Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal with True Life Trio and Lars and In Charge
Come join us at The Starry Plough Pub for a night of lively Balkan, Turkish and Greek music featuring True Life Trio and Lars and In Charge.
Show starts at 8pm; doors open at 7pm
Buy Tickets: $20 general/$15 students. All ages before 10 pm. 21+ after 10 pm.
Beer and wine bar. Kitchen closes at 10 pm.
LARS AND IN CHARGE (10 pm-11:30 pm) performs high-energy original and traditional music of Turkey, Greece and beyond. Lars Tergis, leads the charge on violin with driving, gritty interpretations of traditional party tunes as well as original compositions based on regional scales and rhythms. He leads the charge on violin with driving, gritty interpretations of traditional party tunes as well as original compositions based on regional scales and rhythms. Gregory Masaki Jenkins, professional musician and educator, is known for his passionate expression of Balkan music with clarinet, alto saxophone, and voice. Benezra Tergis, began playing piano at the age of five and honed his craft growing up among the samba, salsa and street sounds of the Mission in San Francisco; his musicality and rain dropping notes on keys are genius! Faisal Zedan & Sean Tergis keep the beat popping on derbekki, riqq and davul. Joined on stage by Bay Area’s top dancers and guest musicians, Lars and In Charge brings a big sound and an even bigger party!
True Life Trio (8-9:30 pm) is all about harmony. The fiery voices of these three women spin and interweave, traveling from Ukrainian village tunes, to Greek polyphony to Louisiana two-steps. Bulgaria to the Bayou. On paper, it’s an unlikely combination
but in person, it feels just right.
Leslie Bonnett - voice, fiddle
Briget Boyle - voice, guitar,
Juliana Graffagna - voice, accordion
Plus Dan Auvil, drum & Kent Kessinger, bass
“They bring the world. Via gorgeous harmonies, the East Bay’s True Life Trio travels through a wide spectrum of styles and traditions…Whenever they raise their voices in song, True Life Trio uplifts the listener, regardless of the song’s subject matter or language.”
— Paul Freeman. The Daily News, Bay Area News Group
