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Lake of the Sky Music, Arts, & Eco Festival |
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Written by Morgan Kriz
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Tuesday, 05 August 2008 |
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Bringing together the best in the West, the second annual Lake of the Sky Music, Arts, & Eco Festival will be an amazing day in the mountains with tons in store for everyone; centered on celebrating the magnificent scenery around us and the beautiful people that make these mountains home. This is a Zero Waste and Zero Emission event.
Paesano Productions brings three stages of live Music, DJ’s, comedy, open mic, workshops, poetry, and more, each representing the exceptional musical & artistic talent from around the region. This year’s main stage takes it up a notch and features three headliners.
Exhibits, eco booths, and vendors will be available to display the many hard working businesses, stunning local arts and crafts, non profits that break their backs to protect nature and more, delicious food, local brews, and fine wines. All vending will practice eco-friendly service and use only biodegradable materials.
A ‘Mini Playa’ with Friends of Black Rock will be centered on the grounds; the sandy area will be artistically decorated and enjoyed during the festival. A stage will feature DJ’s and live electronic music, plus poi and staff workshops with Tahoe Fire Dancers. Art cars and costumes are encouraged.
Keep your eyes to the skies … Skydive Tahoe, will make a special aerial performance and land inside the festival.
Details: Doors open at 10 a.m., music will take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. All ages are welcome, friendly leashed dogs are permitted, coolers and chairs are also allowed, no outside alcohol or glass. The $10 is for on site parking, bike or walk free, no overnight camping, no fires, no smoking.
Tickets: Pre sale tickets are $15 and available online and at Mad About Music in Kings Beach, Tahoe Hemp Co. in South Lake Tahoe, Melting Pot in Reno. $20 tickets available at the gate day of the festival.
For info, event schedule, tickets and more visit www.LakeoftheSkyFest.com
Subjektochange
Subjektochange is a new collaboration of four Tahoe-based musicians with whom you might be familiar. Eric Matlock, Nick DeNoia, and Ray Erst are all members of the Jeff Jones Band, and Erv Wolf is from the infamous guitar duo Shag. Yearning to take the funk and modern elements even further, they decided to start another project. The music is a combination of hard funk and blissed-out jams and it’s nearly all original material. Come to one of their shows, and for sure you will be thinking, “Change Is Good”.
www.stcmusic.com, www.myspace.com/subjektochange
Mama’s Cookin’
Mama’s Cookin’ has emerged on the scene with a sound that could only come from the modern age. Hip-hop beats and conscious lyrics melded with a solid base of rock and delta blues. The four players generate sounds completely unique to this band. Audiences across the country attest to the fact that this is dance music that inspires. Their steady rise has elicited the attention of industry watchdogs and die hard music fans alike.
www.MamasCookinMusic.com, www.myspace.com/MamasCookin
Free Peoples
Free Peoples is an Americana/Rock/Jazz hybrid direct from the San Francisco Bay Area. Their music conjures up images of the Wild West, but will take you on a journey to Mars and back before depositing you safely back by your campfire. Through intricate melodies and delicate three part harmonies, they offer up a synthesis of both the old and the new, incorporating styles as diverse as the many paths we all travel. With Free Peoples, musical horizons are ever-expanding.
www.FreePeoples.com, www.myspace.com/FreePeoples
Sol Jibe
Sol Jibe blends rock, roots, flamenco, Latin music, jazz, and Afro-Cuban percussion into an intoxicating, effervescent cocktail. They recently made their major music festival debut at the 2007 High Sierra Music Fest in Quincy, Calif. and are back again with a Grand Stand set this year. Think Dave Matthews meets Albino, Yerba Buena, and the Gipsy Kings.
www.SolJibe.com, www.myspace.com/SolJibe
Trevor Green
Trevor Green is a Southern California native born and raised in the So Cal Surfing environment. His songs bring about messages of strong connections with the natural world as well as conveying an enthusiasm for life. His soft spoken nature is one that is hardly recognized while on stage, as he fuels an intimate connection with those present. Truly a self taught musician, Green creates a whole separate genre of music with his intertwined jams of Acoustic Guitar, Loop Effects, Didgeridoo, Stomp Box, Jaw Harp, Tounge Drums, Lap Slide, and much more! Using all limbs to create this unique sound, he is an inspiring and refreshing breath of creativity.
www.TrevorGreen.org, www.myspace.com/TrevorGreen
Absynth
From jam band roots and electronica influence, Absynth creates a unique blend of improvisational jams with intense break beats and dynamic melodies. The instrumental trio combines drums, bass, keys, and guitar with computer based loops and samples to produce their own brand of Absynth. Taking elements of house, drum & bass, ambient, indie rock, jazz, big beat, hip hop, alternative, and jam rock, combining them all to make one incomparable sound.
www.AbsynthMusic.com, www.myspace.com/absynthmusicdotcom
Organik Time Machine
Organik Time Machine, from Ashland OR, creatively blends live electronica with elements of funk, hip hop, reggae, and jazz into their unique blend of high energy Livetronica. OTM’s mission is to spread love, peace, compassion, and understanding through their music by using loose song structure and heavy improvisations, making every show a creative expression of HERE and NOW!
www.OrganikTimeMachine.com, www.myspace.com/OrganikTimeMachine
T-dub & BIM Tim (Tahoe Breakz)
DJ T-dUb’s music career started in the early 90’s with a microphone, a mixer, keyboards and a drum machine. After a few years of making hip hop and trip hop beats he began mixing vinyl, starting with happy hardcore and jungle and moving into drum & bass, house, and breaks. His move from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe further evolved his musical style into something unique and ever changing.
www.myspace.com/tdubdj, www.myspace.com/TahoeBreakz
BIM Tim
BIM Tim brings multiple layers of subaliciousanalogfunkyglitchyelectro-break BEATS, along with the finest selection of reggaeton, krunk, ranchero, country, western and psyche trance.
www.myspace.com/bimtim
Drinking with Clowns
Drinking with Clowns is a band with a unique blend of Latin sound and funky rhythms that will send you grooving into the ecstasy of dance. Their music ignites a sense of freedom unparalleled to any other musical experience. Lose yourself in their eclectic sound and vibrant energy. Their music is as much of a paradox as their name, with lyrics that have a variety of dual meanings and sophisticated aphorisms. Let Drinking with Clowns make you smile, laugh, groove, and most of all lose yourself to the sound of music.
www.DrinkingwithClowns.com, www.myspace.com/DrinkingwithClowns
Chango & Friends
Chango was born Sean Micheal O’Brien in Springfield, Mass. His diverse influences and tastes in music deeply reflect the special relationship he has had with music his entire life. His roots are deep seeded in funky and deep house. He now looks at his mixing as more of an instrument of feeling. Scratch DJ’s such as ZTRIP, Mike Relm and Cut Chemist have been instrumental in shaping his style.
* Chango will host the Troubadour Stage featuring local bluegrass, speakers, open mic, & more.
www.myspace.com/chongolocosobdjqlown
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