Seattle Theatre Group Announces Events On Sale This Week

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

The Gaslight AnthemThe Gaslight Anthem
Special Guests: The Menzingers, Fake Problems
Date: September 13, 2010 @ 9:00pm
Venue: Showbox SoDo (All Ages)
Price: $20.00 in advance, $25.00 day of show, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission
On sale date: Friday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:00am
Ticketing information: Available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000, or in person at the Showbox box office. More info can be found at STGPresents.org.

The Gaslight Anthem exploded out of the New Brunswick punk underground with 2007's energetic debut, Sink Or Swim (XOXO Records). The Senor and The Queen (Sabot Productions) EP followed in early 2008, its ambition foreshadowing the band's stunning SideOneDummy Records debut, The '59 Sound. With its melding of classic rock, soul and punk power, the album proved an immediate critical and popular sensation, with The New York Times praising the "rich, lustrous songwriting" and "taut punk arrangements," noting that Fallon's "casually observed storytelling, overflowing with detail, seethes with a cool desperation reminiscent of Mr. Springsteen in the late '70s." Ecstatic praise also rolled in from the notoriously hard to impress UK music press, culminating in the album's inclusion in an array of "Album of the Year" rankings, including Q, Rocksound, and NME, which called it "not only an essential document of punk rock soul but a record that will endure long into the future." With American Slang, The Gaslight Anthem reveal a remarkably powerful rock 'n' roll outfit honed by two years of nearly non-stop touring. Singer/guitarist Fallon's passionate lyrical approach has grown more personal and introspective, his raw throated vocals stronger and more resonant against the band's pulse-pounding dynamic force. American Slang is the battle cry of a great band finding its own voice and using it to shout to the rooftops and beyond.

The Apples in stereoThe Apples in stereo
Date: October 26, 2010 @ 9:00pm
Venue: The Crocodile (21+)
Price: $13.00 in advance, $15.00 day of show, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission
On sale date: Friday, July 23, 2010 @ noon
Ticketing information: Online at TheCrocodile.com. More information can be found at STGPresents.org.

Studio-obsessed indie rockers The Apples in stereo are celebrating the start of a new decade with the release of their seventh studio album, Travellers in Space and Time, their most hi-fi and hook-laden production to date. Described by frontman Robert Schneider as 'retro-futuristic super-pop,' the album is the official follow-up to 2007's New Magnetic Wonder, and the band's second studio release for Elijah Wood's Simian Records. Travellerscontains sixteen piano-driven tracks, bubbling over with vocoder harmonies and sci-fi sound effects, like 70's AM radio filtered through a UFO; including the robotic first single "Dance Floor", the four-on-the-floor dream-scape "Hey Elevator", the Hall and Oates-tinged "Told You Once", and the epic, yearning "Dream About The Future," among many instant hits. The musical theme heard in these songs is strung throughout Travellers: intense pop hooks and electronic sounds, mixed with a pumping, get-up-and-moonwalk beat.

STG 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 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. STG is located at 911 Pine Street, Seattle, WA 98101. Telephone (206) 467-5510 · Facsimile (206) 812-3272.