{"id":1381,"date":"2021-11-17T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/11\/17\/the-capitol-sessions-songs-from-a-rock-palace-that-impacted-the-world-announced-for-december-17-in-port-chester\/"},"modified":"2021-11-17T13:17:00","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T13:17:00","slug":"the-capitol-sessions-songs-from-a-rock-palace-that-impacted-the-world-announced-for-december-17-in-port-chester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2021\/2021\/11\/17\/the-capitol-sessions-songs-from-a-rock-palace-that-impacted-the-world-announced-for-december-17-in-port-chester\/","title":{"rendered":"The Capitol Sessions: Songs from a Rock Palace That Impacted the World, Announced for December 17 in Port Chester"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From the producers of the annual Love Rocks NYC <\/a>benefit concert comes The Capitol Sessions: Songs from a Rock Palace That Impacted the World. Featuring Jackson Browne and Jorma Kaukonen leading an all-star jam benefiting HeadCount, the star-studded event will take place on Friday, December 17 at The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Also featured in the show will be Marco Benevento<\/a>, James Casey, Lisa Fischer, Amy Helm, Connor Kennedy, Eric Krasno, Tony Leone, Grahame Lesh, Adam Minkoff, Karina Rykman, and TheWar and Treaty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Curating the evening is legendary producer, arranger, songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell,<\/a> alongside his musical partner and wife Teresa Williams.<\/a> Universally respected by his peers and fans as a master of music, the three-time Grammy-winning producer\/musical director for Levon Helm<\/a> was a member of Bob Dylan\u2019s Never Ending Tour band, as well as a session and touring musician for artists including Keith Richards, Jackson Browne, Phil Lesh and Bob Weir, Cyndi Lauper, Paul Simon and Emmylou Harris, and a recipient of the Americana Music Association\u2019s Lifetime Achievement Award as Instrumentalist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Capitol Sessions celebrates the groundbreaking songs played at The Capitol Theatre by rock royalty like Janis Joplin, the Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, Jefferson Airplane, The Chambers Brothers, Mountain, Joe Cocker, the Rolling Stones, Traffic, and Eric Clapton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Capitol Theatre is one of rock \u2018n\u2019 roll\u2019s last remaining rock palaces. A place where many of rock\u2019s most beloved legends performed \u2014 the Rolling Stones, the Grateful Dead, David Bowie, Janis Joplin, to name a few. We can\u2019t wait to celebrate the iconic songs that have been played over the years at The Cap. It will be very cool for The Capitol Sessions to happen on the same stage where these songs were originally performed. It\u2019s going to be an epic night!<\/p>Peter Shapiro, DayGlo President and HeadCount board member<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The show benefits HeadCount<\/a>, a non-partisan voter registration advocacy organization that stages voter registration drives at more than 1,000 live events each year and collaborates with cultural leaders to promote civic engagement on a national scale. Since 2004, HeadCount has signed up over 1,000,000 voters through its work with Ariana Grande, Dead & Company and Beyonc\u00e9, as well as events like Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo<\/a>, Pride Festivals, and RuPaul\u2019s DragCon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Capitol Sessions is the latest in a lineup of standout events by RWE<\/a>, the company founded by Greg Williamson and Nicole Rechter to bring people together around music, culture, and philanthropy. RWE has realized its vision through charity concerts such as Love Rocks NYC, the Play On<\/em> CBS primetime TV special, and the annual Tipping Point concert for Tulane University and the city of New Orleans.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to honoring some of the most influential artists who played the Capitol during its heyday, we\u2019re proud to highlight the importance of voting rights and democracy. We\u2019d like to extend our thanks to Peter Shapiro, Larry Campbell, and all of the talented artists who agreed to be a part of this benefit concert.<\/p>RWE founder Greg Williamson<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Tickets go on sale\u00a0Friday, November 19 at 12 p.m. EST\u00a0at\u00a0thecapitoltheatre.com<\/a>. Fans are encouraged to make a donation to benefit voter registration and HeadCount<\/a>. Tune in on Fans.Live on December 17.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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