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Todd Rundgren & Utopia: Live 1978 at The Old Waldorf
by Glenn Astarita
Live 1978 at The Old Waldorf San Francisco venue is a continuation of the Todd Rundgren archive series by UK- based Esoteric Recordings. Previously unreleased, the engineers' remastering effort seems to have paid off, as the overall sound is acceptable; although, the lower-end bass response is a bit weak. This concert was originally recorded for a broadcast by local radio station K-SAN and includes pieces culled from Rundgren's solo albums and Utopia's body of work. Rundgren's pop legacy ...
read moreRobert Johnson Tribute: Roots, Taj Mahal, Keb' MO', Todd Rundgren
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ALL-STAR ROBERT JOHNSON CENTENNIAL TRIBUTE CONCERT CONFIRMED FOR MARCH 6 AT THE APOLLO THEATER Producers announced today the first artists confirmed to play a special March 6 tribute concert at NY's historic Apollo Theater, celebrating the centennial of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. The initial, star-studded lineup includes The Roots, Shemekia Copeland, Bettye LaVette, Taj Mahal, Keb' Mo,' Sam Moore and Todd Rundgren, with more to be announced soon. Net proceeds from the concert, co-produced by Steve Berkowitz, Michael Dorf, Joe ...
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Todd Rundgren's Live Performance of Classic album 'Todd' Coming On DVD and CD
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conqueroo
LOS ANGELES, Calif.By the time he recorded the eponymous Todd in 1973, Todd Rundgren had charted with such evergreen hits as Hello It's Me," I Saw the Light" and We Gotta Get You a Woman," and had also been dubbed Rock's Renaissance Man" by Rolling Stone after releasing studio masterpieces Something/Anything? and A Wizard, A True Star. Todd was a departure; the iconoclastic artist included pop ballads alongside medleys, anthems, and prog rock. The album is universally heralded as one ...
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Todd Rundgren Sets Tour Dates, Will Perform Two Complete Albums
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Something Else!
By Something Else Reviews Todd Rundgren has announced five spring concerts, on which he will perform a pair of albums in their entirety, Todd and Healing. The first-ever live stagings of these two releases, held in September of last year, found Rundgren on stage with Greg Hawkes of the Cars, Kasim Sulton of Utopia, Prairie Prince of the Tubes, Jesse Gress and Bobby Strickland. Local area choirs joining them for parts of the Healing set, adding a unique flavor to ...
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In Praise of Todd Rundgren: Pioneer, Pop Star, Fabulously Weird
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Something Else!
By Something Else Reviews Perhaps Todd Rungren's own restive musehe's dabbled in every major rock subgenre over the past four decadessimply makes him too difficult to categorize. Maybe Rundgren never stuck with one thing long enough. Somehow, this pop music maverick hasn't consistently found the wider fame he so richly deserves. At least outside of our crowded listening stations at the SER Towers. We love us some Rundgren. Let's count the ways ... WE GOTTA GET YOU A WOMAN" (RUST, ...
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Todd Rundgren Announces Special Limited West Coast Concert Run
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PRThatRocks.com
Todd Rundgren is proud to announce the only West Coast live performances of his 1973 classic masterpiece, A Wizard, A True Star. AWATS has been long heralded by the rock press as a defining paradigm-shifting album, but until this year had incredibly never been performed in public in its entirety.
Couched within an elaborate stage extravaganza harkening back to the halcyon grandeur of 70's arena glam rock productions, but in an intimate theater setting, AWATS Live is a rare opportunity ...
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Todd Rundgren to Record "Live" "Wizard/True Star" DVD / CD
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Noble PR
Todd Rundgren announced that he will film and record his A Wizard, A True Star concert for a forthcoming live DVD and live CD when he plays the Palace Theater in Stamford, Connecticut on 9th September. The two-disc set is scheduled for an early 2010 release through Music Publishing Corporation of America's label, Hi Fi Recordings.
The live recordings will include an all-star line-up consisting of former members of Utopia, The Cars, Meat Loaf's band, and The Tubes: Todd Rundgren ...
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