April 16, 2001

Pat McGee Band to give concert

April 27

“One of the best live sounds anywhere

…”

—-MTV Online

MIDDLEBURY, Vt.—At 8 p.m. on Friday,

April 27, the Pat McGee Band will make its first appearance of the

year in Vermont in Middlebury College’s Pepin Gymnasium on South Main

Street (Route 30). Percy Hill, a New Hampshire-based rock-jam band,

will open the concert.

In 1996, the Pat McGee Band was

formed in Richmond, Va. The six-piece band’s rich harmonies and

energized acoustic rock have led to its national success. During its

first four years, the group toured extensively and self-released

three discs, nurturing a cult following. At the end of 1999, the band

signed a recording contract with Giant Records, a joint venture with

Warner Brothers Records. “Shine,” the band’s first album on a major

label, was produced by former Talking Head Jerry Harrison and

released in April 2000.

“Runaway,” the first single off

“Shine,” received airplay across the United States, and “Rebecca,”

the latest single off “Shine,” was climbing the charts as of February

2001. Over the years the band has played alongside Jimmy Buffett,

James Taylor, Fleetwood Mac, Counting Crows and the Wallflowers.

Billboard magazine has lauded the

group for “vibrant, acoustic originals spliced with three-part

harmonies and intelligent melodies.”

Tickets are $10 for general

admission. Beginning April 16, tickets will be available at Sound

Source in Middlebury at 802-388-2755. Beginning April 24, tickets

will also be available at the Middlebury College Center for the Arts

box office at 802-443-6433. Pending availability, tickets will be

sold at the door, which will open one hour prior to the concert.

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