10,000 Maniacs

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Rising Sun Presents
10,000 MANIACS
SAT, 26 APR 2025 at 08:00PM EDT
Ages: All Ages (under 16 with adult)
Doors Open: 07:00PM
OnSale: Fri, 25 Oct 2024 at 10:00AM EDT
Announcement: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 at 10:00AM EDT
Celebrating their 40th Anniversary, 10,000 Maniacs has a lot in common with
Jamestown, New York, the city that spawned them back in 1981. Both are
honest and hardworking, a step outside the mainstream, and both possess a
bit of magic. “It’s a city of blue
–
collar poetry,” says keyboardist Dennis Drew.
“And that’s what we’re about, real
–
life stories. We’re a family, we do real work
and we keep moving forward.”
The band has covered plenty of ground in its 40 years, from cult
–
stardom to
international stardom,
to their current status as a cornerstone alternative
band. But the sound and spirit of 10,000 Maniacs remains consistent. The live
shows embrace their entire catalogue, and the lineup is still anchored by four
of the six original members. Drew, guitarist J
ohn Lombardo, and bassist
Steven Gustafson co
–
founded the band in 1981. Drummer Jerome
Augustyniak joined in 1982, solidifying the rhythm section. And the two
“new” members have long been part of the family: Mary Ramsey toured and
recorded with the Maniacs
as a viola player and backup singer beginning in
1991 before stepping into the front woman’s role 27 years ago.