Forever Young: Andy Hill and Renée Safier keep Dylanfest strong at 23
Andy and Renee host the 23rd Annual Dylanfest May 5 at the Torrance Cultural Arts Center. You would think they are married. They finish each other’s sentences, make endearing jabs at one another, and have been the faces behind the popular local Bob Dylan tribute Dylanfest for 23 years. And while they did date briefly, Andy Hill and Renée Safier are now simply dear friends who enjoy making music together and share a love for Bob Dylan. They met at the University of Denver. Hill was on a hockey scholarship and Safier was on an academic scholarship. Hockey kept Hill busy and Safier was busy playing in an acoustic trio and had been warned to stay away from members of the hockey team. “They’ll drag you into their bands for the rest of your life,” Hill joked. They didn’t meet until senior year, when Hill’s then-girlfriend brought him to see Safier’s band. Hill started playing drums for the trio when they decided to go electric. Casual concerts the band dubbed “Towers Jams” after the name of their college dorm were their first experiences playing out together. “We put on these all-day concerts, so I guess [the concept for Dylanfest] kind of started there,” Safier said. After graduation…
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