[NEohioPAL]UPDATE 15/60/75 The Number's Band Anniversary & Big Leg Emma this weekend

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Big Weekend in Kent

Friday:  Big Leg Emma jams at the stage
Saturday: 35th Anniversary Celebration of 15/60/75 The Numbers Band 

BIG LEG EMMA 

Friday, September 16
8:00 PM
To create its uniquely upbeat vibe, Big Leg Emma uses bits and pieces of bluegrass, country, folk, funk, reggae, roots rock, and everything in between. It all comes together beautifully, with every song standing out as tight and precise yet loose and entertaining, leaving you pleasantly invigorated. 
"We all come from different backgrounds stylistically," says Charity Nuse, "but mold all those influences into one big sound with hints of jazz, blues, bluegrass, zydeco, country, reggae, pop, and funk. We enjoy being able to draw from many different backgrounds to give our fans a wide variety at our live shows. We like to give listeners something real to think about with our lyrics, something fun to dance to with our grooves, and something nice to listen to with our sounds."

Western New York's Big Leg Emma was born in 2001, when long-time musical partners Steve Johnson and Charity Nuse met up with fiddler Amanda Barton. Amanda had been playing music since she was eight years old, when she got her start with her family bluegrass band, The Blue Grasshoppers. These three initial Big Leg Emma members found themselves with slightly contrasting musical preferences and styles, but they found that when they joined forces and let things work themselves out naturally, the results weren't as strange as they might have expected. Then along came Dan Warmbrodt, who recommended John McGuire, a former band mate from his days with both Djava and Sweet Jane and the Djam, to be his partner in the rhythm section. Finally came Kev Rowe, formerly of 5 Cubic Feet, and the picture was completed.

In only three years of existence, Big Leg Emma has already performed everywhere from New York to Tennessee to Ohio, building a strong following along the festival circuit and sharing the stage with the likes of Rusted Root front man Mike Glabicki, 10,000 Maniacs, Max Creek, and numerous others. Right from the start, the band's reputation as a memorable live act grew rapidly, but so did the demand for a recording. With that in mind, the band decided to find a space, throw a party with a bunch of fans and friends, and record it. The result was the fourteen-track debut album Gramma Don't Like That!

But it wasn't long before fans were clamoring for some new material they could purchase and take home from the band's infectious live performances, and so at the end of last year Big Leg Emma entered the studio and laid down what would become its latest and greatest effort, The Color of Wind. Like the band's live show, this album captures all of the energy and passion behind Big Leg Emma and its music.

Over the course of its brief existence, Big Leg Emma has already experienced tremendous growth in everything from its ability to put on a superb live show to its songwriting ability, versatility, openness to experimentation, and all around musical expression. The band has gone from relying on Steve to develop the basic song ideas to allowing all members to incorporate their original material into the repertoire. Also, when the band started out Steve, Amanda, and Charity found themselves doing all the singing, but now every member plays a vital role in that department. Both as individuals and as a unit, the members of Big Leg Emma have grown in many ways over the course of the past few years, and it's hard to see them slowing down anytime soon. 

Advance discount tickets: $8.00
Day of Show: $10.00

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35th Anniversary
15/60/75
THE NUMBERS BAND 

Saturday, September 17
8:00 PM

Long-running blues-rock combo the Numbers Band was formed in Kent, OH in mid-1969 by singer/guitarist Robert Kidney and saxophonist Terry Hynde (the brother of future Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde), who together remained the nucleus of the group throughout its decades of existence. Officially dubbed 15 60 75 but always called simply the Numbers Band by audiences, their original lineup also included guitarist/keyboardist Hank Smith, bassist Greg Colbert and drummer Tim Hudson; the group made its live debut in July of 1970 at the popular Kent nightspot the Kove, soon playing the club at least four nights a week to a growing legion of fans. Though initially steeped in Chicago-style blues, quickly the Numbers Band began expanding into jazz as well, forging the signature sound they continued to pursue for the duration of their career. The group's roster remained in a seemingly constant state of flux, however, and by 1972 included bassist Gerald Casale and drummer David Robinson; as
 internal pressures continued to mount, as the year ended Kidney dissolved the project, joining his brother Jack's band King of Hearts. (Casale would later co-found Devo.) 

Within weeks, King of Hearts evolved into a new Numbers Band—in addition to the Kidney brothers, the revamped lineup also included Hynde, bassist Drake Gleason and drummer Jay Brown. After two years of relentless gigging, Brown left the group, opening the door for Robinson's return; rhythm guitarist Michael Stacey also signed on prior to recording the Numbers Band's 1976 debut LP Jimmy Bell Is Still in Town, a live effort cut a year earlier at Cleveland's Agora Ballroom while opening for Bob Marley & the Wailers. Bassist Bart Johnson replaced Gleason in time for the group's July 1977 New York City debut at the Bowery club Traxx; according to legend, their performance was the direct inspiration behind John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's formation of the Blues Brothers. Still, as the Northeast Ohio music scene became all the rage thanks to acts like Devo, Pere Ubu and Tin Huey, major labels continued to bypass the Numbers Band, and they did not release their second album 15 60 75 The
 Numbers Band 2 until 1982. A single, "Here in the Life," followed a year later on Hearthen, the label owned and operated by Pere Ubu's David Thomas; soon after, Johnson was replaced by bassist Fred Trabuzzo.

In 1985, the Kidney composition "The Animal Speaks" was covered by the Golden Palominos, the all-star underground group helmed by Cleveland native Anton Fier; with the 1986 LP Blast of Silence Kidney became a full contributor to the project, and even toured with the Palominos the following year. The third Numbers Band album, Among the Wandering, appeared in 1987 as well; although the single "High Heels Are Dangerous" earned considerable local airplay, the group still remained little-known outside of Ohio, and in 1989 longtime member Michael Stacey resigned from duty. By this time, years of hard living had caught up with Kidney, and in 1990 he received, ironically enough, a kidney transplant; the live Blues by the Numbers appeared a year later, as did 15 60 75 Twenty, a collection compiling material from the past two decades. A new studio effort, Hotwired, was issued in 1992; although no other recordings were released during the decade, the Numbers Band—now consisting of the Kidney
 brothers, Hynde, bassist Frank Reynolds and drummer Frank Casamento—remained a constant of the Ohio live circuit into the next century. 

There have been three constants in the Numbers Band since the beginning in the early '70s; Bob Kidney, Jack Kidney and Terry Hynde. For the other musicians who visited, and even stayed a while, the experiences are all different , and all intense. As you glance over the photographs and read the history of these faces, listen to the sound clips, and walk through an emotionally volatile and musically powerful period of time. 

Advance discount tickets: $15.00
Day of Show: $20.00

The Kent Stage is located at 175 East Main Street in downtown Kent, Ohio.  There is FREE parking behind the theater and on all city streets.  Advance tickets are available at Woodsy's Music and Spin-More Records in Kent, Little Mountain Music in Middlefield, at www.kentstage.org or at 330-677-5005.  Tickets will also be available at the door.  Doors open one hour before event time.  If you have any questions, please call 330-677-5005 

UPCOMING CONCERTS:
Sept 23 Pat Dailey $25
Sept 24 Riders In The Sky $22adv/$25door
Oct 1 Roy Book Binder $12adv/15 door
Oct 2 The Del Vikings and Bill Haley's Comets 7PM $15adv/$18door
Oct 6 Glen Phillips, Garrison Starr and Dan Wilson 8PM $15adv/18door
Oct 7 Sam Bush 8PM $20adv/$23door
Oct 13 Lisa Loeb $15 adv/$17door
Oct 14 One Way Rider $10adv/$12door
Oct 15 Steve Hackett Acoustic Trio $22adv/$25door
Oct 21 Pete Huttlinger, Brian Henke and Michael Kelsey $15adv/$18door
Oct 22 Bethany Yarrow (Peter Yarrow's daughter) & Rufus Cappadocia $15 adv/$20door 
Oct 23 Danny and The Juniors, Sonny Geraci & Kathy Young 7PM $15 door only

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<DIV align=center><STRONG><FONT size=3>Friday:  Big Leg Emma jams at the stage<BR></FONT></STRONG><STRONG><FONT size=3>Saturday: 35th Anniversary Celebration of 15/60/75 The Numbers Band </FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<P align=left><B>Friday, September 16<BR>8:00 PM</B></P>To create its uniquely upbeat vibe, Big Leg Emma uses bits and pieces of bluegrass, country, folk, funk, reggae, roots rock, and everything in between. It all comes together beautifully, with every song standing out as tight and precise yet loose and entertaining, leaving you pleasantly invigorated. 
<P>"We all come from different backgrounds stylistically," says Charity Nuse, "but mold all those influences into one big sound with hints of jazz, blues, bluegrass, zydeco, country, reggae, pop, and funk. We enjoy being able to draw from many different backgrounds to give our fans a wide variety at our live shows. We like to give listeners something real to think about with our lyrics, something fun to dance to with our grooves, and something nice to listen to with our sounds."</P>
<P>Western New York's Big Leg Emma was born in 2001, when long-time musical partners Steve Johnson and Charity Nuse met up with fiddler Amanda Barton. Amanda had been playing music since she was eight years old, when she got her start with her family bluegrass band, The Blue Grasshoppers. These three initial Big Leg Emma members found themselves with slightly contrasting musical preferences and styles, but they found that when they joined forces and let things work themselves out naturally, the results weren't as strange as they might have expected. Then along came Dan Warmbrodt, who recommended John McGuire, a former band mate from his days with both Djava and Sweet Jane and the Djam, to be his partner in the rhythm section. Finally came Kev Rowe, formerly of 5 Cubic Feet, and the picture was completed.</P>
<P>In only three years of existence, Big Leg Emma has already performed everywhere from New York to Tennessee to Ohio, building a strong following along the festival circuit and sharing the stage with the likes of Rusted Root front man Mike Glabicki, 10,000 Maniacs, Max Creek, and numerous others. Right from the start, the band's reputation as a memorable live act grew rapidly, but so did the demand for a recording. With that in mind, the band decided to find a space, throw a party with a bunch of fans and friends, and record it. The result was the fourteen-track debut album Gramma Don't Like That!</P>
<P>But it wasn't long before fans were clamoring for some new material they could purchase and take home from the band's infectious live performances, and so at the end of last year Big Leg Emma entered the studio and laid down what would become its latest and greatest effort, The Color of Wind. Like the band's live show, this album captures all of the energy and passion behind Big Leg Emma and its music.</P>
<P>Over the course of its brief existence, Big Leg Emma has already experienced tremendous growth in everything from its ability to put on a superb live show to its songwriting ability, versatility, openness to experimentation, and all around musical expression. The band has gone from relying on Steve to develop the basic song ideas to allowing all members to incorporate their original material into the repertoire. Also, when the band started out Steve, Amanda, and Charity found themselves doing all the singing, but now every member plays a vital role in that department. Both as individuals and as a unit, the members of Big Leg Emma have grown in many ways over the course of the past few years, and it's hard to see them slowing down anytime soon. </P>
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<P align=left>Long-running blues-rock combo the Numbers Band was formed in Kent, OH in mid-1969 by singer/guitarist Robert Kidney and saxophonist Terry Hynde (the brother of future Pretenders frontwoman Chrissie Hynde), who together remained the nucleus of the group throughout its decades of existence. Officially dubbed 15 60 75 but always called simply the Numbers Band by audiences, their original lineup also included guitarist/keyboardist Hank Smith, bassist Greg Colbert and drummer Tim Hudson; the group made its live debut in July of 1970 at the popular Kent nightspot the Kove, soon playing the club at least four nights a week to a growing legion of fans. Though initially steeped in Chicago-style blues, quickly the Numbers Band began expanding into jazz as well, forging the signature sound they continued to pursue for the duration of their career. The group's roster remained in a seemingly constant state of flux, however, and by 1972 included bassist Gerald Casale and drummer
 David Robinson; as internal pressures continued to mount, as the year ended Kidney dissolved the project, joining his brother Jack's band King of Hearts. (Casale would later co-found Devo.) </P>
<P align=left>Within weeks, King of Hearts evolved into a new Numbers Band—in addition to the Kidney brothers, the revamped lineup also included Hynde, bassist Drake Gleason and drummer Jay Brown. After two years of relentless gigging, Brown left the group, opening the door for Robinson's return; rhythm guitarist Michael Stacey also signed on prior to recording the Numbers Band's 1976 debut LP Jimmy Bell Is Still in Town, a live effort cut a year earlier at Cleveland's Agora Ballroom while opening for Bob Marley & the Wailers. Bassist Bart Johnson replaced Gleason in time for the group's July 1977 New York City debut at the Bowery club Traxx; according to legend, their performance was the direct inspiration behind John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd's formation of the Blues Brothers. Still, as the Northeast Ohio music scene became all the rage thanks to acts like Devo, Pere Ubu and Tin Huey, major labels continued to bypass the Numbers Band, and they did not release their second album
 15 60 75 The Numbers Band 2 until 1982. A single, "Here in the Life," followed a year later on Hearthen, the label owned and operated by Pere Ubu's David Thomas; soon after, Johnson was replaced by bassist Fred Trabuzzo.</P>
<P align=left>In 1985, the Kidney composition "The Animal Speaks" was covered by the Golden Palominos, the all-star underground group helmed by Cleveland native Anton Fier; with the 1986 LP Blast of Silence Kidney became a full contributor to the project, and even toured with the Palominos the following year. The third Numbers Band album, Among the Wandering, appeared in 1987 as well; although the single "High Heels Are Dangerous" earned considerable local airplay, the group still remained little-known outside of Ohio, and in 1989 longtime member Michael Stacey resigned from duty. By this time, years of hard living had caught up with Kidney, and in 1990 he received, ironically enough, a kidney transplant; the live Blues by the Numbers appeared a year later, as did 15 60 75 Twenty, a collection compiling material from the past two decades. A new studio effort, Hotwired, was issued in 1992; although no other recordings were released during the decade, the Numbers Band—now consisting of
 the Kidney brothers, Hynde, bassist Frank Reynolds and drummer Frank Casamento—remained a constant of the Ohio live circuit into the next century. </P>
<P align=left>There have been three constants in the Numbers Band since the beginning in the early '70s; Bob Kidney, Jack Kidney and Terry Hynde. For the other musicians who visited, and even stayed a while, the experiences are all different , and all intense. As you glance over the photographs and read the history of these faces, listen to the sound clips, and walk through an emotionally volatile and musically powerful period of time. </P>
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<DIV>UPCOMING CONCERTS:</DIV>
<DIV>Sept 23 <STRONG>Pat Dailey</STRONG> $25</DIV>
<DIV>Sept 24 <STRONG>Riders In The Sky</STRONG> $22adv/$25door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 1 <STRONG>Roy Book Binder</STRONG> $12adv/15 door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 2 <STRONG>The Del Vikings and Bill Haley's Comets</STRONG> 7PM $15adv/$18door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 6 <STRONG>Glen Phillips, Garrison Starr and Dan Wilson</STRONG> 8PM $15adv/18door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 7 <STRONG>Sam Bush</STRONG> 8PM $20adv/$23door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 13 <STRONG>Lisa Loeb</STRONG> $15 adv/$17door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 14 <STRONG>One Way Rider</STRONG> $10adv/$12door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 15 <STRONG>Steve Hackett Acoustic Trio</STRONG> $22adv/$25door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 21 <STRONG>Pete Huttlinger, Brian Henke and Michael Kelsey</STRONG> $15adv/$18door</DIV>
<DIV>Oct 22 <STRONG>Bethany Yarrow</STRONG> (Peter Yarrow's daughter)<STRONG> & Rufus Cappadocia</STRONG> $15 adv/$20door </DIV>
<DIV>Oct 23 <STRONG>Danny and The Juniors, Sonny Geraci & Kathy Young</STRONG> 7PM $15 door only</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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