Archive for November, 2008
November 25, 2008 at 12:37 pm · Filed under News
U.S. Theatrical Premiere of Landmark CHEAP TRICK Concert Film Takes Place In Multiple Cities on December 4th, 2008
Celebrates Release of BUDOKAN!: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION DVD+3CD Box Set on Epic/Legacy
**UPDATE: Special guest Jack Douglas will be doing a Q&A at the Los Angeles screening!! ***
New York, NY (November 24, 2008) – On Thursday, December 4th D&E Entertainment will present the U.S. theatrical premiere of a newly-restored concert film from Cheap Trick that previously has only aired once on Japanese television in 1978. With a running time of just over 60 minutes, Live at Budokan captures the concert that catapulted Cheap Trick to stardom.
D&E will be hosting the premieres in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Seattle, and other markets. Full list of cities below.
TICKET AND EVENT INFO: http://www.dandeentertainment.com
U.S. Theaters and Cities showing: CHEAP TRICK LIVE AT BUDOKAN 1978
THUR, DEC 4th:
Phoenix AZ - Ultrastar Surprise Pointe Cinema
San Diego CA - Oceanside Ultrastar Mission Marketplace
San Diego CA - Apple Valley Ultrastar
San Diego CA - Ultrastar Hazard at Mission Valley
Chula Vista, CA - Chula Vista on Broadway
Los Angeles CA - The Echoplex
Chicago IL - Niles ShowPlace
Chicago IL - Skokie Kerasotes Village Crossing
Chicago IL - Naperville ShowPlace
Chicago IL - Chicago City North
Chicago IL - Evansville Stadium
Succasunna, NJ - Succasunna
Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Ctr for Contemporary Arts
New York City, NY - Clearview First & 62nd
Philadelphia, PA - Anthony Wayne Cinema
Burlington, VT - Merrill’s Roxy Cinema
Redmond, WA - Big Picture Theater
November 24, 2008 at 3:53 pm · Filed under News, Photos
November 24, 2008 at 3:34 pm · Filed under News, Photos
November 23, 2008 at 12:51 pm · Filed under News
LIVE REVIEW: Cheap Trick pulls off “Pepper”
By Sean Daly
And when it came time to tackle “Pepper” front to back, Cheap Trick was backed by the Florida Rock Symphony, a booming 24-piece orchestra with a sense of fun and grandeur (ooh, and a cool sitar guy!). The ultimate question, however, …
Rockin the First Tee for charity
ABC Action News – Tampa,FL,USA
The driving force behind the tournament is Robin Zander, the lead singer for Cheap Trick. Robin was joined today on the links by professional golfer, …
The Tampa Tribune:
http://tboextra.com/content/2008/nov/21/cheap-trick-spice-pepper-tribute/tboextra-music/
Creative Loafing:
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/tampacalling/2008/11/22/cheap-trick-salutes-sgt-pepper-with-heart-and-soul/
November 22, 2008 at 1:29 pm · Filed under News, Photos
November 20, 2008 at 6:51 pm · Filed under News
Cool Jack Douglas interview from swtimes.com
Old Sounds: Cheap Trick
VUE Weekly – Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
Originally released: 1978 When Illinois rock ‘n’ roll band Cheap Trick set up in Japan for two nights in 1978 at the Nippon Budokan, recording the shows, …
Cheap Trick: Budokan!
Pitchforkmedia.com – Chicago,IL,USA
If punk taught us that anyone can do it, then Cheap Trick showed that anyone could make it. Their 1979 commercial breakthrough, At Budokan, is not just one …
Cheap Trick, engineer Geoff Emerick team up for ‘Lonely Hearts …
Tampabay.com – St. Petersburg,FL,USA
Hmm, somebody might want to tell Cheap Trick about that. After staging the entirety of Sgt. Pepper’s at heralded live shows in New York and Los Angeles last …
November 14, 2008 at 3:49 pm · Filed under News
Dallas Observer interview
Interview: Classic Rock Revisited
Budokan 30 reviewed in same Classic Rock Revisited edition
Another Budokan review, this time from the NJ.COM website
Popmatters has their own take on Budokan
Fresh Budo review from The Phoenix
Vintagerock.com has even more Budo!
RICK INTERVIEW from classicrockrevisited.com
More from Rick in this edition of THE GAUNTLET
Expect plenty more reviews, press, and interviews surrounding the Budokan 30 release!
November 10, 2008 at 5:37 pm · Filed under Photos
November 6, 2008 at 7:32 pm · Filed under News
It is a great honor to announce that very special guest Donovan will join the “Sgt. Pepper’s… Revisited†performance featuring Cheap Trick and the Florida Rock Symphony at Ruth Eckerd Hall on November 21, 2008.
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November 1, 2008 at 1:42 pm · Filed under News
Dear Friends:
I’m Robin Zander of Cheap Trick. The First Tee Clearwater and I would like to announce our celebrity fundrasising events for the third annual “Rockin’ the First Tee.” These events will be held on Friday evening, Nov. 21 & Saturday, Nov. 22nd, 2008. Read the rest of this entry »
