We are honored to say we are going to open for one of the greatest living country singers, George Jones, this July at the Calvin Theatre! Jones has had more charted singles than any other artist in any format of popular music. Career highlights include his first number one hit “White Lightning” in 1959, the Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance in 1980 for “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1992, a second Grammy Award in 1999 for his performance of “Choices.” This year, Jones got another top honor to round out music’s most enviable trophy shelf, as the Grammys presented him with their Lifetime Achievement Award.

If you’re as big a fan of George Jones as us (most of us were raised on Jones and we love to cover “Love Bug” live!) and would like to support our band, we invite you to purchase tickets directly from us. When you buy from us, you save $8.50 in box office fees, and it lets the Iron Horse Entertainment Group know that they should keep us coming back to the Iron Horse and Calvin. If interested in this option, please email us at info@salvationalleystringband.com and we will let you know how to go about obtaining tickets through us, whether an in-person exchange or purchasing through PayPal for “will call” tickets.

George Jones with Salvation Alley at the Calvin

Date: Tuesday, 7/17/2012
Time: 8 pm
Location: Calvin Theater, 19 King Street, Northampton, MA
Cost: $59.50, 49.50, 39.50

We have a show THIS MONTH with locally-based musician Jason Anderson at the Iron Horse. Jason’s been a touring musician for over 10 years and has three solo albums on K Records. It’s Jason’s first time at the Iron Horse and we’re pretty excited to share the night equally with such an established artist. Jason’s concerts are often described as life changing, filled with lots of singing, swinging, clapping and dancing. Equal parts soul revue and rock ‘n’ roll revival, Anderson and his dynamite band bring to mind mid-70s bootlegs of Springsteen, Van Morrison, and J Geils. You can get your tickets through the Northampton Box Office or directly through either band (the latter option does not include service fees).

Jason Anderson and Salvation Alley at the Iron Horse

Date: Saturday, 4/21/2012
Time: 10 pm
Location: Iron Horse Music Hall, 20 Center Street, Northampton, MA
Cost: $8 (10 at door)