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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience: A Surprise Grammy Nomination!
Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience
at: The Lyric Theatre
May 10, 2014 4pm & 7pm
Last week we began our year end touring summary newsletter. We started reflecting on the past year and taking inventory of the 150 some performances we'd presented in 2013. We talked and laughed as we tallied the many cities and venues we visited on the journey. We'd pause, give a nod of affirmation at how grateful we are for all the wonderful opportunities to share the music and culture with so many extraordinary people we meet along the way. Before we knew it though Friday had arrived and we had not finished the year end re-cap, so we set it aside to clear our heads over the weekend and planned to finalize it on Monday.
Well, Friday night rolls in and we were just hanging out around the house when we got a call from someone wishing us luck on the impending Grammy nominee announcement coming out that same Friday night, December 6, 2013-just 4 days ago!
What a surprise to see on the nominee list our April 2013 release "Dockside Sessions" by Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience! Yes, it was true, our latest CD has been nominated for a Grammy.Wow, were we speechless.
The 56th Grammy awards will be held in Los Angeles January 26, 2014, and friends we will be there! We'll share the experience with long time friend Zachary Richard and Hot 8 both from Louisiana, and both nominated in the same category as our CD. Our friend and colleague, and another true gentleman, Allen Toussaint is also nominated in the American Roots field. Of course the other Terence-our friend Terence Blanchard is also nominated in Jazz. Congrats to all these accomplished artists, including our producer & legendary drummer George Receli and our own Zydeco Experience band!
This great honor is dedicated to Terrance's Mother, Ethel Rene Simien who left us on November 15, 2013 after a long and painful battle with RA. She was an extraordinary woman whose love for her children and family always came before her own daily struggles. On November 21st, 21 Roman Catholic priests from the Lafayette Diocese were there to send her off- a fitting farewell.
at: The Lyric Theatre
May 10, 2014 4pm & 7pm
Last week we began our year end touring summary newsletter. We started reflecting on the past year and taking inventory of the 150 some performances we'd presented in 2013. We talked and laughed as we tallied the many cities and venues we visited on the journey. We'd pause, give a nod of affirmation at how grateful we are for all the wonderful opportunities to share the music and culture with so many extraordinary people we meet along the way. Before we knew it though Friday had arrived and we had not finished the year end re-cap, so we set it aside to clear our heads over the weekend and planned to finalize it on Monday.Well, Friday night rolls in and we were just hanging out around the house when we got a call from someone wishing us luck on the impending Grammy nominee announcement coming out that same Friday night, December 6, 2013-just 4 days ago!
What a surprise to see on the nominee list our April 2013 release "Dockside Sessions" by Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience! Yes, it was true, our latest CD has been nominated for a Grammy.Wow, were we speechless.
The 56th Grammy awards will be held in Los Angeles January 26, 2014, and friends we will be there! We'll share the experience with long time friend Zachary Richard and Hot 8 both from Louisiana, and both nominated in the same category as our CD. Our friend and colleague, and another true gentleman, Allen Toussaint is also nominated in the American Roots field. Of course the other Terence-our friend Terence Blanchard is also nominated in Jazz. Congrats to all these accomplished artists, including our producer & legendary drummer George Receli and our own Zydeco Experience band!
This great honor is dedicated to Terrance's Mother, Ethel Rene Simien who left us on November 15, 2013 after a long and painful battle with RA. She was an extraordinary woman whose love for her children and family always came before her own daily struggles. On November 21st, 21 Roman Catholic priests from the Lafayette Diocese were there to send her off- a fitting farewell.
What is zydeco?
Zydeco is American roots music. It's an important southern roots music tradition that has helped define the cultural identity of Louisiana, the south and the musical landscape of this country.
Zydeco is the music of the black and mixed race French speaking Creoles of Louisiana. Zydeco is commonly confused with Cajun music. Cajun music is the music of the Acadians; the French speaking Canadians exiled from the maritime provinces, or Acadie region of Canada. While there is some sharing of instruments, repertoire and language there are distinct differences in the musical influences and cultures that informed the genre.
Louisiana Creoles are a unique mix of European French and Spanish, (heavy German in Terrance's family too) Native American, African and Caribbean. The Simien family is documented in history books as one of the first families of Louisiana.
Zydeco was born from a multicultural heritage, or as some like to say a "gumbo of cultures" that blended together in this unique way that happened only in Louisiana.
Louisiana Creole and zydeco music history is long and rich. Terrance pioneered our Creole for Kidz! educational program to help better inform not only his own community about their heritage, but also the cultural tourist and the music lover alike. Most people now want more from their music experience. They want the back story and they want to know the origins. No doubt we all enjoy music purely for its entertainment value, however we are smarter now about everything we consume. From our films to our food, our books and our clothing, our cars and furniture-we want details. Music is no different and have we got those details for you- in the bag y'all!
Zydeco is the music of the black and mixed race French speaking Creoles of Louisiana. Zydeco is commonly confused with Cajun music. Cajun music is the music of the Acadians; the French speaking Canadians exiled from the maritime provinces, or Acadie region of Canada. While there is some sharing of instruments, repertoire and language there are distinct differences in the musical influences and cultures that informed the genre.
Louisiana Creoles are a unique mix of European French and Spanish, (heavy German in Terrance's family too) Native American, African and Caribbean. The Simien family is documented in history books as one of the first families of Louisiana.
Zydeco was born from a multicultural heritage, or as some like to say a "gumbo of cultures" that blended together in this unique way that happened only in Louisiana.
Louisiana Creole and zydeco music history is long and rich. Terrance pioneered our Creole for Kidz! educational program to help better inform not only his own community about their heritage, but also the cultural tourist and the music lover alike. Most people now want more from their music experience. They want the back story and they want to know the origins. No doubt we all enjoy music purely for its entertainment value, however we are smarter now about everything we consume. From our films to our food, our books and our clothing, our cars and furniture-we want details. Music is no different and have we got those details for you- in the bag y'all!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
A Peter White Christmas featuring Rick Braun and Mindi Abair
For more than four decades, acoustic guitarist Peter White has brought variety to the contemporary jazz scene with his impressive combination of jazz, pop, and classical guitar. A long-time session musician, Peter White’s smooth musical styling is perfect for the melodies of the holiday season. His intelligent and inspired arrangements of Christmas classics offer a refreshing new take on time-old songs.
Born in a small town north of London in 1954, Peter White found himself drawn to instruments as a small child, experimenting with everything from the clarinet to the violin. Peter finally found his calling when he picked up the guitar, inspired by the success of emerging rock groups such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Originally drawn to the electric, an accidental fire destroyed his guitar and Peter’s interests shifted towards the acoustic. Inspired by James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, and Crosby, Stills and Nash, Peter honed his acoustic guitar skills and quickly gained recognition as a highly talented musician, earning his first professional gig at the age of 19. In 1975, he was invited to join folk-rock star Al Stewart’s band as a keyboardist for their tour of England, Scotland, and the United States, a meeting that would lead to an extended professional and personal musical relationship between Stewart and White. Touring with Stewart, Peter White opened for a number of major artists, such as Linda Ronstadt, Billy Joel, and Queen. Peter personally contributed to Al Stewart’s success, working with Stewart in recording the major 1976 hit “Year of the Cat.”
Peter White’s success as a session guitarist encouraged the musician to embark on his own solo career, beginning in 1990. His first album, entitled Reveillez-Vous, or Wake Up in French, featured several unused songs written for Al Stewart and became a favorite on a number of contemporary jazz stations. Based on this early success, White signed with Columbia Records to produce his 1996 album, Caravan of Dreams. Now, 13 solo albums later, Peter White has just completed his latest album, Here We Go, marking the musician’s first recording with the celebrated saxophonist David Sanborn. Peter shows no signs of slowing down, touring internationally and participating in a variety of music tours, from “Guitars and Saxes” to Peter’s own “Peter White Christmas Tour.” The latter tour, fueled by the success of White’s holiday albums Songs of the Season and A Peter White Christmas, showcases the musician’s extensive talents in reworking some of the Christmas season’s most treasured classics.
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Any Day Now ~ Art Cinema
Drama
English / R / 1 hr. 37 min. 
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English / R / 1 hr. 37 min.
Inspired by a true story and touching on legal and social issues that are more relevant now than ever, ANY DAY NOW tells a story of love, acceptance, and creating your own family. In the late 1970s, when Marco (Isaac Leyva), a teenager with down syndrome who's been abandoned by his mother, is taken in by committed couple Rudy (Alan Cumming) and Paul (Garret Dillahunt), he finds in them the family he's never had. However, when their unconventional living arrangement is discovered by the authorities, Rudy and Paul must fight a biased legal system to adopt the child they have come to love as their own.
"An outraged, unblinking depiction of institutionalized homophobia three decades ago, when the prevailing court opinion in adoption cases was that exposing a child to a homosexual environment was harmful." - Stephen Holden, New York Times
"It would take a heart of stone - or zero tolerance for soap - to resist Any Day Now, a full-throttle weepie about a West Hollywood gay couple trying to adopt a neglected boy with Down syndrome." - Ella Taylor, NPR
"It would take a heart of stone - or zero tolerance for soap - to resist Any Day Now, a full-throttle weepie about a West Hollywood gay couple trying to adopt a neglected boy with Down syndrome." - Ella Taylor, NPR
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Monday, December 9, 2013
Gift of entertainment always welcome
Shelley Koppel
Staff writer
skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com
STUART — One of the best holiday gifts is the gift of live entertainment. You don’t have to worry about size or color and tickets can ysually be purchased online in a matter of minutes. For events taking place after the New Year, it is a gift that the recipient can look forward to. One of the nice things about many of the events listed is that the prices are far below what you’d pay in big cities.
January at the Lyric Theatre has something for everyone on your list. Pianist Francesco Attesti opens the year Jan. 5, the lively Dance
Your Pants Off Jan. 8; Earl Turner Jan 13; The Machine Performs the music of Pink Floyd Jan. 15; The Best of Broadway, featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Jan. 16-17; Nina Kotova and Angel Romero Jan. 18; Gaelic Storm Jan. 22; the Glenn Miller orchestra Jan 23; “A New York State of Mind: The Music of Billy Joel,” Jan. 24; the John Pizzareli Quartet Jan 25; the Capitol Steps Jan 27; An Acoustic Evening with Keb’ Mo’ Jan 28, and Mel Tillis Jan. 31. It’s a great schedule and the problem will be trying to decide what to see.
Staff writer
skoppel@YourVoiceWeekly.com
STUART — One of the best holiday gifts is the gift of live entertainment. You don’t have to worry about size or color and tickets can ysually be purchased online in a matter of minutes. For events taking place after the New Year, it is a gift that the recipient can look forward to. One of the nice things about many of the events listed is that the prices are far below what you’d pay in big cities.
January at the Lyric Theatre has something for everyone on your list. Pianist Francesco Attesti opens the year Jan. 5, the lively Dance
Your Pants Off Jan. 8; Earl Turner Jan 13; The Machine Performs the music of Pink Floyd Jan. 15; The Best of Broadway, featuring the music of Andrew Lloyd Webber Jan. 16-17; Nina Kotova and Angel Romero Jan. 18; Gaelic Storm Jan. 22; the Glenn Miller orchestra Jan 23; “A New York State of Mind: The Music of Billy Joel,” Jan. 24; the John Pizzareli Quartet Jan 25; the Capitol Steps Jan 27; An Acoustic Evening with Keb’ Mo’ Jan 28, and Mel Tillis Jan. 31. It’s a great schedule and the problem will be trying to decide what to see.
The Treasure Coast LOVES The Lyric!
The votes have been tabulated. The readers have spoken!
The Treasure Coast LOVES The Lyric!
The 2013 Hometown News Readers Choice Awards have been presented and The Lyric Theatre was the big winner!
Voted:
Best Cultural Arts & Entertainment Venue
Best Professional Theatre
Best Live Venue / Theatre
Best Place to Take a Date
Thank you Hometown News Readers!
The Treasure Coast LOVES The Lyric!
The 2013 Hometown News Readers Choice Awards have been presented and The Lyric Theatre was the big winner!
Voted:
Best Cultural Arts & Entertainment Venue
Best Professional Theatre
Best Live Venue / Theatre
Best Place to Take a Date
Thank you Hometown News Readers!
Dance Yours Pants Off
Straight from the streets of Miami comes this fast-paced show featuring the Salsa, Merengue, Rhumba, Mambo and even the Jive! Dance Your Pants Off pays tribute the electricity of South Beach and it's rich history in music and musical artists. Beginning in the hey day of Big Band Swing, our story starts at The South Beach Supper Club, a classic jazz and swing joint in the heart of Miami. Featuring the music of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Tony Bennett and many other standards, this swanky club comes to life with the gorgeous ballroom styles of The Foxtrot, The Quickstep and The Jive.
As the show progresses through the decades, we feature songs by Elvis Presley (who performed with Frank Sinatra after the war at The Fountainbleau in South Beach) and The Beatles who took the US by storm after appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show. Moving right along to the age of disco, we hit the SoBe Discoteque for a dance contest not to be forgotten. Then it's to the streets of Miami for a tribute to Miami Vice, that hit show of the 80s and Madonna who made South Florida her home for many years. A beautiful tribute to Whitney Houston, who filmed The Bodyguard at The Fountainbleau, is featured with stunning waltzes and rhumbas.
The show comes to a rousing finale with a high energy Latin section featuring the music of Gloria Estefan, Ricky Martin, Celia Cruz and Carlos Santana. Club Caliente is on fire for this large scale production finale. With the popularity of Dancing with the Stars, your audience will love the gorgeous sequined costuming, the intricate ballroom dancing and an amazing score of music from several decades. Join us in the hottest party in South Beach!
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