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SUMMARY:Better Than Ezra
DESCRIPTION:Celebrating 25 Years of Closer On Sale: Friday\, August 7 th 
 at 10am CT Box Office: 6:30 PM | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM (This is a Reserved S
 eat Show.) Tickets are available online or at The Sylvee box office. Onc
 e the doors have opened\, if tickets are still available\, they can be p
 urchased at the Barrymore’s box office. Sylvee box office location and c
 ontact information can be found HERE. Please note: The Barrymore does no
 t have access to individual ticket order information. All phone inquirie
 s regarding ticketing will be directed to Ticketmaster’s online ordering
  or The Sylvee’s box office. The best songs\, records\, and bands transp
 ort you back to the first moment you heard them each and every time they
  play. Whether you caught a house party gig after Better Than Ezra forme
 d in 1988 at Louisiana State University\, heard “Good” on the radio once
  it hit #1 during 1995\, became a fan following Taylor Swift’s famous co
 ver of “Breathless” in 2010\, or saw them headlining sheds in 2018\, you
  most likely never forgot that initial introduction to the New Orleans q
 uartet founded by Kevin Griffin [lead vocals\, guitar\, piano] and Tom D
 rummond [bass\, backing vocals]. Those hummable melodies\, unshakable gu
 itar riffs\, and confessional lyrics quietly cemented the group as an en
 during force in rock music. How many acts can boast being the inspiratio
 n of a classic Saturday Night Live skit? Speaking of incredible accompli
 shments\, they occupy rarified air with spots on Billboard’s “100 Greate
 st Alternative Songs of All Time” and “100 Greatest Alternative Artists 
 of All Time.” The story of Better Than Ezra began before the nineties ex
 plosion\, they remain so often associated with\, ever even happened. Gri
 ffin and Drummond comprised the core of the band at its onset as they hi
 t the road and won over one fan at a time beginning in 1989. This fan ba
 se would go on to be known as “Ezralites” by the time the first pressing
  of Deluxe landed independently in 1993. As the audience dramatically gr
 ew\, Elektra signed the boys in 1995 and officially released Deluxe. A f
 ixture on radio and MTV\, “Good” captured #1 on the Hot Modern Rock Trac
 ks Chart and went multi-platinum. 1996’s Friction\, Baby yielded definit
 ive anthems such as “Desperately Wanting” and “King Of New Orleans.” A s
 tring of fan favorite albums followed\, including How Does Your Garden G
 row? [1998] and Closer [2001]. 2005’s Before The Robots represented anot
 her creative high. Its lead single “A Lifetime” peaked in the Top 15 of 
 the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart as “Juicy” went on to famously soundtra
 ck a Desperate Housewives campaign. Paper Empire followed in 2009 and th
 en the band released their album\, All Together Now\, in 2014. Produced 
 by Tony Hoffer [M83\, Beck\,] it spawned the hit “Crazy Lucky\,” which n
 otched 10 million-plus streams. Most recently in 2024\, the band release
 d their long anticipated tenth studio album\, Super Magick. At the same 
 time\, their touring presence burgeoned year after year as Better Than E
 zra continue to sell out amphitheaters and arenas worldwide. A force of 
 nature on stage\, the group consistently deliver on tour as countless fa
 ns sing along to every word nightly. Their gigs further uphold a growing
  legend. Outside of Better Than Ezra\, Griffin established himself as a 
 sought-after hitmaking songwriter\, having songs recorded by the likes o
 f Taylor Swift and Train. He also penned #1 hits for Howie Day and Sugar
 land in addition to writing with The Struts and Moon Taxi. In 2015\, Gri
 ffin co-founded the Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival\, which counts 
 Justin Timberlake among others as partners. Along the way\, they launche
 d the Better Than Ezra Foundation (www.BTEFoundation.org) in order to su
 pport their hometown. Chaired by Drummond\, its charity endeavors span c
 oastal restoration projects\, after school programs for underprivileged 
 kids\, and more. Since 2008\, it has raised over $1.7 million for causes
  throughout greater New Orleans. Celebrating 25 years of Deluxe in 2018\
 , the guys reissued the record on double vinyl. Detailing the release\, 
 Forbes summed up the group’s influence beyond the nineties scene it help
 ed define. The outlet wrote\, “So many of that decade’s most influential
 \, like supernovas\, burned up fast… New Orleans alternative rock trio B
 etter Than Ezra defied those odds. ” In the end\, you’ll never forget th
 e songs on Deluxe or any other release from their discography—and that’s
  better than anything.\n\nTickets: https://barrymorelive.com/tickets/\n\
 nhttps://findlocal.community/event/3cada544-99bb-4490-a196-bf6ab6e62e6b
LOCATION:Barrymore Theatre\, 2090-2098 Atwood Avenue\, Madison\, WI 53704
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/3cada544-99bb-4490-a196-bf6ab6e62e6
 b
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