Aug. 22, 2023

Contact Dillon McArdle at 608-796-3730 or dtmcardle@viterbo.edu

NEW DATE ANNOUNCED FOR MACY GRAY & THE CALIFORNIA JET CLUB’S THE RESET TOUR AT VITERBO UNIVERSITY FINE ARTS CENTER

LA CROSSE, Wis.– The previously postponed performance of Macy Gray & The California Jet Club’s The Reset Tour has been rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 18 at 7:30 p.m. in the Viterbo University Fine Arts Center Main Theatre. This performance is part of Gray’s global tour (U.S. and Europe) and her only stop in Wisconsin.

Forever full of ear-tugging/eye-popping surprises, ever-eclectic singer/songwriter and actress Gray returns in top form with an inspired new 11-song Moonslice Records album, The Reset and within a fresh new presentation–fronting her own band, The California Jet Club. The songs move from Gray’s signature vulnerable intimacy on the lead single, “Thinking of You,” the epic orchestral ballad “You Got Away” and the festive, sexy circus of “Bottom to the Top” to the resoundingly rebounding singalong uplift of “Every Night” featuring special guest, rapper Maino.   

Making this album a separate piece from the previous 10 studio projects in the 5x-Grammy-nominated (with one win) artist’s exquisite catalog is the full involvement of road band members drummer Tamir Barzilay, keyboardist Billy Wes and bassist Alex Kyhn. While all three specialize in specific instruments, they are all multi-instrumentalists, co-writers and sing background.

“This was my first time writing with them and I was really pleasantly surprised,” Gray said. “Everyone would plug in and we’d just start playing. If I heard something I could put a melody to, we’d try it. We were really open to listening to each other’s ideas…and they had some great ideas. This was one of my best collaborations ever.”

This performance is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Individuals who purchased tickets for the previously scheduled date will be contacted by the Viterbo box office for an exclusive pre-sale opportunity. Tickets go on sale 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 25. Tickets are $64 for main floor and lower balcony, and $54 for upper balcony seating, plus taxes and fees. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Viterbo box office at 608-796-3100 or visit www.viterbo.edu/fac.                        

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