Postponed: “Iron Ladies of Liberia” Screening (FREE)
February 19, 2008
Please watch our website or join our email list for updates on rescheduling.
The Jamaica Plain Forum Presents
Catch it on WGBH stations:
Wednesday, March 19, 8 - 9pm, WGBH WORLD
Sunday, March 23, 9 - 10pm, WGBX, Chanel 44
She’s already overcome tremendous obstacles to become the first woman ever elected president in Africa—now all she has to do is turn around Liberia — a country devastated by unemployment, debt, corruption, and the legacy of civil war. Follow Ellen Sirleaf Johnson through her first year in office as she faces angry mobs, ambitious political rivals, and high-ranking members of the international community. Her story is inspiring a new generation of leaders in Africa and around the world.
Our film will be followed by an informal discussion. Free popcorn provided!
http://www.jamaicaplainforum.org
A SEASON OF STRING BAND SUPERSTARS @ NOTLOB PARLOR CONCERTS
February 18, 2008
NOTLOB PARLOR CONCERTS
AT THE LORING-GREENOUGH HOUSE PRESENTS
A SEASON OF STRING BAND SUPERSTARS
February 29 through April 5
Kristin Andreassen (Uncle Earl, Sometymes Why), Laura Cortese (Halali), Tristan Clarridge (Crooked Still), Lissa Schneckenburger (Halali), Corey DiMario (Crooked Still), Matt Heaton, Rushad Eggleston (Crooked Still) and Chris Merenda (Mammals)
The 60’s were famous for rock and folk “super groups”, such as Blind Faith and CSN&Y. Their equivalent in the 2000’s is string band / newgrass / folk / Celtic super groups. At the forefront are
UNCLE EARL ~ (Kristin Andreassen (guitar, fiddle, harmonica, clogging and vocals), Rayna Gellert (fiddle and vocals), KC Groves (guitar, mandolin, bass and vocals) & Abigail Washburn (banjo and vocals).
CROOKED STILL ~ Aoife O’Donovan (vocals and guitar), Dr. Gregory Liszt (banjo), Corey DiMario (double bass); Tristan Clarridge (fiddle & cello) & Hanneke Cassel (fiddle).
THE MAMMALS ~ Tao Rodriguez-Seeger (banjo), Ruth Ungar Merenda (fiddle, guitar and vocals), Mike Merenda (guitars and vocals), Jacob Silver (bass) and Chris Merenda (drums).
SOMETYMES WHY ~ Kristin Andreassen (vocals, guitar, harmonica, glockenspeil, piano, cymbals, tambourine), Aoife O’Donovan (vocals, guitar, ukulele, piano, glockenspeil, tambourine, cowbell), Ruth Ungar Merenda (vocals, guitar, ukulele, fiddle, glockenspeil, high hat).
HALALI ~ Hanneke Cassel (fiddle, piano), Laura Cortese (fiddle, vocals), Lissa Schneckenburger (fiddle, background vocals) & Flynn Cohen (guitar).
Note the inter-connectivity?
Since June, 2006, Notlob Parlor Concerts has presented from these groups, Aoife O’Donovan, Kristin Andreassen, Ruthy Merenda (twice) and Mike Merenda. The relationship continues, as from February 29 through April 5, Notlob Parlor Concerts is proud to continue its association with the best of the string bands by presenting:
Friday, February 29, to celebrate Leap Year Day, KRISTIN ANDREASSEN will be joined by Laura Cortese and Tristan Clarridge.
Saturday, March 15, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, LISSA SCHNECKENBURGER will be joined by Corey DiMario and Matt Heaton.
Saturday, March 22, THE WIZARD BAND will perform. The Wizard Band is RUSHAD EGGLESTON and Gabriel Cazes.
Saturday, April 5, CHRIS MERENDA will be joined by Adam Sweeney.
These concerts will be presented at the historic Loring-Greenough House,
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Website & artist information: http://notlobmusic.googlepages.com, http://www.myspace.com/notlobhouseconcerts
Reservations: As seating is limited to 40, reservations are recommended. Email notlobmusic@gmail.com
Venue & directions: Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, the large yellow house at the intersection of Centre and South Streets, across the street from the Civil War monument. http://www.lghouse.org/information.htm. Handicap accessible; please call 617-524-3158 for more information.
Parking: The Loring-Greenough House lot holds 12 cars, gates are closed when full. Parking is also available on the street and in the public lot located behind Blanchard’s liquors, one block away.
MBTA: Take #39 bus from either Back Bay Station or Forest Hills Station to the Monument stop, directly in front of the Loring-Greenough House, at the intersections of Centre and South Streets.
Dining: There are several fine restaurants on
Coffee, tea, water and pastries are available for a donation.
Notlob Parlor Concerts is supported by its patrons and business partners Sweet Finnish, JP Licks and Centre Street Cafe.
JASON MYLES GOSS & ELANA ARIAN in concert, Saturday, February 16
February 10, 2008
NOTLOB PARLOR CONCERTS AT THE LORING-GREENOUGH HOUSE PRESENTS:
JASON MYLES GOSS and ELANA ARIAN
Notlob Parlor Concerts presents the best local and touring roots,
Jason Myles Goss: http://www.jasonmylesgoss.com/
“…And before we hit the stage he looked at me and said, “So, there are two ways to perform; there’s the wrong way and then there’s the way where you play like someone’s trying to take it away from you.”
Jason Myles Goss sings his songs like someone is trying to take them away from him, and nowhere is this more apparent than in his stunning second album, Another Ghost. Moving between love ballads, dashboard elegies, and wild-eyed pub waltzes, his writing evokes the grace and economy of David Gray and his voice reverberates with the earnest intensity of Ray Lamontagne, moving tastefully between the plaintive and the bold, the sweet and the soulful, the ragged testimonial and the bittersweet lullaby. Plain and simply— Jason is a stand-out. In a sea of guitar strumming twenty-somethings singing about lost girlfriends and late nights, Jason’s songs resonate at a much deeper level, with lyrics more acutely poetic and stories that pull at something underneath the surface.
“For me, a great song always finds a creative way to point to something beyond itself, something subtle that often exists between the lines, but that continues to pull at you long after the song is over.”
Recorded in an old one-room barn in
“I wanted the album to sound nostalgic and also to touch on the uncertainty of the future. The first words of the entire album, in Twilight Serenade, are ‘So here’s to you…’ with the idea of giving a toast to all those things that have faded away; the next track, Too Young To Lose, is about making a promise to do what you love despite where ever that may lead, and trying to have faith in yourself.”
With the help of friends Zack Hickman (Josh Ritter, Tarbox Ramblers, Jake Armerding) on upright bass, accordion, lap steel, and harmonica; Sam Kassirer (Josh Ritter, Erin Mckeown) on piano and Hammond organ; and Jack Shanahan (Jack & Present Co.) on drums, Another Ghost was self -released in April, 2005 to a sold-out crowd at Club Passim in Cambridge, MA. The album received critical acclaim and earned Jason spots at legendary music clubs up and down the East coast such as Club Passim (Cambridge, MA), the Tin Angel (Philadelphia), the Living Room (NYC), the Stone Church (Newmarket, NH) and Maxwell’s (Hoboken, NJ). Jason has opened for Lori Mckenna, Ellis Paul, Peter Mulvey, Martha Wainwright, Vance Gilbert, and Jess Klein. He currently resides in
- Rebel Spirit Music - 2008-01-03
- Review In Truth & Soul (Indie.Soulful Online Journal) - 2007-07-13
- Not Just “Another Ghost” ~ Dissolver Magazine - 2007-04-03
- Valley Advocate (Western MA) - 2006-10-18
- “Chasing A Ghost” –Metrowest Daily News - 2006-05-19
- Metrowest Daily News Named Jason One Of The Ten Artists To Watch In 2006 - 2006-01-01
- Jason Myles Goss with Julian Velard at Club Passim (Music Dish- Boston, MA) - 2005-07-07
- Growth Happens, Seacoast Online (Portsmouth, NH) - 2005-06-01
- Goss Graces the Bentley Pub, The Vanguard - 2005-03-23
- Singer’s Set Hits High Notes, The Ithacan (Ithaca, NY) - 2005-02-06
“…..good, genuine, grassroots music”
- Rebel Spirit Music (www.RebelSpiritMusic.com) -
“This one-man-show reminded everyone packed into the small venue what live acoustic performances are all about and why the up-and-coming deserve to be heard. “
- Kristie Langone, Dissolver Magazine -
” . . .a stellar act . . .”
- www.NotYourAverageFolk.com -
” . . .Goss is a thinking person’s songwriter. He puts out these thoughts in a voice that’s fragile one moment and like a wounded bird falling from the sky the next. . .”
- Valley Advocate (Western, MA) -
” A diamond in the rough. . . his talent and appeal are undeniable. If you aren’t convinced of this yet, just wait until you catch him live or one of his fans catches up with you.”
- Pat Keating, Insite Magazine (
” . . .a voice raw as whiskey and soothing as honey . . .”
- Metrowest Daily News,
” . . .Goss sings, with silky voice, gentle pining songs of love and loss. A direct expression of the music grown from 80s and 90s songwriter roots, this is the contemporary singer/songwriter reemerged. . .”
- Club Passim,
“Jason is a strong guitar player, he has a great voice and great songs.”
- Ellis Paul (Rounder Records recording artist) -
” . . .truth be told, the music is disarmingly sweet. . .”
- Bentley Vanguard (campus paper) -
” . . .Goss’ musical performance was enticing; his combination of storytelling and singing lured in listeners and brought them to his own level, as if they were living the songs themselves. . .”
- The Ithacan, Ithaca NY -
“One of the Brightest on the Folk Circuit Today “
- The
“Goss’ songs are vocally and lyrically driven. He has the uncanny ability to take a cliché and spin it into original poetry”
- The Oberlin Review,
Elana Arian: http://www.elanaarian.com/
Multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter Elana Arian has done it again. After three years of extensive touring to promote her debut release Foreword, Elana returned to the studio…with a vengeance. She brought with her an impressive cast of musical collaborators: producer Tim Bright (Lisa Loeb, Toshi Reagon), drummer Dan Rieser (Norah Jones), keyboardist John Deley (Dido, the Weepies), and bassist Joe Quigley (Lisa Loeb). The result is How to Stand in the Rain - a stunning new chapter in her burgeoning career as a performing and recording artist.
Elana was raised on equal parts Mozart, Mingus, and Mitchell - influences that guided her to study conducting and violin, jazz guitar, and songwriting in college. On How to Stand in the Rain Elana seamlessly blends the discipline of classical, the freedom of jazz, and the candor of folk music into her own unique style as a singer/songwriter.
A 2007 Kerrville New Folk Finalist, a 2007 Great Waters Folk Festival Finalist, and a 2007 Regional Finalist for the Mountain Stage New Song Competition, Elana is making waves on the national level. She continues to pack houses at legendary music clubs up and down the East Coast, including the Living Room (NYC), the Rockwood Music Hall (NYC), the World Café Live (
Website & artist information: http://notlobmusic.googlepages.com, http://www.myspace.com/notlobhouseconcerts
Venue & directions: Loring-Greenough House, 12 South Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, the large yellow house at the intersection of Centre and South Streets, across the street from the Civil War monument. http://www.lghouse.org/information.htm. Handicap accessible; please call 617-524-3158 for more information.
Parking: The Loring-Greenough House lot holds 12 cars, gates are closed when full. Parking is also available on the street and in the public lot located behind Blanchard’s liquors, one block away.
MBTA: Take #39 bus from either Back Bay Station or Forest Hills Station to the Monument stop, directly in front of the Loring-Greenough House, at the intersections of Centre and South Streets.
Dining: There are several fine restaurants on
Coffee, tea, water and pastries are available for a donation. Thank you local partners
JP LICKS & SWEET FINNISH OLD WORLD PASTRIES
JP Unplugged Newsletter - February 2008
February 7, 2008
Subject: JP Unplugged Newsletter - February 2008
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