We were hoping to be more prepared to give you information on this breaking news but one of the venues put us on the calendar already so the cat's out of the bag!
RundgrenRadio.com presents Todd/Healing albums LIVE 2011
3/25 Hartford, CT = Belding Theater
3/27 Boston, MA = Berklee Performance Center
3/28 Red Bank, NJ = Count Basie Theatre
3/30 Toledo, OH = Stranahan Theater
4/01 Columbus, OH = Southern Theatre
PLEASE do not call the venues or ask us any questions about these concerts because we are still ironing things out with hotels, tickets, etc. The venues thought we weren't going to announce these shows until Tuesday night and we haven't even worked out ticket pricing, etc. You will be kept in the loop via this newsletter so no worries! You can also stay in the loop at http://www.Sonsof184.com !
Our apologies to those fans that wanted to come to your area such as the west coast but it's just not possible with this big of a production.
These concerts will probably be the last chance you have to see Todd/Healing live.
Jill Mingo is working on doing another Golden Goose bus option fro travelers and we will send out that information soon.
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Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, January 7, 2011
Video: Gary US Bonds/ Gene Cornsih / less paul trio and Todd Rundgren
Gary U.S. Bonds joined by Gene Cornish of The Rascals with The Les Paul's Trio and Todd Rundgren joining in with Jan 21 & 22 titles. Video by Larry Blumenstein Video Productions 917-817-2112 LarryBlumenstein@aol.com.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Recap : Todd's Itinerary updated by trconnection
By now, unless you're living under a rock, you're probably aware of all the TR-related stuff coming up this month, but here's a convenient summary, in chronological order. It's likely that Todd will makes some TV/Radio appearances during this time as well, so watch the TR Connection or any of the other fine TR-information portals (Rundgren Radio, Hot Toddies, mailing lists and Facebook) for the latest news.
January 13, 2011 8:30PM EST
Nevessa is proud to announce a live webcast concert by talented singer and songwriter Kasim Sulton (Todd Rundgren, Joan Jett, Celine Dion, Mick Jagger, Jon Bon Jovi, Meatloaf). The webcast will originate from our intimate soundstage in Woodstock NY and include some special musical friends. Kasim will be debuting new songs from his upcoming CD. The $19.95 ticket will include access to the webcast and unlimited VOD for 60 DAYS afterwards. The webcast will be available in 400k, 800k and the pristine 1200k stream. 50 tickets to attend the live event will be available. For more information and to purchase VIP tickets go to http://www.nevessa.com/kasimshow.html.
myRecordFantasy with Todd Rundgren January 17-19, 2011
The Track Shack
1745 Markston Road
Sacramento, CA
Evening Jam #1
(Monday 1/17, 2011, 8 pm - This is sold out)
$10 cover
Pearl on the River
1379 Garden Highway
Sacramento, CA 95833-9735
(916) 567-3275
Midday lunch and 2-3 song acoustic set
(Tuesday 1/18, 2011, 1 pm)
Bella Bru Cafe
5038 Fair Oaks Blvd
Carmichael, CA.
916-485-2883
Evening Jam #2
(Tuesday 1/18, 2011, 8 pm)
Free
Tex Wasabi
2243 Arden Way
Sacramento, CA 95825-3301
(916) 927-8399
Finale Concert
Todd Rundgren and Friends (with David Johansen, Mickey Thomas, Brent Bourgeois, and TBD)
(Wednesday 1/19, 2011, 8 pm)
$5 cover
Strikes
5681 Lonetree Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95765
(916) 632-8200
Also, all evening events will be broadcast live over the internet.
There are a few packages for this:
Three Day Deluxe (all jam sessions and finale concert plus laminate souvenir and satin pass - limit 100) $49.99
Three Day Deluxe (all jam sessions and finale concert) $29.99
http://www.todocast.tv/gigatone/deluxe/
Finale Concert only: $19.99
http://www.todocast.tv/gigatone/final/
January 29 & 30, 2011
Todd Rundgren's Utopia. Yes, you read that right. Todd Rundgren's Utopia featuring the original 1974 lineup for Rundgren, Klingman, Siegler, Schuckett and Ellman (sorry, no Frog). Plus a special appearance by Kasim Sulton. All at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on January 29, 2011. The show is already sold out, but a second show is scheduled for Sunday, January 30, 2011.
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3407125
The TR Tour page is available for 2011 at http://trconnection.com/tour/t2011. As of this writing, these are the only events scheduled.
--
Roger D. Linder, The TR-i Fan Formerly known as RDL22
Antelope, CA
January 13, 2011 8:30PM EST
Nevessa is proud to announce a live webcast concert by talented singer and songwriter Kasim Sulton (Todd Rundgren, Joan Jett, Celine Dion, Mick Jagger, Jon Bon Jovi, Meatloaf). The webcast will originate from our intimate soundstage in Woodstock NY and include some special musical friends. Kasim will be debuting new songs from his upcoming CD. The $19.95 ticket will include access to the webcast and unlimited VOD for 60 DAYS afterwards. The webcast will be available in 400k, 800k and the pristine 1200k stream. 50 tickets to attend the live event will be available. For more information and to purchase VIP tickets go to http://www.nevessa.com/kasimshow.html.
myRecordFantasy with Todd Rundgren January 17-19, 2011
The Track Shack
1745 Markston Road
Sacramento, CA
Evening Jam #1
(Monday 1/17, 2011, 8 pm - This is sold out)
$10 cover
Pearl on the River
1379 Garden Highway
Sacramento, CA 95833-9735
(916) 567-3275
Midday lunch and 2-3 song acoustic set
(Tuesday 1/18, 2011, 1 pm)
Bella Bru Cafe
5038 Fair Oaks Blvd
Carmichael, CA.
916-485-2883
Evening Jam #2
(Tuesday 1/18, 2011, 8 pm)
Free
Tex Wasabi
2243 Arden Way
Sacramento, CA 95825-3301
(916) 927-8399
Finale Concert
Todd Rundgren and Friends (with David Johansen, Mickey Thomas, Brent Bourgeois, and TBD)
(Wednesday 1/19, 2011, 8 pm)
$5 cover
Strikes
5681 Lonetree Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95765
(916) 632-8200
Also, all evening events will be broadcast live over the internet.
There are a few packages for this:
Three Day Deluxe (all jam sessions and finale concert plus laminate souvenir and satin pass - limit 100) $49.99
Three Day Deluxe (all jam sessions and finale concert) $29.99
http://www.todocast.tv/gigatone/deluxe/
Finale Concert only: $19.99
http://www.todocast.tv/gigatone/final/
January 29 & 30, 2011
Todd Rundgren's Utopia. Yes, you read that right. Todd Rundgren's Utopia featuring the original 1974 lineup for Rundgren, Klingman, Siegler, Schuckett and Ellman (sorry, no Frog). Plus a special appearance by Kasim Sulton. All at the Highline Ballroom in New York City on January 29, 2011. The show is already sold out, but a second show is scheduled for Sunday, January 30, 2011.
http://www.ticketweb.com/t3/sale/SaleEventDetail?dispatch=loadSelectionData&eventId=3407125
The TR Tour page is available for 2011 at http://trconnection.com/tour/t2011. As of this writing, these are the only events scheduled.
--
Roger D. Linder, The TR-i Fan Formerly known as RDL22
Antelope, CA
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
second show is up for sale on the highline ballroom site.
go to http://highlineballroom.com/calendar.php?year=2011&month=1 for the tickets for the second night show .. Jan 30th on sale now
need help one ticket needed for a good friend
im in need of one ticket to the jan 29th show at the highline ballroom. please email me at ma4utopia@gmail.com if you can help a good friend of mine out.
Rumor has it NO VOD for the reunion show
from what i heard the PPV Video on demand for the NYC Reunion show is a no go...thats a shame in my opinion. this should be recorded ... Im sure plenty of fan video will surface quickly.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Guests Announced for myRecordFantasy with Todd Rundgren
http://www.myrecordfantasy.com/news/2011/01/guests-announced-for-myrecordfantasy-with-todd-rundgren/
New York Dolls’ Johansen, Starship’s Thomas, Brent Bourgeois to Appear
SACRAMENTO, CA (January 4, 2011) – Gigatone Entertainment, a next-generation entertainment company, has announced special guest artists appearing at the myRecordFantasy event January 17-19, 2011 alongside headlining rock superstar Todd Rundgren.
Joining Rundgren, who’ll be simultaneously working on his latest album project, (re)Production, will be David Johansen of the New York Dolls, Starship lead vocalist Mickey Thomas and Brent Bourgeois of the Sacramento-based 1980s pop band Bourgeois Tagg.
myRecordFantasy, held at Gigatone’s headquarters at the Track Shack Studios in Sacramento, will feature Rundgren’s fans from around the world vying for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of auditioning to perform on his new album. In addition, fans will be attending and participating in nightly jam sessions and a grand finale concert with Rundgren and the guest artists. The live performances will be streamed on the internet and available via pay-per-view at http://www.todocast.tv/gigatone/.
Rundgren, whose innovation as a producer and recording artist has spawned one of pop music’s most devout followings, will find himself in familiar company. He was at the controls for punk rock pioneer Johansen and the New York Dolls’ eponymous debut album . And, he produced Bourgeois Tagg’s second album, Yoyo, in 1987, which included the Top 40 hit, “I Don’t Mind At All.” Rundgren will be appearing with Gigatone stablemate Thomas, vocalist on No. 1 Starship hits “We Built This City,” “Sara,” and “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” for the first time.
On (re)Production, Rundgren will be performing songs from his impressive body of work as a groundbreaking producer. Among the titles he’s recording originating from myRecordFantasy guest artists are “Love My Way” from the Psychedelic Furs, “Better Than You,” by the New York Dolls and Bourgeois Tagg’s “Out of My Mind.” Other album tracks will include “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” from Meat Loaf’s epic Bat Out of Hell, Grand Funk Railroad’s “Walk Like a Man” from We’re An American Band, “Dear God” from XTC’s Skylarking as well as various cuts from albums he produced for Badfinger, Patti Smith, Hall and Oates, Rick Derringer and The Tubes, among others.
As with previous events, myRecordFantasy is filmed in high definition, with reality episodes airing on Gigatone’s Channel Page on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/gigatonerecords. Jam sessions and the finale concert will be streamed live and made available by pay-per-view. Gigatone Entertainment was founded by music and digital entertainment pundit and Grammy Governor Mitchell Koulouris
New York Dolls’ Johansen, Starship’s Thomas, Brent Bourgeois to Appear
SACRAMENTO, CA (January 4, 2011) – Gigatone Entertainment, a next-generation entertainment company, has announced special guest artists appearing at the myRecordFantasy event January 17-19, 2011 alongside headlining rock superstar Todd Rundgren.
Joining Rundgren, who’ll be simultaneously working on his latest album project, (re)Production, will be David Johansen of the New York Dolls, Starship lead vocalist Mickey Thomas and Brent Bourgeois of the Sacramento-based 1980s pop band Bourgeois Tagg.
myRecordFantasy, held at Gigatone’s headquarters at the Track Shack Studios in Sacramento, will feature Rundgren’s fans from around the world vying for the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of auditioning to perform on his new album. In addition, fans will be attending and participating in nightly jam sessions and a grand finale concert with Rundgren and the guest artists. The live performances will be streamed on the internet and available via pay-per-view at http://www.todocast.tv/gigatone/.
Rundgren, whose innovation as a producer and recording artist has spawned one of pop music’s most devout followings, will find himself in familiar company. He was at the controls for punk rock pioneer Johansen and the New York Dolls’ eponymous debut album . And, he produced Bourgeois Tagg’s second album, Yoyo, in 1987, which included the Top 40 hit, “I Don’t Mind At All.” Rundgren will be appearing with Gigatone stablemate Thomas, vocalist on No. 1 Starship hits “We Built This City,” “Sara,” and “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now,” for the first time.
On (re)Production, Rundgren will be performing songs from his impressive body of work as a groundbreaking producer. Among the titles he’s recording originating from myRecordFantasy guest artists are “Love My Way” from the Psychedelic Furs, “Better Than You,” by the New York Dolls and Bourgeois Tagg’s “Out of My Mind.” Other album tracks will include “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad” from Meat Loaf’s epic Bat Out of Hell, Grand Funk Railroad’s “Walk Like a Man” from We’re An American Band, “Dear God” from XTC’s Skylarking as well as various cuts from albums he produced for Badfinger, Patti Smith, Hall and Oates, Rick Derringer and The Tubes, among others.
As with previous events, myRecordFantasy is filmed in high definition, with reality episodes airing on Gigatone’s Channel Page on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/gigatonerecords. Jam sessions and the finale concert will be streamed live and made available by pay-per-view. Gigatone Entertainment was founded by music and digital entertainment pundit and Grammy Governor Mitchell Koulouris
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Bang the drum all day until Todd makes the Hall of Fame
http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/bang-the-drum-all-day-until-todd-makes-the-hall-of-fame
A wizard, a true star, but not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
By Phill Marder
“I’m sort of like a piece of flotsam floating in a sea of public acclaim. I just go under for awhile and then bob up again.”
Since the mid-60s, Todd Rundgren has been a vital part of the music industry in just about every established form and some he has constructed himself.
He may have vanished from the surface occasionally, but he’s never been far from the action and he belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on any number of levels.
In the opener of his website, Rundgren dares you to “Go ahead, ignore me.” And so far, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has called his bluff, doing just that. Not this blog, though, which makes Rundgren the new year’s initial pitch for induction.
I first encountered Rundgren in a 60′s concert. I can’t remember the exact year, but I think the concert was headlined by The Byrds preceded by The Shadows of Knight with Rundgren’s Woody’s Truck Stop the opener. If I’m not quite sure, keep in mind this was the 60s.
I didn’t know of Rundgren then, but I do remember the band made a good impression. They didn’t stick around long, though, evolving into Nazz, which scored minor hits with “Hello It’s Me” and “Open My Eyes,” both Rundgren compositions. “Hello It’s Me” eventually became a major hit in 1973 and Rundgren’s highest charting single when his solo recording of the tune reached No. 5. I prefer the Nazz version, but what do I know?
Rundgren stuck around for a second Nazz LP, which did much better chartwise than the debut, but left before the third was released, though it was dominated by material he had written. His first solo effort, “We Gotta Get You A Woman,” was an immediate smash, peaking at No. 20. But it did create some confusion, being released as Runt, a nickname Patti Smith bestowed on Rundgren. Was Runt a real group or just Rundgren? The answer came, sort of, with the second Runt album, 1971′s “Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren.” Cleared right up, huh?
There were some others involved, but basically it was Rundgren all the way. Rolling Stone, in typical fashion, called it “the best album Paul McCartney never made.” They loved it probably because it didn’t sell. If it had been a smash, it probably would have been labeled “commercial dreck.” Or maybe it was the magazine’s strong endorsement that contributed to it not selling. allmusic.com rated it five stars, its highest rating.
Rundgren stepped into the limelight on the follow-up, the next year’s “Something/Anything?” The double-record set starts with the No. 16 single “I Saw The Light,” which is followed by what should have been another hit, “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference.” Except for side four, Rundgren did everything, playing all the instruments, singing all the parts and producing and engineering as well. Rundgren’s effort earned the work five-star ratings from The Rolling Stone Album Guide and allmusic.com.
The next issue, 1973′s “A Wizard/A True Star,” didn’t reach the heights of “Something/Anything?,” which peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, but it did cement the Philadelphian’s reputation as “a wizard” if not “a true star.” The single disc contained 19 tracks, nine of which clock in at under two minutes each, and almost an hours worth of music. With LPs losing much of their sonic punch with extended playing time – the standard LP usually ran about 15-20 minutes per side, Rundgren pushed the vessel’s limits and the LP cover included a message to listeners urging them to crank up the volume. If one did, they heard another remarkable work, one that earned Rundgren his third consecutive five-star rating from allmusic.com.
Continuing through to the present, Rundgren has continued to release an album or two every year. The results have varied, but the quality has remained and every once in awhile another hit single pops up such as 1978′s “Can We Still Be Friends” or 1983′s “Bang The Drum All Day.” His band Utopia also produced a steady stream of best-selling long-players from 1974 through 1985, 10 efforts reaching the charts. Utopia’s 80′s singles, “Set Me Free,” “The Very Last Time” and “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” helped Rundgren maintain airwave presence.
He also has done soundtracks for TV shows and movies (“Dumb and Dumber” anyone?). In recent years, Rundgren has appeared with Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band & The New Cars.
All this should suffice to get Rundgren into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but there’s so much more it will take a major literary work to do it justice.
allmusicguide.com’s Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, “Todd Rundgren’s best-known songs — the Carole King pastiche “I Saw The Light,” the ballads “Hello, It’s Me” and “Can We Still Be Friends,” and the goofy novelty “Bang on the Drum All Day” (sic) — suggest that he is a talented pop craftsman, but nothing more than that. On one level, that perception is true since he is undoubtedly a gifted pop songwriter, but at his core Rundgren is a rock & roll maverick. Once he had a taste of success with his 1972 masterwork, “Something/Anything?”, Rundgren chose to abandon stardom and, with it, conventional pop music. He began a course through uncharted musical territory, becoming a pioneer not only in electronic music and prog rock, but in music video, computer software, and internet music delivery as well.”
On top of all that, there’s his resume as a producer. After working as engineer on The Band’s “Stage Fright” album, he produced his own hits as Nazz, Runt, Todd Rundgren and Utopia, most of Badfinger’s classic “Straight Up” LP, Foghat, Ian & Sylvia, Patti Smith, Paul Butterfield, Grand Funk, Meat Loaf’s mammoth “Bat Out Of Hell,” Hall & Oates, The Tubes, the New York Dolls, XTC, the Psychedelic Furs and many others. Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf’s collaborator, said, “”Todd Rundgren is a genius and I don’t use that word a lot.”
And Erlewine added, “Rundgren may have existed largely on the fringes of pop music, but he produced a body of work that ranks as one of the most intriguing in rock & roll.”
Rundgren is reported to have said, “I guess I’m like those old-fashioned artists – da Vinci and Rembrandt. You don’t get discovered until you’re dead.”
He underestimates his notoriety. Obviously a lot of fans and many in the music industry discovered him long ago. Now it’s up to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to follow suit.
(For those regular readers waiting for the inevitable, we won’t disappoint. Nazz was on the SGC label. Rundgren walked away from the group after two albums. SGC was distributed by … Atlantic Records.)
Read more: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hasn't recognized Todd Rundgren | Goldmine Magazine http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/bang-the-drum-all-day-until-todd-makes-the-hall-of-fame#ixzz19w3ZFR00
A wizard, a true star, but not in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
By Phill Marder
“I’m sort of like a piece of flotsam floating in a sea of public acclaim. I just go under for awhile and then bob up again.”
Since the mid-60s, Todd Rundgren has been a vital part of the music industry in just about every established form and some he has constructed himself.
He may have vanished from the surface occasionally, but he’s never been far from the action and he belongs in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on any number of levels.
In the opener of his website, Rundgren dares you to “Go ahead, ignore me.” And so far, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has called his bluff, doing just that. Not this blog, though, which makes Rundgren the new year’s initial pitch for induction.
I first encountered Rundgren in a 60′s concert. I can’t remember the exact year, but I think the concert was headlined by The Byrds preceded by The Shadows of Knight with Rundgren’s Woody’s Truck Stop the opener. If I’m not quite sure, keep in mind this was the 60s.
I didn’t know of Rundgren then, but I do remember the band made a good impression. They didn’t stick around long, though, evolving into Nazz, which scored minor hits with “Hello It’s Me” and “Open My Eyes,” both Rundgren compositions. “Hello It’s Me” eventually became a major hit in 1973 and Rundgren’s highest charting single when his solo recording of the tune reached No. 5. I prefer the Nazz version, but what do I know?
Rundgren stuck around for a second Nazz LP, which did much better chartwise than the debut, but left before the third was released, though it was dominated by material he had written. His first solo effort, “We Gotta Get You A Woman,” was an immediate smash, peaking at No. 20. But it did create some confusion, being released as Runt, a nickname Patti Smith bestowed on Rundgren. Was Runt a real group or just Rundgren? The answer came, sort of, with the second Runt album, 1971′s “Runt: The Ballad of Todd Rundgren.” Cleared right up, huh?
There were some others involved, but basically it was Rundgren all the way. Rolling Stone, in typical fashion, called it “the best album Paul McCartney never made.” They loved it probably because it didn’t sell. If it had been a smash, it probably would have been labeled “commercial dreck.” Or maybe it was the magazine’s strong endorsement that contributed to it not selling. allmusic.com rated it five stars, its highest rating.
Rundgren stepped into the limelight on the follow-up, the next year’s “Something/Anything?” The double-record set starts with the No. 16 single “I Saw The Light,” which is followed by what should have been another hit, “It Wouldn’t Have Made Any Difference.” Except for side four, Rundgren did everything, playing all the instruments, singing all the parts and producing and engineering as well. Rundgren’s effort earned the work five-star ratings from The Rolling Stone Album Guide and allmusic.com.
The next issue, 1973′s “A Wizard/A True Star,” didn’t reach the heights of “Something/Anything?,” which peaked at No. 29 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, but it did cement the Philadelphian’s reputation as “a wizard” if not “a true star.” The single disc contained 19 tracks, nine of which clock in at under two minutes each, and almost an hours worth of music. With LPs losing much of their sonic punch with extended playing time – the standard LP usually ran about 15-20 minutes per side, Rundgren pushed the vessel’s limits and the LP cover included a message to listeners urging them to crank up the volume. If one did, they heard another remarkable work, one that earned Rundgren his third consecutive five-star rating from allmusic.com.
Continuing through to the present, Rundgren has continued to release an album or two every year. The results have varied, but the quality has remained and every once in awhile another hit single pops up such as 1978′s “Can We Still Be Friends” or 1983′s “Bang The Drum All Day.” His band Utopia also produced a steady stream of best-selling long-players from 1974 through 1985, 10 efforts reaching the charts. Utopia’s 80′s singles, “Set Me Free,” “The Very Last Time” and “Feet Don’t Fail Me Now” helped Rundgren maintain airwave presence.
He also has done soundtracks for TV shows and movies (“Dumb and Dumber” anyone?). In recent years, Rundgren has appeared with Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band & The New Cars.
All this should suffice to get Rundgren into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, but there’s so much more it will take a major literary work to do it justice.
allmusicguide.com’s Stephen Thomas Erlewine wrote, “Todd Rundgren’s best-known songs — the Carole King pastiche “I Saw The Light,” the ballads “Hello, It’s Me” and “Can We Still Be Friends,” and the goofy novelty “Bang on the Drum All Day” (sic) — suggest that he is a talented pop craftsman, but nothing more than that. On one level, that perception is true since he is undoubtedly a gifted pop songwriter, but at his core Rundgren is a rock & roll maverick. Once he had a taste of success with his 1972 masterwork, “Something/Anything?”, Rundgren chose to abandon stardom and, with it, conventional pop music. He began a course through uncharted musical territory, becoming a pioneer not only in electronic music and prog rock, but in music video, computer software, and internet music delivery as well.”
On top of all that, there’s his resume as a producer. After working as engineer on The Band’s “Stage Fright” album, he produced his own hits as Nazz, Runt, Todd Rundgren and Utopia, most of Badfinger’s classic “Straight Up” LP, Foghat, Ian & Sylvia, Patti Smith, Paul Butterfield, Grand Funk, Meat Loaf’s mammoth “Bat Out Of Hell,” Hall & Oates, The Tubes, the New York Dolls, XTC, the Psychedelic Furs and many others. Jim Steinman, Meat Loaf’s collaborator, said, “”Todd Rundgren is a genius and I don’t use that word a lot.”
And Erlewine added, “Rundgren may have existed largely on the fringes of pop music, but he produced a body of work that ranks as one of the most intriguing in rock & roll.”
Rundgren is reported to have said, “I guess I’m like those old-fashioned artists – da Vinci and Rembrandt. You don’t get discovered until you’re dead.”
He underestimates his notoriety. Obviously a lot of fans and many in the music industry discovered him long ago. Now it’s up to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame to follow suit.
(For those regular readers waiting for the inevitable, we won’t disappoint. Nazz was on the SGC label. Rundgren walked away from the group after two albums. SGC was distributed by … Atlantic Records.)
Read more: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame hasn't recognized Todd Rundgren | Goldmine Magazine http://www.goldminemag.com/blogs/bang-the-drum-all-day-until-todd-makes-the-hall-of-fame#ixzz19w3ZFR00
RundgrenRadio tueday Jan 4 Utopia mk2 reunion pt 2
Tuesday, January 4 · 8:30pm - 10:30pm
Location www.RundgrenRadio.com
More Info Utopia Mark II band members return for another special show! Todd has been invited this time but we're not sure if he can make it or not.
Location www.RundgrenRadio.com
More Info Utopia Mark II band members return for another special show! Todd has been invited this time but we're not sure if he can make it or not.
Todd evening events during myRecordFantasy
And those willing to travel leaps and bounds to see Mr. Rundgren :-)!
here are the particulars on the Todd evening events during myRecordFantasy:
myRecordFantasy with Todd Rundgren:
January 17-19, 2011
The Track Shack
1745 Markston Road
Sacramento, CA
Evening Jam #1:
Pearl on the River
(Monday 1/17, 2011, 8 pm - limited space, arrive early)
1379 Garden Highway
Sacramento, CA 95833-9735
(916) 567-3275
$10 cover
Midday lunch and 2-3 song acoustic set
Bella Bru Cafe
(Tuesday 1/18, 2011, 1 pm)
5038 Fair Oaks Blvd
Carmichael, CA.
916-485-2883
Evening Jam #2:
Tex Wasabi
Tuesday 1/18, 2011, 8 pm)
2243 Arden Way
Sacramento, CA 95825-3301
916) 927-8399
Free
Finale Concert:
Todd Rundgren and Friends
(with David Johansen, Mickey Thomas, Brent Bourgeois, and TBD)
Strikes
Wednesday 1/19, 2011, 8 pm)
5681 Lonetree Blvd
Rocklin, CA 95765
(916) 632-8200
$5 cover
Also, all evening event will be broadcast live over the internet.
There are a few packages for this:
Three Day Deluxe (all jam sessions and finale concert plus laminate souvenir and satin pass - limit 100) $49.99
Three Day Deluxe (all jam sessions and finale concert) $29.99
http://www.todocast.tv/gigatone/deluxe/
Finale Concert only: $19.99
http://www.todocast.tv/gigatone/final/
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