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Dave Nachmanoff - Presented by the Progressive Voices Concert Series
WHEN: Saturday, March 11, 2017, 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: First Unitarian Church, 1800 Bell Ave., Des Moines, IA 50315
TICKETS: $20 in advance / $25 at the door. Season tickets: $70 for 4 shows or $105 for 6 shows (available elsewhere on this site.)
You may pick up your pre-paid tickets at the Will Call table after 6:30 p.m. the night of the show.
Seating is general admission, except reserved seating section for season ticket holders. Doors to the auditorium open at 7 p.m.
PARKING: Primary parking lot located just south of Bell Ave. & Druid Hill Dr., just east of the church. Smaller lot with handicap parking located just south of Bell Ave. & Cassady Dr. Street parking also available on Druid Hill & Cassady Drives.
ARTIST WEBSITE: www.davenach.com
PRESS:
... impressive stylistic range, jumping from quietly sprightly folk-pop to Tin Pan Alley jazziness to bluesy rock and back again ... ~Rick Anderson, CD Hotlist
"... a dazzling acoustic guitarist ..." ~Peter Kay, Sheffield Telegraph
ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:
Nachmanoffs latest album, Spinozas Dream, draws on his background in philosophy (in fact he has a doctorate in philosophy himself), with each of the eleven tracks relating to the ideas of different philosopher, including Kant, Camus, Sartre, Kierkegaard, Aristotle, Nietzsche, Leibniz, and of course, Spinoza.
These classic, foundational philosophical concepts often seem to don a fresh, topical mantle through songs that speak to our currently tense and tumultuous times. Examples include That Guy, which refers to a contemporary incarnation of Friedrich Nietsches ubermensch (or overman), and One Black Swan, that references Giordano Bruno, who was burned at the stake in 1600 for challenging the dogmatic, pre-Enlightenment thinking into which the world now seems to be in danger of slipping again. The song, Time of War, portrays Thomas Hobbes views on life through a modern tale of a family of refugees from war.
Growing up in the shadow of the nations capital, Nachmanoff cut his musical teeth on Pete Seeger, country rock, the Kingston Trios early revival folk, and 80s new wave, all melded with a soupçon of Brit folk a la Fairport Convention, John Martyn, and Ralph McTell. In fact, Spinozas Dream producer Martin Levan had a guiding hand in both Martyns Grace and Danger and McTells Water of Dreams, two critically-acclaimed classics of the genre.
Over the course of a dozen albums and countless tours, he has shared the stage with the likes of Alison Krauss, Cheryl Wheeler, Steve Forbert, Firefall, and John Wesley Harding (among many others), at venues ranging from The Bottom Line to the Glastonbury Festival. Hes also paid his dues in myriad classrooms across the United States, sharing his talents and nurturing the next generation of budding troubadours.
SingOut! has praised his heartfelt, inspired songwriting with a delivery both biting and assured, but thats only the tip of the Nachmanoff critical iceberg. Just Plain Folks honored him with the 2001 Songwriter of the Year award, he was a finalist in the 2011 USA Songwriting Competition, and for five consecutive years he was always in the mix for the top songwriting award in the South Florida Folk Festival before finally winning Best Overall in 2002.
Progressive Voices Concerts is excited to bring Dave Nachmanoff to Des Moines!
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LocationFirst Unitarian Church of Des Moines (View)
1800 Bell Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50315
United States
Categories
| Minimum Age: 6 |
| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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