The Gramophone

KDHX FM 88.1 welcomes John Mooney (recently featured on Treme!)

Throughout the years John Mooney has developed one of the most distinctive and easily identifiable guitar and vocal signatures of anyone alive today. Part of the original impetus for his interest in music may have filtered down from his grandfather, a musician himself. “He used to play the mandolin and banjo back in the 20’s” says Mooney. “He even cut a couple of 78’s for the Peerless label that I’ve heard. It was really hot stuff, a kind of raggy jazz.“
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Brave Combo

7 GRAMMY NOMINATIONS+ AN ANIMATED APPEARANCE ON “THE SIMPSONS”

Trying to describe Brave Combo’s music requires a pretty extensive vocabulary – at least when it comes to musical styles. For the past three decades the Denton, Texas based quintet has perfected a world music mix that includes salsa, meringue, rock, cumbia, conjunto, polka, zydeco, classical, cha cha, the blues and more. They are America’s Premier Dance band and a rollicking, rocking, rhythmic global journey — offering what one critic recently wrote, “Even if you come for the party, you’ll leave with something of a musical education.”

Brave Combo’s catalog of recordings range from Japanese pop to Latin American dance tunes, to the orchestral classics to rock and roll at its finest. The band has recorded with the late Tiny Tim, and were the band Talking Head’s David Byrne chose for his wedding reception. From festivals and fairs of all varieties across the globe, rock clubs big and small, colleges, roadhouses, dances, cultural centers (including the annual Midsummer Night’s Swing at Lincoln Center in New York City) Brave Combo has charmed countless listeners and won avid devotees. The band has won two Grammy Awards and been nominated for their work 7 times.

www.myspace.com/bravecombo

Doors 8pm / Show 9pm / $10 adv /$12 door

Tickets are now available at the door only.

The Last Waltz Ensemble (special acoustic show) w/ Old Cuban and The Line-Up

The Last Waltz Ensemble is a musical group that progressively plays the music of Bob Dylan and The Band. The group bolsters a play list of over 70 Bob Dylan, The Band, and related tunes covering all eras of the artists. From The Hawks to the Basement Tapes to The Last Waltz and beyond, the group plays traditional and original arrangements in an improvisational jamband format, never playing the same set list twice. Using vintage equipment and borrowed arrangements, the ensemble produces sounds to take the listeners on a musical ride through some of the most fit, finished, and timeless music in history. The shows are filled with the hits and the deep cuts.

This will be a special night with The Last Waltz Ensemble featuring an all acoustic set of rare Dylan and The Band tunes.

www.myspace.com/lastwaltzensemble

www.myspace.com/caseyfrazier

Doors at 8 pm, Show at 9 pm

$8 adv / $10 dos

Advance tickets may be purchased on the show post (please click show title link above from front page).  Please be advised that this a paper-free will call ticket, you will not receive anything in the mail.  Your name and the number of tickets you purchased will be on a list at the door.  Please bring a photo ID to redeem.  Also, Groupons cannot be used for advance tickets sales but can be used at the door.

The Hood Internet

Knuckle Rumbler and YeaMan! Present: The Hood Internet

This party will reach capacity. For adv tickets: http://hoodinternetgramo.eventbrite.com

Specializing in mashups of hip-hop (from the mainstream to the underground) with indie rock, The Hood Internet releases their music for free on their website. A venture that helped them earn notability as an internet phenomenon. The Hood Internet is composed of Aaron Brink (aka ABX) and Steve Reidell (aka STV SLV).

For those wanting to get even more grimy get there early as opening up will be London Calling’s own DJ Clockwork. If you have ever been to one of his parties then you know the floor is going to get sweaty.

Starting the night off is up and coming AutioMadic. Followed by Memphis TN ‘s own Electro City Djs and more!!

The show is $5 at the door. Hope to see you there!!

Waterstreet

Out of 8,000 bands in a national competition to go on tour with Motley Crue, WATERSTREET made it to the final 6 to audition in front of the Crue at a sold out Whisky A Go Go show on Nov 10, 2008…along with The Key Club in L.A., Milwaukee Summerfest, Taste of Chicago, Summer Camp Music Festival, opening slots for Tantric, Blue Oyster Cult, Gin Blossoms and Gregg Rollie & the Santana Band.

WATERSTREET’s recent successes are the result of an original sound that rocks everything else on the scene. All young members were raised on the greats of rock and roll, and went on to attend the top music schools in the nation. With two front men lead guitarists, a driving rhythm section, and an arsenal of original music, WATERSTREET is the real deal at a live performance.

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88.1 KDHX presents The Gramophone 2 Year Anniversary Party with The Diplomats of Solid Sound and JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound

Join us and 88.1 KDHX in celebrating the 2 year anniversary of THE GRAMOPHONE!!! We are gonna get down and dirty with The Diplomats of Solid Sound plus JC Brooks and Uptown Sound

Since the release of their first 7-inch single, “Bullfrog Boogaloo,” in 2001, the Diplomats of Solid Sound have been mining America’s vast deposits of soul music to create a sound all their own — a spare-but-spicy groove sired equally by progenitors such as Booker T., James Brown and The Funk Brothers. Now, after three full-length releases as an instrumental outfit, the Diplomats of Solid Sound have expanded the family with a trio of sultry sirens who liked to be called the Diplomettes for a new set of soul stunners they like to call “The Diplomats of Solid Sound, Featuring The Diplomettes.”
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Tab Benoit

Guitarist-singer Tab Benoit is the real deal. Born and raised on the Louisiana bayou, this self-proclaimed “new kid from the old school” has been the standard bearer for a new generation of Cajun blues musicians – a traditionalist and an innovator at the same time, grafting elements of rock and soul to the indigenous sounds of the bayou. And if dedicating his life to his musical roots weren’t enough, Benoit has also been a tireless crusader in recent years – prior to the devastation of hurricane Katrina but even more so since – for the preservation of the rapidly vanishing wetlands of his native region.
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2Mex w/ Serengeti, Midwest Avengers, Sahtyre & DJ L.A. Jae

2Mex is an LA underground hip-hop staple. He has released over 20 albums as a solo artist and a member of the LA super-group the Visionaries. 2Mex also has his hand in many other crews including Look Daggers with Ikey Owens of The Mars Volta, The Shapeshifters, Project Blowed, The Returners, The Mindclouders and many many more!

Joining him on tour are Sahtyre and DJ L.A. Jae (Shapeshifters) plus Serengeti (Anticon) will be down from Chicago and STL local legends Midwest Avengers will round out the bill.

2Mex Myspace
Sahtyre Myspace
DJ L.A. Jae

Doors 8pm
Show 10pm
$8 21+, $10 18+

Uncle Lucius w/ The Dirty 30s

The formation of Uncle Lucius is a Texas tale in the truest sense. Four unique musicians of the Lone Star State , each living in their own hamlets, brewing up a dire need to put together a soulful southern rock outfit, sometimes can’t help but find each other.
Austin TX natives Uncle Lucius
Uncle Lucius Myspace

Also performing

The Dirty 30′s are local rockers who are ready to step it up.

The Dirty 30′s Myspac

Doors 8pm
Show 10pm
$5 at the door

The Lowdown Brass Band

The Lowdown Brass Band, hailing from Chicago, IL, is a nine-piece, horn-driven ensemble with strong roots in the New Orleans 2nd Line Tradition. A fierce sousaphone sets the foundation for trumpets, trombones and saxophones to intertwine in a cacophony of tight lead lines, spontaneous call-and-response and bombastic brass attacks. While taking a page from the jazz and blues giants of the past, the LDB melds modern funk, hip-hop, reggae and pop into a unique new style. Lowdown forges new ground with original compositions that challenge the listener and player alike, breaking down the barrier between performer and audience.

The Lowdown Brass Band Myspace

Doors at 8pm
Show at 9pm
$5 at the door

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