Todd Rundgren Tour
09/12/2008
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(PR) Todd Rundgren is hitting the road this fall in support of his first full-length record of original studio material in 4 years, entitled Arena. The album is out on September 30th via newly launched music venture Hi Fi Recordings.
Arena, recorded in Todd's current home state of Hawaii, is yet another notable addition to Rundgren's remarkable career as a performer, songwriter, and producer. The album showcases his unique songwriting style and sonically captures the essence and energy of "arena" rock with bombastic, guitar-driven tunes like "Mountaintop," "Strike" and "Mad," while the anthemic song "Mercenary," transports you to a stadium with its epic chorus, "How Do You Like Me Now?," resounding to every seat in the house.
"I found myself just going out and doing this sort of guerilla guitar quartet thing around the country and around Canada," said Rundgren, "So when it came time to make a record, I thought maybe I'll just continue in that vein and write something that is appropriate to the guitar, since the fans seem to be enjoying it so much."So when I decided to write a new album, I knew beforehand it was going to be this kind of old-school guitar-rock record." Known as a man of musical innovation, Rundgren's latest release draws from his vast and impressive career experiences as a performer, songwriter and producer – including notable achievements on the cutting edge of music and technology such as: the first live nationally broadcast stereo radio concert (by microwave), which linked 40 cities around the country in 1978; the very first two commercially released music videos, one of which was nominated for the first-ever Grammy awarded for "Best Short Form Video" in 1983; and the launch of PatroNet, the world's first direct artist subscription service all of course; and of course there are the timeless hit songs, including 'Hello It's Me', 'I Saw The Light', 'Can We Still be Friends', and 'Bang The Drum.'
Be sure to catch Todd's tour when it stops in the following cities (more to be announced soon):
10/1 The Triple Door Seattle, WA
10/4 BR Cohn Winery Amphitheatre Glen Ellen CA
10/6 Park West Chicago, IL
10/7 Barrymore Theater Madison. WI
10/9 Mayo Center Morristown, NJ
10/10 Rex Theater Pittsburgh, PA
10/11 Tarrytown Music Hall Tarrytown, NY
10/13 Bijou Theater Knoxville, TN
10/15 The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
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