Scene and Heard

Michael Schenker (UFO / Scorpions), Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions / Sky Academy) and Leslie West (Mountain / West, Bruce & Laing) are teaming up for a national tour that is sure to send a tingle down the neck of every guitar-music fan. The show will include individual sets by each of the virtuosos and culminate with a not to be missed collaborative jam featuring all three axemen. Special guests are said to appear on most dates of the tour. The tour is  coming to The Old National Centre in Indianapolis and Bogarts In Cincinnati Oh

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A Tribute to Trainer Larry Alvey

Friday, October 14^th, 2011 at 7:30 pm

CTH boxing promotions presents “THE REMATCH” FEATURING BUTTERBEAN VS. CURT THE HURT.

This event will also feature live bands and a full card of fights….

More information forthcoming from CTH boxing promotions –The Full card will be published once received.

Tickets are available for purchase through ticketmaster.com or 1-800-745-3000.

Tickets can also be purchased on property from the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Box office daily between 10am and 10pm. 

To attend this event ticketholders must be 18 years of age or older with Valid ID. 

Any guests wishing to visit the casino floor must be 21 years of age or older with valid ID.

New York, NY (August 16, 2011) –  On the heels of a limited sold-out U.S. summer tour that earned Peter Gabriel some of the best reviews of his career, he will release a full-length CD New Blood on October 11, 2011 distributed by EMI.  A continuum to his recent Scratch My Back release, the New Blood album will feature some of Gabriel’s biggest hits from his prodigious career, reconstructed and re-imagined with orchestral arrangements and recorded live with the New Blood Orchestra.  Gabriel hand-selected the songs and enlisted the help of longtime collaborator John Metcalfe for the arrangements and Ben Foster as conductor of the 46-piece New Blood Orchestra.

This treatment is applied with painstaking attention to detail and stunning effect on songs such as ‘Mercy Street’, ‘Digging In The Dirt’, ‘Don’t Give Up’, ‘San Jacinto’ and Gabriel’s all-time classic ‘Solsbury Hill’.   The intention was not to simply rework Gabriel’s biggest songs, but rather, find songs that were enhanced by the massed strings, brass, woodwind and percussion.  Don’t Give Up – now with Norwegian singer Ane Brun’s vulnerable, cracking vocals replacing those of Kate Bush – rides a stirring, uplifting coda. Where the twinkle of San Jacinto was originally supplied by loops from a Fairlight sampler, piano and bows now provide the otherworldly magic. But probably the most extraordinary reinterpretation is that of Rhythm Of The Heat where Metcalf has recast the original’s extended African drum jam into a dizzying, swirling orchestral maelstrom.

And in front of orchestra, taking centre stage when necessary, retreating into the shadows when not, is Peter’s rich voice. Retaining its trademark emotive power, it returns to lyrics written 20 or 30 years ago, reinvesting them with new meaning and heightened poignancy.

“The orchestra provides different dimensions to the music that weren’t there initially,” confirms Peter. “Rock artists work slowly in studios, building up layer by layer, and one of the great, powerful advantages of an orchestra is all these musicians playing at one moment with all sorts of colors and personalities.”

The album will be available as a standard single-disc and digital download.  A special 2-CD version will include the standard album plus an added disc of instrument versions.  There will additionally be a heavyweight vinyl version available November 8^th that is released with a bonus 7” featuring “A Quiet Moment” and “Solsbury Hill.   The filmed concert New Blood – Live in London, recorded October 23^rd, 2010 at the Hammersmith Apollo will be available in 3D, blu-ray and standard DVD on October 25^th.

TRACKLISTING

1.       Rhythm of the Heat

2.       Downside Up (featuring Melanie Gabriel)

3.       San Jacinto

4.       Intruder

5.       Wallflower

6.       In Your Eyes

7.       Mercy Street

8.       Red Rain

9.       Darkness

10.     Don’t Give Up (featuring Ane Brun)

11.     Digging in the Dirt

12.     The Nest That Sailed the Sky

13.     A Quiet Moment

14.     Solsbury Hill (bonus track)

Special 2CD Edition – includes instrumental disc plus bonus track Blood of Eden

1.        The Rhythm of the Heat (instrumental)

2.        Downside Up (instrumental)

3.        San Jacinto (instrumental)

4.        Intruder (instrumental)

5.        Wallflower (instrumental)

6.        In Your Eyes (instrumental)

7.        Mercy Street (instrumental)

8.        Red Rain (instrumental)

9.        Darkness (instrumental)

10.      Don’t Give Up (instrumental)

11. Digging In The Dirt (instrumental)

12. The Nest That Sailed The Sky (instrumental)

13. Blood of Eden (studio track)

PETER GABRIEL Background:

Peter Gabriel first came to international prominence with the success of Genesis, a band that he co-founded while still at school. Since leaving Genesis in 1975, his recording career has included seven studio albums, acclaimed film soundtracks for ‘Birdy’, ‘The Last Temptation of Christ’ and ‘Rabbit Proof Fence’ as well as live and compilation albums. His wider musical career has included multiple Grammy Awards and the creation of the now global WOMAD festival.

Peter Gabriel co-founded the human rights organisation Witness.org in 1989 and in 2007, Peter Gabriel and Sir Richard Branson founded Elders.org which was launched by Nelson Mandela. In 2006 Peter Gabriel was awarded the prestigious Man of Peace title by The Nobel Peace Laureates. He has also engaged in a wide variety of tech-based businesses throughout a variety of creative industries.

Steely Dan @ THe Louisville Palace

Steely Dan brought it’s “Shuffle Diplomacy Twenty ElevenTour” to a sold out The Louisville Palace on Wednesday evening. The air was filled with excited fans as well the sidewalk leading to the the Palace with fans desperately trying to purchase seats. The show was the toughest ticket to hit the town since My Morning Jacket’s cd release show earlier this year.

For most, it was the first chance to see the members of the class of 2001 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Steely Dan has sold over 30 million albums since releasing their first album , “Can’t Buy A Thrill” in 1972. The band was founded by two Bard College students, Donald Fagenand Walter Becker who has filled the band with session musicians through their history. The duo are musical geniuses who have selected many top session players such as Jeff Skunk Baxter, Michael McDonald, and Jeff Porcaro all who went on to successful music careers.

Fagen and Becker have always been brilliant in the recording studio, I questioned their ability to reproduce their music in a live setting. From the opening notes of “Your Gold Teeth” followed by “Aja” and an outstanding version of “Black Friday”, left little doubt that they could not only duplicate their studio performance but raise the music beyond the perfection of their albums.

Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were like conductors. They watched and listened to every member of backing artists,  The Mile High Big Band. Each musician played to please the trained ears of Becker and Fagen. The result was a wall of spectacular sound so beautiful that even Donald Fagen could not contain himself. He seemed completely absorbed in the music dancing and moving with the beat while playing keyboards. His voice was strong and on key throughout the performance.

The backup singers, “ The Embassay Brats “ gave him a break singing a beautiful version of “ Dirty Work” and filled in all of the famous backing vocals such as the night’s highlight on “Babylon Sisters”

Walter Becker seemed content to stay out of the limelight and insure the band was on target with every note. He allowed guitarist Jon Herington to handle much of the solo work duplicating and surpassing the original leads perfectly. His play on “Reeling In The Years” brought chills.

The two hour show was filled with their classics. The final songs “Peg”, “My Old School”, and encore “Kid Charlemagne” brought the house down. It was as loud as The Palace or any Louisville venue has been for quite some time.

I overheard one fan say as he left the building, “How awesome to see a show and love every song of it!” What is more awesome is to hear the songs performed at their musical peak!

Donald Fagen

Walter Becker

Tuesday, November 1st at 8pm

The W.L. Lyons Brown Theatre

Tickets On Sale 8/19 @ 10am

Available at: 
The Kentucky Center Box Office
www.kentuckycenter.org
or by phone 502.584.7777, 800.775.7777,TTY 502.562.0730

With the full support of Peter Gabriel and Genesis, The Musical Box recreates the now legendary concert experience The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Now, a quarter century after the original production, you can experience this musically stunning, technically demanding rock opera with elaborate costumes, brilliant stage effects and more than 1,000 images projected on stage. With the full support of Peter Gabriel and Genesis, The Musical Box recreates the now legendary concert experience The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. Now, a quarter century after the original production, you can experience this musically stunning, technically demanding rock opera with elaborate costumes, brilliant stage effects and more than 1,000 images projected on stage.

Ages: All Ages

Produced By The Kentucky Center & Production Simple