{"id":34817,"date":"2024-07-11T16:52:46","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:52:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=34817"},"modified":"2024-07-11T16:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T20:52:47","slug":"fan-favourite-hotel-california-brings-music-of-eagles-to-aurora","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/fan-favourite-hotel-california-brings-music-of-eagles-to-aurora\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan-favourite Hotel California brings music of Eagles to Aurora"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Aurora\u2019s Concerts in the Park summer series will continue Wednesday, July 17, when fan favourite Hotel California returns to the Town Park band shell with their Tribute to the Eagles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFor over 30 years, they\u2019ve captivated audiences with their masterful tribute to The Eagles\u2019 music,\u201d say organizers. \u201cBoasting over a century of combined professional experience, they continue to dazzle and resonate with fans, showcasing that their passion for the music remains as strong as ever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since Hotel California\u2019s inception around 1990, they have shared the stage with such notables as the Doobie Brothers, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Alice Cooper, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, REO Speedwagon, CCR, Trooper, Styx and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can only learn good habits from people like that!\u201d says Hotel California\u2019s Andy Lapointe with a laugh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the music of The Eagles endures, so too does Hotel California, and key to that success is connecting with the audience, says Lapointe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s the reaction, the loudness, the energy \u2013 you\u2019re on a high by the time you\u2019re done \u2013 and sometimes the crowds are louder than the band!\u201d he says. \u201cTo get them going, all you have to do is ask questions and have fun with it; they can sing with you, clap, dance. Getting the people on board is the big key \u2013 you shouldn\u2019t just play one song after another and just stand there. We don\u2019t believe in that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As they continue to engage with audiences, in addition to the hit of their name, Hotel California finds that music lovers click particularly with Dirty Laundry, which Lapointe says gets everyone up on their feet and dancing, as does Heartache Tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe thing about The Eagles is it touches different styles: rock, pop, country, and everyone knows the words. Everyone knows the words so they sing along with you and that is fun! They get rowdy, they yell, and it is just like when you listen to an Eagles Live album. You hear that reaction and it feels good for sure. It is music made really good [and for younger fans] their parents or grandparents played the tunes on their radios and phones; that\u2019s where they get it from, and it is crossing many generations, that\u2019s for sure. They all tell you that \u2013 they will talk to you and say, \u2018I have been listening to it all my life because\u2019 their mom or dad, grandparents\u2026\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe want people to leave the concert feeling happy, very moved, smiling and having forgotten about their everyday problems and whatnot. A lot of people will say you took me away for a couple of hours, memory lane back in the 70s or 80s\u2026 that\u2019s nice. That feels really good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To \u201cget in\u201d on that feel-good experience, come out to Town Park next Wednesday, July 17. Concerts are free and run from 7 \u2013 9 p.m. Food and other vendors will be in place beginning at 6 p.m. Although admission is free, donations to the Aurora Food Pantry are encouraged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit aurora.ca\/summerconcerts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\"Facebook\"<\/a>\"twitter\"<\/a>\"mail\"<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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