Benevento/Russo Duo Kick Off Fall Tour
The Benevento/Russo Duo kicked off their latest tour on October 21st, 2006, at Headliner’s in Louisville, Ky. The jazz/rock combo of childhood friends Marco Benevento on organ/keyboards and drummer Joe Russo released their second album, Play Pause Stop, this year. Other stops include: October 18 - Louisville, KY, Headliner’s 19 - Knoxville, TN, Bluecats 20 - Atlanta, GA, The Loft 21 - Asheville, NC, Orange Peel 26 - Purchase, NY, South / SUNY Purchase 27 - New York, NY, Bowery Ballroom 28 - Bearsville, NY, Bearsville Theatre 31 - Charleston, SC, The Music Farm November 2 -... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBenevento/Russo Duo Go On Tour
The instrumental rock songwriting Benevento/Russo Duo is going on tour in support of its recent LP, Play Pause Stop . The Brooklyn-based keyboard-and-drum duo hooked up in 2002, performing instrumental renditions of Led Zeppelin and Radiohead songs at a weekly gig. After 2005's Best Reason to Buy the Sun , the duo played everywhere from smoky dives and sweaty bars to SXSW and Bonnaroo. After playing in the studio on Trey Anastasio's new solo album, Bar 17 , they went on the road with him both as his opening act and backup band. On their newest album, the pair... read more
Found in: Music, NewsBenevento/Russo Duo Go On Tour
The instrumental rock songwriting Benevento/Russo Duo is going on tour in support of its recent LP, Play Pause Stop . The Brooklyn-based keyboard-and-drum duo hooked up in 2002, performing instrumental renditions of Led Zeppelin and Radiohead songs at a weekly gig. After 2005's Best Reason to Buy the Sun , the duo played everywhere from smoky dives and sweaty bars to SXSW and Bonnaroo. The duo was invited into the studio to guest on Trey Anastasio's new solo album, Bar 17 , and then went on the road with him as both his opening act and backup band. On... read more
Found in: Music, News4 To Watch: Benevento/Russo Duo
In conversation, Marco Benevento and Joe Russo are easygoing guys. They laugh easily, speak easily and politely respond to failed punch lines with... read more
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