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Steppin' In It CD Release |
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Written by Eric Hines
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
 Steppin' In It
CD Release Party
Saturday, May 10th, 8pm
InsideOut Gallery, TC
I've been following Steppin' In It since they were what seemed to be an interesting young jam band back in 2000. They were that and a whole lot more--over the years I've found more and more reasons to appreciate this band: of course, they're very cool guys. They're friendly, down-to-earth, concerned about the land, generous with their time, easy to work with, and they always do their damnedest to send everyone home happy. They've also shown a lot of facets to their collective music talents over the years: Josh Davis has turned into a formidable songwriter; the multi-instrumental talents of the Wilson brothers always impress and adds lots of variety and interest to the music settings; the sheer exhuberance of Dominic Suchyta (or Dominic de Steppininit, as we like to call him); the breadth of their musical interests.
I am very happy the boys are still at it and Steppin' In It after all these years. This latest CD has been in our rotation now for a couple of weeks and it definitely merits your attention (and your money!). It brings together all of those things I mention above into a package of (loosely) thematically connected songs which, to this year, emphasizes our connections/similarities with the 1930s--an era much more challenging than this in many ways, but one that brought out a spirit of solidarity and creativity that I think Steppin' In It would very much like to inspire in us.
Let them give it a shot, come on down for a night of fine music and celebration this Saturday night at the InideOut!
Link to Mike Dudek's review of Steppin' In It's second CD release, Last Winter in the Copper Country.
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Last Days for Music at Poppycocks |
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Written by Eric Hines
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
 Below is an email I received last night from Don Julin informing us that the music at Poppycock's will soon be coming to an end. Weekend music at Poppycocks, most closely associated with the Neptune Quartet, but which included many many other artists, has been one of the highlights of the TC music scene for years.
I remember Seamus Shinners mentioning to me some years ago that Poppycocks was where he took his own visiting artists to impress them with the quality of the scene up here. And impressed they were. It's really a shame to see this go away. One can only hope that something similar will land at another downtown venue soon.
from Don:
Since 2002 Poppycocks has been the host for Traverse City's eclectic music scene
encompassing jazz, blues, folk, original and experimental music. It is with
great sorrow that I am informing you all that this weekend (May 9,10) will be
the last 2 nights of live music at Poppycocks. Friday - The Don Julin Quartet,
Sat - Rachel Borovik. The powers that be have decided to take the establishment
in a different direction which does not include live music.
I would like to thank everyone that came out during the last 5 years for
late night at Poppycocks. I would also like to thank Mark, John, Whitney and the
entire staff for a great run that lasted 5 years. Below is a list of many (I am
sure to forget someone) of the very talented musicians that filled the room with
great sounds.
Neptune Quartet (Don Julin, Crispin Campbell, Glenn Wolff, Angelo
Meli)
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Claudia Schmidt
Janice Keegan
Jack Dryden
Joe Wilson
Rachel Borovik
Billy Marsh Trio
Nick Raffaele
Steve Stargardt
Steve Little
Mike Gauthier
Darin Irvine
Kevin Gills
Jason Kott
Rick Evans
Ron Getz
Wes Ivankovich
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Dave Collini
Mark Camp
Pat Ivory
Nick Talantis
Pete "Big Dog" Fedders
Andy Evans
Dave Hay
Ray Kamalay
Alan Eptsein
Jeremy Kittel
Rojer Tarczon
Bill Sears
Laurie Sears
Dave Frakenpohl
Unzan "Harry" Pfennig
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Don Julin
Mandolins Heal the world
www.donjulin.com
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 18 April 2008 |
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