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12.17.11 Christmas With Bessie
HM157, Los Angeles
, CA
Many of the most talented local artists celebrate the music of jazz and blues legend Bessie Smith!
From last year's LA Weekly ...
"The groundbreaking song stylist Bessie Smith, universally acknowledged Empress of the Blues, has rarely been accorded the veneration and recognition she earned. Hell, you hear people raving about Robert Johnson every 15 minutes, but in Smith's case, her historic rep is centered far more around her tragic 1937 death than her artistic achievements, and even then, it's been straight-up short shrift: Smith lay in an unmarked grave until 1970. She was a singer of mesmerizing intensity and flabbergasting color and atmosphere, and her stunning, soul-deep blues have been righteously upheld each recent Yuletide by the local cult of cognoscenti who bring us the annual Christmas With Bessie revue. Always featuring a far-ranging, free-thinking gaggle of performers who do everything from rock, jazz and dance performances to old-school blues and indie-experimental eccentricities-- with each act focused on reinterpreting Smith's rich catalog of indigo masterpieces-- the third edition boasts some powerhouse artists ... Christmas With Bessie goes a long, loving way to reasserting the singer's magnificent legacy. Pig foot optional."
Christmas With Bessie Starring: (Not in order of appearance)
Mysterybau
Ketchup Soup
Princess Pangolin
Evangina
Sunny War
Lisima
The Dawn of Sequins
The Receptionists (starring Jessica Catron (experimental cellist of the wonderous Missincinnati and once of VOCO)
Marissa Gomez and the Ghosts of Echo Park
Dorian Wood
Suzy Williams
Cat Hair Ensemble
Two Bit Opera
Mr. Adrien Marbek - wonderful classical guitarist visiting HM157 from France
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12.10.11 Create:Fixate & Espacio present
11x11 Fundraising for the Arts
@ Espacio, Santa Monica, CA
Ketchup Soup performed at this intimate evening of Create:Fixate’s signature blend of art, music, and a few surprises!
All proceeds benefitted Create:Fixate’s 2012 nonprofit programs for emerging artists and at-risk youth. |
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12.10.11 Joyful Activism @ Mark Twain Middle School, Venice, CA 90291
Music provided by Ketchup Soup inspired the gardening good deeds. Healthy food provided by Whole Foods Market Venice.
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12.02.11 Montana Ave Holiday Walk
Santa Monica, CA
Ketchup Soup brought holiday cheer to the streets. |
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11.19.11 Ocean Park Blvd Street Fair
Santa Monica, CA
Mrs. Hobbs with guest singer/guitarist, Kesh Chugai. |
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11.17.11 Haunted Acoustics
with Ketchup Soup, Tommy Santee Klaws, & Bloody Death Skull
@ Home Room, Los Angeles, CA
Ketchup Soup played with special guest performance by Amy Kaps. |
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11.06.11 Bohemia! Sundays @ Witzend
1717 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
7:30-10:30pm, $5 @ door: free w/ RSVP
9:00pm Ketchup Soup
"Bohemia! is THE place to be this and every Sunday night on the Westside!! A hip, happening spot right in the 'hood... A weekly event dedicated to giving the good folks of Venice and the surrounding cities a place to call our very own. An awesome venue with fabulous food, full bar, outstanding service, excellent ambience and the BEST musical talent in Los Angeles. Our room is cozy, our tables candlelit, our walls exposed brick, our spotlight bright, our sound impeccable and our stage open by invite to the brightest stars in the LA galaxy." -- Joe Con, Witzend
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10.09.11 The Big Squeeze: 3rd Annual Orange County Accordion Festival
@ Orange County Market Place, Costa Mesa, CA
FIVE ACCORDION STAGES!
Ketchup Soup played at the Salsa Cabaret Stage.
This five accordion stage event also featured Gigi "Gee" Rabe with Lisa Haley & the Zydekats, Phil Parlapiano, Otono Lujan. You'll find Blues, Zydeco, Cajun, Tex-Mex, Salsa, New Orleans Jazz, French Musette, and yes, Polka too.
There was a Mardi Gras Parade, Zydeco dance lessons, accordion lessons, and accordion appraisals, mask-making for kids, and food trucks, plus the Marketplace Swap Meet.
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09.25.11 Abbot Kinney Festival
Robin's Sculpture Garden, Venice, CA
Ketchup Soup was back at Robin's Sculpture Garden for the AK Festival with Tommy Santee Klaws amongst others. Svetlana, a silk aerialist, flew during some of our performance. |
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09.04.11, Old Towne Pub
Pasadena, CA
KETCHUP SOUP
Blank Expressions
The Trades
Lovers Drugs
Glen Iris
The Lexingtons |
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08.26.11
Drinking Songs invade RT N The 44s show
Villains Tavern
Los Angeles, CA
The New L.A. Folk Festival wanted to spread drinking song cheer on Friday night... So they invaded RT N The 44s record release show at Villains Tavern with some drinking songs.
Featuring Ketchup Soup, Leslie Stevens, Driftwood Singers, Olentangy John, Matt Taylor, Bloody Death Skull, Alex Volz.
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08.18.11 Whole Foods Market
Venice, CA
Ketchup Soup and healthy food -- a perfect combo. |
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08.13.2011 Outside the MorYork Gallery
Highland Park, CA
Ketchup Soup played outside the gallery for the NELA Artwalk. |
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08.12.11 Your Theater (Inside the Hayworth Theater), Los Angeles, CA
Ketchup Soup entertained the pre-show reception for the play "The Fabulous Adventures of Alan Swift (...or Journey to the Center of Queer)".
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07.24.11 The Church in Ocean Park
Santa Monica, CA
Ketchup Soup contributed songs to the gathering at this alternative church. |
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07.21.11 Dogtown Artists United
811 Art Crawl, Venice, CA
Dogtown Artists United at the historical house on the boardwalk opens on the Venice Art Crawl night, for an evening of visual arts, music, video, installations featuring:
Live music: Ketchup Soup, Seeing Thingz, and Deprogramming Division
Visual arts: Rachel Rubenstein, David Hinnebusch, Lisa Mansy, Andrew Kosum, Eduardo Manilla, Sonja Salinas, Vinny Chango, Christopher Tallon
Live painting: Rachel Rubenstein
Art installation: 'A Light Hazing'
Live V.J.: Theory Vhilm
Video Art: Tosca Donato, Marianne Magne
The Raw Bar by Scott Mahoney
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07.16.11 Create:Fixate presents
"Stop : Pause : Now"
Premiere Events Center
Los Angeles, CA
Art & Music extravaganza with Ketchup Soup performing, KCRW's Jason Bentley, over 50 visual artists, live painting, fashion, and more....www.createfixate.com
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07.09.11 Circus Finelli & Friends
Robin's Sculpture Garden
Venice, CA
Circus Finelli, San Francisco’s all-women clown troupe, performed at Robin’s Sculpture Garden in Venice with local groups Ketchup Soup and Demonite Na Khaosa, and the Sideshow Sirens.
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07.09.11,
3rd Annual Point Ferman Shanty Day
Point Fermin Park Band Shell
San Pedro, CA
Music by and about: Sailors ! Pirates ! Navy Battles Shipwrecks ! Mermaids ! Ghost Ships Fishing ! Working ! Whaling Pleasures of the Harbor!
Ketchup Soup, Rick Sewell, canyonellen, Robert Brandin, Jill Fenimore, John Flick, Neil Hartman, Janet Cornwell, Wayne SL, Carol McArthur, and Peter Quentin.
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07.03.11
The Wulf @ MOCA
Los Angeles, CA
Mrs. Hobbs performed in Daniel Corral's Free Reed Conspiracy's "Neotrope" in the Reading Room at MOCA. "Neotrope" a half-hour micro-tonal piece for multiple accordions (generally 6-8). It's cool, it's avant-garde. Lots of other artsy performances were going on too. |
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07.01.11
Revival
Culver City, CA
It was LOVEMANDO's birthday party featuring Joe Con, AK & the Kalishnikovs, Tommy Santee Klaws, and of course some tasty Ketchup Soup.
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06.18.11 Grand Ole Echo
The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
Ketchup Soup played the back porch stage for The Grand Ole Echo's Father's Day BBQ. |
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06.18.11 Make Music Pasadena,
Majestical Roof Stage, Pasadena CA
Ketchup Soup played at the largest free West Coast music festival, inspired by France's Fete de la Musique. The Downtown Music Project put together the acts for the Majestical Roof Stage, with Ketchup Soup and Tommy Santee Klaws, amongst other. Local faves Jessica Fichot, Dustbowl Revival, Salt Petal, played other stages, with Morning KCRW DJs. Rock on!
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06.13.11
Accordion Babes Revue
Fais Do Do, Los Angeles, CA
Renee de la Prade & Amber Lee Baker are started off the Accordion Babe National Tour in Los Angeles, home of "Miss December 2011" Mrs. Hobbs.
Tons of great accordion music featuring:
- Mrs. Hobbs & Ketchup Soup
- Renee de la Prade & Amber Lee Baker
- Demonite Na Khaosa
- Rattlesnake Charm School
- Seeing Thingz
- Salt Petal
- David Dominique
- DJ Savvy of MALABOMBA! spinning
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06.12.11
Free Reed Conspiracy
Downtown Public Library
Los Angeles, CA
Daniel Corral's all-accordion ensemble performed alt-modern-classical originals including "Neotrope"
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06.11.11 "My Ears Are Burning"
KLASFM.COM
DJ Nigel invited Ketchup Soup back to talk about their upcoming shows. |
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06.01.11
Revival
Los Angeles, CA
Ketchup Soup played a set in a night that featured some of the Best of the West(side), like Tom Freund.
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05.05.11 Awareness Festival, Los Angeles, CA
Ketchup Soup welcomed festival attendees. |
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04.10.11
KETCHUP SOUP &
AK & HER KALISHNIKOVS
CINEMA BAR, Culver City, CA
Gypsy-folk-international-blues-cabaret.....
We threw a party to start the week off right! Opa!
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04.01.11 Art Martinez & Genesis Sullivan Wedding
The Long Beach Museum of Art , Long Beach, CA |
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03.10.11 Vermouth CD Release Party with Ketchup Soup
& The Swing Riots Quirktette
Bordello Bar, Los Angeles, CA
Vermouth celebrated the release of their CD "RetroFuture Pop Exotica" and we were pleased as punch to be part of the party. (They invited me to Bordello a few years back for my first "real" gig!)
Ketchup Soup started the night off with our "whiskey-bottle blues/folk", followed by Vermouth, who recreated the sonic experience of the album by performing with the talented Vermouth musicians who recorded with them including Curtis Cunningham, Matthew Embry, Giulio Carmassi, Dawn Frinta, Geoff Dent, Joshua Aguiar, & Rebecca Stout. The Swing Riots Quirktette kept the good cheer going into the night with their "irreverent gumbo of "Gypsy" Jazz, Romanian Horas, New Orleans Funeral Marches, Parisian Bal Musette, Russian Cabaret, Klezmer Frailichs, Swing Standards & the occasional wild monkey." |
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LA ArtLab's "Language" Art Show
* 02.19.11 Opening Reception with Ketchup Soup
* 02.26.11 Closing Reception
Performances by Ketchup Soup, Milo Martin, Amy Kaps, Audri Phillips
Upstairs at the Market Gallery, 1057 S. San Pedro St., L.A., CA 90015
Ketchup Soup performed both weeks and were joined at the closing party by spoken word artist Milo Martin, performance artist, Amy Kaps, and video/poetry by Audri Phillips. Spontaneous performances were uttered by various members of the art collective and bookmarks of language were on sale. Artwork abounded (including pieces from the "Fragile Flesh" series by Diana Hobstetter). A portion of art sale proceeds were donated to the LA literacy organization, The Wonder of Reading. |
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01.16.11 ACCORDION BABES REVUE Featuring Renee de la Prade, Amber Lee Baker, and Mrs. Hobbs of Ketchup Soup
Special Guests: Demonite Na Khaosa, Seeing Thingz, Zelda Lin
Bordello Bar, Los Angeles, CA
Northern California Accordion Babes Renee de la Prade and Amber Lee Baker were touring the West Coast and joined the SoCal Accordion Babe, Mrs. Hobbs of Ketchup Soup for an evening of squeezing.
Special accordion guests included Demonite Na Khaosa (a Bulgarian trio with Leah Harmon, Clara Dykstra, and Pamela Samuelson), Seeing Thingz (with chanteuse/accordionist, Gwendoline), and Zelda Lin.
Malabomba's DJ Jason Savvy and DJ Cat Hair were also on hand, dropping musical dervish madness for the dance floor between the live acts.
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