Indigo Girls Come to PPAC Tonight

The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) and the Rhode Island Philharmonic have announced that Grammy Award-winning duo INDIGO GIRLS will perform with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Francisco Noya at PPAC tonight, February 13, 2015 at 8P.

Tickets for INDIGO GIRLS are on sale now at the PPAC Box Office (220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence), online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Tickets are $75 - $45; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice. Box Office Hours are Monday through Friday, 10A to 5P; Saturday 10A to 2P and at least two hours prior to all curtain times.

Twenty years after they began releasing records as the INDIGO GIRLS, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have politely declined the opportunity to slow down with age. With a legacy of releases and countless U.S. and international tours behind them, the INDIGO GIRLS have forged their own way in the music business. Amy and Emily have sold over 14 million records and are the only duo with top 40 titles on the Billboard 200 in the '80s, '90s, '00s, and '10s.

After signing to Epic Records in 1988, the INDIGO GIRLS released their critically acclaimed eponymous album to thunderous praise; it remained on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for 35 weeks, earned double platinum status, received a Grammy nomination for " Best New Artist," and won "Best Contemporary Folk Recording." They were overnight folk icons who continued to live up to the high standards they'd set for themselves: they've since released 14 albums (3 of which went platinum and 3 of which went gold), received six Grammy nominations, and have won one. INDIGO GIRLS have toured with innumerable star acts including Neil Young, Emmylou Harris, Joan Baez, R.E.M., Sarah MacLachlan, Natalie Merchant, Jewel, and Mary Chapin Carpenter.

The duo has balanced their long, successful musical career by supporting numerous social causes. Having established an intensely dedicated fan base, the duo continues to remain relevant and attract new fans. With their latest release, Beauty Queen Sister, released on Vanguard Recordings, Emily Saliers and Amy Ray have secured their spot as one of the most legendary musical acts of this generation. Since 2010 the Indigo Girls have partnered with orchestras across the country to revisit classic hits and recent material with new symphonic arrangements.

"Each song had been carefully crafted to include a full orchestral score, and while the melody and lyrics were familiar-the performance took on a musical depth that complimented the unique harmony of the Indigo Girls and cast a spell on the sold out house. We could have sat there enchanted all night." -Seattle Symphony Performance Review, Pebbles to Ponder

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