The Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal is a monthly concert series celebrating the vibrant Bay Area Balkan music scene. Three local favorites together for one night of listening, dancing and drinking at the venerable Starry Plough in Berkeley on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
THE BERKELEY BALKAN BACCHANAL
Thursday, March 15
Doors at 8:00pm, Show at 9:00pm
THE HELLADELICS
THE RED HOT CHACHKAS
DISCIPLES OF MARKOS
The Starry Plough (3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley)
Admission $6-12 sliding scale (support the bands yo!)
Questions? Contact us here!
COMING MARCH 15th, 2012!!
Disciples of Markos
The evening begins with The Disciples of Markos, the occasional house band, playing their renditions of classic Rebetiko songs from the 1930s. Rebetiko was the music of the Greek Underworld; songs of jail, hashish dens, knife fights, jealousy and other subjects from the seamy side of Athens.
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The Red Hot Chachkas
The Helladelics
The Helladelics play the hypnotic, bluesy material of Epirus, upbeat dance tunes from Thrace, lilting songs of the islands and the odd-meters of Macedonia, as well as tastes of Armenia and Turkey
See you there!
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Upcoming shows will include Balkan Brass, songs of the Sephardic Rebetiko singers, music of Istanbul, Klezmer, Berber music of Algeria, music from the Greek Isles, Epirus, Macedonia and more…so stay tuned!
