Maplewoodstock 2010

A local group is doing a combination art project and food drive at Maplewoodstock.  They are looking for nonperishable items including canned goods, pasta and peanut butter.

There will be a Maplewoodstock Info Booth (with a lost-and-found bin) at the top of the hill.  If you need help or directions, ask at the Info Booth.

Our friends over at the Maplewood South Orange Bicycle Coalition are having a family bike ride on the Sunday of Maplewoodstock.  The ride is scheduled for noon, July 11.  Meet-up is in the Baird Center parking Lot, with people encouraged to wear their tie-dyed finest.

Check the Coalition out on their website.

Maplewoodstock featured in Matters Magazine.  Thanks to Lyman Dally, artist, and Matters Magazine (www.mattersmagazine.com) for permission to post.

Purchase Maplewoodstock merchandise via PayPal on the Maplewood Online site.

T-shirts, hats, and lawn signs.  We need your support to keep this event free!  So, purch your merch today!

Our merchandise is in! You’ll be starting to see Maplewoodstock folks out and about town selling our gear. We will occasionally post to our Facebook and Twitter pages where and when we’ll be selling.

We’ve got t-shirts, hats, and lawn signs.

Hats (says "Hat City Kitchen" on the back ... one of our Premium Sponsors)

Blue shirt - logo only on front; words on back

Read more on our MERCH page!

Maplewoodstock is pleased to announce that Rich Pagano and the Sugarcane Cups will be playing on Saturday at 7:45 pm — right before Saturday’s closing act Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk.

Rich Pagano is a New York city drummer, singer, performer, producer, writer, and member of the Fab Faux Beatles cover band.  Rich Pagano and the Sugarcane Cups is the solo debut album of Pagano, which features guest artists ranging from Phish’s Trey Anastasio (lead guitar) to David Johansen (harmonica) to Hunter and Nile (both as guest vocalists), The Fab Faux and more.

Pagano’s touring band features Andy York, John Conte, Rob Bailey, and Kevin Bents.

Pagano played last year’s Maplewoodstock and loved it so much he wanted to bring his own band back for 2010.

“I am a big fan of the mood and spirit of Maplewoodstock. I had a blast last year as Marshall Crenshaw’s drummer,” said Pagano to Maplewoodstock.

You can help one of the best community events of the year. Maplewoodstock is a completely self-funded event, and as it continues to grow so do its costs. Premier event sponsor HK Community Fund of Maplewood and South Orange has made it easy for you to help. Visit the HK Community Fund ’s Donate page, and click on the donate button next to “For Maplewoodstock” to make your tax deductible donation which will go towards ensuring that this music and art event will continue for years to come.

SATURDAY

Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk – Saturday at 8:30 pm

All the way from New Orlean’s, get ready for some of the nastiest, most serial crushing funk to ever come out of New Orleans and beyond. With each member bringing his own flavor to the music, the power of this combo is undeniable. Led by Ivan Neville — a multi-instrumentalist musician, singer, and songwriter, son of Aaron Neville, and nephew to members of the Neville Brothers.

“Dumpstaphunk is the best funk band from New Orleans right now.” — The New York Times. “Ivan Neville was blessed not only with a pedigree and last name that are golden in the music world, but also the skills to back them up.” — Times Picayune

See more at http://www.dumpstaphunk.com

SUNDAY:

Steve Forbert solo and acoustic – Sunday at 7:00 pm

Released at the height of the new wave explosion, his 1978 debut Alive On Arrival offered a first look at his colorful mix of spare acoustic introspection and scrappy rock ‘n’ roll and became one of the year’s most acclaimed albums. Forbert expanding his audience substantially with 1979’s commercial breakthrough album Jackrabbit Slim and his era defining hit single, “Romeo’s Tune,” which reached #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1980. Steve Forbert has never stopped writing, singing, performing, recording, and releasing music — available through his website. The freedom to release music when he chooses to and follow his own muse has ironically resulted in his creating albums l that must surely be considered amongst the best releases of his career. As the years pass, the indefinable honesty and dignity of Forbert’s approach to music continues to have an almost magical spell on his small but loyal coterie of fans.

http://www.steveforbert.com

Maya Azucena and her band – Sunday at 5:30 pm

Brooklyn singer/songwriter Maya Azucena believes that music is a tool for healing and activism, and supports humanitarian causes with her voice. Recently a Grammy winner for her duet on Stephen Marley’s “Reggae Album of the Year,” named Best Alternative Artist by AllHipHop.com, winner for three awards including Best Female Vocal in the international competition for ABC Radio Network’s Fame Games EFFIGY Awards, and two-time nominee for Best Female Vocalist of the Year at the Reader’s Choice Soul Tracks Awards.

See more at http://mayaazucena.com

Thanks all y’all, but band applications are now closed.  We will be reviewing applications in the next couple of weeks.

Wow!  We are overwhelmed by your responses.  We will be burning the midnight oil trying to craft the best show possible from all your excellent submissions.

Stay tuned!  <wink>