Arlo Guthrie to perform at the Somerville Theatre on November 3rd

Fresh off the heels of a hugely successful Alice’s Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour, the Running Down The Road Tour comes to Somerville

Dan Smalls Presents:
Arlo Guthrie - Running Down The Road Tour
Thursday, November 3rd
8:00pm
The Somerville Theatre, Somerville MA

Tickets are on sale now at The Somerville Theatre box office, online at http://somervilletheatre.com/live-events/ 

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Folk music icon Arlo Guthrie is a legendary artist who shares timeless stories and unforgettable classic songs as he carries on the Guthrie family legacy. With his singular voice as both a singer-songwriter and social commentator, he has maintained a dedicated fan base that spans the globe.

On the heels of the sold-out Alice's Restaurant 50th Anniversary Tour, Arlo Guthrie plunges into another musical trip certain to be a flashback-inducing, mind-expanding show. For the Running Down The Road Tour, Arlo will again hit the road with his band to fully embody the best of Guthrie's catalogue from the late sixties
and early seventies.

Featuring the most outstanding cuts from Arlo (1968), Running Down The Road (1969), Washington County (1970) along with many others, this tour exemplifies the sound that shaped a generation. Guthrie's upcoming tour promises to take the audience back to the most remarkable, far-out era.

Tickets for Arlo Guthrie- Running Down The Road Tour at the Somerville Theatre on Thursday, November 3rd are on sale now at the Somerville Theatre box office and online at http://somervilletheatre.com/live-events/

Darol Anger and The Furies: On A Winter's Night

Darol Anger and The Furies
w/ The Red Rat Quartet:: 

On A Winter's Night

Friday, December 4, 8:00pm

Unity Somerville
6 William Street
Somerville, Massachusetts
(5 blocks north of Davis Square)

Darol Anger (5-string fiddle and mandocello) | Emy Phelps (guitar and vocals) | Mairi Chaimbeul (harp and vocals) | Ethan Jodziewicz (bass)

notloB Music's Fall music series continues with a return to a familiar and well-loved space, Unity Somerville, where we presented two dozen concerts between 2009 and 2013. We will celebrate our return with one our favorite ensembles, Darol Anger and The Furies, who we have presented twice, not to mention having worked with Darol on at least five other occasions involving star artists from his galaxy such as Rushad Eggleston, Joe Walsh, Sharon Gilchrist, Maeve Gilchrist and Grant Gordy. We're really looking forward to this one!

Acoustic Music legend Darol Anger joins rising singer-songwriter Emy Phelps in organizing some of the country's best young string musicians in a multigenerational musical experience focusing on the spirit of Midwinter and the turning of the year.
Darol's experience with holiday shows from Windham Hill through Newgrange to Yulegrass, his quirky humor, and his genius for organizing exciting bands will be utilized at full bore. Living in the Boston area, Darol has been a mentor to some of the most exciting and phenomenal young musicians in the world. In the Furies, these powerful presences are brought into synchronization and orbit around Anger’s vision and that unmistakable violin voice. The result is mythical, magical, musical mayhem. Special guests, family and friends will undoubtedly make appearances.

Darol Anger is a legendary and influential fiddle guru, who has spent over four decades reinventing American string music to encompass his explorations of bluegrass, jazz, and all other music. The groups that he founded or co-founded include the David Grisman Quintet, the Turtle Island String Quartet, Psychograss, Montreux, and the Republic of Strings ensemble. His playing and composition overflow with passion, prodigious technique, and generous humor. He has spent his career enlightening and inspiring his fellow musicians, and vice-versa.

Emy Phelps is a standout artist in a large field, a prolific songwriter with a riveting voice which plumbs the deepest emotions. A muscian of note in the Pacific Northwest, she has made a 30 year music career while raising 3 sons and one daughter, achieving degrees in Theatre Arts and Special Education.

Màiri Chaimbeul is a young harpist/composer, born and brought up as a Gaelic speaker on the Isle of Skye in the North-West of Scotland. She has toured throughout the UK and in Europe as well as the USA, including the Celtic Connections Festival, The Edinburgh International Harp Festival, and Zakir Hussain's Pulse of the World Festival, London 2012. She participated in the prestigious Acoustic Music Seminar in Savannah, Georgia, in 2013 & 2014, working with Julian Lage, Mike Marshall, David Grisman, Bela Fleck and Darol Anger. She currently studies at Berklee.

The Furies have added, for these shows, the spectacular young bassist Ethan Jodziewicz, who completed study at Curtis Institute with Edgar Meyer. Ethan is one of the most virtuosic and versatile bassists anywhere, and is now helping to revolutionize the bass' role in American String Music, appearing all over the US with Sierra Hull and the band Mr Sun.

The Red Rat Quartet...

Claire Gohst: violin

James Guy: violin

Choeun Kim: viola

Keizo Yoshioka: cello ...will open!

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Tickets  Premium (first three rows) $20; General admission $15; Early bird seniors and students $10 (qty limited).

notlob Music presents Rushad Eggeston

notloB Music presents Rushad Eggeston

Tickets on sale September 24.

Thursday, October 9, 8pm

Davis Square Theater

255 Elm Street, Somerville

Legend, clown, goblin, cello-shredder, acrobat. Wild "jazz" vocalist, bundle of laughs, writer of hit songs in other galaxies, Ambassador of Sneth. Inventor of bluegrass cello, time traveler, creator of worlds. Pentecostal dancer, proprietor of igwarfnees, president of Norwegian Ostrich Society, winner of some contest in 1725.

There's more to a Rushad Eggleston show than fantasy, though. His show is a performance, complete with flashy gallivanting, intricate playing, wild storytelling and some of the most unique sounds ever produced on a cello. It isn't chamber music, but it isn't bluegrass, rock or folk music, either. Much like Sneth, it's whatever Eggleston wants it to be... Eggleston isn't just weird for the sake of being weird. [His] playing is dynamic and complex. His right hand bounces from bow to plucking with indefatigable precision and the fingers on his left hand scuttle across his cello's neck like a tarantula jigging it up. The music is upbeat, playful, well-composed and as diverse as Sneth is ever-evolving. Eggleston is constantly developing new cello methods and writing new material... "It's every musician's duty to fill the world music that they wish was in the world," Eggleston said. "It's your job to put that music out there. I'm really just representing a lot of sounds that I like."

Shaun Kittle ~ The Adirondack Daily Enterprise

Rushad Eggleston presents himself as an ambassador from another world, and it can be easy to believe him. Onstage, the cellist and fountain of off-kilter creativity looks like an overgrown elf in his pointed cap and brightly colored stretch-pants. His songs are populated by strange characters and littered with inscrutable neologisms, with story lines sometimes taking place in an imaginary world he playfully calls the Land of Sneth... But behind the boisterous showmanship and dogged weirdness is a natural talent who netted a Grammy nomination while still an undergrad at Berklee College of Music. “It's been rare to find players who can really move around on the cello with a lot of facility in an improvisational way,” says cellist Eugene Friesen, who’s won three Grammy Awards himself ...and taught Eggleston as a faculty member at Berklee. “...It’s thanks to a handful of pioneers who have really been out there trying to push the envelope. And Rushad is one of them."

Jeremy D. Goodwin ~ The Boston Globe

SECOND ANNUAL DAVE CARTER TRIBUTE

SECOND ANNUAL DAVE CARTER TRIBUTE
Contact Jeff Boudreau, notlobmusic@gmail.com - notlobmusic at gmail dot com - for additional information or to schedule TV, radio and press interviews.

PRESS RELEASE
For immediate release:

Concert to Celebrate Fallen Songwriter Dave Carter's Birthday

DATE: Wed August 13, 2008

TIME: 8:30pm

PRICE: $10

LOCATION: Johnny D's, 17 Holland St., Davis Square, Somerville, MA - http://www.johnnyds.com/

LINEUP: Chris Thompson Lively, Ryan Fitzsimmons, Beth DeSombre, special guest Eric Lee and surprise guests.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Notlob Concerts ~ http://notlobmusic.googlepages.com

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Performers Chris Thompson Lively, Ryan Fitzsimmons and Beth DeSombre, with special guest Eric Lee and surprise guests will celebrate Dave Carter's birthday with a tribute performance featuring his songs.

Dave Carter rose to folk fame with his musical partner Tracy Grammer, winning the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Song Contest, and becoming favorites on local stations and with folk audiences across the country.

In 2002, Dave Carter died suddenly, shocking the folk community. A tribute concert of songs replaced the set he and Tracy were to share at Falcon Ridge the week following his death. Chris Thompson Lively and her sister Meredith performed their version of "Tanglewood Tree" on the Falcon Ridge stage. Dave Carter’s songs have been recorded by artists such as Joan Baez, Ronny Cox, Chris Smither and Lucy Kaplansky.

Tracy Grammer continues to perform Carter's work, and encourages others to do the same. In 2007, several local performers came together to offer a tribute concert close to Carter's August 13 birthday. The result was a collaborative celebration of the power of performance and song.

This second annual Dave Carter tribute promises to offer attendees a glimpse into the beauty of Carter's work, and the influence it has had on the next generation of songwriters.

Participating in the show:

Chris Thompson Lively is a guitarist and lead vocalist for the Strangelings and the duo Chris and Meredith Thompson, offering powerful clear vocals and percussive, riff driven guitar work. She has performed on the main stage at Clearwater Hudson Revival, Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and the Boston Folk Festival. The Thompsons have recorded Dave Carter’s “The Mountain”, and “Tanglewood Tree” and Meredith named her first son Carter in Dave’s honor. The Thompsons have been finalists in the Falcon Ridge New Folk Contest, the South Florida Folk Festival Songwriting Contest, and won honorable mention in the USA Songwriting contest. (www.cmthompson.com/info.html the Strangelings http://www.kennedysmusic.com/thestrangelingsbio.html)

Ryan Fitzsimmons is known for high-octane performance, songwriting that ranges from the subtleties of a moment to the aggression of a bar-fight, and impressive guitar work that exudes feeling. He's been engaging audiences at venues all over the north-east and beyond. In 2007 he won Best Local Male Vocalist in the Providence Phoenix Best Music Poll, showcased at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, and in 2008 opened the Newport Folk Festival on Sunday, August 3rd. (www.ryanfitzsimmons.com/press.htm)

Beth DeSombre released her debut CD, Crooked Highways, in December 2007. Her songs have won honorable mentions in national and international songwriting contests. Beth is based in the Boston area but has begun to tour nationally, and has recently made guest appearances at major folk festivals. (www.bethdesombre.com/bio.html)

Eric Lee went from the Falcon Ridge hillside to the main stage with the Strangelings 2007 performance, and quickly became a festival favorite. He was trained in classical violin from the age ten. He began studying Celtic music and improvisational jazz, and soon after began working as a session player in various recording studios in upstate New York. He teaches, records and plays with the Strangelings, The Thungs, and their side project, The Others. (www.myspace.com./celticrocker)

Dave Carter rose to folk fame with his musical partner Tracy Grammer, winning the prestigious Kerrville New Folk Song Contest, and becoming favorites on local stations and with folk audiences across the country.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated in Dave's memory to the Falcon Ridge 2008 Tornado Fund.