Joe Satriani

The guitarist challenged himself to create a “new standard” for instrumental guitar albums to be measured against, one which would work from “a new platform of his own design,” as he terms it. “I want to show people that the instrumental guitar album can contain far more complexity of creative elements than I think people are using right now.”

Satriani and his touring band, all recording remotely in separate areas of the world during lockdown, answered that challenge in spades. The Elephants of Mars crackles with an exciting new energy, briskly traveling through stylistic roads that feel freshly updated, viewed through new eyes.

From the gripping, sci-fi madness of “Through A Mother’s Day Darkly,” to the isolation felt in a decaying urban landscape, as depicted in “Sahara,” to the general endorphin levels that peak as the elephants finally roar in the title track, The Elephants of Mars offers up an album length journey that never dulls.

It’s one that, thanks to the pandemic and no constraints, truly represents the album that Satriani himself hoped he could deliver with his band. “We did everything. We tried the craziest ideas. And we entertained every notion we had about turning something backwards, upside down, seeing what could happen.”

For Q&A: COVID safety guidelines will be enforced. All attendees to and during this event must wear a face mask.

Details

DOORS OPEN: 6:30 PM
TICKETS: $75.00, $57.50, $42.50 plus service fees. All seats reserved. On sale to the public April 1, 2022 at 10am.  Tickets, including VIP packages, also available through Ticketmaster.
The Canton Palace Theatre Box Office, using the eTix ticketing platform, and Ticketmaster are the only authorized ticket sellers for this event.

Purchase a parking pass for the Canton Palace Theatre's designated parking lot HERE.