September 28, 2012

Friday night live at Transistor: Moongriffin and Charles Mantis. Sound by Jon Monteverde.

Moongriffin, aka Elliot Ross, is one-third of Chicago/Oakland based spinachprince. He will be showcasing a handful of brand new ideas created specifically for Transistor as well as a fresh batch of improvised soundscapes created live. Moongriffin is constantly composing new ideas for spinachprince and is also collaborating with Hank Shocklee onvarious projects.

Charles Mantis is an improvised creation of electronic anti-tech soundscape, beats, trumpet and gypsy music created by Gerald Bailey. As a sideman Bailey has played trumpet with The O'Jays, Mumford & Sons, The Walkmen, Jody Watley, Richie Cole, J.C. Brooks, Hollows, Black Bear Combo and many more. Visit Charles Mantis on Facebook.

Also available: a previous Charles Mantis Transistor performance from May 18, 2012.