Hazmat Modine will be bringing their unique blend of genres and styles to the historic Earlville Opera House Main Stage at 7 p.m. on Saturday, February 25. (Submitted photo)

EARLVILLE — What has the kind of blues you'll find in a barrelhouse in New Orleans, driven by harmonicas, tuba, drums, guitars, banjo, and a full horn section? Why it’s Hazmat Modine! The Earlville Opera House is thrilled to present this special production on Saturday, February 25 at 7 p.m. on its historic Main Stage.

Hazmat Modine has toured the world for over 15 years playing in 40 different countries. From Borneo to British Columbia, China to India, Brazil to New Zealand, throughout Europe and into Siberia. The band distills American music into an essence from its myriad forms: blues, country, R & B, rock-n-roll, jazz, gospel, world music, soul, roots... Yet it adds to this mixture something raw and mysterious that feels at once familiar and new.

Their newest album “Box of Breath” is a collection of unique and original material. Hazmat is deep in command of their self-created idiom — swimming in international waters but never far from the American coast. Malian riffs infuse with Mississippi mud and Tin Pan Alley, stretching the band’s roots aesthetic to include notes of hibiscus and the buzz of mosquitos.

There are songs about death, striving, hoarding, time, and the march of dementia. Soaring horns and wailing harmonica are joined by the clang of modern India and the murmur of China, a distillation of Hazmat Modine’s travels through time, place, and sound. Throughout, the CD weaves lyrics that reflect on the times and troubles of the world we currently live in. This is the band's most mature and original album yet, something so Hazmatian that it needs its own genre to define it.

Tickets are $40 general admission, $36 members (become a member!), $10 for youth (17 and under), with college students half off general admission. Premiums apply to the first four rows. Tickets are available at EarlvilleOperaHouse.com or by calling 315-691-3550.

Special thanks to our hospitality sponsors Mark and Barbara Golden and the Poolville Country Store and B&B in Poolville, NY.

Make it an evening out and receive 10 percent off your food at Poolville Country Store by presenting your EOH show ticket, or receive 10 percent off your show ticket by presenting your Poolville dinner receipt at the Box Office! Call the Poolville Country Store at 315-691-2677 for dinner reservations.

Show your ticket at the Huff Brau and receive the happy hour drink rate on your first drink after the show!

Earlville Opera House Arts Center is located at 18 East Main Street in the charming Village of Earlville, NY and is handicap accessible. Masks are required other than when eating or drinking due to no ventilation in the 1892 venue.

Please check our website for the latest COVID protocols, and for further information on our programs and services, and like us on Facebook and Instagram!

Events are made possible, in part, with public funds from New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor of New York and the New York State Legislature, and through the generosity of EOH members.

-Information provided by EOH