City Of The Sun at Mississippi Studios

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The music of City of the Sun is essentially a genre of its own – experimental, yet accessible, filled with tension, yet still joyful. Theirs is a sound which you can neither pinpoint, nor stop listening. The NYC powerhouse group flipped the perception of instrumental music on its head, attracting a new generation of young people to the genre, many of whom had not previously listened to instrumental music....

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Please note, when selecting the Print at Home or Mobile Delivery method, you will not have access to view your tickets until 14 days prior to the performance.
 

The music of City of the Sun is essentially a genre of its own – experimental, yet accessible, filled with tension, yet still joyful. Theirs is a sound which you can neither pinpoint, nor stop listening. The NYC powerhouse group flipped the perception of instrumental music on its head, attracting a new generation of young people to the genre, many of whom had not previously listened to instrumental music.
City of the Sun cut their teeth on the streets of NYC busking for large crowds in places like Union Square, Washington Square Park and Central Park, gaining attention as "that band you need to check out." Word got out quickly and it grew to a huge online presence, then to tens of millions of views on YouTube and over 120 million-plus streams, as well as sold out shows nationwide and throughout Europe and the UK.
At its core are founding members John Pita, lead guitarist and frontman, who was raised in Ecuador with all its influences, and percussionist/drummer Zach Para, a Seattle native who made his way in the jazz world and studied at the Boston Conservatory before connecting with John in NYC. Rounding out the quartet are bassist Matt Fasano and guitarist Marco Bolfelli.
The band's sound has an array of influences that include everything from Indie Rock to American Folk, Flamenco, and Blues. At the beginning, they bonded over everything from Dire Straits to Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin to Santana and The War on Drugs to Coldplay. They would mine the inspirations and introduce a melodic joy through virtuosic chops. As John says, "The good thing about being an instrumental band and having played on the streets for so long is that we had a bunch of colors to work with and could use them as we pleased to create something new and paint our own picture."

 
 
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