RTP-area local music and culture

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The Broad Street Cafe - 1116 Broad Street in Durham - www.TheBroadStreetCaf=
e.com

Wednesday, April 14
=95 8P  Continuum Blues Jam

Thursday, April 15
=95 8P  Gasolinestove (americans/roots/folk rock)
=95 10pm The New Familiars (acoustic/folk rock/thrash) - $3 Cover

Friday, April 16
=95 8P Chris Bryant - The 2010 Discovery Series (Cake)
=95 10pm Union County (rock/acoustic) - $5 Cover

Saturday, April 17
=95 9P Benefit for Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County
featuring Armand and Bluesology w/ Will McFarlane

Sunday, April 18
=95 7:30P Sound Syndicate (jazz)

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Wednesday, April 14
=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, April 15
=95 8P  Gasolinestove (americans/roots/folk rock)
With some former members of Memphis the Band, this new look at Scott
Morgan's music takes a different approach. Upright Bass, piano,
accordian, acoustic guitar and percussion as well as harmonies make up
a new sound.

=95 10pm The New Familiars (acoustic/folk rock/thrash) - $3 Cover
For Years now, North Carolina's The New Familiars have been touring &
playing their own style of American Rock & Roll wherever and whenever
they can. Drawing from the vast influences that they've collected
throughout their collective careers, this quartet has shaped a sound
that combines the nitty-gritty roots music of the Appalachia with
guitar-drenched-drum-driven anthems of Rock & Roll. Through collective
songwriting, howling harmonies, & multi-instrumental talent, their
show can take you from a back porch hoe-down to a full on rock show at
the change of an instrument.

Having played hundreds of shows from the sunny beaches of FL to the
bustling cities of MA and from the Smokies to the Rockies, these
gentlemen have seen some miles and have some stories. On an almost
constant state of tour, they have managed to release a few EPs, a
VINYL single, and are currently on tour with thier NEW LIVE ALBUM; all
the while continuing work on a full length album.

Friday, April 16
=95 8P Chris Bryant - The 2010 Discovery Series (Cake)
Middle school teacher by day, singer/songwriter by night, singer/
songwriter by night, Chris Bryant approaches varied genres and subject
matter with soulful honesty.  It doesn't matter if he's singing about
love, love lost, social responsibility or having fun at a party - when
Chris sings, people listen.  And when they listen, they believe him.

In 2010, Chris is playing a special series of shows at the Broad
Street Cafe.  Each month, he'll play a 45-50 minute set of music from
an artist, band, or genre that's been influential or inspirational to
his musical development.  He'll follow that up with a 45-50 minute set
of his own material.  January's featured artist is Ben Harper.  To
find out more, visit http://discover.chrisbryantmusic.com.

=95 10pm Union County (rock/acoustic) - $5 Cover
Union County consists of two members: Alan Peterson and Steve
Thompson. UC began at Appalachian State University in 2005. Alan had
been playing guitar and singing for many years and had recently
started getting serious about his songwriting. Steve had been writing
and playing in band's for years and was looking for someone to build a
unique band with. Alan and Steve were both music majors at Appalachian
and got to know each other in a choir that they both sang in. The
thing that they really remember most about the formation of their
friendship is cigars. The first few times they spent time together
were on opposite sides of burning tobacco and billowing clouds of
thick white smoke. Alan and Steve spoke of pain, happiness, freedom,
aspiration, religion, fear, and most of all...love. Not from a
disgustingly chipper angle or as though it were a redoubtable
opponent, instead they spoke of love as it is: the center of all
things. This belief at the core of each of them bound them together in
a tight friendship very quickly. One night Steve and Alan played some
music together. In this one night it was abundantly clear to both men
that there was a special spark in the sound. The styles were
different. Alan's leaned toward folk/jazz and Steve's pushed towards
rock/pop, but the mesh seemed effortless. Alan and Steve were
immediately pleased with the way their voices sounded while singing
together and they quickly realized that this "Union" of styles was one
that was strong. It only took a few practices and they were writing
songs with the other person's part in mind and before long they had
established a home for their specific musical creations..."Union
County". The rest is future history.

Saturday, April 17
=95 9P Benefit for Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange County
featuring Armand and Bluesology w/ Will McFarlane
$15 recommended donation.

Help our community become a safer place for families by attending a
benefit concert for the Family Violence Prevention Center of Orange
County (FVPC).  This past year, FVPC directly assisted over 800
victims of family violence (a 30% increase over the year before) by
providing such services as a 24-hour crisis hotline, court advocacy,
support groups, and emergency shelter placement.  We need your help
now more than ever.

Keep FVPC in the black by listening and dancing to the Blues.

>From 1990 thru 1997, Armand Lenchek toured with Skeeter Brandon and
HWY61 playing the blues clubs like BB King's in Memphis, Buddy Guy's
Legends in Chicago, Manny's Car Wash in New York City, Margaritaville
in Key West and Muddy's in Portland, Maine in addition to appearing in
festivals all over the world.

It is even rumored that he's played at the famous Moondogs Pub in
Blawnox, Pa. (Near Pittsburgh)

"Lenchek . . . is patient . . . unlike a lot of young fretmen he's
willing to let the melody come to him rather than chase it down the
street. Even at his most aggressive, he plays ideas, not just notes."
Living Blues

Will McFarlane spent six years playing guitar with Bonnie Raitt, from
1974 to 1980. Born on a Navy base in California, McFarlane started
voice lessons at age 6, adding piano a year later. Seeing the Beatles
play the Ed Sullivan Show when he was 12 inspired McFarlane to take up
guitar. He developed a taste for R&B in high school, focusing on
Motown material while developing as a rhythm guitarist.

McFarlane attended college in Denver, but soon dropped out and had
been playing gigs in bars and clubs across the country when Raitt
found him in a club in Cambridge, Mass. McFarlane learned how to
listen as well as play while in Raitt's band. His musical education
was a versatile one, encompassing straight blues, country blues, folk,
country, rock 'n' roll, as well as singer-songwriter material. Raitt
was sharing stages with living blues legends, and McFarlane soaked up
as much as he could from them before and after the gigs.

McFarlane left Raitt to move to Muscle Shoals, Alabama, playing on
records for Bobby Blue Bland, Little Milton, Etta James and Johnnie
Taylor as part of the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section.

He parted company amicably from Raitt in 1980, because he and his
wife, Janet, wanted a change of lifestyle and didn't want to raise two
kids in L.A. Soon after relocating to Muscle Shoals, he had a
spiritual awakening. His younger brother was murdered while McFarlane
was still with Raitt, and he says he stayed high for three years
afterward trying to deal with it.

He became a Christian, but continued to make his living playing
secular music at Muscle Shoals Sound, as well as traveling in
ministry. During this time his floundering marriage was restored, and
he and Janet, now married 32 years, also travel together.

McFarlane has continued to work in secular and gospel music, both
traditional and contemporary styles. He has added full-fledged
minister to his list of occupations since coming to the Triangle area
seven years ago, and has been one of the pastors at Grace Church in
Chapel Hill. He has continued to work in Muscle Shoals, Nashville, and
other places around the country and world, as well as doing many
sessions and live performances in the Raleigh/Durham area. He was just
recently inducted into the Musician's Hall of Fame in Nashville as a
friend of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section (The Swampers).

Sunday, April 18
=95 7:30P Sound Syndicate (jazz)
Four young but serious musicians trying to capture the essense of
American music through the traditions of jazz. Including Christian
Dashiell on bass, JC Martin on guitar, Larry Q. Draughn on drums and
Myk'l Hanna on vocals.

The Broad Street Cafe - 1116 Broad Street in Durham - www.TheBroadStreetCaf=
e.com