More than just a regular concert, eTown Radio Tapings are a unique live experience. The show includes performances and interviews with both of our visiting artists, and an interview segment with changemakers from our local and national community who are doing their part to make the world a better place. As an attendee, you serve as a vital part of our eTown show, which will be broadcast across the country on our affiliate radio stations and all streaming platforms. Listen for your cheers on the radio, and to hear how it all comes together, in just a few weeks following the night.
Cell phone use, photos (from phones and professional cameras), and audio and video recording are all strictly prohibited during the radio taping. Thanks for your understanding, and for your help in allowing the artists and audience to be present for this special evening together.
Internationally-acclaimed guitar virtuoso Trace Bundy must be seen, not just heard. His music is poetry in motion, using harmonics, looping, multiple capos, and his unique banter and stage presence to deliver an unforgettable live concert experience. Listening to his intricate arrangements is one thing, but seeing the fan-dubbed “Acoustic Ninja” play live confounds even the most accomplished music lovers as to how one person can do all that with just two hands and ten fingers.
Bundy’s unique career has brought him across the world, with concerts in 28 countries and counting – from high-tech performance halls in South Korea and Italy, to remote villages in Zimbabwe and Guatemala. He has independently sold over 150,000 albums on his record label, Honest Ninja Music. His video clips circulate virally at astonishing speed, with over 45 million YouTube views to date.
Jimmy Leslie at Guitar Player Magazine blogs: “It was easy to see why Bundy plays bigger venues on each tour. In his hands, the acoustic guitar is an imagination station, and there was no telling where he is going take the audience at any given turn. Thrilling stuff.”
Audiocast Magazine from Austin, TX agrees: “Bundy’s live show is without a doubt an event that needs to be witnessed rather than told about. With such a jaw-dropping performance, Bundy’s live concert is a slap in the face that would leave a palm print on the memory of everyone in the audience.”
Hailing from Haleiwa, HI, the award-winning Ron Artis II brings a unique soulful-honest-songwriting style to the stage. Performing all original music and energizing audiences all across the globe, you’ll be sure to leave the experience feeling loved, electrified and pondering the lyrics.
"I never go on stage for me," says Artis. "Every concert is my last concert. I never want to take these moments for granted because you're worth it."
Recently, Artis has performed as a special guest of the Zac Brown Band at Lincoln Field Stadium, received an invite from The Rolling Stones, and shared the stage with Joan Baez, who joined him in performing his song "Before You Go." Seal has called him "a real treasure," while Gary Clark Jr. remarked, "Dude, you're tall in person." Artis has also been invited to write with John Oates and was a special guest artist on the Joe Bonamassa KTBA Cruise.
Artis typically tours as a 'power trio,' accompanied by his wife and five children. Together, they have toured over 18 countries, performed at hundreds of festivals, and connected with thousands of fans.
