Gabe Dominguez, Sonya Cotton, Cello Joe, Scott Fetzer, Sean Jones. Peace of Utah: Chris Jacoby, Ben Abbott, Matt Cline, David Dominguez. Peace of NYC: Cosmo D, Aaron Fast, Tom Abbott. Peace of pie: Cap’n Benny.
Influences
bedside lullaby, the Beach Boys, Gullah culture
Sounds Like
river water happily somersaulting past a dynamited dam
SHAKE YOUR PEACE! is a folk band that tries to play music as much as possible and work jobs as little as possible. We make harmony onstage with guitar, fiddle, cello, drum, singing songs about all kinds of things, from kissing people, to war. Offstage we make harmony by riding our bikes and public transportation when we go on tour, powering the majority of our shows with a homemade pedal-powered PA system (the audience pedals), hosting our website with wind and solar power, and other things that you can read about on our website (www.ShakeYourPeace.com). In the spirit of keeping as many things as we can in their free and wild state, all of our songs are "Anti-Copyright/Pro-Stewardship," and we don't put prices on any of our merch - instead folks support us through ShareFare (pro-stewardship) donations if they feel moved to. As co-founders of the San Francisco Bicycle Music Festival (www.BicycleMusicFestival.com) SHAKE YOUR PEACE! wants to cultivate the biking-band paradigm, and dreams longingly of participating in Critical Mass-style Bicycle Music Festivals that roll across multiple states with 80,000 feral music fans, 50 strong willed bands, and the hugest modular pedal-powered PA scene ever conceived, taking over small towns, highways, and even freeways, putting on concerts in the far flung fields and scenic wild places. :::: Email us if you live in on the Pacific Coast between Vancouver BC and San Francisco (our upcoming tour route) and let's set a show up at your school, house, farm, or favorite cliff overlook... Thanks for reading the bio! Hope we get to ride with you soon...
No, thank you! For playing around here. Your music is truly wonderful, and you're doing amazing things for this planet and the people that live on it. THANK YOU. Much love, Josaleigh
hello there show @ the ghost town gallery in oakland friday night!! w/ silver pines (TX) damon and the heathens & dakota slim. May 23rd @ kimo's w/ fpodbpod in SF. -matt
For interviews, music, photos, or more information, please contact djsepone@gmail.com
Sunday, May 25, 2008
DUB MISSION celebrates Memorial Day Weekend with an exclusive Bay Area show featuring BLACK SHAKESPEARE (I&I Sound System/The Lions/Los Angeles)
with TOMAS (Umoja Soundsystem/Voltage Music) and MISS LOVEJOY celebrating the release of the full-length album, Hard Wire plus DJ SEP and LUDICHRIS at Elbo Room (647 Valencia Street x 17th) SF - Club is 21+ - Club info: 415 552 7788) 9 pm to 2 am - $7 advance / $10 door advance tix at www. jambasetickets. com & www. ticketweb. com & Elbo Room more info: http://www. dubmissionsf. com/blackshakespeare2008. html
BLACK SHAKESPEARE is a man of many talents: singer-songwriter, toaster, producer, club promoter, and radio DJ, to the a few. He is a co-founder of the LA nightclub, Chocolate Bar, and has music in his genes. A cousin of bassist Robbie Shakespeare of Sly & Robbie, he is also related to the jazz musician Carl Shakespeare. Carl taught me about music, he says in an article in the New Angeles Monthly. I went to school for audio engineering and did my first recording studio assistant position with the Scientist.
Born in Jamaica, he moved with his family to New York City in the early 80s, where Shakespeare became involved with Hip Hop, toasting with host Jamalski at S.O.B.'s open mic venue. In 1995, he moved to Los Angeles where he met Aurelito Mercado, a Chicago transplant who hosted parties with Marvski and Cut Chemist, where people like the Black Eyed Peas, Breakestra, and Ozomatli just came to hang.
that was the most beautiful concert i've ever been to (especially played at). thanks for letting me play gabe. see you tomorrow. same time. different place.
Hey buddy I've sent my adorable friend Emiko to seek you out in SF she moved on monday and has your site. Why did we miss one another when you were in town? I have your number not, now. Melt those faces, homeboy. Check out CORY DOCTOROW, who is now releasing every book he writes for free online, and offering all royalties and foreign movie rights to whoever translates his books into a new language. His books (in paper form) have, of course, trebled in sales since. He, and you, understand the power of our new world. I miss ya.
Dudes. I'm so down to jam. Let's set a date to get a jam before the April 11th show at Hotel Utah. Night time I'm usually booked up playing but a daytime or early afternoon would be cool. Monday, April 7th. 1 pm? lets chat soon. looking forward to the show! : )
hi how are things goin? your myspace is looking nice! anyhow, i just grabbed some sweet new ringtones from www.groovytones.info for FREE! they have the tightest shit!
So Gabe; I failed to take you to dinner...Right next to Lestat's coffie shop and theater; there is the best vegitarian restaurant in San Diego county. " Jody Behanga ". Dam..!!! Kid..!! I shure did want to take you there. Well next time.. He..." I need Just a Little bit more."..!!he..he.. Lots of LOve... Hey bro, as your former drummer/Percussionist. I miss ya kid. I met the Gingas a few days later in Rosarito, it was amazing and Majical. Joey, Dante and I styed up so late and drank every bit of alcohol we had, and took a walk on the beach to a near by fishing village. We talked and talked as the waves crashed under our feet on a deck. I whis you were there. I'm home in San Diego now. Praying for them and you. Miss you my man. You are all good, call on me any time if you need me or just to say hello. Your former drummer/percussionist. Lt Enoc Zamora 619-623-9949 cell.
Hey, I heard you might be coming to SoCal sometime. You better tell me when and where, and if you need a place to stay let me know. You got to meet my kids!
