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An Unpredictable Evening with Todd Rundgren
WHERE: EXPRESS LIVE! – COLUMBUS, OHIO
DOORS: 7:00pm
COST: $29.50 Advance/$32.00 Day of Show
ON-SALE: June 29, 2018
BIO:
A Wizard, A True Star. The title of Todd Rundgren’s 1973 solo album aptly sums up the contributions of this multi-faceted artist to state-of-the-art music. As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and interactive artist (re-designated TR-i), Rundgren has made a lasting impact on both the form and content of popular music.Born and raised in Philadelphia, Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to found and front The Nazz, the quintessential `60’s cult group. In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut offering, the legendary Runt. But it was 1972’s seminal Something/Anything?, on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer, that catapulted Todd into the superstar limelight, prompting the press to unanimously dub him ‘Rock’s New Wunderkind’. It was followed by such landmark LPs as The Hermit of Mink Hollow and the above mentioned A Wizard, A True Star, as well as such hit singles as I Saw The Light, Hello It’s Me, Can We Still Be Friends, and Bang The Drum.
In 1974, Todd formed Utopia, an entirely new approach to the concept of interactive musicianship, and embarked on an extensive round of touring and recording. Standout Utopia offerings included Oops! Wrong Planet, Adventures in Utopia, and Oblivion. Along the way, Utopia combined technical virtuosity and creative passion to create music that, for millions, defined the term “progressive rock.”
Rundgren’s myriad production projects include albums by Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, Meatloaf, XTC, Grand Funk Railroad, and Hall And Oates. Rounding out his reputation as rock’s Renaissance Man, Rundgren composed all the music and lyrics for Joe Papp’s 1989 Off-Broadway production of Joe Orton’s Up Against It (the screenplay commissioned by The Beatles for what was meant to have been their third motion picture). He also has composed the music for a number of television series, including Pee Wee’s Playhouse and Crime Story.
In 2012 Rundgren performed his iconic 1973 album A Wizard A True Star in concert in its entirety for the first time ever, and last year did the same with a double bill: Todd & Healing. His most recent studio album, GLOBAL, was released in April 2015; his latest studio album, White Knight, is set for release in Spring 2017. He continues to tour with Ringo Starr as an erstwhile member of the All-Starr Band, and to perform with symphony orchestras both domestically and internationally. Don’t miss Todd Rundgren at EXPRESS LIVE! on September 12th!
Official Website: http://www.todd-rundgren.com/
Dave East w/ Errol Vibes ft. Honcho.Lou.Blanco and Evil Rio
WHERE: Newport Music Hall – COLUMBUS, OHIO
DOORS: 7:00pm
COST: $35.00 Advance/$35.00 Day of Show
ON-SALE: June 29, 2018
BIO:
A Harlem-based MC signed to Nas’ Mass Appeal label, rapper Dave East was born David Brewster. He became Dave East in 2011 when he released the Change of Plans mixtape, while 2012 saw him drop four more. The final one from that year, Gemini, landed in the hands of Nas, who signed East to his label in 2013. The Mass Appeal-affiliated mixtape Straight Outta Harlem dropped in 2014 and Black Rose landed a year later. In 2016, XXL magazine featured him as part of their annual Freshman Class feature, and the Kairi Chanel tape followed on Mass Appeal later in the year with guest verses from 2 Chainz, Fabolous, and Cam’ron, among others. Issued just after East publicized his deal with Def Jam, it debuted in the Top Five of Billboard’s R&B/hip-hop chart and scraped the Top 40 of the all-genre Billboard 200. In 2017, he issued the single “Perfect” with Chris Brown. The song appeared on Paranoia: A True Story, East’s Def Jam debut, which also featured appearances from Wiz Khalifa, Jeezy, and Nas, and reached the Top Ten of the Billboard 200. P2 followed in early 2018; guests included T.I., Lloyd Banks, and Marsha Ambrosius. Come and check out Dave East at Newport Music Hall on July 27th!Official Website: http://www.daveeastmusic.com/
Andy Grammer
WHERE: Newport Music Hall – COLUMBUS, OHIO
DOORS: 7:00pm
COST: $29.50 Advance/$32.00 Day of Show
ON-SALE: June 29, 2018
BIO:
Fresh off of a sold-out Spring Tour, acclaimed multi-platinum pop singer and songwriter Andy Grammerunveils second leg of dates for The Good Parts Tour. Tickets are on sale to the public this Friday, June 29th HERE.Andy Grammer has teamed up with AutoNation and its Drive Pink initiative to drive out cancer. Raising awareness and early detection is important to the pop artist after losing his mother, Kathy Grammer, to breast cancer. Andy is a known philanthropist who first showed support for Drive Pink by performing at the 2017 AutoNation Cure Bowl Tailgate Party and Concert at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, FL. The net proceeds from the Cure Bowl benefits the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. The Good Parts Tour, will hit select AutoNation markets across the country and five dollars of every ticket sold at AutoNation sponsored shows will be donated directly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.
The partnership began in May with the use of Andy’s smash hit, “Give Love,” in the AutoNation Drive Pink media campaign. The multi-channel campaign, which will be in excess of $25 million, will run across all media; TV, radio, print, online, in-store, direct mail and social media, and kicked off at the Indy 500 on May 24, and will hit full stride in October as part of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Andy Grammer also announces a nine-episode run of “The Good Parts” podcast which will premiere on July 2. The podcast is an irreverent deep dive into what’s below the surface. The philosophies, failures and life-changing moments that make up each guest’s personal story. Guests will include, Dan Reynolds of Imagine Dragons, Jillian Michaels, Derek Hough, Hunter Hayes, Leslie Odom Jr., Lindsey Stirling, Daya, Lewis Howes and Perez Hilton.
“This podcast was a huge passion project for me! We explore inspiration, love, money, death, faith – nothing is off limits, and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it,” said Grammer.
Andy Grammer is all about inspiring and empowering the world by communicating his truths through his music. Grammer has taken the music world by storm with a succession of anthemic pop hits, six of which are certified gold or better. His debut album featured the platinum singles “Keep Your Head Up” and “Fine By Me.” Andy’s second album, Magazines or Novels, featured the triple platinum worldwide hit “Honey, I’m Good,” which was one of the best-selling songs of 2015, and the certified gold anthem “Good To Be Alive (Hallelujah).” Andy’s third full length album, The Good Parts, was released December 1, 2017. The record includes his global smash hit “Fresh Eyes,” which has become a global streaming phenomenon with over 300 million total streams, as well as his current hit single “Smoke Clears.” Come out at see Andy Grammar at Newport Music Hall on October 10th!
Official Website: http://andygrammer.com/
Blues Traveler
WHERE: Newport Music Hall – COLUMBUS, OHIO
DOORS: 7:00pm
COST: $27.50 Advance/$30.00 Day of Show
ON-SALE: June 29, 2018
BIO:
On the heels of the band’s 30th anniversary, multi-platinum rock mavericks Blues Traveler will release their 13th studio album through BMG October 12.Entitled, Hurry Up & Hand Around, the 12-track opus finds the band re-energized and laser-focused stirring up an intoxicating brew of rowdy rock, smoky psychedelica, southern folk, staggering soul, and brash blues.
For the first time ever, the members of the Grammy Award-winning group, featuring John Popper (vocals, harmonica), Chan Kinchla (guitar), Tad Kinchla (bass), Ben Wilson (keyboards), and Brendan Hill (drums) decided to rent a house in Nashville to write and record with Grammy Award-winning producer Matt Rollings (Willie Nelson). Rollings’ intense attention to detail unlocked a rich sonic spectrum as he challenged and pushed each member to excel without compromising or taking “no” for an answer.
“We were going through some changes as far as our infrastructure goes,” admits Popper. “We parted ways with two different managers. No preparations had really been made, and it seemed like it might be too late to make a new music. Between taking meetings, we were by ourselves writing in the garage every day of this Nashville house. That was pretty cool, because we felt like a garage band again. There was a spirit of survival. We had something to celebrate, so we really came together as a band.”
“Matt put it all on turbo boost, because he’s one of the finest producers we’ve ever worked with, period,” adds Popper. “He can bring out any sound he wants. He got takes out of me that I couldn’t ever get out of myself, and I’ve tried. However, he also let me be me. It’s one of the best production experiences we’ve ever had. It was an unexpected musical education.” Don’t miss Blues Traveler at Newport Music Hall on October 31st!
Official Website: https://bluestraveler.com/
The Accidentals
WHERE: A&R Music Bar – Columbus, Ohio
DOORS: 7:00pm
COST: $12.00 Advance/$14.00 Day of Show
ON-SALE: June 29, 2018
BIO:
Billboard’s Breakout Band at SXSW 2015, Huffington Post’s Sweet Sixteen of 2016, and Yahoo Music’s Top Ten Bands to Watch 2017…Described as “genre-melding indie-folk,” The Accidentals (Sav Buist and Katie Larson) exhibit “a musical and lyrical sophistication that oustrips most mainstream bands.”
From 2012-2014, The Accidentals recorded three original albums, were guest artists on fifteen others, scored two films, and landed song placements in commercials, documentaries, and music compilations while playing over seven hundred live shows. THEN they graduated high school.
After graduation from world-renowned Interlochen Arts Academy, The Accidentals added multi-instrumentalist-singer-songwriter, Michael Dause, as their touring/studio drummer and opened for musical greats such as; Andrew Bird, Sixto Rodriguez (Sugar Man), Brandi Carlile, Dar Williams, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Ben Sollee, Rusted Root, The Wailers, Keller Williams, Arlo Guthrie, Martin Sexton, Joan Baez, and more.
In 2015, they scored original pieces for a 72-piece orchestra, an opera-dance project with Son Lux, and a smaller 30-piece string ensemble while touring the US extensively.
In June of 2016, they released a brand new, self-produced EP called Parking Lot, of which the single, “Michigan and Again,” went viral.
They kicked off 2017 as major label artists, having signed a record deal with Sony Masterworks to release their album, Odyssey that August. This is indeed, the band to watch.
Official Website: https://www.theaccidentalsmusic.com/
Supersuckers
WHERE: A&R Music Bar – Columbus, Ohio
DOORS: 6:00pm
COST: $17.00 Advance/$20.00 Day of Show
ON-SALE: June 29, 2018
BIO:
“You’ve heard our name, you’ve seen our records, our t-shirts and our stickers. We’re probably the favorite band of someone you know and yet maybe we’re still a mystery to you. Well my friend, that’s okay, you’re at the right place to get to know the greatest rock-n-roll band in the world, The Supersuckers.And the next time you see the ‘Supersuckers’ name, whether it’s in the record store, online somewhere, or on the marquee at your local rock club, know that there’s some quality, honest, ass-kicking, hard working individuals behind it all trying to make your life a little better through the “Evil Powers Of Rock-n-Roll” (and the occasional detour into the country music, of course) and we’d love nothing better than to have you there with us as! Just remember to wear clean underwear, because we’re gonna rock your pants right off of you.”- Eddie Spaghetti, Lead vocals/bass, The Supersuckers
Official Website: http://supersuckers.com/
Birdtalker
WHERE: The Basement – Columbus, Ohio
DOORS: 7:00pm
COST: $12.00 Advance/$15.00 Day of Show
ON-SALE: June 29, 2018
BIO:
Melding the melodic sense of indie rock with the intimate sound of acoustic folk music, Birdtalker have won a loyal following for their evocative, organic approach. The Nashville-based group was formed in 2012 by guitarist and singer Zack Green and keyboardist and singer Dani Green, who is also Zack’s spouse. The two had only recently been married when Zack decided to write a song, and he asked Dani, who had studied writing as an English major, to help with the lyrics. The two were happy with the results and decided to pen more tunes together. Andy Hubright, a good friend of Zack’s and Dani’s, heard some of their songs and began stopping by their place to accompany the couple on percussion as they worked out new material. In the summer of 2013, the trio made their public debut with an unusual gig, performing a short set before a local outdoor production of William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. Brian Seligman, who knew Zack’s sister’s boyfriend, saw the performance and introduced himself to the musicians, complimenting them and asking them to jam. Seligman soon became part of the group, playing mandolin and guitar. Birdtalker rehearsed and performed as a quartet for roughly a year until Jesse Baker, a fan of the group, approached them, offering to play bass. After extensive live work, the quintet made their recorded debut in June 2016 with the digital single “Heavy.” Two months later, the song appeared on a six-song EP, Just This. Early 2018 saw the release of the fiery anti-hypocrisy-themed single “Outside the Lines” in advance of the full-length One, which arrived later that June. Don’t miss Birdtalker at The Basement on August 17th!Official Website: http://www.birdtalkermusic.com/
Ripe w/ The Brook & The Bluff
WHERE: The Basement – Columbus, Ohio
DOORS: 8:00pm
COST: $12.00 Advance/$14.00 Day of Show
ON-SALE: June 29, 2018
BIO:
Ripe is seven musical soulmates who refuse to believe in a single definition of dance music. They are an unstoppable groove, an extended moment of ecstatic release, the catalyst for taking “just another night” and elevating it into something else entirely. They are the swagger of funk filtered through a rock anthem, a musical journey that somehow gets as stuck in your head as your favorite pop banger. They are the anchors of a rapidly growing community, a series of new friends becoming good friends becoming part of the extended family as their sound spreads and their world deepens. They are here to look at joy with the same depth as most people look at sadness, to find a happiness that is heavier and more meaningful than simply a distraction from the negative. Born all over, formed in Boston, Ripe is ready to bring the whole world to its feet. Come check out Ripe at The Basement on September 13th!Official Website: http://www.ripetheband.com/
