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Lobero LIVE presents
CRACKER
and
CAMPER VAN BEETHOVEN
 Monday, December 28 at 8 PM at the Lobero Theatre
 Two iconic indie rock bands fronted by guitarist David
Lowery
Santa Barbara, CA, February 7, 2016 – Lobero LIVE presents Influential rock bands Cracker
and Camper Van Beethoven on December 28 at 8 PM. Get a double dose of pop punk guitarist
David Lowery as both his influential bands take the stage. Camper Van Beethoven is known
combining an iconoclastic, irony-laced lyrical stance with a free-spirited eclecticism that
encompassed a dizzying array of influences from punk to folk and all manner of world music.
Cracker have been weaving subtle yet undeniable country twang throughout their sound since
their 1992 self-titled debut. But with their new double album, Berkeley to Bakersfield, the alt-rock
radio band known for such hits as "Low" and "Get Off This" dives headfirst into the California
country sound.
Tickets for Camper Van Beethoven & Cracker are on sale now at Lobero.com, or by calling the
Lobero Box Office at 805.963.0761. Tickets are $29, with no VIP tickets available for this
performance. All prices include facility fee. Complete calendar listings can be found at
Lobero.com.
Cracker
Eight albums (one platinum and three gold) and a barrel full of anthemic hit songs later, Cracker
endures, using their ability to weave decades of influences into an album that is seamlessly
riveting. Lowery, in the mid-80s, in Santa Cruz, California, formed Camper Van Beethoven, and
their “Take the Skinheads Bowling” became an instant college radio staple. When CVB
disbanded on tour in Sweden, following their second major label release, Lowery formed
Cracker with his longtime friend Johnny Hickman. Cracker’s emergent sound had less in
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common with Camper’s exotic excursions and was more in synch with the Kinks and Southern
roots music. They released their self-titled debut on Virgin, and following the #1 Modern Rock hit
“Teen Angst (What The World Needs Now),” the band became a minor commercial sensation.
The platinum-selling Kerosene Hat contained the enormous, era-defining hit single “Low,” as
well as “Get Off This,” and “Eurotrash Girl.” When the dust settled, Cracker found themselves
with an ever-growing, devoted following both in the U.S. and throughout Europe. Today the
band stays well connected to yet another generation of fans via Internet, many of whom were
kids when these alt-rock godfathers were first ruling rock radio.
“Cracker has never sounded better, cooler, more vital - or more important.” - ROCK GUITAR
Calendar Editors, please note:
Monday, December 28 at 8 p.m.
Lobero Theatre
Lobero LIVE presents
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven
Get a double dose of pop punk guitarist David Lowery as both his influential bands take the stage.
http://www.lobero.com/events/camper-van-beethoven-cracker/
Tickets: $28. VIP Tickets not available for this performance. More info at Lobero.com. Prices
subject to facility fee.
Lobero Box Office: www.Lobero.com, 805.963.0761, 33 East Canon Perdido Street, Santa Barbara, CA
93101
DAILY
Camper Van Beethoven
In the second half of the 1980’s, Camper Van Beethoven-David Lowery (vocals, guitar), Victor
Krummenacher (bass, vocals), Greg Lisher (guitar), Jonathan Segel (violin, guitar, keyboards)
and Chris Pedersen (drums), plus late addition David Immergllick (guitar and various stringed
instruments)-was one of its era’s most original and influential indie rock bands. The quintet
effortlessly combined an iconoclastic, irony-laced lyrical stance with a free-spirited eclecticism
that encompassed a dizzying array of stylistic influences, from punk to folk to psychedelia to all
manner of world music. Camper’s visionary embrace of disparate genres established them as
innovators, while their songs’ combination of barbed satire and poignant humanism stymied
those who’d attempt to pigeonhole them as a mere novelty.
New Roman Times is perhaps Camper Van Beethoven's most musically accomplished and
conceptually ambitious effort to date. The album-on the band's own Pitch-A-Tent label (via
Vanguard Records), the same imprint that issued much of Camper's seminal '80s work-is a
vivid, emotion-charged song cycle that merges the group's sense of musical adventure with a
fanciful rock-opera storyline that's rife with parallels to America's current political landscape.
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Lobero LIVE is funded in part by the Events and Festivals Program using funds provided by the City of
Santa Barbara in partnership with the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission. Additional sponsorship is
provided by the Santa Barbara Independent and KCSB 91.9 FM.
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