Boise Contemporary Theater Music Series

THE BCT MUSIC SERIES presents TEDDY THOMPSON Saturday, May 14 at BOISE CONTEMPORARY THEATER

Son of Richard and Linda Thompson touring behind critically-acclaimed new album Bella

VIP ticket package includes premium seating and free drink

THOMAS PAUL to open

The BCT Music Series is proud to present Teddy Thompson live in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 14, at Boise Contemporary Theater, 854 Fulton St., Boise. Tickets are $20 general reserved seating or $35 for VIP package, which includes premium seating and a free drink. Tickets go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 14. An exclusive 48-hour pre-sale purchase period for Boise Contemporary Theater patrons begins at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 12. Tickets are available through bctheater.org and the Boise Contemporary Theater box office. Thomas Paul will open the show.

Teddy Thompson (teddythompson.com) is a native Englishman who has adopted New York City as his home; famously the son of singer-songwriters Richard and Linda Thompson, he emigrated to the states more than a decade ago, barely out of his teens, to embark on a career of his own.

Thompson began working on the material for Bella, his fourth album for Verve Forecast (Feb. 8, 2011), after he returned from his last tour. Recorded in New York City and produced by David Kahne (Regina Spektor, Paul McCartney, The Strokes), Bella combines lean rock and roll with lush string arrangements on material that is both disarmingly catchy and often startlingly frank.

Since 2008's A Piece Of What You Need, which London's The Guardian called "one of the year's best," this has become something of a Thompson trademark, teasing the listener with immediately addictive melodies then pulling the rug out from under them with unsparingly confessional or darkly amusing lyrics.

Thompson agrees: "I felt, as I've developed some kind of style, that what I had to offer, that what came naturally, was my sense of humor, my sensibility. It's very English, very sarcastic, self-deprecating. In one way, that's just how my songs come out; in another
way, that's my favorite style: a pretty melody with a twist."

Praise for Teddy Thompson and Bella:

"Heʼs a craftsman who echoes the folk rock of his parents and the melancholy pop of Crowded House. On Bella, he channels Roy Orbison heartbreak, Lou Christie falsetto, and Righteous Brothers drama with stirring results." — Entertainment Weekly

"Bella is a flat-out stunner, the work of a completely original songwriter and performer, and one of the young year's most startlingly eclectic and thoroughly fascinating albums."
— American Songwriter

"Thompsonʼs fifth album is a winningly charming affair, showcasing his rich voice."
— BBC Music

Singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Thomas Paul (thomaspaulmusic.com) is adept at a wide variety of musical styles ranging from rock to country to jazz to funk. An indemand session player, instructor and engaging solo artist, Paul recently released his
"intriguing" (Idaho Statesman) second album, Goodbye, Waterloo.