Low Cut Connie to Perform at Inauguration
One of our favourite discoveries of 2020 was Low Cut Connie, righteously rocking, piano-pounding – the best band we’d never heard of. But we Zoomed with him back in October and he’s become a real friend of the 13th Floor. So we were thrilled to hear he’ll be performing at Pennsylvania’s Inauguration celebration.
At noon NZ time, he’ll perform at the official home states inauguration celebration event for President-Elect Joe Biden. The virtual event invites fans to join the PA Democratic Party and the DE Democratic Party to celebrate the historic moment. The celebration will feature a video message from Biden himself, plus special guests.
“Low Cut Connie might be the best band you’ve never heard of… Private Lives moves easily between bombastic rockers worthy of the E-Street Band to touching ballads featuring just Weiner and his piano. It is what ‘rock’ albums sounded like in the ’60s. Some of the songs, such as “Charyse” which pops up at the end, are spectacular.” – Brian Wise, Rhythms
RSVP’s are now open. Watch the official event HERE.
“It’s an honor to represent Philly and Pennsylvania at this inauguration event. These are challenging times and I believe that art and performance can help point the way to a more open-minded future in this country,” said Adam Weiner. “I love the idea that Kamala and Joe were watching my Tough Cookies show with me rolling around half naked singing ’90s techno with a cheese grater in my hands and were like ‘This is what we need!'”
In October, Low Cut Connie released his critically-acclaimed 6th studio album Private Lives via Contender Records. The release followed endorsements from the likes of Elton John and Joe’s old pal Barack. The album was praised by The New Yorker, who dubbed Adam Weiner the “Pandemic Person of the Year,” as well Rolling Stone included it on their “50 Best Albums of 2020” list at #34 and said, “Philly’s patron saint of ass-shakers let his ambitions run wild on his band’s Private Lives, a 17-song double album that somehow doesn’t drag.”
The album’s title track “Private Lives” was one of the most played songs on public radio last year and was included in NPR Music’s list of “Public Radio’s Most Popular Songs Of 2020.”
Follow Low Cut Connie:
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Wild Ride (official video)
“Look What They Did” (official video)
“This is a little rock’n’roll band from South Philadelphia. I don’t know if any of you have seen Rocky, but this is the neighborhood where Rocky is from. It’s not a beautiful neighborhood, but the people who live here are tough. They’ve got heart, they’ve got soul. The band started and we were playing rock’n’roll and soul music without irony, we would throw these crazy parties and people would just lose their minds.” – Adam Weiner, Low Cut Connie, in Rhythms
Stream and purchase Private Lives here:
https://ffm.to/private-lives
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