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Snarky Puppy TWITDrawing-a-thon
If you’re a regular reader of this site, you know I’m a huge fan of Denton’s Snarky Puppy. The awesome band has made 2 appearances here in Montreal and has rocked the fuck out of this city. Seriously. Their last gig was awesome, pumping, and had everyone in the place grooving.
Unfortunately, these awesome dudes ran into some trouble in Toronto. Their bus had broken down and during that time, some asshole hooligans broke into it and made way with over $6000 worth of gear. That.fucking.sucks.
Here’s a video by Sarah Crisman explaining a little more:
If you’re in Texas, I urge you to head down to that show and party it up for this awesome cause. The FB event can be found here.
However, there’s people like me, stuck here in Montreal who can’t make it down there and help out with the cause. Sure, I can (and will) donate but I want to take it further.
See, Snarky Puppy is so insanely awesome that I really want these guys to be back on their feet and playing music and making their way back to Canada. I’m also hoping to redeem a little bit of Canadian trust cause it sucks that this had to happen to them here, in Canada.
Here’s what I’m thinking. I haven’t done TWITdrawings in a while and I’d like to get back into that groove so how about this – YOU make a donation and I make you a TWITDrawing. It’s a win-win situation. You get a drawing and Snarky Puppy gets a donation that’ll help ‘em get back to their music.
How do you go about this? It’s simple – just click on the DONATE button at the bottom of this page and put in any amount you want (really, anything!).
You can also leave special instructions if you want but I usually like to draw what comes to mind. If you want, you can tell me about yourself, what colors you like, how old you are, who your favorite Power Ranger is, etc.
The drawings will all be digital drawings, I’ll tweet about them once they’re done, and eventually I’ll post them on my blog for all to see.
If someone makes a high enough donation I’ll draw something on paper and send it via SNAIL MAIL so you can touch it, smell it, and lick it.
If you’ve never heard of Snarky Puppy or have seen them live, it’s hard to understand why I’d do something like this but then again it’s not about the band but rather that a group of individuals have had their creativity sabotaged by the actions of thieves. The way I see it, creativity is something to be nurtured so that it may grow. I support any creativity in any form and it’s sad to see when something sabotages that. However, it’s in moments like these where fans of creativity can band together and really do something about it.
So, my friend, click the little DONATE button at the bottom of the page to get your TWITDrawign.
I’ll leave this up until about November 22nd. Give me 2 – 3 weeks per drawing (depending on the amount of drawings I need to do).
Read MoreSnarky Puppy and Nista on Thursday!!
Hey hey hey.
I’m fucking excited for Thursday cause one of my favorite bands is playing with one of my other favorite bands on the same night – AT THE SAME FUCKING SHOW.
Snarky Puppy and NISTA!!
Snarky Puppy is an FUCKING awesome band. Here’s a little press release-y paragraph on them:
An animal as innovative and engaging as its 3 generations of legendary musicians, Ropeadope Digital recording artist Snarky Puppy has one of the freshest sounds in the world of instrumental music today. It is a gathering place for the best that Dallas has to offer, from the unparalleled genius of keyboardist Bernard Wright (Miles Davis, Chaka Khan) to the raw groove and vibrant spirit of Grammy Award-winning drummer/keyboardist Robert “Sput” Searight (Erykah Badu, Snoop Dogg) to the hunger and passion of its young founders. This convergence of different cultures, races, ages, and musical backgrounds has birthed a sound that is setting trends and defying boundaries worldwide.
It is a delicate mixture of real American music, from jazz to funk to R&B to rock, and seasoned heavily with the sounds of Brazil, Puerto Rico, Africa, the Middle East, and the Balkans. While exotic, virtuosic, and laden with musical depth, the success of Snarky Puppy can be largely attributed to the group’s ability to “go in multiple directions while remaining imminently listenable” (Dallas Observer), and ultimately, danceable. Reaching an audience is something that these players have loads of experience with, having played with major league artists such as Dave Brubeck, Sting, Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg, Roberta Flack, Morcheeba, Erykah Badu, and countless more. The music is completely uncompromised, unorthodox, and unmistakably unique.
Along with that, my good friend Sarah Crisman is coming down from Texas for her first time in MTL! Sarah’s written for The Zimp and now she’s the music editor for Pegasus News. She’ll be hosting the show and I’ll be helping her out!
Seriously, read my previous review of the Snarky Puppy show – these guys are awesome!!
I hope to see you there!! Here’s the FACEBOOK event page for more information.
Read More“It’s been six painful, agonizing months since we made our tearful farewell to the fine city of Montreal after a night of beautiful music and excessive amounts of poutine. So, naturally, we’re pretty f-ing excited to be coming back.”
- Snarky Puppy – (Denton, Texas) http://www.myspace.com/snarkypuppySpecial Guests; Nista – http://nistamusic.com/
SNARKY PUPPY
“Excellent f*ing music” -Andre 3000 (Outkast)Thursday, October 29
Le Gymnase w/ Nista
4177 St. Denis
Montreal, QC
doors @ 7:00pm
$10 / all ages
Snarky Puppy in Montreal
Here’s something interesting – I would really like to meet you. Yes, YOU!
If you’re in the Montreal area sometime next week and if you enjoy listening to kick-ass music then Le Gymnase is where you need to get your ass too. Some awesome Tweeps (the #pupmontreal crew) are going to be there (even Sarah Crisman) as well as myself and some friends. This is going to be an awesomely awesome night and we’ve got Snarky Puppy leading the way.
Come down, show your face, mingle, dance your fucking ass off, and drink drink drink. It’ll be fun.
Here’s some more info:
WHO: Snarky Puppy with guests Pocket Change
WHEN: April 15th 2009 @ 8 P.M.
WHERE:
Le Gymnase
Club au 4177 St-Denis
Montréal, Quebec
Canada
More Stuff:
Snarky Puppy’s MySpace
Facebook Event Page
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