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Don’t miss this great entertainment at the
70th annual Pioneer Days!
Karaoke with Michelle Michaels of KX96 FM
& Upwardly Mobile
Thursday, October 19 from 4 to 10 p.m.
& Sunday, October 22, from noon to 6 p.m.!
Karaoke contests - prizes!
Live on the Pioneer Days Stage
Friday, October 20
Special guest emcees for the weekend include
Sun Runner Music Columnist Judy Wishart & KQ92’s Verb!
4 PM
Bob & Allison Garcia
Beautiful melodies,
stunning harmonies - that's the hallmark of this multi-talented father/daughter duo.
5 PM
Wayne Ulanski
Versatile singer/songwriter from The Small Town Boys
makes a solo appearance.
6 PM
The Frenetic Cabaret of Really Shooo
With influences from jazz and cabaret to zydeco and drama, this group with its roots from the
East Coast puts out a sophisticated high energy performance.
Band members are veteran musicians and theatre actors who have performed in venues ranging from frigid dive bars in the Arctic Circle to concerts in Central Park. Watch for special guests to join in!
7 PM
Sand Creek
Longtime hi-desert locals, Mark Hughes, Kathleen Johnson & Vicky Blevins serve up a solid blend
of traditional bluegrass standards along with newgrass and mountain style pickin’ & harmonies.
8 PM
The Burley Thistles
Perennial festival favorites, this hard alt-rock trio led by songwriter Michael Callan, who has played with the likes of Chuck Berry and others, will get the Pioneer Days stage rocking.
9 PM
Shawn Mafia & the Ten Cent Thrills
The poet laureate of the desert’s scarred underbelly, songwriter Shawn Mafia, backed by his
band The Ten Cent Thrills, will take you on a ride you won’t forget, down dark desert roads to seedy bars where cheap women & even cheaper wine await.
Mafia was recently chosen by the Palm Springs
Art Museum as one of their featured poets for their 2006-2007 Live Out Loud! series which brings prominent poets from around the country to present their work at the museum. His second CD,
“Death in D Major” is due out this month.
www.shawnmafia.com
www.myspace.com/shawnmafiathetencentthrills
10 PM ‘Til Midnight
The Dead Rebels
The Dead Rebels take the wild three-guitar Southern Rock attack to a new level. They just wrapped up their debut album and a transontinental tour. Their music has
been chosen by MTV and VH1 for use in their fall lineup of shows, and they’re slated to appear in a major Hollywood film. Big supporters of our troops, The Dead Rebels joined Cher in Operation
Helmet, and can’t wait to rock live in 29. If you like Southern Rock, don’t miss The Dead Rebels live in concert at Pioneer Days!
www.deadrebels.com
www.myspace.com/thedeadrebels
Live on the Pioneer Days Stage
Saturday, October 21
Noon to Two-Kid’s Music
Noon
Judy Van-Ruggles
With her strong voice and encyclopedic knowledge of traditional and
contemporary folk music, Judy will lead children—and adults—in an old time family sing-along.
1 PM
The Really Shooo Kid’s Review
Gettng the kids involved with rhythms and music is what it’s all about with this group.
A favorite at the Joshua Tree Music Festival, kids will love to play along and get into the spirit of making music!
2 PM
Christiane Szabo
With the voice of an angel, singer/songwriter Christiane Szabo has had her work selected for an upcoming feature film Keith, starring Jesse McCartney, and special compilation albums in
Australia and France. Szabo was a finalist in the 2001 Unisong International Songwriting Competition.
www.christianeszabo.com
www.myspace.com/christianeszabo
3 PM
The Kelly Bowlin Band
They won the 2006 Southern California Music Awards, the 2006 Inland Empire Music Awards, and the 2004 Orange County Music Awards for Best Roots Rock
Band.
Their albums sell internationally, and they open for folks like Dwight Yoakam. The Kelly Bowlin Band is a hard working, hard Americana roots rock band that deserves all the great reviews they’ve been getting.
www.kellybowlinband.com
4 PM
Ebony Burks
She’s penned songs for artists like Toni Braxton, Blu Cantrell, Whitney Houston, B5, Timaland, Raven-Symone and even The Olsen Twins.
You can hear Ebony’s music in films like New York Minute, 30 Years 2 Life, and Hair Show. She’s not only a gifted songwriter, but an incredible singer as well. Gritty, real, from the street—with class.
www.ebonysings.biz
http://www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.asp?epk_id=26974
5 PM
Michael Harris Band
Acoustic songs infused with rock, pop & blues, the Michael Harris Band
moves seamlessly from upbeat rock to a Basso beat groove and on to a jazz-tinged ballad, all accessible, all very cool. Members of the band have played in Sergio Mendez’s band, with Jean Luc Ponty,
Billy Preston, Steve Vai, Anne McCue, Sin City All-Stars & Agent Orange.
www.mh-band.com
www.daibox.com
www.myspace.com/mhband
6 PM
Emith
“Mysterioso, rootsy, and darkly atmospheric—It’s like what you’d want to hear coming out of the jukebox
of a dimly lit saloon on some lost highway.” That’s how emith has been described, and with Carol H on guitar & vocals & Stevie Gurr on guitar, bass & harmonica
(he’s played with Dr. John, Elvin Bishop & others), you can’t go wrong. Rock, folk & country meet Celtic & the blues. Compelling.
www.emith.com
7 PM
The Barking Pupfish
Upbeat acoustic favorites
well-stocked with talent and fun, the Pupfish always put on a great show, playing everything from traditional reels and hornpipes to catchy originals.
You never know what will happen with them on stage—was that really The Girl from Ipanema they just played?
8 PM
There Be Pirates!
Southern California’s premier pirate jam band may be joined by members of the country’s leading pirate re-enactment group, the Port Royal Privateers!
Come dressed like a pirate, dance like a pirate, and you may take home a little booty! Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum!
9 PM
City Fritter
Country, folk and classic rock from the Topanga Canyon. This group fries up a tasty blend of music that’s been a hit all around the LA area, and from New York to Maui. One of their
songs was selected for the movie Flicka, starring Tim McGraw.
www.cityfritter.com
www.myspace.com/cityfritter
10 PM ‘Til Midnight
The John Pieplow Band
Pieplow and his band have played gigs with the likes of Huey Lewis and the News, Chicago, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Chris Botti.
They’ve opened for Ambrosia, Christopher Cross and Maria Muldaur. Known as one of the top 10 drawing bands in LA, Pieplow blends blues, jazz and pop influences for a sound all his own.
John has
written and performed the music for the ABC show Sons and Daughters, and he’s taken awards from Best Solo Artist to Best Alternative Band. Pieplow is definitely someone you want to spend Saturday
night with! Dance ‘til midnight under that starry desert sky!
www.johnpieplow.com
www.myspace.com/johnpieplowmusic
Thanks to Steve Lester, Roland Gagne & Creative Audio for
sound, Michelle Michaels for karaoke, High Desert Living Arts Center for lighting, iFanz, Joshua Desert Retreats, the 29 Palms Chamber of Commerce staff, our emcees and volunteers, all the musicians, and
many more people for making this possible!
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