Fright Night ~ Friday, October 31, 2014
Mumbo Gumbo
Fright Night returns to the Miners Foundry on Friday, October 31, 2014. This year the legendary Nevada City Halloween party will feature 3 bands on two stages, a full bar, food for purchase, face painting, a photo booth, and the ever popular costume contest.
Nor Cal favorite Mumbo Gumbo will headline in the Osborn/Woods Hall and Scary Little Friends will open for Mount Whateverest in the Stone Hall.
Doors open at 8:30 with live music starting at 9:00 p.m. Tickets are $20.00 in Advance and $25.00 at the door, plus $2.00 Historic Preservation fee. Tickets are available online, by phone or in person at the Miners Foundry, (530) 265-5040, or in person at Briar Patch Co-Op.
Event Schedule
8:30 p.m. Doors Open
8:30 p.m. DJ Set (Stone Hall)
9:00 p.m. Mumbo Gumbo (Osborn/Woods Hall)
9:15 p.m. Scary Little Friends (Stone Hall)
10:30 p.m. Special Digital Projections designed by light artists Romero Alves, Zach Haller, and Todd Wahoske (Osborn/Woods Hall)
10:45 p.m. Mt. Whateverest (Stone Hall)
11:00 p.m Mumbo Gumbo (Osborn/Woods Hall)
Mumbo Gumbo blends many genres from rock to soul, afropop to lush balladry, zydeco to country, into a celebratory, danceable noise, creating something less a specific style than a particular feeling: The Sound of Sheer Joy.
Moving back and forth between sly, sometimes melancholy explorations of romance and individuality, and ebullient, unabashed celebrations of family and commitment, Mumbo Gumbo weaves a rich tapestry of sound and sensibility that transcends genre. The result can be positively relentless, as the band’s extended jams drive dancers wild while giving non-dancers plenty to enjoy.
Mumbo Gumbo is both an institution on the NorCal concert scene and an ever-evolving collective that fills listeners with joy and longing, and always has audiences dancing their hearts out.
Mount Whateverest ~ “Flaming Eye”
The musicians who comprise Nevada City rock band Mount Whateverest form a musical unit capable of reaching staggering heights. Their music is a noisy collision of sugar-coated pop, space-jazz interludes and giant, classic rock riffs.
Changed school yard choruses combine with thumping glam rhythms to create the kind of day glow rock and roll not heard since T. Rex roamed the Earth.
Armed with distortion boxes, lasers, and lots of extra oxygen, Mount Whateverest are so high, they’re breaking through into the bottom of something else entirely.
Scary Little Friends ~ “A City At Night”
Santa Cruz / San Francisco based Scary Little Friends feature lilting vocals and surfs-up psychedelic guitar with underlying southern soul roots and strong songwriting.
Their live shows combine an understated professionalism with raw talent by offering authentic heartfelt performances that connect with their audience the old fashion way.
Photo by Akim Aginksy
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