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Sunny War
It’s no secret that great art comes from the margins. From those who are either pushed to create from inner forces, or who create to show they deserve to be recognized. Los Angeles based street singer, guitarist, and roots music revolutionary Sunny War has always been an outsider, always felt the drive to define her place in the world through music and songwriting.
As a young black girl growing up in Nashville, she searched for her own roots, looking first to the blues she heard from her mother’s boyfriend, and learning from a local guitarist. Moving to Los Angeles in her teens, she searched for herself in the LA punk scene, playing house shows with FIDLAR, and shoplifting DVDs from big box stores to trade at Amoeba Records for 80s punk albums. But here too she found herself on the outside, working to bridge her foundation in country blues and American roots guitar traditions with the punk scene she called home. She first made her name with this work, bringing a wickedly virtuosic touch on the fingerstyle guitar that sprang from her own self-discoveries on the instrument. But her restless spirit, a byproduct of growing up semi-nomadic with a single mother, led her to Venice Beach, California, where she’s been grinding the pavement for some years now, making a name for her prodigious guitar work and incisive songwriting, which touches on everything from police violence to alcoholism to love found and lost.
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PayPal: sunnysward@gmail.com
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Sunny War on Radio Venice
Radio Venice presents Field Trippin’ Fest – October 24, 2021
Radio Venice Season 17 Premiere – May 16, 2021
Radio Venice S16.E11 – March 28, 2021
Radio Venice at Burning Man Day 5 – September 3, 2020
Radio Venice S13.E11 – March 29, 2020
Radio Venice 150th Episode – July 28, 2019
Radio Venice S11.E05 – June 2, 2019
Radio Venice S09.E11 – November 18, 2018
Radio Venice 100th Episode – May 6, 2018
Radio Venice S06.E13 – October 29, 2017 with Anus Kings
Radio Venice live at Timewarp – May 28, 2017
Radio Venice S05.E04 – April 2, 2017
Radio Venice S04.E08 – October 30, 2016
Radio Venice #23 – March 13, 2016
Radio Venice #6 – October 25, 2015
Radio Venice Season 17 Premiere
Featuring Sunny War, Al Holbrook (with special guest Stanley Behrens), and A’Dā
Radio Venice S16.E11
Radio Venice S13.E11
Featuring Billy Stobo, Sunny War and Aroyn Davis, George Karpasitis, Isaac Irvin and Michael Jost Continue reading Radio Venice S13.E11
Radio Venice S11.E13 – 150th Episode Live from Townhouse, Venice
Featuring Sunny War (with Aroyn Davis), Ninja Academy + Unpopable, Golden Buddha, The Venice Philharmonic Orchestra and Petey Pete Continue reading Radio Venice S11.E13 – 150th Episode Live from Townhouse, Venice
Radio Venice S11.E05
Featuring Sunny War with Aroyn Davis, Vida Moxy, Sankaran, Barry Conley, Michael Jost and more
Radio Venice S09.E11
Featuring KENA, Sunny War, Brother Billy Stobo, Spiel, Barry Conley, Michael Jost and more
Continue reading Radio Venice S09.E11
Field Trippin’ Fest 2018 – Second Artist Announcement!!
Saturday, September 1, 2018 | Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership
SECOND ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT
This Labor Day Weekend we are heading back to the Mesa for the 2nd Annual Field Trippin’ Fest in Taos, New Mexico!
The high energy vibe of Venice Beach boardwalk meets the high altitude vibration of Taos, NM. Field Trippin’ Fest is a musical “mash-up”; building a bridge between two unique artistic communities to create an all-day “full throttle” experience of transformative music and art for all ages!
Featured Artists and Musicians
- Sunny War – just announced!
- Michael Jost
- Golden Buddha – just announced!
- The Blood Moon Howlers
- Billy Stobo
- Cristina Vane
- Paracosmic
- Bittersweet Highway – just announced!
- Los Pochos
- Aaron Gilmartin
- High Frequency Loft
and more to be announced!
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Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership
Where to Stay
Hotel Luna Mystica
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Radio Venice S08.E07 – 100th Episode
RADIO VENICE 100TH EPISODE S08.E07 MUSICAL GUESTS
- Petey Pete
- Suzy Williams with Michael Jost
- Greg Cruz
- Vinnie Caggiano with Matt DeMerritt
- Witucky Derby
- Mark Steggell
- Desi Ramone
- Sky Willie
- Milo Gonzalez
- Bambi Feel Good
- Peter Demian
- Sunny War
- Runson Willis with George Karpasitis and Tim Hui
- Diego Garcia
- Los Pochos
- DLEE
- Joey Maramba
- VPO
- Jewpanese Brothers
- Golden Buddha