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This is the program for a music and poetry event in Mount Pleasant on March 8th 2009.
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March 8,2008
HEAR MOUNT PLEASANT
Cabaret del Barrio returns
ABOUT CABARET DEL BARRIOThe first Cabaret del Barrio took place in 1997 at Don Juan’s Restaurant. Organized by a fledgling neighborhood group, Stand for our Neighbors, the event featured a diverse range of local musicians and poets including Quique Aviles, Alison Wolfe, Luci Murphy and many others.
By 2000, events such as these were banned in all Mount Pleasant restaurants because a private citizens group used the city’s liquor license protest process to strip the neighborhood of most of its traditional venues for music. Most residents found out about the ban when they noticed the loss of one of Mount Pleasant’s most beloved features, the mariachi bands who once roamed from restaurant to restaurant.
After a grueling two year legal battle and community organizing campaign, a few Mount Pleasant restaurants have gained the ability to once again offer local musicians a chance to share their talents.
Look for more cabarets and showcases in the neighborhood. if you are interested in performing in a future event, please write [email protected]
HEAR MOUNT PLEASANT [email protected] www.hearmountpleasant.com
Photo by Lely ConstantinoplePhoto by Alison Shelleye
Hear Mount Pleasant meets the second Monday of the month at La Casa, 3166 Mount Pleasant Street
March 8,2008
WHAT WE ARE WORKING FORMore venues for music and culture in our neighborhoodMusicians and artists are community assets. Creating more venues for them to perform will enhance our neighborhood’s cultural and community life.
More collaborative and inclusive community problem solvingWe are bringing businesses, community agencies and residents together to problem solve around disputes and to promote more communi ty f r iendly business practices.
More transparent and democratic local decision makingWe are working to make sure that major decisions about our neighborhood’s commercial strip, public space and cultural life are done publicly and seek feedback from all residents.
More small business investment in Mount PleasantWe are working to create a more conducive and collaborative business climate that attracts interesting and innovative small business development in our neighborhood.
HEAR MOUNT PLEASANT CABARET DEL BARRIO
DJ Aphrodite of Radio CPRA long time Mount Pleasant resident famous for organizing Lamont Street Halloween and her weekly radio show, the Neighborhood Power hour.
MachetresThe band epitomizes a musical blend of rock/punk and Latin beats to songs that often refer back to their personal lives and the troubles that they as well as other Latino immigrants face. This personal reflection is the inspiration behind their enthused commitment to their support of grassroots organization by performing benefit concerts throughout the community. www machetres.com
Donal LeaceIs a Mount Pleasant based singer songwriter whose roots are in West Virginia and in traditional American folk music. But in more recent years, his work has become more international as he has sought to incorporate the musical traditions of count r ies such as South Af r ica and Cuba. www.donalleace.com
The Starlingtons The Starlingtons kick the "alt" out of alt-country with their respectful interpretations of classic country songs and ambitious attempts to write tomorrow's country classics. www.thestarlingtons.com
David Greenfield BoyceIs a Mount Pleasant based artist and Puppeteer famous for his Hanauka Puppet show performed every year to adoring audiences in a Mount Pleasant row house.
Son Cosita SeriaIs a local group who plays Son Jarocho music, a traditional musical style of Veracruz, Mexico. It represents a fusion of indigenous (primarily Huastecan), Spanish, and African musical elements, reflecting the population which evolved in the region from Spanish colonial times.
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