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Hyannis Harbor Arts FUNdraiser Featuring The GROOVALOTTOS - 10/28

HYANNIS - The party continues this Friday at the Halloween Masquerade FUNdraiser, "SPIRITS FROM THE WOODS": Friday, October 28th, 7:00-10:00 pm, $10.00. Wear a costume, have some fun, come to the party and dance the night away!!!

The Hyannis Harbor Arts Center at the Guyer Barn, has been renamed to  reflect its expanding mission to showcase established and emerging  artists in a variety of genres through instruction, events, exhibits and  performances. The name and mission complements the HyArts District’s  efforts to establish the Town of Barnstable as a regional destination  for the arts.

For more information, contact Karen Billard at 508.862.4990 or info@hyartsdistrict.com.

The GROOVALOTTOS Had 'em Dancing in the Streets @ JazzFest 2011

FALMOUTH - Peg Noonan Park on Main Street in Falmouth turned into a dance party when The GROOVALOTTOS took to the stage for a set of Deep Soul-Funk. Below are videos by Falmouth Enterprise Arts & Entertainment Writer/ Editor Marilyn J. Rowland. First is the band's version of the Charles Wright classic, "Express Yourself" followed by "DEM BIG GIRLS". People literally across the street from the park stopped strolling to dance and listen to the music.

Mwalim to Present "They Never Took Our Drums" @ Pequot Museum with The GROOVALOTTOS

MASHANTUCKET, CT - Saturday, October 8, 2011 marks the opening of the Indivisible exhibit at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum in Mashantucket, Ct and part of the opening ceremony will be a performance of "The Never Took Our Drums," written by Mwalim and performed with the band, The GROOVALOTTOS. Indivisible is an exhibit by The Smithsonian Institute that opened at the National Museum of the American Indian in Washington DC back in 2009 and has been on a world tour since April of 2010.

"They Never Took Our Drums" is a spoken-word performance piece that premiered in 1995 at Cape Cod Community College. A storytelling piece that brings the big bang theory, creationism/ creation myths and musical evolution together in one tale. Mwalim, the 2010 Best Male Jazz Artist in the New England Urban Music Awards and multi-award nominee in the Native American Music Awards was invited to perform the piece, an excerpt of which appears in his essay in "We Heard It In The Fields" which appears in the exhibits companion book. Mwalim (aka, Morgan James Peters) is a multi- award-winning performing artist, writer an educator as well as a tenured Associate Professor at UMass Dartmouth.

For more information, contact The Mashantucket Pequot Museum @ (800) 411-9671.

A Clear Choice for Progress on the New Bedford School Committee... Erik Andrade

NEW BEDFORD - October 4, 2011is an important day in New Bedford. Not because of the hotly contested mayoral contest, but because of the school committee elections. For the first time in a long time, a true community organizer with a clear understanding of the city's issues and a clear vision of what the socially and economically marginalized families and youth of the city need.

Erik Andrade is a long-time voice in the grassroots efforts within the city, looking to improve conditions of the economically disadvantaged and socially disenfranchised. His work through Treatment on Demand and YouthBuild have been consistent and sincere; his understanding of the needs of a school system that is actually there to serve the youth and families of the community, beyond the political posturing is clearly beyond that of his competition.

I look at the candidates and listen to what they say and realize that this typical buffet for the cynical voter looking for the lesser of the evils; there is now someone who is a breath of fresh air, aside from the usual players of small city politics, modern day, carpet- bagger opportunists and Narcissists I finally see a candidate that is deserving of a shot.

As an educator, I have been continually disappointed by the school committee and it's tireless demonstration of how out of touch it's members are with the needs of their constituency. 

I rarely endorse candidates, but in this case: New Bedford voters, the time is now and the candidate to vote for Erik Andrade, New Bedford School Committee on October 4th.

The GROOVALOTTOS Mashpee Concert Postponed To October 15

MASHPEE - The GROOVALOTTOS outdoor concert scheduled for September 24th has been post-

poned to October 15th due to rain

The Mashpee Community Performance Series' inaugural show will take place on October 15 @ 3:30 PM in the Mashpee Community Park (corner of Main Street[Rte 130] and Great Neck Road North)

This event is free and open to the public!!!

Check out the E.P. Single by The GROOVALOTTOS on youtube.com

Another Lynching in Georgia... Jes Another Nig... N-word Dead

Amazing

to say the least

How history repeats itself

especially if it's a history that never ended

The backlash that MLK spoke of

In WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE

is very much still in effect

"Racism is over"

some like to say

"We have a Black president so there is no more racism in Amerikka"

right

After slaverywe had Black senators and congressmen throughout the south                          

and then came the backlash

lynchings

burnings

murders

rapes

All in the name of keeping Niggers

oh sorry, 

I can't say Nigger anymore

The NAACP got rid of the word

All in the name of keeping N-words in their place

Troy Davis

was an innocent man

but they had to make him an example

We have a Black president

N-words are getting too uppity

The Democratic party abandoned the ship

and left a Black man at the wheel

Justice must be served

I know

Let's execute an innocent Black man

that everybody knows is innocent

that all evidence will say he's innocent

it will be appealed to the highest court in the land

and turned back

without a sound

We will kill an innocent man

So then they will fear us again

Knowing that if it happened to him

it can happen to the rest of them

at anytime

If Obama's smart

He'll stay out of Georgia

You know they're after him next

R.I.P. - Troy Davis

COPYRIGHT 2011 - MJ PETERS

The GROOVALOTTOS on the Mashpee Community Park - 9/24

MASHPEE - The Mashpee Community Performance Series proudly presents The GROOVALOTTOS and their special brand of Deep Soul- Funk. This free concert will take place on Saturday, September 24, 2011 @ 3PM on the Mashpee Community Park.

Mashpee Community Park is located at the corner of Main Street (Rte 130) and Great Neck Road North, in the historic North End of Mashpee.

With influences as varied As Parliament Funkadelic, Hugh Masakela, Sly & The Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, and The Isley Brothers.

The Collin's Lot Performance series is sponsored by the Mashpee Recreation Department.

The GROOVALOTTOS Bring That Classic Sound

CAPE COD - Following the examples set by underground hip-hop artists with the mixtape, The GROOVALOTTOS have slipped their 4 sound E.P. slowly into the hands and ears of the public. As a Deep Soul-Funk band, the quartet wanted to explore the warm sounds of the 1970's, making a live, analog recording in Debbie Lane Studios.

Laying down 4 Mwalim originals,you can see why The GROOVALOTTOS are quickly gaining a reputation as a favorite party band.

The GROOVALOTTOS will be performing on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 3:30pm in Mashpee Community Park.

The GROOVALOTTOS Bring The Funk to the Falmouth Town Green - 6/18

FALMOUTH - The meteorically rising Deep Soul-Funk band of Southern New England (whew, say that three times fast...) The GROOVALOTTOS will be bringing their infectiously danceable sound to the Falmouth Town Green on June 18th as a part of the Rock Alive portion of the Arts Alive Festival. Thew show starts at 8pm in the "Performance Tent". This event is free and open to the public!!!

Once Again... The GROOVALOTTOS @ Grumpy's Pub - 5/14

FALMOUTH - "The last time they played here," recalls the bouncer, "they had folks in the room dancing from the sound check." Once again the party returns to the dance floor at GRUMPY's PUB in Falmouth.

Individually, they are The Big Bad Wolf, E Ray J, Daphunkeeprofessor and Papa Smurf; collectively, they are The GROOVALOTTOS, one of the funkiest bands to ever play in the New England music scene.

The GROOVALOTTOS will be at GRUMPY's PUB on Saturday, May 14, @ 10PM

GRUMPY's PUB

29 Locust Street
Falmouth, MA 02540
508-540-3930