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Frankie Hernandez
Soul, Funk, Latin, Reggae, World
Southern Oregon
Wednesday, May 23rd ~ Doors @ 8PM
www.frankiehernandezmusic.com
$10 Door
Applegate Lodge
Info/Tickets: 541-761-9394
Frankie Hernandez is committed to the empowerment and elevation of the Human spirit and condition through music. Be it through the gyration of hip-pounding dance grooves, sweet reflective ballads, or a goofy, silly song, the music is intended to bring ecstasy, joy, laughter, tears, stimulating thought, and improved self-esteem.
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
vintage-tinged rocking country soul
San Francisco, California
Wednesday, May 30th ~ 8PM
www.nickibluhm.com
$10 Door
Applegate Lodge
Info/Tickets: 541-761-9394
Upon hearing the unique and refreshing sound of Nicki Bluhm, it becomes immediately clear why she is in the midst of a breakout year. Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul — music that’s like an enchanting friend you’ve known for a short while but feels like you’ve known forever.
Nicki’s story began at a New Year’s Eve party when she sang an impromptu blues song that caught the attention of musician/producer Tim Bluhm (The Mother Hips). With Tim’s encouragement Nicki began to write songs and perform in public, and soon was earning fans of her own. They went on to record Nicki’s debut album, Toby’s Song (2008), which appeared on Jambase’s top ten albums of the year. Nicki and Tim were married shortly after and formed her band with childhood friend and guitar player, Deren Ney. The band continued to grow with the addition of Steve Adams on bass (ALO), Dave Mulligan on rhythm guitar and drummer Mike Curry. Nicki has since shared the stage with Chris Robinson, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene, Pegi Young, Josh Ritter, and many others.
Her sophomore album, Driftwood (2011), shows an impressive expansion of Nicki’s natural talent and is well into its second pressing. The sounds range from the AM magic of Linda Ronstadt to the charming duets of Johnny and June Cash to smokey Memphis soul. Since Driftwood’s release, Nicki has become the “It Girl” of the San Francisco music scene — performing with her band, “The Gramblers”; as a duo with her husband Tim; and as a guest artist with an array of revered performers. Her warm, strong voice and striking presence have undeniable appeal, confirmed by her sensational performances and rousing reception from music lovers at every show.
Sounds like: Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Dusty Springfield
Jef Fretwell and The Detractors
www.thedetractors.com
Jef Fretwell, a Georgia native, boasts a sound that draws from traditional folk and American roots music. His songs have a vintage quality, as if they might have been written yesterday or 70 years ago. Grounded in sweet harmonies and spirited guitar pickin’, The Detractors lay down a sound that lies in a nowhere land between distinct styles: it’s not quite bluegrass or blues or country. Still, the elements you hear will paint memories of empty train stations and nights of passing a jug of moonshine around.
Keith Greeninger
Acoustic Folk
Northern California
Thursday, May 31st ~ 8PM
www.keithgreeninger.com
$10 Door
Applegate Lodge
Info/Tickets: 541-761-9394
Keith Greeninger paints intricate portraits of the human condition with powerful melodic images, deep engaging guitar rhythms and warm heart wrenching vocals. He is a multi award winning singer songwriter and winner of the prestigious Telluride Troubadour National Song Writing Competition.
Is it his deep, textured voice, his rich, engaging songwriting, or his deft yet unpretentious playing? With nothing more than a guitar in hand and a song with a story to tell, Keith can completely captivate an audience. His husky heart-felt vocals and aggressive acoustic guitar style offer more than the standard bill-of-fare for most folk singers and more musicality and sensitivity than today’s average rock band. Keith Greeninger is that rare performer for whom people lean forward in their seats, eager to capture every note and every word.
The Banjo Killers
Acoustic / Americana / Bluegrass
Portland, Oregon
Wednesday, June 6th ~ Doors @ 8PM
www.scottlawmusic.com
www.tonyfurtado.com
$10 Door
Applegate Lodge
Info/Tickets: 541-761-9394
Guitarist Banjo Killers! Tony Furtado teams up with fellow strings-man Scott Law in a duo calling themselves the Banjo Killers! A meeting of two of the west coast’s finest and most individual musician-songwriters, this is a side project with serious mojo. BK performances are rare due to Tony and Scott’s heavy outside schedules but the sparks fly every time they get together. The Banjo Killers! recant a vast arsenal of original songs and rip standards with the best of them. No banjos are hurt in the process.
Tuff Lion with Soul Medic, Mista Chief & Romulus MC
Backed by The Escort Service Band
Roots Reggae/Blues/Dancehall/Positive HipHop
Wednesday, June 13th – Doors open at 8PM
www.tufflion.com
$10 in Advance/$15 at the Door
Applegate Lodge
Info/Advanced Tickets: 541-761-9394
Tuff Lion
Roots Reggae/Blues
Virgin Islands/Southern Oregon
www.tufflion.com
Reading the credits for much of the current roots reggae releases emanating from the U. S. Virgin Islands, one name recurs quite often and for good reason. In the hands of Tuff Lion rests probably the most significant reggae guitar voice being recorded today. On any of the current releases which he appears, you will find a very decidedly determined and “deadly stiff” rhythm guitar skank being fused in between the low bubble of the organ sound and the choppy piano chords. Check for that crystalline cutting sound that has a precise two beat rhythm to it. “That” is the guitar work of Tuff Lion. While much of the reggae being produced today is rather machine oriented and lacking the traditional rhythm guitar, the “Neo Classical Roots” movement of the Virgin Islands has insisted on maintaining that standard. Tuff Lion has proven the same commitment to the “vintage” sound of roots reggae in this modern era.
What Tuff Lion describes as “the drive” force of his guitar technique is to simply play the instrument with a commanding control. “The timing sequence is everything”, he says, in describing how he is able to allow so much actual note content to be released from his guitar chords as opposed to simply muting all the strings and faking a hand movement. Tuff Lion’s percussive strikes are precise and symbiotically synchronized to both the hi-hat cymbals and the piano. He further explains that his impression is that a rhythm guitarist should try to view their role as a “harmonic percussionist”, that should “keep it in the pocket” to solidify the groove.
While Tuff Lion has earned his marks for that soon to be trademark rhythm skank, other points of distinction lay in the improvised embellishments and hiccuping accents he throws into the song brews. Slides, harmonics, chordal hammer-ons and single note trills are all equally and tastefully applied. The total package comes together when listening to any of the solos that he has recorded. These are not “played to the bar” excursions, but heartfelt emotional expressions that are always closely related to the vocalist and the lyric. Tuff Lion’s “answers”, are straight from the blues tradition, which are colorful and rich with a broad pallet of variations. They are virtual translations from the spoken word, through the guitar, to us. Most of his works are recorded without the distorted rock tone that has become popular with a lot of reggae guitarists today. It is from this stark set up that emerges the essence of the pure guitarist. Tone and vibes from the hands, not from effects.
Guitarists and musicians of this caliber are what make this music sparkle and feel so good again. This is what the “root” of anything is about…that which comes from the heart.
Soul Medic
Hip Hop / Dancehall / Reggae
Northern California/Hawaii
www.myspace.com/soulmedic
International Reggae singer/songwriter -Soulmedic Hails from Northern California and the Big Island of Hawaii forwarding potent reggae and dancehall music. Soulmedic delivers vocal versatility with songs of inspiration rooted firm in truth and rights; Medic is known for entertaining and energetic stage shows, uplifting the massive with the message of love and unity! Soulmedic is an artist of majestic proportions; the variety of style and dynamics make Medic’s one of the most powerful new voices in Reggae music. From roots to dancehall he wails with undeniable force delivering the message of Rastafari through clean living and upfullness.
Mista Chief
Dancehall Reggae Fused With positive Hiphop Infused with Native American Culture
Southern Oregon
www.facebook.com/pages/Mista-Chief/204434692907527
Mista Chief, aka Nahko the Native, offers up a rightious mix of dancehall reggae fused with positive hip hop and influenced by Native American Culture. Singing songs with messages such as “look to da future youth mon inna dis tribal revolution, we must find solution”, and “dont give up! when it gets tough! just live up! move forward in the ways of your vision”. Chief likes to think of himself as a bridge between cultures, a link between many worlds. to put it short, Chief was born and raised by his irish rastafarian mother(dj sista mona lisa) in southern oregon and grew up in a hippy commUNITY called Takilma, there he studied the teachings of his northern cheyenne ancestors, while learning how to appreciate mother nature to the fullest by tending to the land an cultivating its fruits. He likes to apply these life lessons to his music by promoting a healthy lifeSTYLE and UPfull vibes. Mista Chief is on the rise, and throughout the last year, has been climbing up the ladder as a blazing hot new artist!
Romulus MC
Reggae/HipHop/Freestyle
Cave Junction, OR
http://www.reverbnation.com/romulusmc
Romulus MC is a Southern Oregon hip hop reggae artist, vocalist, songwriter, producer, and DJ, with over twelve years of experience. Take a hit down deep into the soul and groove with this one!
Vida Girls
W/Openers: Lost Maven
Wednesday, June 20th ~ Doors @ 8PM
$10 Door
Applegate Lodge
Info/Tickets: 541-761-9394
Vida Girls
Freestyle / Funk / Roots Music
Oregon
www.myspace.com/33vidagirls
Vida Girls is an eclectic musical family with roots beside the Mckenzie River in the Eugene Oregon area. They play a mix of funky originals, Bob Dylan songs, Reggae, Hip-Hop and instrumental music. The band has been a source of late-night entertainment at the Oregon Country Fair for almost a decade. They have also played various parties, Weddings, and celebrations of life, as well as festivals like the Black Sheep Family Reunion and the High Sierra Music Festival. The band recently became based in the beautiful Applegate Valley, near Ashland, Oregon. Members include: Jeff Jacobs (vocals and guitar), Mike Mayer (guitar and vocals), Scotty Valpey(drums), Tony Reidle (Bass), Stevie James (guitar and vocals) and Duke Davis (Sax and Vocals).
Lost Maven
Electric Rock with a Twist
Ashland, Oregon
www.lostmaven.com
With the motto “putting raw back into rock” and a grungy, psychedelic and eclectic spin on Rock ‘n’ Roll, Lost Maven is a refreshing change to the music scene of Southern Oregon. Infused with folk, punk, Spanish, French, acapella chants, blues vocals, hip-hop, high-energy drum solos, beautiful heart warming female vocals and face melting guitar solos, Lost Maven brings forth a genuine approach to rock music steeped in solid rhythm, intricate hits and breakdowns and lovable chorus’s that reveal the heart and spirit of the band
The Human Revolution
Mystic Americana Dance/Folk/Roots Rock Country
Northern California/Oregon
Wednesday, July 11th ~ Doors @ 8:00
www.thehumanrevolution.org
$10 in Advance $15 at The Door
Applegate Lodge
Info/Tickets: 541-761-9394
Every once in a while an artist emerges that just touches that perfect place inside, Human is one of those artists. The Human Revolution boasts an eclectic mix of styles with a definitive foundation in that roots-rock country style of music, we call it Mystic Americana. Songs transition gently from ecstatic dance beats to tearjerker ballads, from modern political rockers to positive roots reggae, carrying the audience on a journey which changes, often with the band, from show to show.
For nearly a decade, The Human Revolution has been intoxicating audiences’ souls with stirring messages of freedom, food sustainability, and awakened spirituality. Hailing from the Northern California/Oregon region, the heart of The Human Revolution beats within the band’s founder and lead singer’s timeless, deeply introspective lyrics. Known to his loyal tribe of followers as Human, and humbled by countless comparisons as the Bob Dylan of his generation, this folk hero spends his time championing issues that matter to the greater good of us all: organic farming, community living, and ending war and hunger.
Human is an artist, peacemaker, and visionary who spreads his ideas with song and instrument. Whether it’s the fiddle, acoustic guitar, harmonica, electric guitar, drums, or bass, The Human Revolution is fluent in mostly every musical dialect. Human is backed by The Human Revolution, an impressive rotating cast of master musicians