Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Play Stage AE; First of Two Nights for Nikki Glaser at Carnegie of Homestead (Fri., 12/1/23)

1) Lukas Nelson met drummer Anthony LoGerfo at a Neil Young concert in 2008 and they started playing gigs together around Los Angeles, California. Soon thereafter, Nelson left his studies at Loyola Marymount University to pursue his music dreams full-time. He added several other musicians to form Promise of the Real. The versatile band has a sound that can range from rock, to country, to Americana. In 2009 they opened for Lukas’ dad, the legendary country singer/songwriter Willie Nelson, for a nine show tour. Since then Nelson and the band have released eight studio albums with 2017’s self-titled album reaching no. 2 on Billboard’s country chart. Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real have also backed  Neil Young several times since 2015 and have even recorded two albums with him. Lukas Nelson & Promise of The Real were also in the 2018 remake of the film A Star is Born with Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. They appear as Bradley Cooper’s band. Nelson co-produced the music and even wrote some songs for the movie with Gaga. Nelson and his band headlined a concert at the 2018 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival. The group’s latest album is this year’s Sticks and Stones. Doors open 7 p.m. Stage AE, 400 North Shore Dr., North Shore.  (R.H.)

Lukas Nelson jamming on his guitar at a headlining performance at the 2018 Three Rivers Arts Festival. (Photo: Rick Handler).

2) Nikki Glaser, a Cincinnati native, started out performing stand-up at the young age of 18 while in college. Her hard, early work paid off with appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,” “Conan,” and two seasons of the reality series “Last Comic Standing.” Glaser’s first feature stand-up special, Perfect, was on Comedy Central in 2016, and her second special, Bangin’, premiered on Netflix in 2019. She has been doing the Nikki Glaser Podcast since 2020. In 2022 she starred in her own reality show “Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?” on the E Network.  You can see her live at Carnegie of Homestead Music Hall in the first night of a two night run. Glaser is on her The Good Girl tour. 7 p.m.  510 E. 10th Ave, Munhall.

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