Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn; [718] 599-5103) on Tuesday, and the Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St., at Essex Street; [212] 260-4700) on Wednesday.
Michael LeMonde performs pop songs, a little on the Verve-tip and a bit on the melancholy side. He’s at the Fez (380 Lafayette St., at Great Jones Street; [212] 533-2680) with roots rocker Willie Nile.
* WEDNESDAY: Texan Norah Jones – a 22-year-old singer/songwriter/pianist – lets her pop, folk, county and jazz influences show, tying them together with her soulful voice. She’s at Makor (35 W. 67th St., at Columbus Avenue; [212] 601-1000).
* THURSDAY: Kyle Fischer, from the rock trio Rainer Maria, has made a lovely acoustic album, “Open Ground.” It is thick with cellos, acoustic poetry, carefully plucked guitars and the Nick Drake-ish voices of Fischer and Caithlin De Marrais. He will be at Brownies (169 Ave. A, at 10th Street; [212] 420-8392).
* SATURDAY: Head for some “pop-rock-rollicking-introspective-extroverted fun” at the Cutting Room (19 W. 24th St., at Sixth Avenue; [212] 691-1900) where Mary Lee’s Corvette and the Kennedys will perform. MLC recenty performed the entire Bob Dylan album “Blood on the Tracks” and enjoyed it so much, they released it.
