Is Coming to the Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall€¦ · Both Roger Daltrey and Pete...
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Contact: Molly Sommerhalder Phone: 414-273-7121 x399 [email protected] The HillBenders’ Tommy: A Bluegrass Opry Is Coming to the Marcus Center’s Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 pm Tickets On Sale this Friday, August 19 l - r: Mark Cassidy, Nolan Lawrence, Gary Rea, Chad (Gravy) Graves, Jim Rea. Photo Credit: Maranie Staab MILWLAUKEE, WI -Forty-five years after its initial release, The Who’s rock opera Tommy has been transformed by The Hillbenders into a full-length bluegrass tribute with all of the original record’s energy, instrumental showmanship, and rock star vocals in tact. See this performance live at the Wilson Theater at Vogel Hall for one night only on Wednesday, November 9 at 7:30 pm. Tickets go on sale this Friday, August 19 at 12:00 pm at the Marcus
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Contact:MollySommerhalder
Phone:[email protected]
TheHillBenders’
Tommy:ABluegrassOpry
IsComingtotheMarcusCenter’sWilsonTheateratVogelHall
Wednesday,November9at7:30pm
TicketsOnSalethisFriday,August19
l-r:MarkCassidy,NolanLawrence,GaryRea,Chad(Gravy)Graves,JimRea.PhotoCredit:MaranieStaab
MILWLAUKEE,WI-Forty-fiveyearsafteritsinitialrelease,TheWho’srockoperaTommyhasbeentransformedbyTheHillbendersintoafull-lengthbluegrasstributewithalloftheoriginalrecord’senergy,instrumentalshowmanship,androckstarvocalsintact.SeethisperformanceliveattheWilsonTheateratVogelHallforonenightonlyonWednesday,November9at7:30pm.TicketsgoonsalethisFriday,August19at12:00pmattheMarcus
CenterBoxOfficeandare$25.Ticketscanbepurchasedinpersonat929NorthWaterStreet,byphoneat414-273-7206oronlineatMarcusCenter.orgorTicketmaster.com.Originallyrecordedwithafullrockband,thedynamicbluegrassquintetrecreatedthelegendaryalbumwithabanjo,Dobro,mandolin,bass,andguitar.The“BluegrassOpry,”asitsbeendubbed,bringsanewperspectivetoTommywhilepayinghomagetoitscreators.BothRogerDaltreyandPeteTownshend,foundingmembersoftheWho,haveseentheshowandendorsedit.TheHillBenders'studioalbumof‘Tommy:ABluegrassOpry’debutedat#3onBillboard'sBluegrassChart.ThebandhasjustreturnedfromaUKtourwheretheypresentedtheshowtoitshomeaudienceatsomeofthemostprestigiousmusicfestivalsandvenuesinEurope.SXSWco-founderandmusician/producerLouisJayMeyersconceivedtheideaofa“bluegrassopry”andfelthe’dfoundtherightbandtopulloffthishigh-wireapproachtotherecordwhenhemetTheHillbenders,abandknownforitsabilitytobridgethegapbetweenmusicalgenresandfans.Theliveperformanceisafull75-minuteshowcoveringtheoriginalalbumfromstarttofinish.
“MoreproofthatprettymuchanythinggoesatSXSW?HowaboutareimagingofTheWho’sTommyasABluegrassOpry.(TheHillBenders’)ambitiouslyandaudaciouslyrenderedversionof
Tommyinitsentiretywaswellworthstandingintheraintohear.”
– Billboard(GaryGraff,3-22-15)
“TheHillBenders...provedtobetheperfectgrouptoexecutethis"Whograss"concept”–RollingStone,“50BestThingsWeSawatSXSW”
“Itwasaphenomenalandbrilliantlyexecutedhomagetotheclassicrockopera.”
– Raleigh,NC’sNews&Observer(DavidMenconi,3-22-15)
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