I suppose its not news by this time that I have become the entertainment coordinator for the Arabica U thanks Brandon and Mark for giving me the gig - I like the job! I have posted blurbs and pictures of some of the acts that are lined up to play this month and next, you can check it out by going to the Arabica Entertainment Schedule Page.
Don't miss Alan Semerdjian Thursday August 19th he is an English teacher, poet, visual artist and a singer songwriter guitar player of particular noteworthiness from the Big Apple. Alan writes dense lyrical poetry and enfolds the stories into engaging soundscapes of post industrial acoustic emocore - I have been listening to his CD "Hero City" and its really really good stuff for the heart and ears!
On the Full Moon this month (July 31st) the Arabica Mansion hosts Tanya Elise Kos for "Full Moon Folk Fever" (dontcha just love the sound of that) Tanya is a fabulous singer songwriter with a vocal delivery that is at once powerfull and potent yet mellow smooth like good wine - please don't miss this night!
Xela says he is coming back to town next month on the 13th of August - it will be great to hear some of his stories, he has been gone now for at least a month...I just heard that Phill Cameron is going out there to Cali to hang out with Xela for a couple few weeks before they come back here to Cle town. Sounds like fun guys!! Whish I could go along!
Jim Snively is back from 2 splended weeks of vacation (riverside camping I think I heard) to assume his duties as host to the McNamara's Monday Night Open Mic
I have heard through the 'grape vine' that Mike Allen (who once regularly attended Open Mic nights around town) has signed a deal with Times Beach Records and Rust Belt Studios - yeah, that's producer Al Sutton's place up in Detroit MI. Mike and I have a couple of common friends and I have heard some of his 'demo recordings' (he has been up and down between CLE and Detroit a bunch over the past few months cooking up demo recordings at Rust Belt) - he has some really good songs and if the truth is that he has finally inked a recording deal it wouldn't surprise me at all. I heard Mike perform a couple of songs recently at the Barking Spider and he told me that he has recently had a baby with his wife - so congratulations Mike on the new baby, er babies?? Micheal Allen will be bringing his songs and voice talent to The Arabica Coffee Mansion with a solo acoustic show on September 24th
Here is the August 2004 schedule for the Arabica:
ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 9PM TO 11:30PM
WITH HOST STEVEN WILSON (AKA: STEVE2)
THURSDAY AUG 5 “FOUR SHILLINGS SHORT “ (DUO)
CELTIC AND AMERICAN FOLK MUSIC
FRIDAY AUG 6 “CORY RYAN” (SOLO ACT)
SINGER SONGWRITER FROM NASHVILLE TEXAS
SAT. AUG 7 “BROTHER HASHIM” (SOLO PERFORMANCE)
TRADITIONAL MBIRA MUSIC
THURSDAY AUG 12 “MOSES” (SOLO ACT)
BOSSA NOVA ACOUSTIC GUITAR
FRIDAY AUG 13 “GERMAINE SCUDIERE” (SOLO ACT)
PIANO PLAYER - VOCAL PERFORMER
THURSDAY AUG 19 “ALLAN SEMERDJIAN” (DUO PIANO AND GUITAR)
POET-CORE FOLK SINGER FROM NYC
FRIDAY AUG 20 “JAMES PEQUIGNOT TRIO” (TRIO)
CLEVELAND SINGER SONGWRITER
SAT. AUG 21 “JOHN TOULA” (SOLO ACT)
JAZZ GUITAR MUSIC
TUESDAY AUG 24 “KRIS KOCH” (DJ)
WORLD MUSIC DJ
THURSDAY AUG 26 “ALAN MADEJ AND CHELSEA RYAN”
ORIGINAL SINGER SONGWRITERS - GUITAR AND PIANO
FRIDAY AUG 27 “RYANN ANDERSON” (SOLO GUITAR)
INSTRUMENTAL GUITAR MUSIC
SAT. AUG 28 “BRENT KIRBY” (SOLO)
ORIGINAL AMERICANA AND ROOTS ROCK
