Max Raabe & Palast Orchester Embark on U.S. Tour, March 2

Max Raabe & Palast Orchester embark on a 2012 U.S. tour in support of their new album, ONE CANNOT KISS ALONE (February 21 release date) with a Philadelphia performance scheduled on March 2, 2012 at 8 p.m. at the Merriam Theater. With the looks of Fred Astaire and the deadpan humor of Christopher Walken, the dapper Max Raabe performs sophisticated cabaret hits of 1920s and 1930s Berlin with the 12-piece Orchester, including new works from ONE CANNOT KISS ALONE.

The German star has performed at venues ranging from Carnegie Hall to Marilyn Manson’s wedding, musically falling between vintage and vamp, cabaret and camp, Irving Berlin and Berlin-Mitte. The 2012 U.S. tour kicks off in Irvine, Calif. on February 22 and concludes in Cleveland, Ohio on March 11.

ONE CANNOT KISS ALONE is comprised of twelve tales of modern love told through a vintage lens—plus five of those happy-melancholic Raabe originals re-recorded as bonus tracks, for the first time in English. From the unsentimental and sensually swinging title-track to the tongue-in-cheek polka “Doctor, Doctor,” Raabe’s subjects range from the erotic to the sublime, all executed with discrete orchestral arrangements and impeccable vaudeville timing. To preview the German version of ONE CANNOT KISS ALONE video, click here.

"To find an audience for music that is 80 years old is still a miracle to me. It’s the greatest gift I can get, to bring this music to the stage—the music I love—and see that other people love it, too," Max Raabe said of the Palast Orchester’s style.

Tickets for Max Raabe & Palast Orchester are available at $25 to $45, and can be purchased by calling 215-893-1999, online at kimmelcenter.org, or at the Kimmel Center Box Office located on Broad and Spruce streets, Philadelphia, Pa. (open daily from 10am to 6pm, later on performance evenings).