[Dixielandjazz] Vaud and The Villains in the SF Bay Area July 20th

[david richoux]

Not exactly totally OKOM, but there is a lot of it in the show.
(disclaimer: at least one band member is on DJML, as I recall.)

Dave Richoux

http://www.sweetwatermusichall.com/calendar/vaud-villains-19-piece-1930s-new-orleans-orchestra-cabaret-show

Vaud & the Villains - 19 Piece 1930s New Orleans Orchestra & Cabaret Show

19 piece orchestra and cabaret show, Vaud and the Villains, was initially
> inspired by the Bruce Springsteen Seeger Session Band.   The concept
> evolved into a genre bending spectacle commonly described as Americana Noir
> meets Moulin Rouge. At once seedy and inspiring…gritty and sublime.   Bring
> your wretched souls, your sins and your dancing feet…they will save you and
> you will never be the same…The band is founded by J. Andrew Comeau, as Vaud
> Overstreet and Dawn Lewis as Peaches Mahoney…both of them have had long
> careers as actors but in 2008, were moved to create something fresh.  They
> shared a love for the traditional folk songs they had both known growing up
> and became inspired by how the music has lived for so long and retained not
> only a relevance but an ability to galvanize large groups of people.  They
> began setting new arrangements to old songs and new, all drawn upon the
> themeatic message of the show’s stolen motto: “Every Saint Has A Past,
> Every Sinner Has A Future”.  The show is sexy, visceral, fun and exciting.
>  And the unmistakable message of hope, duality, acceptance and inspriation
> creeps up on you like a fink on a lonely dark street.   The show is
> comprised of a five piece horn section, five vocalists, a rhythm section,
> and three dancers.  Among their many engagements, they have played for
> CARSLA(City of Santa Monica), Pasadena’s Levitt Pavilion, City of Santa
> Clarita, LACMA's ArtWalk,  OC Weekly,  for the City of West Hollywood,
> House of Blues, Drink Eat Play, El Rey Theatre, Cirque Berzerk, Clear
> Channel, and Disney Studios, as well as live on the air on KPFK in Los
> Angeles, live on television for LA County’s Holiday Celebration, live on
> the air with Suicide Girls, Amoeba Records, Harvelles, The Mint, and many
> many sold out shows at their home Fais Do Do.  They have traveled to New
> Orleans, Chicago, Indiana, New York, Boston, New Hampshire, Vermont, and
> Rhode Island.  This summer they will headline the Ford Amphitheatre in Los
> Angeles.