The New Harmonica Rascals 12 noon- 1pm

Harmonica Rascals
LA-based Harmonica Rascals play old-time Americana music. The string band was formed by artist David Bunn (guitar & vocals) in collaboration with champion fiddler Heather Bennett.  The project takes its name and inspiration from visual artist, Thomas Hart Benton’s old-time music band of the same name, formed in the 1930s in New York City. Made up of Benton, other artists and his students, including Jackson Pollack, his was the first urban revival Americana music band.  As the Italian Collective, Lucie Fontaine, has written “David Bunn’s Harmonica Rascals is the cover band to the first cover band of old-time music.”  Bunn’s visual and performance based artworks have been shown internationally, and locally in exhibitions at MOCA, LACMA, SMMOA and OCMA.  The Harmonica Rascals is his newest project.  As old-time music is social music, The Rascals are often joined by special guests.