Asheville Musicians Perform Paul Simon’s Graceland at Isis to Support Helpmate Wed 5/6

Asheville Musicians Perform Paul Simon’s Graceland at Isis
to Support Helpmate Wed 5/6

Tickets on Sale Now!

More than fifteen Asheville musicians will gather in a  collaborative effort to support local non-profit Helpmate at Isis Music Hall on Friday, May 6th. Orchestrated by local musician, producer, and IamAVL.com co-founder Josh Blake, Safe and Sound Presents: Retrospective Collective will include a very special Prix Fixe dinner prepared by Chef Mike Mahoney and will include instrumental music during dinner and Paul Simon’s album Graceland played in its entirety.

Tickets can be purchased at www.safeandsoundavl.com

The following artists are confirmed with additional cameos to be announced:
Josh Blake
Debrissa McKinney
Derrick Lee Johnson
Jamar A. Woods
Aaron Woody Wood
Phil Bronson
Jeff Knorr
Ryan G Reardon
Alex Bradley
Kyle Snuffer
Tyler Housholder
Kellin Watson

Schedule of Events:
6pm Dinner reservations begin

(Reservations must be made in advance by calling Isis at 828-575-2737)

7pm Live Dinner Music begins

8pm Local musicians perform Paul Simon’s Album “Graceland” in its entirety.

Tickets:
$20/General Admission

$65/ Includes Prix Fixe Dinner by Isis Restaurant and Show and VIP seating.

A three course meal prepared by Chef Mike Mahoney and special VIP seating for this very special Asheville show.

$500 to sponsor a table of 6 – includes a drink upon arrival and your business name featured at the event.

Very special seating for six sponsored by your business. Be greeted with a complimentary cocktail, beer or wine. Then enjoy a three course meal prepared by Chef Mike Mahoney. This purchase is a tax deductible donation to Helpmate.

About Helpmate
Proceeds to benefit Helpmate, Buncombe County’s non-profit agency providing safety, shelter and support for victims of domestic violence.

For tickets, please visit: www.safeandsoundavl.com

Isis Music Hall
828-575-2737
743 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806
http://isisasheville.com

 

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Changing the World by Changing Me EP: A Kickstarter Campaign in Asheville for Jonathon Santos

UPDATE: THIS PROJECT WAS SUCCESSFULLY FUNDED!

Jonathan Santos is a soulful, globally minded and locally grounded singer/songwriter out of Asheville, NC. People are moved daily by his music that inspires and encourages. Now it is time to take it to the next level. You can listen to his song “Enough” on the official kickstarter page: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/578200915/changing-the-world-by-changing-me-ep?ref=video

The goal of the Kickstarter Campaign is to raise $3,333 that will pay for him to record an EP at Echo Mountain Recording Studio in Asheville with the incredibly talented producer Josh Blake. Many greats have recorded there including Avett Brothers, Flogging Molly, and Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers.

Help to spread the word and let’s get this project funded!

Santos states, “With so much encouragement from the arts and music community here as well as the supporters of this project from around the world, I realize now that this project is something larger than me and I am honored to play my part. So, I invite you to join me on this adventure!”

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/578200915/changing-the-world-by-changing-me-ep?ref=video

http://www.reverbnation.com/GlocalSoul
http://www.myspace.com/glocalsoul

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Afromotive & Josh Blake’s Jukebox play the Lab for the World Cup Celebration!

For more info visit: https://dreamspider.wordpress.com/2010/05/18/funk-and-world-beats-at-the-lab-for-the-world-cup-kickoff-on-saturday-june-12th/

You can also find this event on Facebook

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Funk and World Beats at the LAB for the World Cup Kickoff on Saturday, June 12th

Daytime Big Screen airing of the USA v. England game
Late night dance-party with Afromotive and Josh Blake’s Jukebox

It’s time to get excited for the worlds biggest sporting event! Come and celebrate the kickoff of the World Cup at the Lexington Ave Brewery, the LAB, in Asheville on Saturday, June 12th.  There is a full day and night planned with Funk , World Beats, and Soccer!

The folks at the Lexington Avenue Brewery are showing the first USA game (USA Vs. England) on a projector screen in their main room for the soccer community and fans in Asheville! Kick off is at 2:30pm. This year, The World Cup  is being held in South Africa. Get into the spirit with halftime and post game entertainment in by the Asheville Manding. Asheville Manding is Ryan Reardon and Adama Dembele from Afromotive along with Tasana Camara, who is a singer/kora player/balafon player from Guinea. The band is named after the Manding people of West Africa, one of the largest ethnicities and the “keepers of the flame” if you will, of traditional West African music.

The daytime event is a “suggested donation” benefit for former ABASA president and player Jack Brown and his family. Jack recently was admitted to the hospital with flu-like symptoms and ended up having a serious infection. It turned out that he had to battle a life threatening infection which resulted in the loss of his right leg. We are calling out to all soccer fans to come enjoy this game with a great crowd and atmosphere, and to donate what you can to Jack and his family as they begin to tackle a mountain of medical bills. Members of the soccer league will be taking donations at the door. There will also be a raffle following the game with some pretty sweet prizes.

The late-night dance party features music by Afromotive and Josh Blake JukeBox in the back room at the LAB. The doors open at 9pm with JBJB starting around 9:30pm. Afromotive headlines and the music will go til 2am. The cost for the show is $7.

Adama Dembele. Photo by Jon Leidel.

Afromotive:
Afromotive is creating a new wave of high energy dance music fusing West African rhythms and instrumentation with and American funk and pop sensibility for an experience that can only be described as infectious. Proudly born as a multi-ethnic crew in progressive Asheville, NC, the band has earned a formidable reputation over four years of relentless touring and festival appearances. At their core is thirty-third generation djembe player Adama Dembele from Ivory Coast, West Africa. He has performed with many prominent world acts including Oumou Sangare, Salif Keita, and Sogona Djata, to name a few. Adama’s vast knowledge of West African rhythms and intercontinental touring experience combines with his American counterparts’ hook-laden song writing and polished production for a fresh new take on the world beat genre. With positive reviews and sales of their debut full-length studio album and appearances at various national and regional festivals, including Bonnaroo, Joshua Tree Music Festival, and Echo Project, Afromotive continues to share their passion and energy with the masses.

Josh Blake

Josh Blake’s Jukebox:
On route to Jamaica in January 1997, Josh stopped in Asheville, N.C. to visit some of his friends. Soon thereafter he moved to Asheville to help establish the musical force known as GFE. A multidimensional artist, Josh’s musical understanding is based on his 16 years as guitarist and songwriter. With a travelers knowledge of our world, Josh aims to use his talents to bring unity and jubilation, to spread earth consciousness and end social injustice.

Josh Blake’s Jukebox is composed of some of Asheville’s finest musicians. The drummer Patrick Thomas and guitarist Casey Kramer are from the funky Asheville powerhouse Strut. The band also features Kyle Colclasure on bass from the local hip hop band GFE and more recently Super Collider. Affectionately dubbed “The Hot Sauce” female vocalists Carolyn Smith and Marisa Albert spice up the show with beautiful harmonies. Keyboardist Frank Mapstone from Yo Mamma’s Big Fat Booty Band and The Big Old Nasty Get Down has been known to join in on the fun. Multi-instrumentalist, Matt Williams, adds to the diverse sound of Josh Blake’s Jukebox. It is not unusual for Josh to include any number of special guests during his performances. Along with packing local venues, Josh was honored to have a song selected for the 2008 Mooged Out album, and has been chosen to play many of Asheville’s special events and festivals. With songs that range from rock to ragtime, hip-hop to funk, Josh Blake’s shows deliver what most listeners crave…great diverse music with lyrics that emphasize proper intention.

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Music Video Asheville Tickets on sale now!- Show starts at 6pm

To check out who the award winners were and for a link to a YouTube playlist of available videos, click here.

Congrats to everyone who’s videos made it in this year! Its gonna be a great show!

The show starts at 6pm. Plan to arrive early to network and get your seats in time for the first video. Cinebarre has donated a second theater, so there are still tickets available at Cinebarre this evening. See you all there!

This years musicians:

Secret Agent 23 Skidoo, Paper Tiger, Mad Tea Party, Toubab Krewe/Bob Moog Foundation, Scott Duncan, stephaniesid, Pop Asheville, Hatch Festival, Brian McGee & The Hollow Speed, Rat Jackson, Now You See Them, David Earl of the Plowshares, Modo, Keoki Trask, dep, Icehorse, Rock Eblen, Alien Music Club, Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers, The Enemy Lovers, Pierce Edens & The Dirty Work, Quetzatl, Pleasure Device, Lindsey Liden, Josh Blake, Eleven & The Falcons, Menage, DJ Mr The Best-Remix, Firefly Revival, Modern Weighues, and Silver Machine

Filmmakers that have submitted for 2010:

Margaret Lauzon, Jesse Hamm, Marcia & L.S. Grillo, Michael Folliett, Jonathon Czarny, Heather Rae Thompson, Charles Wu, Bob Peck, Jamie Vitt, Rock Eblen, Harvey Robinson, Honathan Pearlman, Daniel Judson, Andrew Middleton, Peter Lutz, Esiris K. Lyons, GalaxC Girl, Ami Worthen, Lindsey Liden, Josh Blake, Dead Serials, Mary Ellen Bush, Michael Folliett, Mariano Vivanco, Pat Haney,Davie Robinson, Terry Douglas, Chris Searcey, Brian Cody, Scott Duncan, Dougal Bailey

Special thanks to Caley Lyles for compiling all the videos for viewing at Music Video Asheville 2010.

Foam Core:

Jenny Greer, director, designer, Sound Mind Media, Jen and the Juice

Erin Scholze, Dreamspider Publicity, publicity

Scott Kenney, logistics, membership, accounting

Jason Guadagnino, event coordinator/programming

Rhoni Sampson, street team, marketing

Jay Jay Jackson, photography

Advance tickets are highly recommended b/c we do sell out. Tickets are $5. The money collected at the door will go to the “Crowd Favorite Award” and other small expenses promoting the event. Thank you for your support.

Find out more about Music Video Asheville at Pollinate Asheville’s Blog post: On the Tail of the Oscars, our Local “OscaGrammy” Festival: Music Video Asheville (MVA)

Ticket locations:

Cinebarre LLC

HOURS: 9am-10pm
800 Brevard Road
Asheville, NC 28806-2251
(828) 665-7776

Harvest Records

HOURS: Monday-Saturday, 11am-9pm / Sunday, 12pm-5pm

415 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806-4237
(828) 258-2999

Static Age Records

HOURS: 12-7pm

82-A North Lexington Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
(828) 254-3232

Rocket Club

HOURS: 8pm-12am

401 Haywood Road
Asheville, NC 28806-4233
(828) 505-2494
Orbit DVD
HOURS: 12pm-11pm
783 1/2 Haywood Road
Asheville,NC 28806
(828) 251-1337
Sound Mind Media
58 1/2 N. Lexington Ave
828-279-4166

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