Willy Street Fair
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courtesy Kelsey Miles
Kelsey Miles
This late summer celebration on Madison's near east side features several stages of music, kids' activities, a colorful Sunday morning parade (11 a.m.), vendors of all sorts, and lots of yummy food. Did we mention music? The focus is on local favorites such as Kelsey Miles (4 p.m. Sept. 19) and Rare Element (1 p.m. Sept. 18), but there are some visitors coming to town. Louisiana singer-pianist Julie Williams joins The Jimmys (7 p.m. Sept. 18), and the 10th annual Willy Street Beats stage is headlined by producer/DJ Fred P (aka Black Jazz Consortium), a longtime New York City club star currently based in Berlin, Germany. (7:30 p.m. Sept. 18; Fred P also plays a late night set at High Noon, with Geoff K opening at 9:30 p.m.) Find the full schedule at facebook.com/willystreetfair; the fest is a benefit for Common Wealth Development and the Wil-Mar Neighborhood Center.
PRESS RELEASE: We'll see you on Willy Street September 18-19.
Saturday:
Main Stage: Rare Element 1 pm, Gentle Brontosaurus 2:45 pm, The JB3s 4:45 pm, The Jimmys with Julie Williams 7 pm.
Folk Stage: Jeff Burkhart, Kaia Fowler & Nath Dresser (John Prine tribute) 2 pm, Mark Dvorak 3:30 pm, Brother Rye 5 pm.
Willy Beats: Romy 2 pm, xExYZ 3 pm, Devcloud 4 pm, Home Team 5 pm, Nola 6 pm, Fred P 7:30 pm.
Sunday: Parade 11 am.
Main Stage: Valerie B & the Boyz 1 pm, Mark Croft Band 2:30 pm, Kelsey Miles 4 pm, Paul Cebar Tomorrow Sound 5:30 pm.
Folk Stage: Lou & Peter Berryman noon, Bill Camplin, Ken Lonnquist & Lo Marie (Bob Dylan tribute) 1 pm, Ken Lonnquist 3 pm, Ad Hoc String Band 5 pm.
Kids' stage: Madison Unicyclists noon, David Landau 1 pm, TBA 2 & 3 pm, Madison Music Foundry: Shakeout 4 pm, MMF: Slag 5 pm.
More on Willy Beats:
Join us for the 10 year celebration of Willy Street Beats! It's taken us a year longer than expected, but we're so very excited to share the dance floor with you all once again. We're doing something momentous for this comeback event and bringing in house music legend Fred P (Soul People Music, Private Society) all the way from Berlin to celebrate! It's going to be something truly special having him play at the Willy Street Fair, and then again at High Noon Saloon for an extended three-hour set. Major support from DJ Nola (Minneapolis), Home Team (Fox Valley), Devcloud (San Francisco), XEXYZ (Milwaukee), ROMY (Madison), & Geoff K (Madison).
MADCAT PET SUPPLIES PRESENTS:
WILLY STREET BEATS
AT THE WILLY STREET FAIR
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH, 2021
MADISON, WI
Willy Street Fair Stage
(800 block of Williamson Street, new bigger location)
FREE ALL DAY / ALL AGES
2:00pm - ROMY (Madison)
3:00pm - XEXYZ (Milwaukee)
4:00pm - Devcloud (San Francisco)
5:00pm - Home Team (Fox Valley)
6:00pm - DJ Nola (Minneapolis)
7:30pm - Fred P (Berlin)
&
Willy Street Beats After Dark @ High Noon Saloon, 701 E. Washington Ave Madison. $20 / 21+
9:30pm - Geoff K (Jiggy Jamz) - Madison
11pm - Fred P (Soul People Music, Private Society) - Berlin
https://www.facebook.com/events/163370889203484/
Fred P aka Black Jazz Consortium - “Deep”, perhaps the word most associated with the career of Fred P, and for once, an accurate portrayal. Eleven albums, innumerable releases and decades of Djing into his career, the New York-turned-Berlin resident continues to push further into his own sound, craft, and mind. For those fortunate enough to be present for one of Fred's cathartic, physical and spiritual DJ sets, the dancefloor is not just a place for enjoyment, but for potential.
That opportunity for potential – his own, yours, that of our collective consciousness – has long-been the earnest pursuit of Fred P, channeled expertly through his evolved and deeply personal exploration of house and techno music. His futurist approach is inspired as much by the scene's bonafide revolutionaries, Frankie Knuckles to David Morales and Danny Tenaglia, as his own futurist philosophy, weaved together from a glorious patchwork inspired by an ever-expanding network or thinkers, collaborators, and international encounters.
If this all sounds rather academic, then any appearance from Fred P will cement the sound of his vision. Years dancing at New York nightspots such as Red Zone, Sound Factory and Tunnel proved to be the sort of open-minded education that cannot be bought, cannot be sold and cannot be hyped. Here, among an eclectic cast throng of consciously aligned fellow party-goers, Fred P learned pleasure and patience from extensive record collections that often went some way to suggest that less can mean more.
Fred P has recently brought his acclaimed Soul People Music outlet to an end and embraced a new label, Perpetual Sound. Launching with a new recording for arguably his best-loved alias, Black Jazz Consortium, the label will be guided solely by his proven eye for emotion and evolution, anticipating new collaborations and styles. He's also recently launched another new vinyl label, Private Society.
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