Nonesuch School Benefit Concert

Friday May 22nd 2009 6pm-1am

Art and Music Show

Johnny Downer Band w/ Trevor Kinsel 7:00 - 8:30 pm

Pandoras Tribe Belly Dancers 9:00 pm

The Thugz 9:30 – 11:00 pm

Peace Warrior 11:30 – 1:00 am

Beverages provided by Lagunitas and Ace Cider.

BBQ provided by Ducky's Bar-B-Que and Chili by Nonesuch

All Ages
Adult tickets $12
18yrs and under $6
All Proceeds will benefit Nonesuch school, est. 1970

Produced by Nonesuch school in association with NewMoontalentShow, Freelight Design and Downtime.

Information

Contact phone for more info 707-849-9758 or 707-823-6603
Email nonesuch@nonesuchschool.org or newmoontalentshow@hotmail.com
We are still searching for more artists to display their art during the benefit. Call or email to get signed up.

About Nonesuch School
Established in 1970 in Sonoma County, Nonesuch School has been providing a private alternative educational experience for young people From Sonoma county and beyond.

About the Entertainment Acts

The Thugz

  Tribal Hippie UnderGround Zone, more commonly known as the Thugz, have packed in everyone from hippies to farmers to chefs to real estate agents to the local Sheriff at their Thursday-night engagement at the Pink Elephant, and they've responded with "Monte Rio Town," an ode to the city's colorful culture where all walks of life, by choice or necessity, come together. "It seems like there's more of an appreciation for music out there, in certain ways," says guitarist Andre de Channes. "It's a very friendly crowd, and for us, it's like having a paid rehearsal every week."

There's a common misconception that the Thugz are a Grateful Dead cover band, and though they do play a wide selection of the Dead's catalogue, a cursory glance of their set lists, posted on their website, reveal covers of Neil Young, Bob Dylan, the Beatles, Leonard Cohen and Gillian Welch—in other words, the music that de Channes plays on the radio at his day job on KRSH-FM.

Founded by Mike Campbell, who moved to the area in the days when the Dead would play the Rio Nido dance hall, the Thugz have a smattering of original songs woven into their 150-song repertoire. "It's almost like a jazz band, since there's such a high level of musicianship and improvisation to make it our own," says de Channes. "With the Grateful Dead stuff, we tend to stay pretty close to the arrangements. None of us sound or play like Jerry; it's more of getting the feeling of it than mimicking what they were doing." (excerpts from an article Jan 2009 North Bay Bohemian by Gabe Meline)

The Thugz have a new album of all-original songs due in the summertime, and have increased their out-of-town presence

Peace Warrior

Peace Warrior was founded and is headed by veteran musician/producer/songwriter Maceo Campbell. Maceo has performed, written, and worked with some of the biggest names in Rock history: Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, John Phillips, Alice Cooper, David Crosby and recently with Kim Manning, a young featured vocalist with George Clinton to name a few. Peace Warrior started in L.A. in the early 90's and moved with Maceo to San Francisco in 1993. Now based in Sonoma County (Northern California) the band has found it's key members and is making serious waves in the Bay Area & L.A...

Johnny Downer

Singer songster Guitarist, Johnny Downer based now in Sonoma County can be heard in his band, Free Peoples, or in many other formations he creates, to perform  his original material .

Trevor Kinsel

Trevor Kinsel  based in Sonoma County can be seen in many formations and plays both electric Bass, Stand up Bass and trumpet..

Pandoras Tribe

All members based in Sonoma County..Belly dancing, with original songs sang live with drums and violin...Started in the last 4 or 5 years, this troupe of musical belly dancers have performed in many events in Sonoma county.

Location

Odd Fellows Lodge #320

Hwy 116 and Covey Rd., (across the street from Carr’s Drive In)

Forestville, California