Friday, September 10, 1999

King Kini and Venus Productions present...

THE VELVET AFFAIR
(Club Velvet Revsited)

Don't pass up this opportunity to experience all the velvety goodness you have been missing... For one night only, the music, drinks and mood of Minneapolis' most beloved exotica lounge are revisted like a bongo-drenched breeze through a tropical lanai!

Friday, September 10, 1999 - 8:00pm to 2:00am

Historic Warehouse, 216 3rd Ave. N., Minneapolis (directly across from the Monte Carlo - in the Oarfin Studio space)

Featuring 2 for 1 cocktails til 11:00pm & complimentary hors d'oeuvres (courtesy of The Monte Carlo restaurant)

Admission $10.00 (must be 21, ID required)

When was the last time you sipped a VelvetiniTM?

directions/questions: Venus Promotions 612.801.4589 or mbmitsch@aol.com




June 1999

THE PARTY'S OVER

There will be no CLUB VELVET ever again at The Front.

It was a good run - nearly 4 years - and it is only due to ongoing difficulties of working with The Front/Ground Zero management that I have decided to pull the plug now. It had become painfully obvious that CLUB VELVET was no longer wanted at The Front, and after much anguish, I gave them their wish.

Please be aware that whatever is currently being presented at The Front on Saturday nights is not affiliated with CLUB VELVET nor King Kini in any way. If you have ever a fan of CLUB VELVET please do not patronize The Front during their attempts to reap the benefits of CLUB VELVET's momentum.

Perhaps we will pop-up again someday at a different venue. If so, you all will be the first to know! In the meantime, enjoy the CLUB VELVET website which will remain active.

Thanks to all who played-along with me over the years...


- Kini



Saturday, May 22, 1999

THE ULTRA-LOUNGE "TIKI SAMPLER" CD RELEASE PARTY!


King Kini, Capitol Records and The Electric Fetus invite you to an exotic evening of bongos & boobams, CD giveaways & tropical rum drinks (like only Club Velvet can make 'em) to celebrate the release of the brand new sooper-cool Ultra-Lounge TIKI SAMPLER CD!

It's been a long time since our last Ultra-Lounge party but as you may remember, they are ALWAYS a great time - this one with a decidedly SAVAGE flair!

Show up in your favorite luau shirt, grass skirt or party dress! Bring your friends! Check out the Front's new MEZZANINE!!

Saturday May 22nd, 8pm-1am, at The Front (15 NE 4th St, Minneapolis) NO COVER...

DON'T MISS IT!

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Friday, April 23, 1999

VOODOO!
The Exotic Sounds of MCE at the FINE LINE with special guests,
ROBERT DRASNIN, SKIP HELLER, D.J. BONEBRAKE and KING KINI!


Fine Line Music Cafe
318 1st Av N, Minneapolis
(612) 338-8100
Friday, April 23rd, 8PM

The
Minnesota
Contemporary
Ensemble
guest conducted by
exotica legend
ROBERT DRASNIN
in the first ever live concert performance of his classic album "Voodoo!". Be prepared to experience three hours of live non-stop cool cult hits including Henry Mancini's score to "Touch of Evil", Martin Denny's "Exotica Suite", theme to "Man from U.N.C.L.E", plus the music of Les Baxter, Sergio Mendez, Quincy Jones, and Yma Sumac!

Featured performers include
SKIP HELLER
and
DJ BONEBREAK!

Music between live sets provided by
CLUB VELVET's own
KING KINI!




"VOODOO!"

MCE LIVE WITH 3 LEGENDS OF L.A. MUSIC AND A MINNEAPOLIS ICON:

ROBERT DRASNIN, SKIP HELLER, D.J. BONEBRAKE AND KING KINI

Fine Line Music Cafe
Friday, April 23rd
Doors open at 8PM
Tickets $13 advance - $15 day of show
Click to order from TicketMaster.

A once in a lifetime chance to hear MCE live in concert with three living legends of the Los Angeles music scene:

Robert Drasnin, you have heard his music a million times! He was the head of music at CBS Television for 17 years and scored episodes of Twilight Zone, Mission Impossible, Man from UNCLE, Wild Wild West, I Spy, and many MANY more! The 1959 album "Voodoo" is his only recorded work released under his own name and is considered a masterpiece of the "exotica/lounge" genre. With Robert Drasnin conducting, MCE will present the first ever live performance of "Voodoo" in its entirety, a once in a lifetime opportunity!!

If Robert Drasnin is California's old master, Skip Heller is it's new vision! His set will focus on his patented 50's Hollywood noire and feature his new release "Couch Los Angeles", a baffling eclectic overview of vintage and contemporary space age pop. A journalist, composer, guitarist, arranger, and producer, Skip Heller is the only living contemporary composer to have worked with "exotica" masters Les Baxter, Yma Sumac, Korla Pandit, and Robert Drasnin. His work shows influences of such progressive figures as John Zorn, Frank Zappa, Gustav Mahler, and Don Byron as well as works by American composers Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Allen Toussaint, and Reverend James Cleveland.

D.J. Bonebrake is the drummer of the seminal and legendary Los Angeles punk band "X". He also performs with the Heller, Drasnin, Bonebrake combo and is a percussionist with the Palisades Symphony Orchestra.

In between sets, audience members will be treated to Minneapolis' own "lounge/exotica" expert, King Kini, spinning vinyl from his truly unique and unmatched collection of vintage recordings.

This concert is made possible with the generous support of Markman Capital Management.







Sunday, January 24, 1999

Prosthetica w/ KING KINI @ The 400 Bar

King Kini himself will be providing the sounds to cleanse your palate between acts at the 400 Bar on Sunday, January 24 (9pm). On the bill this evening are headliners Prosthetica along with Mark Mallman and Flim Flam Man.

400 Bar, 400 Cedar Av S, Minneapolis - (612) 332-2903





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