The buzz for this totally original and unique funk- blues-soul band is so strong that reporters from a local newspaper could not get into the jam-packed party for the release of their self-titled first CD last month. Missed your chance to hear this rockin’ SAMMY-nominated band? Well the Gonstermachers are doing it again! On June 10th at 8 pm the Gonstermachers will take the stage at The Redhouse... and they're bringing friends.
A fundraiser for the Cultural Resources Council, this show will feature several special guests, including from Chicago, Guitarist Mike Fierce formerly of the Nightcrawlers. He has performed throughout the windy city including Buddy Guys and the legendary Checkerboard Lounge. Mark Gibson and Bill Harsma, the dynamic vocalists of the Tarzan Brothers will blend their powerful harmonies with that distinctive Gonstermacher texture. Ed Ruchalski will take time out from composing after his recent premier at Lincoln Center to contribute his unique sensibility to the evening playing guitar as only he can.
Backing this amazing lineup are the Macheroons: Marilyn Fuller of Merry Mischief fame and the unpredictable Rebecca ‘Go Go’ Sexton. Rounding out the night is saxophonist Don Williams who has played with the Shufflin’ Hungarians.
Cultural Resources Council
The Cultural Resources Council’s mission is to provide services to individuals, organizations and the general public that ensure the vitality and diversity of culture in Central New York. The Council believes that vital expressions of cultural heritage abound in our region; that the documentation and cultivation of our cultural diversity are an act of faith in the fundamental beliefs and inherited customs of our residents; and that the preservation of family and community traditions is a means of celebrating the basic values of our society. The primary purpose of the Council’s Folk Arts Program is to support and perpetuate the living cultural heritage of traditional folk arts practiced in communities throughout Central New York. The Program’s highest priority is support for traditional folk artists. To that end, the Folk Arts Program co-sponsors programming with local community organizations that enables general audiences to experience traditional arts from local communities as well as cultures throughout the world.
