RTP-area local music and culture

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Monday December 7 @ The Broad Street Cafe (1116 Broad St. in Durham)
Benefit for Durham Public Schools in Partnership with VH1 Save The
Music Foundation
Donation/Cover $10

ALL proceeds from the concert will go to Durham Public Schools!

Doors open @ 6:00pm!

=95 7P Justin Robinson (from the Carolina Chocolate Drops) and the Mary
Annettes

=95 8P Brett Harris (indie/pop/rock)
Brett Harris has come a long way from his days singing into a hand-me-
down tape recorder in his basement.  In the fall of 2007 the Durham
singer-songwriter emerged from that basement with a collection of
songs and began playing shows throughout the region.  With Yesterday's
News, his self- released first EP (2008) and digital EP Side Two
(2008) Brett was able to showcase his versatility as a musician as
well as a songwriter. With a series of strong press reviews and a
relentless touring schedule Brett continues to earned the respect of
fans and critics alike and prove that he is as hard-working as he is
talented.
  Brett is currently working on his first full length album with
producer Jeff Crawford at Arbor Ridge studios in Chapel Hill, NC.  The
album, entitled Man of Few Words, is set for release on February 23rd,
2010 and features contributions from several of the Triangle=92s most
talented musicians.

=95 9P Andy Frasco (blues/j-pop/alternative)
There is something nostalgic in his tone that no matter where he is
Andy Frasco seems right at home. From the suburbs of West Los Angeles,
the 21 year old blues musician has a drive that could steer him
straight to the moon with enough energy left over to do a little dance
once he=92s made it.

At sixteen, Frasco was managing, booking, and promoting bands in the
San Fernando Valley until one day his fidgety digits met a soulful
match with the piano. It=92s not all black and white for Frasco,
however, though his vintage style one could easily imagine resonating
off the tin walls of a phonograph.

In 2007, Frasco moved to New York and with a little help from friend
Jordan Stone independently produced, arranged, and distributed his
debut full-length album =93Growth & Progress.=94 Frasco gravitated back to
Los Angeles soon after completing the album, but it wasn=92t long before
he was asked to join the Vh1 Save the Music Foundation Tour. Frasco
gladly welcomed the opportunity to raise money promoting music
education and to encourage music awareness within public school
systems across the U.S. The tour not only provided a platform for
playing 220 shows in 360 days through 33 states, but would serve to
launch his music career across 30,000 miles.

Frasco has shared the stage with such acts as Katie Herzig, Butch
Walker, The Flobots, Spill Canvas, Suburban Legends, Nural, Ryan
Gillmor, Tyler Hilton, Berlin, and many others with more yet to come.
This year Andy Frasco plans to continue touring the country and
blazing a path which will someday carry him home.

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The Broad Street Cafe
1116 Broad Street in Durham
www.TheBroadStreetCafe.com