David Lowery of Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven Presented by 105.5 The Colorado Sound

David Lowery of Cracker & Camper Van Beethoven is coming to Velvet Elk Lounge on June 8th. Doors open at 7:00 PM and the show kicks off at 8:00 PM all for $34 (fees included).

David Lowery is a highly accomplished songwriter performer producer and advocate for artists’ rights based in Athens GA. He began his career in the early 1980s while studying mathematics at the University of California Santa Cruz where he founded the critically acclaimed ensemble Camper Van Beethoven and the associated record label Pitch-a-Tent Records. With these two entities he played a pivotal role in jump-starting the indie rock movement. Camper Van Beethoven released six albums before going on an extended hiatus in 1990. Afterward Lowery formed the ensemble Cracker in 1991 which produced five top-ten alternative/rock radio tracks and three platinum albums. During this time he also produced and recorded albums for other artists such as The Counting Crows Magnolia Electric Company and Sparklehorse. In 2004 Camper Van Beethoven reformed and since then Lowery has been recording and touring with both bands often playing together on a double bill. In 2005 Lowery and his wife (a concert promoter of some note) started the Cracker/Camper Van Beethoven Campout festival at the iconic Pappy and Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace. The festival ran through 2019 when the venue changed ownership.

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