Thursday, October 26, 2006

Standards & Practices Get All Scary

this thing will be crazy--promise.

Date/ Time: Sunday, Oct. 29 9pm-12am
Venue: Commercial Taphouse (111N. Robinson St. 23220)
Cost: FREE

Artists:
Standards & Practices
River City String Quartet

Press/ Bios:

Scott Burton (co-founder of Patchwork Collective) presents an evening of amazing music at the intimate Commercial Taphouse. His group "Standards & Practices" will also present a set of Halloween songs from movies such as Psycho, Rosemary's Baby, and more obscure fare like Zombie, and Dawn of the Dead music by German prog-rockers "Goblin." This music will be presented in their unique style of non-stop improvisational seques! And all this is FREE

Standards & Practices

Scott Burton and Shareef Taher are no strangers to hard work. For the past 3 years, the two have managed to play in many different musical settings, everything from jazz and rock, to R & B and folk. Together they have a special musical chemistry that immediately commands attention. Combining elements of free improvisation with noise, math rock, and swing, the two have quickly managed to develop a unique musical identity that goes beyond any category. Each time they take the bandstand, one can expect a different experience, as Scott and Shareef guide the audience through their originals and inspired sets of free improvisation with style and grace.

River City String Quartet

Led by Richmond composer David Chamberlain, this group plays his original compositions (usually aided by laptop) as well as older classical works. They have quickly been gaining a following playing at various Patchwork Collective shows, and they always keep the crowd guessing.