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More on the upcoming New Yorker Dance Party and/or talk between Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello and The New Yorker’s James Surowiecki at the 2008 New Yorker Festival.

Tickets: http://www.festival.newyorker.com/ticket_info.cfm
Festival site: http://www.festival.newyorker.com/index.cfm
Going: http://newyork.going.com/event-386767;The_New_Yorker_Dance_Party

The New Yorker’s Sasha Frere-Jones will host the annual New Yorker Dance Party, with special guest d.j. Ghislain Poirier. Opening set by Megasoid.

Tom Morello talks with James Surowiecki: 10/4 (10 PM) @ Acura Stage at Cedar Lake Theatre (547 West 26th Street)

Tom Morello is the guitarist of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave. Rolling Stone named him one of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time, and he is featured in the video game Guitar Hero III. He is a co-founder of Axis of Justice, which brings together musicians, fans, and political organizations to fight for social justice. He recently released a duet with Bruce Springsteen, performing “The Ghost of Tom Joad.” A solo album released under the moniker of the Nightwatchman, “The Fabled City,” is out in September.

James Surowiecki has been a staff writer at The New Yorker since 2000 and writes the magazine’s Financial Page. His book, “The Wisdom of Crowds: Why the Many Are Smarter than the Few and How Collective Wisdom Shapes Businesses, Economies, Societies, and Nations,” was published in 2004.

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