Bela Fleck / The Africa Project Bela Fleck / The Africa Project Collaborations With Amazing African Musicians Featuring Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba and Anania Ngoliga with John Kitime Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 Doors at 7PM
Traditional African music turns out to suit Bela Fleck beautifully… the heart of the album is the field material, which takes many forms, "Wairenziante" finds Mr. Fleck backing three dozen Ugandan villagers on vocals and a giant marimba. On “Kabibi” he connects breezily with the Tanzanian singer and thumb pianist Anania Ngoliga; on “Pakugyenda Balebauo,” also in Tanzania, he trades phrases with a lyrist named Warema Masiaga Cha Cha…At every turn Mr. Fleck works respectfully, learning and adapting, trusting sameness over difference.
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Al DiMeola Al Dimeola plus: Seis Cuerdas Thursday, February 11, 2009 8:00 PM, Doors at 7:00 PM
Uncompromising and unafraid of creating expansive musical hybrids, Al Di Meola remains one of the most prominent forces in the contemporary jazz scene.
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Nouvelle Vague Nouvelle Vague plus: Shock of Pleasure, Chameleon Chamber Group Friday, February 12, 2010 8:00 PM, Doors at 7:00 PM
With a name that means “new wave” in English and “nova onda” in Portuguese (which is the meaning for “bossa nova”, a new music “fashion”), Nouvelle Vague’s moniker neatly sums up the group’s concept: remaking classic new wave singles with a Brazilian pop twist. Libaux played with various French pop bands during the ’90s and began working with Collin in 1998. For Nouvelle Vague, Collin and Libaux recruited half a dozen French and Brazilian vocalists who were unfamiliar with the original versions of songs like Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and XTC’s “Making Plans for Nigel” to ensure that their renditions had their own identity. Nouvelle Vague was released in Europe in 2004 and received U.S.
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The English Beat & Fishbone The English Beat & Fishbone plus: Outlaw Nation Saturday February 13th 8:00 PM, doors at 7:00 PM
One of the earliest and most important ska revivalist groups, Birmingham's the Beat formed in 1978 (the band had to change their name to the English Beat in the U.S. to avoid confusion with Paul Collins' band of the same name). The current lineup is
Dave Wakeling Lead Vocals/Guitar
Rhythmm Epkins Drums/Vocals
Wayne Lothian Bass/Vocals
Antonee First Class Toaster
Raynier Jacildo Keys/Vocals
Nat Love Sax/Vocals
Musashi "Moose" Lethridge Lead Guitar/Vocals
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Kinky Friedman Kinky Friedman performing with a live band! plus: Two Tons of Steel, Ned Van Go February 18 2010 Doors at 7PM
Friedman formed his first band, King Arthur & The Carrots while a student at the University of Texas. The band - which poked fun at surf music - recorded only one single in 1966 (Schwinn 24/Beach Party Boo Boo).
By 1971, Friedman had formed his second band, Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys. In keeping with the band’s satirical nature, each member had a comical name: in addition to Kinky there was Little Jewford, Big Nig, Panama Red, Wichita Culpepper, Sky Cap Adams, Rainbow Colours, and Snakebite Jacobs. Friedman’s father objected to the name of the band, calling it a 'negative, hostile, peculiar thing', which gave Kinky even more reason to choose the name.
Arriving on the wave of country rock following on from Gram Parsons, The Band, and the Eagles, Friedman originally found cult fame as a country and western singer. His break came in 1973 thanks to Commander Cody, who contacted Vanguard Music on his behalf. Friedman released Kinky Friedman in 1974 for ABC Records, then toured with Bob Dylan in 1975-6. His repertoire mixed social commentary ('We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You') and maudlin ballads ('Western Union Wire') with raucous humor (such as 'Get Your Biscuits In the Oven and Your Buns In Bed'). His 'Ride’ em Jewboy' was an extended tribute to the victims of the Holocaust.
At age 18, the Worcester England native teamed up with Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Chris Wood to form the legendary band Traffic. At 19, Mason penned the song "Feelin' Alright". This song has since become a rock and roll anthem, having been recorded by well over 48 artists, the best known version being Joe Cocker. The group's profound influence over rock music remains unquestioned even today.
Mason departed from the group after their second album. In 1969 Dave headed for the USA to pursue a solo career. He struck gold with the album "Alone Together", which is considered a rock classic. This was followed by five albums for CBS/Sony including "Dave Mason" and "Mariposa De Oro", four of which received gold albums. "Let It Flow", which has gone well over platinum, contained the classic "We Just Disagree", a top-ten single.
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The Soundtrack of Our Lives The Soundtrack of Our Lives plus: Nico Vega, Seryn Sunday, February 21st, 2010 Doors at 7:00 PM
The purpose for this band's existence is:
The spiritual guidance through the great transformation that we are now experiencing as we move towards the zenith in the meridian of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
The Soundtrack of Our lives is simply a bridge to enlightenment through entertainment and is well on the way to complete their mission in this dimension for mankind.
Right now the band members are working on various classified projects and will start Part I of the 2009/2010 Winter Tour in November.
Don't miss it if you have the opportunity to see them live. It will probably save your life!
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Keb Mo Keb' Mo' with special guest Susan Werner plus: Kevin So Wednesday, February 24, 2010 doors at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Keb’ Mo’s music is a living link to the seminal Delta blues that traveled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America--informing all of its musical roots—before evolving into a universally celebrated art form. Keb’ Mo’ is a three time Grammy winner for Contemporary Blues Album and was Grammy nominated for Country Song of the Year for ‘I Hope’ a co-write with the Dixie Chicks that appears on their latest album.
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Akron/Family Akron/Family plus: Warpaint, Matthew & the Arrogant Sea Thursday, February 25th, 2010 Doors at 7:00 PM
Akron/Family is a folk-influenced experimental rock band that formed in 2002, and is currently based in New York.
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The Rocket Summer The Rocket Summer plus: Matthew Thiessen (of Reliant K), playradioplay! Friday, February 26, 2010 6:30 PM
The pride of Colleyville, TX, Bryce Avary recorded and released two initial EPs before taking the Rocket Summer to stages worldwide. Avary signed with the Militia Group in 2002 and released Calendar Days LP a short time after; a gifted songwriter and musician, he played every instrument heard on the album, debuting a lush, layered, and exuberant sound that blended alt-rock and emo influences with references to his faith. The Tim O'Heir-produced Hello, Good Friend followed in 2005. By that time the Rocket Summer had gained a reputation not only for Avary's multi-threat talent in the studio, but for he and his band's energetic live shows.
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The Band of Heathens The Band of Heathens plus: Bruce Robison, The Trishas Saturday, February 27, 2009 doors at 7:00 PM, show at 8:00 PM
The guys in the Band of Heathens are fond of saying they became a unit by accident. But that’s like saying the Big Bang was an accident. Unplanned, maybe, but hardly random. One might even argue that a kind of destiny was involved. The merger of singer/songwriters/multi-instrumentalists Ed Jurdi, Gordy Quist and Colin Brooks, with bassist Seth Whitney and drummer John Chipman, from their respective solo careers and bands may not be akin to a cosmic explosion, but their new album, One Foot in the Ether, offers irrefutable evidence that they were meant to be together — and have evolved into a solid entity worthy of the comparisons they receive to the Black Crowes, the Band and Little Feat.
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The Clientele & Vetiver The Clientele & Vetiver plus: This Old House Sunday, February 28th, 2010 Doors at 7:00 PM
The Clientele formed a long time ago in the backwoods of suburban Hampshire, playing together as kids at school, rehearsing in a thatched cottage remote from any kind of music scene, but hypnotized by the magical strangeness of Galaxie 500 and Felt and the psych pop of Love and the Zombies. Singer Alasdair MacLean still recalls a pub conversation where the band collectively voted that it was OK to be influenced by Surrealist poetry but not OK to have any shouting or blues guitar solos.
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The Black Dahlia Murder The Black Dahlia Murder plus: Obscura, Augure, Hatesphere Tuesday, March 2, 2010 8:00 PM, Doors at 7:00 PM
Still riding high on waves of acclaim for their rabidly-received DVD spectacle Majesty, Michigan’s unstoppable sons of molten melodic death metal The Black Dahlia Murder triumphantly bring you their fourth thrashing opus Deflorate. An epic expansion of the stunning pitch-black cacophony that was 2007’s Nocturnal, Deflorate boasts Black Dahlia’s brand of seamlessly-mixed Swedish influenced blackened thrash and pounding American death metal muscle, and sees one of metal’s most outstanding underground outfits at the peak of its unmitigated musical brutality. “We’re more confident than ever,” declares vocalist Trevor Strnad of Deflorate. “I think as a band we really found our footing on Nocturnal. This time, we’ve taken this beast to the next level.”
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Vallejo Vallejo plus: Mother's Anthem Thursday, March 4, 2010 8:00 PM, Doors at 7:00 PM
Vallejo doesn't just do a gig - they perform an incredible, high voltage, Latin inspired funk rock show that leaves the audience exhilarated from their non-stop energy.
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Bob Schneider Bob Schneider plus: Josh Weathers, Paul Renna Friday, March 5, 2010 Doors at 7:00 PM
Bob and his band are known for their eclectic blend of musical styles; Good for fans of singer/songwriters with huge chunks of funk, country, rock and folk. This is a throw down party from beginning to end.
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