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Trick Bag
Spring is here! Celebrate with Trick Bag at Jake's Dixie Roadhouse! + -
http://going.com/trickbag_at_jakes
Trick Bag
Unapologetic New Orleans-style funk + -
Meet the band:
It's always been about the groove, the pocket. You know it, and this quartet knows it. In fact, they've all known it for a long time, even while cutting their teeth working with various ensembles, some of them excellent, some not so good. It's all part of the growth experience, no regrets. Among the better gigs for these four have been the Boston Horns, OGMF, Soul Inspiration, Chubby Checker and Frankie Avalon, Vital Functions, Dr. Awkward, Mamadou Diop, as well as a few Broadway and off-Broadway shows along the way.
Who knows what it takes to bring creative minds together in the right formation? A culmination of influences and experiences, a gelling of attitudes, personality types, a mutual love for the music of New Orleans (and specifically of the New Orleans-born funk pioneers The Meters), an unspoken collective realization that it's all about the groove, the pocket. Immediately upon playing together, it was apparent that this project would be more than a rambling jam band, and far more than just the sum of it's parts. The time had come to cancel any other prospective auditionees, time to put the ear to the ground, and start playing the rhythms and harmonies of the people. Get back to people's basic human desire to feel the rhythm, to sing along with the band, to shake their asses, and get it in their souls.
Far from "a Meters cover band", this group consists of four unique individuals: Mark, Mike, Dave, and Mike. (Upon hearing Dave's playing, the other three waived the unspoken prerequisite that all band members have a name that starts with "M"...) Each of these members brings to the table his own unique interpretation of the New Orleans style of funk that the group focuses on. There are Meters tunes, as well as other staples of the New Orleans sound, along with a peppering of originals that echo the feel-good, tight-yet-loose grooves, and the overall improvisation. Some jazz influence here, some African influence there, a little Miles Davis mixed with some Stevie Wonder, maybe with a little bit of Maceo Parker sitting in with Sly & The Family Stone added to the mix. Would Coltrane approve? How would Frank Zappa feel about it? Would this pass the James Brown test? Mark, Mike, Dave, and Mike, collectively known as Trick Bag would like to think so. It is all about the groove, right?
Living for the groove, giving it up for the pocket. This is the real thing, because, you know, these guys really give a funk about the music. How about you?
Mike
2/16/08: New Orleans grooving in Framingham with Trick Bag! + -
Mike
Mardi Gras time at Jake's Dixie Roadhouse, featuring Trick Bag! + -
http://going.com/mardigrasjakes
Jeff
Notlob Parlor Concerts' MySpace + -
The Notlob Parlor Concerts presents the best local and touring roots, Americana, newgrass, traditional and contemporary folk and blues artists in unique and unusual settings in the Boston, MA area. The Winter 2008 series will be held at the historic Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA. 02130, http://www.lghouse.org. Built in 1760, the Loring-Greenough House is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and has been a historic house museum since 1926. Its beautiful period decor and intimate size make it an ideal setting for acoustic music.
The so far has presented:
Sometymes Why (Aoife O'Donovan of Crooked Still, Kristin Andraessen of Uncle Earl and Ruthy Merenda of the Mammals)
Mike & Ruthy Merenda (Mammals) w/ Torey Adler
Sharon Lewis (Pooka) & Rose Polenzani
Danielle Miraglia & Tom Bianchi w/ Brendan Hogan
Dave Carter Tribute - Adam Sweeney, Eric McDonald, Beth DeSombre, Ryan FitzSimmons, Dana Price & Chris Thompson (C&M Thompson, Strangelings)
Geoff Bartley w/ Eliza Blue
Brian Webb
Dennis Brennan w/ Mary Lou Ferrante
Teresa Storch & Lenore
The Rowan Brothers w/ Eric McDonald
Kristin Cifelli w/ Carrie Cheron
Mare Wakefield & Dan Gonzalez
On the horizon:
12/15/07 8:00pm Jud Caswell & Pat Wictor
12/22/07 8:00pm Bob Franke
01/19/08 7:30pm Jon Shain w/ Robin O'Herin (+ special guest)
02/09/08 7:30pm Peace concert (conf: Chuck Williams, Beth DeSombre, Pat Scanlon & Friends, Lenny Soloman Band, Michael Troy)
02/16/08 8:00pm Jason Myles Goss & Elana Arian
03/01/08 8:00pm Ryan Fitzsimmons &
Greg Klyma
03/15/08 8:00pm Lissa Schneckenburger Band
03/22/07 8:00pm Low Anthem & The Accident That Led Me to the World
04/05/08 8:00pm Chris Merenda (Mammals) & Adam Sweeney
04/19/08 8:00pm Hungrytown CD Release (Rebecca Hall & Ken Anderson of the Strangelings)
05/03/08 tbd Tripping Lily
More information at http://notlobmusic.googlepages.com/
Bruno Cesar,
NEW YEARS EVE BASH @ CLUB VERTIGO + -
**NEW YEARS EVE LOWEST PRICE PARTY IN BOSTON **
Monday December 31st @ Club Vertigo
126 State St , Faneuil Hall Boston near
City Hall Government Center
$45 in advance get your tickets now it will be sold out soon
Doors 9:30pm until 3am.
Discount for parking and the nearest Hilton hotel available.
(Book your tables now $300 per table 617-480-1412)
Two Dj's Two floors one cover + Champagne Toast midnight as the Ball dropping)
Gents wear your nice suits Ladies wear your sexy dress
reply back for more info or email brunc15@aol.com
Trick Bag
New Orleans funk with Trick Bag at BruBurger's! + -
http://going.com/trickbag_bruburgers
Trick Bag
New Orleans funk! Groovin'! + -
http://boston.going.com/event-196337
Trick Bag
Southern BBQ? In November? You betcha, along with the New Orleans funk with Mike Crutcher & Trick Ba + -
New Orleans groovin’ meets Deep South Cookin’!
Sat 11/10 (9:30PM) at Jake's Dixie Roadhouse 220 Moody St , Waltham, MA
I think we're in heaven! You haven't lived until you've had Jake's Memphis Style Pork Spare Ribs, paired with the music of New Orleans, as played by none other than the Boyz In The Bag, Trick Bag!
Cost: $5
Official Site: http://trickbagmusic.com
http://going.com/TrickBag_Jakes
Mike
Live Jazz in Boston, dammit... + -
I feel they need to 1)change to a better night, 2)include more artists, and 3)promote the gig a little better. As far as I'm concerned, they're joining the rest of the Boston Live Music scene, in that they're expecting the bands to do all the promotion and think that having live music is free money. It's the venue that has a promotion budget, not the bands. To assume that the starving musicians can bring in a crowd of 100+ people is asinine and degrading, not to mention that jazz has a piss-poor showing in Boston, with all of the world-class music schools in town.
Please take the survey, let Ivy know that you want this music heard, and consider supporting the fledgling jazz scene in Boston.