Monday, December 13, 8:00 P.M.
HOUSEHOLD INK PRESENTS
HEADLESS HOUSEHOLD
10th Annual Christmas Concert
but that doesn't make it any less extraordinary." ...**** (four stars)
--Bill Milkowski, Tower Pulse magazine, Oct. 1999
Hopelessly eclectic,
improbably long-lasting, looking for a thrill and a
few new ideas, the new music combo known as Headless Household will crawl over another milestone
by presenting its 10th annual Xmas concert at Center Stage Theater. The
concert, featuring plenty of special guests and assorted high jinx, will
be on Monday, December 13 at 8 p.m.
The concert will also be a CD release party for the group's fifth album: called mockhausen, it's a collection of outtakes, improvisation, and other artful noises, and is the least "commercial" one yet. The discography: Headless Household (1987), Inside/Outside USA (1993), Items (1996), and Free Associations (1999), mockhausen (2000-ish), all released on Household Ink Records.
It began in 1983, making the Household the oldest Santa Barbara group with a continuous personnel--we think. It has been described as "the band that won't go away." A decade ago, weary of playing in the odd club and concert settings, the band began its series of Xmas concerts at Center Stage, then the new black box theater in town. Audiences grew and tradition set in, and now, the concert is sometimes the band's only performance in a given year (which helps account for the band's longevity).
The group has been, and remains: Dick Dunlap, keyboards, Tom Lackner, percussions, Chris Symer, basses, Joe Woodard, guitars. Guests at this year's concert will include Glen Phillips, Ellen Turner, Allegra Heidelinde, vocals, Nate Birkey and Jeff Kaiser, trumpet, Tom Buckner, saxophones, and others to suit.
Household Ink Records
P.O. Box 2093
Santa Barbara, CA 93120
E-mail: houseink@aol.com
Visit the web site: http://www.householdink.com
TICKETS: $10.00 General Admission; $7.00 Students and seniors Box Office Information
BOX OFFICE INFORMATION
The Center Stage Theater Box Office is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 5:00 P.M., and one hour before each performance. See below for location.
Tickets may also be purchased
by telephone using
Visa, Master Card, and American Express.
Phone (805) 963-0408 (V / TDD).
LOCATION AND DIRECTIONS
Center Stage Theater is located in the Paseo Nuevo
Center, upstairs at the intersection of Chapala and De la Guerra Streets,
Santa Barbara, California.
Take Highway 101 to Carrillo Street, exit and turn toward the mountains (northbound turns right, southbound turns left). Proceed to Chapala Street (fourth light) and turn right. Proceed 1-1/2 blocks and turn left into either of two entrances to Paseo Nuevo. Park near the elevator, or proceed to roof-level parking.