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The Consequences

Intelligent and melodic, The Consequences open their library of eclectic rhythms to produce a diversely textured, yet completely cohesive, listening experience.

Powerfully distinct vocals and the bands original music brings audiences back to a time when Sting was young and Alannis was still painfully bitter.

Westerly

Westerly (formerly Radio Affliction) are a new Seattle band formed and led by singer-songwriter Joshua Schramm. Their music is a mixture of Folk, Rock, Pop and Funk with a bit of twang added.

Josh Schramm is a long time performer who has been with the groups Radio Flyer (Santa Cruz), and Nice Monster (Sacramento), before touring on his own as a solo performer. Wherever Josh goes, the songs follow. A truly prolific writer and artist, he balances an artistic vision with keen observations of the world around him.

Kevin Parrington, a talented guitar and mandolin player as well as one heck of a singer, joined Josh in September of 2005 at local pubs and coffeehouses. Together they began to build on tight harmonies and a growing fanbase.

Bob Hyde (ex-MiGS, Concentrators, Astronauts of Antiquity) covers the bass in Westerly. Bob spent years in bustling Albuquerque, where he played shows large and small (and got tattoos large and small). After spending a few years in the Dirty South, Bob ventured Westerly, and eventually landed in Seattle. With everything but the tattoos, Bob's theory is "less is more." Bob uses vintage Fender P-Basses and vintage Ampeg V-4b/B-25b amps.

Andrew Squire (ex-MiGS, PELA, Spanish for 100, Giant Steps) is the newest addition to the lineup. Andrew hails from 'Burque, and has been cementing the rhythm section with Bob off and on for the last 10 years or so. After a stint in Park Slope Brooklyn with indie rockers PELA, Andrew made his way to Seattle. His precision and style made him the obvious choice to fill the role in Westerly.

Katie Davis!

Singer-songwriter Katie Davis is on the verge of releasing her first highly anticipated full-length album. Her introspective and hauntingly beautiful songs – the kind you hear in the movies over kissing or crying scenes – liken her to other straight-voiced ladies like Beth Orton, Feist, and Jenny Lewis.

Since Katie's "Terrible, Terrible" EP debuted in late 2004, she has earned unprecedented national press, worldwide radio play, and a packed schedule of live shows with nationally touring acts. In early 2005, Katie played her first solo shows to small but delighted crowds in the beer-soaked dive bars of Seattle's Pioneer Square. And by 2006, Katie enjoyed her first four-story marquee at the Showbox, a musical institution and one of the northwest's biggest theaters.

This fall, Katie will tour the US and Canada with her upcoming album. As fans move quickly to pre-order signed copies, the music world waits expectantly for big things to come. "I have predicted to my listeners," says DJ Jerry Jodice at Virginia's WRIR FM 97.3, "that Katie Davis may be one of those indie artists who break through to the mainstream, she's that good."

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A night of traditional acoustic Blues. JD Hobson, Don Haupt, and Mick Knight perform in a rotating format.

JD Hobson
What's the flavor J.D. Hobson brings to the stage? Imagine a hearty base of authentic blues roots from the likes of Son House, Skip James, and Blind Willie McTell. Add country greats Hank Williams and Willie Nelson, along with healthy portions of contemporary artists like Paul Burch and Kelly Joe Phelps. Simmer down with Dylan-esque folk and finish with a pinch of Peter Tosh for flavor, and you’ve got yourself a recipe for one of the hottest young artists to come along this year.

Born and raised in central Seattle, J.D. has also lived in smaller communities like Bellingham, Washington and Big Mountain, Arizona, as well as his current Redmond, Washington address. If you ever want to know what traditional living in a Navajo hogan will do for a man, just ask J.D., or listen to "Desert Road," a song influenced by his experiences in the Southwest.

Performing at venues throughout the Puget Sound area, including recent performances at Bumbershoot, J.D. Hobson has continued to impress audiences with his casual polyrhythms and haunting, passionate vocals. As one Bellingham audience member put it, “I just can’t believe so much music can come from one person!”

A consummate learner and professional, J.D. is constantly studying his craft, from vocal and instrumental technique, to studio craftsmanship, to live performance and onstage entertainment. J.D. Hobson is truly a young artist on the rise.

Inspirations/Influences:
Bob Dylan, Son House, Skip James, Blind Willie McTell, Hank Williams, Willie Nelson, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Kelly Joe Phelps, among others.

Don Haupt
Keeping strictly to the tradition of the self accompanied blues-singer, Don Haupt packs the sound and energy of a full band into a one man show. His bellowing vocals and raw ‘pick your teeth with a rusty nail’ slide guitar playing are backed by a right foot not just tapping but stomping the stage so hard it is felt through the floor clear into the back row. The songs are old standards from the 20s and 30s, dusted off and polished clean again. Songs like Son House’s “Preachin Blues” and Robert Johnson’s “Traveling Riverside Blues” are performed with conviction enough to turn any venue into an old-time swamps of Louisiana juke joint. Born and raised on a Missouri farm near the mighty Mississippi river, Don grew up on old bluegrass tunes. He learned to play music at 13 on an old banjo, sneaking out of the house late at night to go play and sing for the empty moonlit countryside.

At 15 the banjo gave way to the guitar and eventually bluegrass gave way to the blues. Now armed with his National steel guitar and a well-worn Martin, Don is on a mission to honor the original authentic Mississippi Delta Blues. Brass slide perched on his pinky and guitar at the ready, the bluesman plays the real thing cause he’s lived it. Audiences can be sure to hear about living in the backwoods of Missouri and working on a Mississippi river towboat, late-night road trips to Memphis and playing music in barbeque restaurants. Having already established an audience base in Missouri and Illinois, Don moved to Northern Califonia in May of 2002.

His new album “Steady Rollin’ Man” released in December 2003 is now available in stores and online through CDBaby. Think of guitar slides cut from whiskey bottles, worn out shoe soles, and prison farm field hollers. Think of the weariness that lies in the hearts of men old before their time and of going down to the crossroads at midnight to give the devil his due. Think of these things and you have the music of Don Haupt.

Mick Knight
Mick's recent appearances in the Pacific Northwest have brought audiences a wealth of country blues and ragtime songs rarely performed. Take Me Back presents us with 12 selections from this artist's vast repertoire of forgotten tunes. This CD showcases his own guitar and vocals, with the addition of Sam Giles on bass and Fiona Knight on fiddle.
Charley Patton's "Circle 'Round the Moon" and William Harris' "Bullfrog Blues" represent Knight's adaptation to deep country blues.

The addition of Fiona Knight's fiddle on "Circle" adds a nice touch, conjuring up the image of a young Henry Sims who could afford bow rosin. The title track, "Take Me Back," introduces us to Mick's flair for ragtime and may represent the oldest composition on this CD. Echoes of Frank Stokes come jumping out with extended verses that the Beale Street Sheik may have very well sung himself on occasion. Stokes' "What's The Matter?" gives us another chance to hear Fiona's fiddle, this time with a little Will Batts thrown in for good measure. "Sweet Jivin' Mama" and "Seaboard Stomp" (Blind Blake), "Cincinnati Flow Rag" and "Rev. Davis Medley"(Gary Davis), and "Buck Dancer's Choice" (Sam McGee) show off Mick's smooth finger picking and bring us solid versions from three of the giants of this genre. "K. C. Blues" (Frank Hutchison) gives us a taste of some relaxed bottleneck guitar. Crying vocals on Big Bill's "Starvation Blues" calls for a plea for more gigs (non-smoking preferable), while Blind Lemon's "Lectric Chair" constitutes what could happen to noncorporate blues stylists after presidential ballots are finally tallied.

If you're a connoisseur of country blues and ragtime guitar, you'll want to check out 'Take Me Back', and if you're a fan of live acoustic blues you'll want to catch Mick Knight performing in the greater Seattle area. He has been a regular performer at Centrum's Point Townsend Country Blues Festival (1998/2000) and is known to haunt Ballard's Bit tavern on Wednesday evenings.
(Jack Cook)

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Fudd

Most of us know Fudd as a great sound engineer. He's a legend on the West Coast and the Rocky Mountain states. Oh, yes he is.

Fudd is also a gifted musician. He's put together a band and is heading to Amsterdam early autumn. We're lucky to hear his blend of funk, jazz, reggae, rock. Sure to be more than a few great guests showing up to sit in.

Otha Major

Otha Major is a vocal percussionist. Don't know what that is? Come on down and FIND OUT!

Joey Stanton

"Listen close, it's in the words..."

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Hosted by Bill White:
Poetry Night

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Warner Drive
3 Inch Max

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Bill White

Eric Miller

 

Sean McGrath

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Daniel Ryan and the Players
Ashlee K
Brad Yaeger

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Fatecage

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JD Hobson's Acoustic Blues Show

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EU/51

Funky Photons

Ludington GT and Henta

 

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Invention
Patrol

Stuporhero

By Teresa Wong

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Arthur Lee/Love Memorial

Benefits the Lymphoma/Leukemia Society
Celebrity MC: Judd Hamilton
Keynote Speaker

A House Is Not A Motel
(Arthur Lee)

Intro: [12-string acoustic, 4X; bass enters 3rd time]

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Verse 1:

Em G
At my house I've got no shackles
Am C
You can come and look if you want to
Em G
In the halls you'll see the mantles
Am C
Where the light shines dim all around you
Am D
And the streets are paved with gold and if
Am D Em
Someone asks you, you can call my name

[repeat intro pattern 2X]

Verse 2:

You are just a thought that someone
Somewhere somehow feels you should be here
And it's so for real to touch
To smell, to feel, to know where you are here
And the streets are paved with gold and if
Someone asks you, you can call my name
You can call my name
Em C Am D
I hear you calling my name yeah all right now

Solo:

Em
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Em C Am D
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Em
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D C G A Em
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[repeat intro]

Verse 3:

By the time that I'm through singing
The bells from the schools of walls will be ringing
More confusions, blood transfusions
The news today will be the movies for tomorrow
And the water's turned to blood, and if
You don't think so
Go turn on your tub
And it it's mixed with mud
You'll see it turn to gray
And you can call my name
I hear you call my name

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