dragonchild x Sunken Cages

Ethio-American saxophonist D.A. Mekonnen & Indian-born drummer/electronic music producer Ravish Momin (aka Sunken Cages)
create an exciting new global music that draws from their respective cultural backgrounds as well as contemporary electronic music.

Conceived by Ethio-American saxophonist D.A. Mekonnen–– co-founder/leader of the widely celebrated Debo Band– the solo project dragonchild is a culmination of decades of musical experimentation, embodied spiritual practice, and critical thinking.
Danny Mekonnen is a Boston-based musician and the founder of the widely celebrated Debo Band, whose self-titled debut was included on NPR’s 50 Favorite Albums of 2012. Growing up in Texas as a first generation Ethiopian-American, Mekonnen often heard traditional Ethiopian instruments and vocals, later seeking out master Ethiopian musicians to learn to play the traditional instruments of his heritage. The groundbreaking Debo Band combined those influences with American Jazz, Soul and Funk and the instrumentation of Eastern European brass bands.

Sunken Cages is the moniker of Indian-born drummer/electronic music producer Ravish Momin, originally an acoustic drummer/percussionist, who studied with master-drummer Andrew Cyrille. Momin has worked with a wide array of musicians, from pop-star Shakira to legendary Jazz musician Kalaparusha Maurice McIntyre (of the AACM) in addition to leading his own innovative global/experimental groups Tarana and Turning Jewels Into Water (with Haitian electronic music pioneer Val Jeanty) on international stages for the past 15 years. He has received grants from New Music USA, The Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, NYSCA and Meet The Composer. He is signed to OnTheCorner Records (UK). He has done remixes for renowned global electronic music producers Batida (Portugal) and Guedra Guedra (Morocco) and has recently performed solo at the prestigious Lincoln Center Outdoors Festival and Festival Congedi (Italy.)

Together, dragonchild and Sunken Cages create an exciting new global music that draws from their respective cultural backgrounds as well as contemporary electronic music.

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Lemon Quartet
(Album Release)

In Akron, Ohio, four friends get together every Tuesday with gas station snacks and various instruments to see where the night takes them. They call themselves Lemon Quartet and although the project is relatively new, the group’s members have been making music together in various huddles and formations for the better part of two decades. While previous iterations can be loosely linked to Ohio’s vibrant late ’90s and early ’00s DIY rock scene that birthed The National, Guided by Voices, and The Black Keys, the music they create now is something entirely new – seemingly unbothered by scenes or time.

Lemon Quartet return with their second album on Last Resort - playfully titled ArtsFest, which releases September 15th. "Think it's getting even better every time" is what the Lemon friends say about listening to their new LP. Selected from their Tuesday night sessions, ArtsFest is a winding, drifting bit of casual fun, not a big deal at all.

Steve Clements: Piano
Corey Farrow: Electric Piano
Keith Freud: Saxophone
Gabe Schray: Bass, misc

$15 suggested donation, no one will be turned away for lack of funds