Vance Gilbert CD Release Party

w/Special guest Jeffrey Gaines

 

 

Saturday, November 15, 2008

at the Regent Theatre

8:00 pm

Tickets: $25, add $1 day of show

Gold Circle Seats $28 (first eight rows center)

 

*** Please note that all ticket prices shown above include a venue facility charge/restoration fee of $3. This is a Regent Theatre fee that is charged even if you buy your tickets at the box office.

 

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We're proud to welcome Vance Gilbert to the Regent in celebration of his new album "Up On Rockfield" along with special guest Jeffrey Gaines.

Vance Gilbert's brand new studio album is a bit of a departure, we'll let him describe it for you himself in detail:  'Hey there, Listener. I did all I could to have this come off as a concept album. All I wanted to do was write as if I was someone else. I was in no way out to imitate the various songwriters that I allude to in the notes before each song. I was more shooting for a sense or a "vibe" in the lyrics and music that was reminiscent, to my mind, of these various artists. Sometimes that sense was inadvertent, occurring to me when the song was half written. Other times I purposely tried to "write like that.." More than anything else, this stretch of "writing as someone else" has been one of the most inspirational and notebook-filling exercises I've done to myself since my days of writing children's theatre".'

Vance Gilbert burst onto the singer/songwriter scene in the early 90's when the buzz started spreading in the folk clubs of Boston about an ex-multicultural arts teacher and jazz singer who was knocking 'em dead at open mikes. The word spread of this Philadelphia-area born and raised performer to New York; Shawn Colvin invited Vance to be a special guest on her Fat City tour. Gilbert took audiences across the country by storm ("With the voice of an angel, the wit of a devil, and the guitar playing of a god, it was enough to earn him that rarity: an encore for an opener" wrote the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in its review of a show from that tour.)

"It's possible, even probable that any time you see Gilbert in person his songs will make you laugh and cry simultaneously. But don't roar or sob too hard - you might miss something." Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

"He does not duck hard truths and never succumbs to the temptation to tie his points up in neat platitudes or truisms." The Boston Globe

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Since Jeffrey Gaines’ self-titled debut was released, this expressive and dynamic singer, guitarist, and songwriter has been heralded for his soul-searching confessional lyrics and his powerful live performances. His accolades include Emmy nominations, POLLSTAR'S best live solo artist and world-wide arena tours. To quote ROLLING STONE, “Jeffrey Gaines is an ethereal soul….insistent, impassioned, full of self-knowledge. He is the voice of a new generation.”