SHOW OPENER: Cousin Curtiss at 7:40 PM
John Butler meets John Popper meets Keller Williams. Cousin Curtiss combines the picking style, soul, and energy of John Butler, the incendiary harmonica style of John Popper, and the multi-instrumentalist-live-looping talents of Keller Williams. Cousin Curtiss’s life and music has been featured by Business Insider, MSN, Fox News, USA Today, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Daily Mail UK.
APPROPRIATE AGES
12 years and up. This show is not recommended for infants or children on laps.
TIMELINE OF EVENTS
7:00 PM - Theatre Doors Open
7:40 PM - Cousin Curtiss Opener
8:00 PM - Cousin Curtiss ends
8:10 PM - FIRST SET - LAITH AL-SAADI
9:00 PM - INTERMISSION
9:15 PM - SECOND SET - LAITH AL-SAADI
10:00 PM - Show ends
TICKETS - some fees included with pricing
GROUPS OF 6 OR MORE GET $1.00 OFF EACH TICKET!
Box Seat $35 (comfort seats)
Main Floor $30 (comfort seats)
Lower Balcony $25 (limited leg room in some spots)
Upper Balcony $20 (very limited leg room)
SUPPORT & SPONSORSHIPS
A portion of this show is supported in part by a grant received by the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs and the National Endowment for the Arts.
TICKET POLICY
All ticket sales are final. No refunds.
NO PHOTO OR VIDEO
Per the artist agreement, patrons are not allowed to take photos or videos during the performance.
MEDIA RELEASE
If you, or any member of your group, are photographed or filmed while on the Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts (City of Manistee) property by an authorized/staff photographer, the photo and/or video belongs to the photographer, and you release to the RRCA, its agents, and employees all rights to exhibit and market this work in print and electronic form publicly or privately, including social media websites.
ABOUT LAITH AL-SAADI
Laith Al-Saadi has always had the perfect combination of Midwestern hustle and incredible musical chops – honed at the University of Michigan school of music in his hometown of Ann Arbor, and on stages across the country working with legends like Taj Mahal, Luther Allison, Buddy Guy, Son Seals, Gregg Allman, B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, Paul Rodgers and recently opened for Bob Seger on his farewell tour in January, 2019.
“Laith is one of the most diverse talents we have,” said Maroon 5 frontman and ‘The Voice’ coach Adam Levine. “Incredible guitar player, incredible singer.”
Entertainment Weekly called Laith Al-Saadi “a power performer who is so legitimate and memorable.”
Audiences have agreed, propelling Al-Saadi’s most recent CD release, “REAL” to the top of the blues chart for five weeks and the top 20 album chart for two weeks. Laith also had four singles in the top ten iTunes singles charts, and his albums “In The Round” and “Long Time Coming” spent time at the top of the rock and album charts. Al-Saadi also received a Detroit Music Award in 2018 for Best New Recording for his Digital EP “A 75th Birthday Tribute to Jimi Hendrix.
Guitar World Magazine has called Laith Al-Saadi a cross between "Danny Gatton and Buddy Guy at their best,” and in 2006 Guitar Center crowned him one of the top four blues guitarists in the United States.
ABOUT COUSIN CURTISS
John Butler meets John Popper meets Keller Williams. Cousin Curtiss combines the picking style, soul, and energy of John Butler, the incendiary harmonica style of John Popper, and the multi-instrumentalist-live-looping talents of Keller Williams. Cousin Curtiss’s life and music has been featured by Business Insider, MSN, Fox News, USA Today, Cosmopolitan Magazine, and Daily Mail UK.