Eastern Blok

About Me

"The restlessly innovative work" (LA Times) of Serbian guitar virtuoso Goran Ivanovic has taken a new twist: a pan-cultural band interpreting both classic Balkan melodies and original music composed by Ivanovic. The band, including saxophonist Doug Rosenberg, bassist Matt Ulery, and drummer Michael Caskey, plays music that will make you dance and cry. Goran recently was awarded "Album of the Year" in Acoustic Guitar magazine.You can download our CD at www.rhapsody.com now !!! .psWednesday, March 14th, 2007 Schaumberg High School 1 PM1100 W. Schaumberg Road Schaumberg, IL Thursday, March 15th, 2007 Katerina's 8 PM1920 W. Irving Park Road Chicago, IL Friday, March 16th, 2007 The Firefly 9 PM207 S. Ashley Ann Arbor, MI*with Grazyna Auguscik Saturday, March 17th, 2007 The Acorn Theater 8 PM107 N. Elm St. Three Oaks, MI*with Grazyna Auguscik Sunday, March 18th, 2007 Isn't This Nice? 8 PM2049 E. Michigan Kalamazoo, MI Monday, March 19th, 2007 Grand Valley State University 3 PM1 Campus Drive Allendale, MI Wednesday, March 21st, 2007 Pacchia 7 PM410 E. Fifth St. Dayton, OH Thursday, March 22nd, 2007 IOTA Club & Cafe 8 PM2832 Wilson Blvd Arlington, VA Friday, March 23rd, 2007 Tazza Caffe 8 PM250 Westminster Street Providence, RI Saturday, March 24th, 2007 Felix 9:30 PM2406 18th St. NW Washington D.C. 20009 Tuesday, March 27th, 2007 The Cutting Room 7:30 PM19 W. 24th St. New York, NY Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 Makor 9 PM35 W. 67th St. New York, NY*with Asefa and Sam Barsh! Thursday, March 29th, 2007 Empire State College 3 PM1 Union Ave Saratoga Springs, NY Friday, March 30th, 2007 Cyberwest Cafe 8 PM176 Main St. Binghamton, NY Saturday, March 31st, 2007 701 11 PM701 Catherine St. Ann Arbor, MI Sunday, April 1st, 2007 Iron Post 7 PM120 S. Race Urbana, IL

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/23/2005
Band Website: easternblok.net
Band Members: Goran Ivanovic- Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Arranger. Enjoys playing basketball and to change strings on his guitars. He doesn't read but thinks he's smart and educated. Speaks German, Serbian and trys hard to communicate in English.Doug Rosenberg- Woodwinds, ComposerMatt Ulery- Acoustic BassMichael Caskey- Drums and Percussion
Influences: Oregon, Bela Fleck, Coltrane, The Slip, Paco de Lucia, Vicente Amigo, Yuri Yunakov, Pachora, Taraf de Haidouks, Boban Markovic, Ralph Towner, Avishai Cohen, Chris Cheek, Miles Davis, Danilo Perez, Fareed Haque, Andreas Kapsalis Trio, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Debussy, Sidney Bechet, Bach, Steve Coleman, Miles Davis, Ismael Rivera
Sounds Like:

.. CDBABY LINK for GORAN IVANOVIC GROUP: goran ivanovic group --

Record Label: management by www.paperworkmedia.com
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Eastern Blok playing at Uncommon Ground in Chicago

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Posted by Eastern Blok on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:25:00 PST

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Posted by Eastern Blok on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:25:00 PST

Eastern Blok march 08 tour

Eastern Blok March 08 Tour Tuesday,March 18: Martyrs 3855 N Lincoln Av,Chicago,IL www.martyrslive.comSaturday, March 22: Carnegie Mellon University 5000 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15213Monday, Mar...
Posted by Eastern Blok on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:46:00 PST

All about Jazz review

Folk TalesEastern Blok | Self Published (2007)By Budd KopmanAll about Jazz After the whirlwind experience of Goran Ivanovic Group (Balkan Song Records, 2006), the group, which has remained st...
Posted by Eastern Blok on Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:50:00 PST

Double Door Show in Chicago

New Year's greetings from Eastern Blok!After a fine new year's eve show and some lazyholidaze, we are back on track with a Chicago show atDouble Door! Here are the facts about our Double Door show:We...
Posted by Eastern Blok on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:02:00 PST

Folk Tales

EASTERN BLOK Folk Talesat a reduced end of the year steal-deal:$12 Hi everybody! We know you're totally inundated with holiday advertising and Christmas propaganda. You find yourself pricing iPhone...
Posted by Eastern Blok on Thu, 29 Nov 2007 10:06:00 PST

This weekend shows in Davenport,IA,Kirksville and St Louis,MO

(start message..................NOW!!)Hi again everybody!Just a quick e-note from the Eastern Blok marketing machine regarding several special shows in your area!Again: we finished our NEW CD and will...
Posted by Eastern Blok on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:48:00 PST

Eastern Blok featured in CS Magazine

EVER THE TWAIN SHALL MEET Talking inspiration from folk, jazz, classical and rock, Eastern Blok is back with a superb second album "I studied classical music; I'm from Serbia and the Balkans and I on...
Posted by Eastern Blok on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 10:13:00 PST

Mehanata in NYC Tonight!

Friends,Join us TONIGHT at Mehanata at 113 Ludlow Street in NYC. We go on at 9 PM and play all night. Looking forward to seeing you there!Eastern Blok
Posted by Eastern Blok on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:14:00 PST

Eastern Blok in Boston

Hello to our friends in the Bo ston area!It's been awhile since we 've come around, so we want to clue you&...
Posted by Eastern Blok on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 07:34:00 PST