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Recent additions to the site
A website is forever a work in progress...
What's happening
The timeline has gotten a major overhaul. It's the core of the site really - and dozens of (minor) edits, additions and updates have been added. So now you can check on which floor he lived at 56 Ludlow Street in New York in 1965. Or watch a weird self-interview on French TV in 1990.
Setlists archive
The biggest section by far. More than 800 shows are listed, plus a wealth of confirmed dates of shows with no known setlists. Each decade is preceded by a "highlights" introduction. All in all more than 1800 dates are listed.
Making it click: cross-referencing
There is a lot of cross-referencing going on, which is a process that never stops, basically. Here's an example from 1991:
"Sanctus" in New York
He performs Sanctus with The Orchestra of St Luke's at Town Hall in New York on June 8 and 9. Also on the bill were David Byrne and Glenn Branca.
The composition - labeled as Four Etudes For Electronic Orchestra - is released on the Paris s'eveille - suivi d'autres compositions album. It was written for the Randy Warshaw Dance Company in 1987.
Close watch: Cale on YouTube
This site pre-dates the launch of YouTube in 2005. Quite a bit of Cale footage has surfaced and it is being added to the site. Like this one from his performance in Prague on June 5, 1994 when he played at the festive opening of the Archa Theatre in Prague with the Japanese dancer Min Tanaka.