Fabiano Do Nascimento & Julien Cantelm at TreePeople (photo by Adam Corey Thomas)
When was the last time you ventured into the wilderness at night for a stroll among the owls, coyotes, and crickets?
At the end of every month we gather with the heroic environmental stewards of TreePeople to love on live music and tea along a ridge trail of the Santa Monica Mountains. Following a performance, steeped herbs, a sunset, and some good conversation, TreePeople’s eco educators offer us three different hiking groups for peoples of all ages and abilities to learn more about the native ecology and history of these mountains.
This month we’re sitting atop Mulholland Drive with Head Shoppe. Combining classical guitar, vintage synthesizer, and field recordings, Eric Harding has woven a cosmic collage of psychedelic inspiration that’s a perfect companion to sunset bathing at TreePeople. Eric has assembled a live band to bring these pieces to life and we highly encourage sitting under the big sky, taking a sip of the residual Laurel Canyon energies afloat, and joining us to soak in the sound waves and sun rays.
Bring a blanket, pour some tea, and bliss in.
Check-in begins around 6:30pm, music shortly after 7pm, and we split into our hiking groups promptly at 8pm. Parking is limited so we ask that you please rsvp with us in advance.
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Head Shoppe is the psych instrumental collective led by LA guitarist & composer Eric Von Harding. Nylon string guitar melodies drift through analog synths, organs & tape-soaked ambience, channeling the romantic traditions of Fernando Sor & Mauro Giuliani. The music weaves hazy, cinematic soundscapes shaped by a rotating ensemble of collaborators & latenight studio experiments across California landscapes.
Born in 1973 from the hopes and dreams of a teenager, TreePeople is now one of the largest environmental organizations headquartered in Southern California.
They have inspired, engaged, and supported more than 3 million people to take action for our environment by planting and caring for more than 3 million trees in our local forests, mountains, parks, and our neighborhoods. Through on-the-ground research and educational programs, TreePeople shares knowledge with policymakers, students, educators, and communities around the world.
After fires burn, TreePeople reforests. When schools are covered in concrete, TreePeople creates green schoolyards. When communities experience food insecurity, TreePeople distributes fruit trees. When California is drought-stricken, TreePeople designs solutions to capture rainwater. As the world faces increasing threats from a more hostile climate, TreePeople helps create actionable solutions.