PRESS RELEASE
WHO: Amoeba Music
WHAT: The Amoeba Music Gypsy Caravan
with Brandi Shearer, the Robin Nolan Trio, Stephane Wrembel, Sammo and the Gypsy
Kids, and featuring very special guest, David Grisman.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
AMOEBA
MUSIC CELEBRATES ITS NEW LABEL WITH A LIMITED ENGAGEMENT CALIFORNIA TOUR
Amoeba rolls
out its highly anticipated Gypsy Caravan tour featuring the legendary David
Grisman
December 26th 2005, San Francisco, California - Amoeba Music
celebrates the launching of its new major independent record label with a series
of California engagements featuring a stellar line-up of world class Gypsy
Jazz performers. Sharing the bill with renowned mandolin master David Grisman
are premier Amoeba artists Stephane Wrembel, Brandi Shearer and the Robin Nolan
Trio. Also introducing the prodigious young talents of Sammo and the Gypsy
Kids, featuring Sam Miltich and Samson Grisman.
On Jan. 20, 2006 the Gypsy Caravan will kick off with
two nights at the celebrated Music Box at the Henry Fonda Theatre in Hollywood,
CA. It then rolls north, playing theaters and large clubs throughout the Bay Area
and Santa Cruz, including the prestigious Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley.
“I want to bring gypsy jazz and our new artists to the public in a way
that’s never been seen before,” says label head and Amoeba owner Dave Prinz. “The
raw emotion, talent, and virtuosity of these acts is electrifying.” Called “The World’s Greatest Record Store”
by Rolling Stone magazine, Amoeba Music has been pushing the envelope and
changing the face of retail music for 15 years. In keeping with its avant-garde reputation, Amoeba’s
new label has chosen to debut with Gypsy Jazz, a genre that defies traditional
description and may otherwise be overlooked by big business record labels. “We
feel we’re really on the brink of something totally new and extraordinary,” says
Prinz. “This tour is what Amoeba Music is all about.”
The Robin Nolan Trio from Amsterdam and acclaimed San Francisco singer Brandi Shearer will perform selections from Amoeba’s first release Rendezvous at the Nightery, (already called “remarkable” by LA Times journalist Michael Hiltzik) including the Nolan/Shearer composition, Sao Miguel, featuring special guest David Grisman.
French gypsy guitar maestro Stephane Wrembel
then joins Grisman for a tour de force performance of selections from their
new Amoeba Music release, Gypsy Rumble.
Opening each show with
a dazzling display of youthful wizardry are Sammo and the Gypsy Kids, featuring
Sam Miltich, Samson Grisman, Tommy Davy and Annie Staninec.
Come celebrate the birth of the Amoeba Music label and go on a musical journey with the GYPSY CARAVAN!
CARAVAN DATES:
Jan. 20-21st 8:00 pm. The Music Box 6126 Hollywood
Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028, 323-464-0808
www.henryfondatheatre.com
Jan. 26th 8:00
pm. The Mystic Theatre 23 Petaluma Ave No, Petaluma, CA 94952707, 765-2121 www.mystictheatre.com
Jan. 27th 8:00
pm.
The Throckmorton Theatre 142 Throckmorton
Ave, Mill Valley, CA 415-383-9600
Jan 29th 8:00
pm.
The Rio Theatre 1205 Soquel Ave, Santa Cruz,
CA 95062831 423-8209 www.riotheatre.com
Feb 1st 8:00 pm. Bimbos 365
Club 1025 Columbus Ave, San Francisco,
CA 94133, 415-474-0365 www.bimbos365club.com
ALL TICKETS GO ON SALE JANUARY 1st, 2006!
CONTACT:
Nick Lehr-Tour Manager
650-366-1078 nlehr@msn.com