Monday, December 25, 2006

New Year's Week Gigs 2006-07

Hello and Happy New year to each of You!

Here's some gigs this week and after the New year that will expand your horizons in music and also be a lot of fun. I've got stuff going on, and my friends Paula Maya, Johnny Conga, The Red Hotz, Burt Boice, Tim Romain, and Rashid all have choice gigs for you too!

Remember to tune into KBCS 91.3 (broadcasting online at KBCS.FM) for your 100% Community-supported, non-corporate, independent radio playing music from around the world every day, and giving you the News that you won't get from the Ministry of Propaganda (aka the Mainstream Media, which is trying to make itself all one big company). Rebel,and support independent musicians and independent radio!

Yogi's gigs
Paula Maya
Johnny Conga
The Red Hot Blues Sisters
Burt Boice
Rashid and The African Roots
Sonic Funk Orchestra


YOGI'S GIGS:

The Yoginis
Sat Dec 30th 10pm $5.00
Egan's Ballard Jamhouse
Yogi's Holiday Party Gig
1707 NW Market St
Seattle WA 98107

www.theyoginis.com
www.myspace.com/yoginis

Our mix of Bossa Nova, Samba, and Jazz
For your Holiday Listening Pleasure

Egan's is Ballard's new Jazz hotspot - great room with a grand piano,
nice atmosphere great food and beverage selection, not overpriced.
We're on for the second show that night.

Yogi with the
African Knights Freedom Reggae Band
New Years Eve Reggae Party!
Awash Ethiopian Restaurant
3808 S Edmunds St (just off Rainier Ave)
Seattle WA 98118

African Style Reggae Party!
Need I say more?

Yogi with Amusicator at
One Funky Reggae Holiday Party With Talismen, Amusicator, and The Phat Phunk Phamily
December, 29 2006
The Sunset Tavern
5433 Ballard Ave,
Seattle, Washington 98107
$7.00 Door 21 W/ID

www.myspace.com/amusicator
WWW.crowenterprises.org/amusicator.aspx

PAULA MAYA'S TEXAS TOUR!

I just think it's cool when my friends tour and play all over the place. Who knows, maybe some of you will be in Texas!

Web: www.myspace.com/paulamayaband www.paulamaya.com

12/29/2006 09:00 PM
Last Concert Cafe
Houston, Texas 77002
Performing with one of Houston's favorite band El Gato Negrito. Find them on my top friends
http://www.lastconcert.com

12/30/2006 07:00 PM
Texas Tea & Coffee
402 A West 3rd Street
Waco - McGregor, Texas 76657
I'll be in Waco for the first time, sharing the evening with veteran guitarrist/singer/songwriter Bob Livingston.
myspace.com/boblivingston

12/31/2006 09:00 PM
Dean's
316 Main Street
Houston, Texas -
I'll be joining my friends El Gato Negrito for this great new Years Eve party! Find them on my top friends

JOHNNY CONGA
www.myspace.com/jcjohnnyconga

12/28/2006 08:00 PM - WANN restaurant
2020 2nd ave., Seattle, Washington -
with the Eric Fridrich Trio....

JOHNNY CONGA WITH "TYPE A" PREMIER NW FUNK AND SOUL REVUE
www.typeaband.com

12/31/2006 10:00 PM - Fairmont Hotel
Seattle, Seattle, Washington 98188 -
"TYPE A BAND" will be performing for this New Years Dance at the Fairmont Hotel in downtown Seattle.

01/05/2007 08:00 PM - The Triple Door
216 Union St., Seattle, Washington 98188 - $20.oo
"TYPE A" will be appearing in the Main Room at The Triple Door. Put on your Dancin Shoes!

Remember to hear Johnny at 6pm every Saturday Night on KBCS 91.3 Community Radio
on his show "A Lado Latino" ("On the Latin Side")

RED HOTZ (aka THE RED HOT BLUES SISTERS)
www.redhotbluessisters.com

Dec 28, 2006 8:00 PM
Seven Cedars Casino - Rock and Roll the Dice
Sequim, WA

Jan 6, 2007 1:00 PM
Olympic Sculpture Park Opening Celebration for Educators
Seattle, WA

Jan 13, 2007 8:00 PM
Seattle Art Museum
Olympic Sculpture Park Evening Preview Event
Seattle, WA

BURT BOICE - CONTRABASSIST
www.myspace.com/burtboice

12/29/2006 08:00 PM
Starbuck's - Columbia City
Seattle, Washington -
Emerald City Jazz Ensemble - Corner of Rainier Av S & Edmund St.

12/30/2006 10:00 PM -
Egan's Ballard Jam House
1707 NW Market Street, seattle, Washington - $5.00
The Yogini's - An all star line up Playing a mixture of Jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban & South Asian Indian Music. Each member brings their own unique diverse Musical traditions that sum up to an interesting sounding group.

01/05/2007 08:00 PM - Jubilantes - The Harvey Leonard Extravaganza!
Renton, Washington -
Jazz with Harvey Leonard (trumpet).

01/12/2007 08:00 PM - Cafe Vingole-Coffee House + Mo'!
9252 57th Ave South, Seattle, 98118 -
Chris Busa (Wind Synth) & other local stalwart jammers in a very cool lively Afro-Italianesque-type cafe/resturant atmosphere. 206.721.2267

RASHID AND THE AFRICAN ROOTS

New Year's Eve party at
Hidmo's Eritrean Restaurant www.hidmo.com
2000 S Jackson St
Seattle, WA 98122
206-329-1534

Afro-Pop Music of West Africa featuring the wildest African guitarist on the continent. Raschid is from Sierra Leone and will not miss a chance to show his stuff. It will be a great band night. $20 cover, includes Eritrean food buffet. Make your reservations early as it will fill up fast. For
reservations, call (206) 329-1534.

Hidmo's has garnered the 2006 Seattle Weekly Best Place to hear African Music in Seattle Award.

SONIC FUNK ORCHESTRA WITH BASSIST ROMAIN

This just in - Sonic Funk Orchestra, a 10-12 peice Funk & Disco cover band. (sonicfunktheband.com) will be playing New Years Eve at the Seattle Center, in the Center House My friend bassist Tim Romain, who also plays with the Yoginis sometimes, is their bassist.

For the 2nd year in a row ... the SFO crew has
been chosen to headline Seattle's NYE Party!! For
2005, we rocked in the new year to a standing
room only crowd at the Center House! Let's do it
again this year!

It's free, open to the public and of course it's
all ages ... so bring the whole crew!

Stay for an amazing fireworks show off of the
Space Needle immediately following SFO's
performance!