January 14, 2009

Asa -- FREE INSTORE

Asa Free In-store Performance
Wednesday, January 28th - 7:00pm

Every once in a while we get a frantic call trying to squeeze in a last minute in-store and we usually have to say no, because even though we manage to make them look easy (nudge, wink), there is a lot of work involved in setting up a good in-store. Well, this morning the phone rang asking about an artist I'd never heard before (let's call that strike two), but after a promise to check out Asa's myspace page, well... here I am writing furiously trying to talk you into making a little room in your schedule next week for this exciting new artist. Asa (pronounced Asha) makes music with a decidedly worldly air; based solely on first impressions, I'm going to say she walks with the ghosts of Bob Marley, Fela Kuti, Marvin Gaye, and to a lesser degree, Nina Simone - you will also likely hear a bit of the urban grit of a young Tracy Chapman in her stripped down, acoustic songs. Click over to her Myspace page and listen to the tracks "Fire on the Mountain" and "Jailer" to see what I'm talking about. Asa played a sold-out show at Joe's Pub in New York last night, she will be playing a live set on KCRW Friday morning, followed by a show at The Hotel Café on the 26th, then our in-store on the 28th, and then off to play L'Olympia in Paris. It is our goal to not load you down with too many of these last minute notices, but Asa seems far too good to pass up, hopefully you'll agree and we'll see you here. The guest list is open now, with no purchase required (but you're gonna want one.)