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| Upcoming Shows in the Music Box Series | |
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- Our 2nd Smash Year! -
The
Music
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| Date of Show | Show Details -- Click on the band & performer names to hear their music and see their smiling faces! |
Nov
25 2008
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Blue
Cranes
(jazz, Portland) Like some David Lynch-style basement jazz hallucination, the Blue Cranes' music is the type of experimental, sometimes insane, but always invigorating experience that's hard to shake. The Portland quintet understands jazz is alive and well—but also that it was never something to be defined in the first place. The Cranes treat music as the broad, blank canvas it is, splattering it with color, bizarre time splits, soothing melodies and frightening bursts of brass while forging an original soundscape that would make a by-the-books beatnik jazzhead's beret spin.- Willamette Week
"Never sleepy or static, and sporting an indie-rock edge that periodically disrupts the
tranquillity." - The Oregonian "The greatest strength of Blue Cranes is their unity as a band."
- All About Jazz (NYC)
Gojogo - Indian chamber jazz - that's what I call it. Here's another description: Pitched somewhere between the chilly post-rock chamber music of Rachel's and the joyful faux-Gypsy romps of A Hawk and a Hacksaw, the debut album by instrumental quartet Gojogo is an uncategorizable delight. The quirky combination of violin, standup bass, tabla, and electronic samples sounds like the work of a bunch of friends with wide-ranging tastes bringing their instruments together just to see what happens, but there's an impressive amount of structure within the songs themselves. |
Dec
2 2008
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Tristan Eckerson
-- Indie / blues / folk band. "Eckerson is an astounding keyboardist. his playing at various times evokes images of Jerry Lee Lewis, Keith Emerson, Mike
Garson (get out your old Bowie records), and J.S. Bach. At the same time, I would appreciate his frustration at being so blithely compared to anyone. His is a unique voice whose playing has transcended sounding like his influences."
-Tony Conley- Dayton City Paper "Eckerson's abilities on the keys are impressive, creating a robust, intense aura."
- (Mike Breen- Cincinnati CityBeat
Nomi and Hello Harbinger - Acoustic folk band. Nomi sez: "My favorite place is inside of a song, where I forget myself, where I don't feel separate from what and who is around me." Here's a review: "I find Nomi's songs so catchy and melodic and I'm tempted to say whimsical. But on second thought, I think it would be a mistake to say that her songs are whimsical - if I focus on the lyrics and let in what she's saying, the whimsy drifts away, and I find the songs to be something else entirely: I find them to be important. Song writing aside, Nomi has special presence about her when she's playing (and also when she's not playing) and I find her performances to be one of the highlights of my night." - J J Shultz musician and host of the Hotel Utah open mic |
Dec
9 2008 |
Mark Growden -- Multi-instrumentalist singer/songwriter. Will he play a banjo, an accordion, or a bicycle handlebar? We'll leave it to others to describe what he does: "Torrid lyricism and fierce accordion rascality. His live shows are becoming the stuff of legend." - East Bay Express. "Mark Growden has to be one of California's most colorful and intriguing musicians...Growden is a genius..." - Albuquerque Alibi. "A sight and sound you don't want to miss." - S.F. Bay Guardian "Growden’s Music is a calliope of tangos, marches, pedal steel blues, and eloquent acoustic ballads. In his hands, parade scores unravel to become inebriated waltzes. Ballads are stretched thin and poked with forks. Melodies dance like wicked children. He’s adept at knocking traditional notions of music slightly off-kilter, to better fit our ears." — John Paczkoski, S.F. Bay Guardian |
Dec
16 2008 |
The 8-Legged Monster They breathe Bebop like a dragon breathes fire - hot and nasty. Their take: "The time is now for original/composed music to revitalize the Jazz scene in the bay area. It's a simple rationale - We know what kind of music we like and since our opinion of our own musical tastes is elevated to an ostensibly preposterous level, the only logical deduction we could make is that everybody must love the music that we do. With that in mind, if we make music that we like - EVERYONE must like it. But, we do make these promises: Our music will always be fresh and never stagnant. Our music will be thoughtful but never pretentious. Our audience will have just as much fun as we're having... and we live for this S$%T! |
Dec
23 2008 |
Shadow Circus Creature Theatre has been cancelled due to personal reasons. We hope to reschedule them in the near future. Due to the holiday we will not be scheduling a replacement performance for December 23. Thank you for your understanding. |
| Dec 30 2008 | Closed for the holiday |
| The Future | Only you can help predict the future. Contact us about your show if you have a strong band, do unusual music, and put on a good show. See the contact information below. |
| About The Music Box Series | |
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About the Show: We love to book music that isn't normally heard elsewhere, such as vaudeville tunes, Eastern European folk music, new jazz, piano serenades, brass bands, experimental music, string quartets, Western swing, bebop, and those kinds of music that don't fit any niche at all. The Music Box Series at the Climate Theater is the perfect non-profit showcase for unusual music performed by seasoned musicians. Unless otherwise noted, all shows take place Tuesday nights at 8:00pm and run through about 10:30, making them perfect for a school night. Bookings: Click Here -- Please remember to include links to mp3s, photos, descriptions, and other content that will interest me in booking you for a show. Email List: Click Here -- You can always remove or adjust your mailing list membership. Instructions appear on every email you receive. About the Venue: The Climate is an intimate 49-seat theater at the corner of 9th and Folsom Streets. The room is so good acoustically that most performers don't need amplification at all, though a fully tricked-out sound system is available as well. It's a pleasure both for musicians audience to do a show at the Climate because it's possible to hear the music the way it is supposed to be, without the distraction of noise or room problems. The Climate Theater is on the 2nd floor at 285 9th Street. Parking & Transit: Parking is easy within a block on Tuesday nights. BART Civic Center station is 3 blocks away. Muni routes 9, 12, 14, 19, 26, 27, and 47 are within 2 blocks or less. Climate Theater Website: http://www.climatetheater.com -- Find out about all theater, spoken word, music, magic shows, parties, burlesque, clowns, and other events happening each month at the Climate Theater. MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/climatetheatermusicbox -- This is our presence on MySpace |
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