STG Presents Concert Announcements for Monday, April 19, 2010

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) announces the following concerts going on sale this week. STG is the 501 (c)(3) non-profit arts organization that operates the historic Paramount and Moore Theatres in Seattle, Washington. Our mission is to make diverse performing arts and education an integral part of our region's cultural identity while keeping these two landmark venues alive and vibrant. STG presents a variety of shows from Broadway, off-Broadway, dance and Jazz or comedy, concerts of all genres, speakers and family shows - at both historic theatres in Seattle and at venues throughout Puget Sound and Portland, Oregon.

Katzenjammer
Date: June 23, 2010 @ 9:00pm
Venue: The Crocodile (21+)
Price: $10.00 in advance, $12.00 day of show, not including applicable fees.
Seating: General Admission
On sale date: Friday, April 23rd @ 10am
Ticketing information: Available online at TheCrocodile.com. More info can be found at STGPresents.org.

The bugle call that signals the entrance of the all-female quartet Katzenjammer onto the Norwegian stage, and now the international music scene, stems from the band's first hit single, the whirlwind song called "A Bar in Amsterdam". The trumpet fanfare is just one of Katzenjammer's vast array of instrumental hooks, just recently utilized to wake up the audience at the opening of the Spellemannprisen, the Norwegian Grammy Awards. Katzenjammer consists of Solveig Heilo, Anne Marit Bergheim, Turid Jørgensen and Marianne Sveen -- and between them they play the tuba, the balalaika bass, drums, harmonica, piano, banjo, accordion, mandolin, guitar, melodica and, very efficiently, the aforementioned trumpet. By the time you catch them live, they most likely will have added some more oddball instruments to their repertoire. The music of Katzenjammer has been described as folk/country/ balkan/ gypsy/ rickety-rock pop, which strangely enough is not as confusing in reality as it sounds.

Pavement
Date: September 5, 2010 @ 8:00pm
Venue: Paramount Theatre (All Ages)
Price: $35.00, not including applicable fees
Seating: General Admission (Flat Floor) & Reserved Seating (Balcony)
On sale date: Saturday, April 24th @ 10am
Ticketing information: Online at Tickets.com, in person at the Paramount Theatre box office (M-F 10am-6pm), 24-hour kiosks located outside the Paramount & Moore Theatres, charge by phone at (877) 784-4849, or online at STGPresents.org.

Out of the spring break sunshine of Stockton California and on to the pinball rhythms of Brooklyn; taking you in by charm, choruses and their good looks Pavement made five masterpieces then split, having taught the globe how to dress, drink and laugh at themselves. Slanted & Enchanted the classic debut cast a shadow miles wider than its modest tape width. Officially cute: SM, Spiral Stairs, Mark Ibold, MC Bob Nastanovitch and Steve West, laid down the follow up, the hook-heavy Crooked Rain Crooked Rain with the detached confidence of heirs apparent. Pedal steel and social commentary in a shiny pop whole. MTV rotation and world tours beckoned, the A list made it backstage and the band could talk up any football game. Wowee Zoweewas their undisputed classic, a stoned and emotional mess just like the people who made it. It's the 90s White Album.

Mumiy Troll
Special Guest: Run Run Run
Date: September 14, 2010 @ 9:00pm
Venue: Neumos (21+)
Price: $25.00 not including applicable fees.
Seating: General Admission
On sale date: Friday, April 23rd @ 10am
Ticketing information: Available online at eTix.com or in person at Moe Bar. More info can be found at STGPresents.org.

Mumiy Troll (pronounced Moo-me Troll) is undoubtedly the most significant band that modern Russia has produced since the fall of the Soviet regime. They have made their mark with startling albums and live performances that are bursting with energy, combining warmth and total debauchery. What exactly does the band sound like? Consider the term - ROCKAPOPS. Contemporary Russian music is actually divided into what was before and what came after Mumiy Troll. Band founder, frontman Ilya Lagutenko, defined their music style as "rockapops" just to avoid pointless Russian media debates on the definition of what is rock and what is pop. Mumiy Troll became the leader of an entire new musical trend, copied now to greater or lesser degree by Russian wannabees and mainstream artists.

 

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