

Gilbraith adds there is a hold on the theater for “Mesmerica” performances to run Sundays if there are extremely strong ticket sales. Pretenders is widely regarded as one of the greatest debut albums of all-time.

“They only release tickets for sale once the previous weekend sells out.” “They are scheduled to run each Friday and Saturday at 5:30 p.m. Too bad the 2018 Rhino Records (vinyl) remaster sounds like sludge - the sound quality, very disappointing - nowhere as crisp or clean as my vintage (Sire Records) copy from back in the day. Moodswings LLC oversees ticketing and marketing for its events, says Max Gilbraith, the planetarium’s coordinator. Great debut album, released in late 1979 from Chrissie Hynde and The Pretenders. “Mesmerica” is a special event outside of the planetarium’s regular monthly schedule. 1 on the World and New Age charts in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. Hood’s albums “Ceremony” and “Pure Ceremony” each reached No. He played drums in the British-American rock band The Pretenders has an ongoing two decades-plus run as the mastermind of the visionary ambient/electronica act Moodswings and has an expansive array of production and soundtrack projects. “It has the ability to create unique moods and brain states, and we’re so thrilled and honored to be able to showcase this full-dome presentation in such a wonderful venue as the planetarium.”
“The power of immersive music and art is like no other art form,” Hood says. Through March 21, Mesmerica has sold out 1,000 shows in 30 North American cities, according to its website. “ Mesmerica” is described as a visual musical journey that brings the mesmerizing music of Grammy-nominated composer and percussionist James Hood together with visually hypnotic, 3D-animated art curated from artists around the world. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis outside of designated ADA/wheelchair seating. However, “Mesmerica” will only use 58 seats for its performances. Life imitates deadly art as French New Wave obsessed film student Terry and his best friend, the smooth talking Phil are both seduced by mysterious ac. The planetarium, which seats 64, is in the basement of the Physical Sciences Building. Tickets are $12 for ages 6-13 and are $34 for adults. Vaughan Planetarium will play host to James Hood’s “Mesmerica” Friday and Saturday, May 5-6, with one-hour performances at 5:30 p.m.
