Take some time out from your busy day and come enjoy Uncle Bonsai and Christine Lavin in the Anti-Holiday HOLIDAY Concert 'Just One Angel'.
You don't want to miss what will very likely be the only Christmas, Hanukkah, Solstice, New Year's concert this year. Singer, songwriter, entertainer Christine Lavin and folk-pop trio Uncle Bonsai celebrate all of winter’s holidays with a grain of salt and a lot of laughter in the holiday concert, Just One Angel. With the spotlight on fresh, new holiday-themed songs along with favorites from their individual repertoires, Christine and Uncle Bonsai deliver a concert of song you’ll never hear in an elevator.
Just One Angel is based on the album of the same name which Christine produced in 2010 featuring twenty-two original holiday songs written and performed by fellow singer-songwriters including Janis Ian, Jeff Daniels, Roy Zimmerman, Kate Taylor, and many more. In 2011,Christine and Uncle Bonsai launched a concert tour of Just One Angel in eight cities from Portland, Oregon to Berkeley, California. In 2012 their fourteen-city tour once again originates in the Northwest at the Broadway Theatre Center in Tacoma WA and works east with two performances at Symphony Space in New York, and concluding on December 23rd at the The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA.
Folded throughout Just One Angel are songs from Christine’s and Uncle Bonsai’s respective repertories – Lavin’s “Good Thing He/She Can’t Read My Mind,” “If You’re Drunk You Cannot Buy A Puppy,” “What Was I Thinking?” and Uncle Bonsai’s perennial hits "The Baby's Head," “Men & Women,” and “The Monster in the Closet”. These and other concert standards are a perfect lock with holiday songs such as “When You’re Single at Christmastime,” “Doug’s Greatest Christmas Ever,” “Is it Hanukkah Or Chanukkah?” and “The Christians and the Pagans."
The 2012 tour will feature special guests performing their songs from the album. Singer-songwriter Larry Murante, and classical guitarist Hilary Field will join Christine and Uncle Bonsai for concerts in the Pacific Northwest. Award-winning singer and actor Megon McDonough will appear with them in the Chicago area. Singer-songwriter-comedian Don White will meet up with them in Michigan and in Pennsylvania it will be Erik Balkey. Special guests for the two New York City concerts include Grammy-winning songwriter Julie Gold, cabaret MAC-award winning Sue Matsuki, David Ippolito (the Guitar Man Of Central Park), actors Erik Frandsen and David Rasche, and the outstanding a cappella group The Accidentals.
About the album Just One Angel critics raved:
“Perfect! Off the wall or under the tree, the greatest selection of holiday songs this side of the North pole.” WXPN, Philadelphia
“A remarkable music assemblage” – NY Examiner
“Just One Angel is an imaginative gem” - NYC TheaterScenes.com
ARTISTS
CHRISTINE LAVIN
Multi -award winning singer-songwriter-entertainer and folk-pop tradition Christine Lavin sparkles (both literally and figuratively) in concert. Armed only with a guitar and boundless insight into popular culture, Christine takes the house by storm with her giddy stories, and riotous original songs. Her holiday show is but the latest chapter in an illustrious career that includes 20 albums, eight compilation albums, seven years as a founding member of The Four Bitchin' Babes, three published books and numerous awards including the prestigious 2012 New York City Night Life Award.
“Christine Lavin is wildly entertaining.” The New Yorker
UNCLE BONSAI
Uncle Bonsai performs original, contemporary folk/pop music. With their soaring and intricate three part vocal harmonies and biting humor, accompanied by only an acoustic guitar, Arni Adler, Patrice O’Neill and Andrew Ratshin deliver poignantly unflinching portrayals of life, love, and a guy named Doug. The trio’s influences range from the Beatles to Stephen Sondheim. While some describe them as Zappa cross-bred with Peter, Paul and Mary, Loudon Wainright III and The Roches. Bonsai songs focus on the passing of time, the passing of genes, and the passing of pets -- the truth of everything seemingly buried somewhere under the family tree.
“Uncle Bonsai’s exquisite musical detail and subtle needling wit attain a level of craft not often seen in pop" The New York Times
YELLOW TAIL RECORDS is a Seattle-based independent label specializing in Folk/Acoustic, Classical, and Children’s recordings. Their artist roster includes Uncle Bonsai, Christine Lavin and the Just One Angel album, Hilary Field, Patrice O’Neill, Matt Price, Scott Katz, and others. Information about the label, releases, and press information for individual artists, can be found at the label web site: www.yellowtailrecords.com.
GUEST ARTISTS:
Larry Murante
Hilary Field
CONCERT LINKS
www.poetinmo.com
www.justoneangeltour.com
www.christinelavin.com