Artists Series
Yid Vicious
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Schofield Auditorium | 7:30 P.M.
The Madison-based band Yid Vicious was formed in
1995 to ameliorate
the lamentable dearth of klezmer
in America’s otherwise
pleasant heartland. Klezmer
is Yiddish folk music for dancing
and celebrating,
and no band has caused more dancing and
celebrating
than Yid Vicious, except Kool and the Gang,
with their
hit single about celebrating good times; that caused
lots of celebrating, but Yid Vicious would be next, right after
Kool and the Gang.
The repertoire of Yid Vicious is drawn from
traditional secular Yiddish music, which the seven members of
the group infuse with their collective aesthetic
and experience.
Yid Vicious celebrates the long-standing tradition of klezmorim
by incorporating new musical ideas into an organic and ever-evolving
art form. Their musical arsenal consists of clarinets,
saxophones, fiddle, horn, vocals, guitar, accordion, tuba, drums
and sometimes theremin. This is a good time to be celebrated.
More information: www.yidvicious.com | www.myspace.com/yidvicious
Artists Series tickets are $17 for the public, $15 for those 62 and older and
UW-System or
Chippewa Valley Technical College faculty and staff, and $7 for those 17 and younger and
UW-System
or CVTC students. Tickets for students are half-price, $3.50, up until the day of
the
event. On the day of the event, students will be required to pay the full student-ticket price.
Tickets are available at the Service Center in the east lobby of Davies Center and will be
sold at the door. Patrons may charge tickets to MasterCard or Visa when they order by
phone. Call 715-836-3727 or, outside the immediate Eau Claire area, call toll-free
800-949-UWEC. A $3 handling fee will be added to all telephone charge orders.
The Forum & Artist Series 2009-2010 -- Brochure (pdf)
The Forum & Artist Series 2009-2010 -- Printable Ticket Order Form (pdf)
