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Saturday, January 18, 2014, 7:30 p.m.
Phillips Center
THE SUMMER OF LOVE CONCERT
Featuring Glen Burtnik and the Summer of Love Experience
Glen Burtnik, alumnus of Styx
and the original Beatlemania (he
played Paul), touring bassist/
vocalist with the current version
of ELO, major label recording
artist and hit songwriter
(Sometimes Love Just Ain’t Enough
— Don Henley/Patty Smyth,
Spirit of a Boy, Wisdom of a Man —
Randy Travis, and others) brings
you the Summer of Love Concert.
The Summer of Love Concert
focuses on iconic rock music
from the period of time between
the 1967 release of The Beatles’
revolutionary album Sgt. Pepper’s
Lonely Hearts Club Band and the famous Woodstock Music and Art Festival in 1969.
Joined by 12 or more performers including a horn section, strings, keyboardists,
percussionists, background vocalists and an incredible rock rhythm section, the Summer
of Love Experience recreates “note for note and absolutely live” the songs and the
psychedelically-flavored spirit of the Woodstock Generation. “I’ve always had a playlist on
my iPod named ‘The Summer of Love.’ I’m actually a hippie at heart. The music of that era is
probably what moves me the most,” said Burtnik in a recent interview.
The concert includes music by The Beatles; The Rolling Stones; Dylan; Creedence Clearwater
Revival; Janis Joplin; Jimi Hendrix; The Doors; Santana; Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young;
Jefferson Airplane; The Association; The Turtles; The Beach Boys; Scott McKenzie; The
Mamas and The Papas; Country Joe; Ravi Shankar; Procol Harum; Joe Cocker; Melanie; The
Spencer Davis Group; Cream; The Youngbloods and many more nuggets and surprises from
artists like The Rascals; Chicago; The Zombies; Tommy James and The Shondells; Mountain;
Otis Redding; Sonny and Cher; Sly & The Family Stone; Canned Heat; The Strawberry Alarm
Clock; Barry McGuire; and more! The songs run the gamut from the psychedelic songs to
rockin’ album tracks to a sprinkling of now hip Top 40 pop from that era.
Jean Mikle, feature writer for the Asbury Park Press and Pulitzer Prize finalist writes, “The
Summer of Love Concert, led by Glen Burtnik along with his incredible Summer of Love
Experience, was, for me, one of the highlights of this year’s concert going experience … and …
I go to a lot of shows.”
To further enhance that “Experience,” The Summer of Love Concert can also feature Marc
Rubinstein’s Pig Light Show which is recognized as one of the most famous psychedelic light
shows in rock history and is well known for its use in the late 1960s as the house light show
at Bill Graham’s legendary New York City concert hall, the Fillmore East.
“Relive the Memories, Share the Spirit (with family and friends) and Celebrate the Songs of the
Woodstock Generation, The Music That Changed the World” with The Summer of Love Concert
featuring Glen Burtnik and the Summer of Love Experience.