Band Page

Melvin Seals and the Jerry Garcia Band http://www.jgbband.com/
Melvin Seals has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the Jerry Garcia Band. Melvin spun his B-3 magic with the Jerry Garcia Band for 18 years and in doing so helped pioneer and define what has now become "Jam Band Music". From blues to funk to rock to jazz, Melvin Seals serves up a tasty mix with a little R&B and gospel thrown in to spice things up. Melvin and JGB brings an intuitive, expressive style, soul, spontaneity and remarkable chops to the table. With acoustic and electric ingredients and unique combinations of Stu Allen's guitar and amazing vocals, Jimmy Tebeau's savory bass, Pete Lavezzoli’s hearty drums and, of course, a heapin' helpin' of the wizard's magic on Hammond B-3 Organ and keyboards. Along with Shirley Starks and Cheryl Rucker on back-up vocals, the result is a most satisfying blend of natural organic grooves that challenges genre boundaries. Their chemistry is the focus from which they create a spontaneous and high art where the sky is the limit musically. They offer an exciting, often psychedelic musical journey that changes nightly and keeps the audience dancing and smiling (and some staring in amazement) for hours. Adding his rock-gospel-soul-rhythm and blues touch with his funky style of playing, no wonder Jerry nicknamed him "Master of the Universe". Melvin continues to treat music lovers to his unique brand of melodic flavor with JGB. Come see and hear for yourself! JGB Band is: Melvin Seals - Hammond B3 and Leslies, Roland RD700 Keyboard, vocals Stu Allen - Gibson SG electric guitar, lead vocals Jimmy Tebeau - Bass Pete Lavezzoli - Drums Shirley Starks and Cheryl Rucker - backing vocals

Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus Of Dreams http://www.slambovia.com/ http://www.myspace.com/gandalfmurphy Citing influences as diverse as Hank Williams, Dylan, Bowie, Incredible String Band and early Pink Floyd, Longo describes the band's music as "punk-classical-hillbilly-Floyd", a mental rollercoaster of whimsical, thought-provoking songs. The Circus' live shows are where the real magic comes down, earning them critical acclaim as well as a fiercly loyal following.

Rustic Overtones

http://www.therusticovertones.com/

http://www.myspace.com/rusticovertones

Members:: Maurice: Drums/ The Pride of Bayside: Trombone/ Zoidis Interruptus: Alto and Tenor Saxophones/ Steve Cutter: Vocals, Guitar/ The Silver Fox: Bass Coleslaw Hoodrich: Baritone Saxophone Dwayne "Warm Water" Johnson: Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Hot Day At The Zoo

www.hotdayatthezoo.com
www.myspace.com/hotdayatthezoo

The high-energy "zoograss" string band Hot Day at the Zoo tour extensively spreading their foot-stomping, bass-thumping jamgrass sound, including stops this summer at notable music festivals Mountain Jam V, Grass Roots Festival, Sterling Stage String Fling, Backwoods Pond Fest, Harry's Hoe Down and more. Last fall, HDATZ celebrated the release of their latest CD, Long Way Home, as well as high profile performances with Levon Helm, moe., State Radio, Donna the Buffalo, and Ryan Montbleau among others. HDATZ is Jon Cumming (banjo/vocals), Michael Dion (guitar/vocals/harmonica), JT Lawrence (mandolin/vocals), Jed Rosen (upright bass/vocals). For fans of Yonder Mountain String Band, the Avett Brothers and the Grateful Dead this will be a show not to be missed.

Jerks of Grass

http://www.jerksofgrass.com/home.html

http://www.myspace.com/jerksofgrass

Gathered around one microphone in the traditional style, with one foot in traditional and the other in progressive roots music, over the past decade New England’s own Jerks of Grass have become a formidable purveyor of their own brand of bluegrass music.

Priding themselves on tight arrangements, stellar musicianship, and an ability to delight even the most suspicious of audiences, it’s no surprise that the Jerks have remained one of the area's busiest acts for over ten years.

Natraj, Featuring Lamine Toure

http://www.natrajmusic.com/

Natraj seamlessly melds the classical music of India, traditional music from West Africa, and contemporary jazz to create its own unique and infectious style. Hard-driving African grooves and graceful Indian ragas meet in the band`s expansive jazz conception. Natraj captivates and excites audiences with its exotic textures, accessible melodies, and rhythmic energy.

"Natraj blends complex tempos and traditions with graceful, unforced virtuosity... a hypnotic, symbiotic tapestry. Fusion is rarely this deep and exotic yet accessible... discover a new world here." - The Boston Globe

Lamine Toure – special guest, Senegalese percussion
Phil Scarff – soprano saxophone
John Funkhouser – string bass
Jerry Leake – tabla, multipercussion
Bertram Lehmann – drums, percussion

Lamine Touré and Group Saloum

http://www.laminetoure.com/groupsaloum.php

http://www.myspace.com/groupsaloum

Group Saloum is Boston's hottest Afro-pop band. Founded by world-renowned griot percussionist Lamine Touré, Group Saloum fuses Senegalese mbalax with elements of jazz, funk, reggae, and Afrobeat. Group Saloum performs original mbalax music highlighted by the infectious rhythms of Touré's sabar drums, drawing upon the collective creativity of some of Boston's most talented musicians.

Arborea http://arboreamusic.blogspot.com/ http://www.myspace.com/arborea2 "Maine folk duo Arborea creates timeless music, haunted by deep shadows. Their songs are bathed in shimmering harmonics, spectral slide, and positively spooky banjo. The songs also evoke a kind of mysterious quality, in which you are never quite sure what the songs are about, but they seem to touch a place in your soul that instinctively understands." -Dirty Linen Magazine

The Macrotones

http://macrotones.com/
http://www.myspace.com/themacrotones

The Macrotones' imperial afrofunk assault aims to slay. While rooted in groove-fertile afrobeat, the 11-strong militia's heart pounds with a more sinister urgency. Their commanding horns, drilling percussion and puzzle-piece precise ideal of songcraft propels minds and dancing feet alike.

Zili Misik

http://www.zilimisik.com/

http://www.myspace.com/zilimisik

Powerful Haitian, Brazilian and West African rhythms infuse zili’s original creations and traditional folksongs, while zili inspires its audiences to dance and even teaches them how. Reconnecting Haitian mizik rasin, jazz, roots reggae, samba, Cuban son, and neo soul, zili honors its influences while creating a sound that is uniquely its own. All female, zili takes its name from Haitian spiritual entity, Ezili, who is envisaged as mother, lover, and warrior. Zili’s songs are sensual, political, self-reflective, positive, and invoke love. Zili’s lyrics glide seamlessly from English to Kreyòl to Portuguese to Spanish, spinning tales and visions of lives lived and yet to be.

Hot Damn Scandal

http://www.myspace.com/hotdamnscandal

Buzz Universe

http://www.buzzuniverse.com/index.php

http://www.myspace.com/buzzuniverse

"BuzzUniverse" means the freedom to not be defined by one musical genre, the ambition to have no musical limits, and the opportunity to embrace the world's musical evolution and bring it to the stage.

An original eclectic blend of rock, jazz, latin & other world grooves, BuzzUniverse features smoking horns and a rock-solid rhythm section.

Taina Asili Y La Banda Rebelde

http://www.tainaasili.com/

Taína Asili carries on the tradition of her ancestors, fusing present and past struggles into one poetic voice. She is a puertorriqueña vocalist, poet, and community organizer from Philadelphia, PA and Albany, NY. Her newest artistic work is with her live band, Taína Asili y La Banda Rebelde, soulful vocals laid over a unique infusion of Afro-Caribbean, reggae, rock, and hip hop and sounds. The band’s eclectic style represents the diversity of its band members, who have origins in Puerto Rico, Sicily, Greece, Brazil and Ghana. Taína Asili carries a fire breathing voice of rage and resistance to venues, festivals, conferences and political events across the country, weaving rebellion, love, and ancestral remembrance into an unparalleled vocalization.

Ila Mawana http://www.ilamawana.com/home.html http://www.myspace.com/ilamawana Dave Rosen - Guitar Ryan Hinchey - Bass Gianpaolo Blower - Vocals Jason Moore - Hammond Organ Sammy Wags - Drums Nancy Loedy - Sax Sara Honeywell - Trombone Trevor Bernatchez - Trumpet

Okbari

http://www.okbari.org/

Okbari performs Ottoman classical and Turkish contemporary art music along with works from the Armenian and Anatolian folk traditions. Okbari also presents Arabic folk and classical music as well traditional songs from Greece and the Balkans. Okbari has released five albums since they formed in 1995, and play widely throughout the Northeast.

Okbari has shared the stage in Istanbul, Turkey with the Kemani Serkan Ensemble and the Rumeli Meyhane Fasil Ensemble. Amos has appeared onstage as a guest percussionist in 2008 with the legendary Gypsy clarinetist Selim Sesler and his Trakya Fasil Grubu in Beyoglu.

LAZZLO

www.lazzlo.net

Lazzlo is an eclectic mix of americana, funk, blues, bluegrass, and tinges of country. Wherever Lazzlo goes a party is sure to be close behind. When this group of musicians get together its always a celebration of life and truth. There is no greater feeling than when many hearts come together to proclaim one sound or make one voice. PEACE..

Mystic Vibes

http://www.myspace.com/mysticvibes

Mystic Vibes, a six-piece original roots reggae band from Portland Maine, has been performing since the summer of 1998 when they made their debut opening up for King Yellowman at the Stone Coast Brewing Company in Portland.

Mystic Vibes continues to grow and change, taking its unique sound to new places. Dequhn Lobutua expresses his original lyrics with a passion gained through a life based in the spirituality of Rastafari. The players of the instruments have evolved into a tight and well-balanced group.

All of the Animals

AlloftheAnimals.com

All of the Animals is an exotic acoustic,funky, jammy, islandy, nostalgic yet new, catchy, make-ya-wanna-dancey performance oriented musical collaboration extravaganza currently networking in, and branching out from, Boston, Ma. A unique blend of instrumentation featuring Ukuleles, Djembe, Saxophone, Congas, Upright/Fret-less Bass, Vocal Harmonies, Guest Musicians and Surprises combine to create and perform a wide range of original music that is fun for all, Not Just Some!

The Herd is growing, we are starting the Stampede and YOU are invited!!!

Marion Grace

http://www.mariongracemusic.com/
http://www.myspace.com/mariongrace

Marion Grace consists of 4 band mates, one producer, one manager, and many friends. The idea behind Marion Grace is to be real, be steady, be human. We are who we are and we do what we do. It's an amazing feeling to share music with the world, whether it be in a small cafe in Portland, Maine, or on a large New York City stage.

Marion Grace was conceived years ago by namesake lead singer and songwriter Ralph Graceffa. The current members have been together since the beginning of 2009. The name Marion Grace is anchored to a childhood memory of a woman met through pictures and stories only. Marion is a person that we will all carry in remembrance through the spirit and Grace of the music.

Bearquarium

http://www.myspace.com/bearquarium

Bearquarium is a hot new 8-piece afro-rock groove spectacular that is rapidly garnering attention for its high-powered performances and fresh sound. Called “up-and-comers” by Vermont’s Seven Days, Bearquarium just released their debut self-titled album in July 2009 and is currently spreading their sound performing throughout the Northeast. Featuring deep percussive grooves, piercing organ, heavy horn lines, and soul inspired vocals, Bearquarium offers a captivating new sound that fills the room with energy.

Electric Avenue

Electric Avenue is a late night Electronic Music scene at Harry Brown's Farm in Stark's Maine. Electric Avenue comes to life from 12am to 5am starting with live electronic music then moving through different dance styles of DJs throughout the night. Music blended with visuals while you dance around.

Electric Avenue Performers

Dissolve
San Francisco, California
http://www.dissolveyourmind.com/

DISSOLVE IS A LIVE ELECTRONICA BAND FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA FEATURING LIAM SHY AND VALENTIN SANTANA.

THE MUSIC IS A HIGH ENERGY SYNTHESIS OF FUTURE PSYCHEDELIC, SYMPHONIC AND TRIBAL SOUNDS.

THE LIVE SHOWS FEATURE VALENTIN SANTANA ON VIOLIN AND LIAM SHY ON SYNTHS AND PERCUSSION.

DISSOLVE YOUR BODY // DISSOLVE YOUR EGO // DISSOLVE YOUR MIND

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Popgirl 23
“…her tastes run from deep soulful house to electro, with an aesthetic where breaks meets Body and Soul…” (- 2001, Vapor club flyer, Boston)

Jen’s funky tribal and deep house mixes are packed full of tasty selections spanning the past 20 or more years of electronic dance music history. Her sets can range from deep n’ moody to straight up jackin’ beats while crafting some funky-ass bass-driven grooves. It’s all done on the fly (no set lists), with a “crazy-pitch” style of handling the decks, and constant mixer action including cuts, juggles, and harmonized extended mixes. The result is a positive, danceable, sexy, and sophisticated mix… with no silly gimmicks.

more: POPGIRL 23 - The DJ List | TDJL http://thedjlist.com/djs/POPGIRL_23/#ixzz0tXHGK8UF

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Elusid

Dubstep, Jungle, Techno Beat Maker! Dj/Promoter out of Portland, Maine. Underground / outlaw organizer and gorilla street promo Elusid is slippery when wet laying bass rolls that will make wish you were and alien.

Nocturnal
http://www.myspace.com/Dj_Nocturnal

DJ/Producer, Singer/Songwriter/Recording Artist, Programmer, Audio Engineer, Graphic Designer, Textile Wholesaler, Entreprenuer, Photographer, Dance Choreographer, Promoter, Event Coordinator, Fashion Consultant, certified PSS.

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Ross Bailey

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Secret Weekend
http://www.milledpavement.com/secretweekend.html

secret weekend is producers Jason Hjort (j.hjort, slowing room, wepushbuttons) and Eric St.Pierre (late night clouds project, slowing room). Based out of Portland, ME secret weekend creates euro-tinged, deep techno, with minimal and tech house influences, created specifically for the dancefloor. The duo's forte is performing live. Utilizing both hardware and software sequenced with Ableton Live, the duo's set-up allows them to cater their performance to the dancers. Mixing and mashing original basslines, synth lines, and drum grooves to create a unique experience each and every time. the secret weekend is the winner of the 2009 WePushButtons Awards "Best Techno Act" and was nominated for "Best Electronic Act" in the 2010 Portland Phoenix Best Music Poll.

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Liam Shy - San Francisco, California
http://www.liamshy.com/

DJ // Producer // Sound Designer // Remixer // Live Sound Engineer // Event Producer // Party Promoter // Logic Audio Teacher // Nightclub and Restaurant Manager // All around Entrepreneur....

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Beatmo
http://www.milledpavement.com/beatmo.html

A Native of Hamburg/Germany, Beatmo started his musical career in various punk bands in the early 90's, the latest of which SCHROTTKOPP is still appearing in Hamburg's underground scene. He became interested in the Avantgarde Rock & Krautrock sound and experimentalism of bands such as Faust at an early age and eventually started experimenting on his own with recorded sound around 1995.

After falling in love with the GOA Trance sound and scene in 1998, Beatmo began playing and producing Techno and GOA. While staying in Los Angeles between 1999 and 2000 he DJ'd at various underground and desert parties. In 2000 he returned to Hamburg and took a break from performing while keeping close ties to Hamburg's GOA Scene, doing lots of flyer and poster artwork for Psyngroove and RAENDNA while continuing to produce electronic music. Since 2006 Beatmo has been a resident of Portland/Maine with occasional appearances and collaborations... Beatmo released his album, "Flutschkraft" on brick.city.media, October 12, 2009. CD and Digital.

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THE COLLAB PROJECT
San Francisco, California
http://collab-o-labba.com/#

Every set is unique, each one is a journey. The Collab Project will take you on that journey through a musical blend of live electronic jam, hip hop, break beat, psytrance, a little drum and bass, and whatever crunk sub-ing sounds they can explore. Whether performing as a DUO, Trio, or full on ensemble The Collab Project is bringing sexy bass for that laid back rager

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The Element

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Aframe and the Foundation
http://www.milledpavement.com/aframe.html

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Moshe
http://www.milledpavement.com/moshe.html

Prophet. A messenger of things to come. The one chosen to deliver the law. Historically, Moses was all of these things. History repeated itself at the turn of the mellennium, when we saw the emergence of a new messenger; the namesake of the one before him. Moshe, frankly honest and impossibly humble, has accepted the responsibility of leading his flock to the light. But, it now has become clear, at this stage of the journey, that we all have to pass through the darkness first.

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Brzowski
http://www.milledpavement.com/brzowski.html

On the doorstep of his thirtieth year, BRZOWSKI is throwing down the gauntlet with all the desperation of a man on the edge of crisis. The Portland, ME by-way-of Providence,RI emcee kicked around the Massachusetts and Rhode Island music scenes in varying projects since 1993, before taking a permanent vacation to the northeast tundra, where long winters and unsuspecting audiences could better nurture his creative spirits...and personal demons. Joining forces with producer/technophile-at-large AGENT8 and a revolving cast of disc-jockeys in the studio and on stage, he has been steadily amassing a sizable groundswell of indie hip-hop true believers who clamor for something more artfully substantial than the mainstream stranglehold can spoon-feed them with his wry wit and brutally honest form self-destructive autobiography.

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Vitamin J

Vitamin J grew up in the Illness of The Crystal Method, The Chemical Brothers, and The Prodigy... to name a few. He has had a love for the Electronic Scene from as early on as 1990 when he first heard the sounds of Technotronic. Vitamin J got his start back in 1997 when his mother bought him Magix Music Creator for the PC... Having always felt that music was in his blood, he began composing his own tracks using loops and samples...
It wasn't untill 2000 when he was given an old belt driven Technics Turntable... Soon after his best friend Vic purchased a gemini mixer at a local music store. Having only a turntable and a mixer they hooked up a five disc changer in to the other channel and threw on a trance cd. The only record they had at the time was an old (& warped) copy of Cassius - La' Mouche... A song he will never forget... In 2003 Vitamin J's son Kaleb was born. It was then that Vitamin J decided to step away from the scene and concentrate on being a father... It was 2008 when Vitamin J made it out to his first show in over 6 years... Tight Crew's Northern Exposure... Being back at a show made him realize how much he had missed it... It was then that Vitamin J knew this was where he belonged...

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BLUE KWANSU - JORDAN KAULBACH

Jordan Kaulbach grew up in Waterford Maine climbing mountains and fishing Bear pond. Music sort of runs through the family, everyone enjoys a good jam. One day he was playing guitar in a field when his friend Cosmo pointed out that a pack of deer were listening to him. Sure enough down the hill a little ways was a few deer grazing listening to him jam. He figured that if deer would listen to what he has to play then people probably would too.

People with Instruments

http://www.myspace.com/pwimusic

http://www.facebook.com/peoplewithinstruments

A band formed out of many different yet compatible musical backgrounds, People With Instruments knew they needed to combine the great qualities of the music they love into a single tasty treat for your listening palette. Whether they decide to draw from classic blues, contemporary jazz, low down funk or some unknown treasure from the bargain bin, they know the end result will be unique and identifiable at the same time. Not wanting to trap themselves in conventions, they constantly look for a style that you can't quite put your finger on but know you love. They're here to be something new but familiar, to be meticulous yet simple, structured with occasional storms of chaos, and to make sure everyone has an amazing time while they do it.

The Problemaddicts

http://www.myspace.com/theproblemaddicts

"Reminiscent of the now-defunct Jurassic 5 in their prime" (URB.COM), The Problemaddicts approach Hip Hop with a genre-crossing blend of new school production and old school lyricism. The Massachusetts based six-member crew pride themselves on the ability to kickstart any party while also facing the issues of today. The Problemaddicts push the boundaries of rap music...

American Mixer

http://www.reverbnation.com/americanmixer

A 6 piece Jambalaya of Funk/Ska/Rock/Reggae/Hip~hop....3 different generations of musicians from 6 different genres of music. By Blending Funk & Reggae Rhythms with Ska, Hard Rock Guitar and Soulful Vocals...... you get a Style that makes you want to shake your money maker and bang your head at the same time.

Silver Leaf Gospel Choir

Deacon Randy Green has led the Silver Leaf Gospel Singers for over sixty years, and he’s still stirring audiences to their feet with his old-time, toe-tapping, heart-lifting sound. His group of four to six men, all in their 70s and 80s, perform a form of a cappella singing called ‘jubilee,’ full of call and response. Don’t miss these Boston treasures.

ZIG ZAG Tom Zicarelli, a.k.a. Zigzag, is a native Minnesotan whose career has been in freefall following a 1999 appearance playing the baritone sax on Good Morning America. His new axe of choice is the melodica. He was recently institutionalized to study theatre trumpet but has resumed touring with the Denny Breau trio. Zigzag believes that the road to hell is paved with improvisation.