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SWITCHFOOT, NICKEL CREEK DUO BRINGS ACT TO COLLEGE |
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January 08, 2009
GROVE CITY, Pa. – Just days after launching their first full-length album as Fiction Family, the all-star duo of Jon Foreman, lead singer of Switchfoot, and Sean Watkins, founding member of Nickel Creek, will perform on the Grove City College campus at 8 p.m. Jan. 23 as part of a cross-country tour.
The performance, sponsored by Stonebridge Concerts, will be in Crawford Hall Auditorium. Tickets are $18 general admission; $20 at the door. Group tickets of 10 or more are $15 each.
Foreman is the guitarist and lead singer of the Grammy-nominated rock band Switchfoot, which has sold over 5 million records worldwide. Foreman has had considerable success as a solo artist as well. He released two double-EPs in 2007, earning comparisons to Damien Rice and David Gray. Watkins is the guitar player and founding member of the Grammy award-winning trio Nickel Creek. Watkins has a weekly residency at the Largo in Los Angeles known as “The Watkins Family Hour,” which regularly features guests such as his sister and fellow Nickel Creek band mate Sara Watkins, as well as Fiona Apple, John C. Reilly, Greg Leisz and Benmont Tench of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
The two musicians met a few years ago at a show featuring Wilco, R.E.M., Nickel Creek and Switchfoot. Over time, they began writing songs together, which quickly turned into a full-length album. Both took turns singing lead vocals and playing several instruments on each song including bass, keyboards, percussion, baritone ukulele, piano, organ, mandolin, steel guitar and 12-string guitar. Nickel Creek fiddle player Sara Watkins is featured on a few songs.
The self-titled album, which will be released by ATO Records on Jan. 20, features 12 original tracks written, arranged and recorded by Watkins and Foreman at their homes in San Diego. Because of the performers’ other musical commitments, they passed the tracks back and forth, piecing the parts together as time allowed.
Tickets can be purchased at www.itickets.com or at (800) 965-9324. For more information, log onto www.fictionfamily.com. Doors open at 7:15 p.m.
Stonebridge Concerts is a Grove City College student group that brings Christian concerts to campus.
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