Luther Burbank Center for the Arts to present David Rawlings and CELEBRATING DAVID BOWIE

By: Sep. 25, 2017
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Today, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts (LBC) announced two new live music events: An Evening with David Rawlings and Celebrating David Bowie. The acclaimed songwriter and guitarist David Rawlings will bring his all-star band and their rousing live show to Santa Rosa for one night only on Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 8 p.m., in support of his latest album, "Poor David's Almanack." On Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 8 p.m., Celebrating David Bowie will travel to LBC as part of the global concert series of David Bowie music. Tickets are $35 for An Evening with David Rawlings and $49-$69 for Celebrating David Bowie, and will be available for purchase beginning Friday, September 29 at noon, at lutherburbankcenter.org, by calling 707-546-3600 or in person at the ticket office at 50 Mark West Springs Road in Santa Rosa.

An Evening with David Rawlings
Wednesday, February 28, 2018 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $35
David Rawlings will serve up a wry mixture of acoustic and electric music rich in ageless American vernacular, as he performs two full sets of music each night, including songs off his new album and favorites from the first two Dave Rawlings Machine records, "A Friend of A Friend" and "Nashville Obsolete." His freshly pressed third album, "Poor David's Almanack," via Acony Records was crafted by studio wizards Ken Scott (Beatles, David Bowie) and Matt Andrews on analog tape during a week of sessions at legendary Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee. Rawlings and longtime compatriot Gillian Welch, joined together with Willie Watson, Paul Kowert, Brittany Haas, Ketch Secor, and Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes to produce an album for all seasons.

The release marks the 8th studio collaboration between Welch and Rawlings. Their creative partnership spans over two decades and includes the GRAMMY-nominated "The Harrow and the Harvest" (2011), the much lauded and Rawlings release, "Nashville Obsolete," which landed on numerous 2015 year-end best?of lists, and the 2001 GRAMMY-nominated masterpiece "Time (The Revelator)". All releases are available on Acony Records, the independent label they founded in 2001. In recognition of their remarkable career, Welch and Rawlings were honored with the Americana Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting in 2015 and the Berklee American Masters Award in 2016.

Celebrating David Bowie
Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 8 p.m.
Tickets: $49 - $69
For one night only, friends, former Bowie bandmates and world-class players perform a career spanning concert of nothing but David Bowie music, David Bowie-style. After debuting on January 8, 2017 - what would have been Bowie's 70th birthday - the tribute tour made stops in London, New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. More than just a mere salute, Celebrating David Bowie (CdB) keeps David's music alive with musicians who worked closely with him throughout his career and other top musicians greatly influenced by him. Legendary Bowie touring and recording keyboardist Mike Garson, who collaborated with Bowie for longer than any other player, will be heading up the band along with previous Bowie band leaders, guitarist/vocalist Adrian Belew (Sound & Vision Tour) and guitarist Gerry Leonard (A Reality Tour). Between them, Mike, Adrian and Gerry have over 30 years' experience of recording, writing and playing live with Bowie.

Joining Mike, Adrian and Gerry will be Bowie's Let's Dance/Serious Moonlight Tour bassist Carmine Rojas as well as CdB 2017 standouts Fishbone's Angelo Moore and 2017 Grammy Nominee Gaby Moreno as well as special guests and other former Bowie band members who will make surprise appearances along the way.

About Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts is home to world-class performances, nationally recognized education programs, contemporary visual art, and many popular events. The Arts Center is located in the heart of the Sonoma wine country and ranked among California's top performing arts presenters. Together with its resident companies, the Center presents more than 230 performances in music, dance, theater, renowned speakers, and comedy; provides education programs serving 40,000 children and adults; and hosts more than 1,000 community events a year. Owned and operated by the Luther Burbank Memorial Foundation, the Center relies on charitable community donations to achieve its mission - to enrich, educate, and entertain.



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