Marshall Crenshaw
Appearance Information:
Friday, September 25
8 p.m.
Centre East
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd
Skokie
To purchase a copy of the cd:
Jaggedland
Born in Detroit, Crenshaw began playing guitar at age 10 and he received his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of "Beatlemania". In 1987, he played Buddy Holly in the Richie Valens biopic "La Bamba". Living in New York, he recorded the single "Something's Gonna Happen" for Alan Betrock's Shake Records, which led to a deal with Warner Bros. His debut album, "Marshall Crenshaw," was acclaimed as a pop masterpiece upon its release in 1982 and established him as a first-rate songwriter, singer and guitarist. The record spawned the Top 40 single "Someday, Someway." Crenshaw's second album, 1983's Field Day, was another critical smash and led to a successful slate of more than 20 years of studio recordings that offered a fascinating evolutionary journey through an array of musical landscapes. Over the last few years, Crenshaw has played 40 to 50 shows a year on what he dubs "the NPR singer-songwriter circuit." This includes notable R.E.M. tribute at Carnegie Hall in March 2009.
Appearance Information:
Friday, September 25
8 p.m.
Centre East
North Shore Center for the Performing Arts
9501 Skokie Blvd
Skokie
To purchase a copy of the cd:
Jaggedland
Born in Detroit, Crenshaw began playing guitar at age 10 and he received his first break playing John Lennon in the off-Broadway company of "Beatlemania". In 1987, he played Buddy Holly in the Richie Valens biopic "La Bamba". Living in New York, he recorded the single "Something's Gonna Happen" for Alan Betrock's Shake Records, which led to a deal with Warner Bros. His debut album, "Marshall Crenshaw," was acclaimed as a pop masterpiece upon its release in 1982 and established him as a first-rate songwriter, singer and guitarist. The record spawned the Top 40 single "Someday, Someway." Crenshaw's second album, 1983's Field Day, was another critical smash and led to a successful slate of more than 20 years of studio recordings that offered a fascinating evolutionary journey through an array of musical landscapes. Over the last few years, Crenshaw has played 40 to 50 shows a year on what he dubs "the NPR singer-songwriter circuit." This includes notable R.E.M. tribute at Carnegie Hall in March 2009.
