Journey Tribute Band to Play Spencer Theatre This Week

There are other tribute bands out there celebrating the music of Journey - one of the rock-pop music world's best selling bands of all time -but Evolution gives you all of the subtle nuances and musical inflections of seeing the real deal in the 80s.

John Murphy fronts Evolution along with veteran musicians from New York City including: Ralph Carbone, guitars & vocals; Les Jansson, bass & vocals; Mike Morales, drums & vocals, and Lance Millard, keyboards & vocals. This is the closest you'll get to seeing a Steve Perry era of Journey live! With John Murphy's note perfect vocals, an accurate portraal is duplicated in every way.

All five band members have close, personal connections to the original Journey, which heightens their reverence of their powerful body of music. Patrons can be assured that Evolution's "A Tribute to Journey" is spot-on with fabulously powerful, high energy renditions of such awesome ballads as "Any Way You Want It," "Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin," "Don't Stop Believin'," "Open Arms," "Only The Lonely," "Wheel In The Sky," "Who's Crying Now," and so many more.

Catch Evolution live in concert at the Spencer Theater on Saturday, September 5 at 8 p.m. Excellent seats are available for $60-$39. Call the Spencer Box Office at 575.336.4800 or visit www.spencertheater.com for tickets. The two-part concert experience will close out the Spencer's 18th Summer Season of shows with electric energy. See you there!

Get your fall-winter 2015-16 season tickets now! Call the Spencer Theater at 575.336.4800 or go online to www.spencertheater.com for calendar information and purchasing. (The site allows for secure ordering). You may also request a brochure with show descriptions to be mailed to your home or business.

The Spencer Theater is at 108 Spencer Road, Airport Highway 220, Alto, NM. Business hours are 9 a.m-5 p.m., Monday through Friday. For tickets or information call (575) 336-4800 or toll free at 888.818.7872. • ON THE WEB: www.spencertheater.com

The concert Evolution closes out Summer Season 2015, which has been sponsored in part by The Hugh Bancroft Jr. Foundation, The Lodge at Sierra Blanca and Walton Stations of New Mexico KWES 93.5 FM, KBUY 1360 AM and KWES 1450 AM Fox Sports, with additional season support from KOBR Channel 8, Inn of the Mountain Gods, Ruidoso Ford-Lincoln, R.D. & Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation, Su Casa Magazine, Rainmakers, New Mexico Magazine, Comcast Spotlight, MTD Media, The Dove KEDU 102.3 FM, Burt Broadcasting in Alamogordo, Majestic Communications in Roswell and First National Bank of Ruidoso.

Spencer Theater is a world-class performance hall located in the Sacramento Mountain settlement of Alto, about 12 miles north of downtown Ruidoso. Unique architecture, outstanding acoustics, intimate seating, and excellent artistry are the Spencer's celebrated features. The elegant, award-winning hall, which first raised its curtains in 1997, seats 514, with no seats farther than 67 feet from the 4,770 square-foot stage. The Spencer also has a 964 square-foot outdoor stage that can seat 1,500. From its Spanish mica-flecked limestone face to the crystal lobby, the building itself is a work of art. Free public tours are offered at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year. Donations are accepted!

Spencer Theater is a world-class performance hall located in the Sacramento Mountain settlement of Alto, about 12 miles north of downtown Ruidoso. Unique architecture, outstanding acoustics, intimate seating, and excellent artistry are the Spencer's celebrated features. The elegant hall seats 514, with no seats farther than 67 feet from the 4,770 square-foot stage. The Spencer also has a 964 square-foot outdoor stage that can seat 1,500. From its Spanish mica-flecked limestone face to the crystal lobby, the building itself is a work of art. Free public tours are offered at 10 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays throughout the year.