Brian Setzer concert December 15, 2012

The Brian Setzer Orchestra
Christmas Rocks! Extravaganza
Sat. Dec. 15

Brian is bringing his orchestra out on the road this year to help your holidays rock!!! Brian Setzer is one of those wild geniuses who keeps the Earth properly spinning on its axis – a consistent institution who you can count on while pretty much everything else comes and goes. He burst on the scene in the early '80s at the forefront of the punk-driven Rockabilly revival with the "Stray Cats." After the group separated, Setzer played lead guitar for the touring version of Robert Plant's ensemble group, "The Honeydrippers." Setzer had grown up playing the baritone horn in school, and often envisioned a rock guitar fronting a big band.[citation needed] In 1990, Setzer organized the orchestra, styled as a big band which included full sections of trumpet, trombone and saxophone players, and a rhythm section with Setzer on guitar and vocals, plus piano, string bass and drums. The orchestra began playing clubs in and around Los Angeles, and was eventually signed to Hollywood Records. After the release of its first two albums in 1994 and 1996, the group achieved national acclaim during the Swing Revival of the mid-1990s, which saw other similar acts such as Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Squirrel Nut Zippers come to prominence. Setzer's cover of "Jump Jive an' Wail" was often mistaken for the original Louis Prima version which was featured in a commercial for The Gap, after which the band soon found unprecedented demand. The orchestra then embarked on several U.S. and world tours.
Arena Theater
Houston's Legendary Theatre in the Round
7326 Southwest Freeway Houston, TX 77074
Box Office Phone Number: (713) 772-5900