The Moon Balloons is a San Francisco based space rock band that's got a whole lotta soul, a bunch of psychedelic noise, and isn't afraid to toss some spicy funk on your eardrums' BBQ grill.

The Moon Balloons drift through their perpetual adolescence with a substantial lack of musical identity due in-part to each member's orthodox religious upbringing, the intense, undeniable, yet completely unacknowledged sexual tension between them, and the fact that they don't give a (SHUTYAMOUTH) about your over-simplified opinions on something as intangibly beautiful as multi-timbrel organic almonds and smooth harmonic honey-oat clusters with waves of highly-enriched chemical vibrations sent out to chaotically bounce off the walls of big dark rooms full of happy, sweaty people. 

I'm hungry. Who's hungry?

This band consists of four members: Dylan Swift (lead guitar, vocals, wacky noise extraordinaire), Danae "deelovely" Labraña (vocals, percussion, bringer of the Chilean thunder sass), virtuoso Josh Tobias (his right hand is a brooding pianoman, his left hand brings Bad Girl Synthilonius Funk) and Jeremy "JerBear U" Collins (whose drums will punch you in the face!) 

So, if you want to get down to some loud, fun, space rock then The Moon Balloons is ready for you! Find us on Facebook to find out when and where our next space adventure begins.

http://www.facebook.com/themoonballoons

And remember: your mother loves you and The Moon Balloons love all.

The Chapin Sisters, Lily & Abigail Chapin are known for pristine harmonies and haunting melodies that have gained comparisons to sixties girl groups, Appalachian family bands, and sister acts of old. Their songs and arrangements combine vocal elements of pop, blues, folk, and psychedelic rock. 

“More than anything else, The Chapin Sisters are a brilliant new take on the harmony groups of another time … injected  with new life and an occasionally morbid twist.”  - Stephen Thomas/We Make Lists (May 23, 2010)

For their forthcoming new album, Two – Lily and Abigail, along with co-producers Jesse Lee (Gang Gang Dance) and Louie Stephens (Rooney) retreated to an old family farm in rural New Jersey where they put-together a studio and recorded in a converted cabin, over-looking woods and field, to gain inspiration from tree frogs and wild deer, crickets and waterbugs.  Two incorporates lush keyboards, layered percussion, electric guitars and warm, rich vocals tones, in addition to acoustic guitar and three part-harmonies.  It will be released in North America (US & Canada) on September 14th and in the UK/Europe in January 2011.
    
 	"Seductive and delicate folk-pop, with an occasional darker edge…" - Craig "Dodge" Lite, My Old Kentucky Blog (May 24, 2010) 

This Summer, Lily & Abigail will be touring with She & Him (Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward) as members of their band and opening many of the shows as The Chapin Sisters.  In June 2010, the Sisters released a collection of live-in-studio tracks – Oh, Hear The Wind Blow - as a limited edition tour EP that they recorded in spring 2010 at The Boat in Los Angeles, CA, produced by Dan Horne (Mezzanine Owls, Music Go Music, Lilys, Beachwood Sparks), a member of their live band The Brothers Brothers which also includes with their live band  Louie Stephens (Rooney), and Aaron Sperske (Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Lilys, Beachwood Sparks).

“I managed to catch Zooey singing one of their songs with them, I think it was  “Let Me Go”.  Their voices blended really well together, and it was nice to see them back on stage as backing vocalists with mean percussion skills in She & Him’s  set.”   - Milky Tea Kid (from She & Him live review of London show, May 10th)

Their first full-length record, Lake Bottom LP was collaboration with their other sister, Jessica Craven, who has sense taken a leave of absence to spend time with her new baby. Produced by Thom Monahan (Devendra Bandhart, Vetiver, Lavender Diamond) and Mike Daly (Whiskeytown, Grace Potter), the record was critically acclaimed and was named on of the LA Weekly’s Top Ten Records of 2008.  It is being released in the UK/Europe this Summer.

“The one virtue the Chapin Sisters shares with classic sister acts of old becomes apparent when they sing together: that shiver of spotless, familial unity that makes every syllable woundingly poignant.”               	- FLAVORPILL San Francisco

Abigail and Lily were born in Brooklyn Heights, New York. Their father, 3-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter Tom Chapin, along with their grandfather Jim Chapin (jazz drummer and educator) and the legacy of their uncle, singer-songwriter Harry Chapin (who passed away when the girls were infants), created an environment wherein music held an almost sacred purpose, whether it be for family, community, or humanitarian purposes.  Abigail and Lily attended a Waldorf school in New York’s Hudson Valley whose arts-based education added training in orchestral music, choir, and music theory. The complicated harmonies of Shape-note songs and Gregorian chants were instilled in them at an early age. Additionally, throughout elementary and high school, they sang on over a dozen studio albums for various artists.
 
Since graduating from college and pursuing music professionally, the sisters have recorded on albums by Vetiver, Lavender Diamond, Gary Louris (Jahawks), Ann Magnusen, Will Oldham and Marie Sioux, etc.  

In a musical world where technology has made it possible to become a “credible” DJ in nanoseconds, it is good to know there are still DJ’s out there keeping it real.  Enter Marc Buxton.  Here’s a guy who believes that DJing is an outpouring of human emotion and that the best way to express that emotion is through playing actual records “in the moment”.  Marc does not use digital software to pick out the next song or to mix them together.  He does not pre-plan his sets and has very little time to dance around.  “I love to play all night so I can build a proper set - starting with foreplay and moving through two or three peaks throughout the night.”  Marc's style defies categorization, but includes elements of wave, house, electro, funk, disco, acid and industrial.  According to Buxton, "DJing is like cooking... just a dash of the right ingredients makes the recipe special".  The listener can expect a seamless mix of tasty morsels that touch on many of today’s sub-genres.  “I started playing in clubs in 1978…the word genre didn’t apply.  I still follow the same template.  I don’t favor specific record labels or producers.  I listen to hundreds of new releases across multiple genres every month and I buy a lot of records.”
  
Marc’s great journey into The Dance began on the radio in 1975.  As a young teen Marc became entranced with a fairly new medium called FM radio.  For the next three years, Marc worked as an overnight DJ broadcasting to the invisible masses.  As fate would have it, this was the exact time the Disco Era exploded onto the scene and Marc found himself moving out of the lonely radio station booth and into an environment filled with excitement.  “I actually fell asleep at the switch while on the radio.  I think it was an Air Supply song that knocked me out.  The owner called the studio hotline and woke me up.  He wasn’t very happy!  Two weeks later I started my first club gig.  Funny thing is that’s only job I’ve ever been fired from, but it’s the best thing that ever happened to me.” 

Marc’s first big break came two years later.  The Midwest’s first mega-club, “OZ” was getting ready to open.  A then 19-year-old Marc was tapped as resident DJ even though he wasn’t old enough to drink.  “OZ provided a wonderful laboratory to grow as an artist.  As an afterhours club, I could really push the limits musically.  It was a game every night to see how late we could keep ‘em going.  On a cold winter night, we’d go til’ 7 or 8 in the morning.  I played an 8 hour set five nights a week during my 10 years as resident at OZ.”  In other words, 2,500 gigs!  With security like that, why would a DJ ever leave?  To open a club to call their own, of course!   

The year was 1990.  The Summer of Love.  The Rave movement was exploding all over Europe and Marc seized the opportunity to open his own club, Metropol, based on the lifestyle that was emerging.  “We were playing everything from Madchester stuff to Ministry, along with the amazing new sounds coming from Europe such as Guru Josh, 808 State and the whole Belgian New Beat movement.  Chicago House was also a staple.”  The club was a smashing success.  So much so, that Metropol couldn’t handle the demand, with long lines spilling out into the street.  Within a year it was clear that a bigger more advanced club was need.  That club, Evolution, opened in 1992 and was truly a game changer.  “The concept was to make the place look different every week.  Bars were moveable to create differing layouts.  All the walls were painted with white screen paint.  Every square inch was hit with some kind of projection; 32 slide projectors on an Apple II controller, four first generation LCD video projectors which showed music videos and fractal images, oldskool film loops and 3-D foam core cut outs.  The place was a total sensory overload with 8 EV 18” subs rocking the block.”

After a successful three-year-run, Evolution closed its doors and Marc Buxton changed his focus.  His next business would not play music, it would sell it.  “After putting my heart and soul into two nightclubs, I felt drained.  I realized that typical club shelf life of two years would make it necessary to be a perpetual club developer.  I was looking for something more stable.”  That stability was achieved with the opening of Marc’s DJ focused record store, Deep Grooves.  Deep Grooves was a DJ’s wet dream, offering a one stop shopping experience and providing a centralized meeting point which helped the entire scene grow and mature.

After a nearly one-year hiatus, Marc was itching to get back into the booth.  Unfortunately, the few clubs operating were less than desirable.  Marc approached the owners of an existing club, Sanctuary, with a complete redevelopment plan for turning the space into a major nightclub called Velvet.  “It was great.  They followed my plan verbatim, and I didn’t have to risk a dime of my own money.  I felt vindicated.  Of course, Velvet broke all the paradigms and lasted almost 10 years…”  But, Marc would only make it through half of that period.  The Windy City was calling and Marc was ready to make the jump.  Marc had already been playing as a guest at Shelter in Chicago on a regular basis before the move.  Shelter was being forced out of its space and owner Barry Paddor was making plans for a brand new club called Transit.  Paddor chose Marc to be Saturday night resident alongside Chicago legend John Curley. From there, additional residencies at Crobar, Soundbar, Y, Rednofive w/Pure and Zentra cemented Marc's Chicago presence. 

“My love of playing records is what does it for me”, according to Buxton.  “The other aspects of the business are satisfying, but nothing comes close to spinning”.  Buxton summed it up, “sophisticated concepts deserve sophisticated music.”


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Perpetual Tsahey, known on the gospel scene as Perppy is ready to take Ghanaian gospel music to another level with her soul touching gospel songs. Perppy has Eight- track album, titled Ayeyi, including the current popular track “Adom” and “Ayeyi” which is currently enjoying massive airplay and music video. “Adom” on YouTube…www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjQvZB6ppVA. The Gospel Diva, has also promised to bring more changes into the gospel market, fans should expect more unique songs and something different from her. She has a firm believe that, majority of Ghanaians do like Gospel music compared to other genre of music, she believes that there are a lot of opportunities within the gospel music industry but it all depends on how they {Gospel musicians} strategies and grab them. She participated in TV3’s reality show “Band’s Alive in 2009 with the UP Band, which they won and that was the motivation to release an album. Perppy with the UP Band is the resident Band at Tafo golf course, during tournaments, especially for UT Bank and during special events of the Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. The Band has played for Ghana Cocoa Board, end of year awards for cocoa farmers and annual general meetings. She with the Band plays every year during Happy FM annual mass wedding for the past three years. She with the Band played at the Cocoa research Institute at Tafo, end of year party. End of year parties for the following renowned brands GHAPOHA, kasapa (Expresso), Guinness Ghana, weddings, parties and funerals. SHE AND THE BAND HAVE AN ANNUAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR LESS PRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN SOCIETY, AN EVENT THEY HAS BEEN DOING FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

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More than music, Bantunani is primarily an adventure, the will of a person to continually unite around her musicians from all walks of life to draw a sound, thought, and a groove nomadic that caresses the ages languages and styles. It rubs happy soul, funk, R & B and Afrobeat in a world where the guitars are expressed between joy and arrogance behind hushed vocals. Every second, rumba home can break. Listen Bantunani implies a freedom, a total lack of boundaries and a love of music colorful human humanist message.

Behind the pen vindictive, melancholy, hides the eyes of Michel Nzau, instigator of the afrogroove, it is the project multiethnic whose essence remains except the sound live. There are few artists whose music, indefinable and sensuously African, invites you to dance, and reflection at the meeting. His productions are full of mixtures and express the inheritance of a music lover looking for innovative groove. Far from the shackles, sweat daring.

Designed in 2006 as a creative platform around the guitars, musicians and multimedia artists and other engineers of sound, Bantunani is one of those constellations which revolve wills in the service of creative art that the structure is seen to change with each project .. Each new album evokes a new life with new faces of musicians who come together when the hard core push the boundaries of the so-called afrogroove.

As a long journey, Michel has created around a core group of quality musicians, both guarantors of writing and freedom

is found when Michel at the helm, Niwa Koshi, bassist Japanese because of its Thurs dark rock with hints soukouss just sit singing and guitar Nicolas Mazzola, the Sicilian mandolin pop and arpeggios. It collects guitars and guitar rifts effective than the rhythm of the old wiseman Umberto Luambo who knows everything about afro rythm and Jazz cultures. In this mix sound, the sweet sensuality of the female vocals, warm and seductive surprises and attracts the timbre soul rocker Ametys uses it alongside many guests.

Group name:
The name of the group Bantunani would have three meaningsperformed well in the group's philosophy, the first sense comes from the Lingala (language spoken in Congo-DRC), which means Bantu the 'Bantu people' and would return  the question tois this people?, the second meaning is more of a universalist because it refers to the notion of Bantu as a human being, hence the question who are we?
Finally, the last sense, the Bantu word also means 'people' so we have the question, who are these people? In this case is this group Bantunani.

Influences: Sly and The Family Stone, Charles Mingus , Nina Simone, Gil Scott-Heron, James Brown, Michael Jackson, Miriam Makeba, Arrested Development, Guru, Living Color, BB King, Wendo Kolosoy, JB.Lenoir, Franco Luambo, Mahmoud Ahmed, Giorgio Moroder, Richard Wagner, Jacques Brel .

Discography:
May 2010: Africanization
The return was expected to confirm the first flush, marked by the opening in all directions, this album exceeds the nu-rumba to finally establish the afrogroove where ranges of styles styles, from theme to theme but always with a strong will not to dance silly. There are the hits 'Coltanrush' Letthemtalk and other Balckninja. (Ruestendhal / Believe)

March 2008: RumbaLounge, Discovering NuRumba
first album, marked by a groove very wild, he laid the foundation for the nu-rumba. The African universe, text rich and effective melodies made this album a first success with titles like Bantugroove, and Rumbafever Makambo. (Ruestendhal / Believe)
Depuis sa création en 2006,la vie du groupe fut mouvementée mais riche. Les changements de line-up furent nombreux car la démarche et le projet du groupe sont toujours remis en cause afin de garder leur pertinence.

Sous l’impulsion de Michel Nzau, le groupe exprime avec force l’alliance parfaite entre tradition et rythmes modernes où chaque membre amène sa culture musicale:

Que ce soit Johnny Millebaga ou Désiré (Dezzy drums), à la batterie et Niwa Koshi (un Japonais), à la guitare basse, le socle groove est maintenu  dans une parfaite alliance des influences. Umberto Luambo, cofondateur du groupe,se montre garant de la tradition africaine reconnaissable à son jeu de guitare qui oscille entre la guitare cocotte et le hard-rock.

Ce noyau est alors un vecteur de rencontre, telle une plateforme humaniste où d'autres artistes viennent enrichir l'aventure Bantunani qui, à chaque projet album se redefinit.

Dans ce savant mélange acoustique, la douce sensualité des choeurs féminins, chaleureuse et séductrice attire et surprend, 

Derrière l’élan musical que suscite la plume satirique, on retrouve une énergie envoûtante dans l’interprétation scénique de Michel qui fait que la danse devient un instrument au service du verbe. Les Bantunani offrent ainsi un voyage dans le groove moderne marqué par la quête musicale et humaniste.

English version :

One is intrigued listening to this wild group with vindictive and melancholic undertones. This « multiracial » group proposes a nu-rumba concept based on afro-groove fusion, where afro-rhythms meet hip-hop, funk, soul, and jazz. The group’s songs are powerful and aware. Bantunani’s music is both a  consciousness raising and a dancing music.

Under the driving force of Michel Nzau, the group is a perfect blend between traditional and modern rhythms where every member brings in his or her own musical culture. The group is in perpetual re-evaluation of its artistic approach vis-a-vis its artistic and humanistic objectives. So since its creation in 2006 the life of the groups has been rich and eventful, witnessing an evolution in its constitution.
The rhythmic core, made of the drummer Johnny Millebaga or of Désiré (Dezzy Drums) and of the base player Niwa Koshi, is always maintained in its blending with other influences. Umberto Luambo is the co-founder and guitar player of the group. One recognizes the african style of his playing that can also call in hard rock elements or (« guitar cocotte style »!).

This is the nucleus of the group around which other artists gravitate, enriching the Bantunani experience. An experience that is renewed with each album. But we must not forget the surprising, sensual and languorous chorus that adds itself to this electro-acoustic combination, and most of all the mesmerizing energy of the lead singer, Michel Nzau who transforms dance and music into instruments at the service of the verb.

Bantunani is a voyage, through modern groove, characterized by its musical and humanistic quest."

	Not many DJs are lucky enough to be born with a name that so easily and credibly lends itself to the profession.  Born in Vancouver, Canada all Sage Ellie had to do was to drop the last name add those two magical letters to start the mind-blowing journey that has taken him to where he is today.  
 “I dream and think in music, there’s always a beat in my head”.  It’s unknown if that seed that developed into a perpetual cerebral rhythm is the result of his father, who is also a DJ, or his close friends whose ubiquitous presence in the house and tech scene so heavily influenced Sage, but whatever the case it has been and is generating an abundance of triumphs and fame in his musical career.  
His emotional connection to his music and intuitive understanding of his audience turned Sage into one of the top resident DJs in Vancouver. Whether it was Switch Saturdays at the Red Room, Stereotype Fridays at Celebrities or his 5 year stint at Substance Saturdays at Gorg-O-Mish, just to name a few, Sage became a fixture of the west coast music scene.  He sums up the key to his popularity and success succinctly “if I couldn’t dance and sing along with my music, I wouldn’t be playing it…there are only two important things about a DJ, the music and the crowd”.  
Local renown quickly turned into worldwide acclaim as Sage began playing internationally by bringing his unique sound to the US and Mexico, both broadening his horizons as an artist and giving him the extraordinary opportunity to perform alongside such industry icons as The Crystal Method, Paul Oakenfold, Deadmau5, Steve Angello, Gareth Emery, Marcus Schulz, Sharam Jey, Judge Jules, Cedric Gervais, Umek, Adam K, Utah Saints, and Satoshi Tomile, among others.  
With his work and talent recognized and supported by industry greats like Paul Oakenfold, Cosmic Gate, Dubfire, TyDi, Shawn Mitiska, Gai Barone, Flash Brothers, Ashley Walbridge, and Mastiksoul, Sage never looked back.  “I realized that I had what it takes to make it on a world stage”.  He has watched his renown intensify with features on radio shows including “Search of the Sunrise” with Richard Durand, “Solaris International” with Solarstone, and the eminent and reputed Ministry of Sound.  
Not one to rest on his laurels or let go to waste a good opportunity to reach fresh ears with a love for his inimitable sound, Sage has ambitiously taken on his own radio show, “Open House Sessions”.  Available to an international audience via Internet radio stations the show also has a permanent home every Thursday and Saturday night on Thailand’s RadioBee 98.2FM Pattaya as well as on Thursday nights on Athens, Greece’s Trance Radio 102.7.  Always with an eye on new markets and mediums Sage also produces a monthly podcast “Eclipse” which focuses on his passion of deeper house and tech house sounds.  
Even while working on all his side projects Sage still finds time to create new ear candy to keep his masses happy.  His current work on progressive house has culminated in a string of new releases with Black Hole Recordings and Progressive Grooves that have been making waves all their own.  All one needs to do is flip on “A State of Sundays” with Armin Van Buren, “Planet Perfecto” with Paul Oakenfold, or “In Search of Sunrise Radio” with Richard Duran to hear his latest tracks.
That same unstoppable drive has recently taken Sage from his home base in Vancouver to Gran Canaria, Spain, the European heart and sound laboratory for the ever-advancing deep/tech/house scenes.  Having reached a plateau in Vancouver and inspired to confront new challenges, take in the sounds, feelings, and nightlife of a new culture, and to reap the opportunities and experiences of a new market, Sage is pushing himself to grow further as an artist to provide his musical message to the world.  
His latest brainchild is his newly launched label Restricted Recordings.  As 2012 progresses the label has lined up for its fervent fans several forthcoming deep and tech house releases that promise to redefine and evolve the genre to mind-blowing new places.  The label also serves as an outlet where Sage is channeling the more profound and reflective side of his sound, something with “a more sensual groove and feeling, sexy, funky and deeper”.  But not to worry, Sage is still “just as comfortable playing a deep underground set at 5 a.m. as a party with 1000s of people, I’m versatile enough to cater to any crowd”.  Even while exploring his deeper side Sage will actively continue producing and DJing the progressive house he loves.  
Simply stated, why all the blood, sweat, and tears?  Why all the long hours and sleepless nights in the studio?  What exactly is the drive that pushes someone to make, play, and live this music?  “It’s that transfer of energy between the crowd and the DJ—it’s the highest high in the world”.
 




Thanks for supporting local music and art.  My goal is to create an atmosphere conducive to celebration and dancing where people feel good and come together so that much fun can be had and legendary memories can be remembered as pixelated pornography.  May you find yourself inspired by euphoric melodies celebrating lovin and unity.  Music makes me.  I am very fortunate to have the tools and knowledge to create sounds and I very much look forward to sharing.  The blueprints are as follows: perpetual evolution of sexy sounds, knowledge, creativity and birds chirping.  My main influences are Taj Mahal, The Roots, Bob Marley, Thievery Corporation, Telepop Musik, Peter Tosh, Beastie Boys, Public Enemy, Notorious B.I.G., 2 Live Crew, Michael Jackson, Rage Against the Machine, Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Particle, the list is (infinite) MSTRCRFT, The Prodigy, Galactic, STS9,  Disco Biscuits and finally my friends that are the reason I'm in it: at the Winter Music Conference: Omar Peralta, Brian DreadHead Perez,  Jason Mad Hatter Daniels, My Mane Man Brian DJ Bigboi Harte and everyone at Big Audio. Most import is where "It all started in MIAMI" GHETTO DJ'S at Kuad Recordings!!!! JIMITHEGENIU$ A$HROCK Merlyn Hydraulix. I love you all.  You make my ears and heart so happy.  I am blessed to be a part of the movement and I hope you enjoy my soul's sounds that will be uploaded as they are mastered!!

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