Todd Rundgren Returns To Perform In Portland After A Seven Year Hiatus

PORTLAND, Ore. - June 1, 2015 - PRLog -- The 25th solo studio album of Rundgren's career, "GLOBAL", released on April 7, is a stunning contemporary fusion of styles - rock, soul and EDM - which continues the tradition of boundary-breaking works from this visionary genius. Todd’s preternatural gift of melding the bold and the accessible is the hallmark of “GLOBAL” ’s finely crafted tracks.

Rundgren will be performing live in concert in Portland, OR at the Wonder Ballroom on Friday, June 12, 2015.  The stage production will be unlike anything Rundgren has mounted in the past: the singer/guitarist will be joined on stage by just two female vocalists and DJ/keyboardist Dam Funk with a video and lighting spectacle to behold.   The concert is not a "hits" show and is being presented by RundgrenRadio.com.  The promoters encourage attendees to listen to Todd's new album "Global" before the concert.

Born and raised in Philadelphia, Todd Rundgren began playing guitar as a teenager, going on to front The Nazz, the quintessential 60s psychedelic pop group. In 1969, he left the band to pursue a solo career, recording his debut album “Runt”, but it was 1972's seminal “Something / Anything?” (on which he played all the instruments, sang all the vocal parts, and acted as his own producer) that catapulted Todd into the limelight, prompting the media to dub him "Rock's New Wunderkind." This was followed by such landmark albums as “A Wizard, A True Star”, “Todd”, and “The Hermit Of Mink Hollow”. In 1974, Todd formed Utopia, who were on the cutting edge of progressive rock in the 70s, and developed into a very tidy power pop outfit in the 80s (as evidenced by such early MTV hits as "Set Me Free" and "Feet Don't Fail Me Now").

As a songwriter, video pioneer, producer, recording artist, computer software developer, conceptualist, and interactive artist, Todd Rundgren has made a lasting impact on both the form and content of popular music. Among his myriad of hits are "Hello It's Me", "I Saw the Light", "Can We Still be Friends", "We Gotta Get You A Woman", "Open My Eyes", and "Bang the Drum" (the latter a mainstay on ESPN and in television commercials).

Rundgren's prolific producer's discography includes such classics as Skylarking by XTC, We're an American Band by Grand Funk Railroad, War Babies by Hall & Oates, Wave by Patti Smith, and Meat Loaf's auspicious debut Bat Out of Hell (the fifth best selling album of all time with some 42 million sales). Sealing his reputation as rock's renaissance man, Rundgren composed all the music and lyrics for Joe Papp's 1989 Off- Broadway production of Joe Orton's “Up Against It” (the screenplay commissioned by The Beatles for what was meant to have been their third motion picture), as well as the score for “Dumb And Dumber” and a number of television series, including “Pee Wee's Playhouse” and “Crime Story”. He is also internationally acknowledged as the Godfather of the marriage of music and multimedia.

Few artists have been as fearless and groundbreaking - nor possess such an expansive and exceptional body of work - as Todd Rundgren has throughout his career.

WONDER BALLROOM

The Wonder has proven itself a major contender on the Portland music scene by booking many hot shows in its relatively short life (opened 2004). The historic building—originally built as a meeting hall—is spacious and beautifully restored with a nice balcony and bar overlooking the ballroom floor. (Source) (http://www.portlandmercury.com/portland/wonder-ballroom/L...)

RUNDGRENRADIO.COM

Rundgren Radio is a fan based online talk radio show for Todd Rundgren and music fans that aired weekly for 4 years from 2007-2011 and now airs occasionally for special edition shows.   All Rundgren Radio shows are permanently archived and can be downloaded.

Rundgren Radio has completed over 200 online radio shows with over 100 different guests and over a million downloads.  They have also presented over 30 Todd Rundgren concerts.