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Those of you that have visited Flying Mango Restaurant and have met us, know that we have a passion for the arts! Just by hanging out at the Mango, you're surrounded by vibrant artwork by our friend, hc porter (www.hcporter.com) and get a chance to listen to some awesome blues while dining. In mid-2006, we decided that it was time to introduce our Mango friends to some great live music by some very talented musicians that they may not have been introduced to yet! This is not something we do all the time. We do our best to contact some of our favorites, and if they're coming through Iowa, we do what we can to organize an evening for you to meet. These are truly great parties! Great food, great music and in a non-smoking setting, long before the state insisted everyone comply! Remember we're small, so if you hear of an event coming, order your tickets quickly as we sell out fast. We are currently working with MidwesTix, another great local business. By letting them handle what they do well, we can concentrate on getting the party going and that's what we do well! We hope you'll join us at our next Pretentious Redneck Dinner or Mango Music Night. We'd love to have you!--Mike and Suzanne
Upcoming music events: Jon Justice 7:00 Show; Doors Open at 6:00; General Admission Seating Small Plates Menu available. Bring Cash to purchase Band merchandise. The Jon Justice Band returns to Flying Mango. Possessing a soulfulness that belies his age, Justice is constantly exploring musical influences and expanding his repertoire. The "Jon Justice sound" is always pushing outward towards fresh expression, reverberating as it does with Justice's singular take on events of the day and building innovatively on the bedrock of the pioneers that came before him. "Write what you know, play what you feel. That's what I try to bring to the table," Justice says. "I don't know any other way."
Past music events... We encourage you to visit these artists websites, listen and learn more about each of them. 06.20.10 Brandi Shearer Brandi, it seems, is somewhat of a dichotomy. She's a songwriter tagged by critics as a "chanteuse" possessing a "whispery tenderness"...who increasingly travels to dark places in her songs. She's an honest, heart-on-sleeve lyricist with a sly, self-deprecating sense of humor in real life. And she's a rock/folk/jazz musician who's quite a home discussing her love of hip-hop and classical music.
05.02.10 Lipbone Redding & the LipBone Orchestra Inventive singer/songwriter/ guitarist / voice-instrumentalist and formersubway musician, Lipbone Redding revs up the party and creates original songs that effervesce with New Orleans swing, Memphis grooves and New York City style. Known for his ability to use his vocal to sound exactly like a trombone, it’s hard to tell the difference -- unless you witness the phenomenon live. Lipbone and his two-man orchestra make for a show greased with uncanny riffs of vocal trumpeting, booming mouth percussion, hilarious side moments and esoteric lyrics.
03.22.10 Romi Mayes Band IF SOMEHOW RAY CHARLES, KEITH RICHARDS AND JOAN JETT COULD HAVE A LOVE CHILD, IT’D BE ROMIMAYES.
02.21.10 Seth Walker "A different point of blue" - an apt description for an artist whose songs, driving delivery and infectious down-home style resonates with the emotions, beauty, power and simplicity that plays such an integral role in the appeal of traditional Roots, Blues and Americana music. Creative Loafing wrote, Seth Walker is a splendid mix of roots styles: blues, soul and Americana, featuring deep-fried guitar licks, churchy organ and crisp horns, mostly delivered over spot-on shuffles. Westword declared, Seth Walker serves Southern roots guit-pickin and blues songcraft with ease and grace. Echoing a variety of artists, from Jimmy Reed to Ray Charles, he slips expertly from loose-jointed shuffles to organ-inflected feel-good fare and a whole lot more. An old soul with new fingers, Walker cooks from start to finish. 12.27.09 David Ducharme-Jones with Rod Chaffee
Blues with a Twist Together again...for the very first time.
11.02.09 Jonah Smith Flying Mango loves Jonah Smith for writing the catchy new jingle you hear as our site loads. He wrote this little ditty following his last performance. Let's Go, Let's Go........ This performance accompanied by drummer, Gintas J.
08.03.09 Jon Justice Band
06.29.09 Corey Wedeking Band A SPECIAL Thanks to our great friend, Rod Chaffee, for the time jammin with the band. That was a great treat for Mike and Suzanne. We will post some YouTube of the evening very soon. Look for it on the FlyingMangoMusic channel on YouTube. Corey's band members include: Rohan Arora (guitar), Jon Dixit (bass), Dan Comerchero (drums), Patrick Vogl (keyboard), and Himes Alexander (back up vocal). Make note of these names as you surely will hear more from each of them. They all hail from the McNally Smith College of Music in Saint Paul, MN.
04.06.09 Carrie Rodriguez with Hans Holzen
02.23.09 Jonah Smith with Doug Wamble
08.24.08 Hamilton Loomis
08.14.08 Romi Mayes
07.20.08 Jonah Smith
07.07.08
The Jon Justice Band
04.07.08
Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers, www.stephenkellogg.com
This is one of our favorite bands. Suzanne ran across them online looking at venue websites from far away places. Stephen's clips caught her attention and she ordered the CD right then. Since that time, Corey's performed a favorite written by Stephen and we've caught Sixer shows at The M-Shop, Peoples and at the Varsity Theater in Minneapolis (a great venue if you've never been). There is awesome song-writing talent here, and a band that obviously enjoys what they are doing. The Sixers are probably better known with the college crowds, so our regulars may not have heard of them yet. That will be changing. Take this opportunity to enjoy another up-close-and-personal music event with us. You won't see them in a setting like this often.
02.24.08
12.31.07
12.22.07
03.23.07
Romi Mayes' sound is also the sort that folks just can't seem to get enough of. Quoted as being one of the hardest working independent musicians in Canada, in the past two years alone, she has toured well over 400 dates to acclaimed festivals, packed theatres, dance halls, bars, pubs, cafes, and living rooms across North America. Her last two Americana/roots enriched albums "Living Room Sessions" (2005) and latest "Sweet Somethin' Steady" (Gurf Morlix, 2006) have been nominated for various prestigious music awards. Both of Mayes' albums have charted on radio stations worldwide landing on a plethora of "Best of" top year picks. "She sings like an angel. Looks like a goddess. Writes beautiful songs about rebellion, submission and the Bible. And as my friend Gurf Morlix says - She races trains. What else could you ask for?" -Sam Baker
03.25.07
California-born, New Orleans-schooled singer/songwriter/vocalist Eric Lindell is a roots rocker with dozens of original songs that combine soul-shaking rhythm & blues, reggae grooves, swamp pop and blues. Lindell is a fan favorite in his northern California turf and his adopted home of New Orleans (where he was feature on the cover of OffBeat magazine and performed on the main stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival). He is accomplished on guitar, harmonica, keyboards and bass, and has performed with some of the Crescent City's top musicians as well as some of the jam band community's biggest names (including members of Galactic). The winner of the 1999 John Lennon Songwriting Competition for his song, Kelly Ann, Lindell is now ready to bring his rough-hewn voice and memorable original songs to the rest of the music-loving world with the release of his Aliigator Records debut, Change In The Weather. "Stellar, sublime blue-eyed soul and romping New Orleans R&B, played at the same intersection of soul, blues and roots rock as Van Morrison."
01.20.07 Hamilton Loomis took his mentor, Bo Diddley's advice. It speaks volumes when the likes of Diddley, Johnny "Clyde" Copeland, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, and Albert Collins take you under their wings. The twenty-something Texas sensation isn't just another cat-in-a-hat with a Strat. He has crafted his blues roots into a funk-a-fied recipe all his own.
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05.16.06 "The kid can flat-out play!" -- Buddy Guy, legendary blues and rock guitarist |
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