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Knowledge is Power!
“On Saturday May 26, 2007 Latin Alt Rockers, Volumen Cero will headline for The Brown Note Latin Rock Project’s debut concert: Music for Smart PEOPLE. Joining Volumen Cero will be special guests Los Abandoned and Luminous Family Trust.
Fervent Rockera, Ann Blankenship, developed The Brown Note Latin Rock Project to serve as a vehicle for promoting innovative Latin rock music and for fostering collaborations among forward thinking rock musicians who are continually expanding and exploring the possibilities of rock and of traditional Latin music. Far from being strictly a concert, Brown Note is a think tank, brain trust and artistic convergence of like-minded souls.
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Although belonging to a family of accomplished musicians including the legendary jazz musician Charles Mingus, Ann Blankenship had never played an instrument until 1999 when she began drumming with the Brazilian cultural arts group. “I figured that I had to start playing some kind of instrument so that my family wouldn’t think that I was adopted!”Since 1999 Ms. Blankenship has been highly active in supporting her local arts community and in 2002 she was asked to join the Carnaval San Francisco Advisory Board. Participation in Carnaval exposed her to the many musical traditions of the Americas and fed up with the rather homogenous sounds of mainstream American pop she began venturing beyond musical borders to discover what else was happening musically throughout the Americas.
Ann’s musical journey soon led her to discover Latin Alternative Rock. “I just heard a riff from Plastilina Mosh’s “Te Lo Juro Por Madonna” and I was hooked –for LIFE! For the first time in about 20 years I’ve actually begun buying music regularly and attending concerts. And soon I began thinking of ways to support this movement of really innovative musicians.” And thus, Brown Note was born.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
VOLUMEN CERO
Formed in the late 90’s out of the musical metropolis of Miami Volumen Cero emerged to spearhead the Latin rock movement in their hometown. Their singular sound picked up and reinvented from Brit post-punk bands and power-pop rockers quickly set them apart from their contemporaries. special on the band called A Todo Volumen. With the release of their latest bilingual album Estelar, the Volumen Cero universe is as immense and neverending as ever, and the band hops from star to star and from possibility to possibility.LOS ABANDONED
Over the past four years, Los Abandoned have taken over the Los Angeles scene with their bilingual blend of hooky, high-energy pop/rock and retro sounds. Their groundbreaking self-produced/released EPs and their no-holds-barred live shows have earned them accolades in the press and won them space in the hearts of thousands of fans.LUMINOUS FAMILY TRUST
What do you get when mixing one part Swedish punk guitar, one part New Orleans trombone, one part Mexican trumpet, one part Motown bass, one wallop of jazz drum kit, a dab of high-fat keyboards and add a taste of Brazilian percussion??? A mouthwatering serving of Luminous Family Trust! The brass-heavy, rhythm-focused seven-piece band from Oakland, California, was formed with the goal to create an all-inclusive, dance and freak out-happy atmosphere with their punkified world music.CALENDAR EDITORS PLEASE NOTE:
EVENT FAST FACTS
– Event: The Brown Notes Presents: Music for Smart PEOPLE
– Headliner: Volumen Cero – www.volumencero.com
– Opening Acts:
Los Abandoned www.losabandoned.com
Luminous Family Trust www.luminousfamilytrust.com– Venue: The Independent – 628 Divisadero St. S.F. CA 94117
– Date: Saturday May 26, 2007
– Time: Doors 8:30 pm – Show 9:00pm
– Tickets: $16 ADV - $18 Door
– MySpace: www.myspace.com/brownnoterocks “
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