Since Peter Gabriel launched his own Real World Records with the release of Joseph Arthur's debut CD in 1997 to the last tour in Europe in 2010 with his band Fistful of Mercy which consists of Ben Harper and Dhani Harrison (son of George Harrison), the American songwriter recorded almost 20 studio albums & EPs. He also set up a personal art gallery "The Museum of Modern Arthur" in June 2007 as a brick and mortar location in Brooklyn's DUMBO District. While Arthur's records tend to be layered, heavily produced efforts, his one-man band live performances incorporate looping techniques, several distortion techniques and paintings. Merging catchy melodies with deep introspective lyrics, he somehow seems to strip your soul naked, silencing the audience with jaws wide open. Joseph's music has the rare ability to do this to an audience, something that very few musicians can accomplish. Another reason why Arthur is a force to be reckoned with. www.josepharthur.com

"Joseph Arthur的音樂與畫作都充滿了直覺的力量，來自深處的力量。"REM（美國著名搖滾音樂團）的主唱Michael Stipe說。從97年在Peter Gabriel 的音樂廠牌Real World Records發布處女專輯開始，到2010年他那吸引了Ben Harper（美國傳奇音樂人）與Dhani Harrison （The Beatles成員George Harrison之子）加盟的樂隊Fistul of Mercy的歐洲巡演，十餘年來，Joseph Arthur這位美國的重要音樂人錄製了近20張個人專輯與EP，他執著地寫歌，並鑽研他那充滿靈感的抽象派藝術，並於07 年6 月在曼哈頓大橋橋下區（Brooklyn's DUMBO District）開了個人的實體畫廊《The Museum of Modern Arthur》。在錄音棚裡，他的音樂製作精良，編曲與整理層次分明，而在舞台上，他的solo更是始終充滿靈感，似乎糅合了他那極富抽象感的繪畫理念。 耐人尋味的而心醉神迷的旋律，內省而哲思的歌詞：極少的藝術家能如他一樣，使觀眾們賬目結舌靜靜地洗耳恭聽，洗去偽裝，洗去敵意與戒備，讓我們再次赤裸而 坦誠地相對。 Joseph Arthur，一個注定無法被遺忘的名字。

http://josepharthur.com/

Celebrating the life of Maggie

Chang

"Have a party somewhere.

 Celebrate this wonderful life that I have"

The world lost a remarkable woman

this month. Maggie Chang, dutiful

daughter, loving wife, and a good f

riend to everyone who knew her,

lost her battle against leukemia

on the morning of 14 March.

 In accordance to Maggie's wish, we are

holding a big party to celebrate her

wonderful life.

Join us to pay tribute to our warm,

caring, ever cheerful and much loved

friend. 

Music will be provided by:

Adrian Furby (Bone Table)

Billy Dean Cochran (El Destroyo)

Corey Tam & One Horse Town

Danny O Connor

Dawny Tsoi

Diving For Air

DP

FBI 

Good Fellas  

Jade & the Stagger Swallows 

Lani Giro

Logo

Luke Chow

Ned Noble

Po Kei

Reign Lee

Sea Monsters

Sushi Robot

The David Bowie Knives
The Mooches

The Sleeves

and others...

Admission is free but there will be a collection box for donations to the Red Cross Blood Transfusion Service and the Bone Marrow Donor Registry.