Upcoming Events
If you are a musician interested in performing at 80 Border Street Cultural Exchange Center, please email Chris at music@80borderstreet.org
On Friday, August 1 at 7:00 pm, join us for Movies That Move the Mind, featuring "The Future of Food". American agribusiness, hellbent on controlling the Earth's food supply, has unleashed genetically engineered plants that are taking over family farms and threatening the health of the nation. It may sound like Hollywood science fiction, but it's the truth about what's happening on farms today, according to filmmaker Deborah Koons Garcia. And consumers, she says, need to understand what is at stake and demand changes - before it is too late. Free
On Saturday, August 2nd at 7:00 pm, Travelin' Light will be performing at the Center. The musicians of Travelin' Light bring a world of experience: Steve Provizer in jazz, Ed Meradith in rock, blues and folk and Gabriele Snyder in classical and theatre. All three are composers. They are 3 singers-2 male and one female. Among them they also play trumpet, trombone, bass and piano. Their 4th member is a jazz guitarist.
You will recognize some of the tunes performed by Travelin' Light, but you have never heard them done our way. For instance, you may know Gershwin's "But Not For Me," but you've never heard it done with a lyricized version of a Chet Baker intro and solo. You may have heard Frank Zappa's song "Peaches En Regalia," but you've never heard it sung-in 3-part harmony-with orignial lyrics. You may know "I Can't Get Started," but you've never heard Dizzy Gillespie's jazz solo sung with original lyrics.
Travelin' Light is challenging but fun; moving and flip; daring and sometimes comforting; never cliched. $5 Donation
On Saturday, August 23 at 7:00 pm, we are honored and excited to present Urban Caravan. Urban Caravan features:
SALVATORE BAGLIO "Baglio is truly New England Rock Royalty and though the crown might be slightly bloodied from the wear of the road, it shines with the jewels of genius" Brian Wheeler Marblehead Festival of Arts
LIVE REVIEW Perks Coffeehouse What follows is sheer poetry—a poignant suite that places the heart of Salvatore Baglio onto a grand musical scale. It includes most of the sensational tunes from his new album,[Memory Theatre] as well as selected personal favorites like “Waterloo Sunset” and “Happiness is a Warm Gun,” offering sordid stories about his flamboyant past growing up in East Boston, and concluding with his transformation into a reformed, rejuvenated performer. All this laid bare with just an acoustic guitar! For this stunning personal declaration of faith, he receives a standing ovation from the transfixed audience. Phew! www.thenoise-boston.com (Mr. Curt)
BIRD MANCINI Husband and wife team of Ruby Bird and Billy Carl Mancini. Both lead singers, lots of harmonies, guitar, accordion, harmonica, with intriguing songs fusing rock and jazzy blues with a pop edge.
"...a cosmopolitan fusion...pop music in the most adventurous, inclusive sense of the term." -THE BOSTON GLOBE
"A dynamic duo with wailing vocals and a soul-filled, throw-down, hoe-down, acoustic blue-ness with rocky roots and captivating harmonies." -OASIS COFFEEHOUSE, Waltham
"Bird Mancini's new CD "Funny Day" is music not for today, but for eternity. This is one of those rare albums that I'll be pulling off the shelf for the rest of my life." -Les Lewellyn, preyinglizardmusic.com
JON MACEY & STEVE GILLIGAN are songwriters and musicians who have a deep love and admiration for American folk and country music. Both of them have also been professional musicians for many years, and have been accomplished in the pop, rock, and contemporary folk music worlds. The blending of these elements has given their duo a unique spin on old time, rock & roll, country, folk, and pop music, creating a sound that is at once completely original and familiar at the same time.
MR. CURT ENSEMBLE The grand-daddio of the LowBudget Records label, with a long & illustrious career as a member of the Boston music scene. Starting out as road manager for the legendary Modern Lovers and continuing through years & years & years & years of various groups and productions, he set out to become a catalyst for creativity and innovation. If there’s someone who needs a nudge, count on Mr. C. to offer counsel and support. Expect the new Mr. C. Ensemble album, “Leaving the Farm”, sometime later this year. His current group features Marty White on bass & vocals and Bob Menapace on soprano sax & harmonica; occasionally they are joined by the wonderful, young electric violinist, Clara Kebabian. Also, a big hello to Mike Macrides, who drummed so astutely on the new disc.
SGT. MAXWELL On April 15, 2007 Sgt. Maxwell put a massive anti-war media event involving 44 of Boston’s top vocalists and a star-studded 13-piece band that recorded “End War Now” in front of the media in a party-like atmosphere. The song went on to occupy the top ten of Neil Young’s web chart for the summer of ’07. When the event ended, Sgt. Maxwell continued to compose anti-war material—enough to put together a whole show. Sgt Maxwell is currently performing excerpts from Why Do We Go To War? around the Northeast.
GLENN WILLIAMS A founding partner with Tim Casey [Doctor X] of the LowBudget label, started over twenty five years ago, which introduced “The Roslindale Sound” to the world. Through many many albums and various live groups (including Random Access Memory), they have blazed a trail for local musicians, releasing a substantial body of work. Glenn is set to release his first solo album, and also produces & hosts a long-running Boston cable access TV arts program called “IT’S ALL ABOUT ARTS”. www.lowbudgetrecords.com