WHAT:
The Fab Faux - “PSYCHEDELIA!" - 10th Anniversary Concert
WHEN:
Saturday, September 20th 8:00 pm
WHERE:
Radio City Music Hall
6th Avenue between 50th & 51st Streets, New York City
TICKETS:
ticketmaster.com
or call 212-307-7171
As part of the special event, The Fab Faux will present a psychedelic light show, projected onto three screens within the Hall. They'll be joined by The Hogshead Horns, Creme Tangerine Strings and Erin Hill on harp. In addition, the band will utilize Radio City Music Hall's famed antique pipe organ as part of their performance.
“PSYCHEDELIA!" will pay tribute to one of the most fertile and far-reaching periods in the history of Pop music: Beginning with the “Paperback Writer"/"Rain" single through the all- time classic Revolver and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band albums; the groundbreaking “Penny Lane"/"Strawberry Fields Forever" & “All You Need is Love" singles; The Yellow Submarine sessions & Magical Mystery Tour EP; all the way to “Across the Universe," The Beatles' creative output from 1966 to 1968 marked a sea change in the evolution of music as we now know it.
For those of us who never got to see The Beatles perform live, we're fortunate to have five of the best musicians around - The Fab Faux - dedicate themselves to faithfully recreating some of the most extraordinary music ever written.
The 10th Anniversary concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York represents additional milestones for The Fab Faux - their largest headlining concert ever, and their largest New York concert-to-date as well. It supersedes last-year's sold-out Sgt. Pepper's concert at The Beacon, which garnered a wave of critical attention.
The Fab Faux ride a wave of critical acclaim as they celebrate their 10th Anniversary. Known for their spot-on recreations of the most demanding Beatles music, The Fab Faux have recently garnered the attention of some of the top media outlets in America. An NPR Morning Edition segmentpraised the group as a “Collective that's about attention to detail." A Front Page article in The Hollywood Reporter noted: “After nearly 10 years together, (they) find themselves in the midst of a surprising leap from club fringe to center stage..." Read The Hollywood Reporter's Front Page story.
The New York Times said the band tackles The Beatles' “most complex studio work without breaking a sweat," and The NY Post praised The Fab Faux as being able to re- create the sounds of albums “few would dare play live."
From Associated Press to ABC World News Tonight, from The New Yorker to Rolling Stone to NY Sun, critics have weighed in, and have described the band as nothing less than “Brilliant" (AP).
The Fab Faux brings together the talents of five of New York's most respected musicians: Will Lee of Late Show with David Letterman, Jimmy Vivino of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Rich Pagano, who has performed with Rosanne Cash and Ray Davies, Jack Petruzzelli, who tours with Joan Osborne and Rufus Wainwright, and Frank Agnello, whose musical credits include Phoebe Snow and Marshall Crenshaw.
The upcoming Radio City Music Hall performance will give The Fab Faux the opportunity to remind New York fans why Rolling Stone Magazine Senior Editor David Fricke described them as “the greatest Beatles cover band..."
FAB FAUX TOUR DATES:
JULY 19 STATE THEATRE EASTON, PA
JULY 26 HOUSE OF BLUES ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
SEPT 12 LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN - NBC-TV, NEW YORK
SEPT 20 RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL NEW YORK, NY
SEPT 27 PARKER PLAYHOUSE FT. LAUDERDALE, FL
OCT 25 KESWICK THEATRE PHILADELPHIA, PA - Performing the “White Album"
OCT 26 4pm KESWICK THEATRE PHILADELPHIA, PA - A rare opportunity to see the 'fab five' core band members perform the rock 'n roll music of the Beatles from the early days at the Cavern Club to their very last show on the rooftop. Sunday matinee performance 'From the Cavern to the Rooftop' is great for the entire family.
NOV 1 STATE THEATRE NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
The Fab Faux commemorated the 43rd Anniversary of The Beatles' performance on The Ed Sullivan Show with a February '07 appearance Late Show with David Letterman. Check out their fantastic recreation of 'I Am The Walrus'.
The Fab Faux's popular video for “I Don't Want to Face It" - part of the Instant Karma project to help aid the crisis in Darfur -- is now available on iTunes. Preview a low-res version on YouTube.
NPR Rebuilding The Beatles, Note by Note
January 24, 2008 - BY ASHLEY KAHN >
ABOUT THE FAB FAUX:
With a commitment to the accurate reproduction of The Beatles' repertoire, The Fab Faux treat the seminal music with unwavering respect, and are known for their painstaking recreations of the songs (with emphasis on the later works never performed live by the Beatles). Far beyond a cover band, they play the music of The Beatles so impeccably that one must experience it to believe it. Imagine hearing complex material like “Strawberry Fields Forever" or “I Am the Walrus" performed in complete part-perfect renditions; or such harmony-driven songs as “Because", “Nowhere Man", and “Paperback Writer", reproduced not only note-for-note, but with extra vocalists to achieve a double-tracked effect.
The musical virtuosity of The Fab Faux - in actuality five of the hardest working musicians in NYC - completely up-ends the concept of a Beatles tribute band. Far beyond being extended sets of cover versions, their astounding shows are an inspired re-discovery of the Beatles' musical magic, as The Fab Faux tackles the group's most demanding material live onstage in a way that has to be experienced to be believed.
Calling them, “the greatest Beatles cover band - without the wigs," Rolling Stone senior editor David Fricke wrote, “the Faux invigorate the artistry of even the Beatles' most intricate studio masterpieces with top chops and Beatlemaniac glee." Approaching the songs with the intent of playing them live as accurately in musical reading and in spirit as possible, The Faux's breathtaking performances tend to dispel all concertgoers' previous notions of a Beatles tribute act.
The Fab Faux are a labor of love that was born in 1998 when neighbors Jimmy Vivino, guitarist/arranger for Late Night With Conan O'Brien house band the Max Weinberg 7 and Will Lee (who's played with all 4 Beatles), bassist for Paul Shaffer's CBS Orchestra on the Late Show With David Letterman kicked around the idea during an elevator ride in their NYC building. Rounding out the line-up are lead-singing drummer/producer Rich Pagano (Rosanne Cash, Patti Smith, Ray Davies, etc.), guitarist Frank Agnello (Marshall Crenshaw, Phoebe Snow, etc.) and ace keyboardist/guitarist Jack Petruzzelli (Joan Osborne Band, Rufus Wainwright). All five principals contribute vocals, making the Faux's soaring harmonies as resonant as their multi-instrumental chops, which are further enhanced by the four-piece Hogshead Horns (with Blues Brothers, Blood, Sweat & Tears and SNL band alums) and Creme Tangerine Strings.
The Faux's high energy shows have generated serious buzz not only at top NYC venues including The Beacon Theater, Hammerstein Ballroom, and Webster Hall - with Beatles fans, movie stars and world class musicians in attendance - but at major dates in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Park City, Utah (Sundance), Philadelphia and Toronto, among other locales. They've headlined 4 of the last 5 years at Liverpool's annual Beatle Week, playing before 35,000 Beatle fanatics - while in England, they had the rare honor of recording an original song at Abbey Road Studios - and also delighted the masses performing live on the Howard Stern Show. Benefit and corporate dates have included events for JVC, the N.B.A. and the Michael J. Fox Parkinsons Research Foundation.
“It's not just a cover band," says the Faux's Pagano. “This is the greatest Pop music ever written, and we're such freaks for it." Imagine the instrumental complexities of “Strawberry Fields Forever" and “A Day in the Life" performed part-perfect with an orchestra. The lush, multi-layered harmonies of “Because," and “Eleanor Rigby" sung note-for-note. The adrenaline rush of “Helter Skelter" and “Paperback Writer," delivered spot on...
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