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All events listed below take place at

St. Joseph's Cultural Center

410 S. Church Street in Grass Valley

(530) 272-4725

 

 

NEW EXHIBIT IN THE GRASS VALLEY MUSEUM

VINTAGE WEDDING GOWNS

Wednesdays - Saturdays 12:30 - 3:30 PM

 

 

 

SATURDAY, JULY 24TH

WEDDING AND RECEPTION

 

 

 

THURSDAY, JULY 29TH

Concert featuring DARK DARK DARK

BLACK BEAR and the Hibernators, and Honeycomb

An Extraordinary Night of Experimental Chamber Folk with

10:00 PM Dark Dark Dark
9:00 PM Black Bear & the Hibernators
8:00 PM Honeycomb


Nominated NYC band of the month by The Deli Magazine, Dark Dark Dark is a constantly touring sextet, with piano, accordion, banjo, drums, stand-up bass, cello, horn and the smokey vocals of Nona Marie Invie. Dark Dark Dark conjures sea chanties, Karen Dalton's raw honesty, and Tom Waits beautifully orchestrated grit and grime, lending themselves to an old-timey Americana feel. With home roots in Minneapolis, New York, and New Orleans, if they are not recording they are touring, and quickly becoming a favorite in the independent music circuit. Their most recent track "Daydreaming" can be heard heard here: http://bit.ly/9DWNYG

 

 

 

 



Black Bear and the Hibernators, oh, the Black Bear you all know and love, led by Nevada City's own Thaddeus Stoenner, will be performing with a full back-up choir including Bee-Sharq, Lily Harris, members of Low Son, and others. The Bears have been busy in the studio writing new songs and reinventing old ones. This will surely be a performance not to be missed!

Nominated "Best of the Bay 2010", Honeycomb produce an orchestral melange of lush string arrangements, taking listeners on genre-crossing trips mid-song into psychedelic fantasy lands. Add in raspy vocals from 22–year–old Emily Ritz––who channels both Billie Holiday and Connie Francis––and the groups' sound takes another stylistic turn, this time towards acoustic jazz, blues, and soul Music.

Honeycomb, who performed with ecstatic reviews at the Mekka back in May, will be returning from the Bay, this time with the full band with Emily Ritz on ukulele and lead vocals, Andrew Maguire on vibraphone, Nathan Blaz on cello, Kacey Johansing on vocals, drums and guitar, Joe Lewis on upright bass, and Karin Dahl,
Heather Normandale, and Courtney Nicole on back-up vocals.

 

 



A Cognizant Productions and St Joseph's Cultural Center production!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY, JULY 31st at 8:00 PM

MAMADOU SIBIDE and VANESSA

 

Mamadou and Vanessa perform multi-award winning music from the Wassoulou Region of Mali, West Africa. An original blend of blues and traditional West African rhythms.

Master kamale ngoni player, Mamadou Sidibe is from the Wassoulou Region of Mali, West Africa. Twenty-five years ago Mamadou played a groundbreaking role in transforming the music of this region from it's origins in hunters' sacred melodies--played on six string donso ngoni (hunter's harps)-- to a music of philosophical observations, politics and daily life. Mamadou was one of the first to expand the instrument's range with two extra strings, creating the popular kamale ngoni. He has recently enhanced the kamale ngoni even further, by creating 10 and 12 string kamale ngoni. Mamadou, with artists Coumba Sidibe, Oumou Sangare and Ramatu Diakite, spread the new sounds through recordings and performances in Europe, Africa and the United States. Not only is Mamadou a master of the kamale ngoni, he is accomplished on several other African instruments as well.


Vanessa Sidibe, originally from New York, is an accomplished Afro- Cuban and Salsa musician. She has performed, recorded and taught in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City for over fifteen years. She brings earthy depth and ethereal sensuality to all her vocals whether singing in English, Bambara or Spanish. In addition, her time spent in Havana, Cuba, shows with her impeccable rhythm on percussion.

 

 



Mamadou and Vanessa Sidibe
www.musicmali.com
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FRIDAY, AUGUST 6TH

BLUE TUESDAY - THE FAREWELL CONCERT

come say goodbye to the lads and wish them well as they go off to college

more bands to added soon

 

 

 

 

 

 

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7TH,

CONCERT featuring the DAZZLING STRANGERS, SOFT BOMBS and the DEVIL'S TRAIN

 

Soft Bombs:
Psyche-rock mastermind Michael Padilla assembled the Soft Bombs from the ashes of his previous band, Dora Flood. The Bomb's sound focuses on the moods, textures and sounds of a wide variety of influences from the raw R&B of the Rolling Stones to the obscure pop of the Clean from New Zealand. Padilla's vision for the band updates the sounds of the '60s while tipping the hat to later-day Brit-Pop bands like Blur, Chapterhouse and Ride. Backed by the rock-solid rhythm section of John Lee Simpson on bass and drummer Kenny Nichols, the Soft Bombs are set to explode with sound and color.
 

 

 



The Dazzling Strangers:
The Dazzling Strangers are a loose organization of sound-makers held together by leader Chris Streng. With Streng at the helm, the Strangers have ventured from the droning psyche-rock of bands like Spacemen 3 and the Velvet Underground to the complex poly-rhythms of artists like King Tubby and Kode 9. The diverse influences of the band make for an exciting show that often veers from noisy improvisation to meditative calm. The revolving cast of band members has included members of Jeepster, the Federations, Gentlemen and many members of the vibrant Nevada City music scene. Every Dazzling Strangers show is as unique as the music they make.
 

 

 



The Devil's Train:
Formed in early 2009, the Devils Train is a jammin band which incorporates rockabilly/psychobilly, punk rock, swing, jazz and psychedelic. Their energetic live show has the raw energy of the original rockabilly artists while the impressive vocals and undeniable stage presence of singer Akasha Hepcat pays homage to the great punk singers like Siouxsie Sioux, Patty Smith and Debbie Harry. 4 aspiring musicians hailing from Grass Valley, Ca, the Devils Train will take you on a trip to hell making you wish you never had to leave.

http://www.myspace.com/thedevilstraintohell

 

 

 

 

 

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12thCançonièr

 

Cançonièr is a medieval ensemble specializing in music from the 12th to the
15th centuries, with some attention also given to related repertoire from
folk music traditions, Balkan, Sephardic, Middle Eastern, and Scandinavian.

Founded in 2008 by Annette Bauer and Tim Rayborn, the group has quickly
gained the attention of the early music community, and received acclaim for
its virtuoso performances, unusual and exciting concert programs, and its
debut CD. Featuring voices and instruments, Cançonièr brings to life the
vibrant musical cultures of medieval Europe, through a combination of
scholarly research, improvisational techniques, and impeccable musicianship.

The group features:

Annette Bauer: recorders, pipe and tabor, percussion, voice Tim Rayborn:
voice, percussion, psaltery, harp, symphonie, citole, ‘ud Phoebe Jevtovic:
voice Shira Kammen: vielle, harp, voice

Its members have extensive professional experience in performing, recording,
and touring (including America, Canada, throughout Europe, Australia, and
Japan). Future concerts for Cançonièr include the Music Sources concert
series, the Indianapolis Early Music Festival, the Eureka Opera House in NV,
and the Calvi Festival in Umbria, Italy.

 



http://www.canconier.com

 

 

 

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2nd

Wedding and Reception

 

 

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