Article on Bill Avis, Road Manager for The Band

[HMike]

http://www.mykawartha.com/whatson-story/4193985-peterbio-bill-avis/#.Unt8UQkXlOk.facebook

[Northern Wish]

Cool. I just fired up the new Rock of Ages rerelease and then came here and saw this link. Cheers!

[DevO]

Over the past few years, Mr. Avis, with Jerome, have overseen Bill Avis and Son Productions. That enterprise has done much to keep The Band’s music front-and-centre via a series of concert performances at various Ontario venues, including Peterborough’s Market Hall where, on Nov. 23, A Celebration of Levon Helm: The Music of The Band and Beyond will be presented. Joining Jerome -- playing drums, of course -- will again be a Lance Anderson-led all-star band with guests Johnny Max, The Weber Brothers, Chris Partland, Rick Fines and Dave Mowat.

Tickets: http://tickets.markethall.org/eventperformances.asp?evt=49

Edited November 7, 2013 by Guest

[HMike]

The same players are doing The Last Waltz tribute at the Orillia Opera House on Wednesday,November 20 and Hugh's Room in Toronto on Sunday, November 24.

http://www.orilliaoperahouse.ca/Shows.html

http://hughsroom.com/2013/09/a-tribute-to-the-last-waltz-the-music-of-the-band/

[Northern Wish]

I'm going to this Last Waltz Tribute at the Capitol Theater in a few weeks:

http://www.jambase.com/articles/119076/the-capitol-theatre-to-host-complete-last-waltz

Last November an impressive array of musicians honored The Band and their legendary 1976 The Last Waltz show at San Francisco's Warfield for a concert dubbed "The Complete Last Waltz." The event went so well many of the musicians involved will come together on November 23 at The Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY for an East Coast installment of The Complete Last Waltz. As first reported by venue owner Pete Shapiro's Jambands.com publication, Marco Benevento, Sam Cohen, Dave Dreiwitz and Jeff Chimenti are just a few of the performers scheduled to take part in the concert.Scott McMicken and Eric Slick of Dr. Dog, Stuart Bogie, John Altieri, Eric D. Johnson, Andy Cabic, Josh Kaufman, Ira Elliot, Alecia Chakour and Binky Griptite are also signed on for the Port Chester Last Waltz, with more performers expected to be announced soon. Complete Last Waltz producers are in the midst of a Kickstarter campaign, with tickets to the Cap, a download of last year's show and pro-shot video among the rewards for those who contribute to their effort.

[Jay Funk Dawg]

Did you end up having an extra ticket for that one Sean?

I'm reading This wheel's on fire.. what a great book, i'm just getting to the part where they meet Bob Dylan. Very proud that these Canadians took the music world by storm. (When Lavon was in the Hawks he married a Canadian and became a Canadian citizen to avoid the draft)

Any one read the other biographies?

[guitarberman]

I read Wheel's on Fire.

It's real good.

[Jay Funk Dawg]