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John Butler Trio

John Butler Trio has announced the first run of dates behind the release of their first studio album in three years, April Uprising. The tour dates include the band’s return to Red Rocks, this time as a headliner, as well as first-time stops at Central
Park’s Summerstage and Philadelphia’s Penn’s Landing. This will be the band’s first full North American tour with the new lineup, consisting of Butler with drummer Nicky Bomba and bassist Byron Luiters. State Radio will be on all concerts. Medeski Martin & Wood will be added to the Red Rocks bill.

April Uprising, out April 6, is JBT’s label debut with ATO Records. The first single from the record, “One Way Road,” is now available at iTunes.

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Sharif

Independent singer-songwriter Sharif released his third CD, Kisses and Lies, on February 23, 2010. His first single “Dark Side of the Dawn,” features Old 97’s’s singer Rhett Miller.

Produced by Chris Keup and Stewart Myers (Jason Mraz, OAR, and Rachael Yamagata) the CD was recorded in a barn in Louisa, Virginia, a hotel in Baltimore and Sharif’s own bedroom in Los Angeles. Sharif assembled a preeminent cast of musicians to record his album including Tim Bradshaw (John Mayer, David Gray, Josh Ritter) on keyboards, Jon Graboff (Ryan Adams) on pedal steel, Mark Goldenberg (Jackson Browne, Ringo Starr, Brett Dennen) playing guitar, ukulele and banjo, Stewart Myers (Lifehouse, Shawn Colvin) on bass guitar and Brian Jones (Mandy Moore, Liz Phair) manning the drums.

Born to an Egyptian father and American mother, Sharif realizes that his name might lead people to believe that he would play Middle Eastern or World Music. However his native Virginia proved a worthy influence steeping Sharif in keen sense of Americana musical history. His influences are diverse with the quintessential songwriters Dylan, Gram Parsons, Elliott Smith and Nick Drake at the top of his list, along with Ryan Adams, Death Cab for Cutie, and Bright Eyes.

With the release of Kisses and Lies on February 23, 2010, Sharif will be touring the West Coast with East Coast dates to follow.

Tour Dates:

3/04/10 – Zoey’s – Ventura, CA
3/12/10 – Wavy TV Hampton Road Show – Portsmouth, VA
3/19/10 – Sullivan Hall – NYC
3/21/10 – Galaxy Hut Arlington, VA
3/24/10 – The Winchester – Cleveland, OH
3/25/10 – WCBE On-Air Radio Appearance at 10:30 A.M. – Columbus, OH
3/25/10 – The Rumba Cafe – Columbus, OH
4/02/10 – The Paisley Violin – Phoenix, AZ
4/07/10 – The Hotel Cafe – Los Angeles, CA

skerik

Seattle’s highly acclaimed madman saxophonist and Bay Area favorite Skerik will physically appear along with worldwide underground legend emcee and beatboxer Radioactive as the newly formed duo SKERDIO. The event will take place at the Blue Bear School of Music on Saturday, March 13 at 6 P.M.

Skerik (Critters Buggin, Dead Kenny G’s, Garage a Trois, Syncopated Taint Septet, Roger Waters, Les Claypool, etc.) will bring his latest electronics set up that allows him to efficiently change timbres, sounds and directions. Skerik will demonstrate signal path, unity gain and survival in the electronic music world, meaning survival techniques
using any sound system found in any club, theater, church or cult headquarters.

Radioactive, (New Native, Top Four Flights, New Clear Vision, True World Order, and Formally of Michael Franti and Spearhead) who holds two Australian Gold Records, will teach standard beatboxing, mic rocking, looping, lyric writing and hook making, as well as crowd participation, mic control, stage presence, album concepts, marketing
strategies, freestyling and tour expectations. Random tips for saxophonists, lyricists, beatboxers and musicians of all types will be brought forth.

These demonstrations and techniques are for:

1. Saxophonists: acoustic and rhythmic techniques will be demonstrated.

2. Individuals seeking an alternative outlet of expression.

3. Electronically curious DJs, musicians, seeking new signal paths, effects and monitoring techniques.

4. Aspiring musicians wondering what backstage is really like and what to say if someone asks you to license your hot new single.

5. Non-performing fans of music looking for insight into the mystery of creation.

6. Emcees, beatboxers, poets, and lyricists wanting easy to do steps for moving forward in the seriousness of their
craft.

7. Those wanting to engage stage presence, crowd rocking, and being comfortable in front of a crowd

8. Artist and speakers curious about gaining proper mic control and technique

9. Lyricists and musicians interested in improvisation and freestyling. Anyone wondering what hip hop is.

SKERDIO
Date: Saturday, March 13 2010
Time: 6:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Where: Blue Bear School of Music – Performance Hall in San Francisco
Ticket: Price: Sliding Scale $5 – $25
Purchase tickets through the web site or at the Front Desk during normal
business hours Bldg. D, Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA 94123 (415) 673-3600