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Title: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: mica on September 13, 2016, 11:34:43 AM
We will be an exhibitor at the third annual Shakedown Street Festival (http://www.shakedownstreetfest.com) a live music event at Martin Luther King Civic Center Park in Downtown Berkeley this weekend September 17 and 18. Check out the list of bands playing, including club members Stephen and Wolf. The event is free, but beer isn't, and proceeds from beer sales benefit Seva Foundation (http://www.seva.org).

We'll have a couple of instruments on display, including a 6-string replica of Phil Lesh's medium scale bass Khaleesi, and either a Further or Tribute guitar (I have to pick one!). Stop by and say hello in you're in the neighborhood. Should be lots of great music a support for a great cause.
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: mtjam on September 13, 2016, 02:43:17 PM
Sounds like a fun festival! Hope to get out west someday.
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: edwardofhuncote on September 14, 2016, 07:33:29 AM
Wanna' carpool Rob?  ;D
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: mtjam on September 14, 2016, 08:32:19 AM
East coasters banding together!
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: sonicus on September 14, 2016, 09:28:16 AM
Hello everyone I will be playing at this Festival  in the band " Easy Wind "on Sunday 9/18/16 from 12pm-1pm.  I will also be working  for the Festival on both the Saturday the 17th & Sunday the 18th . Mica , it is a pleasant surprise that I will see you and Alembic Inc. there as well ! :) That is awesome !
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: sonicus on September 14, 2016, 09:30:06 AM
Here is the update of performers !;
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: hieronymous on September 14, 2016, 02:28:20 PM
Mica, are you going to be there all day both days? Going to try and go Saturday afternoon and Sunday evening.

Wolf - thanks for the poster with the times! Bummed I will miss you guys though...
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: mica on September 14, 2016, 02:45:03 PM
I will be there for the long haul! My dad will be stopping by for a couple of hours sometime on Sunday, but I'm not sure on the exact time yet.
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: lbpesq on September 14, 2016, 03:03:16 PM
Hope to see y'all there.

Bill, tgo
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: rv_bass on September 14, 2016, 03:44:43 PM
Roll some thunder, Wolf!   Everyone have a good time! :)
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: slawie on September 14, 2016, 04:06:35 PM
Can anyone who is going get me one of the posters please?
It would look great in my home studio!

slawie
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: sonicus on September 14, 2016, 04:10:26 PM
Hello . Rob ,  Yes Thunder ! It will be fun . I look forward to the good vibe all around ,

  Wolf
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: sonicus on September 14, 2016, 04:13:50 PM
Slawie , I will try to remember to get you one to mail in a tube . That is they acttually exist in more then digital form . One could also print one out if not .
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: slawie on September 14, 2016, 05:47:17 PM
Good point about the digital form.
Good luck with the gig mate.
Thanks in anticipation of your efforts.
I'm sure you guys will smash it on the day
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: sonicus on September 14, 2016, 05:52:41 PM
Thanks Slawie !
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: edwin on September 14, 2016, 09:32:58 PM
Yet one more time I'm bummed I don't live in the Bay Area. Have fun, everyone!
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: StephenR on September 15, 2016, 12:47:54 PM
Will definitely be stopping by to say hello. Should be a fun weekend!
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: hieronymous on September 28, 2016, 10:03:42 AM
I managed to pop in both Saturday and Sunday - the Alembic booth looked great! Missed Wolf's band, but got to hear Cryptical & Friends - the lighting was not that great after the sun went down, but managed to get a shot of Stephen with his 5-string Series:


(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8094/29694683680_580600a3ca_z.jpg)


Sounded good out front Stephen! Hope you had fun!
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: StephenR on September 28, 2016, 05:37:28 PM
Hey Harry

It was fun running into you at the festival on Saturday. Glad you were able to make it back on Sunday. Had a very good time playing. Great Berkeley crowd filled with familiar faces. We had a lot of our usual crew around. Howard Danchik mixed for us and Pete Soper, who brought and ran the PA for the event, also works with us frequently. Given the chaotic nature of a half-hour window to get set up and no soundcheck it was incredibly helpful to be working with Howard and Pete who know what we need and what the band should sound like. So the sound thing was good but the lighting...

Wolf deserves a big shout-out for not only bringing it on bass with his band Easy Wind but also working as a volunteer both days as part of the stage and hospitality crew. And of course it is always nice to see Mica and Bill. Agree the Alembic booth looked great and the two instruments Mica brought were just gorgeous.
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: David Houck on September 29, 2016, 05:04:29 PM
Thanks for the reports!
Title: Re: Alembic @ Shakedown Street Festival, Berkeley Sep 17-18
Post by: JuancarlinBass on October 02, 2016, 03:52:58 PM
Thanks for the reports!
Indeed!! Oh, the envy of not being at least near!! Hope a great time was had by everyone! It looks like it was!!!