Most rock & roll bands are a tightly wound unit that developed their music through years of playing in garages and clubs around their hometown. Steely Dan never subscribed to that aesthetic. As the vehicle for the songwriting of Walter Becker and Donald Fagen, Steely Dan defied all rock & roll conventions. Becker and Fagen never truly enjoyed rock -- with their ironic humor and cryptic lyrics, their eclectic body of work prefers Chet Baker jazz, traditional pop, blues, and R&B. Steely Dan created a sophisticated, distinctive sound with accessible melodic hooks, complex harmonies and time signatures, and a devotion to the recording studio.
With the help of punchy horns, backup singers and the standard rock-band complement (bass, guitar, drums, keyboards), Fagen and Becker maintained what really was a long look back at how Baker and his audience must have anticipated an easy future of personal jet packs, video phones and ever-larger tailfins.
Now, here they come again: Think Fast, the 2008 tour.
Sun 06/08/08 Hollywood, FL Seminole Hard Rock Live
Mon 06/09/08 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
Wed 06/11/08 Alpharetta, GA Verizon Wireless Amph. At Encore Park
Fri 06/13/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Sat 06/14/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Tue 06/17/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Wed 06/18/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Fri 06/20/08 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
Mon 06/23/08 Boston, MA Bank Of America Pavilion
Wed 06/25/08 Wallingford, CT Chevrolet Theatre
Fri 06/27/08 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa
Sat 06/28/08 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Sun 07/13/08 Cincinnati, OH National City Pavilion
Tue 07/15/08 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
Thu 07/17/08 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Sun 07/20/08 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theatre
Fri 07/25/08 Murphys, CA Ironstone Vineyards
Sat 07/26/08 Berkeley, CA Greek Theatre
Mon 07/28/08 Saratoga, CA The Mountain Winery
Wed 07/30/08 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Thu 07/31/08 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
Sat 08/02/08 Stateline, NV Harvey's Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena
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