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Shows
Big Chief Monk Boudreaux
Jan 28
Club d.b.a.
New Orleans, LA
Feb 9, 2012
with the 101 Runners The Odgen Museum
New Orleans, LA
Janeen Leah
Jan 21
Acoustic Set and with Patella
Federicos Tapas & Wine Bar
Union City, CA
Robin Brennan
Dec 18
CD Release Show & Party f.Boo Studios
Burbank, CA
Storm Nilson
Jan 06, 2012
Trio with Tom Wilcox and Matt Mayhall
Camillia Lounge and Tea House
Portland, OR
Jan 27
with David Friesen and Greg Goebel
Touche
Portland, OR
f.Boo Studio Client Projects
Bonnie Tamblyn and her band have wrapped recording and are going to the presses with 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 in the final mix stage and sounding awesome.
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
BIG CHIEF MONK BOUDREAUX.
Best R&B / Funk CD - Won't Bow Down
f.Boo's Adam Benjamin is recognized in the 2011 Downbeat Readers Poll for Electric Keyboard! By the way, that's following a three years running recognition in Downbeat as a Rising Star in Jazz!
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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