BlondeMe - Blondie Tribute

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The seeds for this band honoring the rock legacy of Blondie were planted when Nashville based singer Stephanie Cease saw a picture of Debbie Harry, looked at an old picture of her mother and noticed a striking resemblance. Her mother, a former beauty queen and one time Miss Indiana, had been told for years she resembled Debbie Harry and since Stephanie resembled her mother so much and was a huge fan of Blondie’s music, she thought “why not?”.

Stephanie started her career singing in the early 90’s with rock,pop,and r&b cover bands. She moved to Germany in the mid 90’s and continued her career there where she entered a televised casting show called “Popstars” in 2000. From 7000 girls in Germany she made it to the top 10. From there she fronted several Corporate Bands and sang many songs by Shania Twain, leading to a successful period working as a Shania Impersonator. This also led to her spot on the CMT show “Still the King” with Billy Ray Cyrus where she played the character Dania Von Twang, a German Shania Impersonator. Upon moving back to the states to marry her high school sweetheart Jeff, she wanted to try something new and exciting like bleaching her hair blonde and and singing Blondie songs in a tribute band.

Drummer Neil Pond drives Blondme’s propulsive grooves drawing from years of experience in the studio, on stage and on the road with bands such as The Boilers, 615 Rewind, Beatnix and The Rockin’ Bones. (Ask him about playing with Charlie Daniels, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Tommy Tutone, teaching Billy Ray Cyrus how to play Marco Polo, and ice skating in Central Park with Shania Twain). He and Blondme’s lead singer Stephanie Cease were both formerly in Nashville’s iconic ‘80s tribute band Max Headroom.

On keyboards and guitar is Stephanie’s husband, Jeff Cease. Jeff has long been a journeyman guitarist who currently plays with Eric Church and was a member of The Black Crowes during the bands early days. His musical roots include a strong interest in the New York/CBGB’s music scene of the late 1970’s, so when he heard of his wife’s plans for Blondme, he eagerly offered his services, as well as the services of two of his collaborators from his touring world, Michael Smith and Ben Rigby.

On guitar and backing vocals is Michael Smith. Michael was a founding member The Why Store, a band that made quite a splash in its hometown of Muncie, Indiana where some of the band members attended Ball State and began their career playing clubs and functions around the Indiana area.

After a couple of independent releases and much touring and hard work, the band was picked up by MCA Records where they released two albums as well as a live recording on the label. Michael then spent years working in a high profile position for musical manufacturer Peavey and is now a key member of the Eric Church touring organization.

Rounding out the band on bass and backing vocals is Ben Rigby. A sound engineer by day and bass player by mid day/early evening, Ben has been lurking in the background of the industry for decades; getting his big break in LA Dragnet as a sound editor eventually leading to his most infamous credit as lead audio director of the commercials for “HeadOn: Apply Directly To The Forehead”.

The fast paced business of topical analgesics was too much for Ben, so he decided to live a quiet life in Nashville and start a family while touring in the country music circuit as a front of house audio engineer. Knowing he completed the necessary first two pages of Mel Bay’s guide on how-to-play bass, friends and coworkers Michael Smith and Jeff Cease recruited Ben to join Blondme. As a founding member of the quintet, Ben looks forward to each chance he gets to melt faces across this land through the power of Blondie.

BlondeMe was born in the spirit of bringing exciting new life to the music of Blondie with forceful, faithful cover versions of greatest hits ("Call Me," "One Way or Another," "Rapture," "The Tide is High") and fan-favorite deep cuts ('X Offender," "Atomic," "In the Sun," "The Hardest Part") across the spectrum of Blondie in the 1970s and '80s—a crowd-pleasing mix of rock, punk, disco, reggae, ska and more.

All ticket holders are able to order food and drinks during the event. Standing Room Ticket holders generally place their orders with the venue bar staff. Main Floor Reserved Table and VIP Balcony Table ticket holders are served by MadLife’s friendly wait staff throughout the event.

Refer to the seating map below for a layout of the venue for this show. Please note the table arrangement is subject to change and not all tables may be available.

If You Wish To Select A Specific Reserved Table:

Holders of VIP Balcony and Main Floor Reserved Table tickets have the ability to select any available reserved table from the moment their tickets are purchased, up until 30 minutes BEFORE doors open to the event (i.e. if doors are at 6:30, cutoff time for selecting a reserved table would be at 6:00). Tables can be selected EITHER at the Box Office or by contacting the Box Office during its hours of operation at (678) 384-2363 ext. 1. Please note that tables cannot be selected online for this show and if you do not select a table, MadLife will select one for you. Selecting a table is not required, but is an option available.

For any wheelchair or ADA needs, please contact the Box Office in advance of the event at (678) 384-2363 ext. 1.

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Box Office hours of operation are Wednesday-Saturday 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM.

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