Fusion

The Rhythm Devils began as the duo of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann and his percussionist partner Mickey Hart.  Over the years, they transcended rock and roll drum stereotypes with polyrhythmic explorations of the world of percussion, using an extraordinary variety of instruments and approaches.  The aftermath of this collaboration was the larger Rhythm Devils, which have made periodic reappearances over the years. Tonight's version will include Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart (assorted percussion), Tim Bluhm of the Mother Hips (guitar, vocals), Sikiru Adepoju (talking drum), Davy Knowles (guitar, vocals), and Andy Hess (bass).  Together, they will take music beyond the horizon to a universe where rhythm is in constant flux and sound has infinite potential.  They’ll rock.

Legendary underground cartoonist Robert Crumb and guitarist Dominique Cravic founded Les Primitifs du Futur in 1986, craving real Parisian musette instead of the poor imitations they heard in variety shows. The members of Les Primitifs du Futur brilliantly blend world-musette and Django-style guitar into old-fashioned originals, sounding like they've stepped right out the '30s. Musette, a style that developed in France at the turn of the century before exploding in Paris in the 1930s and '40s, mixes popular folk dancing from Auvergne with swing, gypsy inflections, and polka. Read more »