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COOL LINEUP GATHERING IN BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC IN MAY
 Taj Mahal |
LEAF | Lake Eden Arts Festival is excited to announce the Performing Arts lineup for Spring LEAF 2012, taking place May 10-13, 2012 in Black Mountain, NC. Headlining the 34th festival are Blues legend Taj Mahal, Afrobeat progeny Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, and New Orleans institution Preservation Hall Jazz Band. In addition to Taj, several other artists will be helping to celebrate Blues Traditions [including and one more special Blues Folk lineup addition TBA], with support in part by a grant from the National Endowment of the Arts. Art Works. From the dark, smoky clubs of Chicago & St. Louis, all the way down through the Hill Country and into the bayous of the Deep South, audiences will be introduced to an sampling of Blues artists, intermingled with the usual diversity of cultural names and faces one can expect from LEAF.
Tickets and volunteering opportunities are available through LEAFs website or by calling the LEAF office at 828.686.8742. Tickets are sold in advance only.
Spring LEAF 2012 Performing Arts Lineup
Taj Mahal
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Corey Harris & The Rasta Blues Experience
David Bromberg
The Red Clay Ramblers
King Britt Presents Sister Gertrude Morgan
Golden Dragon Acrobats [China]
Rubblebucket
Red Baraat
Sarazino [Ecuador]
The Black Lillies
Nuala Kennedy Band [Ireland]
Town Mountain
Zansa
Msafiri Zawose [Tanzania]
The Beast
Also celebrating Blues Traditions with:
Pop Ferguson Gaye Adegbalola w/ Roddy Barnes Homemade Jamz Blues Band Cary Fridley & Down South Captain Luke & Cool John Ferguson Shane Pruitt Band
Brookside Dance Hall in motion with:
Contra dance w/ Lift Ticket & The Horse Flies Late-night techno contra w/ Technophoria feat. DJ Shel-D Callers Beth Molaro & Brian Hamshar Cajun dance w/ Feufollet Salsa dance w/ Montuno Family dance w/ Phil Jamison Dance workshops from Ira Bernstein, Maria-Guajira, Ted & Kimberly Ross
Tony Cedras South African All-Stars Brothers in Christ feat. C.D. Big Nasty Jazz Band Chikomo Marimba Band Molasses Creek Goldstein Family Band Skinny Legs and All Tom Hecks Trebuchets Blue Fairy Troupe Dances of Universal Peace 40 Fingers & A Missing Tooth Tall Bike Freak Michael Mooney Lemira Percussion Ensemble
LEAF in Schools & Streets youth performances led by:
Amy Hamilton Ben Gradison Gary Bradley Lisa Zahiya Erinn Huntley & The Anam Cara Theatre Company Josh Batenhorst & ArtSpace Urban Arts Institute Melanie MacNeil & The Asheville Hoops Troupe Imhotep Nina Ruffini Kenya Webster Zulu Connection
…and favorite LEAF traditions, including:
Unifire Theatre Aerial Trapeze Academy Chessmaster Robert Frederick LEAF Poetry Slam w/ James Nav Welcome Drums w/ Larry McDowell LSS Youth Poetry Slam w/ Beth McDonough & Simon Wolf Drum Circle w/ Steve Townsend Storytelling w/ Sarah Eshan Morning Piano w/ Robert Thomas Didgeridoo w/ Jarrett Leone LEAF Fiddle & Step Dance Contests Workshops & Jam Sessions …and much more!
LEAF is a non-profit organization established to build community and enrich lives through the Arts locally and globally with festivals, community events, and arts in education programs. LEAFs mission is Connecting Cultures & Creating Community Through Music & Arts. LEAFs three branches include the twice-a-year festival, LEAF in Schools & Streets, and LEAF International.
LEAF in Schools & Streets: Empowering Youth Through Festive Arts in Our Local Community.
LEAF in Schools & Streets (LSS) is an educational outreach program matching artists with youth in schools and communities for hands-on workshops, residencies, interactive performances and mentoring that includes opportunities for youth to perform with the artists at LEAF- and beyond.
LEAF International: Empowering Youth Globally Through Cultural Music Traditions.
LEAF International (LI) empowers youth globally through musical traditions to create self-esteem, skills, connection, and community. Connecting youth to THEIR local cultural traditions with local teaching artists, local instruments and costumes.
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Words by: Brennan Lagasse | Images by: Bud Fulginiti
Mickey Hart Band :: 01.21.12 :: Crystal Bay Club :: Lake Tahoe, NV
 Mickey Hart :: Arts Quest in Bethlehem, PA :: by Bud Fulginiti |
This winter season has been an unusual one in Lake Tahoe. Below average snowfall has made for a few unhappy campers in a place usually overflowing with positive energy. As luck would have it Saturday, January 21st was the first day of 2012 with enough fresh snow for locals and visitors to bask in a long awaited and celebrated Powder Day. This new snowfall also happened to coincide with a visit from the Mickey Hart Band (MHB) who made a stop at the Crystal Bay Club (CBC) on Tahoes North Shore. Perhaps it was a sign from the cosmos.
The MHB has seen several different lineups over the years. The most current incarnation of the group has been chosen for a certain kind of mission according the Rhythm Devil Mickey Hart himself. Hart has been locked in space for quite some time. Any Deadhead will tell you that, but with this project, Harts seriously been tapping space, as in from the solar system – not the abstract sounds commonly heard at Grateful Dead shows of years past – as a way to generate new music.
 MHB :: Arts Quest in Bethlehem, PA :: by Bud Fulginiti |
Technically, Hart has been engulfed in a rich study on the sonification of the universe, which has helped create the music that the MHB plans to record and release sometime this April. Hes worked with several scientists on this front to better understand the sounds of the galaxy, and with his band members has created a new quiver of music that many who attended the show at the CBC were hearing for the first time.
Truth be told, a great deal of the pre-show chatter pointed concert goers to the notion that they were about to take in a show that would probably be one long set of space and/or drums and space. In reality what ended up happening was a slew of Tahoe Deadheads came out to party with the MHB, with most more than pleasantly surprised by a just a few old Grateful Dead tunes sprinkled amongst two sets of newly composed originals.
 Mickey Hart Band :: Arts Quest in Bethlehem, PA :: by Bud Fulginiti |
Hart was recently quoted as saying, Its a combination of universal and global music, which to the attendee feels and sounds very much spot on. There are three drummers in the band beyond the two primary vocalists, keyboards, guitar and bass. Crystal Hall has a beautiful voice, and also lent a hand on acoustic guitar during the evening. Her take on Brokedown Palace was a fresh and welcome one, as were her soaring vocal leads throughout the evening. It was unfortunate that bassist Dave Schools from Widespread Panic was unable to be there for the evening, but as a band the music sounded as cohesive as a relatively new band could possibly be. Even though those familiar with Schools trademark playing know what a force he can be in any band, the MHB played as a whole, with Hart clearly fired up, enjoying the energy of the snow-inspired crowd, with the music and dancing growing stronger song-by-song over the course of the evening.
Inx Herman lays down the base beat and is accompanied by world renown talking drummer Sikuru Adepoju, whos been a fixture in many of Harts bands over the years. Mickey is then left to bring the spacey sounds and other worldly beats he was so well known for with the Grateful Dead. A solid bit of old favorites anchored with a host of new universally inspired songs is what you should expect to hear as this danceable trip lead by the space man himself gets ready for a solid tour this March into April. If you like the Grateful Dead, what Mickey brought to the band, and are into hearing some new music inspired by the rhythms of space played by a very solid band of quality musicians, then make sure when the MHB bus comes by you get on. The improvisational ride will be a welcome, unique experience, and youll be happy to have jumped on board.
Mickey Hart Band Tour Dates :: Mickey Hart Band News
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HOWLIN RAIN HITS THE ROAD
PROMOTING NEW ALBUM THE RUSSIAN WILDS
Howlin Rain |
San Francisco Bay Area-based power quintet Howlin Rain will be heading out on tour this February in support of their third full-length album The Russian Wilds.
The Russian Wilds, due out February 14 on American Recordings, passionately protests the popular notion that heroic rock music is a thing of golden ages passed. Formed by bandleader-singer-guitarist Ethan Miller in 2004, as a melodic off shoot of blazing new-psych innovators Comets On Fire, Howlin Rain caught the attention of uber-producer Rick Rubin, who signed them to his American Recordings label. Rubin has since involved himself deeply with the band’s subsequent musical evolution, including producing The Russian Wilds.
Along with Miller, Howlin Rain is: Raj Ojha (drums, percussion), Cyrus Comiskey (bass), Joel Robinow (keyboards, guitar, vocals) and Isaiah Mitchell (guitar, vocals).
Listen to the lead off track “Phantom In The Valley” here.
Howlin Rain Tour Dates
2/7 Mercury Lounge, New York, NY **
2/8 Brooklyn Bowl, Brooklyn, NY **
2/9 Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia, PA **
2/10 Red Palace, Washington, DC **
2/11 Cafe Nine, New Haven, CT **
2/14 Detroit Bar, Costa Mesa, CA
2/15 Casbah, San Diego, CA
2/16 Echo, Los Angeles, CA
2/18 Independent, San Francisco, CA
2/19 Audie’s Olympic, Fresno, CA
2/21 Humboldt Brews, Arcata, CA (Radio Moscow supports)
2/23 Biltmore, Vancouver, BC
2/24 Sunset Tavern, Seattle, WA
2/25 Doug Fir, Portland, OR
3/6 Cellar Door, Visalia, CA (Supporting Blitzen Trapper)
3/7 SLO Brew, San Luis Obispo, CA
3/9 Harlow’s, Sacramento, CA
3/10 St. James Infirmary, Reno, NV
3/11 Crystal Bay Casino, Tahoe (Umphrey’s McGee After Party)
3/12 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT
3/13 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO
3/15 SXSW2012, Austin, TX
3/16 SXSW2012, Austin, TX
3/17 SXSW2012, Austin, TX
** Soldiers of Fortune supports
Howlin Rain Tour Dates
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