RTP-area local music and culture

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Wednesday, March 3
=95 8P  Continuum Blues Jam- Come out to the Blues Jam every other
Wednesday sponsored by Continuum Consulting Services.  Butch Haas will
be facilitating this free-to-the-public jam. So bring your gear, sign
up for a time, and jam with some of Durham=92s finest! Drums, keyboard,
bass, guitar and harp amps provided.

Thursday, March 4
=95 8P Jaafar BASS-SCAPES
JAAFAR is Troy Cole, using a 6 string bass, an electric upright bass,
and a 4 string acoustic bass, exploring soundscaped themes stemming
from Arabic and Indian music and mythology, which he calls =93BASS-
SCAPES=94. This MEDITATION ON BASS presents the music of JAAFAR as a new
and insightful journey, a deep meditative spiritual act where music
and the spirit walk hand in hand. www.jaafarmusic.com

=93Bass-scapes=94 is an atmospheric / ambient / soundscaping with a heavy
lean on eastern themes (Arabic & Indian). If you are familiar with
Robert Fripp and the type of soundscapes / Frippertronics he creates,
this is close to what JAAFAR tries to achieve. It is an incorporation
of styles inspired by other groundbreaking artists such as Jonas
Hellborg, John Mclaughlin / Shakti, Robert Fripp, and ideas stemming
from Arabic and Indian music and mythology, and the writings and
philosophy of Joseph Campbell.

=95 10P Forgetful Old Guys (F.O.G.) CD Release Party
"Forgetful Old Guys" (f.o.g.) is a NC band of 50-year-old rockers,
with a broad range of influences, but with firm roots in 1960's and
1970's rock and roll. The band started with a chance jam session in
2007. This evolved into a musical partnership and a two-year
collaboration on an album of original tunes composed by the group's co-
founder and lead singer/guitarist Alex Hatcher. Alex and Bob founded
f.o.g. together, and in December of 2009 added Rick on drums. Our
first album was released on December 31, 2009.

Many people were involved in making "f.o.g." the album a reality. Ron
Brashear of Snarebuzz Studios recorded and played drums on 6 of the 9
songs and mixed this album in its entirety. Ralph DeMasi of the NC
band "DTL" played and recorded drums on "Honeysuckle Love" and
"Mischief Song." Dale Baker, formerly of international recording
artists "Sixpence None the Richer" played drums on "Angel of Mercy."
Some of Alex's guitarwork and Dale's drumming on "Angel of Mercy" were
recorded by Tim Carless at Mockin' Bird Recording Company in Chapel
Hill, NC. The recording of the nightingales used in the song "The
Nightingale" were contributed by "Reinsamba" of Koln, Germany.
Reinsamba is a contributing member of the Freesound Project.
Photography, website and CD design are the work of Shane at "Keepsake
Photography and Graphic Design" of Raleigh. The CD was mastered by
Frankford Wayne Mastering Labs, and was packaged and mass produced
through Oasis Disc Manufacturing.

Friday, March 5
Hillside NT Inventeam Fundraiser (open to public)
The InvenTeam initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers
an unparalleled opportunity for high school students to cultivate
their creativity and experience invention.  InvenTeams are teams of
high school students, teachers, and mentors that receive grants to
invent technological solutions to real-world problems. Each InvenTeam
chooses its own problem to solve.

The Hillside New Tech InvenTeam is inventing a Residential Green Roof
System (dubbed ReGRo).  The structure will fit any existing roof, will
provide up to 95% natural shade, will reduce storm water runoff
between 50% and 100% for rainfalls less than 0.5", will add a pleasing
look to the home, and will leave no lasting damage if removed.  In
June we will take 10 hard-working students to the campus of MIT in
Boston, MA to present the prototype of our invention at the annual
EurekaFest celebration.  We are raising funds for travel to and from
Boston.

The bands tonight are donating their time/talent to the cause. We will
have a table set up with information about Hillside NT's Inventeam and
team members on hand to answer any questions you might have.

There will be donation jars available and we kindly ask that you do
what you can to help these kids get to Boston.

You will also be a raffle where you can win great stuff!

=95 8P Brother Bandit
Drawing from a wide range of influences, Brother Bandit blends
heartfelt melodies with hard driving energy and sincere lyrics.  The
brothers, Matt and Daniel Rotroff, were raised in the rural town of
Lewisville, North Carolina. From an early age their father introduced
them to music ranging from Doc Watson to Led Zeppelin. Back porch jam
sessions were a common occurrence for the brothers, and helped shape a
unique, grassroots style of music.

=95 10P Soulless Dogs (funk/blues/jazz)
"Soulless Dogs Blues Band left my jaw on the table with their major
chops and fireball singer."
-Brian Howe, Independent Weekly, Durham, NC

Saturday, March 6
=95 8P Ken Larson Trio (jazz/swing/bossa)
The KLT consists of Ken Larson on guitar, Lex Larson on bass and Todd
Gambling percussion/vocals. KTL focuses on mid-20th century
traditional Jazz with an emphasis on Bossa. Favorite composers
include: Jobim, Miles, Ellington, Mingus.

=95 10P The Ghost of Saturday Nite (punk/rock/folk rock) - $5 Cover
The Ghost of Saturday Nite is a three piece band based out of Raleigh,
NC that plays a brand of music that is inspired by the likes of The
Wipers, and Rocket From the Crypt, while mixing in their own style of
frantic, loud, and energetic live performances. The style and real
emotions that the Ghost displays in their live performances are traits
that best describe what this band is about. The Ghost of Saturday Nite
is all about writing songs with rhythmic and unique guitar riffs,
driving bass lines, and a steady back beat combined with a real feel
for music, which makes for a unique and entertaining live show. The
Ghost of Saturday Nite embodies the true sense of the art form which
we call music, that is, the Ghost is most concerned with writing damn
good songs and putting on a memorable show rather than how many so-
called =93myspace=94 friends we have, or how much schmoozing we can do at
the local pub. In essence, the Ghost of Saturday Nite is music in the
truest sense, and not what music and the industry has become, which is
a beauty contest of jackanapes with little to no talent and a Wal-Mart
like marketing scheme to hatch a career as a musician. Well, the Ghost
of Saturday Nite is no band that fits the modern definition of music,
they are the epitome of the traditional sense of this hallowed art
form and true believers that music is about talent and real feelings
and emotions.

=95 10:30P Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls (Rockabilly /
Ghettotech / Soul)
Richard Bacchus and the Luckiest Girls mix the sparkle and boogie of
T. Rex with the sleazy street wise sneer of the New York Dolls and top
it off with a healthy dose of angst-ridden punk pop in the vein of the
Buzzcocks and the Pixies. Bacchus' tunes remind one of the concise
rock n' roll narratives of Chuck Berry's Maybelline or Memphis, TN set
within a vivid "Mean Streets" environment worthy of the best of Gansta
Rap (Biggie, Wu-Tang) ; a demi-monde populated by beautiful losers,
hustlers with hearts of gold and all manner of angels or demons, now
flightless from flying too close to the sun.

Onstage they erupt with a rollicking joie de vivre in almost flagrant
flouting of the often darkly poingant subject matter. Informed by
every rock record from Howlin' Wolf to Franz Ferdinand they seem to
say "we're all stuck down here together, so let's have a good time.
-Rev.Timmy James

=95 11P Pink Flag (pop punk/powerpop/garage)
Comprised of Dork Flag, Lucky Flag and Sick Flag (Princess Ojiaku,
Betsy Shane and Jessica Caesar), Pink Flag came together in a tin box
in December of 2007, almost 30 years to the day after its namesake
album was released. Pink Flag is more cult than band, more spice than
sugar, more shout than whimper, but like the album, displays a method
to its chaos, a virtuosity in its noisiness and a keen ear for hooks
and song structure. They're a regular three girl rhumba dancing on the
common ground of a love of early post-punk, riot grrl and top 40 of
the 1990s. Their earnest approach to all subject matter and
unabashedly campy live performances have been infectious for
audiences. Pink Flag is devoted to good friends, good times and
slumber parties and can't wait for you to become places and friends of
PFLAG.

Sunday, March 7
=95 7:30P Aaron Mills Project - Sunday Night Jazz Jam
   Starting at 7:30, Open Jam at 9

If you are in any way a fan of jazz, this is not to be missed !!!
Aaron Mills, best known as the audacious bassist of classic funk act
Cameo,  has inspired a generation of groovy musicians, but his long
time love affair with jazz has inspired The Aaron Mills Project.
Aaron has been playing at the Cafe for a few months now, along with
Wayne Kee, Bobby Hinton, Warren Fraizer and others. Aaron has brought
Sunday night jazz back to the Cafe in a format that includes a cast of
regulars as well as featured guest musicians every week. Towards the
end of the evening, the night becomes an open jam, so, if anyone wants
to come blow their horn....

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