BRANDI CARLILE’S “HOLD OUT YOUR HAND” MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERES AT NPR MUSIC

FILMED DURING SEATTLE’S MARCH FOR OUR LIVES

VIDEO RELEASED TODAY IN CONJUNCTION WITH NATIONAL GUN VIOLENCE AWARENESS DAY 

Carlillie brings tour to Peabody on June 22

In conjunction with National Gun Violence Awareness Day, Brandi Carlile’s music video for “Hold Out Your Hand” is premiering today via NPR Music. Watch/share HERE. Of the acclaimed musician, NPR Music’s Ann Powers declares, “…when Brandi Carlile commits to a cause, she commits. That's not a surprise—the Washington state-based singer-songwriter is famous for the depth of her dedication, whether to family, a cause, or the gorgeously crafted songs that have made her a central figure in the 21st-century singer-songwriter scene.”

Filmed during Seattle’s March For Our Lives, the video was directed by Kathlyn Horan and was created in partnership with The Alliance for Gun Responsibility, The IF Project and TinFish Films. 

From Carlile about the message behind the video…

I want everyone to know that I’ve had the incredible privilege of being a part of a movement that I genuinely believe in.

Wherever you stand in the debate around gun violence prevention, I hope we can all agree that young people deserve a voice and that in a civil society the least we can do is listen to and amplify the people we’re passing the world onto.

The kids in this video left their houses, put down their phones and showed up in Seattle to protest gun violence and ask for the adults in this country to take responsibility for what’s happening to them in their schools. This is the way I would want my daughters to communicate and this is a generation I am in complete support of.

These young people are asking for a change—are you listening? 

Responsible gun laws are on a spectrum and as much as we’d like it to be, it isn’t black and white. Some of these kids hunt with their parents, some of them are enlisting into service and will carry a weapon in defense of your way of life. Don’t make the mistake of broad brushing what they’re asking for.

We can’t allow ourselves to be divided and conquered any longer by organizations that profit from our division. There can be and there IS a way that we can create change from the center of the debate.

The students behind March For Our Lives in Seattle made this video. This is me amplifying them.

Are you listening?

Reach beyond the line between the opposing sides of this hard conversation—Hold Out Your Hand.

“Hold Out Your Hand” is from Carlile’s acclaimed new album, By The Way, I Forgive You, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top Current Albums chart, Rock Albums chart and Americana/Folk Albums chart and No. 5 on the Billboard 200 chart—a career high for the acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer. 

In addition to their work as a band, Carlile and longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth remain committed to social activism and advocacy. Together, they are founders of the Looking Out Foundation, which aims to amplify the impact of music by empowering those without a voice. From neighborhood to nation, the foundation helps fund causes and organizations that often go unnoticed. $1 from every concert ticket sold goes directly toward efforts to support the diverse demographic they aim to serve. For more information on how to volunteer, donate or advocate visit lookingoutfoundation.org. 

 

For more information, please contact
Asha Goodman or Carla Sacks 212.741.1000 at Sacks & Co., asha.goodman@sacksco.com or carla@sacksco.com.

 

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 JOE ROGAN ANNOUNCES 

STRANGE TIMES 2018  TOUR

Coming to Peabody Opera House

 

ST. LOUIS, MO – Comedian Joe Rogan announces his “Strange Times 2018” summer and fall tour dates going on sale this Friday, May 18.  The tour will bring Rogan across North America through September.  The tour will stop at Peabody Opera House on Saturday, August 11 at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, May 18 at Noon. Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000.

For a full list of dates and links to purchase tickets visit www.JoeRogan.com

A standup comedian for more than 20 years with an inquisitive and intense comedic style, Rogan’s fifth hour-long special, Joe Rogan: Triggered, premiered on Netflix on October 21, 2016.  Rogan’s podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, is one of the most popular podcasts online.  Since 2002, Rogan has provided color commentary for the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) on Pay Per View and FOX.  

Tickets are $72.00, $56.50, $56.50, $46.50 & $36.50 and go on sale Friday, May 18 at Noon.

For more information, visit peabodyoperahouse.com.

Christina Aguilera Announces First Tour In Over A Decade Will Travel Across North America This Fall – Tickets On Sale to the General Public Starting Friday, May 18 at Ticketmaster.com

Grammy Award-winning superstar and pop icon Christina Aguilera has announced a new North American tour this fall, her first outing since 2008. The music powerhouse will kick off the tour, produced by Live Nation, on September 25^th and travel to 22 cities, performing at many of North America's most intimate venues including two dates at New York's Radio City Music Hall, two dates at The Chicago Theatre, and stops in Boston, Oakland, Denver, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and more. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Monday, May 14^th at 10am local time through Thursday, May 17^th at 10pm local time.   Tickets are on sale to the general public starting Friday, May 18^th at 10am local time at Ticketmaster.com.
Christina released new song "Accelerate feat. Ty Dolla $ign and 2 Chainz" earlier this month, the first song from her forthcoming and highly anticipated album, Liberation. She will also be performing "Fall in Line," her newly announced duet with Demi Lovato, at the Billboard Music Awards on May 20^th.
Liberation will be released Friday, June 15^th and is available for pre-order now. Every online ticket purchased for Christina Aguilera's 2018 tour includes a standard CD copy of her new album, Liberation. Instructions on how to redeem a copy will be provided by Ticketmaster within 24 hours of ticket purchase via email.
CHRISTINA AGUILERA TOUR DATES:

Tue Sep 25	Hollywood, FL	Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Fri Sep 28	Atlantic City, NJ	Mark G. Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Sun Sep 30	Washington, DC	The Theater at MGM National Harbor
Wed Oct 03	New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall
Thu Oct 04	New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall
Sat Oct 06	Uncasville, CT	Mohegan Sun Arena
Mon Oct 08	Boston, MA	Boch Center Wang Theatre
Thu Oct 11	Orillia, ON	Casino Rama Resort
Sat Oct 13	Detroit, MI	Fox Theatre Detroit
Tue Oct 16	Chicago, IL	The Chicago Theatre
Wed Oct 17	Chicago, IL	The Chicago Theatre
Fri Oct 19	Denver, CO	Pepsi Center
Mon Oct 22	Oakland, CA	Paramount Theatre - Oakland
Wed Oct 24	Indio, CA*	Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Fri Oct 26	Los Angeles, CA	Greek Theatre
Sat Oct 27	Las Vegas, NV	The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
Mon Oct 29	Phoenix, AZ	Comerica Theatre
Thu Nov 01	Sugar Land, TX	Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Sat Nov 03	Thackerville, OK*	WinStar World Casino and Resort
Sun Nov 04	Tulsa, OK*	Paradise Cove at River Spirit Casino Resort
Tue Nov 06	St. Louis, MO	Peabody Opera House
Fri Nov 09	New Orleans, LA	Saenger Theatre
Sun Nov 11	Atlanta, GA	Fox Theatre Atlanta
Tue Nov 13	St. Petersburg, FL	The Mahaffey Theatre

*Not a Live Nation date
About Christina Aguilera  
Christina Aguilera is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter renowned for her powerful voice and hit songs. Throughout her career, she has sold more than 43 million records worldwide. Aguilera has achieved five No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart making her the fourth female artist to top the chart over three consecutive decades (1990s, 2000s, and 2010s). She has won six Grammy Awards including one Latin Grammy Award. She has also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and holds the prestigious honor of being the only artist under the age of 30 included in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the 100 greatest singers of all time. In 2011 she entered the world of television as a coach on NBC's Emmy Award nominated show The Voice. Aguilera continues to use her voice for good. She has served as global spokesperson for Yum! Brands' World Hunger Relief effort since 2009 and has helped raise over $150 million for the World Food Program and other hunger relief agencies.
About Live Nation Entertainment
Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world's leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.

Tickets for the Peabody show are available at www.livenation.com

Tickets are $246, $156.50, $76.50, $46.50 and go on sale Friday, May 18 at 10 a.m.

 

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Brett Eldredge

The Long Way Tour
with special guest Devin Dawson

Friday, October 5 at Peabody Opera House  

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 11 at 10am

Tickets are $72, $42, $32

Platinum-selling singer/songwriter Brett Eldredge recently released his brand new single “The Long Way” from his self-titled record, which was the best-selling album (all-genre) upon release and hit No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and the Top Album Sales Chart. “The Long Way,” which he performed on both TODAY and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in August, follows Eldredge’s six chart-topping singles including his most recent, “Wanna Be That Song.” His sophomore album Illinois debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Country Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Billboard Top 200 Chart upon its release, and it features the Platinumcertified mega hit “Drunk On Your Love” and Gold-certified “Lose My Mind.” The Paris, IL native released his Christmas album Glow in October of last year, which earned him No. 1 song on the Holiday Music and Adult Contemporary charts with “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” a duet with Grammy-winner Meghan Trainor. Eldredge’s 2013 debut album Bring You Back spawned three chart-topping singles including the Platinum-certified “Don’t Ya,” the Gold-certified “Beat of the Music,” which was the most played country song of 2014, and the Gold-certified “Mean To Me.” Known for his world-class vocals, Eldredge has performed his songs on nearly every major television show in the country and was on the road with Luke Bryan through 2017.  

LEA MICHELE AND DARREN CRISS ADD ST. LOUIS STOP ON LM/DC FIRST EVER LIVE TOUR DATES
 

ARTIST AND AMERICAN EXPRESS TICKET PRE-SALE BEGINS MAY 9

PUBLIC ON SALE BEGINS MAY 11
Lea Michele & Darren Criss at Peabody Opera House on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at 7:30p.

Tickets are $92.00 $66.50 $46.50 $26.50 and go on sale Friday, May 11 at 10 a.m.

 

(May 7, 2018) – Actors and musicians LEA MICHELE and DARREN CRISS announced that they will be embarking on their first ever co-headlining tour. The duo will hit the stage together and solo, performing songs from Broadway, Glee and original songs from their recent solo albums.

The shows will start with a limited run on May 30, 2018 at the iconic Ryman Auditorium stage in Nashville, TN. The tour has added a stop in St. Louis at Peabody Opera House on June 27, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
Fans can sign-up to gain access to the artist pre-sale tix by visiting www.LMDCtour.com. The artist pre-sale will begin this Wednesday, May 9 at 9am CT. American Express® Card Members can also purchase tickets before the general public beginning Wednesday, May 9 at 10am CT time through Thursday, May 10 at 10pm. Tickets for the general public will go on sale Friday, May 11 at 10 am. Please visit www.LMDCtour.com for all details.

VIP packages will be available through VIP Nation at https://livemu.sc/LM-DC-VIP giving fans the chance to choose from a variety of packages offering premium tickets, meet and greet opportunities with Lea and Darren, exclusive merchandise and photo opportunities.

“We’ve always had so much fun performing together for one-off gigs, so it’s high time we took that show on the road,” Michele and Criss said in a joint statement. "We share so much musical history together between Glee, Broadway, and our own solo projects, so it will be fun to put it all together for our fans in one big show."

Michele last hit the road in the spring of 2017 for a string of sold-out shows on her Intimate Evening With North American tour. Performing songs from her albums Louder and Places, critics stated, “Lea created a really beautiful night and performance. One of the key factors in the concert being so warm and welcoming was the fact that you knew everyone in the room was feeling the same.”

Criss most recently released a five-track indie EP entitled Homework, his first solo project in over seven years. It debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Chart while SiriusXM described it as a “nice hybrid of early Elton John and Ben Folds.” In 2017, he debuted his indie-pop band Computer Games along with his brother Chuck Criss with their first album Lost Boys Life EP. Billboard deemed the bands single “Every Single Night” as a contender for song of the summer.

VIP PACKAGE DESCRIPTIONS GOLD MEET & GREET PACKAGE • One premium reserved ticket in rows 1 through 10* • Individual Photo Op with Lea Michele and Darren Criss • Autographed LM/DC tour poster, specially designed for package holders • Commemorative Meet & Greet laminate • Exclusive LM/DC merchandise item • Pre-show merchandise shopping opportunity • On-site VIP host and ticket pick-up *Locations vary, see specific date for exact location. Package details and timing subject to change. All activities occur before the show.

SILVER MEET & GREET PACKAGE • One premium reserved ticket in rows 11 through 25* • Group Photo Op with Lea Michele and Darren Criss (one photo per party) • LM/DC tour poster, specially designed for package holders • Commemorative Meet & Greet laminate • Exclusive LM/DC merchandise item • Pre-show merchandise shopping opportunity
• On-site VIP host and ticket pick-up *Locations vary, see specific date for exact location. Package details and timing subject to change. All activities occur before the show.


About Lea Michele Lea Michele is best known for her performance as “Rachel Berry” on the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe, Grammy, and SAG award-winning Fox television series Glee. She has been nominated for an Emmy, a SAG Award, and multiple Golden Globes. The Glee cast recordings have sold over 10 million singles and garnered over 20 top 40 US Billboard Hot 100 hits. Lea released her debut album Louder in March of 2014, marking her step into her career as a solo artist with an incredible vocally-driven record. The album debuted at No. 1 on iTunes and in the Top 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart. That same year, Lea added best-selling author to her resume when she released her first book, “Brunette Ambition,” which was a New York Times Best Seller. She released her second book, “You First,” the following year. In 2017 she released her sophomore album Places and embarked on a series of sold-out shows in North America in support of the album.

About Darren Criss: Darren Criss is a multi-faceted artist with an illustrious career spanning television, film, music and stage. His most recent television credit includes starring in the second installment of Ryan Murphy’s award-winning series “American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace,” on FX as spree-killer Andrew Cunanan. The miniseries premiered to rave reviews in mid-January, with Criss’s performance being dubbed as “electrifying,” “chilling,” “compelling,” “magnetic and frightening,” and “career-changing.” In the fall of 2016, Criss returned to Broadway in his critically-acclaimed performance as Hedwig in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch,” which kicked off the 2014 Tony Award-winning Best Musical Revival’s national tour. The New York Times touted Criss as “mesmerizing” when he first stepped into the title role on Broadway in 2015. Best known for playing Blaine Anderson on FOX’s global phenomenon “Glee,” he received an Emmy Award nomination in 2015 for best original music and lyrics for the song “This Time,” which was performed by Lea Michele and appeared in the episode titled “Dreams Come True.”


For more info, visit: http://www.LMDCtour.com

THIS WEEK'S HIGHLIGHTS:

JACK WHITE

Wednesday April 25

Chaifetz Arena

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THE DECEMBERISTS

Wednesday, April 25

Peabody Opera House

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TYRONE WELLS

Friday, April 27

Old Rock House

www.oldrockhouse.com

JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT ANNOUNCE 2018 SUMMER TOUR DATES IN SUPPORT OF THE GRAMMY WINNING ALBUM THE NASHVILLE SOUND 

SPECIAL LIVE STREAM OF THE BAND’S PERFORMANCE IN ORLANDO, FL WILL AIR ON APRIL 18 AT 9:00PM EST
“...Jason Isbell has gained a passionate following as a triple threat: he's a gifted songwriter, with an angelic voice, and a killer guitar player.” –Time Magazine Nashville, TN
– Four-time Grammy Award winner Jason Isbell and his longtime band the 400 Unit have announced new Summer 2018 tour dates bringing them to the West Coast through August and September. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Aimee Mann has been tapped as support for most of the dates. \

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit recently took home two Grammy awards for Best Americana Album for their celebrated album The Nashville Sound and Best American Roots Song for the gorgeous “If We Were Vampires”. The album has received tremendous support from the press, garnering high praise that includes NPR Music, Associated Press, Rolling Stone and Noisey as well as extensive coverage from Men’s Journal, GQ, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly and more. Isbell was recently featured in The New York Times Magazine and is on the current cover of Fretboard Journal.

The independent album, released on Isbell’s own Southeastern Records, has gone on to sell over 150,000 copies. Jason Isbell has established a reputation for being one of his generation’s finest songwriters. Together with his mighty band the 400 Unit, which features Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums), Jimbo Hart (bass), Sadler Vaden (guitar) and Amanda Shires (fiddle), they have become one of the strongest live acts on the road today. The band continues to pack houses all over the U.S. and abroad, including 6 soldout nights at the historic Ryman Auditorium last fall. In the last year, national television performances have included The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live and Austin City Limits, with featured segments on CBS This Morning, PBS Newshour, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah and more. Recently the group performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert.  
Watch a free internet stream of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s performance at The Walt Disney Theater at The Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando, FL on Wednesday, April 18 at 9:00pm EST via www.jasonisbell.com.  

Tickets are $57, $42.50 & $36.50 and go on sale Friday, April 20 at 10 a.m.

KSHE 95’s Paranormal Evening with
Alice Cooper

Saturday, October 20 at Peabody Opera House

Tickets go on sale this Friday, April 13 at 10am

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GHOST - CHAPTER 2: INTRODUCING THE CARDINAL

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EARTH, WIND & FIRE

Friday, August 24

 TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 16 AT 10am!
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SATURDAY, SEPT. 1

 TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, MARCH 16 AT 11am!
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 Scottrade Center Box Office | 800-745-3000

Tickets are $126.50, $72, $56.50, $46.50 & $36.50

THE PRETENDERS 

 JULY 9

 TICKETS ON SALE 

FRIDAY, MARCH 9 AT 11am!
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Todd Rundgren’s Utopia

 

May 9 at Peabody Opera House

Tickets go on sale today, February 23!!

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For 32 years, fans have been clamoring for a reunion. The wait is over.
 

No longer able to turn a deaf ear to the unceasing requests from fans and the media alike, Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton, Willie Wilcox (“Utopia”) and Ralph Schuckett (“Todd Rundgren’s Utopia”) are reuniting for their first North American tour since the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded. Presented by SiriusXM and produced by Live Nation, TODD RUNDGREN’S UTOPIA will be performing across North America beginning on April 18 --- tour itinerary is below. Pre-sales begin February 20 at 10am EST, and tickets go on sale February 23 beginning at 10:00am Local. Tickets and more information are available at Live Nation, Ticketmaster and all Ticketmaster outlets. 
In celebration of the upcoming reunion tour, Friday Music is excited to announce the blockbuster 7disc box extravaganza THE ROAD TO UTOPIA: THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS (1974-82). This limited edition collection will bring each of their seven classic albums to life, now in first-time CD digipak gatefold covers featuring the original album artwork elements, rare inner sleeve art, 2018 written commentary from the band and more. The box set has a scheduled street date of April 20. Fans can preorder the box set starting February 20 at Friday Music, Amazon and Record Store Day. 
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia formed in 1974 out of Todd’s desire to explore new musical territory after four years of making solo albums (including the seminal “Something/Anything?”, which included radio core evergreens “Hello It’s Me” and “I Saw The Light”, and which prompted the rock press to dub him “Rock’s New Wunderkind”, and “Rock’s Renaissance Man”). Starting as a prog-rock-progenitor septet featuring Moogy Klingman, Ralph Schuckett and “M. Frog Labat” on keyboards, John Siegler on bass, Kevin Ellman on drums, and Rundgren on guitar, the band’s music ranged from extended synth experiments to four-song albums, while their live shows were distinguished by their ahead-of-thecurve video backdrops and computer-generated music. 
In 1976, the group evolved into the shiny mainstream power-pop rock quartet, “Utopia,” uniting Rundgren with Willie Wilcox on drums, Roger Powell on keyboards, and Kasim Sulton on bass. The best known and most commercially successful Utopian incarnation was born, and by 1980, Utopia had developed into a hit-making entity in its own right.  Standout Utopia albums included Oops! Wrong Planet, Adventures in Utopia, and Oblivion, with spawning hits including “Rock Love,” “Set Me Free,” “Mated,” and “Love Is The Answer.” The band’s tours, the first to aggressively incorporate then-stateof-the-art video technology, produced at Todd’s own Utopia Video Studios, featured some of the most lavish, outrageous, and audacious stage productions in rock history. 
In 1986, after ten years of non-stop recording and arena touring cycles, the band declared they were “going on sabbatical”, and Todd returned to his stellar solo recording and producing career. His myriad production projects include albums by Patti Smith, Cheap Trick, Psychedelic Furs, XTC, Grand Funk Railroad, Hall And Oates, and Meat Loaf’s seminal “Bat Out of Hell”, while his solo offerings catapulted Todd further into the superstar limelight with hits like “Can We Still be Friends” and “Bang The Drum”. In April, that thirty-two-year-long sabbatical comes to an end. 

JOHN LEGEND!
Multi-award winning, platinum-selling singer-songwriter
 to headline 
Variety’s Dinner with the Stars 
Ralph Lauren Collection the Highlight of Runway Lights Fashion Show 

  St. Louis (Feb. 6) –Variety is pleased to announce that, master of musical styles and platinum selling—John Legend will headline at the Dinner with the Stars!  The dinner and concert will be held at the Peabody Opera House, and also for the seventh time the entire cost will be underwritten by World Wide Technology, Centene Charitable Foundation and The Steward Family Foundation, meaning all the money raised will go to the kids.  Variety Week is the pillar fundraising and awareness campaign for the charity.

Dinner with the Stars has been Variety St. Louis’ premier black tie gala for more than 50 years. This event, to be hosted at the Peabody Opera House on April 28 in 2018, brings together some of St. Louis’ most esteemed, philanthropic citizens to celebrate Variety. We are thrilled to announce that this year’s iconic headlining performer will be the critically acclaimed John Legend. 
Multi-award winning, platinum-selling singersongwriter John Legend has garnered ten Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe, among others. Legend recently released his fifth studio album “DARKNESS AND LIGHT,” featuring his current hit “Love Me Now,” to rave reviews. The multi-talented Legend also serves as one of the principles for Get Lifted Film Co., a film and television production company that serves as Executive
Producers on well known works, including the HBO documentary “Southern Rites,” WGN America’s series “Underground” and films such as “La La Land.” 
The evening’s program will also feature the inclusive Variety Children’s Chorus and will celebrate Variety’s 2018 Man and Woman of the Year. Chaired by the incomparable Marilyn Fox, Dinner with the Stars is generously underwritten by the Steward Family Foundation, World Wide Technology and Centene Charitable Foundation, so that all proceeds from the event benefit Variety St. Louis.  Variety assists children with special needs in the St. Louis area with necessary medical equipment, therapies and programs needed to reach their full potential.
For more information, and to reserve tables or tickets for this year’s event, visit https://varietystl.org/charity-events-st-louis/dinner-with-the-stars. 
Dinner with the Stars caps off a full week of Variety events: • Variety Week starts Saturday, April 21, at the Union Station with the Runway Lights Fashion Show, where Variety will present a New York style runway fashion show featuring the collection of Ralph Lauren.   • Ralph Lauren designers will custom designed three dresses and a vest for Variety kids who will model while using their Ameren Power Wheelchairs. • The Week continues on Tuesday, April 24, with the Fox 2/News 11 Variety in the Morning.   • Wednesday, April 25 will be Imo’s for Kids Day.  Imo’s Pizza will offer at least 10 percent of profits of all sales of the Square Beyond Compare on this day to Variety.  This annual event traditionally raises six figures for the children’s charity. • Dinner with the Stars will be held April 28.This year marks Marilyn Fox’s 22nd year as Dinner with the Stars Chair.  This year Variety will honor Chairman of the Board and CEO, Bank of Washington, L. B. Eckelkamp, Jr. as Variety’s Man of the Year and Cheri Fromm as Variety’s Woman of the Year.  Last year’s Dinner with the Stars, featuring singer James Taylor performed to a sold out audience.

About Variety the Children’s Charity of St. Louis Variety is St. Louis’ best resource for kids with physical and developmental disabilities, also referred to as special needs, and their families. The organization focuses on four core areas that help kids reach their full potential: providing medical equipment, the therapy to use it, and developing unique educational and recreational programs. Variety changes kids' lives by improving skills, socialization, self-esteem and independence. For more information, visit www.varietystl.org.

BRANDI CARLILE’S BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU NOW STREAMING AT
NPR MUSIC                       

ALBUM OUT FEBRUARY 16, PRE-ORDER NOW

PRODUCED BY DAVE COBB AND SHOOTER JENNINGS

“AN ADELE-MEETS JONI
MITCHELL TOUR DE FORCE.”
★★★★

 

“IF THERE’S ANY JUSTICE
IN THE WORLD, BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU SHOULD CATAPULT BRANDI CARLILE INTO MUSIC’S UPPER ECHELONS.”

 

Brandi Carlile’s highly anticipated new album By The Way, I Forgive You, is now streaming in full as part of NPR Music’s “First Listen” series. Listen HERE. Of the album, NPR Music praises, “With the squalling urgency of her songwriting and the serrated exertion of her vocal attack, she’s accentuated the emotional labor involved in speaking truth, confronting sources of pain and resisting alienation.”

Out next Friday, February 16, the album is now available for pre-order, which includes an immediate download of four album tracks including the album’s first single “The Joke.” Produced by Grammy-Award winning producer Dave Cobb and acclaimed musician Shooter Jennings, the album is Carlile’s first release in partnership with Cobb’s Low Country Sound imprint at Elektra Records.

Already receiving widespread attention, Carlile recently performed “The Joke” on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (watch the performance HERE). The song was also featured on former President Barack Obama’s Favorite Songs of 2017 list.

Critical praise for By The Way, I Forgive You…

“…an Adele-meets Joni Mitchell tour de force.”—Rolling Stone ★★★★

“…quickly chiseled itself a spot at the top of the best vocal performances of the year, and provided one of the most poignant lyrical moments too.”—Rolling Stone

“…a stunning vocal performance from Carlile, swathed in warm piano, big drums and a perfect string arrangement.” —NPR Music

“…a raw, stunning demonstration of Carlile’s vocal prowess and offers an inspirational message of empowerment and resilience.” —American Songwriter

“…showcases some of Carlile’s finest lyricism and singing yet.”—Entertainment Weekly

“…her new musical masterpiece, By the Way, I Forgive You.”—The Bluegrass Situation

“If there's any justice in the world, By The Way, I Forgive You should catapult Brandi Carlile into music's upper echelons.”—Salon

In celebration of the album, the band will embark on an extensive nationwide tour this year including shows at Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom (sold out), Seattle’s Moore Theatre (two nights, both sold out), New York’s Beacon Theatre (three nights), Boston’s Orpheum Theatre (two nights, first night sold out), Chicago’s Chicago Theatre and Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre. All concert tickets are now on sale. See below for details.

Recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A, By The Way, I Forgive You includes ten new songs written by Carlile and longtime collaborators and bandmates Tim and Phil Hanseroth. Of their close relationship, Brandi comments, “The Twins and I have been in a band for so long now. And not just a band, we are literally a family. When you create art with twins, it becomes unclear when I end and where they begin.” In addition to Carlile (vocals, guitar, piano), Tim Hanseroth (vocals, bass), Phil Hanseroth (vocals, guitar), Cobb (guitar, percussion) and Jennings (piano, organ), the album features Chris Powell (drums), Josh Neumann (cello), John Mark Painter (French horn) as well as string arrangements and conducting by the late Paul Buckmaster (Elton John, The Rolling Stones).

Over the course of their acclaimed career, the band has released six albums, including 2015’s The Firewatcher’s Daughter, which garnered a Grammy nomination for “Best Americana Album.” Additionally, earlier this year, they released Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years of the Story (An Album to Benefit War Child), which features 14 artists covering the songs on their breakthrough album The Story with all proceeds benefiting War Child. Artists included on the acclaimed project, which Rolling Stone calls, “tender and powerful,” include Dolly Parton, Adele, Pearl Jam, Kris Kristofferson, The Avett Brothers, Margo Price and Jim James as well as a forward written by President Obama. More details can be found here.

In addition to their work as a band, Carlile and the Hanseroth twins remain committed to social activism and advocacy. Together, they are founders of the Looking Out Foundation, which aims to amplify the impact of music by empowering those without a voice. From neighborhood to nation, the foundation helps fund causes and organizations that often go unnoticed. $1 from every concert ticket sold goes directly toward efforts to support the diverse demographic they aim to serve. For more information on how to volunteer, donate or advocate visit lookingoutfoundation.org.

BY THE WAY, I FORGIVE YOU TRACK LIST

1. Every Time I Hear That Song

2. The Joke

3. Hold Out Your Hand

4. The Mother

5. Whatever You Do

6. Fulton County Jane Doe

7. Sugartooth  

8. Most Of All

9. Harder To Forgive  

10. Party Of One  

BRANDI CARLILE CONFIRMED TOUR DATES

June 22—St. Louis, MO—Peabody Opera House

Album cover art painting by Scott Avett

Press photos by Alysse Gafkjen

  JACKSON BROWNE

June 25 

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 11AM!
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JACKSON BROWNE ANNOUNCES JUNE 2018 TOUR
 Jackson will perform in the Midwest with his full band 

Los Angeles, CA (February 12, 2018) -- Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne announces June 2018 tour dates in in the Midwest with his full band. Advance tickets are available beginning February 14 at 10 AM (local time), with general tickets available beginning February 15 (local time).  Ticket onsale information is available at www.jacksonbrowne.com

Accompanying Jackson on the road in the Midwest are band mates Bob Glaub (bass), Mauricio Lewak (Drums), Shane Fontayne (guitar), Alethea Mills (Vocals), Chavonne Stewart (vocals), Jeff Young (keyboards), and the acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Greg Leisz (guitar, lap steel, pedal steel).


For more tour details, please visit www.jacksonbrowne.com

DIANA KRALL SET TO PERFORM 

U.S. SUMMER CONCERT DATES

KRALL’S “TURN UP THE QUIET” WORLD TOUR CONTINUES  IN JUNE WITH 20 MARKETS JUST ANNOUNCED 
 

SHOW AT PEABODY OPERA HOUSE ON JUNE 15, 2018

Tickets are $125, $75, $65, $55, $45 and go on sale to the public on Friday, January 26 at 10 a.m.

“A voice at once cool and sultry, wielded with a rhythmic sophistication”                                                                                                                      - The New York Times 

St. Louis, MO – Jan. 23 2018- Multiple GRAMMY® Award-winning jazz pianist and worldrenowned singer, Diana Krall continues with the 4th North American leg of her international “Turn Up The Quiet World Tour” that has visited over 80 cities in Europe and North America thus far.  20 additional U.S. concert dates have just been announced for June. Among the many highlights of this tour leg are:  New Orleans, Memphis as well as St. Louis’ Peabody Opera House on June 15. For a complete list of dates and for local on-sale information, please visit www.dianakrall.com.  Tickets for the June dates on sale this Friday, January 26th.*

Having already ventured to Europe and with plans to visit South America, the “Turn Up The Quiet World Tour” is shaping up to be one of the biggest in Mrs. Krall’s career.  Her familiar band of Anthony Wilson (guitar) Karriem Riggins (drums) Robert Hurst (Bass) & Stuart Duncan (fiddle) have been wowing audiences with material from Krall’s stunning latest album Turn Up The Quiet (Verve Records). Earning critical praise, DOWNBEAT Magazine called the album "spellbinding… Krall knows how to put her own distinctive stamp on decades-old standards, making them sound fresh and vibrant."  

Turn Up The Quiet holds significant importance as it was the last recording Krall made with her long-time mentor and collaborator, producer Tommy LiPuma, before his sudden passing last year and is dedicated to his memory.

Krall recently wrapped the second leg of her North American tour with two incredible nights at The Hollywood Bowl in August, along with a stellar performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Click here to watch: http://abc.tv/2xTLMai.  

Diana Krall is the only jazz singer to have eight albums debut at the top of the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. To date, her albums have garnered five Grammy® Awards, eight Juno® Awards and havealso earned nine gold, three platinum and seven multi-platinum albums. Krall's unique
January 23, 2018
artistry transcends any single musical style and has made her one of the most recognizable artists of our time

NEW FOR 2018 The World’s Greatest Pink Floyd Show

BRIT FLOYD AT PEABODY OPERA HOUSE ON MAY 13

Eclipse World Tour 2018 '45 Years of The Dark Side of the Moon'

[St. Louis, MO] - Performing songs from Pink Floyd’s best-loved and biggest selling albums, The Dark Side of the Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Division Bell plus much much more.

Brit Floyd, the world’s greatest Pink Floyd tribute show returns to the stage in 2018 for a very special '45th Anniversary' retrospective of Pink Floyd’s iconic 1973 album, The Dark Side of the Moon. 

The tribute show will take place at Peabody Opera House on Sunday, May 13 at 8 p.m. Tickets will be on-sale starting Saturday, January 27 at 10:00 a.m.

Having sold in excess of 45 million copies and judged by many as the greatest rock album of all time, The Dark Side of the Moon was an ambitious psychedelic masterpiece that redefined rock itself and propelled Pink Floyd and its members to rock immortality.

Each night Brit Floyd will perform classic tracks from The Dark Side of the Moon alongside gems from Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall and The Division Bell plus lots more.

The Brit Floyd show has truly become a phenomenon, widely regarded as the world's greatest live tribute to Pink Floyd. Faithfully recreating the scale and pomp of the final 1994 Division Bell tour, complete with a stunning million dollar light show, large circle screen and arch plus moving lights, lasers, inflatables and theatrics. A Brit Floyd show really is as close as fans will get to experiencing the magnificence of a Pink Floyd show live.

Tickets can be purchased at www.ticketmaster.com or by phone at 800-745-3000. 

Brit Floyd is more than a tribute!

It really is as good as they say - believe the hype and don’t miss it! 

‘The perfect rock show’ - LA Times
Jan. 22, 2018

 'Magnificent… a musical masterpiece’ - Ticketmaster

Web links

www.britfloyd.com www.facebook.com/britfloydshow  www.youtube.com/britfloydshow www.twitter.com/britfloyd

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