Berkshire Theatre Group Welcomes BoDeans Tonight

Berkshire Theatre Group welcomes rock band BoDeans, featuring legendary drummer and Stockbridge, MA native, Kenny Aronoff at The Colonial Theatre tonight, April 16 at 7:30pm.

Tickets to BoDeans are $25 and $45. Contact the Colonial Ticket Office at 111 South Street, Pittsfield by calling 413-997-4444, or online at www.berkshiretheatregroup.org. Ticket Offices are open Monday-Friday 10am-5pm, Saturdays 10am-2pm or on any performance day from 10am until curtain.

BoDeans high energy performances make them one of the best live acts in the business. Chart-topping songs like "Fadeaway," "Only Love," and "Dreams" won them a Rolling Stone reader's poll for Best New American Band in 1987. In the years following, the band played with U2, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tom Petty, George Thorogood, The Pretenders, David Bowie, and more. They released several albums with multiple songs that defined the sound of a generation, playing heavily on radio, in TV shows, and movies, including: "Good Things," "You Don't Get Much," "Idaho," "If It Makes You," "Closer to Free," "Stay," "American," and, "All the World."

The summer of 2013 marked the return of legendary drummer, Kenny Aronoff. One of the greatest drummers in the world today, Stockbridge, MA native Aronoff has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in music, including: John Mellencamp, The Rolling Stones, The Smashing Pumpkins, Bruce Springsteen, Ringo Starr, Bob Seger, John Fogerty, Melissa Etheridge, Jon Bon Jovi, Elton John, Bob Dylan, Rod Stewart, Steven Tyler, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Sheryl Crow, Joe Cocker, B. B. King, Mick Jagger, Ray Charles, Alice Cooper, Gladys Knight, and many others. Aronoff was named the #1 Pop/Rock Drummer for five consecutive years by the readers of Modern Drummer Magazine, and in addition has played on over 30 Grammy-nominated recordings. BoDeans will release a new album, I Can't Stop, this spring that will feature the heartfelt, trend-free, American-made music the BoDeans are known for.

Current band members are: Kenny Aronoff (drummer), Ryan Bowman (bassist), Warren Hood (fiddle/violin), Kurt Neumann (founder/songwriter/frontman) and Michael Ramos (keyboard/accordion).

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