Daryl Hall takes his show from the Internet to the Borgata in Atlantic City with guest Todd Rundgren

SOME MUSICIANS still have nothing but contempt for the Internet.

Others, at least, open themselves to the fact that fan-captured, YouTube-posted videos of their concert performances are a positive, viral marketing tool.

Then there's the unique and daring ploy Daryl Hall has taken with "Live from Daryl's House," a popular, Internet-only TV show that tonight makes the leap to the stage of the intimate Music Box at the Borgata in Atlantic City, co-starring Hall's kindred spirit and fellow Philadelphian Todd Rundgren.

Available on the Web since late 2007, with a new episode going up almost every month, "Live from Daryl's House" brings the talent to Hall's home for a jam-packed hour of music, casual conversation and food preparation and enjoyment.

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Besides Rundgren, who's appeared twice, the guest list has ranged from major Hall inspiration Smokey Robinson, British pub rock legend Nick Lowe and The Doors' Ray Manzarek and Robby Krieger to rising stars like Sharon Jones, Matt Nathanson, Neon Trees, Plain White T's and Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy.

Johnny Rzeznik of the Goo Goo Dolls is on the newest (No. 42) stanza, not only performing well with Hall and his great house band but also demonstrating the fine art of frying buffalo wings (Rzez is a Buffalo, N.Y., native.)

"When we started out, we had to do a lot of explaining about the show's concept," said Hall with a laugh, in our recent chat. "Now, artists are coming to us."

While half of the Philly-spawned Hall & Oates - only the biggest disc-selling duo of all time - "Live from Daryl's House" has "established Daryl Hall in a whole new world, touched new generations of music fans," said his manager and Web show producer Jonathan Wolfson.

Oh, and for those who can't find their way to A.C. tonight or to www.livefromdarylshouse.com, take cheer that a broadcast TV version of the show is launching in the fall. The syndicator's plan is for two half-hour (edited) episodes to be shown back-to-back in a late night Friday or Saturday time-slot. Chicago "superstation" WGN first tested the waters with a well-received New Year's Eve LFDH special.

Clearly, this is a big breakthrough. A few comedy and reality shows have attempted a move from the Web before, none with success. There's never been a music-centric crossover like LFDH.

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