Fairfield Theatre Company Weekly Round-Up: FTC announces the Tom Petty Project, Grahame Lesh and Friends and Shane Torres
This week Fairfield Theatre Company announces Tom Petty Project, Grahame Lesh and Friends and Shane Torres. Tickets are on sale now via fairieldtheatre.org
Tom Petty Project
Fairfield Theatre Company • 70 Sanford St, Fairfield, CT 06824
November 1, 2024
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Tom Petty Project
The Tom Petty Project is a celebration of one of rock’s most legendary artists. TPP was formed by a collection of seasoned, professional musicians in the NY/CT area to re-create the soaring live performances, and wide-ranging music catalogue that brought Petty and his bands the gigantic following that persists today. From its origins in 2018, TPP has been selling out popular music venues in the tri-state area, including the Main Stage at the Warehouse in Fairfield, CT, the Levitt Pavilion in Westport, CT and Nantucket’s renowned Chicken Box. The fan reaction has been incredible as word continues to spread that this is the best Tom Petty tribute act on the east coast.
Grahame Lesh and Friends (ft. Adam Minkoff, Nathan Graham, Justin Mazer, and Damian Calcagne)
Fairfield Theatre Company • 70 Sanford St, Fairfield, CT 06824
November 9, 2024
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Grahame Lesh and Friends
Based in the musical hotbed of Marin County, California, Grahame Lesh is a guitar player and singer-songwriter for Midnight North, Phil Lesh & Friends, & the Terrapin Family Band. A mainstay in the scene that flowered from Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, Grahame has joined such luminaries as The Mother Hips, Twiddle, Amy Helm, The North Mississippi All Stars, Neal Casal, Jackie Greene, Eric Krasno, ALO, and many more in singing, playing, and interpreting the American songbook.
As a founder and co-frontperson (with Elliott Peck) for Midnight North, Grahame has played hundreds of concerts around the country and released 5 studio albums, 3 live albums, and two digital EPs of original music since the band’s inception in 2012. In the Fall of 2023 the band released their 5th studio album “Diamonds in the Zodiac”, which was produced by Amy Helm and features contributions from Phil Lesh and many other luminaries. The title “Diamonds in the Zodiac” comes from the unearthed Robert Hunter lyrics for “Jupiter,” the epic centerpiece of the album that Grahame wrote the music for.
Grahame Lesh & Friends, or “GLAF”, has grown naturally into another outlet for interpreting the music he has been surrounded by. GLAF takes immense pleasure in reviving forgotten and unfinished Grateful Dead songs, working out alternate versions of Grahame’s Midnight North compositions, fleshing out songs written by Grahame’s brother Brian, and finding the fun covers that tie them all together.
Grahame’s Friends are a powerhouse group in their own right, featuring Adam Minkoff (Amy Helm, Graham Nash, Dweezil Zappa, & more) on bass, Damian Calcagne (Yarn, Swampadelica, Railroad Earth) on keyboards, Justin Mazer (Daniel Rodriguez, American Babies, Ryan Montbleau) on guitar, and Nathan Graham (Midnight North, Phil Lesh & Friends, John K Band) on drums. The members of GLAF have performed together in many configurations, but love coming together as a 5-piece in the studio or on-stage.
As a member of Phil Lesh’s Terrapin Family Band and Phil Lesh & Friends, Grahame has traveled the world, performing Phil’s updated version of the Grateful Dead’s sound everywhere from the famed Fuji Rock Festival in Japan to London to Newport Folk Fest to New York city. Phil Lesh & Friends and the TFB have welcomed guests like Sheryl Crow, Benmont Tench, John Scofield, Rick Mitarotonda, Nicki Bluhm, Dawes, Warren Haynes, Eric Krasno, Bob Weir, and many more onstage as they performed at venues and festivals around the world.
Always focused on the song and the groove, whether it be his or another’s, Grahame’s music stays rooted in the present while touching on all aspects of rock, folk, blues, soul, and more.”
Shane Torres
Fairfield Theatre Company • 70 Sanford St, Fairfield, CT 06824
December 12, 2024
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Shane Torres
Shane Torres is a stand up comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster. Originally from Fort Worth, Texas, Shane landed in Portland, Oregon and began his comedy career. Shane has performed on festivals all over the globe including Montreal’s Just For Laughs, Comedy Central’s Clusterfest, San Francisco Sketchfest, Bonnaroo, Outsidelands, Bumbershoot, Moontower Comedy Festival in Austin, Red Clay Comedy Festival, High Plains in Denver, Laughingskull, New York Comedy Festival, Laughfest, and many more.
His television appearances to date have included Conan twice, Comedy Central Half Hour Special, IFC’S Comedy Bang Bang, NBC’S Last Comic Standing (barely), Tru Tv’s Comedy Knockout, NBC’s Red Nose Day, and Ron White’s Comedy Salute To The Troops on CMT. He has been heard on such popular podcasts such as Savage Love, All Fantasy Everything, Comedy Bang Bang, Doug Loves Movies and Bertcast. He tours frequently across the states and can often be found performing in a comedy club, theaters, and music venues near you. In March of 2019 his Comedy Central web series Shane Torres Conquers Fear is being released.
He has been reviewed by numerous media outlets including The New York Times, Onion AV Club, GQ UK, and more. His album Established 1981 came out in September of 2017 on Comedy Central records “Mr. Torres has a laconic drawling delivery with deliberate pacing, placing him firmly in the tradition of dry deadpan specialist like Tig Notaro and Todd Barry. But his style is warmer, relying on punchlines with corkscrew turns that have moments of vulnerability and even melancholy.” — The New York Times. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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