Mike Mangione & The Union
w/ special guest The Belle Weather
February 28, 2015
Doors Open at 7:00
Paradigm Coffee + Music
1202 N. 8th St. Sheboygan, WI
The Étude Sessions returns to Paradigm Coffee and Music this month, featuring Mike Mangione & The Union. All proceeds will benefit a fund called Expanding Horizons that supports programming at all three of The Étude Group of schools: Elementary School for the Arts and Academics (ESAA), The Mosaic School, and I.D.E.A.S. (Innovation through Design, Engineering, Arts and Sciences) Academy. Expanding Horizons helps students interact with professionals and colleges in a meaningful way through project based learning and field experiences.
Mike Mangione & The Union is an orchestral folk band led by songwriter Mike Mangione and his brother and lead guitarist Thomas. The Mangione brothers grew up playing together in Chicago. With roots in folk and blues, they began writing and touring their music in 2004. Over the years, they began adding musicians including violin, cello, upright bass, and drums, eventually developing the orchestral folk sound they are known for. The brothers first record, "There and Back" was released in 2005. Their band, The Union's debut album, Tenebrae (2008), received favorable press from all corners of the country, including the honor of being an All Music Guide Album Pick, while Blurt refers to their “tearstained folk, Memphis-styled gospel and bluesy-flavored pop” as “luminous.” In 2011 they released Offering on their own imprint, RODZINKA Records, with sync and digital licensing by DUALTONE Records. The album and band were nominated for “best of the year” by RadioMilwaukee (88.9 FM), along with receiving other kind and warm accolades. September 3, 2013 they released their fourth album, "Red-Winged Blackbird Man", produced by Grammy-nominated producer, Bo Ramsey (Lucinda Williams, Greg Brown, Iris DeMent). American Songwriter Magazine gave the record a 4 out of 5 rating.