Acoustic music nights with The Grasshopper. Local talent on display for a session of fantastic and original sounds.
Featuring Chris Manning, Mahesh Sukhalal, Richard Prowse, Tom Martin and poetry from Lee Posna.
Chris Manning aka SimpleHarmonicMotion, plays original acoustic music. From Nelson, now living in wellington, Chris spent the last 2 years living and playing regularly in Melbourne at places like the Espy. Influences include: Billy corgan, tom york, John butler, Ben Harper, Kurt cobain, Eddie Vedder, Trent reznor.
http://www.myspace.com/simpillharmonicmotion
Mahesh Sukhalal works around Wellington with bands playing covers and originals. His solo performances see him on the guitar and harmonica singing his own brand of acoustic indie.
Richard Prowse is a double bass soloist who plays improvised jazz standards, world music and original pieces. He achieves a cello like sound with the bow and his unaccompanied pieces have quite a unique sound.
Tom Martin plays folk sounds with rock and roll influences set to songs of yearning and tall tales. Love of telling stories and creating personal mythologies blends into acoustic balladeering. Shades of Dylan, Lou Reed, Neil Young and randomness. Jumps around a lot
Leee Posna, a protege of the renowned Iowa school of creative writing is from New Jersey and lives on the Kapati coast. He loves literature and is almost always seen with his head in a book. His poetry is rich, dark and intelligent.
