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BLUE KING BROWN
w/ Theresa Andersson, Spit Hot Fire, The Funky
Fritters |
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Thursday August 21st
Opener Starts @
8pm | $10adv -
$12dos
Buy Tix |
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Blue King Brown
10pm
Official
Website
Myspace
Youtube
QUOTES:
“The
revolution
will
be
televised,
dance-hall
style.”
-
Tsunami
Magazine
“Never
has
a
lesson/protest
song
been
so
infectiously
delivered.”
-
The
Drum
Media
“It
was
almost
as
if
the
whole
building
itself
was
grooving
to
their
entrancing
beats
and
inspiring
lyrics.
Blue
King
Brown
provided
what
they
do
best,
transporting
listeners
into
another
world…”
-
Fasterlouder.com
“Blue
King
Brown
are
people
magnets.
Within
seconds
of
walking
on
stage
there
was
a
rush
to
the
dance
floor.
It
was
a
frantic
night
of
dancing
and
a
solid
performance
from
a
band
whose
star
is
forever
rising
higher.”
-
Tsunami
POLITICAL:
Dedicated
to
the
movement,
Hard
hitting
lyrics
and
groove,
socially
aware
and
active,
Blue
King
Brown
is a
band
that
walks
their
talk
on
many
social
issues
and
are
known
for
actively
speaking
out.
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Spit Hot Fire
11:30pm
Theresa
Anderson
9pm
Melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre;
these are the traditional building
blocks of pop music. Yet although
you will find them in abundance on
Hummingbird, Go!, the new album by
Theresa Andersson hardly sounds like
conventional pop. That's because the
New Orleans singer-songwriter chose
to approach her craft from different
perspectives before she even began
composing. "I stopped thinking in
terms of traditional songwriting,"
Andersson explains. "I worked on
shapes, forms, and textures, scents
and colors. Elements which are more
earthy and organic inspired me." She
would walk along the Mississippi
River, or relax in her garden. As
ideas emerged, she caught them in
her butterfly net – or rather, on
her laptop – and let them converge,
then blossom.
Her adopted home, which she moved to
at the age of 18, also infused the
record with special attributes.
"When I first came to New Orleans, I
really felt something inside of me
was awakened." Like most residents
of the Big Easy, Andersson is a
music lover, steeped in the vintage
sounds that have made the city
famous. As a performer, her résumé
includes dates with Dr. John, the
Neville Brothers, Betty Harris, and
members of the Meters. "All of that
has filtered into me," she observes.
"You can't help it when you're
here." Listen closely to the
aforementioned "Birds Fly Away," and
at its heart, you will hear a sample
of renown New Orleans drummer Smokey
Johnson, one of her favorites.
Regional legend Allen Toussaint even
dropped by, ferried in his
champagne-colored Rolls Royce, to
perform on the bonus track "Now I
Know."
The Funky
Fritters
8pm
This is the first public appearance
from this NYC based powerhouse New
Olreans Blues Band with new highly
acclaimed Alligator recording &
touring artist Michael Hill (Michael
Hill's Blues Mob) and very popular
and beautiful locals Nikki Armstrong
& Rosalinde block on vocals.
The 11-member Blues band w/horns
serves up a bowl of Funky Gumbo and
a Hearty Helpin' of New Orleans
Mardis Gras, rock, brass, R&B, jazz
and gospel. The Funky Fritters have
been one of New York's hottest live
blues bands since 2003. Formerly
known as Ma Skillet & The Funky
Fritters and founded by guitarist
Danny Drexler joined by fellow Whooz
Blues member Jay Gracin on guitar
and Robert Gingery (Visible From
Space w/Judd Harris American Idol
Finalist, Lou Volpe, Matthew
Puckett) on bass with Craig Stewart
on Drums. Our present horn section
is led by Rachel Phillips on trumpet
& Mugwumps, New Groove Orchestra,
New York Minute, Jazz Pollution and
PsychoTropical Orchestra's
trombonist extraordinaire Nadav
Nirenberg and Tim Veeder on Sax.
Past members, friends & frequent
guest performers include: Jerry
Jemmott - Bass (Gregg Allman, Aretha
Franklin, King Curtis, B.B.King,
Wilson Pickett, Robert Flack) Bill
Malchow - Keys, Brad Gilley
– Drums, Joe
Abbatantuono - Drums (Groove
Assault, Jessica Simpson) Sean
Nowell - Tenor Saxophone, Andrew
Gold – Trombone, Travis Sullivan -
Alto Saxophone (Bjorkestra) Alicia
Rau – Trumpet |
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