Josh Ritter to Play The State THIS SATURDAY 3/28 **UPDATE Daily Collegian Article**

**UPDATE**
IN TODAY'S 3/26 DAILY COLLEGIAN THERE WAS AN ARTICLE ABOUT JOSH RITTER'S PERFORMANCE AT THE STATE THIS SATURDAY 3/28. READ THE ARTICLE HERE!

Josh Ritter is making a stop in State College this March 28th to charm audiences at The State. Ritter is a modern day folk singer-songwriter with grand musical scope. In case you are unfamiliar with Mr.Ritter here is some more info:

The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter (his new album) catches the Idaho musician in the midst of a radical transformation. While last year's The Animal Years had Ritter thinking about the state of the nation, his latest offering finds him pining for Joan of Arc, Calamity Jane and Florence Nightingale, all of whom seem to be stuck together in the belly of a whale, a la Jonah. He also manages to squeeze in a few admiring words about ladies' underwear and that's well before Ritter, backed by drums, bass and organ and cacophony, arrives at a rollicking chorus you might be able sing along with if you're quick enough to get all the words.

Ritter is clearly having fun and you will, too but there is a method to his madness. Those legendary heroines he name-checks were each responding to an inner voice that pushed them toward some extraordinary mission, one both noble and a little foolhardy. "Those voices can be pretty confusing," he says, "but there is no doubt that if you follow your two a.m. voices you'll end up someplace fairly extraordinary."

And Ritter did follow those late night voices. While The Animal Years was a meticulously crafted and stately paean, for Conquests the artist radically revamped his working methods and his sound. "I needed to be somebody different," the singer says. "The air of gravitas around me was getting oppressive. For some reason it seemed like there was a premium being placed on earnestness and that can be pretty stifling. There was a lot of talk about true love and righteous indignation. I wanted to write about gunslingers and missile silos."

Below you can find a few videos of Jason Ritter performing:





Tickets for Josh Ritter's March 28th concert at The State are ON SALE NOW! Tickets are going for $23 are available for purchase both ONLINE and at The State Theatre Box Office. See you there!