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2016 TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES

Schedule WEEK 1

JULY 7TH - NU SOUL

MAYER HAWTHORNE with ALINA BARAZ WEEK 2

JULY 14TH - INDIE ROCK

BØRNS with PORCHES WEEK 3

JULY 21ST - ROCK

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS with DAY WAVE WEEK 4

JULY 28TH - REGGAE

PROTOJE & THE INDIGGNATION with RAGING FYAH WEEK 5

AUG 4TH - LATIN

NATALIA LAFOURCADE with MONSIEUR PERINÉ WEEK 6

AUG 11TH - DANCE

RÜFÜS DU SOL with MARC BAKER WEEK 7

TCS promises good times T

he joy of the Twilight Concert Series has always extended beyond just music. TCS is a reason to meet friends, break bread together and bask in the sunset glow at one of the world's most iconic coastal venues.

Folks are understandably excited to get to the show and after an evening with friends, most depart the show feeling pretty good. However, traffic can harsh the vibe.

Pier Administrator Jay Farrand said the best way stay chill before and after a show is to let someone else worry about the travel arrangements, using the existing Big Blue Bus routes or capitalizing on the newly opened Expo line.

“We want people showing up in the best mood possible and leaving the same way,” he said.

With the end of the newly opened Expo line stopping just a few blocks from the pier, it’s almost like the train was custom built for TCS. There are now 19 stations in the recently completed Expo line running from Downtown Los Angeles to Downtown Santa Monica via Culver City. Total travel time end

to end is less than an hour. Weekday trains will depart stations every 12 - 20 minutes depending on the time of day.

Metro's regular fare is $1.75 and that includes two hours of free transfers for those using a TAP card. TAP cards are $1 at TAP vending machines and onboard buses, or $2 at pass vendor locations. All fares can be pre-paid by loading a pass or Stored Valued (cash) on a TAP card and then tapping each time you board a bus or train.

For those who want to turn their TCS show into a multi-modal experience, a new bike path parallels most of the Expo Line.

Bicyclists can ride to the beach and take the train home.

To plan trips, customers should visit metro.net, www.bigbluebus.com/ Routes-and-Schedules/ and www.culvercity.org/how-do-i-/find/ culver-city-bus/bus-schedules.

Bicycles are also an easy option for locals who might want to ride to the show.

Breeze is Santa Monica's bike share program. The system has 500 bikes located at more than 75 stations. Bikes can be located

via the smartphone app or at one of the stations. Bikes have individual locking mechanisms and can be unlocked with use of a membership card or entering an account number/pin code on the bike itself.

While there are a few new kids on the transportation block, The Big Blue Bus has always connected locals to the Pier and continues to provide multiple busses to take to the show. A set of newly reorganized routes have most lines providing access to Downtown and a complete list of routes and stops can be found at www.bigbluebus.com.

No matter how you get to the show, you'll want to get there early. The headliners are as diverse, entertaining and fun as ever, but this year, there's added value for the early birds.

An upgraded group of opening acts make it worth your while to stake out a spot for the entire show and this year's flagship sponsor, Snapchat is bringing additional entertainment to the shows thanks to their partnership with art collective Friends With You. “The art is going to look like no TCS you’ve ever seen before,” said Farrand.

AUG 18TH - CLASSIC

MAVIS STAPLES with THE SUFFERS WEEK 8

AUG 25TH - 90'S ALT

SAVE FERRIS with CIBO MATTO Rusty's EAC Winner

WEEK 9

SEPT 1ST - INDIE ROCK

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA with STEADY HOLIDAY WEEK 10

SEPT 8TH - DISCO

OHIO PLAYERS with HOLY GHOST!

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2016 Twilight Concert Series bios WEEK 1

JULY 7TH - NU SOUL

MAYER HAWTHORNE with ALINA BARAZ Mayer Hawthorne has over 100 million plays on YouTube, Spotify and all those other Internet sites. His sophomore album How Do You Do earned him a Grammy nod.

And if he got a vote for every SoundCloud follower he has (five million), he could get elected Senator somewhere. But he's not some politician; he's a musician who writes songs from the soul.

Here's some stuff you can't find on Wikipedia: Mayer Hawthorne starts his day off with waffles and The Whispers or turkey sausage and Steely Dan. Sometimes it's punk rock and pancakes for dinner. It doesn't matter as long as it's breakfast food and music.

Raised by hippie parents in Ann Arbor, Michigan, smack between the Hash Bash and the car factories - Hawthorne's old man taught him to play bass guitar at age five. He would play records in the house all while Mayer was growing up. He put him up on game. He'd say, “You hear him singing there? That's David Ruffin.” Or,

“You hear that guitar solo? That's Stephen Stills.” And young Hawthorne would sit there, with his bowl of cereal, soaking it up.

Mayer DJed in Michigan at the height of Detroit hip-hop. He was there.

Before Em blew, when Dilla was still alive. He was spinning records and making rap beats. Now he's making soul records and rappers are sampling him.

Circle of life.

Mayer's been digging in the crates and you can hear the influences in his music. A touch of Shuggie Otis here, some Bob Marley there, a sprinkle of Sly Stone…

On his fourth full-length album is out now and spinning on KCRW, Hawthorne is back to handling the lion's share of production. He also played pretty much every instrument on the album and penned every track. His songwriting pulls from his life and observations; his heartache and joy.

Sometimes it's groovy, other times he's vulnerable and sincere.

It's the stuff people listen to when they want to relax. The reason? Mayer Hawthorne stays making that timeless, soulful, baby-making music.

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JULY 14TH - INDIE ROCK

BØRNS with PORCHES BØRNS has been streamed over 11 million times on Spotify since his October 2014 debut and been featured in the application's highly sought after New Music Tuesday email promotion and playlist; both “Electric Love” and “10,000 Emerald Pools” have made the Viral Top 10 Debut track “10,000 Emerald Pools” reached number one on HypeMachine upon release.

Consistently positive reviews across the blogosphere including pickup from PAPER, Noisey, Fashionista, Wonderland, Hunger Magazine and many more.

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WEEK 3

JULY 28TH - REGGAE

JULY 21ST - ROCK

THE PSYCHEDELIC FURS

PROTOJE & THE INDIGGNATION

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with RAGING FYAH

If you were to dissect today's alternative rock music, you'll find that much of it pays homage to The Psychedelic Furs. Led by vocalist and songwriter Richard Butler, and his bass-wielding brother Tim, the Furs scored major hits with "Love My Way," "Pretty In Pink," "Heaven," "The Ghost In You," and “Heartbreak Beat” in all releasing seven studio albums, spawning several compilations, a boxed set, and a live concert DVD. Born out of the post-punk UK rock scene, the Furs quickly developed as one of the premiere bands on US College and Modern Rock radio scoring a multitude of #1 singles. With the advent of MTV in the early 80's the band took off into the stratosphere, and when John Hughes approached the band with his film built around the Furs' song “Pretty In Pink”, the band's legacy was cemented.

After a brief hiatus in the 90's, and a side project called “Love Spit Love", the band regrouped at the dawn of the new millennium.

The Psychedelic Furs touring lineup remains Richard Butler (vocals), Tim Butler (bass), Rich Good (guitar), Mars Williams (saxophone), Amanda Kramer (keyboards), and Paul Garisto (drums).

There is an exciting resurgence of conscious, organic music in Jamaica and industry experts and observers agree that Protoje is playing an important role in what is becoming known as the "Reggae Revival."

Leading the militant band - The Indiggnation - this powerful songwriter and philosophical thinker articulates the righteous anger of an emerging generation.

Protoje reports for duty, re-establishing the standard for the decaying art of socially responsible, mentally stimulating lyricism.

After successfully releasing 2 Albums "The Seven Year Itch" and "The 8 Year Affair" which spawned Rasta Love ft KyMani Marley and Kingston Be Wise; which was featured in Grand Theft Auto; Protoje releases his 3rd Studio Album titled ANCIENT FUTURE. Protoje's visibility has steadily increased with articles being written in major publications ahead of his album release, and a major achievement was being named to the BBC 1xtra Hot for 2015 Artiste list so he will be promoted across the BBC platform.

Artistes were selected because As Mista Jams of BBC stated; "they're producing the quality music needed to become big in the

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BIOS FROM PAGE 5 next 12 months. It's a real cross section of really exciting new talent all currently on their A game."

Protoje has been gaining momentum throughout the world, performing at quality venues to large audiences and will continue to tour consistently with his band The Indiggnation to promote ANCIENT FUTURE especially in Europe where several tours have already been booked as they continue to spread the music to the world.

WEEK 5

AUG 4TH - LATIN

NATALIA LAFOURCADE with MONSIEUR PERINÉ The most awarded artist of the last edition of the Latin Grammys started her successful career at age 14, when she joined the pop group Twist. It was then that she decided to devote her life to music and started attending music school.

She learned to play guitar and piano, as well as studied singing and dancing.

Later on, she attended a music training program at Berklee College of Music in Boston and, when she was 16, she started writing her own songs.

In 2002, at age 17, she signed her first record deal with Sony Music and made her debut album: 'Natalia Lafourcade', which was produced by Loris Ceroni and Aureo Baqueiro.

In 2005, she released her second album: 'Casa', which she wrote along with her band 'La Forquetina'.

In 2006, after spending nine months in Canada, she wrote the instrumental album 'The Four Seasons of Love', which she recorded with the Youth Symphony Orchestra of the State of Veracruz. At the same time, she also wrote some of the songs for her next solo album: 'Hu Hu Hu', which was released in 2009.

Her fifth album is the magnificent 'Mujer Divina - Tribute to Agustin Lara', which has set common ground between generations and highlights the romantic character of Mexican hearts. Musicians such as Gilberto Gil, Vicentico, Miguel Bosé, Lila Downs, Adrián Dargelos (Babasónicos), Meme (Café Tacuba), Jorge Drexler, León Larregui (Zoé), Leonardo de Lozanne, Leonel García and Kevin Johansen contributed to this album.

The album has become Platinum, reaching over 90,000 copies sold one year after its release. It has also remained in the Top Ten best-selling albums in iTunes for several months and was nominated for three Latin Grammy Awards, in the categories of: Best Alternative Music Album, Best Recording Engineering for an Album and Best Music Video, extended version. It is available for sale in physical and digital stores in Mexico, Latin America, Europe and the United States.

Her last album released on March 2015, Hasta la raíz, came out as No.1 on iTunes and Deezer. Her first two singles Hasta la raiz and Lo que construímos, were positioned in the first place of Mexico´s viral 50 spotify top chart, and on the top ten of the global category. This album has become platinum in Mexico and gold in Italy.

In this year's edition of the Latin Grammy awards, she won 5 of 6 nominations, including: Record of the year, Song of the year, Best alternative music album, Best

NATALIA LAFOURCADE

alternative song, Best engineered album.

Hasta la raíz, is now nominee to best latin album for the Grammys 2016.

WEEK 6

AUG 11TH - DANCE

RÜFÜS DU SOL with MARC BAKER A lot can change in two years, and for a band selling out shows in places they'd never visited two years ago, a lot certainly has changed. What hasn't changed for RÜFÜS is a unique approach to their song writing that has seen them gather an ever increasing swathe of fans all over the world from Sydney to Berlin. Two years after their platinum selling debut album, RÜFÜS return with their follow up record, Bloom, and as the title would suggest, the band have blossomed into the tour-de-force that Atlas hinted at.

Bloom picks up right where Atlas left off, it's dreamy vocals, moody synths and driving kicks. This time delivered with the confidence of a band who understands their place in the world; as musicians and as people. There is a maturity in Jon, James and Tyrone's production work that comes from spending two years on the road testing new songs. They've figured out what works and more importantly, why.

Bloom is the product of isolation and saturation. The songwriters either being alone and away from friends and family, or at home soaked in familiarity. The only constant in the writing process was the three songwriters spending each day writing with the goal of creating a feeling. They start each project with an idea of a feeling, a setting, a location or a scene in their minds, and try to soundtrack that moment. Hunt says, “We were writing feelings more than songs. We were ready to cut a lot of the parts or elements to make sure there was this sense of exercising restraint, you don't

want everything to sound big. If something goes down to almost nothing it makes the high points sound 20 times higher. And if you over-think something it can kill the spark sometimes."

While making the album the trio found themselves dipping other mediums, filling their screen savers with underwater photography of animals.

"That inspired the production, in some abstract way," Hunt says. "You get that feeling of floating underwater, the way water is darker the deeper you get."

A bit of aqua-Googling later, they fell down an online sinkhole that told them a group of jellyfish is called a 'bloom' - and the trio found their album title.

"The double meaning for Bloom felt perfect, things that can grow and flourish and open up over time," Hunt says.

As the release of Bloom approaches it feels as if RÜFÜS have already broken the shackles of 2nd album syndrome. Early single You Were Right, is already certified Gold in their home country and has just won the ARIA award (Australian Grammy) for Best Dance Release. While the 3rd offering Innerbloom, at 9 minutes 38 seconds, is an

ode to everything the band loves about dance music and everything Bloom means to them, Lindqvist explains; "For us personally, we were each drawn to electronic music because of the euphoric nature of it. At its core, it brings people together to dance. I'm sure I'm not the first person to say this, but our favourite artists are our favourite because we've shared moments listening to them with friends or family that you can't recreate. Moments that stay with you. We really wanted to create those moments for other people with the songs from BLOOM. Innerbloom is probably the most personal song we've ever written in terms of where we are at as people. Hopefully, it can create for other people, some of the moments we've shared with each other and friends listening to our favourite songs...…"

Using layered synths, drums and warm vocals, Jon, James and Tyrone have built a soundscape and aesthetic that is instantly familiar, yet distinctly their own. Bloom is written, recorded and produced by RÜFÜS. Available worldwide January 22.

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Yourself,” to The Last Waltz, to serving as muse to both Bob Dylan and Prince at the peak of their careers, to 21st century collaborations with Van Morrison, Billy Preston, Zac Brown, Ry Cooder, Chuck D. and Willie Nelson, to her Grammy winning partnership with fellow Chicagoan Jeff Tweedy, the one constant has been Mavis and her singular voice. She has embraced her evolution, absorbing new sounds and ideas, rising to meet the challenges of longevity and bringing her message of hope and positivity to new listeners, song after song, show after show.

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AUG 25TH - 90'S ALT

SAVE FERRIS with CIBO MATTO (Rusty's Emerging Artist Competition Winner) MAVIS STAPLES

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AUG 18TH - CLASSIC

MAVIS STAPLES with THE SUFFERS Mavis Staples is living, breathing history.

She is an alchemist of American music, having continuously crossed genre lines like no musician since Ray Charles.

Weaving herself into the very fabric of gospel, soul, folk, pop, R B, blues, rock, and hip hop over the last 60 years, this iconic singer has seen and sung through so many changes, always rising up to meet every road.

Now in her seventh decade, with the release of her new album Livin' on a High Note (ANTIH), she is only gaining momentum. Produced by M. Ward with songs by Neko Case, Justin Vernon, Nick Cave, Ben Harper, Tune-Yards, Aloe Blacc and others, the album serves as a summation and furtherance of her illustrious career. Refusing to fade away, she continues to tour incessantly, remaining as vital, engaged, and true as always. There is no persona; she is, simply and untouchably, Mavis - and Livin' on a

High Note is the symphony of her life.

“I think about this album as a new beginning in my career,” says Mavis. “I'm living on a high note, I'm floating on air. I know I don't have as much time on this Earth as I've already had, but I see it as saying, 'Mavis has been here, y'all.' Before I move on, I just want to leave some Mavis with you that you're not used to hearing. I want to leave you with some joy and love, and some don't-forget-me songs.”

And with those words, her high note is revealed not as a pinnacle of ease and wealth but as a righteous life. Mavis is here, having weaved in and through all that fabric for all these many years, to show us that true joy lies simply in living for others. It's the sermon Dr. King gave all those years ago, and we must be grateful that she is able to echo it for us now. Mavis takes usnot only there, but back, up, and through.

Since her first recording at age 13 in 1954, Mavis Staples has learned from, worked with, and schooled countless legends, and has brought her own timeless talent to every performance. From the Deltainflected gospel sound she helped create in the 1950s with her father, Pops, and her brother and sisters as The Staple Singers, to the freedom songs of the Civil Rights era, to pop radio stardom during the Stax era with hits “I'll Take You There” and “Respect

SAVE FERRIS is a ska-punk band formed circa 1995 in Orange County, Southern California. Their name is a reference to the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. The band formed after the dissolution of a number of Southern California bands.

With Monique Powell as manager, front person, and co-songwriter, the band began to book shows around Southern California to a great underground response.

Financed by Powell's sister, the band released their debut EP "Introducing SAVE FERRIS" on Powell's label, Starpool Records, in 1996. They ended up selling close to 20,000 copies of their EP out of the trunks of their cars, with huge support from Orange County independent record shops and fans. That year, Powell provided vocals on the Reel Big Fishsong "She Has A Girlfriend Now" on their album "Turn the Radio Off" (Mojo).

With Powell as manager and lead, and as favorites of KROQ radio's legendary Rodney on the Rock, SAVE FERRIS created a presence on LA's KROQ radio, possibly being the first unsigned band to do this in LA alternative radio history. Later that year, the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences gave the band a Grammy showcase award for best unsigned band, earning them a recording contract with Epic Records (SONY).

The band released their debut fulllength album for Epic in 1997. "It Means Everything" featured several re-recorded tracks from the EP, several new songs, and, on Powell's urging, a cover of Dexy's Midnight Runners' "Come on Eileen," which the band released as their first official single, and what was to become their most successful single. The band also released "The World is New" as a single which was featured in the film "The Big Hit" starring Mark Wahlburg. Olympic medal winner Tara Lipinski used "The World is New" in her debut program as a professional skater in the nationally telecast 1998 Skate TV Championships.

The band toured extensively in support of "It Means Everything", opening for bands such as Sugar Ray, The Offspring, and Reel Big Fish. In April 1998, they made their television debut on HBO's music series "REVERB" and made an on-screen appearance in the cult classic teen film, "10 Things I Hate About You". The album sold over 400,000 copies, and spawned three Top Ten hits in both Japan and Mexico. With two singles in the Billboard top 100 and full rotation on alternative radio all over the world, SAVE FERRIS has managed to go Platinum internationally.

Winter 1998 saw the departure of their drummer. After a thunderously successful main stage tour with the Vans Warped Tour, the band began writing their follow-up to "It Means Everything". The appropriately-titled "Modified" was released in October 1999.

The album saw the band moving away from their ska-punk roots and into pop-punk territory. The band toured nationally with the band "Lit", of hit single "My Own Worst Enemy" fame. SAVE FERRIS continued to tour in support of "Modified" throughout 2000 and 2001. In August and September 2001 the band did a short tour of the UK. In the winter of 2002, SAVE FERRIS had the rare opportunity to play front and center at the nationally broadcast Winter Olympics Snowboarding Championships in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Still fronted by their original lead singer, SAVE FERRIS has been through a number of changes in their musical lineup through the years.

Powell self-financed what she called the "For the Fans" SAVE FERRIS US tour in 2003.

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Other appearances of note Ms. Powell has made: "Mayor of the Sunset Strip" film, "Roswell" network television show, "The Conan O'Brien Show", "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher", MTV's Loveline with Dr. Drew, the "Keenan Ivory Wayans" show, and the "Late Show with Craig Kilbourne".

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SEPT 1ST - INDIE ROCK

UNKNOWN MORTAL ORCHESTRA with STEADY HOLIDAY The threads of our past never unravel, they hover like invisible webs, occasionally glistening due to a sly angle of the sun. On Multi-Love, Unknown Mortal Orchestra frontman and multi-instrumentalist Ruban Nielson reflects on relationships: airy, humid longing, loss, the geometry of desire that occurs when three people align. Where Nielson addressed the pain of being alone on II, Multi-Love takes on the complications of being together.

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BIOS FROM PAGE 10 nel with the spirit of psych innovators without ignoring the last 40 years of music, forming a flowing, cohesive whole that reflects restless creativity. Cosmic escapes and disco rhythms speak to developing new vocabulary, while Nielson's vocals reach powerful new heights.

“It felt good to be rebelling against the typical view of what an artists is today, a curator,” he says. “It's more about being someone who makes things happen in concrete ways. Building old synthesizers and bringing them back to life, creating sounds that aren't quite like anyone else's. I think that's much more subversive.”

While legions of artists show fidelity to the roots of psychedelia, Unknown Mortal Orchestra shares the rare quality that makes the genre's touchstones so vital, constant exploration.

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SEPT 8TH - DISCO

OHIO PLAYERS with HOLY GHOST! The Ohio Players came into musical prominence in the 1970's as pioneers of street funk and underground R&B. After signing with Mercury Records in 1974 through 1977 The Ohio Players landed three consecutive platinum albums “Skin Tight, “Fire”, and “Honey”. Two number one singles on the billboard pop charts “Fire” and “Love

Rollercoaster” and five number one R&B singles “Funky Worm”,”Fire”,”Sweet Sticky Thing”, “Love Rollercoaster,” and “Who'd She Coo”. The Ohio Players traveled the world and produced more than a dozen albums and received 14 gold and platinum awards for their labors. They also appeared on many national television programs from Dick Clark, Don Kushner, to David Letterman. Since then there is a long list of Artists who have sampled or re-recorded their material to list a few: Snoop Dogg, Puff Daddy, Salt & Peppa, Too Short, Sound garden, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Paul Jackson Jr., and Alex Bugnon.

Currently the band consists of 10 members 4 of which are original members.

James “Diamond” Williams (Drums), Billy Beck (Keyboard), Clarence Willis (Lead Guitar), and Robert Kuumba,(Percussion).

One might think the band members could now sit back and count their gold and platinum records, enjoy the memories and fade into an easy retirement. Nothing could be further from the truth. These guys have managed to keep busy and have been entertaining crowds of people all over the world who sing their songs and dance to the melodies and funky grooves. The Ohio

Players today are one of the few bands from the 70's era who still currently performs all of their music using no computers or samplers to enhance their musical production. The Ohio Players are thankful for still having a large loyal fan base who come to the shows and are still enthusiastic to hear the original sounds from the 70's.

The Ohio Players are enthusiastic and eager with the dawn of their new release.

“This is your Night” The group's first new release in 13 years. After 38yrs in the business this group is still setting stages on “Fire” and riding their own “Love Rollercoaster”.

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