The Bacon Brothers, featuring actor Kevin Bacon, return to The Ridgefield Playhouse July 24

The Bacon Brothers, Michael and actor Kevin Bacon,  have been writing, recording and performing together for more than two decades. The duo has released seven albums and earned praise for their live shows. They recently premiered their latest single, “Tom Petty T-Shirt,” on the “Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.”

The brothers' trademark gritty rock with a touch of Philly soul has created fiercely devoted fans, putting an end to any cynical preconceptions about well-known actors "dabbling" in music. (Oh yes, Kevin is a pretty good actor too – from Footloose to Mystic River to “The Following” and dozens of other roles on the big and small screens.) The two siblings share a singular body of work that has found them spending more than 20 years of working the road and paying their dues, resulting in an impressive discography — Forosoco (1997), Getting There (1999), Can’t Complain (2001), Live: The No Food Jokes Tour (2003),White Knuckles (2005), New Year’s Day (2009), Philadelphia Road (2011) and 36 Cents (2014). Never content to be typecast, they have fiercely devoted themselves to the cause of making music. The Bacon Brothers return to The Ridgefield Playhouse on Tuesday, July 24 at 8pm, part of the Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity. Media sponsor for this show is WFUV.

Long before Kevin Bacon launched his prolific stage and screen career ––Kevin has appeared in more than 70 films, 20 television shows and numerous stage productions. –– and before Michael Bacon became known as a go-to composer for film and television, they were just two brothers, born nine years apart, coming of age in Center City Philadelphia. By the late 1960s, Michael, already a professional musician, would gig with his band at the city's famed Electric Factory with a young Kevin tagging along when he could.

"My earliest memory of music was what my brother was playing or the music he brought home," Kevin Bacon recalls. "I would sit on the steps of our basement while he was downstairs practicing with our sister, Hilda, and their band. So my heroes growing up were all rock 'n' rollers. I wasn't really into sports, or even movies. If I could save money I'd buy an album."

"Kevin writes a lot more songs than I do," Michael says. "While I spend a lot of time writing instrumental music, lyrical songs are tougher: if I write one or two a year that I like, then I'm happy. But Kevin has this amazing gift of turning everyday experiences into universal thoughts that everybody can identify with."

If you’ve been meaning to check out the Bacon Brothers for the longest time, or you’re already a fan of the band, don’t miss your chance to see them at The Ridgefield Playhouse this July!

For tickets ($67), call the box office at 203-438-5795, or visit ridgefieldplayhouse.org.  The Ridgefield Playhouse is a non-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT.

 

 

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Submitted by New Fairfield, CT

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