ToST

Dust off your lederhosen, Fremont Oktoberfest is this weekend, Fri-Sun 9/18-9/20!

We'd love for you to join us at ToST for a full weekend of musical deliciousness with some comedy sprinkles on top.

FRIDAY (9pm) conscious hip-hop and a little soul and rock too:
The Elements (http://www.myspace.com/theelements)
Corner State... (http://www.myspace.com/cornerstate)
Serél (http://www.thisisserel.com)

SATURDAY (9pm) funk, soul and beyond with:
The Satellite 4 (http://www.myspace.com/thesatellite4)
Soul Senate (http://www.myspace.com/soulsenate)
DJ Chilly (KEXP) (http://www.myspace.com/chilly1)

SUNDAY (7pm) a FREE evening of comedy!
The Big Bully Show (http://www.myspace.com/bigbullyshow)
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Forty years (and one day) after his iconic performance with SANTANA at Woodstock, ToST is honored to present MICHAEL SHRIEVE and his band SPELLBINDER for an evening of fantastic music, for FREE! (And yes, that is Michael in the bottom right of the Time Magazine cover to the right...)

If you like, come early, as we will ...be watching the 8pm showing of the VH1/History Channel documentary "Woodstock: Now & Then," directed by Academy Award-winner Barbara Kopple and executive produced by Michael Lang, the original organizer of Woodstock. For this film, Pearl Jam's Matt Cameron interviewed Michael Shrieve earlier this year, right here at ToST, so join us to watch its History Channel premiere!

"I owe Michael a lot; He's the one who turned me onto John Coltrane and Miles Davis. I just wanted to play blues until Michael came. He opened my eyes and my ears and my heart to a lot of things. Some drummers only have chops, but Michael Shrieve has vision. Michael is like a box of crayons; he has all the colors." -- Carlos Santana

Michael Shrieve: Drums (http://www.michaelshrieve.com/)

Over the course of his eminent career, Michael has written, produced and played on albums that have sold millions of copies worldwide. As the original drummer for Santana, Michael – at age nineteen – was the youngest performer at Woodstock. Michael’s recording credits include the masters of popular and avant-garde music – Mick Jagger and the Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Pete Townsend, Steve Winwood, Police guitarist Andy Summers, film composer Mark Isham, and such musical luminaries as John Mclaughlin, Stomu Yamash’ta, Klaus Schulze, Freddie Hubbard, Jaco Pastorius, Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell, Zakir Hussain, Airto Moriera and Amon Tobin. Michael continues to strive for innovative approaches to percussion-based music, and records with both renowned and emerging artists (Skerik, Jack DeJohnette, Zakir Hussain, Reggie Watts), in addition to his own band, Spellbinder. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and in 2005, Michael received the Guitar Center’s first annual “Lifetime Achievement Award.”

Danny Godinez: Guitars (http://www.myspace.com/godanny)

Danny is a unique guitarist, drawing from his facilities on the acoustic as well as the electric guitar. He is involved in a myriad of projects in the Seattle area. Aside from performing his live solo show, he also performs with reknown native artist Pura Fe, and teaches guitar privately and for rockschool.org. He enjoys playing tennis, good conversation, and is a Gemini. He is looking forward to giving birth to his first full length solo record in 2008. www.whoisdanny.com

Joe Doria: Hammond B3 (http://www.myspace.com/joedoria)

Joe learned from the Hammond greats of past and present with emphasis on his favorite - Jimmy Smith. He is obviously at home and in touch with the Hammond, knowing the instrument and it's history so well as to make it sing in any situation. Never limiting himself to one style, he's always trying new projects and can be heard on many cd's and playing live in projects such as: Skerik's Syncopated Taint Septet (on Ropeadope and Hyena records), Arisawkadoria, DOS(e), Skip Heller (Hyena Records), Chewy , Gutterball, Swampdweller, Dawud Raamah, The Living Daylights, Atma, The Stone Crazy Blues Band, and his current projects, "The Joe Doria Trio" and "Last Mile".

Farko Dosumov: Bass (http://www.myspace.com/farkodosumov)

Farko Rustamovich Dosumov was born in the city of Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. He started to take lessons on the classical guitar at age of 10. Switched to a bass at 14 years old. He moved to the United States when he was 20 and decided to go to Cornish College of the Arts located in Seattle Washington. Since then, he has played with many artists and groups such as The Danny Godinez Band, Jazzukha, Flowmotion, Arturo Rodrigez, Last Mile and the Owl'n'Thistle Band to name a few.

John Fricke: Trumpet (http://www.myspace.com/johncfricke)

After 14 years of school and touring, John landed back in Seattle in Feb of 2002. Playing/recording with the likes of Douglas Cameron, Flowmotion, James Whiton, Four Finger Five and Danny Godinez. Since his return, John has developed an eerie muted Trumpet sound all his own.
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JESSICA LURIE, saxophonist, singer and composer, originally hails from Seattle and is now living in Brooklyn, New York. Her main instruments are alto and tenor saxophones, flute, clarinet, as well as voice and accordion. She performs and records worldwide with several groups including the Tiptons Sax Quartet (Seattle/N...YC, formerly the Billy Tipton Memorial Sax Quartet), Tunneltrio (NYC) with Abraham Gomez of Zemog and Chris Stromquist of Kultur Shock, The Living Daylights (Seattle), La Buya (NYC) and Sheqer (NYC).
Her musical collaborations have ranged from eclectic avant garde to jam bands, blues-rock, folk and funk, working with artists such as Bill Frisell, Nels Cline, the Indigo Girls, Skerik, David Krakauer, Fred Wesley, Chuck D and the Fine Arts Militia, Vinicio Caposella, Wayne Horvitz, Todd Sickafoose, Will Bernard, Mike Clark, Danijel Zezelj, The Pat Grainey Dance Company, Big Head Todd, Joan Jones, Leo Neocentelli, Allison Miller, Paul McCandless, Calvin Weston, Sleater Kinney, Henry Butler, The Shakin' Ray Levis Society, Frank London, Kenny Wolleson, James Blood Ulmer Trio and NYC's Great Small Works, among others.

She and several of her groups are featured in the new jazz documentary "Icons Among Us" (2009 release).

http://www.jessicalurie.com/

The Reptet's instrumentation consists of drums, bass and four horns. These six multi-instrumentalists have an expansive approach to their music, performing original compositions that incorporate reggae, rock, ska, punk, modern classical, avant garde, eastern European folk influences and more. Their internationally acclaimed 2006 release, "Do This!" (Monktail Records) was an Independent Music Awards finalist for Best Jazz Record of the Year and was chosen Top Jazz CD of the year by Jazziz magazine's Alex Gelfand. They also won two Earshot Golden Ear Awards (celebrating the best of northwest jazz), including Best 'Outside' Jazz Group and Best Performance of the year (as part of the Monktail Raymond Scott Project). In 2007, Reptet criss-crossed the United States exhaustively touring in support of "Do This!". Their third CD, “Chicken or Beef?” was released in the summer of 2008 and the initial buzz has been overwhelming. In fact, the 8th Annual Independent Music Awards named it a finalist for Jazz Record of the Year. Their live performances have been described as, “arresting, compelling and just plain cranked-up!” with stage shows evolving into transformative performance art pieces using costumes, story telling, dance routines and absurdist humor. Reptet have proven themselves to be a unique and utterly enthralling multi-leveled experience leaving audiences wanting more.

http://www.reptet.com
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FRI: Dabouge, Miss Solar System, DJ Leopold Bloom, DJ Diem
SAT: Mesa & Ari, DJ Shapeshifter, Soul Kata, The Rumptones, Forget Me Nots
SUN: The Elements, Corner State, Dyno Jamz

Friday

Start the weekend off in style with some of the best live electronica you're gonna hear. Friday night ToST presents DABOUGE, featuring Kevin... (KJ) Sawka on drums, Christa Wells on vocals, and Kent Halvorsen on keys. Also taking the stage will be MISS SOLAR SYSTEM along with DJ LEOPOLD BLOOM and DJ DIEM. Cover is $5 on Friday night, doors at 9:00 PM.

Saturday

ToST will open at 11:00 AM on Saturday, June 20, for all of our friends who want to come enjoy a Bloody Mary or other libation before the parade. Watch the parade go by our windows, or come and go as you like during the parade. But if you leave, get back QUICK for a FULL day of music...

Following the parade at 2:00, Jaded Owl Productions presents our friends MESA & ARI (with no cover!) for an afternoon of great music featuring a whole bunch of surprise guests that you definitely won't want to miss.

At 5:00, DJ SHAPESHIFTER holds down the stage, spinning crazy beats into the twilight hours, also with no cover!

At 9:00, we feature a trio of soulful and funky bands: SOUL KATA, THE RUMPTONES, and FORGET ME NOTS. Cover for the evening show is only $6.

Sunday

ToST opens at our usual time, 5:00 PM on Sunday, June 21, with an early show to help you keep Fremont Fair going for a few more hours. We feature the 2009 EMP Sound Off! winner DYNO JAMZ, along with CORNER STATE and THE ELEMENTS. Cover is $5 for Sunday's show.
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The Jake Shaw Trio is a groove driven funk/rock trio from Seattle, Washington. Jake Shaw (Fender Rhodes & organ), Jason Gray (bass), and Grant Schroff (drums), bring eclectic groove based sounds encompassing the best of rock and roll, funk, hip hop, and blues. Their unique sound and performance has been influenced by t...he likes of Medeski Martin and Wood, Soulive, John Scofield, Miles Davis, Frank Zappa, and Jimi Hendrix, just to name a few.

http://www.myspace.com/thejakeshawtrio

War Pigeon formed in 2005 with the purpose of breaking down the barriers of traditional music formats. Ben, Cody, and Dave blend musical and life influences void of the sterility found in so much of today’s music. In the spirit of the great power trios like Cream, The Police and Medeski, Martin, and Wood, War Pigeon emerged with upbeat and skillful live performances to fans across the northwest.

As 2008 begins, War Pigeon is hot-on-the heels of today’s music scene, smattering a cavalcade of fresh inspiration and timeless music that is destined to earn the attention of music fans worldwide.

http://www.myspace.com/warpigeon
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Every Thursday night for the past ~6~ years, Marmalade has brought live improvised danceable grooves to a club called ToST. Influenced by soul, funk, hip-hop, and jazz, the Marmalade vibe is the defining factor that sets this group apart in Seattle's flourishing Groove scene. Positive, energetic, and free, the group en...courages one to be oneself; that the only way to be cool is to be you.
More than a band, this collective of musicians is made up of members of Phat Sidy Smokehouse, nuSoltribe, StingShark, Super Sonic Soul Pimps, Jambalaya, TRWST, Diano Garcia, Diamond Hand, 17th Chapter, Blu Surkit, Karl Densen's Tiny Universe, Dub Championz, Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band, and Reverse. Marmalade nightly invents new music to move your body and soul. The musicians are:

Ernest Pumphrey, Jr (Voice/Flavor)
Davee C (Drum kit)
Tyrone Bob Lovelace (Bass, MC)
Chad Redlight (Keyboards/Voice/Drums)
Buddhaful Mike (Keyboards)
Brian StingShark Ray (Guitar/Voice)
Kimo Muraki (Saxophone/Voice/Guitar)
Chris CD Littlefield (Trumpet)
BigTalk Jon Ryser (Alto and Baritone Saxophones).

In addition to the live music, DJ Leopold Bloom provides beats, cuts and scratches throughout the night for ones sonic groovification.

The night at ToST has become so popular that the group has been getting bookings all over the region. No matter where they perform, they bring their unique energy that transforms any venue into a platform for Marmalade to spread out and do their thing.

In 2005, Maramalade took it to the road. As a part of the Natural High Tour presented by the Pacha Mama Project, they spent the summer in France creating their instantly inspired Groove music for the discerning appetites of the European musical palate.

With a complete night of auditory and visual satisfaction, Marmalade reminds you of how much fun life can be.Read More

ery Thursday night for the past ~6~ years, Marmalade has brought live improvised danceable grooves to a club called ToST. Influenced by soul, funk, hip-hop, and jazz, the Marmalade vibe is the defining factor that sets this group apart in Seattle's flourishing Groove scene. Positive, energetic, and free, the group enco...urages one to be oneself; that the only way to be cool is to be you.
More than a band, this collective of musicians is made up of members of Phat Sidy Smokehouse, nuSoltribe, StingShark, Super Sonic Soul Pimps, Jambalaya, TRWST, Diano Garcia, Diamond Hand, 17th Chapter, Blu Surkit, Karl Densen's Tiny Universe, Dub Championz, Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band, and Reverse. Marmalade nightly invents new music to move your body and soul. The musicians are:

Ernest Pumphrey, Jr (Voice/Flavor)
Davee C (Drum kit)
Tyrone Bob Lovelace (Bass, MC)
Chad Redlight (Keyboards/Voice/Drums)
Buddhaful Mike (Keyboards)
Brian StingShark Ray (Guitar/Voice)
Kimo Muraki (Saxophone/Voice/Guitar)
Chris CD Littlefield (Trumpet)
BigTalk Jon Ryser (Alto and Baritone Saxophones).

In addition to the live music, DJ Leopold Bloom provides beats, cuts and scratches throughout the night for ones sonic groovification.

The night at ToST has become so popular that the group has been getting bookings all over the region. No matter where they perform, they bring their unique energy that transforms any venue into a platform for Marmalade to spread out and do their thing.

In 2005, Maramalade took it to the road. As a part of the Natural High Tour presented by the Pacha Mama Project, they spent the summer in France creating their instantly inspired Groove music for the discerning appetites of the European musical palate.

With a complete night of auditory and visual satisfaction, Marmalade reminds you of how much fun life can be.Read More

It is time to change your conception of Seattle based music. For over a decade, a new style of music has been growing and evolving in the clubs of this famous West Coast city. Marmalade embodies this new music we call Groove.

Every Thursday night for the past ~6~ years, Marmalade has brought live improvised danceable gr...ooves to a club called ToST. Influenced by soul, funk, hip-hop, and jazz, the Marmalade vibe is the defining factor that sets this group apart in Seattle's flourishing Groove scene. Positive, energetic, and free, the group encourages one to be oneself; that the only way to be cool is to be you.
More than a band, this collective of musicians is made up of members of Phat Sidy Smokehouse, nuSoltribe, StingShark, Super Sonic Soul Pimps, Jambalaya, TRWST, Diano Garcia, Diamond Hand, 17th Chapter, Blu Surkit, Karl Densen's Tiny Universe, Dub Championz, Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band, and Reverse. Marmalade nightly invents new music to move your body and soul. The musicians are:

Ernest Pumphrey, Jr (Voice/Flavor)
Davee C (Drum kit)
Tyrone Bob Lovelace (Bass, MC)
Chad Redlight (Keyboards/Voice/Drums)
Buddhaful Mike (Keyboards)
Brian StingShark Ray (Guitar/Voice)
Kimo Muraki (Saxophone/Voice/Guitar)
Chris CD Littlefield (Trumpet)
BigTalk Jon Ryser (Alto and Baritone Saxophones).

In addition to the live music, DJ Leopold Bloom provides beats, cuts and scratches throughout the night for ones sonic groovification.

The night at ToST has become so popular that the group has been getting bookings all over the region. No matter where they perform, they bring their unique energy that transforms any venue into a platform for Marmalade to spread out and do their thing.

In 2005, Maramalade took it to the road. As a part of the Natural High Tour presented by the Pacha Mama Project, they spent the summer in France creating their instantly inspired Groove music for the discerning appetites of the European musical palate.

With a complete night of auditory and visual satisfaction, Marmalade reminds you of how much fun life can be.Read More

Allecia Clemons has been writing sweet, thoughtful, and at times eerie lyrical folk gems in the Northwest for the past ten years. She has performed at Folklife, and many other venues all over town. Her voice is a uniquely strong instrument.

http://www.alleciaclemons.com

KIRBY KRACKLE is "The World's First Comic Book Rock... Band", a collaboration between two life-long pop-culture junkies Jim Demonakos and Kyle Stevens. Their debut album touches on subjects like friendship, acceptance, revenge and love, all filtered through a lens of pop culture imagery. Call it Geek Rock, Nerd-core, or whatever you want...KIRBY KRACKLE is music for YOU.

http://www.myspace.com/kirbykracklemusic

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Born out of the music scene in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, Leisure Sound started out small calling themselves "Hebro's" (Orin Henselyn and David Levin, featuring vocals from the lovely Sara Rose) performing at venues such as the Last Supper Club (pioneer square) and Columbia City Theater. Then in early 2008, under... a new name, LS filled out the bandstand with Mario Cruz the song writing expert, Anthony Krause who moved from Oahu to bring in some da kine ladat island vibe, Areia Pytel the man with state-of-the-art futuristic guitar licks, and Dan "2.0" Weiss who plays the drums with serious schmaltz! The group linked up just in recent with two crowd favorites, horn addition Dana Hench or "Nervous D" on bone and vocalist Katrina Wible from the well acclaimed Soul Kata ; who has added tremendously to compliment the groups rich lyrical content.

http://www.myspace.com/praisebigfoot
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