DATE: 12/31/2016 / DOORS: 9 pm / 21 and Over / 208 Oak Street, Ashland Oregon / TICKETS: $30 advance / $35 day of

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Ring in the New Year rock ball style!

In the history of Rock & Roll, very few are as impactful as these iconic names: Led Zeppelin & Jimi Hendrix.  Back by popular demand, ZEPDRIX (featuring members of LOVEBITE some very special surprise guests) will dig in to the funkiest, deepest, classic Led Zeppelin-  and Jeff Pevar Project will bring the legendary music of Jimi Hendrix as it was meant to be played. 

We are also very excited to announce that our friends The Fret Drifters, Andy Casad & Nick Garrett Powell will be opening the show and joining us for a finale at the end of the night.
Our intention is to bring the highest level of musicianship, combined with a connected experience that can leave you with groove in the heart and a little piece of the joy, freedom & inspiration we feel by honoring these legendary artists. 

Festive Rock & Roll semi-formal attire is strongly recommended, but not mandatory…anything goes on this wild night!

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This Rock excursion, "ZEPDRIX”, Features renowned guitarist, Jeff Pevar (Crosby, Stills & Nash, Ray Charles, Marc Cohn, Rickie Lee Jones, Phil Lesh & Friends, Jazz Is Dead, Bette Midler, Joe Cocker, & many more) joined by Soul, R&B & Rock Vocalist, Inger Nova Jorgensen, Guitarist Paul Turnipseed, Bassist, Jacob Ackerman and a Very Special Surprise Guest Drummer who previously toured with Pink Floyd Guitarist, David Gilmore!
The project was born out of a Halloween concert in 2014 when the Funk-inspired band, LOVEBITE, decided to host a Rock & Roll themed concert/costume party performing the music of Led Zeppelin & Jimi Hendrix. ZEPDRIX recently sold-out the Rogue Theater in Grants Pass and last years show at the Ashland Armory was voted Concert Of The Year!.
The guitar prowess of Jeff Pevar (www.pevar.com) combined with passionate, soaring, female vocals by Inger Nova Jorgensen adds a unique spin on this iconic Zeppelin music combined with a robust rhythm section and inspired Guitar with Paul Turnipseed. Additionally, Pevar delivers the Hendrix material with ferocity and abandon. This unique show offers a fresh interpretation on these legendary rock artists.

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Growing like wildfire under the canopy of live electronica and world roots music comes a masterful merge of modern technology, live instrumentation and seductive performance, built of brass bands and glitch, string quartets and dubstep: the musical trio Beats Antique.

You’re warmly invited to the 37th Annual Free Community Christmas Dinner (on Christmas Day --- Sunday, December 25th, 2016), at the Historic Ashland Armory (208 Oak @ B Street)!

 Come and enjoy a freshly-prepared Buffet-style Turkey Dinner with ALL of the trimmings and dessert.

 Enjoy Holiday Decor and Live Holiday music.

Since 1980, Ashland Christian Fellowship (ACFweb.org), has hosted this very special event – by joining with merchants & community volunteers to feed a traditional Christmas dinner to as many as 900 people!  

For more press information, please call Kim Lewis, at 541-944-4555, or 541-482-9852, or e-mail him at:  LewisMK@Charter.net 

Volunteers for the dinner (days before and the day of), PLUS Holiday Meals to-go deliveries (in the Ashland/Talent area), can call Marji at Ashland Christian Fellowship (before Friday, December 23rd), at 541-482-8539.

This Holiday Variety Show is a fundraiser for the Empyrean Aerialists to perform their impactful show, the Book of SHE, in Los Angeles for 2700 people at the Van Nuys Performing Arts School. The show is a tribute to Malala, who raises awareness about girls' rights to education.

This family fun event will take you through a wide variety of emotions as our local community members pour their hearts and souls into their art to entertain you.

There will be actors, dancers, aerialists, acrobats, musicians, singers, poets and more!

Performances by...

Empyrean Aerialists from Le Cirque Centre
Levity Aerialists from Le Cirque Centre
FlipSide
Shiviti Dance Company
Ashland Karate Academy
Danceworks
Rouge Valley Pole Fitness
Capoeira Rumizumbi USA
Suriel Hess

Tickets available for $15 (cash only) at Music Coop, Le Cirque Centre or at the door. But keep in mind our shows typically sell out before the doors open so we recommend you buy your tickets before Friday as seating is limited.

Doors open at 7pm
Show begins at 7:30pm

For more info:
541-778-5863
www.socircus.org

What is THE ABUNDANCE SWAP?  

It is a community gathering to celebrate our abundance and offer an alternative to the Holiday shopping season.

Sunday December 11, 2016

Doors Open Promptly at 1:00 pm, and the event begins at 1:30pm.  We'll end by 3:00 pm

For more info, please visit:  http://abundanceswap.org/

How to Participate...

Step 1

Find 3 quality items in your home, shop or office that someone would enjoy as a gift... fun, useful, interesting or beautiful items in really good shape that you feelyou can spare .

("Quality" doesn't mean "expensive". It means well-made, worthwhile, likely to be valued. The original price doesn't matter).

Step 2

Bring them to the Historic Ashland Armory. Don't just drop your stuff off. We're doing more than that. Bring the present of your presence. Stick around to visit, tell a story or two about what you brought to the person who wants it, and find some things that you'd like to take away to give as gifts to others (a gift to yourself is ok, too). There won't be any bargaining; you just bring what you're ready to give away and take away whatever you'd like.  

Step 3

Then use the gifts you take home to reduce your new gift purchases.  

Three simple steps, that's it. This will be our own Holiday shopping event, a round of giving and receiving that includes no money and no new demands on resources. For some of us it may also be a stretching exercise - a chance to let go of stuff, or let go of worries that we might not get back "our fair share", or more fully let go of commercially-planted ideas that it's not a real gift if it's not shiny & new from the store.   

We'll have tea and simple treats to eat; bring a tasty sweet finger food to share if you’d like.

Local Wine, Beer and Holiday Feast

Live and Silent Auction

Tickets: $50 / Table for 10: $400

Make your Reservation here

Call 541-479-5258 or email renee@begreat4kids.com for more information.

$23 advance/$28 door
Doors: 7 pm / Music 8 pm
Opening Act: Podrangui
Special Guest: Winona LaDuke speaking about Standing Rock
 

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Rising Appalachia brings to the stage a collection of sounds, stories, and songs steeped in tradition and a devotion to world culture. Intertwining a deep reverence for folk music and a passion for justice, they have made it their life’s work to sing songs that speak to something ancient yet surging with relevance. Whether playing at Red Rocks or in rail cars, at Italian street fairs or to Bulgarian herbalists, this fiercely independent band has blazed a unique and colorful path across the globe. 11 years into their movement, Rising Appalachia believes that the roots of all these old songs are vital to our ever evolving soundscape.

Led by the collective voice of sisters Leah and Chloe, and joined by their beloved band – percussionist Biko Casini and bassist/guitarist David Brown – Rising Appalachia is a melting pot of folk music simplicity, textured songwriting, and those bloodline harmonies that only siblings can pull off. Listen for a tapestry of song, clawhammer banjo tunes, fiddle, double bass, acoustic guitar, djembe, barra, bodhran, spoken word, and a wealth of musical layering that will leave you called to action and lulled into rhythmic dance simultaneously.  It is both genre bending and familiar at the same time. Proudly born and raised in the concrete jungle of Atlanta, Georgia, sharpening their instincts in the mountains of Appalachia, and fine tuning their soul on the streets of New Orleans they have crafted a 6-album career from the dusts of their passion.

In 2015  Rising Appalachia founded the Slow Music Movement, to help maintain an independent musical spirit in the face of such a fast-paced world. They are creatively committed to keeping their work accessible at the local street level as well as expanding to larger audiences abroad, and have continued to maintain autonomy by self- managing, recording, producing and creating, and directing their work.

They are greatly honored to do the work that they do.

“Music is the tool with which we wield political prowess. Melody for the Roots of each of us…spreading song and sound around the globe. Music has become our script for vision- not just for aural pleasure, not just for hobby, but now as a means to connect and create in ways that we aren’t taught by mainstream culture. We are building community and tackling social injustice through melody, making the stage reach out with wide arms to gather this great family. It has taken on its own personality, carrying us all along the journey. Heres to poetic observations, social change, lyrical messages, political focus, symphonic coercing, ferocious bantering, bicycles and train tracks, primal will, fresh air, harmony, flow, and beautiful noise. ”- Leah Song.

“Green Album of the Year” – the Huffington Post

“Rising Appalachia seeks to showcase the beauty of the simple, the subtle, and the sometimes unseen with its soulful folk music”  – anonymous

On 11-11 the Portal opens at the Ashland Armory. The grand return of Indubious with their powerful new full band, alongside the True Ganjaman, Rocker-T and Oregons very own, homegrown messengers of love, Sol Seed.

This Event is brought to you by Davis Farms and Sponsored by none other than Sacred Flower Medicinals. More details TBA

ALL AGES
Tickets: $15 in advance and $20 at the door.
Doors at 8:00 and music at 8:30

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TICKETS: advance: $30/ day of $35
DOORS: 8 pm / 21 AND OVER

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We are pleased to announce our fourth annual Spookadelic Halloween Funktakular! This year is going to the be the best, most funkadelic year yet!

Featuring MARCHFOURTH! — a visual kaleidoscope of 20 musicians, stilt walkers, hoopers and Vaudeville-style dancers, that will whip you into a dancing frenzy with over-the-top spectacle of high-energy compositions, colorful costumes, and irresistible charisma!

Opening for MarchFourth! will be ORGONE, an incredibly talented, 8-piece Los Angeles-based band that brings raw soul and heavy funk that will possess you to dance uncontrollably into the night.

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The night will closewith the colorful West Coast based singer, rapper, and producer LAFA TAYLOR, who rides the intersections of intelligent Hip Hop, R&B, and Electronic Dance Music. Lafa’s gritty, sexy, bass heavy beats confidently blur boundaries and captivate listeners with diverse musical tastes.

ALSO featuring LEVITY, Le Cirque Centre’s professional aerial troupe, with a zombie aerial hoop trio, red devil rope aerial, a funky-sexy-funny hula hoop juggling act, and Dr. Funkenstien; we’ve got more Halloween delights than you can possibly handle!

So get your babysitters in order, and your crazy costumes ready, this dance party for adults will keep you buzzing into the frosty months ahead!

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21 and Over
Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 day of show
Available online (link below) or at the Music Coop
Doors 8 pm

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Dumpstaphunk

Dumpstaphunk stands out among New Orleans’ best as one of the funkiest bands to ever arise from the Crescent City. Born on the Jazz & Heritage Festival stage, and descended from Neville family bloodlines, these soldiers of funk ignite a deep, gritty groove that dares listeners not to move. Their performances combine ingenious musicianship and complex funk and jazz arrangements with soulful melodies that are simple enough for anyone to enjoy. In Big Easy tradition, dueling baselines from Tony Hall and Nick Daniels III set off one of the dirtiest rhythm sections on the planet, while Ivan Neville lights up the Hammond B3 keys and cousin Ian Neville’s funky guitar riffs send the groove into overdrive. The band recently welcomed their newest member, Alvin Ford Jr. to the quintet, a New Orleans born and raised powerhouse drummer. 

Dumpstaphunk tosses around lead vocals and four-part harmonies the way Sly & the Family Stone did, but with three studio albums under their belt, Dumpstaphunk stands on the merit of their own material. Songs like “Dancin’ To The Truth” off their latest record, Dirty Word (Red Hot Records), offer an escape into the funky sublime, sharing the true spirit of New Orleans with every note. For more info visit http://www.dumpstaphunk.com

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Lovebite

his soulful project brings FUNK, R&B & Rock to a diverse range of fans. Packing dance floors, LOVEBITE brings a sonically unique spin with four part vocal harmonies and raging guitar solos to a somewhat 60's-style San Fransisco Funk. The ensemble writes original music and brings unique arrangements of obscure Funk, Rock & R&B. LOVEBITE burns with authenticity and a feeling that is infectious.

LOVEBITE also has a side project called ZEPDRIX which honors the music of Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix. The band is able to interpret Zeppelin's soulful, melodic phrasings with moving ferocity and deep funk groove. Guitarist, Jeff Pevar & Paul Turnipseed carry the Page solos with ease and true grit- while Jorgensen's vocals interperet Robert Plant's dramatic vocals with a power that honors Plant and adds even a bit extra feminine power. Ackerman holds the funk bass parts that sets Zeppelin apart from so many heavy rock bands, and Kriemelman has no trouble holding down John Bonham's infamous drum mastery.
During the Hendrix portion of ZEPDRIX, the band pairs to trio with Pevar, Ackerman, & Kriemelman. Jeff Pevar fronts the Hendrix tunes vocally and with an explosion of passionate guitar solos, he tips the hat to Jimi Hendrix while giving the music a Pevar- style guitar mania.

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About the members:

Vocalist, Inger Jorgensen is a professional artist who has also worked as a vocalist and songwriter or over 20 years, performing with multiple musical projects throughout Northern California and Oregon as a leading and back-up vocalist and harmony singer. Jorgensen has a soulful voice and sings in many styles including Blues, Rock, Folk, R&B and Funk. She co-writes with Jeff Pevar in their original music project playing house concerts, clubs and festivals throughout the Pacific Northwest and East Coast as well as Europe (www.ingerjorgensen.com). Inger is the lead vocalist for LOVEBITE and in ZEPDRIX, she sings all the Robert Plant Parts.

Renowned Guitarist, & Multi-instrumentalist, Producer, Songwriter, & Engineer and Session Musician, Jeff Pevar adds his unique and inspired guitar mania when he is not touring. Pevar, originally from the East Coast, lived in Manhattan for 10 years, then moved to the the LA area, and now the Rogue Valley where he continues to work steadily as an innovative and soulful Guitarist & Session Musician. Pevar has toured extensively with many greats over his career such as Ray Charles, Rickie Lee Jones, Jefferson Starship, Marc Cohn, Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills & Nash, Rickie Lee Jones, David Foster, & many more. His musical contributions can be found on hundreds of albums of different genres from some of the most accredited names in the music business. Pevar has a home studio where he also produces and engineers for many artists throughout the world. Jeff recently finished his first solo album, "From the Core" along with several soundtracks for independent films. Pevar also recently produced, arranged and played lead guitar for the most recent album, "Grateful Jazz" for the renowned jazz-fusion project, "Jazz Is Dead" (www.pevar.com).

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Guitarist Paul Turnipseed’s musical career started with his father’s extensive record collection of rock, jazz, blues, and soul music. Returning to his native New Orleans in his early 20’s after playing in mostly rock and blues bands, he immersed himself in the New Orleans scene, studying and performing with hundreds of the areas top musicians, such as Ellis Marsalis, Stanton Moore, Tommy Ridgely, Steve Masakowski, Victor Goines, just to name a few. After arriving in Southern Oregon in December of 2011, Paul has already begun to play with some of the finest musicians in the Rogue Valley as a sideman and with his own music project.

LOVEBITE's rhythm section consists of Jacob Ackerman on Bass and Matthew Kriemelman on drums: Jacob Ackerman’s melodic and solid rhythmic phrasing make him one of the most sought after bassists in Oregon. Having spent many years in the Bay Area, he has played alongside Josh Jones and Stevie Wonder's guitarist Errol Cooney, and studied under world renowned Brazilian musician Marcos Silva. Now residing in Southern Oregon, Ackerman plays with many artists including the Frankie Hernandez Band, The Jeff Stanley Band, Craig Wright, and the Jeff Pevar Project, and for Oregon Shakespeare Festival Theater productions.

Matthew Kriemelman is most prominently known as a 12-year veteran drummer for the Blue Man Group, beginning in 2000, where he's performed in New York, Chicago & Vegas. Kriemelman honed his chops in NYC's downtown club scene for ten years, as well as touring internationally as a Road Runner Recording Artist in fifteen different countries.
Kriemelman studied at the Drummers Collective in NYC, and had the good fortune of experiencing and performing with many great players during that time. He has appeared on The Carson Daily show, and The Jay Leno Show performing with Blue Man, has worked with many performers from a variety of Cirque De Sole Shows, as well as playing with members of Chaka Khan, Steely Dan, Santana, Barry Manilo, and Wayne Newton, to name a few. In addition to his many years as a live performer, Kriemelman is also an accomplished session musician and collaborator.

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Live at the Armory is bringing our Funky Friday to the Wellsprings! Get ready for a wild , funkalicious good night! Featuring three incredibly talented bands: Orgone, Jelly Bread and AfroQBen!

The evening will start under the Jackson Wellsprings tent outside from 7 pm untll 10:30 or 11, and then move into the community room for hours more of intense dancing. We'll bring our full bar and set up inthe Wellsprings' patio under the stars. After 11 there will also be acoustic jamming around the fire pit under the tent, so you'll have two groovy zones to go back and forth between!

Tickets: $20 advance / $25 day of show
Available online and at the Music Coop in Ashland (call the Coop to make sure they are there)
Doors open at 7 pm at the WELLSPRINGS / 2253 Rogue Valley Hwy 99 N, Ashland, OR 97520
21 and Over (Bring your ID's)

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Orgone

Orgone is an 8-piece soul machine driven by Dan Hastie and Sergio Rios, once two kids from the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles united by a hunger for raw soul recordings.  While the musicians began by covering Booker T. & the MGs, The Meters, and other giants of soul, they eventually carved out a sound all their own.  Drawing on their love of Funkadelic, Santana, Muscle Shoals, and all things Stax, the duo sought to create the band that, if they were to hear for the first time, would be their instant favorite.  After living and working as session musicians for many years, they were still unable to find a studio that adequately captured their warm, gritty sound, so they decided to make one.  KillionSound Studios was hand-crafted as Orgone’s hub and home studio where they continue to create (including playing on a handful of Grammy-winning songs), rehearse, and record with Rios at the helm as chief engineer and Hastie as co-producer.

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By teaming up with fiery soul singer Adryon de León, the band discovered the secret weapon that would take their sound to new heights.  With de León, Hastie on keys, Rios on guitar, and drummer Sam Halterman as the backbone, a deeply-rooted family of LA musicians makes up the rest of Orgone— Dale Jennings, bass, Will Phillips, percussion, Darren Cardoza, trombone, and JJ Kirkpatrick, trumpet.

Jelly Bread

Over a few short years of touring, Jelly Bread has risen from Reno/Lake Tahoe area favorites into a powerhouse quintet with a high-energy calling card that delivers a high-energy, chameleonic playlist all over the United States.  Jelly Bread’s distinct style is identified by a blend of desert twang meeting the urban tones of funk and rock. Exceptional songwriting and storytelling interlaced with four part harmonies, intricate “in-the-pocket” drum and bass grooves, swampy lap steel guitar, dirt under the fingernails guitar licks, tasty talkbox, “take-’em-to-church” organ come together into a sound that is downright appetizing.

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Here, There & Everywhere, Jelly Bread’s upcoming album is due to be released this fall. The album was mixed by renowned engineer/producer Justin Phelps (Cake, Galactic, Fruition, The Mars Volta, The Neville Brothers, and Dead Kennedys among many others).  Jelly Bread has performed direct support for the likes of Robert Cray, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Moe, Rusted Root, JJ Grey, Dragon Smoke (members of Galactic), The Motet, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, Lukas Nelson and the Promise of the Real, Pimps of Joytime, Sister Sparrow and the Dirty Birds, Allen Stone Band, Orgone, Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Carolyn Wonderland, and The California Honeydrops. The band has also appeared at premiere festivals including the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, Safeway Waterfront Blues Festival, High Sierra, Joshua Tree, Strawberry, and Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza.

On a recent tour through the in the upper reaches of the Northwest states, Jelly Bread had a fortuitous encounter with American Idol winner, Taylor Hicks.  Taylor decided to sit in with Jelly Bread that evening for a couple songs on vocals and harmonica.  Footage of the collaboration can be viewed on the Video page.

Jelly Bread is co-fronted by powerhouse singer/gospel drummer, Cliff Porter, and southern-fried singer/guitarist, Dave Berry. They are backed by Jeremy Hunt on bass, Sean Lehe (formerly of Isabella and Poor Man’s Whiskey) on lead guitar, and Eric Matlock on keyboards and talk box.

AfroQBen

AfroQBen a multi-instrumentalist, one man concerto whose beats are infused with his own live instrumentation, rare vinyl samples and futuristic synths swirled into a one of a kind sonic experience. His collaborations feature vocalists and musicians from around the globe, extending his sound to new realms that never become monotonous. With a heated desire to get your body moving by selecting the perfect beat, regardless of genre, QBen tends to wake the party that’s always been in your bones but hasn’t vibrated quite this way until now.

His recent endeavors include a new 2014 EP, "Jam Packed", a “Live at Shambhala 2014” video, and his most popular tune “Hypnotize Me” nearing 50,000 plays. His 2012 debut album "Liquid Gold" on Timewarp Music (Greece) showcases his skills for creating world influenced electronic music, incorporating musicians and vocalists from around the globe. "Liquid Gold Remixed Vol. 1" features versions of the tracks byEmpresarios and Congo Sanchez (from Thievery Corporation), Drum Spyder (US), Father Funk (UK) and more!

With live sets at some of the most memorable festivals around from Burning Man to Shambhala Music Festival, new tunes being released on the regular, and upcoming international tours, AfroQBen’s sound is being heard near to far, in cars, bars and rickshaws!

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Tickets: $40 advance / $45 day of show
21 and Over
Doors: 8:30 pm

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As the son of reggae legend Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley made a name for himself as one of the genre's leading artists. Ziggy and his siblings formed the band Melody Makers in 1981 after their father's death. Their 1988 album, Conscious Party, won a Grammy and helped the group break through to mainstream audiences. After a few more successful albums with the band, Marley began a solo career in 2006. read more...

Please note, this is mostly a standing room show, with only limited seats. If it is important for you to get a seat, it's first come first serve!

The Security Project is a collection of musical heavyweights exploring the early years of Peter Gabriel's illustrious solo career. Heavily focused on the singer's four eponymous albums from 1977 to 1982 (known among fans as Car, Scratch, Melt and Security), The Security Project has none other than the singer's '77-'86 drummer, Jerry Marotta, keeping the beat. And when this intriguing supergroup hit the stage at the Tupelo Music Hall in Londonderry, NH on December 13, the results were extraordinary.

Considering that Marotta's Security Project bandmates have also carved impressive individual niches performing left-field music (Trey Gunn with King Crimson, Michael Cozzi with Shriekback and Sky Cries Mary, Brian Cummins with Marillion's Mick Pointer, David Jameson with Beyond The Wall), it came as little surprise that the group succeeded in honoring the esoteric spirit of some of the most challenging material in Gabriel's 40-year post-Genesis adventure. (from LIVE REVIEW - The Security Project/Casey Desmond, Tupelo Music Hall (Londonderry, NH) 12/13/15

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Left

LEFT is a labor of love comprised of 5 of Southern Oregon's most accomplished and creative players. Originally conceived in 2009 as a local "side project" and vehicle to showcase Levick's extensive catalog , the band gradually moved closer to everybody's front burners as they began gaining popularity.

Because of the lineup and instrumentation (tons of acoustic and slide guitars), LEFT tends to create very rootsy/retro interpretations of Bret's songs which almost always, albeit sometimes surprisingly, works quite nicely.

Over the years they have also peppered their sets with a few choice covers including some songs by The Stones, Lou Reed, David Bowie, Dylan, Rickie Lee Jones and JJ Cale.
LEFT is an acronym for the last names of the 4 original members.

The current lineup is:
Bret Levick: Vocals , Guitars
Bob Evoniuk: (of One Horse Shy & Siskiyou Summit): Electric dobro, Vocals
Greg Frederick: (Eric Burdon, Buddy Miles, Bo Diddly, Nickel & Nail): Bass, Vocals
Matt Terreri: (Rebel Train, Funkamungus, ex Florida studio drummer): Drums, vocals
Don Harris: (Pat Travers Band) Keyboards (most recent addition)
- See more at: http://www.bretlevick.com/music/left.html#sthash.pKg6hfVG.dpuf

Warren Griffin III, better known by his stage name, Warren G, is an American west coast rapper and hip hop producer. He is best known for his debut 1994 single, "Regulate", which reached number 2 in the U.S. and charted worldwide.  Learn more.

Sat May 21st
21 and Over
Doors Open: 8:30 pm
Tickets: $25 in advance / $30 day of show

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Thursday May 5th from 6:30pm to 11pm.

This is a 21 and over event.  

Early bird tickets can be purchased for $25.00
and $40.00 at the door. 

 Women Grow is a professional networking organization that supports female leaders in all segments of the cannabis industry. Women Grow was created to connect, educate, inspire and empower the next generation of cannabis industry leaders by creating programs, community and events for aspiring and current business executives.

Women Grow is excited to announce the opening of its new Southern Oregon Chapter.  Women Grow Southern Oregon Chapter is dedicated to imparting knowledge and quality information for the Southern Oregon cannabis industry. If you are a part of the industry or want to learn more about it, come to our launch Signature Networking Event.

Our Keynote speaker will be Representative Ann Lininger who will give an update on the current rule making session as well as what it means to be a successful professional that believes in the future of a well-regulated cannabis industry.  There will be a silent auction with items from local businesses, as well as custom glass pieces from local glass blowers.  Enjoy a hemp fashion show and contemporary dance performance with aerialists and music performances with Southern Oregon’s own Alcyon Massive and DJ Lachlan.

Come out and support Women Grow Southern Oregon and celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Our launch party and signature networking event will be held at the historic Ashland Armory at 208 Oak St., Ashland, Oregon on Thursday May 5th from 6:30pm to 11pm. This is a 21 and over event.  Early bird tickets can be purchased for $25.00 and $40.00 at the door.  Tickets can be purchased at universe.com Southern Oregon Women Grow. 

Get ready for The Greatest Star Wars Party In The Galaxy! It will be a blast for everyone!

• Costumes encouraged
• Light saber disco dance party
• Live Cantina Band and Dj’s
• On staged light saber battles
• Games and activities
• Photo booth
• Full bar for parents
• Themed foods and fun drinks for the kiddos

$5 for Kiddos (15 and under)
$10 for adults
5 pm until Whenever

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MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU!!!!!

Welcome to Funky Friday! Three funky bands at one fantastic price! This is a new thing, and if you like funky music and shak'n your thang, you'll love Funky Friday's. This session's lineup: Indubious, Afrolicious, and Mojo Green!

Tickets $20 in advance / $25 day of
Date: Friday, April 22
Doors at 8:30 pm
All Ages

Indubious

Indubious has continued to build a solid following through their fusion of dub reggae and EDM, furthering their opportunities to be performing artists in EDM festival markets. Their most recent album, Wake The Lion, gives them the credibility they need to stay afloat in the fast moving industry as it was produced by world famous electronica guru, Gaudi.

Their appearance at this year’s Wakarusa festival marked the band’s first time in Arkansas and only their second time on the east side of the country. Indubious is currently working on their 4th studio album and have plans to release a never before seen video concept in the upcoming “Wake The Lion” video dropping later this month. The trio filmed, directed, and edited the video in southern Oregon.

The band also has plans to premiere a new single in which they collaborated with Jamaican artists, Rootz Underground. According to keyboardist and lyricist, Evton B, “The song’s subject matter is pro organic – anti GMO farming in celebration of the laws that just passed here in southern Oregon in Josephine and Jackson counties banning the propagation of GMO crops.”

Clearly, the band is on an upward climb with plenty of things to look forward too. Be sure to stay updated with the band at the links below to find out any additional shows added on the Indubious Summer 2014, as well as release dates for the new single and music video for “Wake The Lion”!

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Afroliscious

Afrolicious has established itself as both one of the most legendary weekly parties in San Francisco, and of the top live/electronic bands on the scene. Started as a weekly dance party featuring DJ’s and brothers Pleasuremaker and Señor Oz alongside percussionists, MC’s and horn players, and an amazing crowd from day one. Over the years it has evolved as founding DJ/Producer Pleausremaker (Joe McGuire) alongside brother Señor Oz (Oz McGuire) hooked up with some of the most exciting personalities in the Bay Area music scene and started writing original music under the alias Afrolicious.

Around 2010 the live Pleasuremaker band started including some of this new ‘Afrolicious’ material and added more of the percussionists and vocalists from the weekly party to form what is now the Afrolicious band. Between their weekly party and sound system shows that involve the brothers DJing alongside live percussion, they also have a 8-12 piece live band that emphasizes the organic elements, instrumentation, and energy of a live ensemble combined with club heavy beats and textures the weekly party has come to be known for. Afrolicious band and sound system have performed at such legendary venues as Red Rocks, Sierra Nevada World Music Festival, Electric Forest Festival, Snow Globe, Burningman, Sea of Dreams, The Independent, Great American Music Hall, Elbo Room in San Francsico (5 plus years weekly residency), Cielo, Nublu, Bembe, Zanzibar, Silent Frisco.

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Afrolicious has played alongside such artists as: Thievery Corporation, Jimmy Cliff, Fishbone, Balkan Beat Box, Rob Garza, Novalima, The Pimps of Joytime, Nickodemus, Johnny Osbourne, See-I, Ghostland Observatory, Beats Antique, J.Boogie, DJ Smash,

Afrolicious remixes and original productions can be found on labels such as ESL Music, Six Degrees Records, Akwaaba Music, Bagpak Music and more.

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Mojo Green

Mojo Green is a 7 piece Horn Driven Soul Funk Machine playing their own version of high energy horn driven dance music.  Sharing the stage with some of the nations top touring bands and gracing the stages of the top West Coast Music Venues and Festivals, Mojo Green is quickly becoming a Soul Funk household name. Over the last fewyears Mojo Green has played over 200 shows taking their high energy, hard hitting, crazy dance party to venues such as ,The Great American Music Hall, The Grand Opening of the Hardrock Hotel and Casino Lake Tahoe, The Armory, The Sierra Nevada Big Room, The Sweetwater Music Hall, Harlow's , The Crystal Bay Club Crown Room and the historic Celebrity Showroom at the Reno Nugget. Their touring schedule has given them the honor of sharing the same stage with powerhouse National acts like The Funky Meters, Left Over Salmon, Lettuce, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Rusted Root, The Motet, Trombone Shorty, Orgone, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Turkuaz, The Monophonics, Tea Leaf Green,Nigel Hall and has gained them the reputation of being one of the best live acts around. Over the past couple of years they have also had the opportunity to take their unique sound to major festivals such as Burning Man, The Hangtown Halloween Ball, The Squaw Valley Funk Fest, Off Be

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Tickets: advance: $30 / day of $35
Available online or at the Music Coop in Ashland
Doors: 8:30 pm
21 and Over

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moe. is the preeminent progressive rock band on the music scene today—a quintet of world class musicians, whose creative output equals that of their longevity. In a remarkable career that has touched three decades and produced a discography of 24 albums, the Sugar Hill Records recording artist of Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey on guitars and vocals, Rob Derhak on bass and vocals, Jim Loughlin on percussion and vibes, and Vinnie Amico on drums, continue to push the standard for performance art higher and further.

By all accounts, for this “legendary jam band,” as Rolling Stone described them, moe. represents rock and roll at its best. Welcome news for the moe. faithful and the band’s ever-expanding fan base. Even better news for the world of rock and roll, for moe. is just hitting their creative stride.

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We are excited to bring together in one night a fully immersive experience: Random Rab and The Human Experience!

Tickets $20 in advance / $25 day of
Date: Friday, April 1st
Doors at 8:30 pm
Ages 16 and up only

The Human Experience

“The Human Experience” is David Block’s principal project as a live electronic composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer. Listeners experience a delicious symphonic blend of prismatic soundscapes and sultry beats.

David is constantly pushing the boundaries of live electronic music. Playing, composing, and conducting his own electronic symphony live on stage, his performances are brimming and layered with human emotion, world exploration, and sacred sounds. Whether performing by himself, or with a live band, “The Human Experience” always delivers an emotionally charged show.

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“The Human Experience” aims to cross cultural barriers through music. David has collaborated with artists all over the world including Rising Appalachia, Android Jones, Quixotic, Ignacio Perez (Buena Vista Social Club), William Close (The Earth Harp), and many others.

Since his debut album “Inaudible Sounds” in 2010 , he has released nine other albums in the last five years and has four new projects planned for release in 2016. Each song is a sonic journey; interweaving psychedelic layers of melody and harmony with organic grooves and international vibes.

Random Rab

Emerging from his own distinct corner of the West Coast electronic music scene, Random Rab offers a powerful and unique contribution to sonic exploration. Often referred to as "The Master of Emotion" his music is patently beautiful and melodic. With diverse influences ranging from trip-hop, classical and Arabic to bass driven compositions, his songs are considered anthemic and timeless. As a multi-instrumentalist and singer, his tracks are organic, uplifting and stand on their own as a distinct genre. Listeners of all types of music can find something they can relate to in this sound. He has toured extensively across North America, including tours with Bassnectar, Shpongle, Beats Antique and headlined several festivals across the country.

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Doors 8:30 pm
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Anyone familiar with the Pimps of Joytime live experience knows the feeling—it’s that moment when a deep bluesy groove morphs into a full-on EDM dance beat, or the sensation when the wide-eyed audience collectively elevates in sync with the band’s tangible energy.

On Jukestone Paradise, the Pimps of Joytime raise the bar with swagger to spare, crafting ten cohesive songs that ring out like the soundtrack for a ride through the diverse Brooklyn neighborhood where their sound materialized. Pulling from lead guitarist and singer Brian J’s deep discography of influences, the creation of Jukestone Paradise began a decade ago, when he penned anthems like “Sky” and “Freedom Dancer,” all the way up to the album’s studio recording sessions.

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You might accurately call the Pimps of Joytime a ‘post-genre’ band; they’re a group whose sound—even within a single song—mirrors the diversity of our era’s musical tastes. “It’s a sonic tapestry that’s representative of this time and place that we live in,” says Brian J.

That’s where the Pimps excel, by mashing up ‘70s funk tones with modern dance beats, mixed with original samples creating their mosaic sound. For listeners weary of today’s DJ culture but eager to dance with abandon, the Pimps of Joytime are the antidote.

“At our core, the Pimps of Joytime are not just dance music,” says Brian J of the band’s three-part harmony attack. “My first vocal mentor was a doo-wop singer, so I have a long-time love affair with vocal harmonies.”

With the release of Jukestone Paradise, the band makes official their solid touring lineup, featuring dual female vocalists and percussionists Mayteana Morales and Cole WilliamsX. And they’re hitting the road hard, continuing a constant touring schedule that’s already left prominent sets at festivals like Voodoo, Outside Lands, Bonnaroo and High Sierra in their wake.

Behind the frontlines are bassist/keyboardist David Bailis and drummer John Staten, forming the rhythmic backbone of the Pimps’ audible collage. And for Jukestone Paradise, they called in a few friends to lend their talents, including Ivan Neville, who lends New Orleans flavor to “Sky,” and Rubblebucket’s Alex Toth, who co-wrote the quirky and infectious “Dance Cardia.”

Just as Brooklyn has changed since the Pimps started, so has the band’s sound. But as Williamsburg gentrifies, the Pimps of Joytime’s diverse evolution keeps the neighborhood’s spirit alive. That spirit goes into the Pimps’ pot, over a soulful roux of rhythm and groove.

Marv Ellis and WE Tribe

In late 2013, five forces of nature on the Northwest music scene gravitated toward each other and it did not take long to figure out they had something special.

In their first year as a band Marv Ellis & WE Tribe have covered a lot of ground; touring the West Coast and playing internationally, buying a tour bus and recording a debut album, “Five for One.” Blending electronic techniques new and classic, with acoustic instrumentation and hip-hop vocals, Marv Ellis & WE Tribe are poised to let the rest of the country in on what people here know: that the Northwest might have a different approach to hip-hop, but it is worth a listen...

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Tickets: $30 in advance / $35 day of
Doors: 8:30 pm / 21 and Over

This is will be a jam-packed night of high-energy, hip twistin tunes! We have three, yes, THREE, bands lined up before the Poppin Daddies!

John Dough Boys, Flat 5 Flim Flam, Step It Up n Go. Videos posted in this thread.

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Ever since they first formed some 25 years ago, the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies made it their mission to veer from genre to genre across the musical map, choosing to follow their own muse regardless of feedback from fans and critics alike. Truth be told, individuality and defiance have always been part of the band’s DNA, and have, in turn, reinforced their rebellious reputation. Granted, though that image is well deserved, the ability to bend the boundaries has been simultaneously tempered and informed by an adherence to an older, now vanished tradition, grounded in Tin Pan Alley, Swing music and the great American songbook.

According to the band’s longtime leader, singer/songwriter Steve Perry, the band’s mantra has remained the same – “the obstacle is the path”, that is, to pursue unexpected and difficult avenues that challenge both themselves as artists and modern sensibilities while at the same time adhering to standards and erstwhile traditions of American popular song.

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To that point, the band’s new opus titled Please Return the Evening: The Cherry Poppin’ Daddies Salute the Music of the Rat Pack – was designed as a challenge to their craftsmanship in the recording studio, attempting to do justice to original magnificent, orchestral arrangements and recordings, while being limited to their 8 piece band inside a small Eugene, Oregon recording studio.

The recording taps into a tradition established by three of the hippest singers of all time, unique personalities that helped patent the concept of cool. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr. When they worked in tandem as the legendary Rat Pack, Sinatra, Martin and Davis found the perfect combination – one that fused sheer swagger with an easy, amiable style. That approach helped define the cultural undercurrents of that critical period from the late ‘50s to the early ‘60s.

Please Return the Evening offers up a superb set of standards that have come to epitomize the Rat Pack’s repertoire – songs like Fly Me To The Moon, and I’m Going To Live Until I Die, that look upward with the singular optimism that energized America at the dawn of the ‘60s, a time that would prove to be the twilight of the swing era.

“We’re really fascinated by that mid century American can-do attitude,” Perry insists. It’s in that singular spirit, a combination of attitude, affability, and desire to go all in– that’s made the Cherry Poppin’ Daddies interesting as well.

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The Daddies will also debuting songs from an upcoming (late 2105) album that will be called The Boop-A-Doo. This album will be the second of a planned trilogy of cover tunes designed to outline for fans some of the Daddies swing influences. The Boop-A-Doo covers a much earlier era than Please Return the Evening, songs that might have had their birth at the Cotton Club during the Prohibition era- roughly 1928-1937. Tenor banjo driven tunes like: Lets Misbehave, 42nd Street, and Top Hat showcase the bands versatility and playing chops. Undoubtedly, the Daddies will once again set dance floors ablaze, but this time the music is destined to inspire many a manic Charleston.

Cherry Poppin’ Daddies has always prided itself on its craft and musicianship, superior skills that have allowed them to excel in whatever format they choose to tackle. “In many ways, the cover albums encapsulate everything we’ve woven into our music before,” Perry maintains. “Like I am want to say, “The obstacle is the path” we have always thrown difficulties in our own way and had to fight to overcome them. Tackling these eras in a legitimate fashion we knew was going to be hard, but in the end it helped us to build muscles and understand our craft. It also shines a different light on our body of work and who we are as a band. We see ourselves as coming from a Swing, Jazz and Tin Pan Alley tradition that is almost an extinct lineage in music. We aspire to be worthy of carrying the torch but we have always striven to create our own modern, iconoclastic version. Frankly, we feel the tradition we measure our efforts against offers the ultimate example of what modern music should be, but sadly isn’t, aspiring to.

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John Dough Boys

Flat 5 Flim Flam

Fantastics gypsy jazz/acoustic swing band Flat 5 Flim Flam.

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6:00pm Doors
6:30pm Slideshow by St Marys students
6:45pm Screening of SALAM NEIGHBOR
8:15pm Q&A with SPECIAL GUEST Dr John Sager who has worked in the Al-Zaatari refugee camp featured in Salam Neighbor
8:45 pm Closing Remarks

Please join us for an incredibly touching and important evening to learn about the Syrian Refugee situation and to help the cause.  

We hope that this film will help eliminate hate toward everyday muslims, raise awareness about the state of the refugee crisis, and help to raise some funds for the refugees themselves.  
 

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Q&A with Dr. John Sager who has spent time in the Al-Zaatari refugee camp featured in this film

Over last twenty years Dr. Sager participated in medical trips to Nepal, Pakistan, Malawi, Zambia and most recently Syria and Greece.

John Sager grew up in Pakistan and went to an International school.  His family moved to Ashland in 1973 and he attended Ashland schools (graduating AHS in 1981). He attended Lewis and Clark College, Northwestern University Medical School and completed his OHSU Family Practice Residency in Portland, OR.  Dr. Sager worked in Alaska for 4 years with the Health Service in Ketchikan.  In 1998 he began his private practice in Ashland, and recently joined Asante.   

 Three years ago I googled “Syrian Refugee medical help” and found a group called the Syrian American Medical Society that was sending doctors to Syria, Turkey and Jordan to help in providing medical care to Syrian refugees. That was my first trip and I have gone roughly every six months ever since. We treat anyone who needs our help along the Syrian-Jordanian border including in Al-Zaatari refugee camp, where the movie was filmed.