The Center for the Arts is pleased to present Coffis Plays Petty with The Young Harvesters at the Marisa Funk Theater on September 7, 2024.
No band contributed more to rock and roll than Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and The Coffis Brothers will pay tribute with a special evening of songs spanning their career. With their 2011 debut, The Coffis Brothers & the Mountain Men, the siblings introduced their mix of the new and the nostalgic, the contemporary and the classic. They began touring throughout Northern California, joined by a lineup that soon coalesced around bassist Aidan Collins, lead guitarist Kyle Poppen, and drummer Cory Graves. Gig by gig, the band’s audience grew. Santa Cruz Weekly described the Coffis Brothers’ energetic stage show as “one part Avett Brothers and one part early,” with the San Francisco Chronicle praising the group’s “easy rock vibe that’s actually hip.” Meanwhile, follow-up albums like Wrong Side of the Road and Roll With It helped broadcast the band’s sound well beyond California’s borders.
Jamie and Kellen Coffis were raised in the Santa Cruz Mountains of northern California. Their mother was a children’s musician who often recruited the boys to join her onstage, instilling in them an appreciation for energetic, catchy songs that focused on melody, mood, and message. “We learned how to sing three-part harmonies with Mom at a young age,” remembers Jamie, who later grew into an accomplished keyboardist as his brother sharpened his chops on guitar. When the two began writing songs together in 2007, they found that their shared upbringing — including the music they’d heard on the radio airwaves as kids — had left a lasting mark on their artistic sensibilities.
Young Harvesters is a collection of musicians hailing from the foothills of Northern California set to cultivate the fertile soil of the extensive Neil Young catalog. Paying respect to such a broad range of music, from the lilting acoustics of Heart of Gold, Old Man and Harvest Moon to grunged out rockers like Cinnamon Girl, Hey Hey, My My and Rockin’ In the Free World. Lush vocal harmonies lay on top of a blend of pedal steel, harmonica and a distorted guitar bring together the spirit of the studio albums within a live concert setting. This powerhouse group boasts some of the area’s finest talent, featuring members of the Jackie Greene Band, Dead Winter Carpenters, Manzanita and The Golden Cadillacs.
Come on out for a superband special and witness an epic tribute to Neil Young and Tom Petty with Coffis Plays Petty and The Young Harvesters at The Center for the Arts on September 7, 2024.
WHAT: Coffis Plays Petty and The Young Harvesters
WHERE: The Center for the Arts | 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945
WHEN: September 7, 2024 | Doors 7 pm | Show 8 pm
TICKETS: $30-40 | https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ00000137Ar2AI
WEBSITE & INFO: thecenterforthearts.org | (530) 274-8384
Since 2000, The Center for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization, has grown into a leading presenter of music, dance, theater, comedy, literary and visual art, and family programming, offering more than 150 events per year from its location in downtown Grass Valley. The Center recently completed a major renovation of its multiuse, 21,000-square-foot facility in downtown Grass Valley, making it a premier performing arts destination. The venue includes the Main Stage, which accommodates up to 492 guests in configurable theater seats and up to 700 patrons for dance shows, and a 90-seat studio theater.