119 Gallery, 119 Chelmsford St., Lowell MA
Event PR/W. Wright:While the squares are at the Lowell Folk Festival, you’ll be here.
Friday July 29, 2011
9:00pm Cohen Demos Frennette: Lou Cohen – laptop [Cambridge]; Kit Demos – analog synth [Portland ME]; Kevin Frenette – guitar [Boston]
9:45pm Mystic OutBop Review: [Portland ME] Alonzo Holiday – alto sax; Kit Demos – double bass; Chico Valentine – drums
10:15pm unnamed band: [Lowell] Michael F Dailey Jr – voice, single-string bass, percussion; Walter Wright – drums, percussion
11:00pm AELLA: Patrick Breiner – tenor sax [Madison WI]; Max Goldman – drums [NYC]; Mette Henriette Rolvag – tenor sax [Oslo, Norway]
Saturday July 30, 2011; a few cancellations, but here is the initial bill:
2pm, BEST of local and visiting bands! ALL DAY ALLEY PARTY! Food! BBQ! Friends! Bands! Art! Performers!
4:00pm Jasper Som – guitar, vocals [Lowell] 4:30pm Abram Taber – multi-instrumentalist [Medford MA]
5:00pm Loup-Garou: [Lowell] Satan – electronics; AlterWalter – drums, percussion with Joe Burgio – movement; Steve Norton – reeds, nanoKorg, Honeytone
5:30pm Cactus Arms [CT]
6:00pm Hurricanes Of Love [Jamaica Plain]
6:30 Pancho The Kid [Jamaica Plain]
7:00pm Robotmonkeyarm [Andover] Bucky Waters – voice, electronics; Ryan Baker – baritone guitar; Rudy Sims – bass; Attic Bat – cocktail drums
7:30pm Ghost In Salad [Boston]
8:00pm Agism [Boston]
8:30pm UNUNI: [Leominster] Paul Conant – guitar, drums, vocals; Eric Brown – drums, guitar, vocals
9:00pm Nenekata: [Lowell] Ben Frassa – guitars and fun; Olivia Close – drums and fun
9:45pm Gay Shapes: [Worcester MA] Joe Bastardo – synth, electronics; Mickey O’Hara – tenor sax, drums, electronics; Abdul Sherzai – bass, electronics
10:30pm Birdorgan: [Manchester NH] Marc Bisson – guitar, objects; Dei Xhrist – voice, electronics; Mike Fun – analog synth; Michael F Dailey Jr – voice, guitar, drum and general mayhem; Bill Bacon – drums; Steve Norton – pipes
Walter Wright – live video throughout the afternoon and evening as occasional MCs
Plus… A Case Of The Sillies: [Lowell] Ben Frassa – 8 keyboards
RAT (Random Access Theatre) Albert’s little phone caught just about the whole birdorgan set. Mike D had 3 earlier gigs that day but still provides some amazing drumming, Marc marcs it up, I got a few moments in the melee, and there are some great reaction shots from Mike F and Bill B.
Dei Xhrist 