LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts) DAVE STEWART-singer, songwriter and co-founder of Eurythmics-will be performing at The Troubadour on Thursday, December 17 (doors at 8:00 PM) for the latest installment of his special, anything-goes shows billed as DAVE STEWART AND FRIENDS. These gigs have become a Los Angeles tradition, with surprise esteemed guest musicians and artists.
As well as Stewart's performance of songs from his classic repertoire, the show will celebrate STEWART's upcoming memoir SWEET DREAMS ARE MADE OF THIS (out February 9 via New American Library (Penguin/Random House), with the foreword by Mick Jagger, and the 2016 release of SPITBALLIN.' This new release partners DAVE with one-of-a-kind male vocalist,
Thomas Lindsey, who will be flying in from his Louisiana home for the show. The duo will be previewing tracks from their debut album (out 2016; exact date TBA).
The night will open with the Los Angeles debut performance from 22-year Parisian singer/songwriter Mahaut Mondino, who is gearing up for the release of her first album. It was produced by Stewart and the recording of it was only finished this month.Mondino is the daughter of legendary French fashion photographer and music video director, Jean Baptiste Mondino. More info on the evening and ticket information can be found here.
Multi-media entrepreneur Dave Stewart is recognized as one of the most respected and accomplished talents in the music industry today. Stewart's music career spans three decades and more than 100 million album sales, highlighted by his collaboration with
Annie Lennox in the groundbreaking pop-rock duo
Eurythmics ("Sweet Dreams [Are Made of This]," "Here Comes The Rain Again," "Would I Lie to You?"). Behind the scenes, he has produced albums and co-written songs for Bono, Bryan Ferry, Gwen Stefani, Tom Petty, Stevie Nicks, Katy Perry, Mick Jagger, Sinead O'Connor, Joss Stone, and many more, garnering numerous Producer, Songwriter, Golden
Globe and Grammy Awards along the way. Beyond his creative work as a musician, Stewart is a renowned producer, author, director, photographer, filmmaker, and philanthropist. Stewart has scored films for several directors, including Robert Altman, Paul Verhoven, and Ted Demme, and has written and produced the title songs for many hit movies. Together with Mick Jagger, he wrote and produced the score for "Alfie," starring Jude Law, which won the pair a Golden
Globe for Best Original Song.
- "An explosive musician, deft guitar player, innately recognizes the genius in other people and puts it into play without being manipulative."-Bob Dylan
- "Jack of All Trades Master of All of Them"-The Sunday Times
- "He's the musician's musician."-Rolling Stone
