March Newsletter & Tour dates
Welcome “Simon Says Booking” to Our Team!
The band recently signed with Phil Simon of Simon Says Booking as our new booking agent.*
Simon Says has represented dozens of artists of many genres, including 10,000 Maniacs, Max Creek, The Skatalites, and more. We’re excited to work with Phil and the new opportunities he brings to the table.
Big thanks to The Roots Agency and Tim Drake for our many years of work together.
*We know some of our fans and friends are talent buyers, feel free to contact Phil - he is quick to respond and fun to talk to!
Phil - Simon Says Booking
E: phil@simonsaysbooking.com
P: 978 544 5110
www.simonsaysbooking.com
2023 Touring Season
Join us: Our First Show of the Year! Saturday, March 18th - The Towne Crier in Beacon, NY
This show will feature songs from our latest album, A Very Unusual Head, as well as a few “deep tracks” from the past with very special guest, saxophonist Eric Person. This will be the premiere of two legendary recordings, “Black for the Gold” and “Velvet Underground.” Both songs were recorded but never performed live and feature Eric on soprano sax.
Eric has an impressive resume performing/recording with legends in jazz such as Dave Holland, McCoy Tyner, Chico Hamilton, Houston Person, John Hicks, and many others. Eric also has played with creative genre-bending musicians Vernon Reid, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Will Calhoun, Ben Harper, and Bright Dog Red.
Simon Says Booking is adding shows on a daily basis. Make sure you stay informed and FOLLOW US ON BANDSINTOWN - it’s fun and easy, get alerts as new shows are listed!
COMING UP FAST:
Saturday, March 18th - The Towne Crier in Beacon, NY TICKETS
Saturday, March 31st - The Shea Theater in Turner’s Falls, MA TICKETS
Saturday, April 29th - The Kate in Old Saybrook, CT TICKETS
" Shanghai"
"Shanghai" - A Historical Video Project
Happy Lunar New Year! 30 years ago we were the first American band to perform in mainland China since the revolution. "Shanghai" is a special project commemorating that tour.
Historical concert footage from the first Shanghai shows are in this video. Band members Joziah Longo, Sharkey McEwen and Tink Lloyd* performed as The Ancestors.
We felt so connected to the soul of China at that moment and still do. Inviting us to perform was a cautious experiment by Chinese officials, but became a real ice-breaker between our two countries. Shortly after our successful tour, Shanghai became much more open to cultural exchange with the West. The video of "Shanghai" is a mix of new performance and historical footage. The song, "Shanghai" is a memory of those first unforgettable nights. We post this sending much love and best wishes to our family in China for the New Year. "Good Luck Everybody!" Thank you, Shanghai, China, no one can forget... Thank you, Feifei Yang, Chen Fan, and the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York (紐約中國民族樂團) for your appearance in this video. Thanks to Matthew Abourezk for puttting the footage together in such a beautiful way for this historical video.
*(also Alistair Farrant, Brian Hardgroove, Bob Mueller)
#shanghai #lunarnewyear #worldpeace
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🎃🕷️🎃Stay Spooky My Friends!!!🎃🕷️🎃
THE GRAND SLAMBOVIAN HALLOWEEN BALL
Greetings from Slambovia! The days are getting darker, but the 'friendly spirits' are excited to welcome you to our upcoming shows:
The Grand Slambovian Halloween Ball
Friday, October 28th 8:00 PM
Mauch Chunk Opera House
Join us in the ultimate Spooky Halloween Town of Jim Thorpe, PA.
This year's theme is "Spooky Fantasy Circus" & for more adventurous souls, we're playing at #FairieCon the next day as the "Bad Fairy Band." (Fairies will be welcome at both shows)... Ghostly love songs from the Slambovian Archives were unearthed exclusively for Halloween!
"The Slambovians create a musical brew that constantly evolves 'with a little help from their friends'.” #halloween #stayspooky
So, 'stay spooky' my friends!
Tink & Team Slambovia
FALL TOUR DATES: https://bnds.us/s9wi2a
