2018-19 Guide To Yellow Springs

52 the Guide to YelLow Springs y 2018 - 1 9 Y e l l ow S p r i n g s N ews Compiled By Megan Bachman Thanks to Antioch, Yellow Springs has long been a tour stop on the college circuit. The college hosted many more bluegrass pickers, folk singers, rock ’n’ rollers and punk rockers than can be listed. More recently, Dave Chappelle’s Juke Joint and a couple of festivals organized by young vil - lagers brought big names to our little town. And Peach’s Grill, known for its live music, has also hosted well-known acts. The larg- est local concerts took place in 1970 and 2006 — both on the Antioch College golf course — with an estimated 7,000 attend - ees at each. As for the most significant concert? That’s up for debate. aug. 8, 1959: Dave Brubeck Quartet; Antioch College March 5, 1960: Osborne Brothers; Antioch College (see page 52) May 14, 1960: Stanley Brothers; Antioch College Feb. 12, 1966: The Blues Project with Al Kooper; Antioch College Nov. 24, 1969: Albert King; Kelly Hall, Antioch College May 17, 1970: Roberta Flack; Antioch College Aug. 21, 1970: Medicine Ball Caravan (Van Morrison and Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band); main lawn at Antioch College May 23, 1971: Poco; Antioch College golf course March 11: 1973: Cecil Taylor; Antioch College (see page 53) March 2, 1977: Gil Scott Heron; Antioch College March 22, 1977: Opera singer Joy Blackett; Antioch College (see page 66) April 25, 1979: Gilberto Gil; Antioch College Aug. 12, 1984: Pete Seeger and the Weavers; Antioch College Nov. 6, 1985: Dead Kennedys; Antioch College May 30, 1986: Mia Zapata; main lawn, Antioch College May 29, 1993 (and June 1, 1994): Ani DiFranco; Antioch College September, 12005: Wanda Jackson at Peach’s Grill. Sept. 9, 2006: Erykah Badu with Goapele and Frédéric Yonnet at a concert organized by Dave Chappelle, at the AACW Blues Fest; Antioch College golf course Sept. 24, 2006: Ritchie Havens; Peach’s Grill. May 24, 2015: DJ D-Nice, Frédéric Yonnet; Dave Chappelle’s Juke Joint, Whitehall farm Oct. 9, 2016: DJ D-Nice, Talib Kweli, Q-Tip, Frédéric Yonnet; Dave Chappelle’s Juke Joint, Whitehall farm June 4, 2018: Jarobi White, Jill Scott, Pharoache Monch, Taleb Kweli, Martin Luther, Doug E. Fresh; Dave Chappelle’s Juke Joint, Whitehall farm June 9, 2018: Taleb Kweli; main lawn at Antioch College (see page 32) July 7, 2018: Guided by Voices at Springsfest; John Bryan Center lawn, downtown Yellow Springs (see page 66) Unconfirmed, rumored concerts: Bob Dylan, Youngbloods, The Lemon Pipers, Commander Cody & his Lost Planet Airmen, Ravi Shankar, Mahavishnu Orchestra. Pete Seeger gave his last of many performances at Antioch in 1984 for HUMAN Day, an occasion conceived by Jim Dunne, founding director of the Yellow Springs based human rights organization Help Us Make A Nation. The Dayton Daily News piece promoting the show says Seeger performed at Antioch about annually in the 1950s. Once the Weavers, the band with which he produced his biggest hit (Leadbelly’s “Irene, Goodnight”) in 1950, were blacklisted from commercial performance due to his and bandmate Lee Hayes’ political views, Seeger began crisscrossing the country, performing at the only places that would book him: colleges and universities. —Scott Sanders, Antiochiana   Were you there?—  y  Select conCerts in town y Dave Brubeck Quartet Erykah Badu Gilberto Gil Poco Dead Kennedys Medicine Ball Caravan; Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd St. Rhythm Band Real Estate, it’s all we do. Your Yellow Springs Specialist Satisfying every client, individually. ❚ Residential Buyer & Seller Services ❚ Experience prompt service, 25+ years ❚ Instant, consistent client communication: voice, text, email ❚ Client ‘certified’ professional resources ❚ Maximum internet presence ❚ International relocation services, including civilian and military Find what you’re looking for at: chris K homes.com Visit us at 257 Xenia Ave. Specializing in Yellow Springs & serving the Greater Dayton area Call 937 767-9900 chris@chriskgroup.com Local. Experienced. Realtors. Chris Kristensen, Realtor, GRI Rick Kristensen, Realtor Brett Burcham Weaver, Realtor ® EARTH ROSE International Imports SellingUniqueQuality Items fromAround theWorld Birkenstocks ® Beautiful Clothes & Scarves Tapestries/Bedspreads/ Blankets Leaded Glass Lamps Handmade Boxes Brass Hindu Figures Antique Copper from Turkey Large Selection of Incense, Soaps & Candles Unique Cards & Postcards 221 Xenia Avenue QUALITY SINCE 1970