Upcoming: The Dreamscapes Project at Arlene's Grocery, 7/28

The Dreamscapes Project are coming back to New York!  They will be at Arlene's Grocery on Saturday, July 28.  They go on at 9PM and it'll cost you $10.  Head on down to the LES, check them out ... they're a fun live band, show them some love ... all bands like love, and in general have damn good time ... it's what you do when good music and a bar are involved! 

On The LES Saturday, April 2: The Dreamscapes Project & The Broadcast

The Dreamscapes Project
Arlene's Grocery
95 Stanton Street, NYC
9PM
$10


The Broadcast
Mercury Lounge
217 E Houston Street, NYC
Doors 10:30PM
$10

The Dreamscapes Project Bring The Folk To Arlene's

The Dreamscapes Project: August 14 @ Arlene's Grocery, New York, NY

Folk rockers The Dreamscapes Project paid a visit to Arlene's Grocery earlier this month. This was my second time having a chance to catch these guys perform and they didn't disappoint. For those of you who weren't there, you missed a good show. The band, Keith Center (guitar/vocals), Jeremy Rodgers (bass/vocals), Gordon Shankman (drums) and Eric Sanford (percussion) put on a high energy show full of fun. They were down a member, cello player Ben Guy didn't make the trip as he and his wife just welcomed a bundle of joy to the family. Congratulations! Guy was missed by both audience and band but the band carried on admirably. In tribute to their missing bandmate and his little one, Center managed to work the word baby into each song!

The Dreamscapes Project is a extremely tight band even in an altered configuration. Center is a larger than life frontman engaging the audience all the while being in constant motion. I think I've mentioned before that I like when bands smile and look like they're genuinely having a good time. They're one of those bands. Their infectiousness radiated from the stage to the audience making us smile and enjoy ourselves more. Check out the video of their opening song and one of my favorites "Still Love" below. If they're playing near you, you should do yourself a favor and go get folked!

(More photos HERE)

The Dreamscapes - "Still Love"

www.thedreamscapesproject.com

Upcoming Shows: The DreamScapes Project, Doppelganger & More

Friends, neighbors and New York peeps in general ... upcoming shows alert.

Our pals The Dreamscapes Project are coming up to do a show at Arlene's Grocery this Saturday, August 14 at 8:00PM and it'll cost you ten greenbacks.

Looking for something to do on Tuesday, August 17? I suggest you check out some live music. Head on over to Mercury Lounge, say hi to the guys who check your ID, give the cool lady at the door ten bucks at 10:00PM and get your groove on with Sean Bones.

Our friends Doppelganger will be rockin' the Mercury Lounge stage on Monday, August 23. Doors are at 9:00PM and it'll cost you $8. This is their CD release party so drop by, rock out and pick up a copy of their record. The record is good, fun, shake your ass rock 'n' roll and so are their shows. Check out both, seriously.

Caitlin Krisko & The Broadcast are saying farewell to NYC! Yes, that's right folks, they're leaving NY and heading to North Carolina. Drop by Mercury Lounge, get your party on and help send them off with a lot of love. The deets: Friday, August 27, doors at 9:30PM and it'll cost ya $10.

The Dreamscapes Project Rocked Arlene's

The Dreamscapes Project: October 17 @ Arlene's Grocery, New York, NY

12-strings, cellos, buckets, spoons and questionable art books, oh my! What? That doesn't make sense to you? Then you weren't at Arlene's on Saturday watching The Dreamscapes Project.

This was the first time I had the opportunity to catch the band, Keith Center (Lead Vocals / 12-String Acoustic Guitar), Ben Guy (Cello / Vocals), Jeremy Rodgers (Electric Bass), Gordon Shankman (Drums) and Eric Sanford (Percussion). For those who haven't had the experience, they're a revved up folk rock band.

The Dreamscapes Project have made my list of bands to see live. Sure, they're good on record, but, you really have to see them live to get the full picture. They kind of take a no holds barred approach which leaves the audience smiling and dancing. Yes, dancing. You can dance to a folk band folks. One of my favorite songs of the night was a little tune called "Bluegrass." It was indeed a bluegrass song and where Sanford's bucket and spoon playing came in. Only in New York (or maybe it's just only when The Dreamscapes Project are in New York) can you find a folk band, in a rock club, playing bluegrass while a couple of guys have a little hoedown in the audience.

I have to mention "Why Do I Always Feel Like The Sound A Chair Makes As It's Dragged Across The Floor?" if for no other reason then for the amazingly long title it carries. Did I get the full title right?! So, they played Chair Song (sorry Keith!) which, by the way, is a really good song, after Center expressed his chagrin, amid good natured ribbing from his band mates, over the song title being whacked down to just Chair Song.

One of the things that first intrigued me when this band was brought to my attention was the fact that they have a cello player. When I first heard this, my first thought was, 'oh he probably just plays it on a few songs.' But, that's not the case. Guy wields his cello the entire show and quite frankly, rocks out with it. Center, an unassuming frontman, has some soul in his vocals. He has a good voice and the sound person did a bang up job in making sure it was heard properly.

I bet you're wondering where the questionable art book part comes into play, huh? Well, set a band loose in NYC with some time to kill and they'll happen upon a crackhead (or some sort of questionable person) selling self-drawn art books which led to a bit of a show and tell. Their version of support the arts?

They closed the show with a rousing cover of Dirty Vegas' "Days Go By." It's a perfect song to end with yet, it's also a bad song to end with. Perfect in the fact that it leaves you pumped up full of rock show adrenalin. Bad because that same rock show adrenalin it leaves you with, makes you want a few more songs! But all good things must come to an end. I had a good time and look forward to seeing them again. Go check them out when they play near you. You'll have fun ... might even yell yee-haw!

"Days Go By"

"Fragile"

"Still Love"

Set List

• Still Love
• Why Do I Always Feel Like The Sound A Chair Makes As It's Dragged Across The Floor?
• Bluegrass
• Titanic
• Fragile
• Days Go By

www.theScapes.com

The Dreamscapes Project To Play NYC, 10/17

The Dreamscapes Project are coming back to New York next Saturday, October 17. They'll be over at Arlene's Grocery on the LES. Swing by and check them out!

www.theScapes.com

The Dreamscapes Project To Play NYC!

DC band The Dreamscapes Project are coming to NYC. They're set to take the stage down on the LES at Arlene's Grocery next weekend, Saturday, July 11.

For those who aren't familiar with The Dreamscapes Project, think The Decemberist or The Dave Matthews Band if you need something to compare. They're a dynamic acoustic based rock band featuring a 12-string acoustic guitar and a cello. When's the last time you popped into a rock club and saw a band break out a cello? Yeah, that doesn't happen often, does it? Of course, you can listen to them for yourselves and see what they're about. Nice guys that they are, The Dreamscapes Project have decided to hook folks up with an MP3. They've sent over the song "Excess" from their album Pity In A Heartbeat which you can download HERE (right click, save as) for free.

Swing by Arlene's next week and check them out if you're looking for a show to go to and or just happen to be hanging about the LES. They're on the road venturing to other places besides NYC too. Check out their website to find out what other stages they'll be rocking in the coming weeks.

www.theScapes.com
www.arlenesgrocery.net