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Shows
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Apr 25
Wednesday in the Square
with Tab Benoit's Swampland Jam
New Orleans, LA
Apr 29
New Orleans Heritage and Jazz Fest
New Orleans, LA
Apr 29
The Hi Ho Lounge
with The Golden Eagles
New Orleans, LA
May 4
tba
with Big Sam's Funky Nation
New Orleans, LA
May 5
The Republic
with Tab Benoit's Swampland Jam
New Orleans, LA
May 5
The Temple
with The Wild Magnolia's
New Orleans, LA
May 26
club d.b.a.
with The Wild Magnolia's
New Orleans, LA
June 13
The Riverbend Festival
with The Royal Southern Brotherhood
Chattanooga, TN
June 15
tba
with Dr. John, The Soul Rebels, and Leo Noncintelli
Oakland, CA
June16
The Playboy Jazz Festival
with The Soul Rebels
Hollywood, CA
June 21
Private
New York, NY
Aug 12
The Edmonton Folk Festival
with Donald Harrison
Edmonton, AB Canada
Aug 16
The Hiro Ball Room
with The Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
New York, NY
Aug 17
Philadelphia Folk Festival
with The Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
Philadelphia, PA
Aug 18
Chenango Blues Festival
with The Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
Norwich, NY
Aug 19
with The Voice of the Wetlands Allstars
Johnstown, PA
Janeen Leah
Apr 28
Acoustic Set - 7pm
Velo Rouge Cafe
San Francisco, CA
Brennan's Boarding House
Apr 27 - 10pm
Rusty's
Opening for Bonnie Murray Tamblyn
Santa Monica, CA
Storm Nilson
Apr 19 - 9pm
with Tom Wilcox, Charlie Doggett, and Sam Howard
Camillia Lounge and Tea House
Portland, OR
f.Boo Studio Client Projects
Bonnie Tamblyn and her band wrapped recording, pressed and on March 11th released their full length CD "Winter Wind." Special guests include Amber Rose Tamblyn (daughter), Russ Tamblyn (husband and spiritual advisor), Dino Soldo (Leonard Cohen), J'Anna Jacoby (Rod Stuart), Davey Chegwidden (Rhythm Roots Allstars), and Dan Hastie (Orgone).The Trades - Delilah, Scotty, Anthony, Forrest and Brandon - debut EP is done and rockin' the world!
Studio Special Rate Helps Artists
f.Boo Studios "recession rate" of $50 an hour continues into 2012! Call for quotes on producer project rates, vocal coaching, CD graphic design or a free consultation to figure it all out.We accept Mastercard and Visa. Woo-hoo!
f.Boo Friends and Scuttlebutt...
Shane Endsley’s “Then the Other" Recognized in the LA Times! Click this link and see it mentioned in the LA TIMES as one of the best Jazz albums of 2011. Congrats, Shane! Here’s a link where you can listen to it and buy it!Kneebody's Kaveh Rastegar has been recognized in the 2011 Downbeat Readers Poll for Electric Bass! Way to go, Kaveh!
If you're in the Denver Colorado area end of December don't miss ORGONE! They are funky, funky madness that'll have you up and dancing the whole night -- we promise you won't be dissapointed! Check out clubs and dates here.
News
"Whatever he encounters, this Big Chief Won't Bow Down"
As Big Chief Monk Boudreaux prepares for the 2012 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (which he has played since it's inception in 1970) and another tour, including a stop at the Playboy Jazz Festival in Hollywood with the Soul Rebels... in comes two great reviews of Monk's latest CD Won't Bow Down:Relix, April/May 2012
"..."Monk's Mardi Gras," a slab of low-slung funk fueled by Orgone's rhythm section, with Dr. John on piano..." [Read more...] ( Philip Booth for Relix, April/May 2012 Issue)
Living Blues, April 2012
"...Boudreaux takes the music light years from what he and his "gang" were laying down at the H&R Bar... Like a West African djali or griot, Boudreaux is a musician, poet, storyteller, historian, preacher, and teacher, and what he imparts on Won't Bow Down is very much the story of his life..." [Read more...] (Robert H. Cataliotti for Living Blues, April 2012 Issue)
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The Secret Journey of a Song
Los Angeles-based producer Keven Brennan talks about working with artists long distance. Brennan says, "Working with Janeen Leah [f.Boo artist] is a perfect example of one way I work with an artist and one who doesn't live in Los Angeles. Janeen will write a song and do a simple two track recording on her computer with vocals and guitar, and then she emails that to me. I listen to the track and talk with her over the phone about the vibe of the song and what I hear for it. Then I go to work laying down the tracks. I send her a rough mix so that she can rehearse and get the song with it's full production into her body. Then we either arrange for her to fly into Los Angeles for one day to record the vocal or arrange a session with a studio in her area and have the track sent down for my final mixing."Check out the before and after production of Janeen Leah's song "Let this Love Die." Also, look for her forthcoming EP "Right in Front of Me."
"Let This Love Die" (before) - Janeen Leah- "Let This Love Die" (after) - Janeen Leah
Listen to "Winter in Madrid" and check out the music video below.
- "Winter in Madrid" - Paco Pasman
New Album Releases
Robin Brennan's new CD, "I'll be home for Christmas," has a special mission: to help disabled vets and their families by raising awareness and funds.
Dedicated to her brother, Major Scott A. Weakley, a U.S. Army Retired, 22 years service, Disabled Vet, Wounded Warrior, Combat Veteran and Purple Heart recipient, Robin says, "I'm making this CD to honor my brother Scott and others like him. In order to make a real impact we need more help. Please spread the word."
The familiar title cut, “I’ll be home for Christmas,” originally became popular when Bing Crosby recorded it in 1943, as it struck a chord with families and soldiers who were separated by World War II. One account even has the inspiration for the song going back further to the soldiers of World War I who longed to be home at Christmas time. It's sentiment rings true today.
10% of the CD proceeds will go to benefit disabled vets and their families. See Robin's page for the whole story and to hear songs from the CD.
A big thank you to Fay Stone of Platteville, WI, for her contribution of the special CD cover photo of her family farm.
"I'll be home for Christmas" is now available for purchase at the f.Boo online store.Reverand Goat Carson's new CD "Jamestown to Jonestown," produced by Keven Brennan, released on October 20th, 2011 in New York City at the Gershwin Hotel. The release show was paired with "Three Carsons out of Texas" which brought the three Carson brothers (Rev. Goat, Neke Carson and L.M. Kit Carson) together for the first time in years.
Below is Rev. Goat and Keven in the studio with Dr. John laying down piano on Goat's spoken word album. Goat's lyrics and delivery are animated, moving, and shocking.
Keven Brennan,
Rev. Goat Carson
(left to right)
Photograph by Jerry Moran
Red Oak is a natural synthesis of jazz and country... a sophisticated jazz vibe intertwines with the pastoral sounds of country and folk to create a unique and evocative portrait of modern-day America.
These two acclaimed composers and improvisors, whose relationship dates back to their days as students at the California Institute of the Arts, have crafted a unique duo act. Reminiscent of Bill Frisell, Pat Metheny and Keith Jarrett, the landscapes of America are painted in stark detail on their debut album. Check out Red Oak Duo on their f.Boo artist page and at redoakduo.wordpress.com.
"Home" tells a story about American music, mixing adventure with a yearning for the familiar. In Nilson's words, "The fusion between jazz and rural-based music is not only beautiful, but naturally blends my feelings about my own geographical past with a musical journey across the continent.” Check out Storm on his f.Boo artist page and at stormnilson.com.
The New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian phenomenon is part music, part heritage, part ancestry, part revelry, part fashion, and oft misunderstood. Big Chief Monk Boudreaux is one of the most famous and enduring leaders of that culture and head of the Golden Eagle Mardi Gras Indian tribe.
"Won’t Bow Down" is guided by Monk’s adventurous spirit and love for varied musical styles. Originally released as a single, but now on the album, “Monk’s Mardi Gras” features the rhythm section of Orgone with Dr. John on piano, and takes us through Monk’s history as an Indian, from childhood to Big Chief. “Footsteps” is “the best song about cooking I’ve ever heard,” says Monk’s producer, Keven Brennan. “I was sitting in his kitchen while Monk was cooking, and he was telling me how he’s been preparing game like raccoon and gator since he was a kid, “taking it home and cooking it for my mother and family.”
This project features Dr. John (piano), Jim Keltner (drums), Papa Mali (guitar), Orgone, and Monk's son Joseph Boudreaux Jr., just to name a few.
Joseph Boudreaux,
Keven Brennan,
Big Chief Monk,
Papa Mali
(left to right)
Photograph by
Jerry Moran
Albums in Production
Two more f.Boo albums are currently in production to be released first quarter of 2012 - Ru Williams (New Orleans rootsy singer/songwriter) and Janeen Leah (San Francisco, pop/rock).Keven Brennan's own "Stand in the Light" album is getting great reviews. See his page for words from Mr. H of Zeitgeist.
f.Boo 2011-2012 CD Releases
Storm Nilson
"home"
Big Chief Monk's
"Won't Bow Down"
Red Oak Duo
Reverend
Goat Carson
"Jamestown to
Jonestown"
Robin Brennan
"I'll be home
for Christmas"
Janeen Leah
Ru William
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