Joanna Newson to Play the Moore Theatre, 8/4

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) presents Joanna Newsom on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 at 7:30 pm at the Moore Theatre.

Since The Milk-Eyed Mender was released, six years have passed, more or less. And...

Joanna Newsom spent a lot time moving around - first touring much of the United States and then Europe, over and over and over. It was nice sometimes. There was an amazing tour of Japan, Australia, and New Zealand (with Smog) and a beautiful trip in Iceland where a couple of shows were played. Along the road, there were lots of festivals to play as well: Bonaroo, Sasquatch, Green Man, Rothskilde, ATP, and the Patti Smith-curated Meltdown Festival...maybe even a few others. Joanna played a benefit concert with her hero Neil Young too. She blew everyone away at all these shows, by the way.

In moments not involving the harp, the singing and the audiences around the world, there were other travels - like a car trip through Portugal with her flute-playing friend Ariella (one of the few people Joanna's played with so far onstage; though shows of the near-future will hopefully involve many other players) and a few weeks in Costa Rica on a family kayaking vacation. At some point in there, Joanna moved from San Francisco back to the hills of northern California.

As the record was being conceived, written, recorded and completed, more requests for shows and more shows and albums and personal appearances and interviews and correspondence of all kinds were pouring in. What little could be afforded to do was done and the rest was put off until the album was done.

Tickets: $27.50 not including applicable fees. Tickets are on sale Saturday, April 3rd at 10am at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box offices (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.

About STG
Seattle Theatre Group is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount and Moore 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 range of performances from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and jazz to comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at both historic theatres in Seattle and venues throughout the Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon.