Rrxs in Grand Rapids Reif Performing Arts Center December 21
About The Show
The Rock & Ringlet Christmas!
Rock & Curlicue Christmas is a Las Vegas-quotient, multimedia, total-production bear witness that mixes an 8-piece band with music, comedy, parodies and fifty-fifty a game show!
Join an all-star cast of musicians every bit they rock their way through timeless holiday classics and bring new takes on hitting songs you didn't even know were holiday classics.
The line-up of musicians is truly legendary as Paul "Stretch" Diethelm and Ted Manderfeld are joined on stage by vocalists Pamela McNeill, Stacy Bauer, and Tim Haussner, and backed by bassist Mike Zeleny, saxophonist and flutist Mike Kreitzer and drummer Baton Thommes.
You'll hear Christmas standards like Silent Night, God Residuum Ye Merry Gentlemen, Rockin' Round the Christmas Tree, The Little Drummer Boy and many more like you've never heard them performed before! Nothing will become you into the vacation spirit ameliorate than the Stone & Roll Christmas!
Posters
For six of the past nine years the posters of the Stone & Roll Christmas take go something of legend. The thought has always been to "Christmas-ize" iconic Stone album covers and with the help of the very talented Randy Engebritson, they have become a reality. Check 'em out!
Dates and Tickets
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Dec 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, viii, 9, 10, xi, 12 2021
CHANHASSEN, MN. - CHANHASSEN DINNER THEATER Wed, Thur, Friday, Sabbatum shows 8:15 p.m. Additional ane:00 matinee shows on Dec 4 & eleven Sunday show times 7:00
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December 16th 2021
DETROIT LAKES, MN. - Celebrated HOLMES THEATER
7:30pm bear witness time -
December 17th 2021
BRAINERD, MN. - TORNSTROM AUDITORIUM
8:00pm show fourth dimension -
December 18th 2021
GRAND RAPIDS, MN. - MYLES REIF Center
seven:30pm show fourth dimension
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Dec xix, twenty, 21, 22, 23 2021
ST. CLOUD, MN - PARAMOUNT THEATER
vii:30pm show time
The Players
The group of players involved in this show are all professional musicians from different groups who come together to create something truly Spectacular!
Ted Manderfeld / Piano and Co-Producer
Hailing from St. Cloud, Minnesota, Ted Manderfeld performs over 120 shows a twelvemonth as ane half of exciting and highly successful Deuces Wild Dueling Pianos. The duo has traveled from coast to coast in the USA and United mexican states playing for corporate clients, country clubs and casinos equally well as many of the premier nightclubs in the region. Along with RRXS and Deuces Wild, Ted co-produces the Baton Joel and Elton John tribute show "Eye 2 Heart" with former Bobby Vee and GB Leighton keyboardist Greg Armstrong. He has also spent fourth dimension in the studio as jingle author, recording artist and producer. He has performed as an actor and even a game show host! All these abilities come to the forefront when Ted, with his kinetic and boundless energy performs on stage proving he truly is a showman's showman and musician's musician.
wildpianos.com
Billy and Elton Eye 2 Eye
Paul "Stretch" Diethelm / Guitar and Co-Producer
Paul Diethelm is a veteran of over thirty years of alive operation, studio recording and songwriting. Born and raised in Watertown MN, Paul moved to St Deject in 1983 where at age 18 he joined the R&B flavored Greystone Rockers. In 1989 Slip Twister was formed and they speedily grew to become a midwestern perennial favorite. Every bit an eight year member of the Jonny Lang Band, Paul toured the world and shared the phase with rock and dejection legends including Aerosmith, B.B. King, Sting, and the Rolling Stones. He has made multiple appearances on national T.V. shows including David Letterman, Jay Leno, and Conan O'Brien. Paul is a magnetic performer, a world-class guitarist and has played on two Grammy-nominated recordings, including the platinum selling Jonny Lang album "Wander This Earth," for which he too co-wrote the striking single title track, and most recently the "Pinetop Perkins and Friends" album where he appears on tracks with Eric Clapton, BB King & Jimmy Vaughan.
pauldiethelm.com
sliptwister.com
Billy Thommes / Drums
Billy Thommes is a world-course, powerful drummer whose musicality and professionalism make him the perfect pick to friction match the varied musical styles in the show! Baton is an in-demand musician in the Twin Cities for touring and studio piece of work. With versatility as his calling card, he's backed up a broad range of artists. From the blues rock of Jonny Lang , Indigenous, Bernard Allison and Sue Foley, to the Minneapolis stone of Soul Asylum and the Honeydogs, from 50'due south/sixty'due south striking makers Bobby Vee and Fabian, to the funk of Dr.Mambo'due south Combo and Kip Blackshire, and even vocalist/songwriters Barbara Cohen and Marlee Macleod, Baton's extensive musical cognition and his ability to "play the gig" are very axiomatic as the backbone of every "RRXS" prove.
Billy Thommes Facebook
Mike Zeleny / Bass
For over twenty years, Mike Zeleny has been one third of 1 of the midwest's most popular and sought later bands: Slip Twister. Forth with Paul Diethelm and drummer Jay O'Donnell, Mike has played innumerable shows all over the region and proven to be an essential part of the rhythmic backbone of every show he is in, including RRXS, Billy and Elton Eye ii Eye, The Fabulous Armadillos, and Deep 7. Mike is also a master instrument repair technician and is the possessor of MikeTech, an instrument repair and sales shop in St Deject MN.
miketechmusic.com
sliptwister.com
Pamela McNeill / Vocals
In the words of Minneapolis / St. Paul magazine, "Country-rock siren Pamela McNeill cooks like grease on the griddle!" Whether it's opening for artists such as Etta James, touring arenas worldwide equally a vocaliser for stars like Rick Astley, or selling out theaters for her own shows, she truly has "an artists eye." Besides songwriting for her 4 critically acclaimed solo albums, Pamela has also penned songs for artists such as Wynonna (Judd) and Yanni. Based in Minneapolis she has developed a fervent following in the Midwest and in 2007 was featured in the volume "Music Legends - A Rewind on the Minnesota Music Scene,"– written by Martin Keller. As a songwriter herself, Pamela evokes the passion backside the writing of the song and her electricity as a performer will have all eyes on her every fourth dimension she steps on stage to sing!
pamelamcneill.com
Pamela McNeill Facebook
Tim Haussner / Vocals
Born in Winnipeg, but raised in the woods of Northern Minnesota, Tim Haussner has been a singer/songwriter/guitarist for many different groups in the past 10 years. He has played thousands of shows at: big festivals, dorsum yards, java shops, banking concern openings, weddings, pizza joints, clubs, body builder competitions, garages, theaters, and holes in the wall from Minnesota to Alaska. In the fall of 2006, his band Friends of Yoder released their kickoff recording effort "Backdoor". They had the good fortune to exist voted the best band in Central MN by the St. Deject Times ii sequent years. In 2008, Tim released his second CD "Route Weary" with John Wilber to critical acclaim. "Tiny" Tim's vocalism and charisma continue to be a vital office of every RRXS show!
Time Haussner Facebook
Stacy Bauer / Vocals
This powerhouse vocalist that has been with RRXS since the beginning. Having headed the pop midwest Led Zeppelin tribute ring, Stuffed, Stacy was a perfect candidate to come in and round out the listing of vocalists for the RRXS. Also being a fellow member of Blimp, Stacy is a fellow member of the Stearns County Pachanga Society and was recently asked to perform shows with Janis Joplin's former band, Big Brother and the Holding Visitor in a cord of sold out shows. Y'all won't believe the voice that comes out of this seasoned performer!
blimprocks.com
Mike Krietzer / Sax & Flute
Mike Kreitzer is a multi-instrumentalist that has as well been a office of the RRXS since its inception. Having played in many local bands for more than two decades and oftentimes featured in the Fabulous Armadillos serial, Mike proves to be a valuable asset to take the evidence to the next level. And you won't believe the response from the oversupply when you lot hear him play his flute on "God Residue Ye Merry Gentlemen!"
Source: http://www.rrxsrocks.com/
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