Hi-Desert Cultural Center


Our new Concert Season at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center draws on the internationally popular music mecca of Joshua Tree, California - home of some of the most prominent recording artists in the industry. This new season of acoustic musical entertainment will feature new artists and celebrated legends in an exciting new concert series!

Our new Concert Season at the Hi-Desert Cultural Center draws on the internationally popular music mecca of Joshua Tree, California - home of some of the most prominent recording artists in the industry. This new season of acoustic musical entertainment will feature new artists and celebrated legends in an exciting new concert series!

Sponsored by Joshua Tree Music Festival Desert Music Foundation	THE EVERYBODYFIELDS CONCERT February 26, 2008 @ 7:00PM TICKETS: $12 Pre-Sale / $14 At Door Their sound is an intense folk ocean with crystal blue waters that run deep. Brilliant songcrafters, the Everybodyfields won 1st place at the prestigious Merlefest Songwriters Contest (2005). Subtle soundscapes with a vein of rock and punk that is so well hidden, you don't even know it's there. Like a fresh set of fingerprints in the archives of bluegrass, country, and folk history, the conjugal synchronicity of Sam and Jill's voices carve a new niche in the music genre, as if they dashed a sprinkle of special Eastern Tennessee seasoning to make a brand new recipe. Sam Quinn (vocals, bass and guitar), Jill Andrews (vocals, bass and guitar), and Dave Ric...
Sponsored by Eva Soltes - Performance & Media Arts Desert Music Foundation	JEANNE STARK-IOCHMANS SOLO PIANO RECITAL March 20, 2008 @ 7:00PM TICKETS: $15 Performing Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy - Belgian pianist Jeanne Stark-Iochmans has been praised as “One of the great interpreters." She graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Belgium with the highest marks of the previous twenty years, receiving the conservatory’s most prestigious award, the Prix de Virtuosite avec Grande Distinction. A winner of the Laure Van Cutsem Prize, Ms. Stark-Iochmans appeared as soloist with her country's national orchestra. After coming to the United States on an International Queen Elisabeth scholarship, she made her highly acclaimed debut in Carnegie Hall and is now perfor...
Sponsored by Joshua Tree Music Festival Desert Music Foundation	SEAN HAYES CONCERT APRIL 22, 2008 @ 7:00PM TICKETS: $12 Pre-Sale / $14 At Door You might've first heard a Sean Hayes remix at Prada's Milan store, a dance club in Thailand, or a Miami restaurant. Hayes’ music is at once eclectic and sweetly organic. There are straight-up, hook-laden pop/rock tunes, melancholy ballads, solo acoustic rants, and even a few dance tracks. All delivered with an addictive, soulful groove, and weathered acoustic dance-ability in tow. The Bay Area's best-kept secret, Hayes reaches listeners around the globe – including house music icon DJ Mark Farina, KCRW's own Nic Harcourt, indie-acoustic darling Jolie Holland, overseas music junkies and the like.

	WALLY INGRAM Wally Ingram is a celebrated multi-talented drummer & percussionist from Madison, Wisconsin who just finished a world tour with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Eric Burdon (WAR/The Animals). Wally has worked (toured/recorded) with Stockholm Syndrome, Eric McFadden, David Lindley, Bruce Hornsby, Art Garfunkel, Victoria Williams and countless others. . . need we say more? This is one concert you simply can’t miss!
	TIM EASTON “Sometimes a young man has to wander,” sang Tim Easton on his acclaimed label debut album The Truth About Us, and upon closer inspection, one discovers a songwriter characteristically telling the truth about himself. Easton’s wanderlust is a fact of his life and a major factor in his art, one that is vividly apparent in the stories and characters that populate his new album, Ammunition. Not only was it recorded over two years in locations as diverse as Cleveland, Minneapolis, Alaska and Joshua Tree, California, it draws upon a broad-minded point of view developed over years of globetrotting.
	TOM FREUND Tom Freund, the critically hailed singer/songwriter who often accompanies himself on standup bass as well as guitar and piano, has completed his third album titled Copper Moon. Freund takes listeners on a captivating nocturnal trip down America’s lonesome highways and back alleys – from the Stonesian funky rock ’n roll of “Mercury” to the jazzy, Tom Waits-meets-Joe Henry vibe of “Comfortable In Your Arms.” Freund has received an avalanche of critical accolades, most notably in The New York Times in which Ann Powers called him an “unexpected gem” and ranked him #3 in her year-end best-of poll.
	SHADOW MOUNTAIN BAND The Shadow Mountain Band specializes in mountain-style harmonies with lively acoustic backup (think- O Brother, Where Art Thou’) and bluegrass, along with eclectic originals. Steve 'Easy' Lester (guitar/vocals); Darlene Lester (vocals); Damian 'Dooley' Lester (up-right bass/vocals); Billy Rhea Bell, fiddle; Johnny Ray Martin (autoharp/vocals); Mark Ross (mandolin). The band is currently in the studio recording with award-
	If critical raves drove the record charts, Randy Weeks would rightfully be top of the pops. After all, consider just some of the evidence: "An amazing songwriter" (Salon.com). "Smart songwriting and a broad palette of pop music influences" (CD Now). "Amazing musician"(Billboard). "A master of the dark mood and edgy relationships” (Houston Press). Hailed as "L.A.'s secret musical weapon" in the Los Angeles City Beat, Weeks has had a song covered by one of today's finest songwriters - "Can't Let Go" cut by Lucinda Williams on her breakthrough Car Wheels on a Gravel Road album - and others featured in such movies as Shallow Hal, Sunshine State, and Say It Isn't So.

Sponsored by
Joshua Tree Music Festival
Desert Music Foundation

THE EVERYBODYFIELDS CONCERT
February 26, 2008 @ 7:00PM
TICKETS: $12 Pre-Sale / $14 At Door

Their sound is an intense folk ocean with crystal blue waters that run deep. Brilliant songcrafters, the Everybodyfields won 1st place at the prestigious Merlefest Songwriters Contest (2005). Subtle soundscapes with a vein of rock and punk that is so well hidden, you don't even know it's there. Like a fresh set of fingerprints in the archives of bluegrass, country, and folk history, the conjugal synchronicity of Sam and Jill's voices carve a new niche in the music genre, as if they dashed a sprinkle of special Eastern Tennessee seasoning to make a brand new recipe. Sam Quinn (vocals, bass and guitar), Jill Andrews (vocals, bass and guitar), and Dave Ric...

Sponsored by
Eva Soltes - Performance & Media Arts
Desert Music Foundation

JEANNE STARK-IOCHMANS SOLO PIANO RECITAL
March 20, 2008 @ 7:00PM
TICKETS: $15

Performing Beethoven, Chopin and Debussy - Belgian pianist Jeanne Stark-Iochmans has been praised as “One of the great interpreters." She graduated from the Royal Conservatory of Belgium with the highest marks of the previous twenty years, receiving the conservatory’s most prestigious award, the Prix de Virtuosite avec Grande Distinction. A winner of the Laure Van Cutsem Prize, Ms. Stark-Iochmans appeared as soloist with her country's national orchestra. After coming to the United States on an International Queen Elisabeth scholarship, she made her highly acclaimed debut in Carnegie Hall and is now perfor...

Sponsored by
Joshua Tree Music Festival
Desert Music Foundation

SEAN HAYES CONCERT
APRIL 22, 2008 @ 7:00PM
TICKETS: $12 Pre-Sale / $14 At Door

You might've first heard a Sean Hayes remix at Prada's Milan store, a dance club in Thailand, or a Miami restaurant. Hayes’ music is at once eclectic and sweetly organic. There are straight-up, hook-laden pop/rock tunes, melancholy ballads, solo acoustic rants, and even a few dance tracks. All delivered with an addictive, soulful groove, and weathered acoustic dance-ability in tow. The Bay Area's best-kept secret, Hayes reaches listeners around the globe – including house music icon DJ Mark Farina, KCRW's own Nic Harcourt, indie-acoustic darling Jolie Holland, overseas music junkies and the like.

Wally Ingram

WALLY INGRAM
Wally Ingram is a celebrated multi-talented drummer & percussionist from Madison, Wisconsin who just finished a world tour with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Eric Burdon (WAR/The Animals). Wally has worked (toured/recorded) with Stockholm Syndrome, Eric McFadden, David Lindley, Bruce Hornsby, Art Garfunkel, Victoria Williams and countless others. . . need we say more? This is one concert you simply can’t miss!

TIM EASTON
“Sometimes a young man has to wander,” sang Tim Easton on his acclaimed label debut album The Truth About Us, and upon closer inspection, one discovers a songwriter characteristically telling the truth about himself. Easton’s wanderlust is a fact of his life and a major factor in his art, one that is vividly apparent in the stories and characters that populate his new album, Ammunition. Not only was it recorded over two years in locations as diverse as Cleveland, Minneapolis, Alaska and Joshua Tree, California, it draws upon a broad-minded point of view developed over years of
globetrotting.

TOM FREUND
Tom Freund, the critically hailed singer/songwriter who often accompanies himself on standup bass as well as guitar and piano, has completed his third album titled Copper Moon. Freund takes listeners on a captivating nocturnal trip down America’s lonesome highways and back alleys – from the Stonesian funky rock ’n roll of “Mercury” to the jazzy, Tom Waits-meets-Joe Henry vibe of “Comfortable In Your Arms.” Freund has received an avalanche of critical accolades, most notably in The New York Times in which Ann Powers called him an “unexpected gem” and ranked him #3 in her year-end best-of poll.

Shadow Mountain Band

SHADOW MOUNTAIN BAND
The Shadow Mountain Band specializes in mountain-style harmonies with lively acoustic backup (think- O Brother, Where Art Thou’) and bluegrass, along with eclectic originals. Steve 'Easy' Lester (guitar/vocals); Darlene Lester (vocals); Damian 'Dooley' Lester (up-right bass/vocals); Billy Rhea Bell, fiddle; Johnny Ray Martin (autoharp/vocals); Mark Ross (mandolin). The band is currently in the studio recording with award-

Randy Weeks

If critical raves drove the record charts, Randy Weeks would rightfully be top of the pops. After all, consider just some of the evidence: "An amazing songwriter" (Salon.com). "Smart songwriting and a broad palette of pop music influences" (CD Now). "Amazing musician"(Billboard). "A master of the dark mood and edgy relationships” (Houston Press). Hailed as "L.A.'s secret musical weapon" in the Los Angeles City Beat, Weeks has had a song covered by one of today's finest songwriters - "Can't Let Go" cut by Lucinda Williams on her breakthrough Car Wheels on a Gravel Road album - and others featured in such movies as Shallow Hal, Sunshine State, and Say It Isn't So.