George Lucas and Mickey Hart Episode 1
SAN FRANCISCO, CA– Fresh off the road from,a sold out 15 date tour Mickey Hart fans can tune in to the first in a series of videos featuring Mickey with George Lucas telling stories of their work together, the importance of sound in film, and the power of music.
“Episode One” finds George & Mickey “Back the Big Room” at Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch where Hart recorded the Gyuto Monks Tantric Choir and the Dzintars Latvian Choir.
These titles were recently re-released as part of the Mickey Hart Collection on Smithsonian Folkways in October, 2011.
Mickey Hart Band Hits The Road In January
The Mickey Hart Band will be back on the road in January for a short run of East Coast and West Coast dates. Glide Magazine gave their recent tours finale in Chicago rave reviews describing the show as “content that ranged from the most familiar of Deadhead classics to material culled, in part, from the far reaches of our solar system, Mickey Hart refuses to rest on his laurels and continues to expand music’s horizon.”
Hart and producer Ben Yonas (Zion I, Jazz Mafia) are currently finishing up his next solo album, slated for a Spring 2012 release. Fans will continue to get a sneak peaks of the new tunes at upcoming shows.
Mickey Hart Band 2012 Tour Dates
1/5/12 Bethlehem, PA- Arts Quest Center @ Steel Stacks Buy Tickets
1/6/12 Syracuse, NY – Wescott Theater Buy Tickets
1/7/12 White River Junction, VT – Tupelo Music Hall Buy Tickets
1/8/12 New York, NY- Highline Ballrom Buy Tickets
1/20/12 Grass Valley, CA – Center For The Arts Buy Tickets
1/21/12 Lake Tahoe, NV – Crystal Bay Club Buy Tickets
