BRATTLEBORO — On Saturday, Sept. 3, from 7-10 p.m., Brattleboro Community Radio, WVEW, will present Boston-based bands Mission Creep and Adja the Turkish Queen in concert at the River Garden to benefit flood relief efforts in Brattleboro.
The concert was to have been a benefit for WVEW, whose studios were destroyed in April's fire at the Brooks House. Instead, the show will aid Brattleboro's recovery and rebuilding efforts following Tropical Storm Irene.
Mission Creep combines the talents of Guilford resident Gregory Grinnell (member of dubstep pioneers Teledubgnosis as well as New York City ska legends The Toasters and MTV's Unity 2) and Yuri Zbitnoff of Boston's jazz/psych powerhouse Enuma Elish, Mission Creep blends the cool grooves of mid-1960s soul-jazz with a helping of garage/psych, and mixes it all together in a DJ-style blender layering live instruments over samples and electronic grooves.
Ajda the Turkish Queen is a lyricist and multi-instrumentalist (vocals, mandolin, guitar, banjo, piano) of half-Turkish descent who grew up in Texas. Based out of Boston, she also fronts the band Black Fortress of Opium. In 2008, the band released a self-titled debut album, produced by Martin Bisi (Herbie Hancock, Brian Eno, The Dresden Dolls, Sonic Youth). Typical of Ajda's lyrical material, its highly personal compositions speak of life, love, and the human condition.
DJ Damien Gregory will spin rare surf, psych, jazz and funk and immersive video projections will be displayed throughout the night.