DD---U-Melt w/ The Mumbles Double Door Inn Charlotte NC 2/19/09
The Double Door Inn
1218 Charlottetowne Ave
Charlotte, NC
28204
704-376-1446
PROGRESSIVE GROOVE
$8 @ the Door
Doors @ 7:30PM
Show @ 9PM
www.u-melt.comWith the release of their second studio album The I’s Mind in the fall of 2006, New York City’s U-Melt continues its progression of becoming the band it wants to be--a band without boundaries. While creating a cohesive album which perfectly flows from one song to the next, The I’s Mind showcases U-Melt's ability to distance themselves from traditional labels, revealing a unique sound by combining intense and captivating compositions with soulful lyrics, virtuosic chops, and infectious dance grooves that will keep your feet moving and your mind floating. In just three summers on the road, U-Melt has already performed at some of the country’s premier festivals, including appearances at Gathering of the Vibes, 10,000 Lakes Festival, Summer Camp, Snoe.down Winter Music Festival, as well as a multi-set performance at this year’s moe.down. Based on mesmerizing playing and word of mouth, U-Melt has quickly earned a reputation for creating high energy dance parties and epic late-night performances. From an already legendary overnight set at Strangefolk’s 9th Annual Garden of Eden Festival (in which no member of the band left the stage for more than 7 hours), to brilliantly covering the Pink Floyd album Wish You Were Here in its entirety during their all night performance at the Stonehenge Music Festival, U-Melt always has something special planned for their fans, and has built a strong following among festival goers. In fact, U-Melts reputation helped them beat out thousands of bands in an on-line Voting Booth contest for their performance slot at this year’s 10,000 Lakes Festival, providing the band the opportunity to perform in front of thousands of live music fans in a brand new market. In February of 2006, U-Melt was honored by Jambands.com with their coveted New Groove of the Month award. In his feature on the band, Jambands.com and Relix Magazine writer Mike Greenhaus declares, "Since first linking up in 2003, U-Melt has blossomed into one of the jam-scene's hardest working acts, barnstorming high-profile festivals...and performing upwards of 300 shows in just under three years. Commanding a clear understanding of the jamband blueprint, U-Melt's varied live show is a throwback to the improvisational bands of yore, stocked with zany covers and high energy segues." U-Melts music has also been praised by the likes of Richard Gehr of the Village Voice, Jambase.com, Glide Magazine, State of Mind Music Magazine, KyndMusic.com, Earvolution.com and The Independent, just to name a few. Recently, U-Melt was asked by Relix Magazine and the other Jammys producers to perform a special late-night show at New York City’s B.B. Kings Blues Club as part of the Official Jammys After Party, providing U-Melt with a chance to bring their late-night dance party to a room full of hometown fans, Jammys performers, and new faces. U-Melt has had the good fortune of having many incredible musicians join them on stage during their shows, including Al Schnier, Rob Derhak, Chuck Garvey and Vinnie Amico of moe.; Jake Cinninger of Umphrey’s McGee; Jon Trafton, Russ Lawton, Erik Glocker, Luke Patchen Montgomery and Don Scott of Strangefolk; Rob Somerville of Deep Banana Blackout; Ed Palermo; Gordon Stone; and members of Perpetual Groove, Brothers Past, Max Creek and The Bridge. U-Melt is Adam Bendy (Bass), Zac Lasher (Keyboards, Synthesizers & Vocals), George Miller (Drums & Vocals), and Rob Salzer (Guitar & Vocals).
THE MUMBLES
www.myspace.com/brooklynmumblesTHE MUMBLES are a tiny band with a mighty sound, but it wasn't always that way. Keyboardist/singer Keith Burnstein and drummer Ethan Shorter met while playing in the rhythm section of a 14 piece live hip-hop orchestra. Onstage, the group was a powder-keg of energy and ethos; offstage, schedules and egos often clashed. One fateful night, Keith and Ethan were the only members of their band to show up on time for a gig, and the club's manager urged the boys to play the set as a duo. The music they created was an exercise in precision, always teetering on the edge of collapse, but never caving. In their desperation, Shorter and Burnstein tapped into something both liberating and beautiful-- a happy accident, if you will. After agreeing that less is, in fact, more, they formed the Mumbles, subsequently adding the lovely Meredith Claire on vocals and guitar. The trio delighted in the discovery of a new, distilled sound: jazzy, raucous, and catchy as hell--- in other words, The Mumbles. KEITH BURNSTEIN (keyboards/vocals) Singer/songwriter Keith Burnstein's interest in keyboards began at age 5, when he decided that the low notes on his family's upright piano sounded "like Frankenstein". He continues in that tradition today on Rhodes, Wurlitzer, and melodica. ETHAN SHORTER (drums) An accomplished drummer (and avid Red-Sox fan), Ethan is the cement, gloss, and cherry on top that'll send your senses into blissful overload. He is a member of NYC's prestigious Drummer's Collective. MEREDITH CLAIRE (vocals/guitar) Mer is a small sprout with deep roots. Her guitar playing and song-writing hearken back to Odetta, Big Mama Thorton, and Eva Cassidy. She is the newest Mumble and is a most welcomed addition.
