STG Presents Bush, John Pinette, Battles, The Head

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week.

Bush

Special Guest: Dead Sara
Date: September 15, 2011 @ 8:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $30.00 not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
On Sale: Friday, July 29th @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

Multi-platinum rock band BUSH has announced a September 13th release for highly anticipated new album THE SEA OF MEMORIES. Recorded with producer Bob Rock (Aerosmith, Metallica), THE SEA OF MEMORIES is the seminal band's first studio release in 10 years and the first to be released via their own imprint, Zuma Rock Records, through an exclusive partnership with eOne Music. Last week, Bush announced that they'll be playing the Bowery Ballroom in New York City on July 28th and the show literally sold out in under a minute. On Saturday, August 20th, Bush will also be among the headliners performing with the Sunset Strip Music Festival in LA. THE SEA OF MEMORIES captures the electricity and trademark intensity of classic Bush delivered in a setting that's fresh and alive. Songs like "The Sound of Winter," "Heart of the Matter" and "All Night Doctors" are propelled by heavy guitar and hypnotic beats, simple song structures and sublime textures. About the album, Rossdale says, "When making music, you have a choIce To repeat what you've done or move on. It would've been safe to just rework (1994's debut album) Sixteen Stone over and over, but what kind of life would that be? When you're driving down the road, you're focused on what's in front of you; you don't really think to keep checking in your rear view mirror. I like the idea of art changing, developing and morphing." Over the course of their remarkable career, Bush has sold more than 16 million albums in the U.S. and Canada alone. They've also compiled an amazing string of 14 consecutive Top 40 hit singles on the Billboard Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock charts, including ten that hit the Top 5. Four of these became No. 1 hits: "Comedown," "Glycerine," "Swallowed" and "The Chemicals Between Us."

 

John Pinette
Date: Saturday, September 17, 2011 @ 9:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $35.00 not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission Seated (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
On Sale: Friday, July 29th @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

Fresh off his starring role on Broadway as Edna Turnblad in the hit musical, "Hairspray," John Pinette returns to the Montreal Comedy Festival. When asked to describe his stand-up, John Pinette says, "I talk about my life, it is the funniest thing I can think of. For some reason, people enjoy seeing me lose my cherub like demeanor". John Pinette has been entertaining audiences around the world in a variety of ways for over fifteen years, but it is making people laugh that John enjoys most of all. He was named Stand-Up Comedian of the Year by the American Comedy Awards in 1999 and has received a Gemini Award nomination for his superb televised performance at The Montreal Comedy Festival in 2000. Born just outside of Boston, Massachusetts, John has always had a gift for making people laugh. When he learned that he could actually make a living for doing so, John left behind his life as an accountant and began his comedy career. It wasn't long before he was touring Comedy Clubs around the country. Shortly thereafter, John got his big break when he was asked to tour with Frank Sinatra. Since then he has become a regular guest on The Tonight Show and The View. John has also enjoyed a long acting career in both television and film. Duets, starring Gwenyth Paltrow, Dear God, starring Greg Kinnear, and Junior, starring Arnold Schwarzeneger are just a few of John's film credits. He was a series regular on the hit series Parker Lewis Can't Lose, and starred as the car-jack victim in the final episode of Seinfeld. John can be seen as the lovable 'Mr. Bumpo' in Artisan Entertainment's The Punisher starRing Thomas Jane and John Travolta.

Grouplove
Date: Friday, September 30, 2011 @ 8:00pm
Venue: The Vera Project
Price: $10.00 in advance, $12.00 day of show, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages)
On Sale: Friday, July 29th @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at eTix.com or at the Vera Project box office. More info can be found at STGPresents.org.

Hannah Hooper met Christian Zucconi late one evening on the lower east side of Manhattan. They had both been living in New York for years and had never crossed paths before. But from that night forward the two could hardly be pulled apart. Soon after their connection Hooper was invited to an art residency in Greece on the island of Crete and Hooper insists "without any hesitation" she invited Zucconi to join her on this journey. "Seriously, we had only known one another for a few days but are both so inspired and alive when we are together that going to Greece seemed like a magical and natural thing to do" recalls Zucconi. On Crete, in a small remote mountain village, Hooper and Zucconi met the members of their future band "GROUPLOVE" a year before it was officially formed. Sean Gadd, a natural songwriter and guitar player, born and bred in London instantly bonded with the two eccentric New Yorkers. Their relationship became apparent through the music they were making day in and day out. Andrew Wessen, a pro surfer and musician from Los Angeles and his childhood friend Ryan Rabin, an accomplished drummer and producer, were also at the residency and quickly joined in with the musical trio. These five musicians make up the members of what we now know as GROUPLOVE. Like all good things, the summer and the residency came to an end and the five friends scattered back to their homes all over the globe. With Sean in London, Christian and Hannah in Brooklyn and Ryan and Andrew in Los Angeles GROUPLOVE was faced with the challenge of what to do now. "We all understood how rare it is for five strangers to feel as close as family and create passionate music together. We couldn't just return to Brooklyn and let the music we all made fade into a memory of that summer we had in Greece," explains Zucconi. Everyone pulled their funds together and Sean, Christian and Hannah made their way to Ryan Rabin's studio in LA to record their album. "We seriously had the best time of our lives doing that record", says Zucconi. And the result is an incredibly special album where soaring harmonies coupled with sweeping anthems lead you through their powerful journey. Like the members of GROUPLOVE, their music is diverse in influence and style but bonded together by an undeniably creative kinship.

Battles
Special Guest: Walls
Date: October 12, 2011 @ 8:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $20.00 not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
On Sale: Friday, July 29th @ 10am
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

You can often spot the best bands - the truly once-in-a-generation type - by their names alone. The all time greats usually come ready made with nomenclature that encapsulates their sound and ethos effortlessly. BATTLES are no exception. They are a rock group locked in conflict with the very limitations of what it means to be a rock group; conducting an all out assault on mediocrity and waging a fearsome campaign against genre conventions and pigeonholes. Their sound is that of an elite guard engaging in a series of complex sonic skirmishes. This is the sublime noise of equally talented musicians pushed to their limit - as interested in conducting synchronized audio attacks and ambushes on the listener as they are on each other. BATTLES came together in New York in 2002 drawing together disparate strands of hardcore, avant garde tonal minimalism, neo-classical, techno and post rock, featuring drummer John Stanier (Helmet), guitarists Ian Williams (Don Caballero) and Dave Konopka (Lynx) and Tyondai Braxton. After a string of EPs, the group signed to WARP and released their debut MIRRORED in 2007. The success of the album was immediate and profound. BBC Music callEd BattleS "the best band on Earth today" and Pitchfork awarded the album an impressive 9.1, bestowing the Best New Music seal of approval on it. NME were equally enthusiastic, stating: "MIRRORED is the sort of album that the sharp rock kids will be citing as an inspiration in a decade's time", while TIME Magazine made it their # 7 album of the year. You only have to check the message boards to see how many thousands of unfinished and unrealised albums there are out there; tapes and CDs left in dark, dusty studio basements to become musical footnotes. It is down to BATTLES' resolve and resilience that GLOSS DROP did not become one itself. John Stanier says: "After he left there was never any question of us stopping. We all knew we were going to carry on. It was almost to the point where I was beyond caring about anything else that happened. I was ready to squeeze my last drop of blood into this record... I became obsessed with not just completing it but having it be really good as well. It's by far and away the greatest achievement of my entire life. It's our grand statement."

SPECIAL GUESTS JUST ADDED:

Bright Eyes
Special Guest: Kurt Vile & The Violators
Date: September 28, 2011 @ 7:30pm
Venue: Paramount Theatre
Price: $25.00 & $29.50 in advance, $27.50 & $32.00 day of show, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission Flat Floor / Reserved Seating in Balcony (All Ages)
On Sale: On Sale Now!
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

Erasure
Special Guest: Frankmusik
Date: October 6, 2011 @ 8:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $46.00 not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages / Bar w/ Valid ID)
On Sale: On Sale Now!
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

Wild Beasts
Special Guest: EMA
Date: Friday, October 7, 2011 @ 9:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $15.00 not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages / Bar w/ Valid ID)
On Sale: On Sale Now!
Ticketing Information: Available online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

STG & AEG Present:
Death Cab For Cutie
Special Guest:
The Head & The Heart
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 @ 7:00pm
Venue: KeyArena
Price: $35.00 & $42.50, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission Floor / Reserved Bowl Seating

On Sale: On Sale Now!
Ticketing Information: Available at the Key Arena Box Office, Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone toll free at (800) 745-3000. For more information, please visit STGPresents.org.

ABOUT STG:
STG is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount, Moore & Neptune Theatres in Seattle, Washington. Our mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping these two landmark venues alive and vibrant. STG presents a variety of shows from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and Jazz or comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at both historic theatres in Seattle and at venues throughout Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon.

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