Harris Center Presents GET THE LED OUT- THE AMERICAN LED ZEPPELIN Tonight

They aren't an impersonation band; this musical tribute band is made up of six professional musicians who are passionate about their love of the music of Led Zeppelin on October 9, 2014. It is their mission to bring the studio recordings of "the might Zep" to life on the big concert stage. These musicians are fans first, striving to do justice to one of the greatest bands in rock history and Harris Center for the Arts is pleased to have them here in Folsom.

GET THE LED OUT will perform tonight, October 9, 2014 at 7:30 pm. Tickets are priced at $39-$55; Premium $65. Tickets are available online at www.harriscenter.net or from Harris Center Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time. Parking is included in the price of the ticket. Harris Center is located on the west side of Folsom Lake College campus in Folsom, CA, facing East Bidwell Street.

From the bombastic and epic, to the folky and mystical, Get The Led Out have captured the essence of the recorded music of Led Zeppelin and brought it to the big concert stage. The Philadelphia-based group consists of six accomplished musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin's studio recordings with all the bells and whistles. Utilizing the multi-instrumentalists at their disposal, Get The Led Out re-create the songs in all their depth and glory with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live.

Get the Led Out was formed in 2003 when a couple of Philadelphia-area musicians contacted Paul Sinclair about singing in a Led Zeppelin project they were trying to get off the ground. Sinclair, who had spent the majority of his musical career performing in his own original band "Sinclair," had reservations about joining a 'tribute' act. "I had no interest in going the impersonator route," says Sinclair. "I've always found it a bit hokey. I was much more intrigued by the thought of playing this music that I loved so much, and playing it accurately. With ALL the instrumentation."

Enter guitarist Paul Hammond who shared a musical partnership with Sinclair that dated back to their teen years. Together they wrote songs, released albums and earned their rock and roll wings on the East Coast club scene. It was only natural that Sinclair would recruit Hammond for the latest rock journey. "I knew Paul [Hammond] would add the stability and musical chops needed to pull this off," Sinclair explains. "Besides guitar, he plays many other stringed-instruments and even played keyboards in an early incarnation of the band."

Sinclair's vision of performing on stage as themselves and doing the studio versions of the Zep catalog was not a popular concept with other early members in the band. "In the beginning, some of the guys wanted to do the look-a-like thing. Akin to a version of the movie The Song Remains The Same. Those guys have since moved on to other things," says Sinclair.

With the Pauls in place and the addition of Adam Ferraioli on drums, Jimmy Marchiano on guitar, multi-instrumentalist Andrew Lipke (keys, guitar, vocals, percussion etc.), and Billy Childs on bass, GTLO's mission finally came into focus: to recreate on stage the complete sound of Led Zeppelin's recordings with the studio overdubs that Zeppelin themselves never performed live. Oh, and without the wigs. "It turns out that our approach is the very thing that separates us from all the other Zeppelin acts out there. I'd like to say that it was a real savvy business decision, but truth be told it's just the only way I could see doing it," remarked Sinclair. Also joining the group for this tour is Diana DeSantis, special guest vocalist on "The Battle of Evermore."

GTLO took the show on the road in 2004 with debut performances in major theatres, PACs, festivals and concert venues throughout the East. "I remember our first time at Penn's Peak (a 1700 seat national concert venue in Jim Thorpe, PA)," recalls Sinclair. "I was concerned about attendance because we had not yet made a name for ourselves. But then 1000 people showed up. We knew we were onto something. Now we sell the place out. I guess it goes to show the power of this music...and hopefully a little something about the band that's playing it."

Now dubbed by the media as "The American Led Zeppelin," GTLO presents a two hour + set each night that spans the mythic career of the legendary British supergroup. With a strong focus on the early years, they also touch on the deeper cuts that were seldom, if ever heard in concert.

Get The Led Out's approach to their performance of this hallowed catalog is not unlike a classical performance. "Led Zeppelin are sort of the classical composers of the rock era," says lead vocalist Paul Sinclair. "I believe 100 years from now they will be looked at as the Bach or Beethoven of our time. As cliché as it sounds, their music is timeless."

The critics are raving. The Patriot News, Central Pennsylvania's leading news source that reaches nearly a half-million weekly readers, heralds, "Get The Led Out didn't just pass Zeppelin 101 with flying colors -- they're working on their Ph.D. They didn't just do their Zep homework -- they're teaching the class." And now in a new decade, GTLO is poised to do the same nationally.

The Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College is a $50 million facility built with a combination of state, regional, local and private funds. Harris Center has three intimate theaters, an art gallery, a recording studio, elegant teaching spaces, plenty of safe parking and all the other amenities of a state-of-the-art performing arts venue. The Harris Center presents touring artists from around the world; partners with the best regional arts organizations, and supports productions by FLC students and faculty.

The Harris Center for the Arts (formerly Three Stages) is named to honor Brice Harris, Chancellor Emeritus of the Los Rios Community College District, for his many contributions to the capital region, including the vision and leadership he provided in opening this regional arts center.

Ticket Price: $39-$55; Premium $65

Tickets are available online at www.HarrisCenter.net or from Harris Center Ticket Office at 916-608-6888 from 10 am to 6 pm, Monday through Saturday, and two hours before show time.

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