![]() Support the quality programs you depend on from KPBS. This program is part of the KPBS Membership Campaign. Watch videos on Joe Bonamassa's YouTube Channel. Joe Bonamassa is on Facebook, and you can follow on Twitter. Highlights among the 20 songs include favorites that span Bonamassa's career- "The Ballad of John Henry," "Woke Up Dreaming," "Ball Peen Hammer," "Sloe Gin," and "Mountain Time"-including many he doesn't normally perform live, such as "Athens to Athens," "Black Lung Heartache," "Jelly Roll," "Around The Bend," "Jockey Full of Bourbon," "Seagull," and "Richmond."Īccompanying Bonamassa on the same stage once graced by Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Mahler, and Haydn are: traditional Irish fiddler Gerry O'Connor, who also plays mandolin and banjo Swedish multi-instrumentalist Mats Wester on the nyckelharpa, a keyed fiddle Los Angeles-based keyboardist Arlan Schierbaum texturing the mix with celeste, accordions, toy pianos, and assorted "organic" instruments and renowned Puerto Rican percussionist Lenny Castro, whose works spans genres and reads like a who's who of artists, including The Rolling Stones, Sir Elton John, Eric Clapton, Boz Scaggs, Toto, Steely Dan, Christopher Cross, Stevie Wonder, David Sanborn, Avenged Sevenfold, Little Feat, Tom Petty, the Red Hot Chili Peppers and many more. The DVD and Blu-ray will feature 90 minutes of extra footage, interviews and a making-of documentary. All this space does indeed give Bonamassa ample. "An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House" features gorgeously textured music - 20 songs, filmed in HD and recorded in Dolby 5.1 - made with a wealth of rare, vintage, organic and "oddball" instruments. Hes supported by four musicians, all playing a variety of old-timey acoustic instruments (banjo, fiddle, harmonium, mandola, and, naturally, nyckelharpa), surrounded himself with ten acoustic guitars and Dobro, and plays a marathon set list of 20 songs. They recorded the performance in Vienna- the "City of Music" - at the Vienna Opera House, a culturally iconic venue steeped in history and heritage, making it the perfect backdrop for this unprecedented show. For years, he had been wowing audiences with his flagship acoustic song "Woke Up Dreaming," which has become an iconic staple of his world tour and a fan favorite.īuilding on the popularity of this song, Bonamassa and producer Shirley set out to design an entirely new and intimate "unplugged" concert experience that they would then bring to seven lucky cities in Europe during summer 2012. ![]() The CD set only is available at the $60 level, and the DVD set only is available for $90.īonamassa - a predominantly electric guitar player - was ready for a complete departure from his usual projects. This gift also includes enrollment in the myKPBS Savers Club plus additional online access to more than 130,000 merchant offers and printable coupons, as well as a KPBS License Plate Frame (if you're a new member). ![]() 02.Courtesy of Joe Bonamassa Give at the $120 level and receive a "Joe Bonamassa: An Acoustic Evening At The Vienna Opera House" combo package including a 2-CD set and a 2-DVD set.For more Bonamassa information, head to .Īn Acoustic Evening at the Vienna Opera House He’ll open each show with a short acoustic set before diving into his signature electric show.Ĭheck out his tour dates - and the track listing for the DVD - below. Bonamassa will kick off his North American spring tour April 10 in Vancouver, British Columbia, and will finish with three nights at New York’s Beacon Theatre on May 16, 17 and 18.
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