E.L.O. FRONTMAN PERFORMS TOMORROW DONTOWN!

When I first heard tht te legendary Jeff Lynne was back I was floored beyond belief! I was ecstatic! Then I head he was going to be performing for the first time in decades at the Grammy Museum in downtown Los Angeles tomorrow I nearly peed my pants, now I'm sad because I somehow did not get a ticket to witness his awesomeness live!

I will instead have my own ELO party at home, unless I try to sneak in...

Why in the Grammy Museum, what else is going to happen tomorrow? Well, to add insult to injury, they are going to show a documentary of the history of Mr. Lynne & ELO! FML!

Jeff Lynne - one of rock’s most iconic figures--will make a special appearance in advance of the October 9 release of two albums on Frontiers Records:  the solo discLONG WAVE, a heartfelt and vivid tribute to some of the very songs that originally inspired him, and MR. BLUE SKY–THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA.  The evening’s program will consist of a screening of “Reel to Reel: Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO” and a discussion about the film, moderated by Vice President of the GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares,Scott Goldman. 

This is kind of a big deal!

LYNNE's illuminating and entertaining documentary “Mr. Blue Sky: The Story of Jeff Lynne and ELO” gets to the heart of who JEFF LYNNE is and how he has had such a tremendous musical influence on our world.  The answer--as told by the British artist himself and such distinguished collaborators and friends of JEFF as Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Tom Petty, Joe Walsh, Olivia and Dhani Harrison, Barbara Orbison and Eric Idle--is that LYNNE is a true man of music for whom the recording studio is his greatest instrument. 

The release of LONG WAVE and MR. BLUE SKY–THE VERY BEST OF ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA mark the 40^th anniversaryof ELO.  LYNNE’s legacy will further be celebrated with releases in 2013 including ELO Live! plus expanded reissues of the ELO’s 2001 album Zoom and LYNNE’s first solo album in 1990, Armchair Theater.  For up to date info on all things JEFF LYNNE and ELO, go here: www.elo.biz

“There was a big reason I wanted to re-record these ELO songs,” says LYNNE. “When I listen to the old versions they don’t sound the way I thought they did when I first wrote and recorded them. I wanted to use the experience I’ve gained producing records ever since and have a completely new try at them. I’m not saying the old versions aren’t good; I like them very much. We were doing our best, but experience and technology also play a big a big part, and these new ones sound much more solid and tight.”