IMAC TO PRESENT A CONCERT WITH
DAN
HICKS & THE HOT LICKS,
THE HOT CLUB OF COWTOWN
& THE AVETT BROTHERS

www.danhicks.com
www.hotclubofcowtown.com,
www.theavettbrothers.com

Tickets: $37.50 Full Price / $28.50 IMAC MEMBERS
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DATE: FRIDAY, February 11th,
2005 at 9PM
On Friday, February
11th, 2005 at 9PM, the Inter-Media Art Center (IMAC) in
Huntington, Long Island will present a concert with Dan
Hicks and The Hot Licks, The Hot Club of Cowtown and The
Avett Brothers.
What once began as a side project to his
main gig with the Charlatans, Dan Hicks formed Dan Hicks
and the Hot Licks which soon overshadowed the Charlatans
and went on to release four albums. Their tight swinging
acoustic string virtuosity and hot three part harmonies
that characterize their style, eventually gained enough
popularity to propel them to tour internationally. They
also garnered spots on some of the most watched shows on
TV including Johnny Carson, Dick Cavett & Flip Wilson,
leading him to land on the cover of Rolling Stone twice.
Hicks sings about ironic romances, barflies, innocent freedoms
and flying saucer pilots in a refreshingly alternative tempo
that jumps and swings with charm humor and warmth.
If there’s a reason for the fierce
devotion of their fans beyond the beauty and spirit of the
Hot Club of Cowtown’s music itself, it can be found
in the trio’s fresh approach to durable standards.
Like the giants who preceded them, the Hot Club doesn’t
so much recreate as reinvent, animating quintessentially
American music with a postmodern energy that makes it as
current as the latest pop hit, at the same time laying bare
the memorable melodies and enduring lyric themes that made
these songs classics in the first place. The Hot Club of
Cowtown is playing hot string jazz for the 21st century.
When people ask Scott and Seth Avett how
long they’ve been playing music they’ll usually
say, “forever”. Though, under the name The Avett
Brothers, they’ve only been playing for a relatively
short amount of time. Yet, the Avett’s sound is indicative
of a lifetime of development and an implicit partnership.
With stand-up bassist Bob Crawford, The Avett Brothers is
a mixture of old-time country, bluegrass, pop melodies,
folk, rock-n-roll, honky-tonk and ragtime. The overall sound
is without the need of a label, because frankly none would
do the music justice.
Tickets for this performance are $37.50 ($28.50 for IMAC
Members). For tickets or further information on this performance,
or on other IMAC programs, call IMAC's 24-hour Arts-Line
at (631) 549-ARTS. Tickets can also be purchased at the
theater from noon to 6PM, Tuesday through Friday, 2PM to
6PM on Saturdays and after 2PM on the day of the performances.
For further information, call IMAC's business office at
(631) 549-9666.
The Inter-Media Art Center,
Inc. is a non-profit Media and Performing Arts Center whose
programs and services are supported in part by public funds
from the New York State Council on the Arts (a state agency),
Suffolk County Office of Cultural Affairs, the Town of Huntington,
by a grant from The Harmon Foundation, as well as by the
Members of IMAC. IMAC also gratefully acknowledges support
from Bank of America, Korg USA, The Guitar Center, The D’Addario
Foundation for the Performing Arts, AutoOne Insurance, Peconic
Bay Winery, Branch Financial Services and Olivia and Harlan
Fischer.
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