Mickey Hart Band

Mickey Hart Band

Fri, 04/13/2012 - 8:00pm

The Guinness Black Lager Rock Series

Former Member of the Grateful Dead

Mickey Hart is best known for his nearly three decades as an integral part of an extraordinary expedition into the soul and spirit of music, disguised as the rock and roll band the Grateful Dead. As half of the percussion tandem known as the Rhythm Devils, Mickey and Bill Kreutzmann transcended the conventions of rock drumming. Their extended polyrhythmic excursions were highlights of Grateful Dead shows, introducing the band’s audience to an ever-growing arsenal of percussion instruments from around the world.

On October 11, 2011, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings released the ‘Mickey Hart Collection’ preserving and furthering Mickey’s endeavors across borders and expanding musical horizons. Mickey has been honored repeatedly for his contributions. The Grateful Dead was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and in 2007 along with the other members of the Grateful Dead. Mickey has also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award, along with multiple others.

His new solo project is due to come out February 2012- “I’ve been involved in sampling the epic events of the universe from the Big Bang to now – everything that makes up our lives,” says Hart, describing his upcoming album. “It’s all about the vibrations of life. In this case, they began as light waves, and these light waves are still washing over us. The scientists at Lawrence Berkeley Labs and Meyer Sound made them into sound waves. I want to bring these light waves into the human range and use that as a musical catalyst and play with it.”

Ticket Price:  $60 Orchestra & Mezzanine / $55 Balcony

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