An Evening Of Words And Music With Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera Announced
(Hired Gun Media) After a highly-successful west coast run of tour dates in February, Roxy Music guitarist/esteemed record producer/Rock & Roll Hall Of Famer and OBE recipient (Officer Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire) Phil Manzanera will return to the United States for more solo shows in May.
In support of his recent memoir and its companion CD ("Revolucion To Roxy"), "An Evening Of Words And Music With Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera" has now been confirmed for:
Cleveland, OH on May 14th at the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame (in conversation with Jason Handley, VP, Rock & Roll of Fame) (previously announced)
Chicago, IL on May 18th at Space (in conversation with Terri Hemmert, DJ at WXRT-FM)
Milwaukee, WI on May 19th at The Shank (moderator TBA)
Minneapolis, MN on May 20th at The Quinlan Room (moderator TBA)
The unique hybrid shows find Manzanera discussing "Revolucion To Roxy," as well as performing. Tickets for the shows can be purchased here. Of his recent solo shows, The San Jose Mercury News declared, "It was a great night for fans, who enjoyed both the words and music portions of the show..." and Parklife DC avowed "A right proper gentleman, Phil spun yarns that kept us glued to our seats. And we were beyond excited when he picked up his guitar to lead us through some musical highlights. You could simply feel the room bursting with joy..."
"Revolucion To Roxy" is out now and contains over 100 color and black and white photographs. The memoir covers Manzanera's fascinating early life, living through the Cuban Revolution, being related to a 17th Century Caribbean Jewish pirate and discovering an Italian musician grandfather! And of course he writes vividly of his time with seminal band Roxy Music and a cast of musical royalty including: Bob Dylan, David Gilmour and Rick Wright (Pink Floyd), Paul Simonon (The Clash), Chrissie Hynde (The Pretenders) and more. It delves into exciting musical adventures and mishaps, from the early days of Roxy to the group's second and third acts and their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame.
A companion music CD, of the same name, is also out now via Expression Records via BFD/The Orchard. It features ten Phil Manzanera tracks in total, including five previously unreleased songs. Purchase the book here (ad)
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