Brunch With Bowie in Akron and Cleveland

Sun 1/5 @ noon at Jilly’s in Akron

Sun 1/12 @ noon at BOP STOP in Cleveland

Exploring the overlooked but infinitely riveting second half of David Bowie’s life, Brunch With Bowie will be presented on successive Sundays in January, 2020 at two venues: on Sunday, January 5 at Jilly’s Music Room in Akron (Tickets); and on Sunday, January 12 at BOP STOP in Cleveland (Tickets). Each event will differ slightly. Rather than a tribute act, these unique shows celebrate David Bowie with fast-moving, highly researched explorations. We will take the audience on a deep dive into greater understanding of the artist’s life and times, offering context and perspective on the artist’s music and legacy. And each show ends on a cathartic note with a live rock and roll concert by Vanity Crash featuring a selection of Bowie favorites side by side with the band’s sizzling originals.

Brunch With Bowie. This live interactive presentation, by arts impresario and Bowieologist Thomas Mulready, traces the artist’s life from the height of his worldwide popularity after releasing Let’s Dance, all the way through his underrated but supremely interesting late career, his brilliant final albums The Next Day and Blackstar , and his untimely death in 2016. Along the way, we investigate his breakthroughs in theatre, design, marketing, technology, finance and sexuality. Recently released historical materials and box sets fill in gaps and bring to light new insights into one of the most important artists and cultural figures of the past century. While this program is presented on two successive Sundays in January at two different venues, each presentation will contain slightly different material.

Brunch With Bowie on Jan 5 at Jilly’s: Tickets

Brunch With Bowie on Jan 12 at BOP STOP: Tickets

 

January is David Bowie Month. Presenting seven events in the first two weeks of January, 2020, musicologist Thomas Mulready and glam rockers Vanity Crash explore David Bowie from all angles, including shows celebrating Bowie’s birth (January 8) and death anniversaries (January 10), his most sensational era (Ziggy Stardust), in-depth surveys of his entire life and legacy, a special benefit show, plus two Sunday Bowie Brunches focusing on the much-overlooked second half of David Bowie’s remarkable life and career. 

Each show opens with a meticulously researched and highly entertaining presentation by Bowie aficionado Thomas Mulready on the life of David Bowie and the stories behind his music, featuring rare video, music, needle drops, trivia, contests, giveaways and audience interaction. Each show is capped with a live music set by Cleveland’s glam punk superstars Vanity Crash, featuring a number of Bowie hits and obscure album tracks, side by side with the band’s own stunning original material drawn from their five releases.

All shows are $25 per person and tickets are available at BowieShows.com, as well as at individual venues. Because of the intimate nature of these venues, it is recommended to secure your seat online in advance. All ages will be admitted. All shows carry a parental advisory due to the frank and honest nature of the material. A Bowie Bargain Badge is available for $100 offering one person admission to all seven shows.

A Friday Night With(out) David Bowie: From Birth to Blackstar

Friday, January 3 at 8PM at The Winchester Music Tavern, 12112 Madison Avenue, Lakewood OH 44107

Friday, January 10 at 8PM at BOP STOP, 2920 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44113

Friday, January 17 at 8PM at CLE Urban Winery, 2180 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights OH 44118

Brunch With Bowie: Deep Dive on the Second Half of David Bowie’s Life and Music

Sunday, January 5 at noon at Jilly’s Music Room, 111 North Main Street, Akron OH 44308

Sunday, January 12 at noon at  BOP STOP, 2920 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44113

Big Bowie Birthday Bash at Brothers: Ziggy Stardust Giveaways, Door Prizes and Trivia

Wednesday, January 8 at 8PM at The Brothers Lounge, 11609 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44102

Bowie Benefit for BOP STOP: All Request Night: proceeds to benefit BOP STOP and The Music Settlement

Saturday, January 11 at 8PM at  BOP STOP, 2920 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland OH 44113

About Thomas Mulready:  Acclaimed musicologist, Bowiephile and arts advocate and impresario Thomas Mulready will host the shows. He been performing and developing productions on David Bowie, Glam Rock, The Beatles and The Velvet Underground for more than five years. Since Bowie’s untimely passing in 2016, recently released box sets, books and rare behind-the-scenes footage have added significantly to the artist’s legacy and history. Mulready is known for creating avant-garde non-profit festivals: Ingenuity Fest, now in its 16th year, and the legendary Performance Art Festival, the largest festival of performance art ever. He created the CoolCleveland media network of sites & mobile apps to turn people on to the coolness of Cleveland, the location of David Bowie’s first US concert.

About Vanity Crash:  Vanity Crash was born on stage under hot lights in the crucible of sound and fury as the glam-punk band The Angry Inch in the rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Ever since, Vanity Crash has been dressing up and throwing down eye-popping synchronized light shows, outrageous stage costumes and provocative attitude, opening for the likes of the New York Dolls, Poison, Semi Precious Weapons, the Darkness and Gogol Bordello. Their recent celebrated concerts focusing on cultural heroes include timeless gems performed live alongside their own incendiary originals. Vanity Crash recently dropped their 5th original release, Phantasmagoria, which includes an original track featuring David Bowie’s longtime pianist, Mike Garson.

Tickets: 

Bowie Bargain Badge (1 person admission to all 7 shows):  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bowie-bargain-badge-tickets-81408098815

01.03.20 The Winchester Music Tavern (Friday With(out) Bowie)  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-friday-night-without-david-bowie-tickets-80384140127

01.05.20 Jilly’s Music Room (Brunch With Bowie)  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brunch-with-bowie-tickets-80762176845

01.08.20 The Brothers Lounge (Bowie Birthday)  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/big-bowie-birthday-bash-at-brothers-010820-tickets-81070067755

01.10.20 BOP STOP (Friday With(out) Bowie)  https://www.themusicsettlement.org/calendar/2020/01/10/a-friday-night-without-david-bowie-bop-stop

01.11.20 BOP STOP (Bowie Benefit)  https://www.themusicsettlement.org/calendar/2020/01/11/bowie-benefit-for-bop-stop-bop-stop

01.12.20 BOP STOP (Brunch With Bowie)  https://www.themusicsettlement.org/calendar/2020/01/12/brunch-with-bowie-bop-stop

01.17.20 CLE Urban Winery (Friday With(out) Bowie)  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/79929050943

 

Complete INFO & TICKETS: http://www.BowieShows.com

Akron, OH 44308

Cleveland, OH 44113

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