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8:30pm

Well Trained Monkey
    Thursday July 5, 2012 8:30pm - 9:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Well Trained Monkey is the recording and performance name of my one person electro-funk Calypso band. I like to describe the music as having a style somewhere between the 20th Century tropical sounds of exotica, Calypso, and swing with 21st Century dance rhythms and live instrument improvisation, sort of a "Martin Denny-meets-the-Chemical Brothers-via-Frank Zappa" thing. The debut album "Electro-Funk Tiki Lounge" was released in February of 2011. Contact me for live shows and collaboration. www.facebook.com/welltrainedmonkey www.reverbnation.com/welltrainedmonkey www.twitter.com/weltraindmonkey www.cdbaby.com/welltrainedmonkey

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9:00pm

Big Mother’s Club Misstopia

11:30pm

Pirates of Dreamtime  ♫
    Thursday July 5, 2012 11:30pm - 12:30am @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Pirates of Dreamtime returns to the Universe from a 15 year hiatus. After pillaging much cooler tech and having grown beyond limits in their own musical strengths, Scott Keever, Keith Spears and Dayna Jean Wolter blend their souls and create Sacred Space with their richly and Otherworldly layers of sonic magic. They are currently in studio working on the Album That Never Was to be released in late 2012. Taking what they will from the Collective Consciousness, Pirates of Dreamtime take you on a journey of sound like no other...Come, enjoy the sonic alchemy they brew..you will be transported ....Lie back, relax, and prepare to be boarded. What People are Saying : "So a musical wizard, a pagan virtuoso priest, and a living vessel of the Goddess walk into a bar…" The Reunion re-Imagined... atmospheric, ethereal, and unexpected. Lie back, relax, and prepare to be boarded. https://www.facebook.com/piratesofdreamtime http://www.reverbnation.com/piratesofdreamtime

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    Dayna Jean has been a performing and professional Creative for...


    Scott Keever is a multi-instrumentalist /composer. He has been...


    Type Event, Music
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1:00am

Feng Shui Ninjas
    Friday July 6, 2012 1:00am - 2:00am @ Harmonic CONvergence
    The Feng Shui Ninjas have always been more than the sum of our parts. Come see how much more in this special show celebrating our FIFTH year at Harmonic Convergence, featuring our sub-bands, sibling bands, and other friends! We'll have Puppet Show, The DTs, the Yardbards, Al-Amarja, Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters, the Potential Slayers, and other special guests. Some bands are old favorites, some are appearing onstage for the first time. You'll never see a show like this again! Come find us online at: www.fengshuininjas.com www.facebook.com/fengshuininjas fengshuininjas.bandcamp.com www.reverbnation.com/fengshuininjas

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2:15am

GeeKaraoke!!

11:00am

Ionosphere Casting Shadows
    Friday July 6, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Ionosphere Casting Shadows is an ambient guitar project produced by aliensporebomb multi-instrumentalist Todd Madson as an outlet for his mostly beatless ambient and looped guitar drones. Instead of amped up freaked out guitar excursions you have slow, and sometimes quiet journeys to unexpected universes. Which is to say we don't rule out the occasional guitar extravaganza. Hear why audiences have called the live Ionosphere Casting Shadows experience "A one man Pink Floyd" and "trippy and spacey yet relaxing and meditative." There are no overdubs, no preconceived parts, no samples triggered - this is all live produced by ten fingers, two feet, six strings and a device called an stereo audio looper. Everything you hear is produced by electric guitar thru various signal processing units - you are not hearing synthesizers. Enjoy the quieter side of the universe! And sometimes not so quiet! Guitarist Madson created the Ionosphere Casting Shadows project as a way to indulge his abiding interest in making a guitar sound as unlike a guitar as possible. ICS has made appearances at Convergence since 2008 and has appeared locally at The Eye of Horus bookstore, The St. Paul ArtCrawl, Art-a-Whirl, The Healing Loft, J&S Bean Factory, Bellaluna Boutique plus five appearances at the Shadows Faire in St. Paul and is celebrating the release of his new CD "A Passage from the Vault of Hours". Website Links: http://aliensporebomb.bandcamp.com/ http://www.reverbnation.com/aliensporebomb/

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12:30pm

Do A Barrel Roll!
    Friday July 6, 2012 12:30pm - 1:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Ode to the music of videogames…nostalgically chic..epically evil-crushing....seriously Do a Barrel Roll! solely performs music from videogames, but not any and all videogames. DABR chooses music that THEY truly love, and though they take requests from fans and friends, the Barrel Rollers choose music that they can make their own and take to the next level. Doing a fair amount of composing for their original arrangements, and intertwining it into the epic fanfare of their story, DABR! has no desire to take on music that sounds the same from the game to the stage. Most modern video games feature pre-existing music from other artists, or have original, orchestral scores recorded in the studio. Do a Barrel Roll! aims to bring the life the great works of fantastic composers whom did not have such technology and capability in their time. Nostalgia is a powerful force, and DABR! uses it to their advantage. Live triggering of sampled sounds and voices from the classic games they are performing spark the listeners' memories and engage them as part of the performance. Their medleys often follow the progression of the games, and transport the fans to specific points in time and space, in hopes of bringing back fond memories and experiences. Do a Barrel Roll! is on a mission to defeat the residual forces of Andross and all evil in the Universe, and to put on a spectacular, entertaining show while doing so! www.doabarrelroll.com [dabr.bandcamp.com]

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3:30pm

Fuzzy Machete
    Friday July 6, 2012 3:30pm - 4:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    If The Who got really into Joss Whedon and Sailor Moon With cerebral (often snarky) lyrics and a very straightforward "garage rock" aesthetic, Fuzzy Machete is a staple of the nascent "nerdpunk" scene in the Twin Cities. Formed in 2009, Fuzzy Machete consists of Krissandra on Vocals and Bass, Tara on Guitar, and Jonny on drums. Believing that great music and nerd culture pair like Langres and a fine champagne, these three brew an auditory frisson of AC/DC, The Cure, Bowie, and Rush with Dr. Who, Star Trek, Firefly, and MS3TK. Merciless and gritty like the writings of George R.R. Martin and sweet as Nana, this trio powerhouse has performed at Twin Cities Pride Festival, The Zombie Pub Crawl, Warped Tour Send off with Sick of Sarah, Girls Rock and Roll Retreat, and The Sister’s of Camelot Asylum Benefit. www.fuzzymachete.com
    Type Event, Music


5:00pm

Tanya Brody
    Friday July 6, 2012 5:00pm - 6:00pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    With the voice of an angel and the heart of a poet, Tanya Brody makes both traditional and original songs come to life and touch the soul. A born musician and performer, she understands what it is to tell a story through song and the art of giving life to the words and music that flow from her lips and fingertips. She accompanies herself on the harp and has played all over the country as a solo performer and as a member of several other groups. People around the world have heard her music, on the radio and via the Internet. Tanya has performed solo for many years, as well as with various bands and choruses, including The Muses, Sailor’s Dream and The Idisi. http://www.tanyabrody.com/Music/TanyaBrody.html https://www.facebook.com/TanyaBrodyWordsAndMusic http://www.reverbnation.com/tanyabrody

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7:00pm

Bad September
    Friday July 6, 2012 7:00pm - 8:00pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Bad September is a Steampunk-infused rock band, singing vibrant tales of unreal technology and fictional revolutions. Join us at CONvergence for songs from our upcoming album, Austria-Hungary 1957. Find out more about us at www.facebook.com/badseptember or badseptember.bandcamp.com
    Type Event, Music


8:30pm

The Idisi
    Friday July 6, 2012 8:30pm - 9:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    An unconventional chorus of wyld womyn a gorgeous conspiracy of Divas, Divine Crones, Healers, Mystics, Seekers, Believers, Do-ers, Makers, Creatresses of All that Is Im-Possible, and more.. The Idisi are intent on singing and opening the world up to the sonic healing of the Divine Feminine. We are a chorus of women raising the vibrations of those we encounter through music of many cultures, faith practices, and life paths. www.theidisi.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Idisi/369972595954

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    Dayna Jean has been a performing and professional Creative for...


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9:00pm

Anyanka’s Club Vengeance
    Friday July 6, 2012 9:00pm - 2:00am @ Space Lounge
    You’ll be chillin’ like a villain(ess) in the not-so-tender embrace of the Evil Lady Cave; infamous haunt of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Femme-Fatale. Step-mothers, sirens, wicked witches, evil sorceresses, and other unapologetically homicidal ladies need a safe-haven to swap spells and drink smoothies too! Come on in but remember…you’re in their space (lounge) now. 
    Type Event, Audio-Visual, Music
    Tags Chill Space, Games, Glowy, Music, Smoothies


11:30pm

The Long Straight Forever
    Friday July 6, 2012 11:30pm - 12:30am @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Rock meets Celtic meets PARTY The Long Straight Forever uses voices, guitars, mandola, and bodhran to traverse the oceanic road from the British Isles to the Americas, with echoes of the Chieftains, Warren Zevon, Richard Thompson, Stan Rogers, and Led Zeppelin. Gallowglass co-founder Michael Matheny, songwriter/vocalist Raymond Yates, instrumentalist extraordinaire Matthew Ogden, and bass man Greg Lyon produce music that straddles the Celtic, Americana, and rock genres. Its time to party. http://thelongstraightforever.bandcamp.com/

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1:00am

DISSOCIATE
    Saturday July 7, 2012 1:00am - 2:00am @ Harmonic CONvergence
    " DISSOCIATE is scary/happy music/noise that enriches/convulses your soul/face. Does he control these machines? Or is he a pawn in some sinister plot to make you dance? Are those audio cables or tentacles? Dissociate is the brainbeats of Jonathan Ford, Minneapolis musician and sound designer. Dissociate is live electronic music arranged/created in realtime with functional hardware devices. No laptops, bub. Dissociate has opened for Nitzer Ebb, Covenant, Monstrum Sepsis and Amish Rake Fight. He's opening for Icon of Coil and SITD in Minneapolis this September." http://www.dissociatesound.com

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2:15am

GeeKaraoke!

11:00am

Our Fair City
    Saturday July 7, 2012 11:00am - 12:00pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    From the world of Our Fair City, HartLife presents the Archibald Funnypants Variety Hour, featuring a live episode of science fiction audio-drama, music, variety acts, and a traditional "Exclusion Day" pageant! HartLife is very proud to bring the premier live performance of "The Archibald Funnypants Variety Hour" to CONvergence! Set in the post-apocalyptic world of the Our Fair City audio drama, the Variety hour will feature a live episode (with live foley sound effects!), music, variety acts, and the traditional "Exclusion Day" pageant! Our Fair City is a campy post-apocalyptic audio epic produced by HartLife NFP in Chicago, IL. A darkly funny, highly whimsical look at corporate consumerism all grown up, Our Fair City is set in the not so distant future: the skies are stormy, and the landscape is a vast frozen tundra. Lightning rigs high above the city gather energy from thunderstorms, mad scientists walk the earth, and adorably monstrous Molepeople dig tunnels deep underground to expand the city’s habitable space. Episodes of Our Fair City are available for free at OurFairCity.com and as a podcast on iTunes.
    Type Event, Audio Theater, Music, Au


12:30pm

Rumgumption
    Saturday July 7, 2012 12:30pm - 1:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Rumgumption’s whimsy ranges from the slippery jigs and rollicking reels of Scots/Irish tradition to lyrical balladry with themes nautical and fantastical, historical and speculative. Scots/Irish roots music with a nautical flair and a speculative bent. RG would be the band in the underbelly of the Airship Titanic Darkly whimsical. Quirkily acoustic. Poised between tradition and invention and rooted in Scottish/Irish traditions, Rumgumption's songs range from nautical to fantastical, historical to speculative. Slippery jigs ,rollicking reels, rousing shanties - and occasionally, something new, borrowed, or bluesy. http://www.rumgumption.com/
    Type Event, Music


3:30pm

The Laughing Hearts
    Saturday July 7, 2012 3:30pm - 4:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    High energy, face melting instrumentals, Celtic, Classic & Original Folk/Rock with a twist that spans the centuries! Hours of unique world instrumentation, original pirate/folk/blues with rock covers unlike any band before, with: Kim Sobbe : Guitar, Bagpipes, Whistles, Flute, Harmonica, Vocals Jen Gergen: (Jen Gergen - Worldwide Didgeridoo Network) Didgeridoo, Doumbaek, Hand Percussion, Vocals Stephanie Tatu: Mandolin, Bodhran, Hand Percussion, Vocals Links: Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Laughing-Hearts/134805893196084 YouTube ~ http://www.youtube.com/user/TheLaughingHearts
    Type Event, Music


7:00pm

The great Luke Ski
    Saturday July 7, 2012 7:00pm - 8:00pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    At Dragon*Con 2004, Dr. Demento declared "the great Luke Ski" to be his radio program's "Most Requested Artist of the 21st Century". Since then, Luke held onto that title by having songs on "The Dr. Demento Show's" annual year-end "Funny 25" countdown of his most requested songs of the year for ten years in a row, including three of them at #1 ("Peter Parker" 2002, "Stealing Like A Hobbit" 2003, "Snoopy The Dogg" 2011) and two of them at #2 ("You Don't Know Jack" 2006, "Too Much Stuff" 2009). His song parodies, originals, stand-up and sketches about pop culture phenomena have make him a favorite performer at science-fiction and fandom conventions all across the midwest and beyond. He's released ten albums and a DVD over the past fifteen years, many of which feature collaborations and cameos by his fellow comedy musicians of the Funny Music Project (www.theFuMP.com). His past hits amongst his fans include songs about Spider-Man, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Star Trek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Battlestar Galactica, Batman, Firefly, Doctor Who, Babylon 5, and Family Guy, with more recent hits about Disney buying Marvel, Twitter, Anime, Bruce Campbell, The Big Bang Theory, Monty Python, and Snoopy. He is the musical jester of sci-fi, the emissary of rap dementia, the pimp of the geek nation, and a prominent bacon enthusiast. So join the Dementia Revolution, and become a Luke Ski fan today! (www.thegreatLukeSki.com) Notable Conventions Luke has performed at: San Diego Comic-Con, Star Wars Celebration, Dragon*Con, NASFIC, Creation's 40th Anniversary Star Trek Convention, GenCon Indy, Origins, Nerdapalooza, and many more. He also is the chair of the comedy music track at MarsCon in the Twin Cities (marscondementia.com).

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8:30pm

Possible Oscar
    Saturday July 7, 2012 8:30pm - 9:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Possible Oscar is a Minneapolis, MN based comedy rock act that specializes in original and parody songs. Their musical topics range from video games to nerd love, with stops at comic books and notable Hollywood movie sound effects. Possible Oscar’s sound is two great tastes that taste great together; they usually play rock music, but sometimes a little hip hop is in order. The Dr. Demento Show has played several Possible Oscar songs, including “Earn Hollywood Earn”, “Talk Nerdy to Me”, and "Get Our Geek On", and a few of them have made Dr. Demento's regular countdown. “Earn Hollywood Earn” was selected to appear on Dr. Demento’s Basement Tapes #15. In December of 2007, their song “That Calls for a Wilhelm Scream” landed at the No. 23 spot on Dr. Demento’s annual Funny 25 countdown. In 2007, Possible Oscar became a Core member of The Funny Music Project (The FuMP) which releases two songs every week for free under a Creative Commons license. Possible Oscar is currently writing and recording material for their third full-length album. http://www.possibleoscar.com/
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10:00pm

Club Excessive
    Saturday July 7, 2012 10:00pm - 2:00am @ Space Lounge
    Celebrate Ladies night with special guest DJ, hostess, dancer, lounger, and smoothie bartender … the ultimate space princess herself(s)…Barbarella! We may not know anything about Tau Ceti, but we’re busting positronic beats and partying like it’s 40,000 AD.  Loincloths, bare chests, and giant wings – and that’s just the men! Dial down the creep-factor and dial up the sex appeal; this lounge is all “excessive” all the time!
    Type Event, Audio-Visual, Music
    Tags Chill Space, Games, Glowy, Music, Smoothies


11:30pm

The Dregs
 
 

1:00am

Bror!
    Sunday July 8, 2012 1:00am - 2:00am @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Steven Brust & Johnny Sjogren..add a dash of comedy..stir…repeat Sci-Fi author and musician Steven Brust teams up with long time Brother-From -Another-Mother, Johnny Sjogren of The Tim Malloys and Bedlam to tickle your fancies with a bit of this and that..and one never knows what will happen..better not miss it. Steven Brust website http://dreamcafe.com/ Johnny Sjogren http://www.timmalloys.com/about.html

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2:15am

GeeKaraoke!

11:00am

The Vodca Family

12:30pm

Beth Kinderman & The Player Characters
    Sunday July 8, 2012 12:30pm - 1:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Beth Kinderman & the Player Characters consist of Elizabeth Greenberg (vocals, violin, keyboards), Justin Hartley (drums), Beth Kinderman (vocals, guitars, bass), and Dave Stagner (guitars, bass). They perform Beth's original filk and progressive rock songs (with inspirations that range from Star Wars to zombies to Battlestar Galactica to comic books to roleplaying games and beyond), and have also been known to throw in the occasional weird cover song. Since forming in 2008, they've released 4 CDs and have enjoyed playing at a variety of conventions around the Midwest, including Windycon, DemiCon, Icon, Convergence, and MarsCon. Their most recent release, "Winter Is Coming," is an EP of original songs inspired by fantasy novels. For more information or to hear their music, check out www.bethkinderman.com, bethkinderman.bandcamp.com, or www.reverbnation.com/bethkindermanandtheplayercharacters.

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2:00pm

Jj Kidder Mixtape
    Sunday July 8, 2012 2:00pm - 3:00pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    The guy with the fingers on the grand; Jj has played shows in 50 cities in the US and abroad with acts including Zurround, Dies Irae, Eyes To Space, Anode Glow and . This solo show will include a broad selection of originals and covers. Is there a jam needing inclusion on the Jj Kidder Mixtape? Let him know at jonathan.kidder@gmail.com. Making his home in NC, he may not get this way again soon -- Not To Be Missed! **

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3:30pm

Hummingbirds
    Sunday July 8, 2012 3:30pm - 4:30pm @ Harmonic CONvergence
    Hummingbirds is a joyous gathering of Lynn O'Brien, Kestrel Feiner-Homer, and Sarina Yospin Though none of the members hail from Minnesota originally, they've all found each other here and consider the Powderhorn Park neighborhood home. From backyard parties to front porch jam sessions, weddings to the Fine Line Music Club, coffee shops to farmers' markets, they enjoy making music in any setting that brings people together. Hummingbirds consist of original, acoustic, harmony-filled feel-good flowing music by three ladies who sing it like they mean it. They also play banjo, guitar, ukulele, etc. Whether upbeat funky tunes or sing-you-to-sleep lullabies, these ladies will; have you hooked from the second they start singing. https://www.facebook.com/hummingbirdsmusic

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