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Artists
Supporting PhatBoy Riding and the High Sierra
Foundation's Katrina Relief Fund
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Futureman
has been a support to the Phatboy riding's
Pedal with Purpose Tour from the very beginning.
I have been friend's with Future since the
very early 80's. We had been working on
the Circle of Harmony and this ride is the
first social outreach of that project. Please,
check out his latest work and find out about
Saint
George.
Futureman
hosted a Fundraiser for the High Sierra
Foundation's Katrina Relief Fund on August
23rd. It was an unbelievable time.
Please, join with him in supporting the
Katrina
Relief Fund. I want to thank Futureman
for his ongoing support and to all his fans
I want to say thanks for joining with us.
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Blue
Turtle Seduction
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If
you haven't heard of these guys you will.
They took it through the roof at High Sierra
Music Festival this summer.
Blue
Turtle Seduction has jumped on the Phatboy
riding tour and Give Five Keep the Music
Alive Challenge early on. They have taken
the Give Five Challenge to a new level.
It's great to have the support of
bands like them. It's a powerful thing to
see musicians helping musicians. Please,
join with them in supporting the Katrina
Relief Fund. They
also will be dedicating one of there shows
to the musicians from new Orleans. Proceeds
to go to the High Sierra Foundation's Katrina
Relief Fund. Talk about big hearts. Check
'em out.
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For
more than a decade
Joseph Patrick Moore
has been touring, recording, and establishing
himself as an artist with a unique voice and
a diversity of talents. His skills as bassist;
composer; arranger; producer; author; educator
and founding partner of Blue Canoe Records
illustrate why he is a highly sought after
musician. Moore's music and creative vision
echoe the spirits of Quincy Jones,
Herbie Hancock, Miles
Davis, John Coltrane,
Charlie Parker, Jaco
Pastorius, The Police,
Paul Chambers, and James
Jamerson.
JPM
has been a friend for several years
and we caught back up with each other, oddly
enough on 8/29 one year after the devastation
of Katrina. After sharing the vision of
the Pedal with Purpose Tour. JPM was on
board to support the project and most importantly
the musicians in New Orleans. Please,
join with him in supporting the Katrina
Relief Fund
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“For
us, ALO is more than just a band and we’re
more than just a group of great friends making
music together… ALO is our lifestyle With
this simple aphorism, keyboardist/vocalist
Zach Gill sums up the unique dynamic that
defines ALO Animal Liberation Orchestra.
Born from a friendship nurtured during their
days at the University of California Santa
Barbara, the four-piece collective also includes
Steve Adams (bass/vocals), Dan Lebowitz (guitars/
percussion/vocals) and David Brogan (drums).
"They can improvise and jam as good
as anyone I've ever seen. But they got these
songs that really stick in your head as
well." - Jack Johnson
"Each member of ALO could easily be
the musical star of their own band, so it's
nice to see accomplished musicians like
these stick together." - Associated
Press
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Discovering
combinations of World Beat, Reggae, Rock-N-Roll
and Americana, CX-1's textural compositions
and three-part harmony continue to expand
musical boundaries. CX-1 contains former
members of ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE and the SNAKE
OIL MEDICINE SHOW.
CX-1
Is One Of The Best Examples Of Modern Fusion
Music. As a Progressive Roots Power Quartet,
the dynamic between Jay Sanders, Andy Pond,
George Pond and Billy Seawell is an equal
union. Spreading the music and message of
universal harmony, these four travelers
have been at the epicenter of Western North
Carolina's progressive acoustic movement
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Formed
originally in 1998 by Jeff Mosier, Blueground
Undergrass has developed a solid reputation
and nationwide following by playing its
multi-faceted music mix coast-to-coast.
The band has always been known for exciting
performances and eclectic arrangements.
Its sonic wall of twang type sound pleases
the whole spectrum of fans from hippies
to cloggers to rockers, taking Blueground
Undergrass to the brink of almost moshpit
energy, yet guiding each show with song-driven
clarity along the way.
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Beth
and Randy Judy have been friends for several
years. When I called to see if they
wanted to help with the Katrina Relief Fund,
they were very excited about the ride and
wanted to help out. Make sure you mark your
calendars for March 22-27, 2007 . It will
be time to join me at Suwannee Springfest.
You will see the new and improved PhatBoy.
Get ready for another magical, musical experience!
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I
met Maryline at a Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
here in Atlanta. We talked about New Orleans
and I shared with her about the Katrina Relief
Fund. Instantly she asked what she could
do to help. I told her about the Give Five
Keep the Music Alive Challenge and she said
she was on board and wanted to send out something
to her great fans. I want to thank Maryline
and her fans for helping us reach out and
help those in need in New Orleans. Thank you
very much ! Check out her music and website. |
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This
six-headed monster from the Midwest has caught
on big time, fulfilling critics' declarations
that Umphrey's McGee would rocket to stardom.
Rolling Stone chose them as "a
band to watch" in their annual Hot Issue,
Richard Gehr of the Village Voice declared
that "no one is doing anything else as
ambitiously musical as Umphrey's McGee,"
and the Washington Post called them
"rock's undisputed lord of sonic shape-shifting."
Featuring guitarists Jake Cinninger and Brendan
Bayliss, keyboardist Joel Cummins, bassist
Ryan Stasik, percussionist Andy Farag and
drummer Kris Myers, Umphrey's McGee has risen
to the upper echelons of the improvisational-rock
scene with infectious melodies, thought-provoking
lyrics, blistering delivery, and patented
sonic sagas that keep fans riveted all night
long. Their incredibly tight musicianship
and penetrating live shows, which shift effortlessly
from prog-rock to metal to funk to jazz-fusion
to classic rock covers, have moved many a
heady music lover to tune in and turn on to
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The
Drew Emmitt Band is led by the lightning-quick
mandolinist and talented songwriter formerly
with High Sierra favorites Leftover Salmon.
Drew Emmitt's latest release Across
the Bridge, featuring esteemed guests
Del McCoury, Sam Bush and Jim Lauderdale,
has been earning him well-deserved praise
and national airplay, and this summer the
Drew Emmitt Band delighted audiences with
their intricate, high-energy acoustic shows.
More recently the band has been "plugging
in" at their live shows and playing
that beloved electric-bluegrass sound pioneered
by Leftover Salmon. Don't be surprised if
you see Drew breaking out the electric guitar
now and again. Featuring drummer Jeff Sipe
(Aquarium Rescue Unit, Phil Lesh and Friends),
bassist Greg Garrison (Leftover Salmon,
The Motet) and guitarist Tyler Grant (Little
Sadie), this band combines smokin' Colorado-infused
acoustic bluegrass and crankin' loud rockin'
newgrass. It's always a high time when Drew
Emmitt is in the mix.
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Joe
Craven wears many hats and plays many things.
He's a madman with anything that has strings
attached, including hospital bed pans, gas
cans, cookie tins, roasting pots, fiddles,
mandolins, tenor guitars, saz, cuatro and
a world of percussion instruments including
animal bones, latex squeeze toys, cake pans,
waste cans, umbrella stands, martini shakers
and...Himself. His stage setup more often
resembles a yard sale. But there's more to
Craven than meets the ear. Visual artist,
former museum curator, educator, motivational
speaker, storyteller and festival emcee, Joe’s
work is born out of respect and reverence
and seeks to honor the creative energy in
everyone. |
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Rising
from Asheville, NC with a Malian-influenced
"Afro-cowboy-ninja-surf" genre all
its own, Toubab Krewe has been making
waves since its formation less than a year
ago. This quintet's instrumental compositions
appeal to jam, world music and electronic
fans alike. The band "has set a new standard
for fusions of rock 'n' roll and West African
music," according to Afropop Worldwide
and they've even caught the attention of The
New York Times: "Toubab Krewe has
soaked up the patterns and rhythms of music
from Mali, Zimbabwe, Congo, Brazil and the
Caribbean and added a hint of Jerry Garcia's
legato guitar... Instead of free-form, jam-band
leads, the guitarists expanded the songs with
African-style patterns, circling and subtly
shifting." |
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String-bender
extraordinaire Tony Furtado is a road dog.
Playing between 200-250
live dates a year, from the western ski resorts
in the winter to the summer festivals throughout
the Midwest, through gritty Chicago and glitzy
New York, to New England seaside towns and
up and down the West Coast, Furtado’s passion
is playing his music live and bringing it
out there to the people. Accordingly, he’s
wooed music lovers and won fans all over kingdom
come. |
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Sharon
Gilchrist was born and raised in Southlake,
Texas. She began performing mandolin and
singing at the age of nine in a bluegrass
band Blue Night Express with guitarist and
brother Troy Gilchrist. The band was formed
at a local music store where teachers put
together a group of young students and taught
them how to play in a band. The band performed
for six years touring nationally and playing
along side such bluegrass greats as Bill
Monroe, Del McCoury, Ralph Stanley and New
Grass Revival.
Sharon
also performs with two other artists who
have highly influenced the shape, style
and sound of bluegrass and acoustic music
today, Peter Rowan and Tony Rice. She performs
mandolin and sings with the Peter Rowan
and Tony Rice Quartet (Rounder Records)
as well as the Peter Rowan New Acoustic
Trio.
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