Pat Boyer: electric guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo Nate Boyer: keyboards, vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar Shane Hatter: bass Jon Lengyel: drums, vocals, guitars, mandolin, flute
Current Lineup Pat Boyer: electric guitar, vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo Nate Boyer: keyboards, vocals, harmonica, acoustic guitar J. Herb: bass Tony Kasalavage: electric guitar, djembe Jon Lengyel: drums, vocals, guitars, mandolin, flute
Management & Promotion Bill Troutman: Manager Erin Heitner: Promoter
Stage Crew & Support Dale Boyer Derek Weist
Influences
rock ’n’ roll, blues, folk, jam, bluegrass, country
Dakini is a four-piece original band from Hegins, PA. They create a flowing musical experience that is truly unlike anything else. With influences from all genres of music, Dakini is pure rock ’n’ roll with a driving energy that can satisfy any and all who come to experience a show.
Together for eight years with three full-length studio albums, one live album & thousands of bootleg recordings, Dakini has established themselves as one of Pennsylvania’s most original, exciting, diverse, ever-changing improvisational bands.
Electric sets are most dominant at a Dakini show, but they are willing and very much at home acoustically, bringing on an array of stringed and percussive instruments.
Each member brings different songs, emotions, energies & grooves to the mix. Rock ’n’ roll to country, bluegrass to funk, jazz numbers to swirling, trickling movements & chaotic, ground-thundering space & trance. A night of Dakini is a passage through various musical styles, eras, generations & unknown conglomerates of musical expression.
Dakini has performed alongside numerous local & national groups including The Jerry Garcia Band, Dickey Betts & Great Southern (of the Allman Brothers Band), Derek Trucks Band, Jazz Mandolin Project, Bernie Worrel (former keyboardist for George Clinton), Ulu, Zen Tricksters, Max Creek, Sister Carol (Grammy-nominated Reggae artist), The Dude of Life (Phish lyricist), The Breakfast, The Recipe, George Wesley, U-Melt, Brother’s Past, Soulive, The Slip, Benevento/Russo Duo, Kaki King, Raq & many others.
Dakini plays clubs, festivals and countless celebrations in Pennsylvania and the surrounding areas and will be spreading out across the United States very soon. Dakini hosts their own music festival (Dakinifest) and travels with their own sound system, light show, van & dedicated crew to ensure each and every performance.
Dakini is a family of artists, fans & friends that encourage all forms of creative artistic expression. Dakini will continue to expand their musical adventure to help heal, energize & enlighten with music and the power of sound.
This gorgeous rural setting is exactly what music fans are looking for in a jamband festival atmosphere. Hiking, swimming, juggling, tie-dying & hula hooping workshops, glassblowing, fire performances, live painting/graffiti, disc golf, light projection shows, chinese auction, raffles, plus kids pavilion; Late night activities will also be planned.
~ 1st Annual "Jammin' For The Animals" Festival ~ Blue Falls Grove; Leesport, PA (near Reading, PA) ~ July 25th (Sat.) ~ 1:00pm - 10:30pm w/camp-over ~ Advance tickets are limited & available now through: Dragonfly Studio & Gallery at 398 Penn Ave in West Reading, PA (610/376-7176); Humane Society of Berks County or by e-mailing Todd Jones at gratefultaj@yahoo.com ~ Tickets are $20/advance (limited available) & $25/gate ~ Includes camping ~ Children 10 & under admitted free with adult.
MEETING OF THE MINDS II September 11-13, 2009 Mountain View Park Wind Gap, PA (20 miles North of Bethlehem) 17 Bands $30 Presale A full weekend of camping & music
ARTISTS:
Juggling Suns Cabinet Jimkata Bohemian Sunrise Hexbelt The Big Dirty Backwoods Experiment Dakini Herbie Agent Moosehead Fellswoop Chester River Runoff UZO Displaced Peoples The Backroad South Mountain Pass Trippin on Nothing Tomm Dunn * Kyle Morgan * Mike Miz Erik From Baltimore * Will Bowers * Amanda Penecale
Meeting of the Minds II will be a full weekend musical extravaganza featuring 17 bands, late-night jams, fire performances, numerous solo artists, light shows, kids activities, food & craft vendors, camping, and music. The site, located just 20 miles north of Allentown, is a beautiful 30-acre, privately owned property in Wind Gap, PA. Our new venue features plenty of woodsy camping, permanent stage, showers, and electricity access for RV’s.
Presale tickets are just $30 for this event and include a full weekend of camping & music.
Our next show will be MAY 23rd at The Depot in York, PA. We hope to see you there.
Tell ALL of your Friends that our NEW CD "Capable of Murder" (Including the song Love is Blind) is now available for purchase. You can purchase all of the songs on this CD through SNOCAP on our site.
Hey...wud up yo? I know it feels like some times we jus add friends an forget about em...so I thought I should go thru the archives an shout you out! I jus put some new songs up, so give a listen...Then HOLLA! (do it 4 da numerous amounts of people who's friends list you occupy;)
Hey guys..I love the new cd, it sounds great!!!!!! Thanks so much, I hope to see you again soon, SKOJ did not count for me..I am seeing Cabinet tomorrow for my best friends bday in Hburg, but I will be there in spirit!!!! love, raegan
