Three Rivers Arts Festival

CD Live! Presents Joan Baez: The 50th Anniversary Tour

17 December 2008 by Lauren in News

Brought to you by 91.3 WYEP, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and the Three Rivers Arts Festival

Contact: Lauren Bracey
Manager of Communications & External Affairs
Three Rivers Arts Festival
Office: 412-281-8723 x27
Email: lbracey@artsfestival.net

PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, 91.3 WYEP and the Three Rivers Arts Festival are pleased to announce CD Live! presents Joan Baez at 8 pm, Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the Byham Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 19, 2008.

2008 is a landmark year for Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Joan Baez, marking 50 years since she began her legendary residency at Boston’s famed Club 47. She remains a musical force of nature whose influence is incalculable: in addition to her own recordings, Baez unselfconsciously introduced Bob Dylan to the world in 1963 and focused awareness on songwriters ranging from Woody Guthrie, Dylan, Phil Ochs, Richard Fariña, and Tim Hardin, to Kris Kristofferson and Mickey Newbury, Dar Williams, Richard Shindell, Steve Earle and many more.

Baez’s latest record, Day After Tomorrow, was released in September 2008. According the artist, the album “speaks to the essence of who I am in the same way as the songs that have been the enduring backbone of my repertoire for the past 50 years.” Day After Tomorrow is nominated for the Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album Grammy Award, marking Baez’s seventh Grammy nomination and her first in 15 years.

Tickets for the March 5 performance will be $34.50 – $49.50. Tickets go on sale Friday, December 19, 2008. To purchase tickets, visit the Theater Square Box Office, call 412.456.6666 or buy online at www.pgharts.org.

Calendar Listing
CD Live! presents Joan Baez: The 50th Anniversary Tour. 8 pm, Thursday, March 5, 2009, at the Byham Theater. Doors open at 7 pm. Tickets $34.50 – $49.50. To purchase tickets, go online at www.pgharts.org, call 412.456.6666 or visit the Theater Square Box Office. CD Live! is a project of the Three Rivers Arts Festival, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and WYEP-FM.

About CD Live!
CD Live! widens the creative expression of the Pittsburgh music scene while advancing the artistry of musicians from around the world. This collaborative project of the Three Rivers Arts Festival, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, and WYEP-FM was formed to build new music audiences and to welcome these listeners to the Cultural District.