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Wednesday, June 1, 2011

June 2011 Friends Not Fans Newsletter

THIS MONTH'S CONTENTS:

1) New Photos, News, & Updates
2) New Videos: Subscribe to my YouTube Channel!
3) New MP3! song with
Inácio do Nascimento & Taina Asili
4) NEW! Back to the Roots CD and Tour w/ spiritchild: Fall 2011
5) Benefit in Boston for AFM Local 1,000
6) Continuing Support for Political Prisoner: Tarek Mehanna
7) Upcoming Shows & Tours

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IMMEDIATE DESTINATIONS:

JUN 7: Cambridge, MA
JUN 10:
Brookfield, VT
JUN 12:
Allston, MA
JUN 17-19:
Washington, DC
JUN 25:
Brooklyn, NY
JUL 3:
need a show around BALTIMORE, MD
JUL 12:
Allston, MA
JUL 22:
need a show in RICHMOND, VA
JUL 30:
need a show in ASHEVILLE, NC
AUG 5:
New London, CT
AUG 27:
Conway, NH
SEP 10: Boston, MA
SEP 17: Worcester, MA
SEP - NOV: BACK TO THE ROOTS CD RELEASE -TOUR w/ spiritchild

1) New Photos, News, and Updates

Summer is here and Boston is blooming with life. What a joy to be able to spend most of the summer enjoying my new baby, gardening, writing songs, and putting work into the radical pre-school co-operative that we've started with some other radical parents.

Saoirse is crawling around now and eating food off our plates. I can't believe how fast he's growing! He loves punk rock and is really into Lupe Fiasco and that Spearhead song, "Rock the Nation." His favorite food so far seems to be spicy Tom Yum Guy Soup from My Thai, our local vegan Thai restaurant. He also really likes to drink straight lemon juice. He's a weird baby.





We managed to get ourselves a coveted community garden plot here in JP that we've been cultivating with the pre-school kids. Saoirse and I go there every morning to water and hang out with plants and it's a lovely way to start the day.






Last month I was honored to be able to participate in a piece of music history, sharing the stage with legendary folksingers
Pete Seeger and Peter Yarrow (from Peter, Paul, and Mary) in support of my dear friend Anne Feeney as she continues her battle with cancer (secondarily of course to her ongoing battle with capitalism and all oppression, which she certainly hasn't given up.) It was inspiring to see so many people supporting Anne.


















this is a shot of the big finale and
you can kind of see me in the purple shirt poking out right to the left of Pete Seeger who's absolutely SHREDDING on the banjo.

anne and I opened the show together by singing "Picketline Song" and "!Ya Basta!" these have always been two of our favorite numbers to do as a duo and it was an honor to sing them with her again. doesn't she look great with short hair?!


I know I mention this in EVERY newsletter, but everyone should please support Anne by visiting her website www.annefeeney.com and making a donation or purchasing one of her many wonderful recordings.

Check out Anne's fabulous version of my song, "!Ya Basta!" off her album Dump the Bosses Off Your Back.

I can't wait to see Anne and other comrades at the Great Labor Arts Exchange in DC, June 17 - 19.



A few more photos for your enjoyment:








Saoirse learning how to crawl on stage while I play for a big crowd at Clark University in Worcester, MA during the Ciclovida Tour. he was trying to make it to the mandolin but it was a bit far.



The rest of the summer is filling up quick with a few gigs here and there, a family reunion, Irish language immersion week, and more. I have a few open dates that I'm hoping to book, so check the calendar and get in touch if you have any ideas! I'm also starting to book now for the Fall, Winter, and Spring and would love to come to your town. E-mail me: evangreer@gmail.com if you have any ideas for setting up a gig. Thanks so much for your support!

2) New Videos: Subscribe to My YouTube Channel



I have a YouTube Channel Now!
Become a subscriber: www.youtube.com/evangreer1

Back in middle school, there was a brief period when I decided that I actually cared about trying to "fit in" with the other kids. No matter what, though, it always seemed like I was a few months behind whatever trend was "in." By the time I got my Smashmouth CD everyone was on to Korn. By the time I got my Dallas Cowboys jersey, they were soooooo uncool. This theme seems to continue, as I am only now beginning to realize that YouTube videos are the way that the vast majority of people check out music online.

For the longest time my presence on YouTube has been completely by chance, nice folks like you take videos of me at my shows and post them and then people view them. Some of them, like a live video of my Adderall Song have gotten over 20,000 hits! The only thing is that many of these videos are old, the quality isn't always great, and since I've transitioned my gender presentation recently, a lot of them aren't a very good representation of what it's like to see me in concert now.

To this end, I've decided to take a more active role in posting videos of live shows on YouTube. I created my very own YouTube Channel and you can "follow" it, which means you'll find out when I post new stuff! I need your help with this too! Did you take a cool video of me at a show that's sitting around on your computer? Send it over and I'll post it!

Check out these new videos, below! There will be many more to come, including a MUSIC VIDEO of "Outside Lookin In" featuring my friend MAJESTY, hardcore socio-political rapper from the Bronx and as real as they come. Subscribe to the YouTube Channel or friend me on facebook to keep up with the latest videos!

NEVER SURRENDER LIVE IN WORCESTER on CICLOVIDA TOUR


"DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'" (Journey Cover) LIVE @ New College of Florida


!YA BASTA! Back to the Roots REMIX feat. spiritchild @ Providence May Day
(baby saoirse is strapped to my back, completing the BACK TO THE ROOTS crew)


ADDERALL SONG live @ New College of Florida



3) New MP3! song with Inácio do Nascimento & Taina Asili

At the very end of the Ciclovida Tour, just before Ivania and Inácio had to head back to Brazil, we caught a few moments in the lovely basement studio at the Firehouse in Worcester and laid down a few hasty tracks to document the awesome meeting of activist music from movements spanning two continents.

Taina Asili joined us from Albany and we rec
orded a few songs. MP3s online at www.riotfolk.org and www.evangreer.org

Or just download them here:
(right click to download the links below)

Original lyrics by Margarida Lima do Nascimento
translated from Portuguese by Matt Feinstein, me, and Taina.
Vocals: Inacio do Nascimento, Evan Greer, Taina Asili
Guitar: Inacio do Nascimento

Trad. Brazilian
Vocals: Ivania de Alencar, Taina Asili
Guitar: Inacio do Nascimento
Mandolin: Evan Greer


4) NEW! Back to the Roots CD and Tour w/ spiritchild: Fall 2011
This is brand new news, just announced! This Summer, in addition to recording a new Evan Greer & Friends full length album, I'll be recording a collaborative CD with South Bronx freedom singer / hip-hop artist spiritchild of Mental Notes and Movement in Motion.
We'll be recording the CD at spirit's apartment in Brooklyn, letting the recording process be as organic as all of our performances have been. We're not sure exactly what we're cooking yet, but the ingredients are tasty as hell so it's gonna be a delicous album.

We're serving it up this Fall 2011 as the BACK TO THE ROOTS TOUR continues. We're looking to book dynamic hip-hop/folk/punk driven performances and interactive social justice workshops in your town, so get in touch NOW if you're interested in hosting us at your school or in your community.

click below to:
DOWNLOAD the BACK TO THE ROOTS TOUR press-kit & WORKSHOP MENU

E-mail: evangreer@gmail.com for all booking.


5) Benefit in Boston for AFM Local 1,000
I am a proud member of the North American Federation of Musicians, Local 1,000 Traveling Musicians Union. Local 1000 is a unique and progressive local and they're holding an important benefit in Boston on June 9th! Be there if you can:

AFM LOCAL 1000 INVITES YOU TO A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE NORA THEATER COMPANY'S PRODUCTION OF "Silver Spoon"

A musical comedy written by Local 1000 member and writer/musician/activist Si Kahn (music and lyrics) and Amy Merrill (book)

Join Si Kahn, award-winning folk musician and Local 1000 President John McCutcheon for an evening of musical theater and meeting friends

Thursday, June 9, 2011
Central Square Theater, 450 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139

5:30 to 7:00
reception and conversation with Si Kahn, John McCutcheon
proceeds to benefit AFM Local 1000

7:30 to 9:30
reserved tickets to evening performance of Silver Spoon


Support the Union! www.local1000.org

6) Continuing Support for Political Prisoner: Tarek Mehanna

This summer will be full of action as the trial date approaches for Muslim and Arab political prisoner Tarek Mehanna. Tarek was framed by the FBI and charged with "material support for terrorism" because he would not become an informant against the Muslim community.

The Tarek Mehanna Support Committee has been working hard to support Tarek inside and agitate for his release from unjust imprisonment. Please see their call out for financial support below and send them a paypal donation if you can!




























7) Upcoming Shows & Tours

Dates are constantly updated at www.evangreer.org/calendar.html

JUNE 7th: CAMBRIDGE, MA
@ All Asia Cafe
322 Mass Ave, Central Sq.
6:00pm - 9:00pm
$1 - 5 sliding scale donation. All ages!
QUEER ART ROCK DANCE PARTY
with: Dangerous Ponies, Crazy Exes from Hell, Speaker for the Dead, Lucas Navarro


JUNE 10th: BROOKFIELD, VT
Village Building Convergence
@ Twin Ponds Retreat Center
Details: www.vbc-vt.org
I'm playing around 8pm during the Pizza Party
FREE and open to the public.

JUNE 12th: ALLSTON, MA
Green Roots Festival Unofficial Afterparty
@ The Burrow
8pm House Show in Lower Allston
E-mail: evangreer@gmail.com for address.
With: Parasol, Ted Nyugent and some touring bands from Philly

JUNE 17th - 19th: WASHINGTON, DC
Great Labor Arts Exchange
www.laborheritage.org

JUNE 25th: BROOKLYN, NY
Born In A Cent EP Release Party
@ Manifesta Loft
316 Siegel Street, Bushwick
Details TBA.

JULY 12th: ALLSTON, MA
Plan-it-X Bands Invade Boston!
@ The Burrow, $5
E-mail: evangreer@gmail.com for address.
6:00pm - 10:00pm. No booze.
With: IMPERIAL CAN, FASHANU, ONSIND

AUGUST 5th: NEW LONDON, CT
Back to the Roots Show & Workshops
Details TBA!
With: spiritchild

AUGUST 27th: CONWAY, NH
World Fellowship Retreat Center
www.worldfellowship.org
Details TBA!

SEPTEMBER 17th: WORCESTER, MA
Worcester Pride Festival
Behind City Hall
I play around 2:00pm with a FULL BAND!
More details soon.
www.worcesterpride.com

SEPTEMBER - JANUARY:
Booking for the BACK TO THE ROOTS TOUR with spiritchild
E-mail now if you want to bring us to you: evangreer@gmail.com