TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS
OPENS THE 2012-2013 SEASON WITH
AN EVENING OF BLUEGRASSS & NEWGRASS

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
Andy Hall, dobro
Andy Falco, guitar
Chris Pandolfi, banjo
Jeremy Garrett, fiddle
Travis Book, bass

WITH SPECIAL GUEST
WOOD AND WIRE

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2012, 8:00 P.M.
AT BASS CONCERT HALL

PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CACTUS CAFÉ

“…a hybrid of progressive country and improvisational bluegrass numbers with a little bit of rock swagger.” – Relix Magazine

“The Infamous Stringdusters are among the most exciting bluegrass/newgrass groups to hit the music circuit in some time.” – Ionia Sentinel-Standard

Texas Performing Arts opens the 2012-2013 season with an evening of bluegrass and newgrass featuring The Infamous Stringdusters and special guest Wood and Wire, September 6 at Bass Concert Hall.

The Infamous Stringdusters are at the forefront of a new movement in bluegrass music. Their unmatched virtuosity and improvisational chops take acoustic music to a completely new level. Named 2007’s Emerging Artist of the Year by the International Bluegrass Music Association, this Grammy nominated outfit is tearing up the newgrass concert and festival scene.

A collective of five musicians who each left successful slots in various touring bands, the Stringdusters are essentially a super-group. The band’s members hold tenures alongside luminaries like Dolly Parton, Earl Scruggs, and Levon Helm, to name a few. The live Stringdusters experience is anti-formulaic, groove friendly, and mind-expanding – not your granddaddy’s bluegrass; unless your granddaddy was Jerry Garcia.

Austin bluegrass band Wood & Wire will open the performance.

For more information on this performance, please visit http://texasperformingarts.org/season/the-infamous-stringdusters-austin.

CALENDAR LISTING

Thursday, September 6, 2012, 8:00 pm –Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin presents The Infamous Stringdusters with special guest Wood and Wire at Bass Concert Hall (E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr.) A map of the campus: texasperformingarts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($32 / Limited $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew; 512.471.0632
gbartholomew@TexasPerformingArts.org

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