A tribute to the iconic pop star Bob Dylan is being held tonight (Thursday, Sept. 22) at 91原创鈥檚 Cascades Casino.
Group founder Dr. Lindsay Mitchell (Seeds of Time, PRISM) has convened what he calls a 鈥渟uperhuman crew鈥� of musician and singers in a tribute band called The Zimmermen, and they will be performing just some of the songs Dylan made famous in his five decades in the music industry.
鈥淲e鈥檙e not a tribute band in the conventional sense,鈥� says Mitchell. 鈥淣one of us are dressing up and pretending to be Bob. It鈥檚 just six seasoned professionals playing Dylan songs with honesty, enthusiasm and respect.鈥�
Mitchell is joined by Jim Foster (Fosterchild), Willie MacCalder (Powder Blues), Pete Sweetzir (Fosterchild, Long John Baldry), Leroy Stephens (Cement City Cowboys, Blue Northern), and Leonard Saidman (Sons of Adam).
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Dylan amassed a sizeable catalogue of hits including 鈥淏lowin鈥� In The Wind鈥�, 鈥淭he Times They Are a-Changin鈥�, 鈥淟ike A Rolling Stone鈥�, 鈥淪helter From The Storm鈥�, 鈥淩ainy Day Women #12 and 35鈥�, 鈥淟ay, Lady Lay鈥�, 鈥淧ositively 4th Street鈥�, 鈥淭angled Up In Blue鈥�, 鈥淎ll Along The Watchtower鈥�, 鈥淢r. Tambourine Man鈥� and of course 鈥淜nockin鈥� On Heaven鈥檚 Door.鈥�
The Zimmermen name is a play on words, since Dylan鈥檚 birth name was Robert Zimmerman. And in homage to the man Mitchell calls 鈥淭he Voice of a Generation,鈥� The Zimmermen embrace Dylan鈥檚 ever-changing, chameleon-like approach to songwriting and performance.鈥�
Doors open at 7 p.m., with the show at 8 p.m.
Tickets are available for $32.50 at Casino Guest Services, 604-530-2211, and online at www.ticketweb.ca.
