Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, Friday February 1, 2013 Options

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http://pvconcerthall.com/

Friday, February 01, 2013
Gates 7:00 p.m. | Starts 8:00 p.m.

Ed Kowalczyk "I Alone" Acoustic
Founding Member and Former lead singer of Live
On Sale This Friday, December 7th @ 10AM
via Ticketmaster:
http://www.ticketmaster.com/Ed-Kowalczyk-t...m_homeA_artist2

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Interview with Ed Kowalczyk, former lead singer of Live
Former frontman to perform unplugged acoustic show Feb. 1 in Concert Hall
Posted: January 31, 2013 - 7:03pm

By KARA POUND
Compass Correspondent

If you grew-up in the ‘90s, you undoubtedly remember the multi-platinum band Live and bald frontman, Ed Kowalczyk, belting out tunes like “I Alone,” “Lightning Crashes,” “Heaven” and “Selling the Drama.”

Today, Kowalczyk’s on a solo adventure — performing his own original material and songs from the rock band he helped co-found on his “I Alone” acoustic tour.

Feb. 1, Kowalczyk makes his way to the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall for an unplugged, seated show. Compass caught up with the rocker turned intimate soloist to talk about living in the burbs and fan interaction ...

Compass: So what are you up to today?

Ed Kowalczyk: You know, just kind of decompressing a little bit. We had a big weekend and it’s really cold in Connecticut, so we’re staying nice and toasty warm inside as much as possible.

Compass: Where in Connecticut are you right now?

E.K.: I am in a town called Ridgefield, Connecticut. I was in Southern California for about 14 years and I just relocated back here to the good old cold East Coast – about 40 miles from New York City – to be closer to family. I have three kids and one on the way, so now grandma’s getting more grandkid time.

Compass: I (Kara Pound) was born and raised in Ridgefield. I had no idea you lived there.

E.K.: You’re kidding? That’s amazing. (I will not bore you with the next three minutes where all we talk about is the different delicious restaurants in town.)

Compass: So anyway, tell me a bit about what fans can expect from your unplugged acoustic show. Is it a mellower, intimate performance than when you were with Live?

E.K.: I don’t know that it is more mellow. I think it’s different. Of course, it’s mellower because you don’t have the electric guitar or the whole production of drums. But emotionally, the way that we do the songs – I say “we” because I bring my bass player who plays acoustic bass – it really has a lot of impact. We don’t pretty up the rock songs. We bang on the acoustics a little harder and sing that much more with it emotionally and so people leave really impacted from the emotion of it.

Compass: Do you do a lot of fan interaction – not taking requests, but talking in between songs to the audience?

E.K.: Throughout my career and this show, I’ve always aired to the side of less is more with talking. My heroes allowed the music to maintain that mystique by being men of few words. And so I do talk about the songs, but I don’t turn it into storytelling because I don’t feel that that serves the mystique of my music because there are so many interpretations of what that means. Whatever it means to me, I’ll put that in the emotion of the song, but I don’t want to define for other people.

Compass: Do you think people have their own opinion of what rock tunes turn into for an acoustic unplugged show is like?

E.K.: Ya, it’s sort of like when you shave your head for the first time. You don’t know if you have any ugly scars under there. You don’t know if you have a weird bump. This is like shaving the music’s head — for lack of a better analogy. And I shaved this music’s head and it’s got a sweet looking dome underneath it.

Ed Kowalczyk performs Feb. 1 at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. Doors open at 7 p.m. and show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 day of show. Go topvconcerthall.com for more details.

http://staugustine.com/entertainment/arts/...ead-singer-live