Multi-Platinum Grammy-Winning Rock Band Train to Perform at The Carolina Theatre in Durham

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DATE: January 7, 2010
CONTACT: Aaron Bare
919-560-3040 x224
aaron@carolinatheatre.org

Durham, N.C. - Train, known for their roots-rock sound, signature storytelling lyrics and chart-topping singles "Meet Virginia," and "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)," will appear at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham, located at 309 W. Morgan Street in Downtown Durham. Tickets are $35 and $31 for Star Members.  Tickets are available at the theatre box office or online at www.carolinatheatre.org. Call 919-560-3030 to purchase tickets. Box office hours are weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and one hour prior to show time.
  
Over the course of 15 years, Train has made a giant impression on music history with their Grammy Award-winning song "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" and chart-topping singles "Meet Virginia" and "Calling All Angels."   Three of its albums have peaked in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and have sold a total of over 4 million copies in the U.S.The group started in San Francisco with Patrick Monahan and Rob Hotchkiss in 1994. Monahan, born in Erie, Pennsylvania, had been a member of a Led Zeppelin cover band, and Hotchkiss had been the lead singer for the Los Angeles-based Apostles. The duo recruited Jimmy Stafford on guitar, Charlie Colin on bass and Scott Underwood as drummer.  By 1997, they were touring nationally, opening for groups such as Barenaked Ladies and Counting Crows. In 2002, founder Rob Hotchkiss left the band to pursue a solo career. Now, after completing its fifth studio album, Save Me San Fransicso, Train has channeled its early days, revisiting the blues and folk-infused rock that put the band on the map in the early part of the decade.

Train will perform at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10 at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. Tickets are $35 and $31 for Star Members. Tickets are available at the theatre box office or online at www.carolinatheatre.org. Call 919-560-3030 to purchase tickets. Box office hours are weekdays from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and from 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and one hour prior to show time.

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About The Carolina Theatre of Durham

The Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which manages the city-owned Carolina Theatre at 309 W. Morgan Street, Durham, NC 27701. Carolina Theatre of Durham, Inc. is dedicated to presenting vibrant, thought-provoking film and live performances that contribute to the cultural and economic vitality of downtown Durham and the Triangle Region.
 
Live performances at the Carolina Theatre are supported in part by the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the state of North Carolina, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the A.J. Fletcher Performing Arts Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation.