We rock the 209 in February! Live in Stockton, the Secret Sidewalk Quintet is gonna be in full avant garde effect with help from the Resonate residents and the recently implanted SF beat wizard Devonwho. If your in the area, come thru…
this past weekend we went to the historic Haight Street beat house of our great friend Benji a.k.a Mophono for our first recordings as a full quintet. The session was amazing and the songs sound like we’ve never heard them before…..these recordings will eventually become our first official EP release and we are more than excited about this project!!!
this our next big event..organized by by good friend Noa-. Live painting installation with music by Matthew Africa,B-Cause,Devonwho and Secret Sidewalk! Club 6 SF on 1/13/12. Come ring in the new year of creation with us!
The latest Secret Sidecast brought to you by Mike Reed…
Sidecast Mix by Moquel
Mike Reed, aka Moquel, is the drummer in the Secret Sidewalk Quintet. In this mix he features edits and contortions of some of his favorite drummers, including Earl Palmer, Max Roach, and Al Foster, mixed with some of his current listening pleasures, and topped with tape loops and circuitbendery. Enjoy.
Tracklist
Mt Everest Trio - No Hip Shit
Clifford Brown - George’s Dilemma (edit)
Edomites - Umadbro?
Miles Davis - Maiysha (edit)
Tanto Trio - Barumba (edit)
Moquel - Shufflez
Bakunawa - October
David Axelrod / Earl Palmer - Moquel edit
The Tarantulas - Like Spellbound (edit)
The Frantics - Warewolf
Add N to (X) - Revenge of the Black Regent
Peaking Lights - Synthy
Moquel - Enchanted Farm
DOWNLOAD HERE: http://secretsidewalk.bandcamp.com/track/secret-sidecast-2
cover artwork by : VEZZEN (www.twitter.com/vezzen)
noa- is a good friend of the band and an amazing artist.He has established his distinct style and because of this fluid, and adaptive process he has become a favorite in the bay area for live painting, blessing many events like Wonder-Full(SF) and The Peoples Party(Oakland), with his live improvised artwork that captivates all while flowing with the music being played at the moment of creation..
Based on noa-’s notion, “at the moment a line is drawn, one is released from all thoughts, and a supernatural ego will manifest.”, lines are drawn an instant sense, etched a rhythm of a moment on a canvas, and flown around an abstract and a figurative.”
noa- collaborated with Pu22l3 and Matt Oner for their “Hear Ring Art” project, which involved live and improvised inks and liquid projections along with live music sets….from that project came the basis for the Secret Sidewalk “Mythic Octopus” series here:
We are going to be closely working with noa- as well as fellow artists Santos Shelton and Erik Otto Paeste on their latest edition of their art installation show series “Meteor”. We will be playing improvised music along with the live paintings to provide an audio visual experience to all in attendance. more info can be found here:
http://followyourline.com/meteor/
Noa- website: http://followyourline.com/
Secret Sidewalk LIVE in San Jose this Thursday. Come check us out if your in the South Bay….
Live at Skratchpad SF
the latest in the “Mythic Octopus” series……
In a recent edition of the SFJAZZ Hotplate series…Secret Sidewalk’s own space sax hero Marcus Stephens paid tribute to legend Joe Henderson, in a show that featured reworked classics of Mr. Henderson, as well as original compositions inspired by his works.
Marcus brought a talented group of musicians with him to achieve this great feat, one of them being another Secret Sidewalk goon, the mad genius Alex (Puzzle) Abalos on MPC and Modular Synth.
This was a great night. the entire band was there in support and we had a blast. Needless to say, Marcus killed it as he always does.
SFJAZZ Hotplate is a monthly series that features local artists re-imagining the music of jazz legends. All shows are at the club Amnesia, in the Mission. Cover is just $5 at the door! More info at http://www.sfjazzhotplate.org
