American singer/songwriter Todd Rundgren will perform at the NYCB Theatre at Westbury on Sunday, Aug. 11.
Rundgren is a singer, songwriter, and producer who started in the ‘60s with the psychedelic band Nazz in Philadelphia.
His solo career started out successfully with such hits as “I Saw The Light” and “Hello It’s Me,” which was a reworked Nazz tune. He formed a band called Utopia (or Todd Rundgren’s Utopia) which concentrated on eccentric progressive epics, while also continuing to release solo albums.
His production work started early, with work for Sparks and the New York Dolls, and continued with Meat Loaf, XTC, The Psychedelic Furs, and many others.
Rundgren is known as being an electronic music revolutionary. His production techniques and his belief that he has ability to play just about any instrument at a mastery level, has allowed him to release some of the most honest and personal music of his time.
Many of his solo albums are entirely Rudgren productions in the sense that he played all the instruments, sang all the vocals, did all of the recording, editing, mixing, and mastering, and even distributed the album through his own record label, Bearsville.
In the particular case of “Something/Anything,” there was actually one side (side 4) which featured songs performed by a studio band, placed on the album to show Todd’s ability in working with musicians.
He recently fronted, recorded and toured with the band The New Cars, which featured two of his own band members, and two of the original members of The Cars. In addition, he released a solo album in 2004 entitled “Liars,” which featured the recurring theme of deceit and broken promises. The band he toured with for this album included his long-time bassist Kasim Sulton, and former The Tubes drummer, Prarie Prince.
Tickets are $59.50, $39.50 and $29.50 plus applicable service charges and are available now online at www.ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at 800-745-3000 or at the Westbury box office.
The concert begins at 8 p.m. For more information, visit: www.thetheatreatwestbury.com.
