Marshall Crenshaw

He learned to tune a guitar correctly at age ten and has been trying ever since. His words, not ours.

Born in Detroit in 1953, Marshall Crenshaw got his first big break in 1978 playing John Lennon in Beatlemania — first as an understudy in New York, then in the West Coast company, then on a national tour. He walked away from it in February 1980 and settled in New York City, where the hyper-diverse musical culture and the local rock scene pulled him in. He formed a rock and roll band with his brother Robert on drums and Chris Donato on bass.

After crossing paths with the legendary Alan Betrock he recorded his debut single "Something's Gonna Happen" for Betrock's Shake Records. At almost the same moment, rockabilly singer Robert Gordon's recording of Crenshaw's "Someday Someway" came out on RCA. Both records broke big on New York's WNEW-FM at once, and the trio's local popularity exploded. Four decades of a career followed.

Who's opening. Sarah Borges & Eric Ambel.

Good to know. Doors at 7 pm for an 8 pm show in The Warehouse. Standard tickets run $47–$67 and members $44–$64.