Special Double Billing Concert in Malibu

The Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts presents

The Weepies/Joan Osborne

Tuesday, March 31, 2020, 8 p.m.

Smothers Theatre, Pepperdine University

24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA

Indie band the Weepies and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Joan Osborne join forces for an intimate evening of music at Pepperdine University at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 at the Lisa Smith Wengler Center for the Arts.

Tickets, starting at $22.50 for adults and $10 for full-time Pepperdine students, are available now by calling (310) 506-4522 or visiting arts.pepperdine.edu. More information about the Weepies is available at theweepies.com. More information about Joan Osborne is available at joanosborne.com

Singer-songwriters Deb Talan and Steve Tannen began writing together the night they met, and soon formed indie band the Weepies. On the strength of their simple yet insightful songwriting and distinctive harmonies, they quietly sold more than 1.5 million records with over 100 million streams on Spotify, 25 million views on YouTube, and over 110,000 social media followers. They married and had three children, rarely touring but continuing to release their music; seven records over 10 years. They remain independent.

Their original songs appear in more than 100 media placements including movies, TV shows, commercials, and educational programming for PBS Kids.

Joan Osborne has rightfully earned a reputation as one of the great voices of her generation—both a commanding, passionate performer and a frank, emotionally evocative songwriter. A multi-platinum selling recording artist and seven-time Grammy nominee, the soulful vocalist is a highly sought-after collaborator and guest performer who has performed alongside many notable artists, including Stevie Wonder, Bob Dylan, Luciano Pavarotti, Emmylou Harris, Taj Mahal, and Mavis Staples, to name a few.

Counting such legendary artists as Etta James and Ray Charles as influences, Osborne has released several acclaimed albums and continues to tour extensively in various configurations—with her own band, as Joan Osborne’s Soul Revue, and as an acoustic duo and trio. In 2003, Osborne joined forces with the surviving members of the Grateful Dead when they regrouped to tour as the Dead. In addition to her own solo shows and frequent guest appearances, Osborne currently also tours as a member of the rock/soul supergroup Trigger Hippy, founded by Black Crowes drummer Steve Gorman and built from each musician’s shared love of R&B and soul. The band’s self-titled debut album arrived in 2014.