STG Presents The Hold Steady and Bourbon & Broads

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

Bourbon & Broads:
Starring: Sera Cahoone, Betsy Olson, Maggie Bjorklund, Alessandra Rose, Side Saddle & Friends
Date: Friday, September 16, 2011 @ 8:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $11.00 advance, $13.00 day of show, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages / Bar w/ 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.

Bourbon & Broads celebrates National Bourbon Heritage Month with gals Sera Cahoone, Betsy Olson, Maggie Bjorklund, Alessandra Rose, Side Saddle and more to be announced! Sponsored by Seattle Weekly and Gibson Guitar. Main floor will have limited general admission cabaret-style seating.

STG & Heineken City Arts Festival Present:
The Hold Steady
Special Guest: Grand Archives
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2011 @ 9:00pm
Venue: The Neptune (1303 NE 45th St)
Price: $22.50 in advance, $25.00 day of show, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (All Ages / Bar w/ ID)
On Sale: Friday, August 19th @ 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.

During our time as The Hold Steady, I've made a lot in interviews and onstage monologues about what little ambition we had when we started this band. We weren't sure if we would play shows or release records. We had seriously managed expectations. But in the end, we did end up playing shows and releasing records, and we are better people for it. We've seen a lot of the world, met a ton of great people, and played a whole bunch of rock and roll music. Our efforts have been rewarded beyond our wildest dreams. It's not exactly a mind-blowing statement when I say that this is the best job I've ever had. That said, there are sacrifices and discomfort that come with this territory: busted relationships, distance from family, physical exhaustion, disconnection from civilian life, ringing ears, interminable waiting around, trying to get through a ninety minute show when you have food poisoning, etc. Our new record, Heaven is Whenever, is about struggle and reward. It's about accepting suffering as a necessary part of a joyous life. It's about how love can help us rise above these struggles. It's about faith. It's about how bad it hurts to settle for less. It's about not being scared to try. It's about four guys who still believe in the power and glory of rock and roll. Because even after a thousand soundchecks, a thousand load-in and load-outs, fifty missed birthdays, and a few hundred electrical shocks, our reward still vastly outweighs the struggle. In fact, the reward would not exist without the struggle. Thus, this struggle is inherently part of the reward. And in this way, the fantasy of playing rock and roll for a living is a lot like real life.
- Craig Finn

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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