23
Jan/13

TICKET GIVEAWAY: KENNY VANCE AT CITY WINERY

23
Jan/13
Kenny Vance

Longtime music man Kenny Vance will perform a special, intimate show at City Winery on January 27

KENNY VANCE: UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL
City Winery
155 Varick St.
Sunday, January 27, $35-$55, 8:00
212-608-0555
www.citywinery.com
www.planotones.com

Kenny Vance has been enthralled with rock and roll since he was a kid in Brooklyn in the 1950s, and he has continued to keep the music of his childhood alive for more than half a century. After hanging around the Brill Building as a teenager, Vance was a founding member of Jay and the Americans, which had such hits as “She Cried,” “Come a Little Bit Closer,” and “Cara Mia”; managed Steely Dan’s Walter Becker and Donald Fagen early in their career; served as musical director for Saturday Night Live in 1980-81; and was the music producer and/or supervisor on such films as Animal House, Eddie and the Cruisers, Hollywood Knights, The Warriors, and American Hot Wax — in that last movie, he also played bandleader Professor La Plano. More recently he’s been on the road with his band, the Planotones — Johnny Gale, Kurt “Frenchy” Yahjian, Jimmy Bense, Chip Degaard, and Tony Gallino — as they resurrect classic doo-wop oldies and create new ones, live and on such recordings as last year’s holiday-themed Mr. Santa and the Trilogy, which consists ofLover’s Island, Dancin’ and Romancin’, and Oceans of Time. Vance, whose Belle Harbor house, rehearsal studio, and vast memorabilia collection were destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, will be at City Winery on January 27 for a special show, “Up Close and Personal,” looking back at his storied past while also highlighting new tracks from the Planotones’ upcoming release, Acapella (LaPlano, February 12), which also celebrates the band’s twentieth anniversary. (You can hear three tracks from the new album here.)

TICKET GIVEAWAY: Tickets to see “Kenny Vance: Up Close and Personal” at City Winery on January 27 are going fast, but twi-ny has a pair of primo seats to give away for free. Just send your name, daytime phone number, and all-time favorite doo-wop song to contest@twi-ny.com by Friday, January 25, at 12 noon to be eligible. All entrants must be twenty-one years of age or older; one winner will be selected at random.