Colonial Theatre Presents BAREFOOT TRUTH, 11/26

Barefoot Truth with special guest Billy Keane will be coming to the Colonial on November 26, at 8PM. Tickets are: $50 (VIP tickets include premium orchestra seating, signed CD's from the artists and access to a VIP after-party with the bands), $25 and $15 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10AM-5PM, performance Saturdays 10AM-2PM, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.thecolonialtheatre.org.

In the small New England town of Mystic, Connecticut, lives Barefoot Truth, an independent band that is quietly creating history. You have never seen them on MTV, nor heard them on a Top 40 FM radio station, but with 5.5 million spins on Pandora, Barefoot Truth has quickly become a symbol of independent music success, and just may be "the biggest band you've never heard of." Mixing the sounds of folk, rock, jazz and reggae, with lyrics full of unbridled optimism, the band has crafted a sound that is distinctly Barefoot Truth.      
 
Since the band's establishment during college, Barefoot Truth has been developing this Signature Sound that has virally spread through a grassroots following. With their lead singer on drums, and an array of unlikely roots-based instrumentation, the band translates their originality to their ever-evolving live show. The quintet features Will Evans on lead vocals and drums, John Waynelovich on piano, Jay Driscoll on Weissenborn slide guitar, Andy Wrba on upright bass and Garrett Duffy on harmonica. It is not unlikely for members of the band to switch instruments mid-show, or even begin playing a didgeridoo, adding to the dynamic of the band's sound.
 
Mixing a strong environmental message with The Lofty theme of humankind's interconnectedness on their 2010 studio album Threads, Barefoot Truth reached #21 on the iTunes Rock Charts, momentarily stepping ahead of bands such as Dave Matthews Band and The Fray. The new disc was noted as "the best independently released album of 2010" by the website ThisIsModern.net. Barefoot Truth happily credits Pandora Radio for their crucial role in growing the band's silent army of listeners, as Driscoll recently stated in a USA Today article, "Pandora has basically created an avenue for us to have a career in music."
 
Since taking the band "full-time" in 2007, after finishing college, Barefoot Truth has earned spotlight attention on many levels, including an invitation to play at President Obama's pre-debate rally in New York, where they performed between Bruce Hornsby and Crosby and Nash.  They were asked to lend several songs from their new album Threads to the upcoming Nature Propelled film, in addition to scoring original music for the film. The band has also made appearances at major festivals such as Summerfest, 10,000 Lakes Festival and FloydFest, in addition to tallying over 100 college and prep school performances in the Northeast. Fans of Barefoot Truth can be confident that the quiet success of this small band will grow increasingly louder, one listener at a time.
 
About Billy Keane
Born in Australia, raised in Connecticut, jaded in Brooklyn, schooled in Seattle and weathered in Louisiana, Billy Keane came to Pittsfield, Massachusetts in the summer of 2009 to record his debut solo album, The Pine Street Sessions. Throughout the course of that year, writing, recording, and performing almost weekly, Billy credits his inspiration to the overflow of friendship, artistry and support that greeted him so suddenly and tenaciously the moment he stumbled upon his new Berkshires home. He writes with honesty and experience, he performs with raw, naked emotion. To see him is perhaps to see you. You may just find yourself hidden somewhere in his lyrics or melodies, in a story or in a word, smiling or teary-eyed. Somewhere you may not have expected to be. But as you watch, and listen, you'll know that at least you won't be there alone.
 
Tickets are $50 (VIP tickets include premium orchestra seating, signed CD's from the artists and access to a VIP after-party with the bands), $25 and $15 and can be purchased in person at the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street Monday-Friday 10AM-5PM, performance Saturdays 10AM-2PM, by calling (413) 997-4444 or online at www.TheColonialTheatre.org

 

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