New York City – May 10, 2018 – Grammy nominated spiritual music pioneer Jai Uttal will perform his first New York City solo concert at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew, 263 West 86th St., at 8pm on Saturday, June 16.

Stepping into a new and deeper level of vulnerability, Jai invites the audience into what he calls The Spirit Room, his solo acoustic concert, to share songs, instruments, kirtans, and stories from every phase of his inspiring musical and spiritual journey. From ecstatic love songs of the Bauls of Bengal, to dark banjo ballads of Appalachia, to the Bossa Nova kirtans on his 2017 release Roots, Rock, Rama! Jai promises an intimate heart space of communion, invocation and celebration. Tickets are $30-$65 in advance here.

A native New Yorker, Jai Uttal is a Grammy nominated sacred music composer, recording artist (20 albums to date!), multi-instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist, combining influences from India with elements from American rock and jazz, along with Jamaican reggae, Brazilian samba, and more, to create a stimulating and exotic multi-cultural fusion that is truly world spirit music. Having travelled extensively in India, where he met many great saints and singers, Bhakti Yoga became his personal path. Jai has been performing and teaching around the world for nearly 50 years, creating a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices
Jai is a favorite performer on the growing yoga festival circuit, playing to thousands each summer at Bhakti Fests and other events. He also leads his own workshops and retreats that deepen yogis’ practice of the heart based Bhakti yoga method, Kirtan, that is chanting the names of god to further enlightenment.

With a unique boomer upbringing in the NYC music biz of the 50s and 60s (as a child he was at the session where Mitch Ryder recorded “Devil With a Blue Dress”!) Uttal understands true musicianship and has worked with top musicians including Bill Laswell, Don Cherry, and his musical guru Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, throughout his career.

Additionally, his story flows with that of his generation – in the 70s he studied with Khan in the Bay Area while making extended trips to the Indian Ashram of Neem Karoli Baba the same guru who influenced Ram Dass’ classic Be Here Now. Maharajji, as the guru is known to his students, encouraged the practice of bhakti (devotional) yoga as expressed through kirtan, the call-and-response chanting of sacred names, over and over again until they become deeply instilled in the consciousness, providing an experience of profound peace and spiritual insight.

The 80s were dedicated to his music career which took off in 1990 with his first album Footprints that featured Don Cherry and other notables, launching him into the exploding world music scene. Now, marriage, fatherhood, a Grammy nomination, and 28 years of worldwide acclaim later this return to New York City for The Spirit Room acoustic solo show continues his legacy.

Boston, MA – September 27, 2017 – Salem, MA – This Fall, consumers of physical music will have a new, yet instantly classic record label to thrill them with sounds current and vintage. Jeff Rougvie and Thomas Enright, both formerly of Rykodisc and EMI/Caroline are launching Supermegabot Music Concern, LLC with six releases before the end of the year, all on CD (with select download sales).

Supermegabot plans to release all titles on CD only, at least initially. “We get that some people prefer vinyl, but CD is the better format when it comes to sound reproduction,” says Rougvie, adding, “Vinyl isn’t out of the question at some point, but for now we’re sticking with the format that doesn’t degrade every time you play it.”

Rougvie, who produced David Bowie’s Grammy-winning Sound + Vision series and A&R’d many of Ryko’s most beloved releases (Big Star, Sugar, Elvis Costello, Morphine, Meat Puppets, Nine Inch Nails, Bill Hicks, Golden Smog) is Executive-Producing all of Supermegabot’s re-releases with the same kind of care and attention to detail that music lovers came to expect from Rykodisc. Fans can look forward to expanded track listings and special packaging wherever possible.

“Much like when Ryko started, our original focus was on catalog, but an amazing artist came along that was too good to turn down. Now we’re taking a unique approach to developing a new artist,” says Enright.

In an unconventional twist, the label is launching without announcing any upcoming titles. Instead hardcore music fans are invited to compete in the Supermegabot Challenge to try and guess the releases. On https://www.supermegabot.com/ fans can see tantalizing visual and written clues about the albums. The first person to accurately guess all of them will win a copy of each of the label’s first year of releases. If no one correctly guesses them all, a winner will be picked at random, so even a guess could win!

“We’re music obsessives launching a label for music obsessives – so we want to reward one of them for proving their depth of knowledge. A contest seemed like a fun way to launch and engage music fans at the same time”, says Rougvie.

Enright, whose career in independent music artist development, sales and marketing spans three decades, adds “These aren’t all super-obscure titles, either. Our first batch includes a band with three Rock & Roll Hall of Fame members in it. Supermegabot refuses to be tied to one musical genre; initial releases include punk, power-pop, art-rock, new wave, and 80’s funk. That said, we are all about discovery – lots of great records and artists never got a fair shake. Uncovering these gems is key to the label’s DNA.”

San Rafael, CA – September 27, 2017 – Grammy nominated spiritual music pioneer Jai Uttal will perform his first ever acoustic solo concert at The Showcase Theater at Marin Center, 10 Avenue of the Flags in San Rafael, CA 94901, at 7pm on Sunday, October 29.

Stepping into a new and deeper level of vulnerability, Jai invites you into his ‘mystic living room’ to share songs, instruments, and stories from every phase of his inspiring musical and spiritual journey. From ecstatic love songs of the Bauls of Bengal, to dark banjo ballads of Appalachia, to Bossa Nova kirtans on his latest release, Jai promises an intimate heart space of communion, invocation and celebration. Tickets are $28-$34 in advance here.

Jai Uttal is a Grammy nominated sacred music composer, recording artist (20 albums to date!), multi-instrumentalist, and ecstatic vocalist, combining influences from India with elements from American rock and jazz, along with Jamaican reggae, Brazilian samba, and more, to create a stimulating and exotic multi-cultural fusion that is truly world spirit music. Having travelled extensively in India, where he met many great saints and singers, Bhakti Yoga became his personal path. Jai has been performing and teaching around the world for nearly 50 years, creating a safe environment for people to open their hearts and voices.

Jai is a favorite performer on the growing yoga festival circuit, playing to thousands each summer at Bhakti Fests and other events. He also leads his own workshops and retreats that deepen yogis practice of the heart based Bhakti yoga method, Kirtan, that is chanting the names of god to further enlightenment.

With a unique boomer upbringing in the NYC music biz of the 50s and 60s (as a child he was at the session where Mitch Ryder recorded “Devil With a Blue Dress”!) Uttal understands true musicianship and has worked with top musicians including Bill Laswell, Don Cherry, and his musical guru Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, throughout his career.

Additionally, his story flows with that of his generation – in the 70s he studied with Khan in the Bay Area while making extended trips to the Indian Ashram of Neem Karoli Baba the same guru who influenced Ram Dass’ classic Be Here Now. Maharajji, as the guru is known to his students, encouraged the practice of bhakti (devotional) yoga as expressed through kirtan, the call-and-response chanting of sacred names, over and over again until they become deeply instilled in the consciousness, providing an experience of profound peace and spiritual insight.

The 80s were dedicated to his music career which took off in 1990 with his first album Footprints that featured Don Cherry and other notables, launching him into the exploding world music scene. Now, marriage, fatherhood, a Grammy nomination, and 27 years of worldwide acclaim later this first-time acoustic solo show in Marin continues his legacy.

September 19, 2017 – Popular New England Kirtan leader Adam Bauer brings his sacred chants to the Northeast this fall to support his new album Wonderville out on noted Kirtan label Mantralogy this Friday September 22nd.

Date	City	Venue
October 20	Plainville, CT	Vital Life Center
October 21	Springfield, MA	Gasoline Alley – Album Release Party
October 29	Tolland, MA	Camp Timber Trails – Dawn Kirtan
November 2	Hatfield, MA	House Concert
November 4	Hunter Mountain, NY	Ahimsa Yoga Festival

Joining him on these gigs are Mitch Pashawari Cohen on drums, Eric Olsson on guitar, Joseph Kalidasa Getter (Mirabai Moon) on woodwinds and drums, Garrett Sawyer on electric bass, Steve Gorn (Paul Simon, Tony Levin, Jack DeJohnette, Mick Karn) on bansuri flute, Alan Arjun Bruggeman (Krishna Das) on tabla, and Kalia Kellogg, Jacqueline Glen and Ananda Devi on vocals.

Adam Bauer travels the globe sharing the heart-expanding beauty of group chanting in gatherings large and small. From Bhakti Fest and Wanderlust to more intimate festivals, ashrams and yoga studios, Adam enchants and inspires listeners with his deep, soulful presence wherever he goes.

Adam spent much of his Boston childhood on a bicycle exploring Harvard Square, absorbing the rich cultural ferment of the 1970s. Unsatisfied with the socio-economic offerings of the early 1980s, at 18 he took his vows of renunciation, poverty and celibacy and lived as a monk for several years, studying massage and healing work while living in a small but vibrant community above The Western Front, a funky jazz and reggae club. He eventually rejoined the mainstream world again, but never quite shook a core orientation of service and renunciation.

The later 1980s found him studying Hatha Yoga with Eddie Modestini – a practice of solo-healing he experienced as a complement to the work of giving and receiving healing touch with others. He was also discovering music, starting a 15-year gig playing bass in The Equalites, a reggae-rock band he co-founded who became a cornerstone of the music scene in Western Massachusetts.

His post-monk plan of moving to a remote stretch of the California coast instead turned into decades of vibrant life in rural Massachusetts. He has been homesteading for almost 30 years at Tree Toad Farm near Amherst, where he offers healing session work, special events, and customized retreat accommodations for people hungry for a nourishing alternative to the pace and practices of modern living.

Adam was blessed to spend many years playing bass in support of sacred chant pioneer Krishna Das, and later with Bhakti Yoga legend Shyamdas, both of whom nourished his love of sacred sound and the yoga of devotion. For the last several years, and especially since Shyamdas’ passing in 2013, Adam has been on the road offering his own voice, teachings, and kirtan across America, Canada, and India. A lifelong student of the devotional life, Adam enjoys sharing perspectives on the path of love and devotion wherever the opportunity arises.

Trained and certified as a massage therapist, ontological coach, and neo-tantric practitioner, Adam brings a variety of experience into his coaching and hands-on session work. A longtime student of the I Ching, sacred sexuality and sacred song, Adam works to synthesize and integrate life in a body with love, healing and devotion. With kindness, humor and sensitivity, Adam brings his whole self to his coaching and consulting work, marrying passion, discipline and inspiration into a unique and potent offering.

Los Angeles, CA – September 12, 2017 – Chu, an Argentine singer/songwriter living and performing in both LA and Buenos Aires with the band Chu Victoria will bring his unique take on indie rock to fave Silver Lake club Los Globos for their monthly Latin Alternative night on October 5 at 10pm.

Born and raised in the turmoil of Argentina’s last military dictatorship in the late 1970’s and belonging to family immersed in the issues of the time, he developed an affinity for solitude, secrecy, and moving from country to country.

Chu began classical music studies at an early age but was very antagonistic to the rigidity of institutions. Encouraged by his teacher to follow his own path he became a composer and began writing and performing solo or accompanied by different bands in Buenos Aires. 

Always looking for a piano to play, since he didn’t own one, he used to sneak into the theater of the grand Methodist Church in downtown Buenos Aires, where his grandmother worked, and play the piano there until the ecclesiastic authorities would discover him and put an end to the unholy improvisation. He also used to spend school-time reading or writing while bouncing around the city on the subway.  

At age sixteen, besieged by a wish to leave and travel without a particular aim, he began backpacking around South America. By 20, and following a promise he had made about performing in the London Underground, he left for Europe where he performed with different indie bands. He also fulfilled the promise of playing in the Underground, specifically Victoria Station, from which he took the name for his band. In London, he found a great piano to sneak in and play at beautiful Goldsmith University where a friend gave him the password for the piano practice rooms. He also roamed around France and Spain and finally made it to the States while visiting a girlfriend, living first in Atlanta and then LA.

Chu’s first album is called Los Reparidos, which translates into English as “those who give birth to themselves,” based on a phrase by beloved Latin American author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Recorded in Argentina in 2014, it found its musical roots in 70’s and 80’s Argentinean rock, and is also informed by today’s indie scene.

His second album, Clorofila, was recorded in 2015 and 16. Chu Victoria has been playing it to a warm reception in Los Angeles this year and recently performed his new work in Argentina as well.

In LA, he has recently played at MacArthur Park, The Mint, Unurban Café, Harold’s Place, the California Institute for the Abnormal Arts, The Doll Hut, and returning on October 5, to Los Globos.