2013-03-30 Trinity Gold Media Presents An Acoustic Evening

Saturday,  7:30pm Open Door, 8-11pm Showtimes
 $10.ºº Admission, All-Ages, Drugs and Alcohol are Prohibited
Trinity Gold Media Studios [3149 California Blvd - Suite F, Napa]
* Me As An Island
* Jess Jane
* Grayson Gerstenkorn
* Jef Madnik
* Steve Siders
* JT Bailey

2013-03-28 Gathering of the Tribes radio

Thursdays, 4 to 6pm. Listen Live [tunein.com/radio/Ozcat-Radio-895-s130679/]
Part of the Northbay Uprising radio showcase, on Ozcatradio.com, 89.5fm KZCT

5:30pm Interview with...
Jordan Talley, and friends Fred and Tim, to talk about their upcoming "Rock the River" local artist showcase! an all day festival and "rock-u-mentary" by the Napa River!



Gathering of the Tribes music
Hip-Hop -
"Picture Perfect" & "They Wonder Why" by Fly Benzo
He will do a FREE performance, March 29th, at The Revolution Cafe in SF [3248 22nd Street, San Francisco]

"Unity Rap" by Eseibio the Automatic
join me as i fast for freedom for my Captive Nation from Colonization! 1gallon of water nothin but fruits and green veggies...

"Expect to Fly" by Blackshear

Reggae -
"Love is King" by the Funnel Heads
[thefunnelheads.com] [justin (@thefunnelheads.com] [acropolisrpm.com] [youtube.com/watch?v=CQvoURQoa3k]

Rock -
"Growl at Strangers" by Jon Logan

"Song for Daniel J." by the Goldenhearts


Acoustic, Folk & Bluegrass -
"Phaedrus" by the Crux
“An Act of State: The Execution of Martin Luther King” by Vic Sadot
from his new album is “Courage To Resist” [soundcloud.com/broadsideballadeer/an-act-of-state-the-execution-of-martin-luther-king-2012]. The song highlights some of the facts that in the book by the same title that William Pepper wrote about the 1999 trial that he won for the King family in a Memphis court in which Loyd Jowers and un-named government conspirators were convicted of murdering the great Civil Rights, Anti-War, and Anti-Poverty leader.


Be a part of the Gathering! Gathering of the Tribes, a Liberated Zone with an open mic, a pot-luck and a discussion circle about alternative arts: 1st and 3rd Fridays, 5:30 to 8:30pm, 930 Marin st. at St. Vinnie's Culture Club in Vallejo's Art District! [gatheringofthetribes.blogspot.com]
Affiliated with the Northbay Evolver Network [northbayevolvernetwork.blogspot.com)
Culture Calender [gatheringofthetribes.blogspot.com/2012/06/culture-calender.html]

Listen to our other programs:
* The Mothership Communication! Saturdays, 5 to 5:30pm [mothershipradio.blogspot.com/]
* Northbay UpRising morning show! Tuesdays, 6 to 9am [northbaymorningshow.blogspot.com/]
and don't miss "Poetry Rising"! w. Stephen Pitters, Saturdays, 5:30 to 6pm

2013-03-29 KWTF benefit fundraiser (Santa Rosa)

"Tighten Up Mobile HIFI" and "BOSS SOUNDS PRODUCTION" invite you to a special evening of great DJs/dancing/food/drink/fund raising for KWTF
 Friday 8:30pm to 12:30am?
 ALL AGES
only $5 to get in! but if you want to give more to help us get on the air, please do!
[https://www.facebook.com/events/454925631245284/?ref=22]
 spinning Soul/Reggae/Ska/Garage/etc...
* DJ Saboteur (Oakland)
* DJ J-Bird (Santa Rosa)
* DJ Ryha (San Francisco)
 + special guests

2013-03-29 "Live Music at Slack Collective Art Studios and Gallery!"

Friday, 7:00pm until 11:00pm
Come to the Black and White center for live music featuring:
* 1/2 Trick Pony
* The Buttercream Gang
* The Rebobs
 This is an all ages show!
 $8 to get in
Slack Collective Art Studios and Gallery
964 Pearl St., Suite B, Napa, California 94559

Zine Scene TV from the IPRC

For more information about the IPRC, please visit [www.iprc.org]

Episode 02 with Lillie Craw [http://vimeo.com/62766198]:
This is the second episode of ZINE SCENE, an interview based web series about the artists and authors from the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) hosted by the one and only A.M. O'Malley. Zine Scene is a light-hearted talk show showcasing the unique and light-hearted nature of the IPRC. In this episode, guest Lillie Craw discusses The Glitter-Verse.

Episode 01 with Lee Krist [http://vimeo.com/57241121]:
This is the first episode of ZINE SCENE an interview based web series about the artists and authors from the Independent Publishing Resource Center (IPRC) hosted by the one and only A.M. O'Malley. Zine Scene is a light-hearted talk show showcasing the unique and light-hearted nature of the IPRC.

2013-03-21 Gathering of the Tribes radio

Be a part of the Gathering! Gathering of the Tribes, a Liberated Zone with an open mic, a pot-luck and a discussion circle about alternative arts: 1st and 3rd Fridays, 5:30 to 8:30pm, 930 Marin st. at St. Vinnie's Culture Club in Vallejo's Art District! [gatheringofthetribes.blogspot.com]Part of the Northbay Evolver Network [northbayevolvernetwork.blogspot.com)
Culture Calender [gatheringofthetribes.blogspot.com/2012/06/culture-calender.html]

Listen to our other programs:
* The Mothership Communication! Saturdays, 5 to 5:30pm [mothershipradio.blogspot.com/]
* Northbay UpRising morning show! Tuesdays, 6 to 9am [northbaymorningshow.blogspot.com/]

Background music with Kitty-D and her tracks "Operatic Best" & "Holdfast"

Interview with...
"Arden Park Roots"
[ardenparkroots.com], who experiment with a California-style infusion of rock and reggae!
We'll play their new music "Under the Sun" & "One", and talk about their upcoming shows.
They will be performing live 2013-03-23 with Bellyfull and Clear Conscience @ Jasper O'Farrells in Sebastopol, CA. Show is 21+ with a $10 cover. Music starts at 9pm



Interview with...
"Mission Mini-Comix"
[www.missionminicomix.com/]: Mission Mini-Comix is a loosely organized cartooning collective based out of San Francisco founded by Rio & Mikey, two S.F. Natives with great love for the sequential arts. Most of the comix here-in are collaborative efforts that include, Mikey, Rio and whoever of our friends we could successfully coerce into contributing.

2013-03-14 Gathering of the Tribes radio

Thursday, 4 to 6pm, with hosts Dr.G. & Mis.Demeanor, along with a crazy mixed-up set of Psychonauts presenting rap, rock and rebellion in the Northbay Uprising radio showcase!!

Listen to our other programs:
The Mothership Communication! Saturdays, 5 to 5:30pm [mothershipradio.blogspot.com/]
Northbay UpRising morning show! Tuesdays, 6 to 9am [northbaymorningshow.blogspot.com/]
Listen live: [http://tunein.com/radio/Ozcat-Radio-895-s130679/]

Be a part of the Gathering! Gathering of the Tribes, a Liberated Zone with an open mic, a pot-luck and a discussion circle about alternative arts: 1st and 3rd Fridays, 5:30 to 8:30pm, 930 Marin st. at St. Vinnie's Culture Club in Vallejo's Art District! [gatheringofthetribes.blogspot.com]
Part of the Northbay Evolver Network [northbayevolvernetwork.blogspot.com)
Culture Calender [gatheringofthetribes.blogspot.com/2012/06/culture-calender.html]
Background music with Kitty-D and her tracks "Operatic Best" & "Holdfast"

Interview with...
JET WEST
"Irie Eyes" [jetwestband.com], performing live:
2013-03-19 at the ATX Wildfire Reggae Festival (5:30pm) 
2013-03-30 at the SANDBAR in Modesto
2013-05-10 at CASA SORRENTO in Salinas

Gathering of the Tribes music
Hip-Hop -
"Easy Rider" by Dregs One
"Get Your Mind Right"  by Mike Dee
"Unity rap (ft. KMX)" by Eseibio the Automatic
"Open Fire (w. Hoodlum West; Hungry Bros.)" by Ras Ceylon

Raggae -
"Shocked in the Ghetto" by DJ I-Vier
"Under the Sun" & "One" by Arden Park Roots [ardenparkroots.com], performing live 2013-03-23 with Bellyfull and Clear Conscience @ Jasper O'Farrells in Sebastopol, CA. Show is 21+ with a $10 cover. Music starts at 9pm


Rock -
"Suicide Watch" by Death Under Fire [reverbnation.com/deathunderfire]
"Strike Down Babylon" by Midnight Raid [northbayuprisingmusic.blogspot.com/2012/11/midnight-raid-raggae-rock.html]
"Love Interruption" by Lori Lowestien
"Biscuit on my Six" by Comfort Slacks [northbayuprising.blogspot.com/2012/06/comfort-slacks.html] 2013-03-15 "Comfort Slacks EP Release Show" Friday, 7:00pm until 12:00am at Billco's Billiards and Darts [1234 Third Street, Napa, California 94559], 21+, FREE, but bring your CA$H BUX for MERCH and beer!!!

Folk & Bluegrass -
"Phaedrus" by the Crux [thecruxmusic.com]
"Lord I Seen Evil" by Flip Cassidy

Thrash attack with The King Must Die, Shredhead and Death Under Fire
8:30
Quincy's Pub & Cafe Sonoma County
Metalheads come RAGE with us !

2013-03-15 "Comfort Slacks EP Release Show"

Friday, 7:00pm until 12:00am
Billco's Billiards and Darts [1234 Third Street, Napa, California 94559]
21+, FREE, but bring your CA$H BUX for MERCH and beer!!!
[www.comfortslacks.com]
Official release! Biscuit Face EP! New fucking merch! We're playing Billco's to celebrate.
Come party St. Patty's Day style with the Fagans! Crazy tricks up our sleeves!  Luck o' the Oyrish!We'll have all kinds of fun fucking things for you crazy bros! Be sure to bring your friends!


The Mothership (Saturdays, 5 to 5:30pm, ozcatradio.com) made a landing at the space-kitty jam session of the Comfort Slacks. Watch Mis.Demeanor and Serial Mom dance the night away alongside other cool space-cats at Billco's in Napa:

2013-03-11 "Women for Peace Tour" with Empress Meditations

Hopmonk Tavern in Sebastopol
Empress Meditations' mission is to highlight the works and message of conscious female artists in reggae, world music and beyond, while raising money/contributions for charity.
[www.EmpressMeditations.com]
Left to Right: Sol Atash ~ Irae Divine ~ Queen Makedah ~ Renee Asteria

2013-03-11 "A place for musicians"

by Crissi Langwell and Will Bucquoy [http://707.pressdemocrat.com/2013-03-11/featured/live-musicians-co-op]:
Ben Stephens and Nathan Prowse, owners of Live Musicians Co-op. (photo by Will Bucquoy)

The Live Musician’s Co-op feels brand new because it is…..and it isn’t.  The truth is, the co-op was created back in October 2006, going through many changes before their grand re-opening earlier this year.
For Ben Stephens, 34, and Nate Prowse, 30 (who came on board in 2012), it has been their goal to provide local, struggling musicians with an affordable creative environment to rehearse, to record demos and music videos, and a place to network.  And because music lessons are available for nearly every instrument, musicians can learn the basics of music as well as how to obtain work as a professional artist.
Stephens and Prowse are both seasoned music professionals with a first hand working knowledge of what a starving musician must endure to build on his craft and make it available to the community.
“There was a huge market for bands that hadn’t ‘made’ it yet or had little money to pursue their passion for music,” Stephens said.  “Now, bands or individual performers of all skill levels have a place where they can perform on a live stage in front of a live audience, or record, or tighten their sound and get critiqued by others who can help them grow and flourish.”
“All these bands were going through Santa Rosa and there was a huge wall put up by the city,” Prowse added.  “The city was strict on the places these bands could play and venues were closed. With new council members if feels as though there is more support for the arts.  Perhaps they realize that Santa Rosa is a very artistic community with some of the best musicians in the world living here.”
 At the Live Musicians Co-op (LMC), there is always a buzz of activity that is quickly establishing itself as a mecca for music and paradise for performers looking to finely tune their craft.
The recording studio was added in 2008.  But fate would dictate that the unveiling of the new studio would have to wait.  Within a month of its opening, a pipe burst in the wall causing major flooding to the building. With over $60,000 worth of damage to the facilities, they had to shut the doors for over four months. By the time they could re-open, they had lost 90% of the established business.  The studio had to start over building relationships with musicians who needed what they offer.
Within a year, LMC gained all that business back and then some. They started out hosting space for only two bands a week.  Now it’s well over thirty.
In 2010 Ex’pression graduate David L. Minard, was hired on as lead recording engineer.  In January 2012, Nathan Prowse became a co-owner and was brought on to introduce the LMC education programs and help with the expansion.  In July of 2012, LMC secured a lease on a new building and began the construction of the new LMC Performance Center and recording studio. And both Ben and Nate did the majority of the building themselves with the help and guidance of many friends.
After 6 months of construction, Live Musicians Co-op reopened with their first event in February 2013 – Battle of the Outstanding Bands.  Twelve amateur bands competed for a grand prize of $1,000 credit towards recording options in the studio, and to raise funds for the fight against breast cancer.  The winner of the Battle of Outstanding Bands was indie band Grace in the Woods.
The Live Musicians Co-op is now up and running, complete with a fully equipped rehearsal and recording studio, with opportunity to network and perform as well as learn more through one of their many educational workshops. They also have a 1000 SF space for events, offer music lessons, and PA systems available for rent.
You can contact Live Musician’s Co-op at (707) 527-8845 or by emailing contact@livemusicianscoop.com.  More information can be found at livemusicianscoop.com, or on their Facebook page at facebook.com/LiveMusicians.

Grace in the Woods at Live Musician’s Co-op’s B.O.O.B.s  (photo by Will Bucquoy)

2013-03-09 "1st Place" &" Midnite Raid" at the Cabin (Elmira, Solano County)

Saturday, 9:00pm until 3:00am
The Elmira Cabin [6081 California Pacific Road, Elmira]
*1st Place [https://www.facebook.com/1stPlacefanpage]
*Midnite Raid [https://www.facebook.com/midnightraidmusic]
* SQUAREFILED MASSIVE [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Squarefield-Massive/167735553254840]

Trinity Gold Medis Presents Live performances by:
Skunk Funk Soundsystem * Sketch Republic * Oceans and Odysseys
2013-03-09, Saturday, 8pm
 $10.ºº General Admission
 Location: Trinity Gold media Studios [3149 California blvd suite F, Napa, Ca 94558]
 Drugs and Alcohol are strictly prohibited.

2013-03-06 "Hip-hop is here, if you know how to find it"

by Dan Taylor from "PressDemocrat.com"[http://707.pressdemocrat.com/2013-03-06/featured/hip-hop-is-here-if-you-know-how-to-find-it]:
Hip-hop music dominates the national charts and air waves, movie soundtracks and TV commercials. But to find it locally, you need to know where to look.
The beat, the dance moves and the rhythmic, spoken rap solos are pervasive here, yet it’s easier to find the musicians than venues to hear their music.
“You cannot deny that hip-hop is firmly a part of American culture,” said Tom Gaffey, general manager of Petaluma’s Phoenix Theater. “It’s here. It’s real. It’s a very accessible art form for people to perform on their own.”
While there’s no major Sonoma County venue devoted solely to hip-hop music, regional and national stars play here fairly often. New York rapper KRS-One will perform at the Mystic Theatre in Petaluma this month, and Kansas City rap king Tech N9ne plays the Phoenix Theater in April.
And local artists abound, many of them reaching their audiences primarily online. Some of them perform at venues around the greater Bay Area, where they often encounter fans they already know.
“There’s a lot of hip-hop fans in Sonoma County. I see a lot of these people in Oakland, San Francisco and San Jose,” said Santa Rosa rapper Will Cunningham.
Cunningham performs under the stage name Really Real with fellow Santa Rosan Sean McBride, known as Bobo. Shortly before the last Super Bowl, they recorded a video tribute to the 49ers called “Roll Call,” which won them some exposure on YouTube.
Sometimes, Sonoma County hip-hop artists seem to outnumber local fans, joked Evan Phillips, who has performed as rapper Truth Live and runs the Society Culture House nightclub in Santa Rosa.
“I would guess there are 500-plus people who rap and do hip-hop around here,” Phillips said, “but there’s no specific outlet that can champion it.”
DJs spin hip-hop music at local clubs, including Phillips’ Society club, but live rap shows are less common.
Gaffey was among the first promoters in the North Bay to recognize the style’s potential, booking Oakland-born rapper Mac Dre at the Phoenix in 1989.
“It was a great show,” Gaffey recalled. “I’d never seen such an incredible scene in my life, so we’ve been doing hip-hop once a month since then. Our audience has always been here for hip-hop.”
Last November, the Phoenix booked top rapper Snoop Dogg, who did his rap act there despite his recent conversion to reggae, complete with a new name — Snoop Lion.
“Man, he was smokin’,” Gaffey said. “He’s still got it.”
Local hip-hop fans and artists agree that one reason the Sonoma County hip-hop scene might seem subdued is lingering public concern over violent incidents at or near hip-hop shows in the past.
“Really, our hip-hop crowds are much mellower now,” Gaffey said. “I think we have a handle on it.”
“A lot of artists want to rap about drugs, sex, alcoholic and violence,” local rapper Cunningham said. “We’re trying to promote the positive options we have in our lives.”
Criminal cases involving rap stars get big play in the news, said Gabe Vaughan, owner of Santa Rosa’s Apt. 3 Records hip-hop label, but that’s not necessarily representative of hip-hop in general.
“You can always have a few rotten apples,” he said.
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UPCOMING HIP-HOP CONCERTS
 What: Hip Hop Medicine Nation presents KRS One and Souleye, plus Zahira Soul, “The Pure Soul Songstress”
When: 9 p.m. March 15
Where: Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma
Admission: $25
Information: 765-2121, mystictheatre.com

What: Tech N9ne, with Brotha Lynch Hung, Krizz Kaliko, Kutt Calhoun, Rittz and Ces Cru
When: 8 p.m. April 1
Where: Phoenix Theater, 201 Washington St., Petaluma
Admission: $35
Information: 762-3565, thephoenixtheater.com