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May 1, 2012
Rob Gonzalez to perform three concerts in Wisconsin
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Rob Gonzalez will return to his home state of Wisconsin this summer to perform his first area concerts in four years. The concerts will take place over three nights, June 28–30 in Madison, La Crosse and Milwaukee:
MADISON Thursday, June 28
LA CROSSE Friday, June 29
MILWAUKEE Saturday, June 30
(Please see below for details and ticket information).
Gonzalez is coming off several recent successes, including an ongoing musical collaboration with singer Kevin Richardson, currently underway at a recording studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama. Richardson recently made international entertainment headlines with the London announcement that he is rejoining his multi-platinum selling group The Backstreet Boys after a six year leave.
This past December, Gonzalez and Richardson co-starred in a highly publicized benefit concert held in Beverly Hills, California. The concert was organized and produced by Gonzalez himself to benefit The Angeles Clinic Foundation, a cancer research and treatment center based in Santa Monica, California. Gonzalez earned national press for his involvement in the concert, including a feature on E! Entertainment News where he performed alongside Richardson.
Gonzalez first drew attention in the La Crosse area in 2007, with the launch of Melvincares.com, a website based on his idea to combine sales of independent music downloads with the effort to raise money for deserving charities. He also performed several successful local benefit concerts, including a concert at the La Crosse Center, which drew a crowd of nearly 2,000 fans.
In 2008, Gonzalez departed from La Crosse for Los Angeles, where he now permanently resides. He is originally from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. One of Gonzalez's most popular songs is aptly entitled, "Missing Wisconsin."
Here are the specific show details:
Thursday, June 28 | Madison, Wisconsin
Rhapsody Arts Center (Verona, Wisconsin)
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets available at: Rob Gonzalez "Missing Wisconsin" Tour
Friday, June 29 | La Crosse, Wisconsin
The Pumphouse Regional Arts Center
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets available at: www.thepumphouse.org
Saturday, June 30 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin
The Cabot Theater at Broadway Center Theatre
In the Historic Third Ward
Time: 7:30pm
Tickets available at: broadwaytheatrecenter.com
Rob Gonzalez To Star In
Beverly Hills Concert
BEVERLY HILLS, CA…Fresh from completing a phenomenal two and a half year run as the featured performer for Montage Beverly Hills, a Forbes Rated Five Star Hotel located in the heart of the world famous "Golden Triangle" of Beverly Hills, Rob Gonzalez will now star in a very special holiday concert for charity along with talented actor, singer, and dancer Kevin Richardson (of Backstreet Boys fame).
Dubbed "Home For The Holidays - A Concert To Benefit The Angeles Clinic Foundation," the concert marks Rob's return to his trademark of partnering with reputable charities to provide a "win win"— by raising funds for a deserving cause while providing world class entertainment for supporters and fans. The concert will take place on December 18, 2011 at 8pm and be held in the Marquesa Ballroom at Montage Beverly Hills in Beverly Hills, CA, and will star Kevin Richardson and Rob Gonzalez. The show will also feature dance choreography by acclaimed film choreographer Tara Nicole Hughes (Chicago, Rent, Nine, Burlesque). Ticket sales will be limited to 300.
Proceeds will benefit one of the leading non-profit cancer treatment centers in the world: The Angeles Clinic Foundation. To purchase tickets to the concert, or for more information, please visit: Home for the Holidays.
On a personal note, Rob would like to sincerely thank everyone involved in making his performances at Montage Beverly Hills so successful: the staff at Montage, band members, friends, fans, and supporters. Rob writes, "thank you all for an unforgettable run…here's to two and a half years of great memories!"
ROB GONZALEZ HEADLINES 90210
BEVERLY HILLS, CA…Rob Gonzalez is currently the full-time featured music artist for Montage Beverly Hills www.montagebeverlyhills.com. Opened November of 2008, the Forbes-rated five star Beverly Hills luxury resort hotel has quickly earned an international reputation as one of the finest luxury resort hotels in the world.
Rob's artist residency at Montage Beverly Hills first began in July 2009. Since that time, his compelling performance style, combined with the unmatched beauty and elegance of the hotel, have quickly created a buzz throughout Los Angeles. Regular patrons, including famous celebrities, and first time guests often refer to Rob's Montage shows as "the most romantic night out in Los Angeles."
For details about Rob's performances at Montage Beverly Hills, including specific show times, please click here
May 20, 2008 (Los Angeles, CA)
With contributions from Low Stars, Findlay Brown, Rose Polenzani, Tobias Froberg, Steven Delopoulos, and more, Songs for Aging Hippies Come (out today) is the fourth release in Circle Back Music's Music to Live By series which is sponsored by Utne Reader.
"There is a new vanguard of independent artists that eerily harken back to a different era," said Kelly McCartney, the series' producer. "We've brought a bunch of those amazing artists together here. If someone enjoys Bob Dylan, CSNY, or Cat Stevens, they'll love some of these guys, too. "
The Music to Live By series serves as a fun guide through the indie music world, offering only the best of the best. Songs for Aging Hippies Come culls songs from some of the most talented artists around. From the sweet, CSNY-style harmonies of Low Stars and The Silver Seas to the tender, Paul Simon-esque craftsmanship of Robby Hecht and Jason Spooner, there's a wonderful range here.
Songs for Aging Hippies Come is distributed digitally through IODA Alliance and available through IODA's full network of outlets including iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, and more. Physical CDs are available exclusively through Amazon.com. Fifty percent of the proceeds will go to the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights.
The Ella Baker Center for Human Rights is a strategy and action center working for justice, opportunity and peace in urban America. Based in Oakland, California, they promote positive alternatives to violence and incarceration through cutting-edge campaigns.
Track Listing:
Imaginary Girl – The Silver Seas
I Will (Ghost Ship) – Findlay Brown
This Bitter Heart – Rose Polenzani
Late Last Night – Robby Hecht
Pink Tulips – Mark Abis
Our Love Will Never Die – Rob Gonzalez
Mirror This Morning – Jason Spooner
Empty – Chris Seefried
The Great Conductor – Steven Delopoulos
God's Highway – Tobias Froberg
The Duration – Tom Freund
Crystal Wind – Modern Love
Things I Know Are Yours – Philip Price
Blue Onto You – Kathryn Williams
Need a Friend – Low Stars
