Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Set To Rock Silver Legacy
- Rock n’ Roll Group Plays December 30 at 8 p.m. -
RENO, Nev. (November 13, 2008) - The story of Joan Jett begins with a young girl’s dream to play rock and roll music, who quickly became a rock star and who is often referred to as “the girl Elvis.” Her group Joan Jett and the Blackhearts have sold millions of albums and been a staple on the Top 10 charts. Come see them perform in the Grande Exposition Hall at Silver Legacy Resort Casino on December 30 at 8 p.m.
Jett and the Blackhearts claim the #28 song of all time, “I Love Rock n’ Roll”, which was #1 on the Billboard charts for 8 weeks after 23 major record labels refused to give her a deal.
Her songs are like the background music of our lives and can be heard not only on the airwaves, but also in scores of movies and television shows. Jett’s many innovative music videos are a staple of MTV and VH-1 and aside from being one of the most durable live concert attractions, Jett is the first female rock recording artist to own her own record label and has set a standard for women in the industry.
With the New York Times recently hailing Jett as the “godmother to female musicians with loud guitars and idealistic dreams,” that moniker joins “the queen of punk” and “the original riot girl” as another way to describe the timeless appeal of the woman and her music.
Jett’s icon status as a pop culture symbol of what women can achieve continues to grow throughout the world. Fit To Be Tied is Joan’s first greatest hits CD, (out on Mercury) to the delight of all her fans. With a new Joan Jett and the Blackhearts album, and a role in the film Boogie Boy by Pulp Fiction alums Craig Hamann and Roger Avary, Jett is poised on a unique historic moment to honor her past and celebrate her future.
Jett, has joined forces with her original record company, Mercury/Universal, to distribute Blackheart Records through a major label for the first time. Along with the Blackhearts, longtime drummer Thommy Price, guitarist Doug Cangialosi and bass player Sean Koos, Joan has almost completed Friend to Friend, an album of deep thoughts and hit tunes further enriched by the one/two punch of producers Ted Templeman and Kenny Laguna.
The Blackhearts recently contributed a track to the Iggy Pop tribute album to benefit Lifebeat, a music industry aids charity. Jett’s interest in charity and women’s causes allowed her to express her support of women’s college basketball by rocking up The Mary Tyler Moore Show theme song, “Love Is All Around,” which became an anthem and instant hit record.
Jett brings this honesty, purity and intensity to all things she believes in, especially music.
She produced the Germs seminal punk album, GI as well as tracks for Bikini Kill and Dischord Records’ Circus Lupus. Over the years she has invited everyone from R.E.M. and Social Distortion to Lungfish to open for her and recently joined the Indigo Girls on stage at Madison Square Garden for an encore of “Crimson and Clover.” The Lillith Fair artists and Nine Inch Nails cite her as an inspiration. The integrity of the woman and her music is the bough that won’t break, the backbone of today’s rock & roll feminist revolution.
Tickets to see Joan Jett and the Blackhearts are $55, $45 and $353 and can be purchased online at silverlegacy.com and ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-687-8733 or 775-325-7401 or at the Box Office located on the main casino floor.
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