Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
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"All the best kids' art has always had elements that appeal to adults. Whether it's old Warner Brothers cartoons, Pee Wee's Playhouse, They Might Be Giants, or Harry Potter, there are very adult elements that add depth to their work. I hope my book's like that, and I definitely had that in mind when I put together this show. None of these performers are primarily a 'children's' artist, but they all have something about them that kids will absolutely love."
A PDF version of the press release can be found here.
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Jef Czekaj
Here's a page about Jef, Jef's book, and other promo
material related to Grampa and Julie: Shark Hunters.
Check out the rest of Jef's web-page: http://www.czekaj.com
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble is a funk & street beat brass band, playing New Orleans and other modern improvised celebratory music. Led by saxophonist Ken Field (Birdsongs of the Mesozoic), the group's colorful costumes and urban tribal rhythms have earned it invitations to entertain at numerous private and public events, including the Cambridge River Festival, ArtBeat, the Central Square World's Fair, the Somerville Theater, First Night Boston, First Night Providence, First Night Fall River, and a march with the Mayor through the streets of Cambridge. It's all here - music for the head, the heart, and the feet - with an all-star line-up that features members of the Either/Orchestra, the Hot Tamale Brass Band, Binary System, Lars Vegas, Clem Snide, the Bad Art Ensemble, Count Zero, Clutch Grabwell, and others.
The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble was named one of Boston's best bands by the Boston Phoenix and WFNX radio, and was called one of the best unsigned bands in the country by WBZ Television. The Revolutionary Snake Ensemble's debut CD Year of the Snake was listed as one of the top CDs of the year by the New Orleans Gambit Weekly, New York City NPR affiliate WNYC, and Radio Popolare in Milan, Italy, the disc has been labeled by other reviewers as "killer", "fabulous", "energetic", and "audacious!".
The Ensemble can be heard on "Parade of Numbers", an animated counting piece regularly aired on Sesame Street.
Jonnie Spaceman and His Curious Theremin)
Jonnie Spaceman and his Curious Theremin (aka Jon Bernhardt) is one of four theremin players in the band, the Lothars, and the only theremin player in folk/rock/noise band, The Pee Wee Fist. He has also been the host of the Breakfast of Champions on MIT's radio station, WMBR, for a long time. Jon has hosted a residency at Zuzu and performed at The Bazaar Bizarre, The Punk Rock Craft Fair.
Paul used to be in the band, The Secrets, and is a co-founder of the Eskimo Labs record label. His younger brother, Joe, is in a band on his record label called Ed in the Refridgerators. They started Harry and the Potters in the summer of 2002. The legendary tale of their origin goes like this: Joe was planning to have a rock show in the shed in the backyard. People had been invited. But then all the bands cancelled. So that morning, the time was finally appropriate to bust out an idea that had been incubating in Paul's head for some time: Harry and the Potters. That morning, over the course of an hour, Paul and Joe wrote 7 songs. Then, they went out to the shed and practiced them for half an hour. And then, later in the day, they performed them for about 6 people. It was awesome. The place went nuts. Nowadays, they don't just play in sheds, they also play in libraries, bookstores, basements, art galleries, theatres, hot dog jamborees (true story!), and living rooms. They have two CDs: their self-titled first album and their most recent release, Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock!
Here's a Boston Phoenix article about them.Born out of the low-fi Chicago indie scene, Joanna Muehleizen and Karen Tsiakals started projecting their Mass Art background into what would be a combination of 2-D art (video and slide work), performance, and electronic music. After adding drummer Deborah Bernard in October 2003 and two dancers, this Boston based female trio presents itself as an operatic choral pop mix, taken to using movie sound effects, synth keys, and commercial chants. With themes of scientific technology, over-commercialization, and corporate culture, U.V. Protection is sure to capture the attention of any "Office Space" junkie.
Known for their incredibly intricate live show, the band creates new costumes and choreography for every show. Past shows have included use of smoke machines, hazmat suits, corporate iconography, and a science fair including a working volcano. Their music is just as quirky a combination of electronic pop music, opera, and videogame-sounding noises.
The Humanimals are secretly Dave G. from the bands Scrapple and Plunge Into Death (he also used to be in a renegad theater troupe called Cat Box Cabaret), and Jesse Hubbell of the one-man band Travers (named by the Boston Globe as one of "the next big bands".
Other Activities
In addition to the musical performances, the Milky Way will, as always, be serving great pizza and candlepin bowling will be available (these are an additional charge). The Somerville Comics Collaborative will be drawing a spontaneous comic with attendees, Czekaj will be signing copies of his and poster, art supplies will be available for those feeling creative, prizes will be given, free copies of Nickeoldeon Magazine available.
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