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to More Moose Music Services. I'm the owner, Mark Ungar. I'm a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, performer, writer, web designer and handyman. I update my blog, left, irregularly. I have an international readership of at least three persons - maybe you'll be number 4! MUSIC - check the Performance Schedule column on the right, where you can always find out where I'm performing next. AVALON RISING - I play bass, mandocello and other instruments with progressive celtic/medieval rock band Avalon Rising, currently in our 11th year of our greater Bay Area tour. We're available for weddings, festivals, and pagan ritual events. Our repertoire ranges from acoustic folk sounds to Irish music to raving psychedelic electric guitar.Our mission: let the spirit of Avalon rise and spread throughout the world! THE VEIL - I'm also a member of The Veil, whose album Sophia Speaks is an ecstatic odyssey of Celto-Middle-Eastern song and story. WEB DESIGN - capable and affordable web design - I've been creating web sites since 1995. Check out some of my designs. HANDYMAN SERVICES - Need a handyman in the San Francisco area? Give me a call. PHOENYX - the lost legendary Keepers of the Flame, plus a rare live track... Why Moose? Once upon a time, I dreamed I was raising a baby moose...and when you get right down to it, don't we all need more moose? Don't forget to impeach G.W. Bush. |
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July 7th, 2008 August 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th: Kelly McCubbin’s Golden Hour of Radio - 8pm at The Exit Theater, San Francisco That’s right – I’m starring (ok, matter of opinion) in a brilliant new play called Kelly McCubbin’s Golden Hour of Radio! (or: the Ukeapocalypse Radio Hour). I’ll be playing “beleaguered announcer” Murray, as well as Risk Management Specialist Endrin Smyzel. The cast is a tremendously talented group, some of whom you know already, the rest of which you should. This original play, penned by local writers including Rey Zegri and Chad McComber (of Single Entendre fame), features the hilarious misadventures of a dysfunctional contemporary radio theater company. The second half features an “On Air” performance of an original sci-fi radio script! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll kiss 15 bucks goodbye! Save the Dates Now! There will be 4 performances only! August 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th! (For you laymen, that’s the first couple of Friday and Saturday nights in August.) Where? The Exit Theater For tickets and more information, go to: I hope to see all of you there! In other News… Avalon Rising Celt-ebrates 15 Years on the Boards! Hey! Happy 15th Anniversary to us! Join us at THE BISTRO SATURDAY, JULY 19TH 1001 B Street, Hayward (510) 886-8525 9:00 * Free There might be cake! OK, there will be cake. We're bringing it. Back in the Stone Age -- 15 years ago -- just after the monkeys stopped throwing things at obelisks, there arose out of the ground a great Celtic rock band, and barely to be heard over the chanting of the Druids, was the band name, "Avalon Rising." (As good a creation myth as any.) At one point, there were other people in the band. Now there are these people in the band. Go figure. Step with us --- into the future! Will there be flying cars? No, only us, just like we are today, only it'll be the 19th. Amazing! Astounding! Good thing there's going to be cake. Come on down and join us in a toast to 15 years of Celtic rock! *** Avalon Rising (510) 569-0437 * * * * * * * * Saturday, August 23rd: The Petaluma Fall BBQ and Benefit Concert, featuring Axis of Blues! The BBQ and Concert presentation is an outreach program by the Petaluma Salvation Army to let the people of Petaluma know what resources they have in their hometown. Participating organizations will be made up of a collection of Petaluma grass roots social service groups. Highlights include:
…all topped off of course with great music! Money raised will go to building a Salvation Army Disaster Relief Center on the site. The event will run from 12:00 to 4:00 at the Petaluma Salvation Army campus on McDowell Blvd., on Saturday, August 23rd, 12:00 to 4:00. It’s a day for the whole family! Axis of Blues, featuring Scott Irwin on drums, Robert Hill on guitar, and Mark Ungar on bass will play from 2 – 2:45pm.March
10th, 2008 - 12:08 pm I've got some new performances coming up, starting tonight: Monday,
March 10th: Friday,
March 14th, 7 - 9 pm: Axis of Blues acoustic duo @ Eclectix.
February
22nd, 2008 - 11:40am Thursday,
March 6th: Axis of Blues @ Central Perk - 7:30 or so10086
San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (corner of Central &
San Pablo) (631) 553-3841 http://www.centralperkcoffee.net/.
The
Origins of Axis of Blues Flash forward 40 years. In the dead of night (3:30, maybe 4 am), each of our lads, now grown up, simultaneously wake from a dream in which Smelly Jim’s words are suddenly intelligible. Jim had said: “Ya gots to just keep on doin’ it. After a while it starts to sink in, ya know what I mean?” And they realized that they did know what he had meant long ago, because they had just kept at it, and by god, it had started to sink in! Reaching for their instruments, they raised them aloft and vowed to just keep on playing! You can catch Axis of Blues, just keepin’ on doin’ it at Central Perk, Thursday, March 6th.
Monday,
March 10th: Silo @ Central Perk - 7:30-ish Silo was born in the summer of 2007 when grizzled veteran of the local Celtic scene Mark Ungar (acoustic and 12-string guitars, mandocello, vocal and upright bass) teamed up with Nebraskan Dane Miller, a young fiddle virtuoso with a extensive knowledge of Old-Time, Appalachian and Bluegrass source material. Together, they’ve begun to explore a compelling repertoire that ranges from irresistible foot-tappers to haunting ballads. Recently, they’ve added Marin native Brian Lamoreaux (banjo, guitar, and vocals), from the locally notorious duo Wagon. They hope to glean further personnel from other bands named after one-word, farm-related items. Calling all members of Plow…? You can catch Silo on Monday, March 10th, at Central Perk. Saturday,
March 15th, 9:30pm: Avalon Rising @ Schelly's Bar
Monday,
March 17th - 5:30 – 7:30 pm: Saturday,
March 22nd, 2 pm or so: Thursday, March 27th, half-past-7-ish: Axis of Blues @ Central Perk 10086 San Pablo Ave, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (corner of Central & San Pablo) (631) 553-3841 http://www.centralperkcoffee.net/.
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August 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th: Kelly McCubbin’s Golden Hour of Radio - 8pm at The Exit Theater, San Francisco That’s right – I’m starring (ok, matter of opinion) in a brilliant new play called Kelly McCubbin’s Golden Hour of Radio! (or: the Ukeapocalypse Radio Hour). I’ll be playing “beleaguered announcer” Murray, as well as Risk Management Specialist Endrin Smyzel. The cast is a tremendously talented group, some of whom you know already, the rest of which you should. This original play, penned by local writers including Rey Zegri and Chad McComber (of Single Entendre fame), features the hilarious misadventures of a dysfunctional contemporary radio theater company. The second half features an “On Air” performance of an original sci-fi radio script! You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, you’ll kiss 15 bucks goodbye! Save the Dates Now! There will be 4 performances only! August 1st, 2nd, 8th, and 9th! (For you laymen, that’s the first couple of Friday and Saturday nights in August.) Where? The Exit Theater For tickets and more information, go to: Penny Dreadful Theatricals presents... The Ukeapocalypse Radio Hour Avalon Rising Celt-ebrates 15 Years on the Boards! Hey! Happy 15th Anniversary to us! Join us at THE BISTRO SATURDAY, JULY 19TH 1001 B Street, Hayward (510) 886-8525 9:00 * Free There might be cake! OK, there will be cake. We're bringing it. Back in the Stone Age -- 15 years ago -- just after the monkeys stopped throwing things at obelisks, there arose out of the ground a great Celtic rock band, and barely to be heard over the chanting of the Druids, was the band name, "Avalon Rising." (As good a creation myth as any.) At one point, there were other people in the band. Now there are these people in the band. Go figure. Step with us --- into the future! Will there be flying cars? No, only us, just like we are today, only it'll be the 19th. Amazing! Astounding! Good thing there's going to be cake. Come on down and join us in a toast to 15 years of Celtic rock! *** Avalon Rising * * * * * * * * Saturday, August 23rd: The Petaluma Fall BBQ and Benefit Concert, featuring Axis of Blues! The BBQ and Concert presentation is an outreach program by the Petaluma Salvation Army to let the people of Petaluma know what resources they have in their hometown. Participating organizations will be made up of a collection of Petaluma grass roots social service groups. Highlights include:
…all topped off of course with great music! Money raised will go to building a Salvation Army Disaster Relief Center on the site. The event will run from 12:00 to 4:00 at the Petaluma Salvation Army campus on McDowell Blvd., on Saturday, August 23rd, 12:00 to 4:00. It’s a day for the whole family! Axis of Blues, featuring Scott Irwin on drums, Robert Hill on guitar, and Mark Ungar on bass will play from 2 – 2:45pm.
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