The Mayo Performing Arts Center's summer concert series continues in August with performances by rock legend Todd Rundgren (August 7) and steel pedal guitar virtuoso Robert Randolph and the Family Band (August 8). Robert Randolph's concert will feature special guest Big Sam's Funky Nation.
Tickets for An Evening with Todd Rundgren are $39-59, available by calling the box office at 973-539-8008 or online at www.mayoarts.org. Tickets for Robert Randolph the Family Band are $29-59.
Todd Rundgren has created an unparalleled body of work that has gained him a fiercely loyal following. A musical genius for his songwriting, performing and production prowess, one thing he isn't is predictable. Rundgren is expected to play his hits ("Hello It's Me," "Saw the Light"), hidden gems and whatever else may interest him that night! Rundgren may also play music from his new release, STATE, and was last seen at MPAC as part of Ringo Starr's All-Starr Band in June 2012.
Rolling Stone named
Robert Randolph one of "The 100 Greatest Guitarists;" the only pedal steel player so honored, calling him "one of the most intense live acts in all of jamdom" and citing his solos as "perpetually cresting, lightning-fast explorations."
Robert Randolph & The Family Band first gained national attention with the release of the album LIVE AT THE WETLANDS in 2002. The concert recording was taped at New York's historical Wetlands Preserve Club before it closed in 2001. The band followed that acclaimed live album with their first studio recording UNCLASSIFIED, attracting the attention of
Eric Clapton. Since then, the band has toured with Clapton,
Santana and the
Dave Matthews Band and, as a headline act, has developed a large, passionate following built upon legendary performances at such major festivals as Bonnaroo, Crossroads, Hard Rock Calling, Montreux Jazz, Austin City Limits and the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Later albums, COLORBLIND and WE WALK THIS ROAD, enjoyed critical and commercial success led by signature Randolph composed songs such as "Ain't
Nothing Wrong With That".
This July,
Robert Randolph will release his long-awaited new album is titled LICKETY SPLIT. The new record is Randolph's first for Blue Note Records and will be released July 16. LICKETY SPLIT represents the first new studio album for Randolph & The Family Band in three years.
Big Sam's Funky Nation is a driving force of urban funk. The band is led by trombone powerhouse, Big
Sam Williams, formerly the trombonist for the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, who the San Francisco Chronicle calls "the top man on the slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz." Big Sam refuses to let the audience sit still. Between the band's solos, Big Sam's signature dance moves and his distinctive trombone riffs, the energy level is high voltage when this band takes the stage!
Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey. The 2013-2014 season is made possible, in part, by a grant the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, as well as support received from the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, F.M. Kirby Foundation and numerous corporations, foundations and individuals. The Mayo
Performing Arts Center has been designated a Major Presenting Organization by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
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