Tickets are available on the Regattabar website
www.regattabarjazz.com
or by phone:617-395-7757

For more information on Sierra and Adam click here

The Urban Safari will be held Wednesday, June 16, 2010 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at Franklin Park Zoo’s Barnyard, 1 Franklin Park Road, Boston MA 02121. Urban Safari began in 2007, as way to underwrite management and execution of the UCMS goals to support small businesses in order to create a more thriving Upham’s Corner community. As one of Dorchester’s main business districts, merchants, property owners, residents, and city officials seek through UCMS to create new permanent jobs with an optimal mix of retail businesses and changed shopping patterns that fit the priorities of Upham’s Corner’s twenty-first century residents.

The Barnyard at Franklin Park Zoo immerses guests in a fascinating experience. Visitors will not want to miss the dozens of animals including prairie dogs, ducks, and a rare Amur Leopard. A petting area which contains sheep, goats, horses and other animals, makes the barnyard a truly unforgettable experience. But this fun-filled event is more than just a night at the zoo; the evening’s adventure includes music by the Goodtime Stringband, food and drink, games and prizes, and a silent auction.

Established in 1996, UCMS has been able to facilitate community participation to turn around an era of disinvestment and decline that happened in the second half of the twentieth century. Through difficult times, the community remained loyal to its home, as it understood as long as the neighborhood’s history and cultural diversity were preserved; the soul of Upham’s Corner would survive. Founded by local residents, businesses, and agencies, UCMS is charged with the task of reinventing Upham’s Corner into its former vibrant and magnetic business and residential district. UCMS engages the Upham’s Corner community in its efforts to preserve and revitalize the neighborhood’s history, culture and commercial center.

The Boston Swing Dance

When – Saturday, March 13th

Admission – $15, which includes a beginners’ lesson.

Student Discount – $10 (Show your current student ID to get $5 off the admission price.)

Beginners’ Lesson – starts at 8:00 pm. The one hour lesson includes beginning swing dance, Two-Step, and ends with one intermediate swing dance move.

The band – plays from 9:00 to midnight.

Get ready for a night of Western Swing! Not to be confused with the dance “West Coast Swing”, Western Swing can be described as country jazz, popularized during the Big Band era by Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys. Asleep at the Wheel is a group playing it today. This music really swings.

The Doughboys, known as “The Best Two-Step Band in the Land”, is also great to swing dance to. Joined by Joyce Andersen, the evening will offer plenty of swinging, Two-Stepping and good times. Oh, and feel free to wear your cowboy duds. If you want to check out some Western Swing music, listen to Asleep at the Wheel here, or check out the music clip of The Dixie Doughboys below.

The lesson will be taught by Susan Huppe and Roger Weiss and will include the usual Swing and Two-Step, as well as the 10-step Polka (taught after the first set).

Click here to hear them do “There’s an Old Watermill” (3Mb mp3 file)

Check them out on Youtube:  Honey Don’t Sugar Moon Right or Wrong

The BBU is pleased to welcome Blue Highway on Saturday, March 20th for a concert at the National Heritage Museum in Lexington , MA . We last presented the band in 2009 at Joe Val, but this time they’ll have the evening all to themselves for a big evening to celebrate the band’s 15th anniversary.

It is rare for a band to last for 15 years in any genre, even if it goes through various lineup changes. It is astonishing to keep the same five members throughout a career that has produced numerous awards. Blue Highway is the very paradigm of a modern bluegrass band: a truly self-contained ensemble that excels on every level.

Instrumentally, their sound is defined by the intricate interplay of eleven-time International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Dobro Player of the Year Rob Ickes, hard-driving banjo player Jason Burleson, and the rippling mandolin and fiddle of Shawn Lane . Vocally, bassist Wayne Taylor has one of the most soulful and identifiable voices in the music, which blends seamlessly with Lane’s pure tenor. Guitarist and vocalist Tim Stafford remains one of the most respected and admired flat pickers on the scene, contributing propulsive rhythm and nimble lead playing in addition to stirring lead and harmony vocals.

It is as songwriters, however, that Blue Highway have truly enlivened and extended bluegrass. All members contribute, from Burleson and Ickes’s jaw dropping instrumentals to the nuanced, poetic songs of Taylor , Lane, and Stafford . Of their last album of new material, 2008’s all-original Through the Windows of a Train, NPR’s Folk Alley said, “Through the Window of a Train covers such topics as war, the homeless and mortality – not typical fodder for bluegrass bands. Familiar topics also surface (trains, lost love, wanderlust), but they’re presented with new perspectives.”

To mark the band’s 15th anniversary, they have recently released Some Day, an anthology featuring previously released and new material, on Rounder Records. As their innumerable awards (including multiple IBMA awards, Grammy nominations, and a Dove award) attest, Blue Highway represent the pinnacle of expression in bluegrass, echoing back the timeless roots of the music while continuing to find new musical and lyrical contexts to explore.

Help Blue Highway celebrate fifteen years by visiting http://www.bluehighwayband.com/Pages/15Years.html

Blue Highway video from the 2009 Joe Val Bluegrass Festival – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdxiKChcrTo

When: Thursday, Feb 11, 8-11 p.m.

Where: Sally O’Brien’s in Union Square, Somerville

Why: Because you want to hear some great music, buy an autographed CD and maybe a t-shirt!

There’s no cover charge – so you have no excuse NOT to come. : )

NOTE: The Red Clay Rascals are the sister band of the Goodtime Stringband

An eco-conscious wedding showcase for New England engaged couples!

Sunday, February, 14, 2010
12:30 pm to 5:00 pm

Hyatt Harborside Boston
101 Harborside Drive,
Boston, Massachusetts, USA 02128
Tel: +1 617 568 1234

Come to the Hyatt and spend the day -and night- with your honey. The Hyatt is offering a limited number of hotel rooms, at a special rate, to people attending the show. On Valentine’s Day enjoy the Hyatt’s Valentine’s Day dinner special, a three-course meal, at a 10% discount per person. If you stay at the Hyatt overnight, your entrance to the show will be complimentary.

1. Eco-Swag bags for the first 100 Guests through the door
2. Music and drinks in the Chillax Lounge!!
3. Informal Eco-Couture fashion show
4. Prizes and Giveaways
5. Bring your old Cell Phones in for recycling

Please visit the website to pre-register www.elegantlygreenweddingshowcase.com

USE PROMO: CODEEGWSVENDOR to pay $12 in advance (you must pre-register to receive discount) It’s going to cost $25 at the door!