Live At The Rialto Theatre
Join Jim and The Strangs for a Live Stream Worldwide Broadcast concert from the fabled Rialto Theatre on the Boulevard in historic downtown Kenmore. To view the Online Stream visit Jim Ballard Facebook page or The Rialto Theatre Facebook page!
We’ll play at least one song from each of Jim’s albums, including from Jim’s eponymous first album (which everyone now calls South Side Days) to the most recent release, Good Bones. On top of that, you’ll hear four songs from the upcoming album Follow The Moon, two of which have never been played anywhere by the band.
The stream is free but, should you choose and are able to donate, you’ll receive free album downloads, depending on your level of donation, from the live album we’ll be recording that evening all the way to the full Jim Ballard catalog. The donations will go to help keep Rialto Theatre afloat through the pandemic.
Meet The Strangs
The Strangs are bassist Bill Watson, drummer Joe Lang, guitarist Wes McCraw and keyboardist Tim Longfellow.
They are a part of my family…
Bill has played with a who’s who of 330 bands including Deadly Earnest and The Honky Tonk Heros and Hillbilly Idol and Alex Bevan. He also is bassist for Rachel Brown and the Beatnik Playboys and of course with 15-60-75 The Numbers Band.
Wes and I first met when he was playing lead guitar for Searchlight Ensemble, a TransSiberian Orchestra-like Touring Christmas Concert. I was recruited to stand in as the other guitar player, so we just took it from there. He also plays with The Traveling Johnsons and Little Steve-O
Tim has been a keyboard legend in the 330 and way beyond for a lot of years. I call him ‘the fingerpoet” and you’ll hear why… You’ll find him also adding his magic to Yankee Bravo, Tracey Thomas and Brian Lisik. I believe Todd Rundgren is in there somewhere too…
I met Joe when I was producing the tribute CD to the music of John Bassette, when he came to the studio to drum for Jim Gill. When I wanted to put together a band for the Ask John Steinbeck CD , I called Joe. The rest is history.
Donation Perks….
Donations will benefit Jim Ballard and The Strangs and The Rialto Theatre! To donate at any of the levels, click on this Ticket Link!
Level One: $10 or more gets you a link to download the full live album which we’ll be recording that evening.
Level Two: $25 or more gets you the download of the live concert PLUS digital download of any ONE of Jim’s albums.
Level Three: $50 or more gets you the download of the live concert plus digital download of any THREE of Jim’s albums.
Level Four: $100.00 or more gets you the download of the live concert plus digital download of ALL of Jim’s previous albums, 12 discs in all… PLUS… the original VINYL issue of your choice of either the second album, Thunderhead or the third album Into The Heartbeat.
These are the original analog tape mixes (different from their digital CD mixes) and all in their original unopened shrink wrap. Signed if you’d like!
There are only a handful of each title, so get them while you still can!
All of my albums are available for digital download at this link: https://jimballard1.bandcamp.com/ or at my website www.jimballardmusic.net.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: For ALL guests attending an in person performance, The Rialto Theatre will be taking all necessary measures to keep our staff, guests and performers safe. There will be changes and guidelines to follow when performers and guests arrive on the premises. We will only be opening up the in person performances up to 30 guests per performance and each guest that attends will be REQURIED to have a purchased PRESALE ticket prior to the performance. Each guest will be designated a table (6ft apart to provide for Social Distancing) for dining and the performance. Your dinner and drink will be provided at each designated table and additional purchased drinks from the bar will be provided by our staff. The Rialto Theatre and its affiliates are requiring guests to wear face coverings.