FREE TICKETS & CD
Patty Larkin at the Iron Horse
Northampton, MA
Saturday, June 6th, 2009 @ 7pm

Hilltown Families and Iron Horse Entertainment Group have partnered up to offer a chance to win free tickets to see adult venues in Northampton, MA for a PARENTS' NIGHT OUT! You pay for the sitter, we'll pay for the tickets!

This week we are pleased to offer a chance to win a 4-pack of tickets to see musician Patty Larkin perform at the Iron Horse in Northampton, MA, on Saturday, June 6th, at 7 pm. Brooke Brown-Saracino will open. Suggested dinner seating time is at 5:30 pm. (Click here to see their menu)

Win the tickets and invite other parents to come with you for a night out on the town. Deadline to enter to win is Wednesday, 06/03/09 @ 7pm (EST). More details below.

• UPDATE (05/29/09): FREE CD TOO!

• The friendly folks from Patty Larkin's office are offering a free copy of Patty's newest CD, Watch the Sky, Read more about her newest CD below.
  

PATTY LARKIN

Patty Larkin is a rare combination of talents, redefining the boundaries of folk-urban pop music for more than 20 years with her inventive guitar wizardry, vocals and uncompromising lyrics. Over her 10 CD history, she has honed a reputation as a “musician’s musician”, working with some of the brightest talents in American music.

Long a favorite with critics, Patty is that unique level of artistic sophistication – one that her audiences have come to appreciate and her new fans will love. Acoustic Guitar hails, “her soundscape experiments” while Rolling Stone praises her “evocative vocals, and subtle sonic shading.” She has been described as “riveting” (Chicago Tribune), “hypnotic” (Entertainment Weekly) and “drop-dead brilliant” (Performing Songwriter).

Patty Larkin has achieved a personal best with her newest release, Watch the Sky. The ever evolving artist has continued to search for a new voice, a fresh palate. Watch the Sky. Watch Patty Larkin.

PATTY'S NEWEST CD: WATCH THE SKY

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Patty Larkin has always prided herself in her creative approach to music. With Watch the Sky, Larkin has created a one of a kind release that she wrote, produced, engineered and edited. Larkin wrote and recorded much of the material as it came to her, assembling tracks and sounds as she went. The result is a raw, intimate gorgeous sound that is all her own. Here Larkin has experimented with a kaleidoscope of sounds, from her "slapsteel" guitar (lap steel detuned, played with drumstick and hand) to the "baribow,” an organic take on a string section, played on electric baritone guitar with a child's violin bow. Things take off with a hip hop tinged piece, sung in the voice of a ghost walking the house with a wailing electric blues guitar part, to intimate acoustic guitar with orchestral underpinnings and vocals in the style of Nick Drake. The concept of combining acoustic instruments with modern technology has always intrigued Larkin, and she accomplishes this feat gracefully on Watch the Sky.

HOW TO WIN:

Your chance to win this free 4-pack of tickets and a free CD is as easy as 1-2-3 (4)! To win simply

1. POST A COMMENT BELOW and be sure to tell us your
2. FULL NAME and where you
3. LIVE (TOWN/STATE) PLEASE include your town and state to be eligible. We’ll randomly draw a winner from those who leave a comment (along with their name and town/state) and contact the winner via email, so be sure to leave an
4. ACCURATE EMAIL in the email field of the comment box (we never share your email address).
   

IT’S THAT SIMPLE! — Deadline is 06/03/09 @ 7pm (EST).

If you don’t win you should still go! Tickets are available here. And CD's are available here.