Appell Center for the Performing Arts is excited to welcome Lake Street Dive as they continue their tour across the US, including this stop in the Strand Theatre on Wednesday, June 22.
“At a moment when pop strives for lo-fi, solitary-world intimacy, the jazz-pop-whatever band refuses to think small.” —Rolling Stone
“The reinvigorated landscape of the band’s dynamics left Lake Street Dive with freshly budding seeds of inspiration to write their new album, Obviously, a record that’s as sonically colorful and expressively open as the record’s beautiful cover art.” —American Songwriter
Lake Street Dive has partnered with PLUS1 so that $1 per ticket for this concert goes to supporting the Climate Justice Alliance and its work uniting frontline communities and organizations into a formidable force in the climate movement.
Lake Street Dive’s Obviously, produced by Grammy Award-winner Mike Elizondo and released last year on Nonesuch Records, was critically acclaimed and debuted at #5 on Billboard’s Top Albums chart while also delivering career best chart peaks at #1 on Americana/Folk, #2 on Current Rock Albums, and #2 on Current Alternative Albums charts. In addition, lead single “Hypotheticals” reached #2 on the AAA chart and topped both the Non-Commercial and Americana Radio Singles Chart, all marking career highs for the band. Elizondo has been nominated for a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical for his work on Obviously, among other records.
The Associated Press said, “You need to make this band part of your life. Lake Street Dive has never sounded better—full and clear with every instrument given a chance to shine in every song.”
Throughout last year, Lake Street Dive appeared on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the Ellen DeGeneres Show, and CBS This Morning: Saturday Sessions. The band’s NPR Music Tiny Desk (Home) Concert, which premiered last spring, can be viewed at appellcenter.org./show/lake-street-dive.
The original members of Lake Street Dive founded the group in 2004 while attending the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston. The band features Rachael Price (lead vocals), Bridget Kearney (bass), Mike Calabrese (drums) and Akie Bermiss (keyboards). Since the band’s inception they have released seven studio albums, which have an overall consumption in the US of nearly 800,000 units, including more than 445 million streams and 425,000 album sales. The group has toured internationally, performing at major music festivals including Bonnaroo, New Orleans Jazz, and Newport Folk.
APPELL CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS (renamed from the Strand Capitol Performing Arts Center) enriches the community through performing arts, education, and entertainment. Featuring two historic theaters—the 1,262-seat Strand Theatre and the 450-seat Capitol Theatre—the Appell Center offers some of the biggest names in live, professional performing arts along with impactful education programs.
