presented by Music to Your Ears<\/p>\n
Doors at 6 PM- Music at 7 PM
\nAll Ages<\/p>\n
Tickets: (Tickets will be best available upon purchase)
\n$22 Orchestra level-$17 Balcony Level
\nwww.morgantownmet.com or Marilla Park BoParc Office 8:30-4:30 M-F<\/p>\n
Rusted Root (Pitssburgh, PA) http:\/\/www.rustedroot.com\/<\/p>\n
Rusted Root will be releasing Stereo Rodeo, their first studio album in 7 years, on May 5, 2009. On March 13, 2009 the
\nalbum became available online. “We named our record Stereo Rodeo after a song that I started writing back when we were
\nrecording our last studio record. It\u2019s really just a great name,\u201d says band founder\/leader Michael Glabicki. \u201cWe were all just
\nso into the music,\u201d says vocalist\/percussionist Liz Berlin about the recording process, \u201cthe synergy and excitement on this
\nalbum is so fresh and energizing.\u201d \u201cIt is one of the most powerful albums we have ever recorded,\u201d agrees bassist\/vocalist
\nPatrick Norman.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Stereo Rodeo] is filled with all the different styles you\u2019ve come to expect from Rusted Root, definitely having all the
\nelements you want. From the energetic dance euphoria that Dance in the Middle evokes to the powerful epic sound of Weary
\nBones,\u201d writes Evan Levy (CBS Radio), of the long awaited eleven-song collection. \u201cWe are getting a lot of positive
\nfeedback from fans,\u201d says vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter, Michael Glabicki, \u201cWe are definitely heading in a lot of
\ndifferent directions with this new CD.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stereo Rodeo blends the diverse influences of each member to create an album that explores a variety of musical styles
\ncrossing and merging genres as usual. Original members Michael Glabicki (lead vocals, guitar), Liz Berlin (vocals,
\npercussion), and Patrick Norman (vocals, bass, percussion) are joined on this album by Jason Miller (drums, percussion),
\nColter Harper (guitar), Preach Freedom (percussion) and Dirk Miller (guitar). \u201cLabeling is dangerous and limiting,\u201d said
\nGlabicki. \u201cWe are a band made up of individual musicians who come together collectively to create music, call it what you
\nwant but we are simply creating music that has a message.\u201d \u201cThat message has been resonating with fans for nearly 20 years\u201d
\nwrites columnist Rick Coats.<\/p>\n
Rusted Root has sold more than 3 million albums worldwide. Formed in Pittsburgh by singer\/guitarist Glabicki in the early \u201890s, Rusted Root\u2019s worldly style quickly charmed fans of roots music and world rock. After debuting in 1992 with the self released Cruel Sun, Rusted Root signed with Mercury Records and released the 1994 platinum selling breakthrough When I Woke, which featured the hit songs Send Me On My Way, Ecstasy and Martyr. Not long after, the band scored on tours with
\nToad the Wet Sprocket, Santana, The Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, The Allman Brothers Band, HORDE Festival and, perhaps most notably, the highly coveted support role on the landmark Jimmy Page\/Robert Plant reunion tour. The hard-touring Rusted Root returned in 1996 with Remember, which was followed by 1998\u2019s Rusted Root. Following some time off the band re-emerged in 2002 with Welcome To My Party. After leaving Mercury\/Island Def Jam Records the
\nband\u2019s sixth album, Rusted Root Live, was released in 2004. This double live album was the second release on the band\u2019s Touchy Pegg label, following the re-release of the newly remastered Cruel Sun in 2003. Along the way, Rusted Root has also issued three EPs (Evil Ways, Live, and Airplane), a home video (Rusted Root Live) and miscellaneous film and TV
\nsoundtrack tracks (Twister, Mathilda, Home For the Holidays, Party of Five, Charmed, Homicide, Ice Age). And interestingly, NASA engineers chose Send Me On My Way as “wake-up” music for the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, for Sol 21.<\/p>\n
Fletcher’s Grove (Morgantown,Huntington WV)<\/p>\n
Fletcher\u2019s Grove is truly a big fish in a little pond. Widely regarded as one of West Virginia\u2019s most promising up-and-coming band, the group of five has used their Appalachian successes to pack a variety of venues and festivals along the East Coast. Fueled by their 2010 debut album \u201cAll The Way Home,\u201d the band effortlessly weaves funk, rock, and jazz influences into a completely unique, genre-fr…ee, and contagious sound.<\/p>\n
Known for their high-energy shows, the band mixes pulsating bass lines, dual-guitar solos, and an eclectic percussion section that makes standing still nearly impossible. By maintaining a solid focus on perfecting musical intricacy and creating seamless improvisation, Fletcher\u2019s Grove has captured the imaginations of thousands in the Mountain State and beyond.<\/p>\n
The five-man-band is made up of Ryan Krofcheck (Vocals\/Ryth. Guitar), Matt Marion (Vocals\/Percussion), Wes Hager (Lead Guitar\/Flute), Taylor Pratt (Bass), and Adam Greene (Drums). Aside from the music they grew up on their musical education and degrees have carried them throughout improvisational jams and intricate song writing. Throwing in heavy jazz rudiments and a diverse array of instruments from the mandolin to the flute.<\/p>\n
2011 Festival Seaons:
\n-All Good Music Festival
\n-The Werk Out Music Festival
\n-Highland Jam
\n-Hookahnanny
\n-Hookah in the Hills
\n-Masquerade Ball
\n-Camp Barefoot
\n-WV State Fair
\n-Mon Arts Festival
\n-Woodlands Spring Jubilee
\n-Live on the Levee
\n-Recipe Family Cookout
\n-Halloween Masquerade Ball
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