Community Urban Soul Project (C.U.S.P) presents
A Live show and benefit for The American Cancer Society at
THE OAKLAND METRO (www.oaklandmetro.org)
201 Broadway (in Jack London Square)
Oakland,California
Thursday, November 10th, 2005
Doors open at 8 pm
Show is 8:30 to Midnight
$12-$15
Free raffle ticket with $15 admission price at the door. 

Performing Bands: Groovus, Thunderpussy, Bekka's Frogland Orchestra, and Frendz.

for ticket information visit  http://communityurbansoulproject.blogspot.com
or email frogland1@earthlink.net to reserve tickets.

C.U.S.P. (Community Urban Soul Project) is a collective of musicians formed to honor the work, creation, soul, and vision of each of its members.  We share all responsibilities, including marketing outreach, education, and funding. C.U.S.P. members benefit by sharing and expanding our audience, and by receiving support for our art within this community.  We are inspired to create a direct connection between artists and society, and use our performance as a platform to raise funds for community issues.  All the members of the collective have diverse visions and messages to share, some of which include: music and dance as a pathway to fun, self-expression, and freedom; sexual awareness, exploration, and freedom; and honoring and protecting all the planet's creatures. 

*Bekka's Frogland Orchestra (www.bekkasfrogland.com) is TRIBAL AVANT FUNK. We create a space where people come and make music, inviting the audience to join and to relinquish their fear so that everyone can be free.  In the process, we invoke frogs and the other creepy crawlies; chaos theory; love; and freeing the feminine energy. Come raise your voice and participate in some cosmic bootie-shaking for Mother Earth!

*Thunderpussy (www.thunderpussyforever.com, www.myspace.com/thunderpussy)
Groovy techno, pop funk, classic rock and hip-hop collide with a powerful and unique sexually liberated vision of the future.  The show includes Thunderpussy's trademark blend of outrageous costumes, highly controversial themes, original choreography, and acid-tongued commentary. 

*Groovus (www.groovusfunk.com, www.myspace.com/groovusfunk) is a gifted group of performers, fusing elements of funk, soul, r & b, rock, hip-hop and jazz into unique and distinctive arrangements that define their signature sound. 

*Frendz featuring Atiim (www.Myspace.com/Atiim, www.Atiim.blogspot.com)
A powerful combination of spoken word, raw instrumentation, and funk.