Bob Dylan, Devendra Banhart, John Hartford, Jug Free America, The Klezmatics, Bill Monroe, Grateful Dead, Peter Rowan, The Doors, Beatles, Buddha, Fela Kuti, Phish, Manu Chao, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Talking Heads, Hasu Patel, Rise Up Singing, Wesley Willis
Formed in the winter of 2006, The People's Republic of Gefiltestan is a young, energetic band offering an eclectic mix of folk, bluegrass, klezmer, Indian, and jam music. Made up of six students from the Oberlin College and Conservatory, this shaggy-haired bunch has been writing toe-tapping, hip-shaking, and sometimes even head-banging original material since its very beginnings. Playing on mandolin, guitar/sitar, banjo, fiddle, upright bass, and a homemade trash can drum set while singing some juicy harmonies, the People's Republic of Gefiltestan creates music that is solidly grounded in the folk tradition, but is also unafraid of exploring uncharted territory be it a rousing acoustic funk number, some bluesy soulgrass, or even, an occasional Indian raga. If there's one thing that you can expect from The People's Republic of Gefiltestan, it's a healthy dose of unexpected musical hijinks.
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Town Mountain here, we are very excited to have the day finally arrive for our CD Release Party of HEROES and HERETICS. We will be having a show to celebrate this occassion on Friday September 26th at The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC and we hope that you will come out and join us!
Here are the details for the evenings show:
Friday September 26th The Grey Eagle Town Mountain CD Release Party w. special guests Packway Handle Band Doors at 8PM Packway Handle Band starts at 9PM Tickets - 8.00
Town Mountain will also be appearing live on WNCW radio on Friday the 26th before the show at 1PM, and you can listen online at www. wncw. org!
BRIAN BENDER & THE WORLD BEATNIKS - "Urban Jungle" Original Reggae, Funk, Afrobeat, Calypso, Samba, Second Line compositions.
With special guests: Eric Krasno (Soulive, Lettuce) Adam Deitch (John Scofield, Lettuce) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Jose Gonzalez (Bando Criollo) Backa Niang (Gokhi-Bi System)
BRIAN BENDER & LITTLE SHOP OF HORAS- "Eyn Velt" Original and traditional Jewish melodies blended with Latin, Caribbean, African and Middle Eastern rhythms.
With special guests: Frank London (Klezmatics, Hasidic New Wave) Alicia Svigals (Klezmatics, Mikveh) Stuart Brotman (Brave Old World) Charles Neville (Neville Brothers) Grant Smith (Klezmer Conservatory Band) Raquy Danziger (Raquy & The Cavemen)
Just wanted to let you know that we have openings in our music publicity efforts this Fall. So if you have a USA release or tour in need of publicity, we'd love to hear from you. Samples of some of our recent successes...
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN: Mariza (coming October 11)
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO: Sara Tavares, Cesaria Evora, Andy Palacio, Balkan Beat Box, Slavic Soul Party, Encuentro, The Inspiring New Sounds of Rio de Janeiro, Sones de Mexico (coming soon)
NEW YORK TIMES: Jose Conde y Ola Fresca, Erol Josue, The Inspiring New Sounds of Rio de Janeiro, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Lura, Nawal, Andy Palacio
Plus Wall Street Journal, PRI's The World, L.A.Times, Boston Globe, and Washington Post and more at www.rockpaperscissors.biz. Please drop me a line if we can help with your USA global music publicity efforts or to schedule a meeting at WOMEX in Sevilla (womex.com).
Much respect,
Dmitri @ Rock Paper Scissors, Inc. www.rockpaperscissors.biz
Hey Partier! I wanted to check in on ya to see if you got your Macys Gift Card in the mail this week. I got mine!!! I'm going to put in a few more emails at that website to see how many they are going to send me. Check out this SICK Chanel purse that I ordered with the Macys Card I got for FREE!
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