#musicmoves are always more fun with your best dance partner! Special thanks to @katkinggg for showing us how music moved her at last week’s Pine Leaf Boys concert at Levitt AMP Lafayette. It looks like it was a great night!
Want to see more gleeful #musicmoves? Check out our live feed and be sure to share your own photos on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card!
Music is moving Black Violin across the nation, as part of the 2015 Levitt National Tour. After launching the tour in Memphis, Tenn. on 6/13, Black Violin packed the lawn and rocked the crowd in Arlington, Texas this past weekend (6/20).
We’re loving all the great #musicmoves we are seeing across the country! Many thanks to @alexandriawill for sharing this awesome photo and showing us how music moved Levitt Arlington last weekend!
This week, Black Violin is heading west, where they will be giving two performances in southern California: Levitt Los Angeles (6/26) and Levitt Pasadena (6/27). So if you’re in the area, come out and join the fun! You don’t want to miss this dynamic duo.
Both shows begin at 8pm. Arrive early, at 7pm, with your violin for a free music workshop led by Black Violin and stick around for a lively post-show Q & A with the artists!
To see more #musicmoves, check out our live feed and be sure to share your own photos on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card!
After energizing Levitt Shell audiences with their soulful and uplifting sound last summer, Gedeon Luke & The People are back! And this year, they’re bringing three times the joy, three times the passion and three times the soul with performances at three Levitt venues across the nation. Two weeks ago, they brought their vibrant funk to Levitt SteelStacks, and this week they’re heading to Levitt Shell in Memphis (Saturday, 6/20) and Levitt Arlington (Sunday, 6/21). Continue reading
The dapper and dynamic Mortimer Levitt (1907-2005) was not only a generous patron and outspoken advocate for the arts—he was also a leading clothier and creator of a men’s fashion empire of made-to-measure shirts.
In honor of his impeccable sense of style, here’s to all you dapper concertgoers out there who always show up to Levitt concerts dressed to the nines!
To see more stylish #musicmoves, check out our live feed and be sure to share your own photos on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to win a $100 iTunes gift card!
We’re so excited to announce that the Levitt National Tour is back with a headlining act you won’t want to miss! Continue reading
Last year, legendary percussionist, Pete Escovedo delighted audiences at Levitt Pavilion Pasadena when he brought one of his sons onto the stage as a surprise guest.
This Sunday, he’s opening the season with another one of his famous children: GRAMMY-nominated percussionist and pop singer-songwriter, Sheila E.
For decades now, both have blazed musical trails—Escovedo as a member of Santana and bandleader of influential Latin jazz band Azteca, as well as his own Pete Escovedo Latin Jazz Orchestra, and Sheila as both a solo act and touring musician with artists like Prince, Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie, and Diana Ross. Together, they have been making music for almost the entirety of Sheila’s life; she began playing her father’s instruments at the age of three and made her onstage debut two years later, when he invited her to play a solo at one of his shows.
Before this Sunday’s show at Levitt Pasadena, listen to some of the Escovedos’ most memorable songs, from Sheila’s debut single written by Prince to Pete’s groundbreaking work during his long career in Latin jazz. Continue reading
As you might remember from last week’s post, this summer we want you to show us how #musicmoves you! The pictures are already pouring in and we are lovin’ the way free live music is moving people all across the country. Continue reading
Do you love dancing, tapping your feet and snapping selfies at Levitt concerts? Show us how #musicmoves you and you could win one of five $100 iTunes gift cards! Continue reading
In today’s data-driven world, it’s perhaps only fitting that the modern-day mix tape was brought to life by an algorithm. In 2000, Pandora burst onto the scene, offering people a new kind of radio; breaking songs down into basic components, categorizing them and streaming playlists tailor-fit to listeners’ personal preferences. To date, there are over 250 million registered Pandora users—clearly, the creators of this platform were onto something.
The man behind the complex categorization system that powers Pandora (the Music Genome Project) is chief musicologist, Nolan Gasser, who recently posed the question: “How can we make use of that information to make our lives better?” To answer that question, he turned to music therapists, who show us day after day how music can in fact make our lives better—especially when something goes wrong. Today, we explore the possibly of Gasser’s relation-identifying algorithm making an even deeper impact than it has already made. Continue reading
The wait is finally over—the 2015 Levitt concert season is officially here! Dust off your picnic baskets, grab your dancing shoes and get ready for the largest Levitt concert season yet!
This season features another energetic and eclectic mix of performances by emerging stars and seasoned musical legends that you won’t want to miss. Click here to see when your local Levitt will be kicking off its 2015 concert series!