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SUMMARY:THE LEEVEES
DESCRIPTION:$20 advanced\, $25 at the door General Admission (Seated) - D
 oors open at 7PM Christmas has cool songs\, like “Father Christmas” by T
 he Kinks\, or “Wonderful Xmas Time” by Paul McCartney. Where are the coo
 l Hanukkah songs? “Dreidel\, Dreidel\, Dreidel”? Boring\, boring\, borin
 g. That’s exactly why Adam Gardner (Guster) and Dave Schneider (The Zamb
 onis) started a band called The LeeVees\, to take up the important task 
 of writing a bunch of sweet and rockin’ indie-pop songs on their album\,
  “Hanukkah Rocks.” “It’s an album I play every year because\, honestly\,
  i’s hard to find fun-filled songs about latkes and gelt.” -Bob Boilen (
 NPR Music All Songs Considered) The Story of The LeeVees in 8 Hanukkah M
 iracles: 1. In April of 2005\, the Zambonis went on tour with Guster. On
  the bus somewhere between Denver and St. Louis\, Adam said to Dave\, “W
 e should write some songs together!” Dave responded with a blasé “Yeah\,
  that would be fun” and strode over to the sink to make some tea. “We sh
 ould only write songs about Chanukkah!” Adam exclaimed. Dave froze\, his
  brain wheels spinning with excitement. He turned to Adam and was about 
 to ask him if he was serious\, but before he could even say it\, Adam bl
 urted out\, “I’m serious.” 2. The two quickly grabbed some acoustic guit
 ars\, went to the back of the bus and wrote the first two LeeVees songs:
  the Beach-Boys-in-yarmulkes anthem “Latke Clan” and “Applesauce vs. Sou
 r Cream” — in less than an hour. Fittingly\, they wrote all the songs fo
 r “Hanukkah Rocks” in eight days. 3. A few months later\, The LeeVees we
 re signed to Reprise/Warner Bros. Records\, and Adam and Dave were at Ta
 rquin Studios in Bridgeport\, CT recording their album. Producer Peter K
 atis (The National\, Interpol\, Trey Anastasio) added his uncanny abilit
 y to make their rock songs sound like orchestral bombasts. “Hanukkah Roc
 ks” was released on October 25 th\, 2005. 4. The LeeVees were invited to
  open for Barenaked Ladies on all U.S. dates of their “Barenaked for The
  Holidays” 2005 tour. Adam and Dave put together a killer five-piece liv
 e band\, and hit the road for 18 shows. 5. In 2023\, The LeeVees were in
 vited to NPR’s Washington DC headquarters to perform a Tiny Desk Concert
 . Former All Songs Considered host and Tiny Desk Concert co-creator Bob 
 Boilen returned from his recent retirement to welcome The LeeVees and br
 ing them his famous homemade bagels. The band currently holds the record
  for most food eaten during a Tiny Desk Concert. 6. In 2024\, The LeeVee
 s were heavily featured in WTTW’s “A Celebration of Hanukkah” special\, 
 including interview\, live performance\, and archival footage. The progr
 am was broadcast to all PBS stations nationwide\, and would go on to win
  an Emmy for “Outstanding Achievement for Informational/Instructional – 
 Long Form Content”. 7. In 2025\, The LeeVees celebrated the 20th Anniver
 sary of “Hanukkah Rocks” with a special limited-edition vinyl pressing o
 f the album. The pressing also included “Jewish Stars” (an iTunes exclus
 ive B-side from 2006) and “The Penny” (a brand new\, previously unreleas
 ed song). 8. It’s 2026\, and The LeeVees are still going strong! This ye
 ar they will bring their “Hanukkah Party for All” to stages in Maine\, M
 aryland\, New York\, Massachusetts\, New Hampshire\, and Connecticut. Jo
 ining Adam and Dave in The LeeVees’ touring band are Shawn Fogel (Golden
  Bloom) on bass\, Dan Saks (DeLeon) on keys\, and Dave Butler (Guster) o
 n drums. Contact Us: contact@thedrakeamherst.org #: 413-320-3020 Copyrig
 ht © 2021 The Drake Developed by Tigerweb 🐯 Follow Us\n\nTickets: https
 ://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-leevees-tickets-1998557745015\n\nhttps://fin
 dlocal.community/event/44937a1e-2722-4a24-99e8-d396da8dcb5b
LOCATION:The Drake - Amherst\, 44 N Pleasant St\, Amherst\, MA 01002
URL:https://findlocal.community/event/44937a1e-2722-4a24-99e8-d396da8dcb5
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