Cincinnati, Ohio Nov 3, 2019 (Issuewire.com) - Rundgren Radio is reuniting two members of the popular 60's band Nazz fifty years after their last live performance in 1969 and they will be performing with talent from the national music scene. Stewkey Antoni and Thom Mooney of Nazz will attend Rundgren Radio's fan party in Cincinnati, OH on November 30, 2019. The first set will feature Nazz songs performed by the special band built for this event and they will be joined by Antoni and Mooney for the second set.
The bass player will be Probyn Gregory, a Los Angeles-based composer and musician multi-instrumentalist best known for his work with Brian Wilson, The Beach Boys, and The Wondermints. He has also performed or recorded with artists including Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Billy Joel, Badly Drawn Boy, and more. He plays guitar, bass, banjo, keyboards, trumpet, French horn, flugelhorn, various lower brass instruments, and the tannerin and sings.
The guitarist will be Fernando Perdomo, featured Guitarist in the film ECHO IN THE CANYON and its official soundtrack. Perdomo is a powerhouse of the LA music scene who lives and breathes music. LA Weekly dubbed him as "The millennial answer to Todd Rundgren (a founding member of Nazz)". A veteran at 37, he has made a name for himself as an in-demand producer, singer/songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.
The drummer will be Nick Bertling. Involved in music since the '90's, Bertling primarily made his name as a drummer in Baltimore in bands such as Puddle, Gary B & The Notions, Naked Blue, Alto Verde, They Hear and others. Besides drums, Nick is also skilled at vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, engineering and producing.
On keyboards will be Chuck Wiggins, a Cincinnati-based musician that loves to entertain people with a variety of musical genres - pop/rock/jazz/folk/international. He performs as a vocalist and/or instrumentalist including the accordion. Wiggins has opened for The Intoxicats a couple of times recently, a band that includes Michele Rundgren.
Additional performers include Elle Crash and John Powhida. Crash is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist with a long history in Cincinnati music's scene (JetLab, Lovely Crash, Fairmount Girls). She is one of the founding members of She-RA, the first-ever all-female Todd/Utopia tribute band. Powhida is a singer/songwriter with multiple Boston Music Award nominations and his songs have been featured in episodes of My Name is Earl and Men in Trees. He has sung on recordings by The Click Five, Sarah Borges and The Gentlemen. He performs with Boston rock and soul combo The Rudds, and his own creation - - - John Powhida International Airport, a potent 6 piece rock, disco, soul, pop fusion entertainment unit of the highest original order that just released a new album titled "The Bad Pilot". He is also the singer for the popular Todd/Utopia tribute band, Hermits of Mink Halloween.
NAZZ
Nazz was an American rock band formed in Philadelphia, PA, in early 1967 that included Stewkey Antoni, Thom Mooney, Todd Rundgren, and Carson Van Osten. Their influences were The Yardbirds, The Beatles. The Who, Cream, Small Faces, Moby Grape, and others. They are best known for their debut single "Open My Eyes" backed with "Hello It's Me".
The band had been performing for a short time at small clubs before they landed their first major live show In June '67 with the Doors at Philadelphia Town Hall.
Nazz released two records as a band and a third was released a year after they had broken up that included unreleased tracks along with some outtakes and rehearsal bits.
The catalyst for the fifty-year reunion between Antoni and Mooney is a concert being presented by Rundgren Radio the following night, December 1st, 2019 titled, "It was Fifty Years Ago Today Tour 2019: A Tribute To The Beatles' White Album" that features Todd Rundgren (a founding member of Nazz), Christopher Cross, Micky Dolenz (Monkees), Joey Molland (Badfinger), and Jason Scheff (Chicago). The concert is being held at the Aronoff Center P&G Hall and tickets are available now at https://www.cincinnatiarts.org/events. Rundgren will not be at the party on November 30th.
RUNDGRENRADIO.COM
Rundgren Radio (RR) started as a fan based online talk radio show for Todd Rundgren and music fans that expanded to concert promotion and events.
RR is also a large fan community that has been getting together for over 12 years for unique parties/events to celebrate the music of Todd Rundgren/Utopia/Nazz. The parties have included musical performances by Todd Rundgren, Kasim Sulton (Utopia), Michele Rundgren and Prairie Prince (The Tubes), Stewkey Antoni (Nazz), Greg Hawkes (The Cars), Brent Bourgeois (Bourgeois Tagg), John Siegler, Kevin Ellman, Jill Sobule, Bobby Strickland, Jesse Gress, Mary Lou Arnold, Mutlu Onaral, Conduit of Humanity, Dirk Hillyer, and several Todd/Utopia/Nazz tribute bands including the Drunken Blue Roosters, Hermits of Mink Halloween, Lil' Rocktopia, Love in Akron, Road To Utopia, Secret Society, She-RA, and Throw Money.
RR has completed over 200 online radio shows with over 100 different guests and over a million downloads. All shows are permanently archived and available for download. They have also presented over 40 Todd Rundgren concerts.
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