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The Sway Machinery (from NYC) w/Brass Menazeri at BeatBox
Following on the heels of an incredible headlining show at Great American Music Hall last March, during their tour with Malian diva Khaira Arby, THE SWAY MACHINERY is returning to San Francisco. Hitting the stage at a hot new venue in town, BeatBox, the band is ready to burn high, bringing the weight and intensity of their world travels to the stage.
Known for their adventurous and hard hitting explorations of the soulful Jewish Cantorial Music tradition, The Sway Machinery pushed their musical horizons past new limits with their 2010 performance at the Festival of the Desert in Timbuktu, Mali and their subsequent recording project, which culminated in the 2011 release of their new album, The House of Friendly Ghosts, Volume 1.
The Sway Machinery's talented members have recorded and toured with Balkan BeatBox, Khaira Arby, Antibalas, Iron & Wine, Arcade Fire, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and so many more.
"The musical story of (The Sway Machinery front man) Jeremiah Lockwood is almost hard to believe. It reads as though someone stuck a bunch of National Geographic articles in a blender and hit puree. All of these influences crystallize into something unified." -Pitchfork
www.swaymachinery.com
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Brass Menažeri (pronounced "Menagerie") is San Francisco's original & hottest Balkan Romani ("Gypsy") Brass Band. Their music cascades through Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Greece & even Rajasthan with wild rhythms, new sensibilities, innovative arrangements & original compositions, expanding the traditions while we remain rooted within them.
Long before the current Balkan brass music craze was iconified by crossover artists like Beirut and NY's Balkan Beat Box, the nine musicians of the San Francisco Bay Area's powerhouse Brass Menažeri Balkan Brass Band were already getting deep into the tradition, developed over centuries by the Rom (Gypsy) communities of Serbia, Macedonia and Greece, which yields music as alive with ecstatic celebration as with despairing laments. The band draws on many of the characteristics common throughout the Balkans: brazen horn lines, odd-metered rhythms, riveting, close harmonies, soulful improvisations, and a mission to make people dance.
Now a wider audience is taking notice, as Brass Menažeri's powerful performances drive some of the most fresh and exciting live shows in the Bay Area, including SF Weekly's "Best Crazed Gypsy Brass Band Dance Party", Kafana Balkan, that has packed most of San Francisco's venues over its 3 year history.
www.brass.menazeri.com
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LocationBeatBox
314 11th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
United States
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| Minimum Age: 21 |
| Kid Friendly: No |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
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