THE FAMILY FOLK EXPLOSION IS NOT A BAND.  IT’S MORE LIKE A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL COMMUNITY CENTER OF THE SPIRIT, A ROAD MAN’S ROAD MAP, A NEW CEREMONY.  WE ARE HOLDING A SPACE HERE, CREATING A LANDSCAPE FOR SHARED RITUAL.  TO CREATE THIS LANDSCAPE, WE ARE COMING TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY OF MUSICIANS, FILMAKERS, MULTI-MEDIA ARTISTS, PROJECTIONISTS, DESERT FREAKS,  RADICAL THINKERS, MEDICINE WOMEN, POET-SCOUTS, AND PROMOTERS OF THE IMAGINATION.

A  GOLDEN WEST CALLED THE FAMILY FOLK EXPLOSION.  A ROCK ‘N’ ROLL ROADSHOW WITH A STORY TO TELL.  IMAGINE  THE LAST WALTZ AS A PSYCHEDELIC CEREMONY DIRECTED BY OGLALA SAGE BLACK ELK, OR WHAT WOULD A HOOTENANY LOOK LIKE ON THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON?  THE SHOW STARS THE HIGH FLYING SAN FRANCISCO, CA TRIO OF TRANS VAN SANTOS, ANNIE GIRL, AND MATTHEW WILD HAWK  WITH A SHIFTING CONGREGATION OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS, FEATURING MEMBERS OF : BLANK TAPES, MAGIC LEAVES, OS BEACHES, JOHN VANDERSLICE’S MAGIC MAGIC ORCHESTRA, AND FPOD BPOD,  DEPENDING ON WHO IS AROUND THE FIRE OR OTHERWISE WILLING.

WHEN WE BRING THE FAMILY FOLK EXPLOSION TO YOUR CITY OR TOWN WE LIKE TO INCORPORATE OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY IN THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE, SHARE SONGS WITH EACH-OTHER, IN A FULL NIGHT SETTING WHERE WE BRING THESE SHINING LIGHTS INTO OUR ORBIT.  IT’S  A GUIDED JOURNEY WITH SYMBALS, SIGNS TO POINT YOU TO THE MOUNTAIN, VISIONS IN THE SKY,  BUT THE ROAD IS SHIFTING AND THE FORKS ARE YOURS TO EXPLORE.  THE SHOW IS NEVER THE SAME, IT IS AS MALLEABLE AS OUR SPIRITS AND IMAGINATIONS.  WE WANT TO TRANSFORM SPACES AND THE WAY WE EXPERIENCE MUSIC, TO LOOK TO THE OLD WAYS FOR VISIONS OF THE FUTURE.

WHEN WE PLAY IN LOS ANGELES WE WILL BRING UP OUR FRIENDS FROM THE LOWLIGHTS, OR BLACK APPLES, OR EDWARD SHARPE & THE MAGNETIC ZEROES.  WHEN WE ARE IN JOSHUA TREE WE WILL SHARE SONGS WITH VICTORIA WILLIAMS, MAYBE GET HOWE GELB OR SALVADORE DURAN TO JOIN US IN TUCSON.  A FAMILY EXPLOSION, YOU GET THE DRIFT.

IT’S A ROADSHOW.  FULL OF SHARP SHOOTERS AND EAGLE FEATHERS.  OUR OWN STORY OF THE WILD WEST.  MEET YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN.

Tambourine Warrior, Annie Girl