Best Celtic Band in Southern California to Play at Blak Box Theatre

ACCLAIMED IRISH MUSICIAN COMES TO JOSHUA TREE

JOSHUA TREE, CA –  Ken O’Malley and the Twilight Lords will be the featured guest artists when the Hi-Desert Cultural Center brings a bit of the Emerald Isle to Joshua Tree on Saturday, October 17, 2009.  Dublin born O'Malley's rich, resonant voice, remarkable talent on guitar and mandolin and engaging stage presence are supported by the rhythmic energy of his Twilight Lords band.  The Irish News calls this consummate entertainer "without question . . . the single most enduring, influential and proficient of all Irish musicians in Southern California,"  and the University of St. Thomas at Houston says that Ken O'Malley is "widely regarded as the finest Irish folk singer/songwriter in the United States today."

The event promises to be a magical high-energy evening of music with songs in both English and Irish Gaelic, suitable for all ages. Not just a singer, about whom the Irish Herald writes "his powerful and emotive voice shines through on everything he does," O’Malley is also a cultural ambassador and educator who infuses every performance with a genuine passion and love for his native land and its people. As longtime fan Mark Dresser says, "The songs Ken sings touch all of us, Irish or not, to the very core of the human heart."

The show features Ken O'Malley - lead vocals/guitar/mandolin, Cary Park - electric guitar/vocals, Will MacGregor - bass guitar/vocals and Otis Hayes III - Drums.  Tickets are $15. Showtime is 7:00 PM. Cash bar available. The concert will be held in the newly air-conditioned Blak Box Theatre, located directly behind the newly renamed Kaye Ballard Playhouse, at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center located at 61231 Hwy 62 in Joshua Tree, CA. To order tickets, call the Box Office at 760-366-3777 to talk to a “live” person, or order tickets online at www.hidesertculturalcenter.com using the new, easy to use Vendini ticketing system.