Festival Season - June 7, 2008
Howdy y'all!
How's your spring been going?
We've had a busy one with a festival almost every weekend-
First there was Topanga Earth Day-
we booked and ran the Mountain View Talkhouse acoustic stage, hosting a diverse line up of groups - from the Tibetan singing bowls and chanting of Gaia Mama to the reggae infused feel good pop of Cipes and The People plus 2 tremendously fun CITY FRITTER sets. Soul brother Steve Seifert was with us every step of the way, helping to run sound in between playing his juicy bass lines. We closed each day with an all star jam session that left the hills of Topanga ringing with good vibrations.
Next came the VERY HOT
(the weather AND the music)
Topanga Banjo/Fiddle Contest-
not held in Topanga anymore but on the Paramount Ranch, a groovy old western set in Malibu Canyon. We had a blast jamming with Killing Cassanova and old friends Fur Dixon and Steve Werner. Merle Jagger played late in the day, which was good, because it had finally cooled down enough to DANCE!
The following weekend was the biggie - TOPANGA DAYS!
Were you there? Although the weather was the coldest anybody could remember for a T. Days, we still rocked it bundled up in hats and sweaters. So much good music and so many good friends all packed into 3 days. To get the full experience, go to
http://myspace.com/topangadays
and check out the photos. Our set was so much fun, we welcomed guitarist Christopher Hawley to the Fritter family as well as Funky Jenn on vocals and extra tambourine. Remo held it all together on the drums.
Then it was out to the desert for the 5th year of the Chuckwalla Festival - 3 days of local musicians playing to benefit The High Desert Living Arts Center which brings the arts to kids all over the Morongo Basin. We're so honored to be included in that group of musicians - Ellen & Billy Shoo, Barking Pupfish, Thrift Store All Stars, Walt Young, Ted Quinn, and latin ska combo Trucha amongst others. This is a really sweet, special gathering out back of Pappy & Harriet's - we hope to see you there next year!
So our festival season is over for now, whew! It sure was a good one! Now we're going to sleep for a week, see you soon!
How's your spring been going?
We've had a busy one with a festival almost every weekend-
First there was Topanga Earth Day-
we booked and ran the Mountain View Talkhouse acoustic stage, hosting a diverse line up of groups - from the Tibetan singing bowls and chanting of Gaia Mama to the reggae infused feel good pop of Cipes and The People plus 2 tremendously fun CITY FRITTER sets. Soul brother Steve Seifert was with us every step of the way, helping to run sound in between playing his juicy bass lines. We closed each day with an all star jam session that left the hills of Topanga ringing with good vibrations.
Next came the VERY HOT
(the weather AND the music)
Topanga Banjo/Fiddle Contest-
not held in Topanga anymore but on the Paramount Ranch, a groovy old western set in Malibu Canyon. We had a blast jamming with Killing Cassanova and old friends Fur Dixon and Steve Werner. Merle Jagger played late in the day, which was good, because it had finally cooled down enough to DANCE!
The following weekend was the biggie - TOPANGA DAYS!
Were you there? Although the weather was the coldest anybody could remember for a T. Days, we still rocked it bundled up in hats and sweaters. So much good music and so many good friends all packed into 3 days. To get the full experience, go to
http://myspace.com/topangadays
and check out the photos. Our set was so much fun, we welcomed guitarist Christopher Hawley to the Fritter family as well as Funky Jenn on vocals and extra tambourine. Remo held it all together on the drums.
Then it was out to the desert for the 5th year of the Chuckwalla Festival - 3 days of local musicians playing to benefit The High Desert Living Arts Center which brings the arts to kids all over the Morongo Basin. We're so honored to be included in that group of musicians - Ellen & Billy Shoo, Barking Pupfish, Thrift Store All Stars, Walt Young, Ted Quinn, and latin ska combo Trucha amongst others. This is a really sweet, special gathering out back of Pappy & Harriet's - we hope to see you there next year!
So our festival season is over for now, whew! It sure was a good one! Now we're going to sleep for a week, see you soon!
