Vanessa Vasquez
On Friday, September 10th, Vanessa Vasquez will debut the release of her album, "Lessons Learned". Following in similar styles of Sarah McLachlan, Over the Rhine, and Tori Amos, Vanessa writes songs that you can feel in your heart, in your core. It is the kind of music that instantly takes you to a moment from long ago or to a place where you wish to be. With “Yesterday Is Gone” featured on the WB’s Gossip Girl promo and gaining airtime in the valley, the album “Lessons Learned” has been a long time coming. Vanessa will be performing with her full recording band and will be playing some of the newest songs not yet recorded. Concert starts at 8pm.
Tickets can be purchased at www.fultonstreetproject.com.
Paul Roberts Organ Concert
Paul Roberts will visit us from Somerset, UK, performing a variety of music on the historic Robert Morton organ. This is a rare treat, with a world-class organist performing here at Warnors Theatre.
Rumor has it we may also have a Zorro film to play - stay tuned for more details. Tickets are $10 plus fees and are available 10am September 3rd here online or at our box office, 559.264.2848 xt101
True talent really knows no boundaries, so it’s no surprise to those who have followed Point of Grace’s groundbreaking success in the gospel market that the gifted group has recently seen their audience expand to the country music arena with the poignant hit “How You Live (Turn Up the Music).” “We couldn’t have planned it. It’s a natural progression for our music,” observes Point of Grace’s Shelley Breen of the group’s organic move onto the country charts. Though some artists might tweak their sound to appeal to a new audience, Point of Grace has simply continued to make the same positive, life-affirming music distinguished by soaring harmonies and compelling lyrics.
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy revived big-band music for the '90s and beyond. BBVD concentrated on the swinging days of the '40s and '50s, right down to the zoot suits that cloak each bandmate. Formed in Los Angeles in 1992, the group built up a following with regular gigs on the local lounge circuit. The hit 1996 indie comedy film Swingers, featured a song by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy on the soundtrack as well as an onscreen cameo by the band, showing off their swing music and style. By the end of 1997, the band had self-released two albums -- Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and What'chu Want for Christmas -- which were local hits and led to a major-label contract with Capitol Records.
In February 1998, Capitol released the group's major-label debut, Americana Deluxe (also known as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, although the album was different from the band's self-released debut). This Beautiful Life followed one year later. By that time Big Bad Voodoo Daddy had sold over three million albums, performed at Super Bowl XXXIII with Stevie Wonder and Gloria Estefan, and had their music featured in over 60 film and TV trailers.
In 2009, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy released How Big Can You Get?: The Music of Cab Calloway, which found the band digging even deeper into a hardcore jazz and swing sound.
