DARK STAR ORCHESTRA - Oct 1 at LMA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 15, 2010

Contact: Heather Shea
(978) 937-8688 x229
hshea@lowellauditorium.com

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA
Recreating the Grateful Dead Experience
October 1, 2010 • Lowell Memorial Auditorium
- Tickets on sale Monday at 10am -

Lowell, MA – Experience the reincarnation of Grateful Dead music with the Dark Star Orchestra at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 7:00pm. Tickets are $34.50 and $29.50 and go on sale Monday, June 21, 2010 at 10:00am. Tickets may be purchased in person at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium box office located at 50 East Merrimack Street in Lowell, by calling the box office at (978) 454-2299 or online at www.lowellauditorium.com. Discounts are available for groups of 15 or more people. To purchase tickets for your group, please contact the Group Sales Department at (978) 937-8688 x225 or groups@lowellauditorium.com.

Giving homage in a continually evolving artistic outlet, the Dark Star Orchestra recreates historic Grateful Dead set lists with compelling accuracy. Each night, the Chicago-based band decides on performing one show from the over 2,500 that the Grateful Dead originally performed during their 30 year tenure as fathers of improvisational rock. Dark Star Orchestra adapts their phrasing, voice arrangements, and even arranges specific musical equipment for the various eras in which they perform. At the end of every performance, the band announces the date and venue where the original show just covered took place. The group has their craft so well-refined that even members of the Dead themselves, rhythm guitarist/singer Bob Weir, drummer Bill Kreutzmann, and keyboardist Vince Welnick, have appeared on stage and performed with these live music interpreters.

The first footprints of Dark Star Orchestra can be traced back to 1997 when guitarist John Kadlecik contacted keyboardist Scott Larned with a concept: performing complete Grateful Dead shows out of history. When Scott mentioned having the same idea, John knew they were on to something. After slowly building a fan base at Martyrs nightclub in Chicago, Dark Star Orchestra has blossomed into a solid touring act, playing around 150 shows a year.

Publicity materials (photos, biographies, press releases, etc) are available for download at www.lowellauditorium.com. Click on the “Venue Information” link located towards the top of the homepage and then click on “Marketing Materials.” If you are prompted for a username and password, enter “vendor1” for both. Please contact Heather Shea at (978) 937-8688 x229 if you have any questions about accessing the materials.

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