Funk, Soul, Gospel & R&B w/ Pete Levin of Moon Palace Revival

leonard — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 07:37:31 +0000

Though many of my friends are excellent musicians, one of them has always been at the very top, touring the world with a handful of different bands. My man Pete Levin has spent the past 2 years on the road with The Blind Boys of Alabama playing some of the most prestigious stages and festivals. Pete’s new project that he’s leading is called Moon Palace Revival and is a melange of funk, soul, R&B and gospel jams, a collection of originals and classic covers. Back in November, I spent a few days in the Moon Palace Studio with him in Brooklyn filming for his EPK and the album which his label Reap and Sow Records is in the process of bringing out. I made a short documentary about Pete and his evolution as an artist, and there are a variety of individual shorts of him playing various instruments, talking about his artistic process, and lots more on his YouTube channel. The site is about to drop so stay tuned and enjoy the videos for now.

Honkfest West 2010 is Upon Us – Marching Bands Descend on Seattle This Weekend to Rock The House

leonard — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 06:59:29 +0000

This weekend Seattle will play host to Honkfest West, the 3rd annual festival of acoustic, mobile street bands from across North America. Over 20 bands are coming to Seattle from across the U.S. and Canada to rock the house. Friday night there’ll be a block party in Fremont where I’ll be projecting global pangeatic images onto the Fremont Outdoor Cinema screen. Saturday afternoon the party moves to the Central District, Saturday night Honkfest will close down Airport Way and rock Georgetown, and Sunday there’ll be multiple stages in West Seattle. It’s going to be a serious party. All free and all outdoors. Drum corps from the Seattle Seahawks and Sounders will be sharing the scene with radical brass bands with names like Bolting Brassicas and Orkestra Slivovica. It should be an incredibly good time and the weather report is looking good. Hope to see you out there.

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Funk, Soul, Gospel & R&B w/ Pete Levin of Moon Palace Revival

Honkfest West 2010 is Upon Us – Marching Bands Descend on Seattle This Weekend to Rock The House