by Kelly Skinner
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Kelly Skinner, director of public relations
732-247-7200, ext. 542
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k.d. lang
with Special Guest Meaghan Smith
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 8pm; $111, $76, $66, $56, $41
Ticket Office: 732-246-SHOW (7469)
New Brunswick, NJ (April 16, 2009)—State Theatre presents k.d. lang in concert on Wednesday, April 29, 2009 at 8pm. Lang hits the road fresh off of her first self-produced album, watershed. lang will perform some of her greatest hits as well as songs from the new album. Tickets range from $41-111. WXPN is the official media sponsor of this concert.
Over the last 20 years, k.d. lang has lent her voice to an astonishing range of material, from Nashville tearjerkers to Tin Pan Alley torch songs, from playful cow-punk tunes to sultry, grown-up pop. As her audiences at prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall indicate, lang attracts a loyal and diverse, multi-generational following. A multi-Grammy® Award-winner, she’s recorded more than 13 albums, including collection of straight-up country (Shadowland), urbane adult pop (Ingenue, which featured the hit “Constant Craving”), sophisticated torch (Drag), and sung the Great American Songbook with Tony Bennett (A Wonderful World), before inventing the modern Canadian Songbook (Hymns of the 49th Parallel).
As the title suggests, Watershed represents a milestone in k.d. lang’s career. For the first time, she has assumed, on her own, the role of producer—as well as writer, singer and multi-instrumentalist—for this album of new original songs. The result is perhaps lang’s most confident and revealing work, with gorgeous arrangements featuring strings and guitars; distilled lyrics that come across as intimate reveries; and warm, understated, and often very sexy vocal performances. Watershed serves as a highly personal companion to her 2004 Nonesuch debut, Hymns of the 49th Parallel, a collection of brilliantly realized interpretations of material from fellow Canadian songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and Jane Siberry.
Meaghan Smith
The child of a piano-teacher mother and a bass-playing father, Meaghan Smith devoured old musicals and animated films as a child, and later fell in love with the jazz and big-band music of the 20s, 30s, and 40s. Those early inspirations influenced the timeless quality of the music on The Cricket’s Quartet, which The Washington Post has called “tart” and “snappy” and “one of the best finds of late 08”. The EP features four songs: “I Know,” “If You Asked Me,” “A Little Love,” and “Drifted Apart” and includes accompanying whimsical videos created by Smith, who has worked as an animator for the past several years.
Special WXPN Discount = 30% off
Special 30% off tickets are announce in select sections for this concert. Pricing is now as follows: A ($46) and B ($39) and C ($29). To take advantage, mention WXPN when calling 732-246-SHOW(7469), visiting the ticket Office (15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick, NJ), or enter promotion code WXPN online at www.StateTheatreNJ.org when signing in to the web site. Then, proceed to the k.d. lang event page and click BUY REAL TIME TICKETS.
For tickets (or a brochure), call the State Theatre ticket office at 732-246-SHOW (7469), or visit us online at www.StateTheatreNJ.org. The State Theatre ticket office, located at 15 Livingston Ave, New Brunswick NJ, is open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday 10am to 6pm; Wednesday 11am to 7pm and at least one hour prior to curtain on performance dates. For information on group outings and discounts, call 732-247-7200, ext. 536.
The State Theatre, a premier nonprofit venue for the performing arts and entertainment. The theater exists to enrich people’s lives, contribute to a vital urban environment, and build future audiences by presenting the finest performing artists and entertainers and fostering lifetime appreciation for the performing arts through education. The State Theatre’s programs are made possible, in part, by funding from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts, and contributions from numerous corporations, foundations, and individuals. Continental Airlines is the official airline of the State Theatre. The Heldrich is the official hotel of the State Theatre. The Star-Ledger is the official newspaper of the State Theatre. William Grant & Sons, our season spirits’ sponsor.
k.d. lang
Wed, April 29 at 8pm
$111, $76, $66, $56, $41
STATE THEATRE
15 Livingston Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Ticket Office – 732-246-SHOW (7469)
Online – www.StateTheatreNJ.org
PHOTOS FURNISHED UPON REQUEST
Please contact Kelly Skinner at
732-247-7200, ext. 542 or by email at [email protected].
Information in this release is current as of April 16, 2009.
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