Seattle Theatre Group Announces Brian Wilson's Pet Sounds, Steve Martin + Martin Short, and More
By: Sally Henry Fuller Jan. 26, 2016
Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following shows going on sale this week:
Gogol Bordello Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary of Gypsy Punks: Underdog World Strike
Date: March 13 & 14, 2016 @ 8:00PM
Venue: Showbox at the Market
Age Limit: 21 & Over only
Price: $29.95 advance, $35.00 day of show (not including applicable fees)
Seating: General Admission
On Sale: Fri. January 29, 2016 @ Noon
Ticketing Information: Available online at AXS.com, by phone at (888) 929-7849, or in person at the Showbox box office (Wed - Fri 10am - 2pm). For more information, visit STGPresents.org.
"I've come full circle and I'm comfortable being a total outsider," says Gogol Bordello's Eugene Hutz, explaining the philosophy behind the band's new album, Pura Vida Conspiracy. Like everything they've ever done, this outing is an uncategorizable blend of international influences, anchored by the gypsy rhythms Hutz grew up with in Ukraine. "Most people are looking for a box to put stuff in," he says.
"I try to avoid it. The message of this record is the quest for self-knowledge beyond borders and nationalities. Every culture is a useful mask, but it is just a mask. To get to know your actual human self, you have to get behind all the masks. With all the time I've spent in Latin America, living and loving, I realized I'll never be Argentinean or Brazilian, just like I'll never be Ukrainian. If you have true human spirit, you can't fit into any genre, nationality or culture. To be a true citizen of the world, you can only be an ultimate outsider."
Hutz chose Pura Vida Conspiracy as the title because it represents everything the band has been moving toward since they first formed over a decade ago. "We're not a whimsical band with a whimsical message and some languages offer things that others don't. As I made my way through Spanish, the phrase 'pura vida' - pure life - struck me. In Spanish, 'pura vida' as the gusto that true life should have, as opposed to words in English, French or Russian. It sums up my need of joining fragmented parts and pieces to create a worldwide consciousness. It's what we've had in mind since the first song on the first Gogol Bordello album."
The band did pre-production on 30 songs at studios in Mexico, Paraguay and Burlington, VT narrowing it down to the most compelling tunes for the album. The arrangements were done on the fly, with the musicians contributing ideas from their own areas of expertise. "Our sound comes from being a group of polyamorous musicians. The style comes from musicians born and raised in various elements, like (bass player) Thomas Gobena's Ethiopian meters and (Russian violinist) Sergey Ryabtsev and (folkloric Russian accordion player) Yuri Lemeshev's palette of colors. Everyone does their own thing to keep the train moving."
AltNation Advanced Placement Tour
Featuring: Banners, The Moth and The Flame, Pop Etc
Date: March 24, 2016 @ 8:00PM
Venue: Chop Suey
Age Limit: All Ages
Price: $15.00 (not including applicable fees)
Seating: General Admission
On Sale: Fri. January 29, 2016 @ 10:00AM
Ticketing Information: Available online at StrangerTickets.com. For more information, visit STGPresents.org.
Banners: Born in Liverpool, UK, BANNERS was fascinated by dreams, life, death, hope and despair. He grew up singing in the Liverpool Anglican Cathedral Choir and the Liverpool Kop. After singing in cathedrals and concert halls across Europe, BANNERS went to work on his own material. Influenced by artists ranging from The Beatles to Arcade Fire, BANNERS' music is at once haunting and hopeful, sure to resonate with audiences across space and age.
The Moth & The Flame: The Moth and the Flame have been creating earnest and heady alternative indie-rock since 2011. They have been heralded as one of the top emerging artists in the western United States, and as a "band to watch" coming out of their home in Los Angeles. TM&TF's latest release,"Young & Unafraid EP", is a collection of five complex and thematic songs, including their hit single "Young & Unafraid", and newest radio single "Live While I Breathe". Both will be featured on their upcoming album which is set to release early 2016.
Pop Etc: POP ETC's music still sounds raw because the band didn't wholly embrace all the tenets of modern pop. "When I listened to pop music as a kid, I didn't think about why I loved it," Chris admits. "I just did. There was this gut reaction. I always looked for that, and I still do." POP ETC is still the work of a tight-knit unit, not the product of an assembly line. POP ETC sprang forth from the minds of the three band members, and virtually no one else. "That's what makes our approach different in this modern era of pop," explains Chris. Maybe POP ETC sounds familiar because the members of the Brooklyn-via-Berkeley trio-Chris, his brother Jon Chu, and Julian Harmon-previously established a measure of renown under the name The Morning Benders. Most likely though, POP ETC sounds familiar from its self-titled debut album released in 2012 with production from Danger Mouse and Andrew Dawson that saw the band combining their unique sound with a classic pop sensibility.
Warren Haynes and The Ashes & Dust Band Special Guest: Jonathan Tyler
Date: March 28, 2016 @ 7:30PM
Venue: Moore Theatre
Age Limit: All Ages
Price: $32.50 - $42.50 (not including applicable fees)
Seating: Reserved Seating
On Sale: Fri. January 29, 2016 @ 10:00AM
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, 24-hour ticket kiosks located outside the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune Theatre, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, in person at the Paramount box office, or may also be purchased by phone at 1-877-STG-4TIX. For more information, visit STGPresents.org.
You think you know someone, and then you realize that there's more than meets the eye.
Grammy Award winning artist Warren Haynes has been recognized as a cornerstone of the American music landscape and revered as one of the finest guitar players in the world. Throughout his prolific career as part of three of the greatest live groups in rock history - Allman Brothers Band, Gov't Mule and the Dead - his virtuosic artistry has led to thousands of unforgettable performances and millions of album and track sales. Despite all of the ground that Haynes has covered on his musical journey, the impressive thing is that he still has many miles to explore. On his newest solo album Ashes and Dust, he puts forth one of his most gorgeous, musically rich and personal albums to date. It is endlessly exciting to see one of the most brilliant minds in modern music shine an entirely new light on the depths of his creativity.
Ashes and Dust, only the third studio album Haynes has ever released under his own name, is a masterful work of art and a particularly important statement for Haynes. The songs are immediately and clearly different from his usual style - encompassing beautiful acoustic arrangements, a rootsy/Americana soundscape and honeyed vocals that cut straight through to the soul. Although many of these songs are brand new, some of the tunes that make up this album have been dear to Warren for years. In some cases he has been carrying them around for 20 or 30 years, waiting for the right time to record them.
"I've been writing songs all my life from a more folky, singer-songwriter, even Celtic direction," he says. "For a while, I've been compiling songs that didn't necessarily fit in with Gov't Mule or the Allman Brothers or even my last solo album. So this record was really a chance to bring a lot of that music to fruition. It's really given me the opportunity to take a lot of songs I love, that didn't have a home, and build a home for them."
Date: April 12, 2016 @ 7:30PM
Venue: Moore Theatre
Age Limit: All Ages
Price: $35.00 (not including applicable fees)
Seating: Reserved Seating
On Sale: Fri. January 29, 2016 @ 10:00AM
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, 24-hour ticket kiosks located outside the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune Theatre, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, in person at the Paramount box office, or may also be purchased by phone at 1-877-STG-4TIX. For more information, visit STGPresents.org.
The Arcs -which features Dan Auerbach, Leon Michels, Richard Swift, Homer Steinweiss and Nick Movshon-announce Coachella performances on Saturday, April 16 and Saturday, April 23. More dates to follow. In addition, Rolling Stone named The Arcs' Yours, Dreamily, among the top ten albums of 2015 calling it a "turbulent R&B noir, spiked with psychedelic flourishes... Spectral hip-hop coated in crusty mellotron." Read the full review here: http://rol.st/1QSlzhU. Yours, Dreamily, continues to receive critical praise, with NPR Music saying, "Right from the drop, Yours, Dreamily, ignites like a cigarette flicked on a stream of gasoline," while Entertainment Weekly praises, "[The album] lands right in the meaty part of the psychedelic curve with jolts of lush hypno-soul and tough garage-edelia." The album's first single, "Outta My Mind," also has received excellent reviews, with New York magazine's Vulture praising its "raw, bare-bones appeal" and Spin noting its "barrage of deliciously reverbed, strung-out riffs." Also, The Huffington Post recently premiered the track's official music video, calling it, "a dreamy gift of garage blues wrapped in fuzzy, soulful guitar." Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/k84Fpso2cBY.
The Residents present Shadowland Theory of Obscurity Showing + Concert
Date: April 13, 2016 @ 8:00PM
Venue: The Neptune
Age Limit: All Ages
Price: $35.00 (not including applicable fees)
Seating: General Admission Seated
On Sale: Fri. January 29, 2016 @ 10:00AM
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, 24-hour ticket kiosks located outside the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune Theatre, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, in person at the Paramount box office, or may also be purchased by phone at 1-877-STG-4TIX. For more information, visit STGPresents.org. Concluding the celebration of their 40th anniversary, The Residents are pleased to announce Shadowland, Part 3 of the Randy, Chuck & Bob Trilogy. Aspiring to examine life in reverse, the trilogy began in 2010 with The Talking Light, a study of ghosts and death; reflecting on love and sex, the group continued with their Wonder of Weird tour in 2013; and finally with Shadowland, Randy, Chuck & Bob will focus on the beginning of life - birth. As with Parts 1 & 2 of the trilogy, Part 3 will feature music from The Residents' extensive catalog interspersed with short videos about birth, rebirth, reincarnation and NDEs (near death experiences). THE RESIDENTS have been regarded as icons in the world of experimental music for over forty years. In addition to their groundbreaking work in the areas of trance, world fusion, electronica, punk, industrial and lounge music, the group has also been credited with being among the originators of performance art and music video. Their early videos are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art and their Freak Show CD-Rom was featured in MOMA's "Looking at Music 3.0" exhibition. Their four-decade long career has also taken them into the world of film and television music, having scored several episodes of the PEE WEE HERMAN SHOW, HUNTERS (for the Discovery Channel), THE CENSUS TAKER (1985), HEAVEN (1987), CONCEIVING ADA (1997), CONDO PAINTING (1997), THOMAS PYNCHON - A JOURNEY INTO THE MIND (2001), INVESTIGATION INTO THE INVISIBLE WORLD (2002) and STRANGE CULTURE (2007) as well as several projects for MTV. In addition, the group is also thriving in the world of digital media having released ten DVDs, and two internet series. Recently, Randy, Chuck & Bob, performing as the World's Greatest Residents' Cover Band, celebrated the group's 40th anniversary with a trilogy of tours: The Talking Light, Wonder of Weird and Shadowland. No longer content to merely impersonate a band, The Residents unexpectedly morphed into a power trio, gleefully plundering their vast catalog of music to the delight to their fans. Shadowland, featuring short videos about birth, rebirth, reincarnation and NDEs (near death experiences), is part 3 of the Randy, Chuck & Bob Trilogy.
Caspar Babypants
Date: Sat. May 14, 2016 @ 10:00AM
Venue: The Neptune
Age Limit: All Ages
Price: $6.00 (not including applicable fees)
Seating: General Admission
On Sale: Fri. January 29, 2016 @ 10:00AM
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, 24-hour ticket kiosks located outside the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune Theatre, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, in person at the Paramount box office, or may also be purchased by phone at 1-877-STG-4TIX. For more information, visit STGPresents.org.
Caspar Babypants is also known as Chris Ballew, twice Grammy nominated lead singer and songwriter for the Seattle band The Presidents of the United States of America. A few years ago Chris rediscovered turn of the century folk and traditional music and focused on a more simple approach that gave birth to Caspar Babypants. His wife Kate Endle is a huge influence toward his transformation and writing style for kids and does all the cover art for the albums. Chris says, "I want to make music for the very young because I admire their associative inventive imaginations and as an adult I nurture that same creativity in myself." Caspar Babypants has nine records released with a 10th "BEATLES BABY!" coming 9/18/15. Go to babypantsmusic.com for more info and music and stuff!
Special Guest: The Steep Canyon Rangers
Date: Sat. July 23, 2016 @ 4:00PM
Venue: Paramount Theatre
Age Limit: All Ages
Price: $79.50 - $195.00 (not including applicable fees)
Seating: Reserved Seating
On Sale: Fri. January 29, 2016 @ 10:00AM
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, 24-hour ticket kiosks located outside the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune Theatre, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, in person at the Paramount box office, or may also be purchased by phone at 1-877-STG-4TIX. For more information, visit STGPresents.org.
Audiences can expect an evening of nonstop laughs as the hilarious duo recall their iconic careers, creative influences and most memorable encounters, uniquely presented though a blend of conversation, banter, singing and banjo playing.
Steve Martin began his career on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967-1969), for which he earned his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety, or Music in 1969. In the mid-1970s, Martin shone as a stand-up on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" and made appearances on HBO's "On Location" and NBC's "Saturday Night Live." Martin's widely popular films include: "The Jerk" (1979), "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" (1987), "Roxanne" (1987), "Parenthood" (1989), "L.A. Story" (1991), "Father of the Bride" (1991), and "Bowfinger" (1999).
Martin Short, a celebrated comedian and actor, has won fans and accolades in television, film and theater since his breakout season on "Saturday Night Live" almost 30 years ago. He became a fan-favorite for his portrayal of characters such as Ed Grimley, lawyer Nathan Thurm and "legendary songwriter" Irving Cohen. His popularity and exposure on "Saturday Night Live" led Short to cross over quickly into feature films. He made his debut in "Three Amigos" (1986) followed by roles in "Inner Space" (1987), "Three Fugitives" (1989), "Pure Luck" (1991), " Father of the Bride" (1991), "Clifford" (1994), "Father of the Bride II" (1995), Tim Burton's "Mars Attacks" (1996), "Madagascar 3" (2012), and "Frankenweenie" (2012).
Brian Wilson presents Pet Sounds Special Guests: Al Jardine, Blondie Chapman
Date: Sat. October 8, 2016 @ 8:00PM
Venue: Paramount Theatre
Age Limit: All Ages
Price: $55.00 - $125.00 (not including applicable fees)
Seating: Reserved Seating
On Sale: Friday, January 29, 2016 @ 10:00AM
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, 24-hour ticket kiosks located outside the Paramount, Moore, and Neptune Theatre, Sonic Boom Records in Ballard, in person at the Paramount box office, or may also be purchased by phone at 1-877-STG-4TIX. For more information, visit STGPresents.org.
Los Angeles, CA - January 25, 2016 - Music legend Brian Wilson has announced a 2016 world tour to celebrate and perform the iconic album Pet Sounds for a final time, in honor of its 50th anniversary. Originally released on May 16, 1966, Pet Sounds is universally hailed as one of the greatest albums of all time. With more than 70 dates being confirmed, and several previously announced dates selling out in record time, Wilson and his band will be joined by former bandmates Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin when they kick off the tour this Spring. Concert stops include dates in Australia, Japan, United Kingdom, Spain, Israel, and Portugal followed by a full U.S. tour later this Summer and Fall. Fans can expect a live performance of Pet Sounds in its entirety, as well as top hits and fan favorites spanning his 54-year career with The Beach Boys and as a solo artist. Ticket presales begin January 27 with the official onsale January 29 in most markets. Additional dates and special events to be announced. For up-to-date information, please visit www.BrianWilson.com. In 1965, with the Beach Boys out on tour, Wilson began session work on some of the most deeply personal recordings of his career. Inspired by The Beatles Rubber Soul, he challenged himself to create an immaculate musical masterpiece. A vast departure from the bands' then commercial sound, the resulting "concept album" Pet Sounds achieved great critical success helping usher in a new musical landscape and hit the Top 10 in the US while topping the charts in the UK. "It's really been a trip to sit here and think about releasing Pet Sounds 50 years ago," says Wilson. "I love performing this album with my band and look forward to playing it for fans all across the world." Brian Wilson is one of popular music's most deeply revered figures, a legendary writer, producer, arranger and performer of some of the most cherished music in pop music history. For more than half a century, fans have marveled at the sheer beauty of the music that springs forth from his imagination into glorious song. Wilson brings this ingenious vision to his own compositions, as well as to those for which he has collaborated, weaving a lush, vibrant tapestry of intricately nuanced vocal harmonies and instrumental arrangements for himself, his bandmates and others. Wilson began his career as a teenaged founding member of The Beach Boys, who signed with Capitol Records in July 1962 and released their first album, Surfin' Safari, that same year. The band's initial surf-rock focus was soon broadened to include other themes. Wilson's innovative vocal and instrumental arrangements for major hits including "I Get Around," "California Girls," "Wouldn't It Be Nice," "God Only Knows," and the No. 1 smash "Good Vibrations" made The Beach Boys America's preeminent band of the 1960s. Wilson has also achieved great solo success with 11 of his own albums released to date, including his acclaimed 2004 completion of an album he first began recording in the '60s, Brian Wilson Presents... SMiLE. The album earned Wilson his first GRAMMY for a recording, which was followed by his second GRAMMY win for producing The Beach Boys' acclaimed 2011 release, The SMiLE Sessions. With his own band, Wilson has performed major, sold-out tours in recent years, and with The Beach Boys, he celebrated the iconic band's 50th anniversary in 2012 with a major international tour and acclaimed studio album, That's Why God Made The Radio. In 2015, Wilson released his latest solo album No Pier Pressure (Capitol) and was the subject of the critically acclaimed, award-winning biopic Love & Mercy (Roadside Attractions/Lionsgate). Directed by Bill Pohlad, starring John Cusack, Paul Dano, Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti, Love & Mercy presents an unconventional portrait of the music legend. Set against the era-defining catalog of the music, the film intimately examines the personal voyage and ultimate salvation of the icon whose success came at extraordinary personal cost. The culmination of these projects produced Wilson's first Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Song (Motion Picture) for his song "One Kind Of Love" featured in the film. Brian Wilson is a Kennedy Center Honors recipient, a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee, and a U.K. Music Hall of Fame inductee. As a member of The Beach Boys, Wilson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988 and honored with The Recording Academy's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001.
ABOUT STG
Seattle Theatre Group's mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping three historic venues, The Paramount, Moore and Neptune, alive and vibrant. STG presents a range of performances from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and jazz, to comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at these three iconic theatres in Seattle and venues throughout the Puget Sound region and in Portland, Oregon. STG is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount, Moore and Neptune Theatres in Seattle, Washington.
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