Onward Promotions To Present Rock Legend Lita Ford At The Rex Theater In Pittsburgh On April 26 2014

PITTSBURGH - Feb. 4, 2014 - PRLog -- Onward Promotions will be presenting rock legend Lita Ford at the Rex Theater In Pittsburgh PA on April 26, 2014.  11After, an all-female rock band based in Akron OH, will be the opener for the Lita Ford concert.  Ticket information will be available at RexTheater.com.

A British born rocker who grew up on the streets of L.A., Lita Ford is considered one of the most important female representatives of the rock genre. Being a founding member of the Runaways, one of the first girl groups who unexpectedly broke down barriers in the punk era as well as the male-dominated world of rock music, causing a stir with their six rebellious releases.

Following the demise of the Runaways, Lita Ford concentrated on her own career and now looks back on many memorable hits including: the chart topping duet with Ozzy Osbourne ́Close Your Eyes Forever`, ́What Do You Know About Love`, ́Shot Of Poison`, ́Larger Than Life` and ́Kiss Me Deadly'. With the release of Living Like a Runaway, expect many more songs to be added to the list of hits.

To Lita Ford, the title of her newest solo album, Living Like A Runaway, has two deep and distinct meanings: The first refers to her first band The Runaways, which she was a member of between 1975 and 1980, achieving her international breakthrough. The second reason is of a much more personal nature: “There have been days in my life when I ran away, when I was unhappy and had to get out of my previous life,” Lita confesses. “It‘s like walking through fire and being able to come through the other side unscathed.” She continues, “I wanted to write an album which gives people courage, inspires them and gives them new power, in other words the power of music. As it has done for me on difficult days, I want this music to help people to get through tough times, while remembering their happy times as well. It’s happened to me plenty of times: fans come up to me and tell me how my songs have helped them in difficult situations, in a way it is almost like a soundtrack to their lives.”

Living Like A Runaway was released in June of 2012. The album is available in five different formats: as a limited edition digipak featuring two bonus tracks and a poster, as a gatefold double LP, a jewel case version, an exclusive iTunes version including a bonus track, and for download.

Lita Ford teamed up with producer Gary Hoey and lyricist Michael Dan Ehmig to work on Living Like a Runaway. Together the team invested a lot of time and effort into this kick ass project: “We worked on the lyrics intensively to really give the songs a lot of meaning and that special emotional depth. I think that these are some of the best lyrics ever, period. Ford is referring to numbers such as ‘Devil In My Head,’ ‘Hate’, and ‘The Asylum’ which see her bare her soul in a way which she has never done before.

In addition to lead vocals, Lita and Hoey have arranged beautiful and melodic guitar harmonies rather than just rattling off a bunch of notes. Also contributing to the album is Nikki Sixx who wrote ́A Song to Slit Your Wrist By` which was taken by Lita and completely transformed into a nasty industrial style track with a real F You! attitude. On the track ́Bad Neighborhood` guitarist Doug Aldrich provided the riff, which Lita says, “is a high energy guitar riff that carries the song.” Elton John also gave his blessing to Lita to do a cover of his classic ́The Bitch is Back`, featuring special guests The Uptown Horns.

Unlike many albums today, Living Like a Runaway is an album that truly must be heard in its entirety from start to finish. “Listeners shouldn’t pick out individual tracks but listen to the full album,” says Ford. “It’s a fascinating musical journey, inspired by Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. I had seen a documentary about Dark Side of the Moon and it really motivated me to focus on Living Like a Runaway as a whole journey rather just an individual song.

Opening for Lita Ford in Pittsburgh will be the all-female rock band, 11After, Akron's very own “Bad Girls of Rock n' Roll”.  The band has three independently produced CDs and two videos under their studded belts.  The four-female-force of dynamic talents are well known for their tightly woven and loosely flowing sound throughout their diverse array of original music recordings and popular live shows.

D Cruise, lead singer/songwriter, is the driving force behind this exciting act and draws on her unique life experiences for both her lyrics and her incredible performing presence. Her raspy growl and stage antics combine for the ultimate ‘rock chick’ experience.

11After has toured extensively across the U.S. and have seasoned their sound at places like Cleveland’s House of Blues, Akron’s biggest summer party ‘Live at Lock 3’, and many other venues, dive bars, and clubs too numerous to mention. In 2012 they opened for Skid Row twice and were on the bill with Warrant, Firehouse, & Trixter for a festival in Wilkes-Barre, PA.

Originally opened as a vaudeville theater in 1905, the Rex Theater has been a fixture on Pittsburgh's Southside for over a century. Over the last decade, the Rex has found a place as a concert venue with full service bar.

Onward Promotions has promoted concerts for 6 years now in over 30 states and in over 30 different venues ranging from 60 capacity up to 2540 capacity.  They promote local, regional, and national acts and several different genres.  Some of the artists they have promoted include Brian McKnight, Rick Springfield, Skid Row, The Motels, and A Flock Of Seagulls.

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