http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html Firesign Entertainment: News / Misc Info Jannis' PHPRss class - http://www.jannis.to/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 01:02:46 -0700 http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#31 Performers will include students from local schools at shows as a supporting or opening act for the headliner each week.
The complete lineup will be released in early May and we are excited about about all of the performers that will include the Robert Berry Band, Hush, and other local and international musicians. There is never a charge or admission for Firesign's shows at Santana Row and all ages are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Most of the calendar is available online now!!
-Firesign Entertainment-

Firesign Entertainment would like to acknowledge and thank select local State Farm agents for their sponsorship of the 2nd annual 'Sounds of the Row' music series. As always, We encourage you to support our sponsors~

Individual sponsoring State Farm agents in the bay area include (in no particular order);

Pirie Jensen www.piriejensen.com (408) 985-2755 West Silicon Valley
Matt Gallaway www.mattgallaway.com (408) 260-3370 West Silicon Valley
Van Le www.vanle.biz (408) 259-8826 West Silicon Valley
Mike Keirstead www.mikekeirstead.com (408) 923-2073 West Silicon Valley
Donna DiLorenzo www.donnadilorenzo.com (408) 354-7250 West Silicon Valley
Curtis Ford www.Curtisford.com (408) 281-2911 South Silicon Valley
Mimi Lam www.mimilam.net (650) 237-9168 South Bay
Cheryl Ching www.cherylching.net (408) 777-9777 South Bay
Eva Martin Long www.evamartinlong.com (408) 973-0700 South Bay
Kristen Dorset www.kristendorset.com (650) 969-2871 South Bay
Catherine Chen www.catherinechen.com (408) 863-0000 South Bay
Suzette Elliott www.suzettelliott.com (408) 732-4100 East Silicon Valley]]> http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#31 Sat, 15 May 2010 00:00:00 -0700 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#32 Under the Stars' music series this year at Santana Row. Starting Thursday
May 27th and running through July 15th from 7-9pm we will showcase a
different musician known for their songwriting as well as being great
entertainers. This year we are bringing a diverse group of great
performers together for this series including Steve Kritzer, Robert Berry,
Mike Simpson, 'TBone' Ted Kastelic. See our calendar page for a complete
lineup available May 1st.]]> http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#32 Thu, 29 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0700 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#30 A concert benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank.
Saturday, December 5, 2009 Santana Row
We will feature the 'Robert Berry Band' and 'Hush' - a free concert benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank. Join us on Saturday December 5th at Santana Row on the main stage (in front of Maggiano's restaurant) from 12:30 - 4:00pm. We will have free giveaways, and there will be collection barrels along with representatives from Second Harvest to accept your donations (canned food items, cash, or check). Please help us help those in need this holiday season. This is a very special concert and a great opportunity for you to get involved in helping your community while attending a great concert free to all ages. We recommend and ask that everyone bring at least 4-5 cans for the collection, but anything you can do will be appreciated. For more information visit us online at:
www.firesignentertainment.com

We are privileged to be working with Robert Berry this year and hope to make a huge impact in helping those in need this season and all year long. A lot of you on our mailing list are from the media (papers, radio, and television) and we hope that you will help us spread the word via PSA slots, printed media, spoken word or contact Darren or Kristina from Firesign for a personal interview. Robert's hires photo is available upon request. Those that are friends, musicians, or fans please feel free to share this with friends and family and as many people as you can and help spread the word.

About Robert Berry:
Firesign Entertainment presents: the Robert Berry Band and Hush —
A concert benefiting the Second Harvest Food Bank.

Saturday, December 5, 2009 Santana Row

Robert Berry has a long list of accomplishments. Besides being an award winning songwriter and record producer, he is a strong vocalist and certified multi-instrumentalist. Robert has recorded, played and toured with some of the biggest names in the music world, ask the likes of Steve Howe of Yes, Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, Ambrosia, Sammy Hagar, Greg Kihn, and Boston. He has won a Bammie, been nominated for a Grammy, appeared on MTV and Good Morning America and sang the National Anthem at Candlestick Park. His songs have made the Top Ten and been featured on the silver screen.

Recently nominated for a Grammy Award for his latest solo effort, The Dividing Line, Berry has 6 previous solo releases to his credit and boasts a growing international following. Though he may be best known for sort-of-replacing Greg Lake in the ELP spinoff, 3, with Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer, or admirably filling the seriously big shoes of David Pack during a stint with Ambrosia, or his work with his breakout group Hush, Robert is perhaps most at home as a solo artist and fronting the Robert Berry Band.

Performing at the event with Robert will be renowned guitarist Paul J. Keller, drummer Pete Adams and original Hush bassist, and founding member, Gene Perrault. The Robert Berry Band also includes guitarist Rob Fowler, keyboard wizard Jack Ortolani and vocalists Thom and Mary Ellen Duell.

Don’t miss this afternoon of melodic rock as Robert Berry performs with his band, and reunites Hush, at San Jose’s Santana Row for a special December 5, 2009 mid day concert to benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank.
www.robertberry.com

Thanks for your support, and we hope to see many of you on December 5th!]]> http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#30 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#29 http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#29 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#28 http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#28 Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0700 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#27 Thank You(s)
May 2009 Special Events

May 2009 marks the 5th anniversary of Firesign Entertainment Group.

We will celebrate our 5 year anniversary in different ways, but here are a few highlights.

CD Release! — Firesign Entertainment has partnered with Santana Row to release a compilation CD of some of the artists that perform there on a regular basis.

”˜Sounds from the Row’ (volume-1) (Produced by Firesign Entertainment) will be released in May and will be followed by a music series featuring the performers on the CD. It was difficult to select only 11 artists, but look for future volumes to follow.

The series will kick off on Thursday May 28th from 7-9pm and will feature ”˜Dean Markley and Friend’s’. The series will continue at Santana Row on the Park Valencia stage every Thursday through July 30th. Performers range from classical piano to traditional Hawaiian and offer something for everyone. Santana Row offers a family friendly environment to shop, eat and enjoy some great entertainment.

(A full lineup is available online at www.firesignentertainment.com)



New website! Firesign has added an additional website specifically for entertainment at Santana Row. A micro site of Firesign Entertainment, the new site allows for a proprietary calendar of events and entertainment specific to Santana Row.

The new website is: www.santanarowmusic.com

This site is under construction, so look for a full, real-time ongoing calendar sometime next week!



Little Fox Theatre! — Redwood City Firesign is proud to present ”˜Hit Songwriters in the Round’ at the Little Fox Theatre in Redwood City on Thursday May 14th at 7pm. This features award winning Singer-Songwriter’s Steve Krause, Kristina Sablan, and also features the acoustic guitar song writing duo of Darren Anderson and Travis Hogue performing some instrumental pieces. Look for more of these to come in the near future.



Thank You(s)-



Firesign has had the privilege opportunity to work directly and repeatedly with some wonderful charities such as the Make-A-Wish foundation, American Red Cross Silicon Valley Chapter, San Jose’s Mexican Heritage Plaza, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, Children’s Hospital Oakland, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, Second Harvest Food Bank, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Opera Institute of California, and many, many more. We thank them for their great humanitarian work and look forward to continuing to help even more in the future.



It remains the vision of Firesign Entertainment to continue to bring live entertainment and interaction with people in facilities that otherwise would not have the opportunity or ability to otherwise enjoy it.





Firesign has also had the opportunity to work with some incredible, amazingly talented musician’s over the past 5 years. There are simply too many to mention, but many thanks to you all. You have all helped us get where we are today and we thank you!



We have also enjoyed our corporate clients and partnerships and look forward to continuing to expand our client base and our mission to provide only the finest in live music and entertainment. From Cisco Systems and Apple Computers, to the Hard Rock Café and the various wineries throughout northern California, “thank you”, we appreciate your business!



We would like to extend a very personal thank you to Dean Markley and his great staff of folks at Dean Markley Strings for their continued support and faith in our company. (www.deanmarkley.com)



We look forward to seeing you all at a show soon! And we look forward to serving our community (and beyond) for the next 5 years and beyond!]]> http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#27 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#25 CD (Volume-1) this spring that will include 11 performers of various musical flavors that have performed for Firesign at Santana Row. In conjunction with the release of this CD, there will be a Thursday night music series kicking off on Thursday May 28th from
7-9pm. Each week we will present a different performer featured on the CD through the end of July. From jazz, folk, traditional Hawaiian, classical piano, viola and much more, the CD is a good representation of the consistent great performers that Firesign Entertainment presents on a weekly basis at Santana Row. It was not an easy task to limit it to just 11 performers, but we expect that there will be many more volumes in the future.]]> http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#25 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#24 CD (Volume-1) this spring that will include 11 performers of various musical flavors that have performed for Firesign at Santana Row. In conjunction with the release of this CD, there will be a Thursday night music series kicking off on Thursday May 28th from
7-9pm. Each week we will present a different performer featured on the CD through the end of July. From jazz, folk, traditional Hawaiian, classical piano, viola and much more, the CD is a good representation of the consistent great performers that Firesign Entertainment presents on a weekly basis at Santana Row. It was not an easy task to limit it to just 11 performers, but we expect that there will be many more volumes in the future. There are three music series (that we can speak of now) that we are hosting at Santana Row this coming spring/summer.
They are as follows:
1. 'Firesign’s Mid-Summer Music Series’
All Saturdays, June -July - August 'Park Valencia Stage' 1-4pm

2. ”˜Sounds of the Row’ (All Artists from the upcoming CD) All Thursdays, May 28th - July 30th PV Stage
7-9pm *This will likely feature ”˜Dean Markley and Friends’ on the opening night*

3. ”˜Songwriters Under the Stars’ - The 2nd annual ~ All Thursdays, September - October 7-9pm -
Oak Tree Lounge

We will also be doing a school music program series probably in October, but we cannot confirm any dates until next school year. This series will encourage, promote, and benefit the music programs in our local schools.
Stay tuned for more details as they will be available soon.

We will also be launching a dedicated Santana Row Music website so stay tuned for details.

Firesign Entertainment would like to acknowledge Ultrasound Amplifiers and Dean Markley Strings for their generous support of the CD in progress.
Until next time, have a wonderful day and we always look forward to seeing you all soon.
In Light and Music,
Firesign Entertainment Staff]]> http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#24 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#26 The dates are as follows:

1. May 30th - San Jose, CA
Cesar Chavez Plaza

2. San Francisco - San Francisco, CA at
Justin Herman Plaza
* 5pm registration
* 6pm walk start time.]]> http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#26 Wed, 25 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#23 7pm
Brrittania Arms - Cupertino
1087 S De Anza Blvd, San Jose

Firesign Entertainment is proud to host a benefit concert for Toys for Tots featuring two amazing bands from the bay area.

Starting at 7:00pm we welcome '3-D' - a local band of kids ranging in age from 7 - 16 years old. The band is made up of Chamorro cousins from the Sablan family performing R&B and Funk standards. These kids are amazing!
See a clip on youtube at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHRSj9J65uo
They will perform 90 minutes of material-

Headlining the night will be 'Soul Intention'.
www.soulintention.net
Also performing old school R&B, Funk and Soul favorites.
Fronted by vocalist and trumpet player Scott Kolodzieski, these guys have been performing together all over the bay area for 10 years. They are one of the best! They will start around 9:00pm.

We suggest everyone bring an unopened toy and we should have uniformed Marines at the door taking donations for 'Toys for Tots' This is a great charity, so please show your support.

More details will come in the next week, but mark your calendars for one of the best shows of the year!

For more information visit us online at: firesignentertainment.com]]> http://firesignentertainmentgroup.com/news.html#23 Sat, 08 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0800 'The Bay Area's Music Connection' - Firesign Entertainment - News / Misc Info