SCENES INSPIRED BY MUSIC
Joe Garden introduces Beauty Love Truth, says goodbye to The Onion from Shannon Manning on Vimeo.
Joe Garden (The Onion, at the time) does the introduction for Beauty Love Truth inspired by the topics of beauty, love, and/or truth. January 12, 2012. The musical guest that evening was Georgia and Ira from Yo La Tengo.
Stephan Said, aka Stephan Smith, is an internationally acclaimed musician, writer and activist who has been called “this generation’s Woody Guthrie†(Billboard Magazine) and favorably compared to Bob Dylan, John Lennon and Bob Marley in publications such as the New York Times, Billboard Magazine, BBC, NPR and RFI. An Iraqi-American with immediate family in Baghdad and Mosul and a diverse heritage that combines Christianity and Islam, he is a prominent voice for interfaith dialogue, peace, and global justice. His song “The Bell†was “the first major song against the war in Iraqâ€(Neil Strauss, NY Times) and hailed as “the antiwar anthem of this generation.â€(GNN) Stephan pioneered the use of the internet to distribute mp3’s and music videos for social causes on a mass scale, and his essays on music and global affairs have appeared in The San Francisco Chronicle, The Progressive Magazine, CounterPunch, Sing Out! Magazine, Folker Magazine (Germany), The Huffington Post, AlterNet, Counterpunch, and others. Since his last album on Artemis Records, Stephan completed his graduate studies in International Affairs from the New School University.
Stephan’s new album, difrent:, with Grammy Award winning Producer Hal Willner (Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, Bono, Saturday Nite Live), features his most universal songwriting to date, with cinematic love songs and pop anthems to global tolerance and peace in English, Arabic, French and Spanish blending pop with rock, folk, and world music. difrent: is Stephan’s first album reclaiming his born name, Said, having put out several critically acclaimed albums under his mother’s maiden name “Stephan Smith,†after executives at major labels in the U.S. insisted he “could never have a career in the America with an Arabic name.†The album debuts an all-star band featuring Cindy Blackman on drums, Kevin Hunter on mandolin and guitar, Yousif Sheronick on percussion, and George Mitchell on upright and electric bass. Strings and horns include recording legends Lenny Pickett, Howard Johnson, Earl Gardner, Art Baron, and Jane Scarpantoni. The album is being released to launch Stephan’s biggest project to date, difrent: a global broadcasting platform and one-stop for the music of social change. difrent: connects artists and organizations for initiatives having a positive impact on the ground worldwide, and promotes young voices that are making music and culture to advance peace, equality, and environmental sustainability.
Stephan is known for consistently using his art at the frontlines of social change, repeatedly breaking nascent initiatives and movements into the mainstream. He has produced several albums for his own independent label Universal Hobo Records as well as for Artemis Records, Rounder Records, and Caroline Records, and his songs have been sung by artists including Dave Matthews, Patti Smith, DJ Spooky, Pete Seeger, and others. Stephan has also performed, toured, or recorded with a wide range of artists including Allen Ginsberg, Bob Dylan, Ween, Paul Simon, Ani DiFranco, Phillip Glass, Butch Morris, and others, and.
Stephan was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of 4 siblings. His father, Mohamed Said, is from Nineveh, Iraq, and is Muslim. His mother, Monika Smith, is from Vienna, Austria, and is Catholic, but parts of her family had Jewish relatives, as is typical of all Europeans, and the family took a stand against Nazi boycotts in WWII. His wife, Anushay, is Pakistani and Muslim. He is multi-lingual and sings in English, Arabic, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian and Spanish and is learning to sing Urdu(like Chaudvhin Ka Chand, teekh hain?!). He holds a Masters in International Affairs from The New School, and has studied and written extensively on global development, poverty reduction, weapons law and human rights. Stephan began playing piano at 3, composing and studying classical violin at 4, and guitar at 11 years old. After a sports accident that ended his hope of college scholarships, he immersed himself in the study of social movements and philosphers, from John the Baptist to Ghandi, Mohamed and MLK, Jr. He quit high school to play Jazz and then tour with several bands signed to SST records, beginning with proto-punk jam-band Always August, and toured with Sonic Youth, Dinousaur Jr. Firehose and others in his teens. By his late teens and through his early 20′s he became a migrant worker to immerse himself in aural tradition in search of keys to rejoin a society he saw falling apart at the seams when it needed to come together to address inevitable crises. In his travels he learned numerous folk traditions first-hand, and is a champion fiddler accomplished in Old-Time and Bluegrass, Rai, Gypsy, Irish, Arabic, Scottish, Ranchero, Klezmer, and other music. He lives in New York City.
See Music Live… Its Bigger Than Hearing It
Biography
“Everyone is a robot and it’s ok to be a Robot… Just be an interesting one!†That’s Ko-Lition; the coming together of artists that separate themselves from the norm of the robotic-like 9-5 life and stagnant music that people hate. These Knockout (K.O.) Artists strive for that separation and creation of new ‘feel good’ music. Combining genres of music such as Hip Hop, Jazz, and Electro, they bring new flavor and a new attitude.
The Brooklyn boys started their music career with a boom box and a mic rapping to friends and family. They reached out to anyone who would listen and were eventually picked up by Brothers and Sisters Entertainment (BSE) where they were able to really bring out their talent through Showcases all over the US, including 106th and Park and BB Kings.After many years in the BSE Family, the Duo decided to venture out on their own and created their own production company, See Music Live LLC which embodies the importance of astonishing and energetic stage presence as well as their vision of where they want to see music go in the years to come. They can be found spreading their music in open mics and showcases all over NYC which include venues like Sullivan Hall and China 1 Lounge. They are currently working on their upcoming album “Love Jazz Robotz,†which features their single ‘Must Be Robotz,’ coming soon. Ko-Lition are looking to excite audiences with brand new music in a brand new year.
Meet the Guys
DE-LO
“I FIRST CAUGHT THE VERBAL BUG AFTER LISTENIN’ TO A TRIBE CALLED QUEST’S ‘ELECTRIC RELAXATION…’†says De-Lo, “it was the first track I’ve heard that had me say ‘damn… that’s how I’m a sound when I get my words together.†His first battle was in JHS against another student. They both didn’t write at the time, so “we would jack our favorite MCs and battle wit their rhymes and the kid didn’t know how to deliver so he always lost. Shortly after, we started writing our own and from then, I realized that I had the gift of delivery.†By the time he entered HS, De-Lo’s skills expanded, and so did his confidence. De-Lo has a passion for the art he loves, and looks to be a trailblazer in the next era of rap, bringing back the love of lyricism and just good music making.
K BRIGGS
First felt the lyrical bug in Elementary school when he wrote a rhyme about black history month. It was so well received that he felt like it was the start of something hot. He honed his skills over the years, even incorporating his love into his schoolwork (he once wrote a paper in JHS analyzing the verses of De La Soul’s “Millie Pulled a Gun on Santaâ€, complete with an audio presentation of the song to his class). As his young maturity grew, he continued listening to the greats in hip-hop, developing his lyrical and story-telling ability. Though mostly in a party mood, his lyrics are thoughtful, fun, yet strong, serious and intelligent. He is one of the main creative heads behind the development of Ko-Lition overall style.The Duo draw their influences from all genres of music from A Tribe Called Quest, Jay-Z, Black thought, Mos Def, Kanye West, Outkast, Missy, Daft Punk, Maroon 5, Fred Wesley and the Gorillaz, to name a few. Ko-Lition are delightful young men with the charisma and energy to keep an entire room entertained. What’s their mission statement? “We are here for the taking.â€
Check out recent radio program Cat Radio Cafe with Janet Coleman and David Dozer on WBAI. PART II mp3 download or listen online (starts at 5 minutes in.)
The Committee on Dick Cavett:Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCDahC7sdjw
Garry Goodrow and John Belushi sketch:Â http://youtu.be/r-pl-TkXwAE
The Connection trailer:Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BsfBomthhc
BOB DOROUGH, born in Arkansas and “raised†in Texas, immediately fell in love with music upon joining the Plainview Texas High School Band. He served three years in a Special Services Army Band Unit, gaining much professional experience as arranger, clarinetist, saxophonist, pianist, and entertainer (1943-45).
After earning a Bachelor Of Music degree at the University of North Texas (1949), he made a bee-line for New York City where he took classes at Columbia University and immersed himself in the volatile jazz scene then taking place there -the BeBop revolution.
In 1952 he turned his back on the academic scene to devote himself to jazz performance, specializing in piano/vocals. After years of accompanying, conducting, arranging, and playing, he made his first recording as a leader (1956) for the Bethlehem label….DEVIL MAY CARE, having written the title tune three years earlier. He is known as “the only singer to record with Miles Davisâ€. While this may not be 100% true, he did record two vocals with Davis, in 1962, “Nothing Like You†and “Blue Xmas,†both of which he composed.
Davis also recorded an instrumental version of Bob’s classic song, “Devil May Care,†that same year.
In 1971 he received a commission to “set the multiplication tables to music.†This led to a small industry, being the beginning of ABC-TV’s SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK, Saturday morning cartoons that entertained and instructed unsuspecting children during the years 1973-1985. The impact of this media exposure was unpredictably immense. The show came back for another five years in the 90’s and is now enjoying its 30th anniversary with a DVD edition of the entire, five-subject series, for which Dorough worked as the Musical Director.
In 1995 he signed a contract with the prestigious jazz label – Blue Note Records – and has done three CDs for them (“Right On My Way Home,†“Too Much Coffee Man“ and “Who‘s On First“).
Now residing in Pennsylvania, he has received honors from that state (the Governor’s Artist of the Year Award) and from his native state (the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame.)
In 2002 his trio was chosen to represent the State Department and Kennedy Center, as an Ambassador of Jazz and Blues. The one-month tour saw them play some 22 workshops and concerts in thirteen cities in six different countries.
Currently recording on Arbors, Candid and his own label, Bob Dorough continues to perform, often for children too, in Jazz Clubs and Schools, wherever he can.
Check out recent radio program Cat Radio Cafe with Janet Coleman and David Dozer on WBAI.  PART II mp3 download or listen online (starts at 5 minutes in.)
Del Close was my teacher in Chicago after I stumbled into improv because I met Janet Coleman through Charles Mingus’ widow Sue. Janet had written a book called The Compass: The Improvisational Theatre that Revolutionized American Comedy. I read the book because it was about my college and I was in a post collegiate float/freefall, fancying myself a stealth indie academic, doing field work in the service class, waitressing, baggage handling, reading books in bars. So I started taking classes at Second City hoping to find the contemporary versions of the characters in the book: Severn Darden, Barbara Harris, Elaine May, Mike Nichols, Paul Sills, David Shepherd, Teddy Flicker, but I was totally lost being pimped into scenes about mainstream pop cultural stuff I was oblivious to (I’ve since somewhat caught up) and being asked to play a character named “Honey,” whoever that is. I spent more time drinking at Old Town with my teachers. Not that there was anything wrong with that- -shout out to Don De Pollo who told me he’d never had a worse class than mine and cracked me up (“if you’re going to do it again, which you’re not….”) –I just didn’t think improv or comedy was for me.
One night at the Second City afterhours improv set, I saw Adam McKay playing Noam Chomsky teaching a kindergarten class and Tina Fey belittling a group of men while stripping for them (I might be confusing nights but man did those Chicago boys like to see strippers and girls jump out of cakes.) While my classmates hated this new style and pointed out all the improv mistakes made, I stalked Adam at the bar after and asked him how one gets to do THAT. He said, “go study with Del.”
I hadn’t heard of IO, or Del. But I’m so glad I did. At the end of Level 1, Charna had our class doing the Horror, which was a longform about something tragic in the news. I played Susan Smith who drowned her two kids and said a black man hijacked and kidnapped them. I knew about all this because I had just spent a few months taking care of my dad after he broke his neck bodysurfing, and getting to know him, and we were really into THIS OTHER bad parent story. He also got me hooked on Homicide which inspired me to buy a TV when I got home. The Horror ended with Susan looking at her kids in the rear view mirror and telling them it was going to be okay, they just needed to be quiet, for once, shhh, I think I sang a lullaby, as she drove into the lake, while on one side tv cameras trampled one another and on the other a family in their own tragic home consumed it all. We did that after a Level 1 class and I WAS HOOKED.
I got a little unhooked after my dad suddenly died, but when I came back to improv, Charna let me go right to Del. I was a dark and morbid mess and Del loved that. I mostly did uncomfortable monologues about inappropriate dreams and death and weird initiations and god bless anyone who tried to do scenes with me then. Del was so protective. “Stop. Listen to her. Sit down.” Later my sister joined us and Del joked that he’d taught the Murrays, the Belushis, the Farleys and now the Mannings. Despite my protestations that I actually HAD gone to college, Del would brag that the smartest improvisers around were a baggage handler and a prison warden. (what was his name?) I am not bragging. Very few people liked me, except Del. I didn’t know what I was doing, which I think was the only reason I could do anything. Del would talk an hour and then have us get up on stage and just improvise for an hour. Or two. Sometimes he’d make some adjustments, he compared it to a ship’s captain making a slight turn and then, not right away, but in a few hours, the course would change. He was healthy and inspired then and couldn’t wait to work with our class, explore new forms and ideas that he’d been thinking about all week. Later when I taught workshops I tried to do the same thing. I don’t think improv is something that you teach, you are just working with whatever boat is in front of you, giving it a safe place to discover what is possible. I mean we’re all grown-ups….kinda…. I guess the metaphor of musicians is that you can learn scales and such, but we are the instrument and if you haven’t learned some scales from your own life you probably aren’t going to be able to do improv that is very interesting. It’s just life, slowed down. Regular conversation, with a spotlight. My point is that Del never taught us improv. No rules. No games. No warmups “if you aren’t warmed up from life you shouldn’t be doing this work.” He assumed we knew everything already and he was just there to help us find it. He yelled at us when we got in the way of our own poetry and genius, like not knowing Pilgrim’s Progress, or when I said that patterns build. (They don’t. They repeat.) He told us we were light years beyond what anyone in the past did, that we shouldn’t look back. Stand on the shoulders of giants to see further, all that.
One time we improvised in one scene so long that my scene partner Molly left the stage to get her cigarettes and lit up and I was so engaged in the scene, I forgot I had quit years before and smoked. And then I was a smoker again. Just like that. Improv took over my life like that, and that quickly, because of Del. I drove him home after class which turned into an internship running errands. So then the drug was free. And then when it was time to move on, I did. Because he taught me that, too. Why stay in a scene that isn’t working. Just let it go. It happened. Don’t bring it back. Don’t force it to work. We all saw it and will all remember it. Maybe something will get used, maybe it won’t. It’s not a failure but just leave it there, move on. Later my sister and I wrote a play called Dead Dads and were absolutely surprised when people laughed. We were just telling the truth. Del had taught us to make darkness laugh.
In college, my whole body would shake when I raised my hand in class. I would fall apart when challenged, and since I was a kid, I would shut down or give up if ignored. I could only ever be assertive on paper or drunk. Del made me believe that the world was filled with people who might be interested in what I had to say. Or fuck em if they weren’t interested, say it anyway. And more importantly, that it is my job to listen to and celebrate others. To treat everyone like poets and geniuses- audiences, fellow players, students.
So that’s why I am doing improv again, and why every year I am so grateful for the chance to celebrate Del’s life –fuck it, let’s celebrate his death, too– by doing a show in the Del Close Marathon. Thank you UCB, and thank you to every person who has been in a good scene or a bad scene with me. It’s been a great journey and there are some great things we can use from it.
Love,
Shannon
Beauty Love Truth at UCB’s Del Close Marathon Sunday, July 1 6:45pm at Urban Stages
As part of UCB’s Del Close Marathon. At Urban Stages 259 West 30th Street, btwn 7th and 8th Ave
Cast for this show:
Alan Fessenden
Kaitlin Fontana
Matt Higgins
Terry Jinn
Bradford Jordan
Shannon Manning
Chris Mills
Louie Pearlman
Mary Regan
Jed Resnik
Marian Rosin
J.B. Roté
And a special guest musician who we can’t say who it is!
http://www.delclosemarathon.com/dcm14/shows/view/699
This show is produced and directed by Shannon Manning and Louie Pearlman of Sparkle Television.
Future casts, special guest actors, and musicians might not be publicized so join the mailing list on the right sidebar if you want the scoop! Please help us share the love by clicking on the social media buttons below!
The Committee on Dick Cavett:Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCDahC7sdjw
Garry Goodrow and John Belushi sketch:Â http://youtu.be/r-pl-TkXwAE
The Connection trailer:Â http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BsfBomthhc
New York Based Singer/Songwriter Warren Malone
Is Originally From Manchester England. He Loves To Sing,
He Loves To Write Songs And He Loves To Play Guitar.
He Loves Traditional Folk Music As Much As He Loves A Great Pop Song.
He Loves His New Album And He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It.
He Does Not Love Writing Bios And Pretending To Be A Third Party.
He Loves A Good Audience, He Hates Stupid Pop Stars With Shades,
He has A Fear Of Being Falsely Accused, He’s Done Some Bad Things,
He Tries To Be Good, He Loves To Sing, He Sings All Day Everyday,
The First Record He Ever Put On Was A Hank Williams Record He Was 4 Yrs Old,
As A Kid He Loved Elvis, He Used To Draw And Sometimes Still Carries A Sketchbook.
He Loves Mexican Food, He Lived In San Francisco For 5 Years And It Changed Him Forever,
He Can Cook But Only If It Involves Just 1 Pan, He Loves Beer But Tries Not To Drink It
He Loves Fiddle Tunes, He Loves Duets With Mandolin And Guitar,
He Loves To Hear Great Harmony singers And Has Fantasized About Being The High Lonesome
Singer In A Bluegrass Band, He Has Been High and Lonesome
He Has Made Some Promises He Knew He Couldn’t Keep
He Knows He Has Some Secrets But He Can’t Remember What They Are
He Hates Cool People, He Will Let You Know If He Likes You
He Loves His Family
He Remembers Things From His Past But Doesn’t Know If They Really happened,
He Loves To Sing
He Can’t Believe he Didn’t End Up In Jail, He’s Played A Lot Of Gigs, He’s Played A lot Of Street Corners
He’s Had To Talk To A Lot Of Strangers, His Parents Met When His Father Was In Prison
That’s A whole Other Story, It Would Be A Great Movie Actually
Youth, Violence, Crime, Singing, Prison, Love, Jealousy, Family, Murder And More Singing
He Loves Repetition, He Loves His New Album And He Doesn’t Care Who Knows It.
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/warrenmalone2
http://www.youtube.com/user/Malone67?feature=watch
http://warrenmalone.bandcamp.com/
This show is produced and directed by Shannon Manning and Louie Pearlman of Sparkle Television.
Future casts, special guest actors, and musicians might not be publicized so join the mailing list on the right sidebar if you want the scoop! Please help us share the love by clicking on the social media buttons below!
The Committee on Dick Cavett: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCDahC7sdjw
Garry Goodrow and John Belushi sketch: http://youtu.be/r-pl-TkXwAE
The Connection trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BsfBomthhc
Kevin Cragg (Magnet, PIT, UCB)
Elana Fishbein (Magnet, Featherweight, Story Pirates)
Roy Koshy (Yes Andersens, Magnet, PIT)
Shannon Manning (UCB, Magnet, PIT, IO Chicago, “Conanâ€
Louie Pearlman (Story Pirates, The Spidey Project, Buckshot N Benny)
Branson Reese (Story Pirates, Comedy Expo, We’re Matt Weir)
Sam Rogal (Rooftop Comedy Contest Finalist, Comedy Shmomedy, Top Shelf Chappies)
Betsy Todd ((UCB, Magnet, “Battle of the Bozosâ€)
Future casts, special guest actors, and musicians might not be publicized so join the mailing list on the website if you want the scoop.
BOB DOROUGH, born in Arkansas and “raised†in Texas, immediately fell in love with music upon joining the Plainview Texas High School Band. He served three years in a Special Services Army Band Unit, gaining much professional experience as arranger, clarinetist, saxophonist, pianist, and entertainer (1943-45).
After earning a Bachelor Of Music degree at the University of North Texas (1949), he made a bee-line for New York City where he took classes at Columbia University and immersed himself in the volatile jazz scene then taking place there -the BeBop revolution.
In 1952 he turned his back on the academic scene to devote himself to jazz performance, specializing in piano/vocals. After years of accompanying, conducting, arranging, and playing, he made his first recording as a leader (1956) for the Bethlehem label….DEVIL MAY CARE, having written the title tune three years earlier. He is known as “the only singer to record with Miles Davisâ€. While this may not be 100% true, he did record two vocals with Davis, in 1962, “Nothing Like You†and “Blue Xmas,†both of which he composed.
Davis also recorded an instrumental version of Bob’s classic song, “Devil May Care,†that same year.
In 1971 he received a commission to “set the multiplication tables to music.†This led to a small industry, being the beginning of ABC-TV’s SCHOOLHOUSE ROCK, Saturday morning cartoons that entertained and instructed unsuspecting children during the years 1973-1985. The impact of this media exposure was unpredictably immense. The show came back for another five years in the 90’s and is now enjoying its 30th anniversary with a DVD edition of the entire, five-subject series, for which Dorough worked as the Musical Director.
In 1995 he signed a contract with the prestigious jazz label – Blue Note Records – and has done three CDs for them (“Right On My Way Home,†“Too Much Coffee Man“ and “Who‘s On First“).
Now residing in Pennsylvania, he has received honors from that state (the Governor’s Artist of the Year Award) and from his native state (the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame.)
In 2002 his trio was chosen to represent the State Department and Kennedy Center, as an Ambassador of Jazz and Blues. The one-month tour saw them play some 22 workshops and concerts in thirteen cities in six different countries.
Currently recording on Arbors, Candid and his own label, Bob Dorough continues to perform, often for children too, in Jazz Clubs and Schools, wherever he can.
Tony Carnevale (Channel 102, Tony Carnevale’s Greatest Hits) LAST SHOW BEFORE HE MOVES TO LA!
Kirk Damato (UCB, Cakey! The Cake From Outer Space, Picasso at the Lapin Agile-Tokyo)
Kaitlin Fontana (Buckshot ‘n’ Benny, CTV’s “The Party“)
Arlen Konopaki (Scratch, Rapid Fire in Edmonton, Alberta)
Shannon Manning (UCB, Magnet, PIT, IO Chicago, “Conanâ€)
Louie Pearlman (Story Pirates, The Spidey Project, Magnet)
Natasha Rothwell (Oh Boy!, Hodapp and Rothwell, The Story Pirates)
Ashley Ward (PIT, Magnet, UCB, “Jeopardy!â€)
Future casts, special guest actors, and musicians might not be publicized so join the mailing list if you want the scoop.
From New Mexico to Budapest, Niall Connolly has played over 200 concerts in 10 countries in the last year. Performing at festivals, embassies, theatres, cinemas, bookshops, hot springs, rooftops and basement bars, Connolly has built an equally loyal and diverse fanbase. A hardcore contingent of fans who have Niall’s name tattoed on their arms recently had their title challenged by an Englishman who knocked a wall in his own house so he could host a Connolly concert. In recent years he has performed at Glastonbury, The Prague Fringe Festival, The Glasgow West End Festival as well as the Cork Folk, Jazz and film festivals. He has shared the stage with countless Americana and Irish folk legends including Evan Dando, Lambchop, John Spillane, Damien Dempsey and Glen Hansard. Connolly has also had his works used in an Irish Cultural Studies course in Hungary, Advanced English Language classes in China and a philosophy class in Brooklyn. Based in New York for the last 3 years, Cork-born Niall is currently working on his fourth studio album. Expect a combination of interesting lyrics, infectious melodies and extremely well crafted songwriting from a performer who has never been afraid to stare into the abyss and tell it a bad joke.
LOOKIT some of our wonderful musical guests so far:
Brian Fountain (UCB, ImprovEverywhere, Freak Dance)
Chris Grace (PIT performer and teacher, Cold Soda, The Faculty, Starkey & Grace, hello, and Baby Wants Candy)
Peter Gwinn (IO, Colbert Report, Baby Wants Candy)
Shannon Manning UCB, Magnet, PIT, IO Chicago, “Conanâ€)
Louie Pearlman (Story Pirates, The Spidey Project, Magnet)
Alexis Saarela (Someday the Cake, Taco Supreme)
Betsy Stover (UCB performer and teacher)
Sean Taylor (Magnet Junior Varsity, Spotlight, Pizza Month, Variety Underground)
Future casts, special guest actors, and musicians might not be publicized so join the mailing list if you want the scoop.
Lianne just released an album produced by Anton Fier (her first, funded through Kickstarter by friends and fans, see video below. CD will be available at this show!) She was also a Golden Palomino last summer, touring Europe. A longtime Loser’s Lounge favorite, she is also a longtime friend of Beauty Love Truth and its earlier cousin Swing, Baby!
