Bringing their national outing to Bozeman this month, tribute group TUSK comes to the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture for one night only as part of their current tour. The performance is set for Wednesday, May 20th, beginning at 7:30pm. Enjoy a set of hits and deep cuts from Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame inductees Fleetwood Mac.
No fancy tricks, no gimmicks, just five musicians recreating the music of Fleetwood Mac to perfection with note for note renditions that no other Fleetwood tribute on the touring scene today can come close to duplicating. Authentic-sounding and always respectful, TUSK leaves no stone unturned in replicating the sounds of one of the world’s best loved, top-selling bands.
Time, trust, and close friendship have cultivated an intimate familiarity with the five founding members’ musical nuances, shaping each performance with such precision that even the slightest variation, virtually imperceptible to all but the five musicians sharing the stage, is met with a wink and a nod, and usually an inside joke. TUSK is more than a band – they’re a family.
Following on Thursday, June 4th, Grammy-nominated blues guitarist Tab Benoit delivers his talents to the Emerson. The single-night set begins at 7pm with opening support by Ghalia Volt. Get ready for a night of powerhouse swamp blues.
The singer/songwriter and guitarist has, for more than thirty years, built a remarkable career on the foundation of his gritty and soulful Delta swamp blues. He has acquired a devoted legion of fans along the way, as well as five Blues Music Awards, including BB King Entertainer of the Year (twice) and an induction into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. After a 13-year hiatus, Tab returned with his latest effort, I Hear Thunder, on his own label, Whiskey Bayou Records. The new album was his first #1 in the Billboard charts in over 30 years.
Tab’s accomplishments as a musician are matched only by his devotion to the environmental health of his native Louisiana Wetlands. He is the founder and driving force behind Voice of the Wetlands, an organization working to preserve the coastal waters of his home state. In 2010, he received the Governor’s Award for Conservationist of the Year from the Louisiana Wildlife Federation. Tab has also starred in the iMax motion picture Hurricane on the Bayou, a documentary narrated by Meryl Streep on Hurricane Katrina’s effects, with a call to protect and restore the wetlands.
Advanced tickets for TUSK and Tab Benoit begin at $40 and $43, respectively, and are available through www.theemerson.org. Located at 111 S Grand Ave., the Emerson Center for the Arts & Culture serves as a primary resource for the arts, arts education and cultural activities in Southwest Montana. •
