Last Dance Productions announces a special live performance of the
Band’s classic 1978 concert film The Last Waltz on Saturday, April 5 at
8PM at Regent Theatre in Arlington, MA. The concert features renditions
of all the hits by the Band featured in the film, such as “The Weight,”
“Up On Cripple Creek,” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” as
well as songs by Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Eric Clapton and many more.
Musicians from the local music scene perform the songs of the film’s
original special guests. The line-up of artists includes the Rev Tor
Band, Gary Backstrom of Jiggle the Handle, Vance Gilbert, Chris Fitz,
Jim Infantino of Jim’s Big Ego, Chris Nemitz and Charlie Carrazzo of Sun
Jones, Regie Gibson, Adam Michael Rothberg, Emily Grogan, Todd Mack,
Marina Evans, Vinny Serino of Boston Baked Blues, Nikki Howard, Les
Sampou, Vykki Vox, and Richard Cambridge.
Tickets are on sale now. For sponsorship & playbill advertising opportunities, contact
Brian Quinn at brian@lastdanceproductions.com or (508) 789-7611.
Since
1996 the Rev Tor Band has maintained a powerful presence on the east
coast club and festival circuit, performing in venues from Maine to Key
West, Florida. In their home stomping grounds of New England, they keep a
heavy performance schedule enthusiastically supported by a large
following of dedicated fans.
The Last Waltz LIVE is a benefit for
Music In Common, Inc., a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization whose mission
is to strengthen, empower, and educate communities through the universal
language of music. Music in Common (MiC) produces free, publicly
accessible concerts, school programs, and multimedia productions with an
interest in underserved areas and communities where there is a history
of conflict, providing a platform for the exchange of ideas and
collaborations that can lead to positive social change. Based in the
Berkshires of western Massachusetts, MiC has toured to more than 100
communities across the United States, Middle East, and Far East, and
operates multiple programs locally, nationally, and internationally.
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