8:00pm, Saturday, October 10th

MAHOGANY FROG

www.myspace.com/mahoganyfrog

Please join us this coming Saturday night as we welcome Canada's Mahogany Frog back to the Orion Stage!   This will mark the MF'ers third visit to Orion; both of their previous appearances here were quite the festive occasions.  The last time these MF'ers were here I wasn't right for a week!

Their music is surely influenced by the likes of Soft Machine, National Health, and others of the British Canterbury scene of the late '60s and early '70s - but the Mahogany Frog take it into the 21st century, though via decidedly 20th-century instrumentation, including the mighty Farfisa organ!  Characterized as psychedelic jazz rock, their tunes are propelled by the tight rhythms brewed up by drummer Jean Paul Perron and bassist Scott Ellenberger, then twisted, stretched, folded, spindled and mutilated by the twin lead assault of guitarists/keyboardists Jesse Warkentin and Graham Epp.  Together, Mahogany Frog constitute what has to be one Canada's best unknown bands.   They have five official releases to date, including their latest, "DO5", released on both vinyl and CD on MoonJune Records. 

Please do click the MySpace link, above; there are a couple of excellent videos there as well as tracks from some of their CDs.

"DO5 demonstrates what might happen if Radiohead and Sigur Rós were put into a blender with Pink Floyd, Yes and Genesis, then dropping the vocals. The end result sounds like none of them, though markers run throughout...."

"....it's a guilty pleasure that fans of the alt-rock scene, looking for something more challenging, may well gravitate towards. For longstanding progressive rockers who believe in emphasis on progressive, Mahogany Frog hits all the right reference points, yet is as contemporary as it gets, breathing new life into what is mistakenly considered by some to be an outdated genre. They couldn't be more wrong." (John Kelman, All About Jazz)

COVER:  $10 at the door; no pre-show sales

ALL-AGES SHOW!

DA RULZ: All shows start at 8:00pm unless otherwise stated.  You are welcome to bring whatever liquid refreshments you care to drink, and  coolers are welcome.  Our shows are all-ages shows, but we do not tolerate underage drinking.  We do have a few couches, stools, and chairs, but you are welcome to bring your own SMALL folding chair if you'd like.  The bands typically have some merchandise to sell such as T-shirts, CDs, etc., so bring your wallet and help support the music you love!  Chris Lamka, owner of Of Sound Mind, is at almost all Orion shows and offers a wide variety of hard-to-find progressive rock titles at his table near the showcase room entryway. 

DRIVING DIRECTIONS:  Take I-95 to exit 50A, which is Caton Ave., south.  If you are coming from the south beware of the merge onto Caton Ave as there is no merge area.  Take Caton to the third traffic signal, which is Washington Blvd., and turn left.  Follow Washington for about a quarter mile until you approach a "U-Haul" sign on your right.  Turn right, just before the sign, onto Inverness.  Take Inverness to its end and turn left onto Whittington Ave.  Take Whittington to its end and turn right, into our parking lot.  The showcase entry is door B, on your right as you enter the lot.