Debuting in San Diego 6/7, Returning to Cleveland 6/14: The Fab Faux Tackles The Beatles' “Most Complex Studio Work Without Breaking a Sweat"
Recently Profiled On NPR's Morning Edition: “The Fab Faux is a Collective That's About Attention to Detail"
Band is “In the Midst of a Surprising Leap from Club Fringe to Center Stage..."
Additional U.S. Tour Dates Confirmed
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 Fab Faux ride a wave of critical acclaim as they confirm their San Diego debut for June 6th at Spreckels Theatre, and a return to Cleveland for June 14th at Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square Center. Every Fab Faux concert is different, so fans are assured that a great new show awaits them. Tickets are on sale now, as the band readies a mixed bag of Beatles favorites for their enthusiastic -- and growing -- U.S. audience. Additional tour dates follow, below.
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. A segment on NPR's Morning Edition (url link below) praised 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..." 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 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 upcoming San Diego and Cleveland performances will give The Fab Faux the opportunity to remind local fans why Rolling Stone Magazine Senior Editor David Fricke described them as “the greatest Beatles cover band..."
SAN DIEGO DEBUT - TICKET INFORMATION:
Sat, Jun 7, 2008
Spreckels Theatre
121 Broadway, San Diego, CA
Box Office Number - 619-235-9500
8:00 PM
TICKETS: $39 - $120
The Fab Faux will be joined by the Hogshead Horns and Crme Tangerine Strings
CLEVELAND - TICKET INFORMATION:
Sat, Jun 14, 2008
Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square Center
1511 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH
Box Office Number - 216-771-8403
8:00 PM
TICKETS: $40 - $75
The Fab Faux will be joined by the Hogshead Horns and Crme Tangerine Strings
FAB FAUX TOUR DATES:
APRIL 5 KESWICK THEATRE GLENSIDE, PA
APRIL 26 WARNER THEATRE WASHINGTON, D.C.
MAY 24 BAR BEACH PARK PORT WASHINGTON ISLAND, NY
JUNE 7 SPRECKELS THEATRE SAN DIEGO, CA
JUNE 14 OHIO THEATRE CLEVELAND, OH
JUNE 28 COUNT BASIE THEATRE RED BANK, NJ
JULY 12 WESTHAMPTON THEATER FOR THE ARTS WESTHAMPTON, LI, NY
JULY 19 STATE THEATRE EASTON, PA
JULY 26 HOUSE OF BLUES ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
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.
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, down to the barnyard sound effects...
Recently Profiled On NPR's Morning Edition: “The Fab Faux is a Collective That's About Attention to Detail"
Band is “In the Midst of a Surprising Leap from Club Fringe to Center Stage..."
Additional U.S. Tour Dates Confirmed
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 Fab Faux ride a wave of critical acclaim as they confirm their San Diego debut for June 6th at Spreckels Theatre, and a return to Cleveland for June 14th at Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square Center. Every Fab Faux concert is different, so fans are assured that a great new show awaits them. Tickets are on sale now, as the band readies a mixed bag of Beatles favorites for their enthusiastic -- and growing -- U.S. audience. Additional tour dates follow, below.
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. A segment on NPR's Morning Edition (url link below) praised 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..." 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 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 upcoming San Diego and Cleveland performances will give The Fab Faux the opportunity to remind local fans why Rolling Stone Magazine Senior Editor David Fricke described them as “the greatest Beatles cover band..."
SAN DIEGO DEBUT - TICKET INFORMATION:
Sat, Jun 7, 2008
Spreckels Theatre
121 Broadway, San Diego, CA
Box Office Number - 619-235-9500
8:00 PM
TICKETS: $39 - $120
The Fab Faux will be joined by the Hogshead Horns and Crme Tangerine Strings
CLEVELAND - TICKET INFORMATION:
Sat, Jun 14, 2008
Ohio Theatre at Playhouse Square Center
1511 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH
Box Office Number - 216-771-8403
8:00 PM
TICKETS: $40 - $75
The Fab Faux will be joined by the Hogshead Horns and Crme Tangerine Strings
FAB FAUX TOUR DATES:
APRIL 5 KESWICK THEATRE GLENSIDE, PA
APRIL 26 WARNER THEATRE WASHINGTON, D.C.
MAY 24 BAR BEACH PARK PORT WASHINGTON ISLAND, NY
JUNE 7 SPRECKELS THEATRE SAN DIEGO, CA
JUNE 14 OHIO THEATRE CLEVELAND, OH
JUNE 28 COUNT BASIE THEATRE RED BANK, NJ
JULY 12 WESTHAMPTON THEATER FOR THE ARTS WESTHAMPTON, LI, NY
JULY 19 STATE THEATRE EASTON, PA
JULY 26 HOUSE OF BLUES ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
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.
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, down to the barnyard sound effects...
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