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The SHAKING RAY LEVI SOCIETY Presents:

THE "HIT POWER" SHOW
"A DANG SONIC COMMUNION of LIFE, LIBERTY & LOVE"
FEATURING:

• The Shaking Ray Levis
• Heroes are Horses
• The Watchlist

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5
9:00 PM at LAMAR'S (1020 ML KING BLVD.)
$5 admission, $4 for SRLS members

The Watchlist:

Ben Kennedy – cello and violin
Erik Hinds – H’arpeggione and quartertone electric guitar
Brent Bagwell – saxophones and clarinet

Capable of operating at sub-whisper volumes or generating intense heat, The Watchlist is a chamber trio made up of three improvising musicians from a variety of backgrounds. Their first meeting, in what was to have been a one-off gig, was such that they have been moved to continue the collaboration.

Ben Kennedy is a member of the Charlotte-based ensemble Pyramid (www.sidewalkexplosion.com), where he lends his distinctive sound to the expansive avant-rock tapestry.

Erik Hinds of Athens, Georgia is active as a composer, performer, and promoter of a wide range of music. He plays quartertone electric guitar and the H'arpeggione, an upright guitar with 12 sympathetic strings. Erik focuses on the raw sound of his strings, unprocessed by electronics, to create a fragile sense of intimacy. His style blends folk, heavy metal, and sacred musics from around the world into a completely distinct voice. Erik has played with countless improvisers and performs regularly around the country. His upcoming albums are ‘Appalachian Trance Metal’ and a song by song (piece by piece?) solo rendition of Slayer’s 'Reign In Blood.' Erik lives in a solar powered house with his wife (and dog) and runs Solponticello Records. Contact Erik Hinds at info@solponticello.com

Brent Bagwell is a member of the Brooklyn-based free jazz trio The Eastern Seaboard (www.theeasternseaboard.com). Their newest CD, Nonfiction, was released on the Black Saint label (www.blacksaint.com) in the summer of 2004.