The Green Street Music Series celebrates its one-year anniversary on Saturday, February 28, 2004 with an American themed show at the Lucky Dog Music Hall in Worcester, Massachusetts. Featuring the music of Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen

The popular Green Street Music Series celebrates its one year anniversary with the fifth show in the series: "The Wild, The Innocent, and the Green Street Shuffle", a local celebration of the music of Tom Petty and Bruce Springsteen. Starring the G Street Band and over 35 guest singers from many of Central Massachusetts biggest bands.

(PRWEB) January 27 2004--Over the past year the Green Street Music Series has paid tribute to The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, The Clash, The Police, and The Who, and on Saturday, February 28 the Series comes home with an American themed show featuring the music of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, and Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. The show will feature nearly 50 songs in a five-hour, marathon show starring the 11-member G Street Band, a super house band featuring some of Worcesters more prominent musicians. The hit-heavy show will span the career of both artists and will serve as backdrop for showcase of local talent as singers from 35 local bands take the stage to handle the vocal duties.

The Green Street Music Series, which consists of a different show every three or four months, is a twofold celebration. It celebrates the career and music of an important artist, or artists, and at the same time celebrates and recognizes the high quality and vitality of the local Worcester music scene. The first show in the series, "Exile On Green Street", was a local tribute to the surprise concert that the Rolling Stones played at Sir Morgans Cove (now the Lucky Dog Music Hall) in September of 1981 as a warm-up show for their Still Life World Tour in support of the hit album Tattoo You. The success of "Exile On Green Street" was the catalyst for the shows that have followed.

"The Wild, The Innocent, and the Green Street Shuffle" also falls on the 16th anniversary of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Bands Tunnel Of Love World Tour which kicked off with three shows at the Centrum in Worcester in 1988.

The G Street Band is:

Steve Mossberg from Mossberg on keyboards;

Duncan Arsenault from The Curtain Society on drums;

Craig Rawding from Vibrotica on vocals and harp;

Roger Lavallee from The Curtain Society on guitar and vocals;

John Donovan from The Bees Knees on guitar and vocals;

Neil Lucey from Thinner on vocals;

Ron Mominee from The Curtain Society on bass;

Robin Steiger from Joe Rockhead on guitar and vocals;

Charlene Arsenault from Pet Rock on organ;

Dawn Sweet from Pet Rock on backing vocals;

and John Vanderpool from The Heavy Metal Horns on sax;

the shows producer is Greg Munro.

In addition the show features guest singers from: Thinner, Drilling 3's, Pet Rock, The Bees Knees, The Curtain Society, Giraffe, Whiskey Down, Mossberg, Starr Faithful, Gutta, Voodoo Screw Machine, Huxley, Bewkenheimer/Chagrin, The Deadites, Vibrotica, Deny Everything, Musclecah, Hothouse, Brainless Wonders, Jediah, Joe Rockhead, Group Action, Huck, Wilbur & the Dukes, Bootsie, Chillum, SUMO, Schekta, plus Matt Taylor, Robin Steiger, Laurence Lavallee and more!

What: "The Wild, The Innocent and the Green Street Shuffle"

Where: Lucky Dog Music Hall, 89 Green Street, Worcester, MA

When: Saturday, February 28, 2004 at 9 PM sharp!

Tickets: $8 available at The Lucky Dog and at WWW.TICKETWEB.COM

Details: 21+, doors open at 8 PM

More info: www.luckydogmusic.com

press photos available at www.luckydogmusic.com/gsms/press.htm

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