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‘WHATS UP’ SONOMA COUNTY Musical Notes in Sonoma County


SONOMA COUNTY, CA. ~ What do Redwood Empire Food Bank, Oliver’s Market, KRSH, Redwood Cafe, Zone Recording and Prairie Sun Re- cording have in common? T ey collaborated


on a wonderful project that is a musical giſt for the community called, Sonoma County Super Jam. Instrumental


in spearheading the project, An- dre De Channes, explains, “Tom Scott, (who just retired from Oli- ver’s Market) is a huge support- er of the local music scene, and he wanted to fi nd a way to high- light the great variety of musi- cians we have here in Sonoma


County. We came up with the idea of having a series of free live showcases at Redwood Cafe. One thing led to anoth- er and Prairie Sun Recording came onboard to make multi- track recordings of the show, and fi nally we want- ed to help our community in some way (pro- ceeds of the CD go to Redwood Empire Food Bank).” De Channes


can be heard on T e Krush’s Mornings with Andre, Mon-


day – Friday from 6 AM to 10 AM. Tune in to 95.9. Fans of T e THUGZ will also recog- nize him on guitar and vocals in this great local band. He


chal-


lenges, and in the end


all the songs had


to come together for a cohesive CD.” ir H


Blair Hardman at Zone Re- cording in Cotati handled post- production. T e CD features notable Sonoma County bands and artists. Music lovers can lis-


e R en- “Inn of the ning,” a nod We have Positive Solutions to


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song Begin- to the former local venue. Or enjoy,


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refl ects on the Sonoma-Grown Music project, “T ere were a few diff erent criteria on how the songs were chosen. Was it a ‘signature’ song of the art- ist, how did the recording sound sonically, and how was their performance? Mixing the CD was literally like mixing 13 diff erent albums. Each show’s multi- track recording had its own sound, its own sonic


by Shekeyna Black • Shekeyna@AMiracleProductionAMP.com ten to T e Sorenti-


nos playing their


“In Your Arms” by Volker Stri- fl er and dance to “One Tribe” by Onye & T e Messengers. In total, the 12 tracks feature some of Sonoma County’s fi n- est musicians, Volker Stri- fl er, Danny Soren- tino, Levi Lloyd, Donny Mederos, Kevin Russell & T e Rangers,


Rhythm


Dgiin, Jason Bodlovich, Steve Froberg, Teresa Tu- dury, Katie Phillips (Boot- leg Honeys), Onye & T e Messengers, Timothy O’Neil Band, Jen Tucker and Brindl.


T e Sonoma County Super Jam CD is available at Oliver’s Mar- ket


locations, Redwood Cafe and at select events hosted by


titled, T e Krush radio. Help put food on the table for those in need by supporting this musical en- deavor.


Free Solar Veiwing January 28th


Kenwood, CA. ~ Robert Fer- guson Observatory. Satur- day, January 28, 2017 ~ Solar Viewing 11am – 3pm. Spe- cially fi ltered telescopes allow safe observation of our favorite star – our Sun. Solar viewing is FREE. Public Star Party is 6 pm.


Observatory’s 3 main tele- scopes plus additional


tele-


scopes are open for viewing. Ongoing presentations on as- tronomical topics are given in the classroom. Friendly and


knowledgeable docents are available to answer your ques- tions.


Please arrive before 11 PM to assure that we stay open for you! Admission to RFO Star Parties is $3.00 per adult (18 and older), under 18 FREE State Park Admission is $8.00 per car.


2605 Adobe Canyon Road Kenwood, CA.


Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Visit


“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.” Marcus Aurelius


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