Ben Schneider conjured Lord Huron from the depths of Lake Huron during a trip to his family home in northern Michigan in 2010. Ancient memories, smoke over the moon and nights full of perilous laughter all bolstered the brew from which Lord Huron emerged. Ben brought Lord Huron back with him to Los Angeles, where strange young things are known to flourish, unhindered.

As the songs grew, so did the need for a band to play them. Answering the call ringing out from California, grand brethren from years past, friends and fellow Michiganders, Mark Barry, Miguel Briseno and Tom Renaud, left their respective paths, or bent each road to their own will, to reconvene out west. An old crew reformed in a new harbor.

After a pair of EPs, a debut album, Lonesome Dreams saw release in 2012. Tours followed that found the boys in blistering deserts, reveling in sinister paradises, wandering frozen coasts and lost among the hanging fog of bygone forests. Who can say but the soles of their shoes how far they travelled and how wide?

In 2014, trail-weary but intrepid, Lord Huron set up camp deep in Los Angeles at Whispering Pines Studios to notch their latest songs and abet the journeys of others. Lord Huron will release the next chapter of their adventures, Strange Trails, in April 2015

Andy McKee

Andy McKee is among the world’s finest acoustic guitarists, and his crossover success to over 150 million YouTube viewers underscores his emergence as one of today’s most unique and influential artists. To fans of virtuoso musicianship it is Andy’s attention to song structure and melodic content that elevates him above the rest. To fans of popular music Andy entertains both the eye and the ear as he magically transforms the steel string guitar into full orchestra via his use of altered tunings, tapping, partial capos, percussive hits and a signature two-handed technique. He’s been featured as a cover story in both Acoustic Guitar Magazine in the U.S. and Acoustic Magazine in the UK, and is also the figurehead of the unique Guitar Masters tours which have traveled the world over the past three years. Andy now looks to challenge himself even further with more surprise collaborations, diverse music releases, development of new instrument products and ceaseless international touring.

Claude LaFlamme

When Claude discovered the harp guitar, it was love at first sight! As a guitarist, pianist, composer and arranger, he was seduced by the versatility of the instrument with its an impressive register like the piano and the harp which allows him to benefit from the diverse facets of his talent. Through his music, Claude expresses a wide range of feelings, styles and sounds; you will be touched by the fineness and the beauty of the arrangements. Claude performs regularly in Canada, the United States and Europe.    

“Senior (musical) Moments” is the fourth annual benefit production for the Center for Successful Aging, following in the footsteps of the very popular “Seniors Have Talent” I and II, and last year’s “Puttin’ On The Ritz” at the Marjorie Luke Theatre. This year’s show will have a fresh, new, more intimate theatrical format featuring scenes and musical numbers that explore the joys and challenges of aging in today’s world. It will feature a multi-generational company of senior and young actors, singers and musicians, many with impressive performance careers. Conceived and directed by playwright/director Rod Lathim, it promises to deliver plenty of humorous and poignant moments pulled from life experiences that will be recognizable by the audience.

This year’s Spirit of Successful Aging Award recipient, Marilyn Gilbert, will be honored before the 75 minute show begins.

The popularity of this annual production continues to grow and is fed by the high production values, the great satisfaction of the audiences and the celebratory environment created at the Marjorie Luke Theatre for the vast talents of area artists who happen to be seniors – wonderful and inspiring role models for their peers.

This production, benefitting the Center for Successful Aging, is a mission driven event that mirrors the work and spirit of the Center’s programs which support area seniors, and offers support to live active, healthy and successful lives in their golden years. It promotes the important place seniors have in our community and demonstrates that seniors are indeed active, talented and contributing members of our community.

Israeli superstar David Broza brings his flamenco-rock sounds to the Lobero for a soulful evening of music direct from the Middle East. Performing songs from his East Jerusalem/West Jerusalem album, an exhilarating collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian musicians that combines cultures, languages, and styles into a powerful statement about coexistence, the whirlwind troubadour takes us on a folk-pop odyssey to a place where optimism endures.

“Broza, an icon of Israeli music, has drawn comparison to Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen and Stevie Ray Vaughan. Singing in English, Spanish, Hebrew, he accompanied himself with a surge of guitar sounds delivered with the force of an aural tsunami.” – L.A. Times

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