2016 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: Lake Street Dive & Gregory Alan Isakov
July 27, 2016
The Sun Valley Center for the Arts welcomes the multi-genre band Lake Street Dive and singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov for the third and final concert in The Center’s 2016 Summer Concert Series. This must-see double bill concert will be held at Sun Valley’s River Run Lodge in Ketchum on Wednesday, August 17, at 7pm.
Lake Street Dive was founded in 2004 by four students—Rachael Price, Mike "McDuck" Olson, Bridget Kearney and Mike Calabrese—at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. All four band members were either singing or playing musical instruments by the time they were in third grade, and each in their own way had migrated to jazz by the time they met, influenced by the music their parents were playing at home.
Over the years, the band members have evolved, moved to Brooklyn and now tour nationally in support of their four studio albums and wildly popular YouTube covers. With trumpet, guitar, upright bass, drums and a killer lead vocalist—Rachael Price—the group wants “it to sound like the Beatles and Motown had a party together,” and critics say it’s like “Motown meets the Brill Building in jazzy, soulful, woulda-been Sixties chart toppers.”
Lake Street Dive gained much attention on YouTube with their 2012 cover of The Jackson 5’s "I Want You Back," and their humorous Halloween covers of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2015) and the B-52’s “Love Shack” (2014) have gained legions of loyal fans. In recent years they have also appeared on television shows such as The Colbert Report, The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Their most recent album, Side Pony, was released in 2016 under the Nonesuch Records label.
“Lake Street Dive and Gregory Alan Isakov are bands that we’ve wanted to bring to the valley for a while here at The Center because we think they are the perfect fit for our audience. Rachael Price’s voice is simply ethereal and not only that, all members of Lake Street Dive are people with heart and passion and excitement about performing that you can see and feel on stage. Audiences are buoyed by their soulful live shows that will get you up and dancing,” said Kristine Bretall, The Center’s Director of Performing Arts.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov immigrated to the United States as a child and was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he began touring with a band at the age of 16. Music has been a constant force throughout his life, and his lyrical songwriting is a reflection of the many landscapes he has encountered during a lifetime of travels.
His musical style is a blend of indie and folk, featuring guitar and mandolin. Some of his most popular songs include “The Stable Song,” “Big Black Car” and “Amsterdam.” Influenced by the music of Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen, Isakov has recorded four albums and plays at music festivals across the United States, Canada and Europe. His recently completed album of songs, played in collaboration with The Colorado Symphony, was released earlier this summer.
“Gregory Alan Isakov is not only a deeply talented musician, but is a self-described ‘outside kid’ who hiked the Appalachian Trail after dropping out of school in 11th grade,” commented Bretall. “He’s studied horticulture and spent a year at Findhorn Garden in Scotland, created a music video for the Go Westy website in a VW Westfalia van, and is dedicated farmer who grows heirloom vegetable seed and has a four-and-a-half-acre farm with sheep and beehives outside of Boulder. It’s easy to see the link between his music and the care one has to take to farm. There is a level of attention to the interplay of the types of microphones Gregory uses, the craft of his lyrics and the sensitivity to the whole that is stunning. You just can’t miss this one!”
Tickets for Lake Street Dive & Gregory Alan Isakov are as follows: *
For more information and to reserve your tickets, please visit sunvalleycenter.org or call 208.726.9491.
Sun Valley Center for the Arts wishes to thank sponsors Goode Motor, Wood River Inn and 94.5 KSKI for their generous support of the 2016 Summer Concert Series.
* Please note that prices do not include tax or applicable ticketing fees.
For more information on this program or upcoming programs, please contact the Sun Valley Center for the Arts at 208.726.9491, information@sunvalleycenter.org, or visit our website www.sunvalleycenter.org.
Sun Valley Center for the Arts is located at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum, Idaho, in Hailey at 314 South Second Avenue and at The Liberty Theatre at 110 North Main St, Hailey. Ketchum hours are 9am–5pm Monday through Friday year-round and 11am–5pm on Saturdays in February and March and July and August.
Established in 1971, the mission of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts is to enrich our community through transformative arts and educational experiences. The Center’s year-round programming includes Company of Fools’ professionally produced theater, visual arts exhibitions featuring regionally and nationally recognized artists, lectures, concerts, film, dance, classes in visual and performing arts, play readings, writing workshops and BIG IDEA multidisciplinary projects that explore a theme or idea through multiple events and disciplines. In addition, The Center works to enhance arts education in Blaine County schools by providing elementary school theater education, student gallery tours, in-school artist residencies and performances, arts-based classroom enrichment projects, student and teacher scholarships and professional development programs for classroom teachers. More than 40,000 people attend these events annually. Our programs are supported through the Engl Trust, the Idaho Commission on the Arts, the Idaho Humanities Council, the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, private foundations, proceeds from the Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction, grants, donations and membership dues.
Lake Street Dive was founded in 2004 by four students—Rachael Price, Mike "McDuck" Olson, Bridget Kearney and Mike Calabrese—at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. All four band members were either singing or playing musical instruments by the time they were in third grade, and each in their own way had migrated to jazz by the time they met, influenced by the music their parents were playing at home.
Over the years, the band members have evolved, moved to Brooklyn and now tour nationally in support of their four studio albums and wildly popular YouTube covers. With trumpet, guitar, upright bass, drums and a killer lead vocalist—Rachael Price—the group wants “it to sound like the Beatles and Motown had a party together,” and critics say it’s like “Motown meets the Brill Building in jazzy, soulful, woulda-been Sixties chart toppers.”
Lake Street Dive gained much attention on YouTube with their 2012 cover of The Jackson 5’s "I Want You Back," and their humorous Halloween covers of Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” (2015) and the B-52’s “Love Shack” (2014) have gained legions of loyal fans. In recent years they have also appeared on television shows such as The Colbert Report, The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan, and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Their most recent album, Side Pony, was released in 2016 under the Nonesuch Records label.
“Lake Street Dive and Gregory Alan Isakov are bands that we’ve wanted to bring to the valley for a while here at The Center because we think they are the perfect fit for our audience. Rachael Price’s voice is simply ethereal and not only that, all members of Lake Street Dive are people with heart and passion and excitement about performing that you can see and feel on stage. Audiences are buoyed by their soulful live shows that will get you up and dancing,” said Kristine Bretall, The Center’s Director of Performing Arts.
Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov immigrated to the United States as a child and was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he began touring with a band at the age of 16. Music has been a constant force throughout his life, and his lyrical songwriting is a reflection of the many landscapes he has encountered during a lifetime of travels.
His musical style is a blend of indie and folk, featuring guitar and mandolin. Some of his most popular songs include “The Stable Song,” “Big Black Car” and “Amsterdam.” Influenced by the music of Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen, Isakov has recorded four albums and plays at music festivals across the United States, Canada and Europe. His recently completed album of songs, played in collaboration with The Colorado Symphony, was released earlier this summer.
“Gregory Alan Isakov is not only a deeply talented musician, but is a self-described ‘outside kid’ who hiked the Appalachian Trail after dropping out of school in 11th grade,” commented Bretall. “He’s studied horticulture and spent a year at Findhorn Garden in Scotland, created a music video for the Go Westy website in a VW Westfalia van, and is dedicated farmer who grows heirloom vegetable seed and has a four-and-a-half-acre farm with sheep and beehives outside of Boulder. It’s easy to see the link between his music and the care one has to take to farm. There is a level of attention to the interplay of the types of microphones Gregory uses, the craft of his lyrics and the sensitivity to the whole that is stunning. You just can’t miss this one!”
Tickets for Lake Street Dive & Gregory Alan Isakov are as follows: *
- Regular Entry: $40 for Center members and $50 for nonmembers
- Early Entry: (entry 15 minutes prior to general admission): $70 for members and $80 for nonmembers
- VIP Seating: $125 for Center members and $135 for nonmembers
For more information and to reserve your tickets, please visit sunvalleycenter.org or call 208.726.9491.
Sun Valley Center for the Arts wishes to thank sponsors Goode Motor, Wood River Inn and 94.5 KSKI for their generous support of the 2016 Summer Concert Series.
* Please note that prices do not include tax or applicable ticketing fees.
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For more information on this program or upcoming programs, please contact the Sun Valley Center for the Arts at 208.726.9491, information@sunvalleycenter.org, or visit our website www.sunvalleycenter.org.
Sun Valley Center for the Arts is located at 191 Fifth Street East in Ketchum, Idaho, in Hailey at 314 South Second Avenue and at The Liberty Theatre at 110 North Main St, Hailey. Ketchum hours are 9am–5pm Monday through Friday year-round and 11am–5pm on Saturdays in February and March and July and August.
Established in 1971, the mission of the Sun Valley Center for the Arts is to enrich our community through transformative arts and educational experiences. The Center’s year-round programming includes Company of Fools’ professionally produced theater, visual arts exhibitions featuring regionally and nationally recognized artists, lectures, concerts, film, dance, classes in visual and performing arts, play readings, writing workshops and BIG IDEA multidisciplinary projects that explore a theme or idea through multiple events and disciplines. In addition, The Center works to enhance arts education in Blaine County schools by providing elementary school theater education, student gallery tours, in-school artist residencies and performances, arts-based classroom enrichment projects, student and teacher scholarships and professional development programs for classroom teachers. More than 40,000 people attend these events annually. Our programs are supported through the Engl Trust, the Idaho Commission on the Arts, the Idaho Humanities Council, the National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities, private foundations, proceeds from the Sun Valley Center for the Arts Wine Auction, grants, donations and membership dues.
Contact:
Holly Bornemeier, Marketing Manager
hollyb@sunvalleycenter.org, 208-726-9491 x116
