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Interview with Jessica Lea Mayfield

2009-01-14T18:09:45Z

Jessica Lea Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter, from Kent, Ohio. She is known for writing dark, sad songs, with a plaintive minimalist style. Jessica released her debut EP White Lies in 2005 and appears on The Black Keys album Attack & Release. Her latest album, With Blasphemy So Heartfelt, was released on September 16, 2008, and was produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.

My Interview with Jessica Lea Mayfield:

http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/949

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Interview with Anna Laube

2008-06-17T12:44:34Z

Anna Laube’s (pronounced "Lau" like "how" and "be" like "to be or not to be") pan-genre (country/blues/Americana/indie) folk music is, in the words of one her critics, "Acoustic, atmospheric, wide open, and western. Dirt covered highways and the setting sun" (CDReviews.com). It’s simple and relaxed, derived as much from the American folk-troubadour tradition as it is from neo-indie-folkies like Ani Difranco and Cat Power.

My Interview with Anna Laube:

http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/341

Scott

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Interview with Nancy Josephson from The Angel Band

2008-06-05T17:37:39Z

Angel Band makes big noise. Loud noise. Boisterous, sad, sweet, goofy, glorious and angelic. Any which way you look at it this stuff gets your attention. Whether it’s the crazy tight three part harmony, the killer backup playing, the stories, the passion or the compassion, it gets your attention. The love of the sound that three female voices make together is at the center of this group. The chord rules the day. Both mystical and elemental when the three hit “it” the hair on the back of your neck’s gonna stand up.

My Interview with Nancy Josephson from The Angel Band:

http://www.cincygroove.com/?q=node/321

Scott

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Embodied Voice Workshop for Women, Seattle, With Sylvi Alli

2008-06-01T15:37:21Z

Singing used to be an important part of my life which I want to reclaim. There is a wonderful opportunity for women to explore the use of their voices with Sylvi Alli, who will be in Seattle from Berkeley, CA. This is a recent interview with Sylvi: www.paratheatrical.com/voicei...ew.html

SINGING OUR AUTHENTIC VOICES
Seattle Embodied Voice Workshop For Women
With Sylvi Alli

When: Saturday, June 14, 2008
Time: 1:00 - 4 p.m.
Where: University District, Seattle
Cost: $50 Pay by Pay Pal; payment accepted at the door
www.verticalpool.com/embodiedvoice.html

This embodied voice approach encourages a release
of tension and self-consciousness, and allows us to
experience our voices more authentically.

All levels welcome. Space is limited, so register early - Only 15 students max. www.verticalpool.com/embodiedvoice.html

www.paratheatrical.com/voicei...ew.html
Sylvi Alli: "Embodied voice" is, for me, a voice that is grounded, rooted, in the physical body. In my work, I have come to experience the body as a vessel for the voice to move through and resonate within. There is a noticeable difference in the resonance of a voice initiated from the belly, for example, and a voice initiated from their upper throat. This ties in with where one's awareness lies - are you singing/moving from the belly, or from the head? As a culture, many of us spend the majority of our waking lives "in our head". When the awareness moves further down the body, the vibrational quality of the voice deepens, producing a fuller, richer sound.

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The Rebecca Riots 4/12: intimate show, song premieres "best band with a conscience"

2008-04-07T23:39:15Z

The Rebecca Riots 4/12: intimate show, song premieres "best band with a conscience"

THE REBECCA RIOTS BRING FRESH RADICAL FOLK FOR OUR TIMES TO SAN GERONIMO
Folk icons The Rebecca Riots political/spiritual brand of acoustic music has
won them accolades locally and nationally, including ³Best Band with a
Conscience² from the S.F. Bay Guardian; ³This Band Should Be a Household
Name² from the East Bay Express, ³(Rebecca Riots) heals minds with its
social and political commentary" from The San Francisco Chronicle and even
³Dreamy Girl Band² from Girlfriends Magazine!

The Rebecca Riots will play at the San Geronimo Valley Community Center on
Saturday, April 12th at 8pm. We are located at 6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.
in San Geronimo, 9 miles west of San Rafael. Tickets are selling
and we recommend advance purchase for this show. Will call tickets are
available online at http://www.sgvcc.org/artsevents/centerevents.html.
The Community Center is a great, low-key and alcohol-free venue for music
with great acoustics and an intimate size. It is only 15 minutes from San Rafael
but is nestled among the beautiful rolling hills of San Geronimo. Come out and
enjoy a hike, have a delicious meal at one of the delicious local restaurants
and catch a great concert on Saturday night!

Musically Rebecca Riots is known for upbeat, energized folk music. They do
three part harmonies, guitar, mandolin and harmonica. On stage, the three
women are charismatic, funny, and inspiring. Songs and between-song banter
touch on a range of timely political and social issues, including police
accountability; healing through interfaith spiritual practice (the three
musicians are Christian, Jewish, and Buddhist [Eve Decker, whose spiritual
home is at Spirit Rock]); caring for the country¹s homeless; gay-straight
alliance; prisoner¹s rights; positive body image for women; building with
straw bale; gratitude toward nature; facing death and loss; anti-apartheid
work; Palestinian rights; love and support of children and teens; and good
old celebratory love songs.

The band was formed in 1993. In the period from 1993-2001, Rebecca Riots
released four CDs, [Gardener (April 2000),
Live at the Freight & Salvage (1999), Some Folks (1998), Rebecca Riots
(1995)] were signed to Appleseed Recordings, and toured the United States
several times. They played the Vancouver Folk Festival, Bumbershoot, the
Salina Folk Festival, and regularly sold out multiple shows in Seattle,
Portland, and the Freight and Salvage in their home town of Berkeley,
California. They have shared stages with Peter Yarrow, Utah Phillips, Laura
Love, Street Sounds, Rhiannon, Ulali, Cheryl Wheeler, Sonia of Disappear
Fear, Gwen Avery, Alix Dobkin, Alice Stewart, and many other balladeers for
social change.

Rebecca Riots spent nearly a decade regaling the folk music world with their
catchy, thoughtful, uptempo songs before taking a break for a few years to
pursue other aspects of their lives. From 2002-2006 Rebecca Riots stopped
touring, playing one or two shows a year in Berkeley and produced one CD,
³Just As Sure². During that time Lisa had a baby and produced albums for
other singer-songwriters, Andrea became a public school teacher and visited
Palestine, and Eve did long meditation retreats and released a solo CD based
on Buddhist teachings.

In fact Eve is well-known to the Spirit Rock Meditation Center community,
³Spirit Rock has been my spiritual home since 1992.² She says. She has
performed at numerous events and benefits for the organization such as
Sylvia Boorstein¹s 70¹s birthday and is training to be a retreat leader.

The same passion that riveted audiences and drove the band to create songs
of struggle, love and inspiration has led these women back to the national
stage. After almost five years, Rebecca Riots will visit Marin as one of
their first stops in a return to touring that is generating buzz and
anticipation near and far.

The Riots will feature some of their new tunes as well as old favorites at
the SGVCC show. With five CDs already to their credit, the Riots are
preparing for a new recording that might be released as early as this fall.
"We have lots of new material that we really want to play out. New songs
need to be refined and polished and the best way to do that is to lay it on
the line and put them in front of a sophisticated live audience, like that
at San Geronimo" explained Riots member Eve Decker.

Rebecca Riots has been called "fresh, radical folk" but their recent return
to the stage shows growth and change as well. While the trio, Eve Decker,
Lisa Zeiler and Andrea Prichett have always brought their own, unique
personalities to the music, the years in-between have given lots of new
inspiration for their songs. Close harmonies and tight rhythmic guitar are
still a mainstay of the Riots. The themes of the songs still include lots of
political content, but the time off has made the music deeper. Its hard to
categorize the songs as being political or spiritual or topical or
specifically love songs. There is just a beautiful depth that happens when
Rebecca Riots do their thing.

WHERE: San Geronimo Valley Community Center
6350 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. San Geronimo, CA

WHEN: Saturday April 12th, 8pm

HOW MUCH: $15 adults/$12 seniors/$8 kids. Advance tickets recommended.
Available online at http://www.sgvcc.org/artsevents/centerevents.html. You
may also drop off payment at the Community Center (please call ahead) or
mail your check (made out to SGVCC with a note saying how many tickets you
want for what show) to us at SGVCC, Box 194, San Geronimo, CA 94963 Attn:
Hannah

VENUE CONTACT: 415-488-8888 www.sgvcc.org

--
Hannah Doress
Arts & Events Coordinator
San Geronimo Valley Community Center
arts@sgvcc.org
415-488-8888 #253
www.sgvcc.org

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Tuva Camp 2008

2007-11-18T17:18:47Z

Dear Friends

Thank you for your interest to our music.

Last summer we held a throat singing camp in Tuva.

We had 14 students from around the world - 8 of them were from the US, 2 from Australia
2 from Denmark, 1 from France, 1 from England.
After arriving in Tuva, the students spent 1 week in Kyzyl, the capital city.
They were able to see many tourist attractions, see a Tuvan shaman,
and attend the Naadym - National Harvest Celebration.

The students then went on to spend 1 week in the deep taiga, with members of the Tuvan throat singing group Chirgilchin,
learning various styles of throat singing, traditional Tuvan instruments, as well as the Tuvan language.

This summer, we are trying to get 2 groups to go to Tuva again, in either June or July.

Please let me know if you have any further questions.

Please check our photos made by Russell Roesner - our student.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bertdanger/sets/72157602427847575/

Thank you
Alexander

www.purenaturemusic.com
www.chirgilchin.com

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Developing Melodies

2007-06-29T07:33:59Z

hey anyone, i hope you're doing well..

i got a question for you..

how do you go about developing your melodies? and i don't mean the cadence necessarily.. i mean the actual melodies..
the up and down of the notes?
do you have any particular way that you go about doing this?
is their any technique? any mechanics? any inspiration?

anything at all that you could tell me would be of great help..

thanx

L8TR
bruce

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Egg or chicken?

2007-06-25T23:20:19Z

About the ageless dilemma, lyrics or music first:

When I try to do music first, the lyrics always end up immensely stupid. Is it me, or do you have a similar experience?

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Who in this tribe is in Portland?

2007-06-12T19:38:01Z

I just moved to Portland and want to make connections!

Here's my (outdated) website: http://alpolito.net

Let's connect....

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WANTED: Singer for Innovative Edgy Trip Hop/Electronica/Alternative Project

2007-06-10T23:51:18Z

Looking for a Singer, Pro in attitude and skill for Studio and potentially performance in the SF Bay Area.

_

We are well-connected, have studio access, high end gear and distribution channels. Currently in the phase of trying to create a new sound…

The focus is innovation and creativity Musically and lyrically-run of the mill is not what we do…
_

Sound: Massive Attack meets Alice In Chains after getting drunk with RadioHead…with PHAT Beats-strong Hip Hop vibe.

Please have vocal range, depth, and power, be serious about your craft and work ethic. Music theory/understanding would be helpful, but not necessary.

No Divas, junkies or flakes…

Contact me and I’ll direct you to demos and want to hear your work…

Thanks-

J

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Looking for a Drummer and a Bassist in Sanfrancisco

2006-12-28T19:41:14Z

I need to find a drummer and a bassist to be the solid foundation for a Folky Jazy Funk Grass band called Road Head. So far it is me and one guitarist. I play Fiddle mandolin Harmonica Guitar and vocals. I would prefer some one who lives real close to Haight St. To make rehersal easier for everyone involved. I already have some paying gigs lined up and some connections with people who can do quality recording for us. Give me a call at (415) 425-1308 for an audition or email me at jahfunky@yahoo.com

Cheers
Bill

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Jazzy Funky Bluegrass Band

2006-12-13T21:49:12Z

I'm a solo singer/songwriter with a loop pedal looking to get a band together in San Francisco. I already have gigs but I am tired of playing with myself on stage in front of people:) I always have random guest musicians and performers, but I want to put something a bit more organized together. I need a bassist and a Drummer. Basically I want a solid rythmn section. I have one guitarist and potentially keys, and myself on guitar, fiddle, harmonica, mandolin and vocals. You can email me at jahfunky@yahoo.com

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Pinochet Dies: An Early Christmas Gift

2006-12-12T02:56:47Z

You Always Said Pinochet

(words and music
by Justice Putnam)

(roughly to “You Take The High Road)

I’d always say, “Pinoshay”
You always said, “Pinoshet.”

But what of the names of the
Disappeared before Ya!

I will dance on the grave
Of Augusto “Pinoshay”

And you can spit
If you insist
On Augusto “Pinoshet!”

© 2006 by Justice Putnam
Fleur de Sel Musique
and Mechanisches-Strophe Verlagswesen

http://people.tribe.net/justiceputnam/blog/8628ce37-9738-452d-a0d8-11b2c4a60ac9

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A Kiwi Songwriter Podcast

2006-10-09T00:20:56Z

Giday folks, I am a songwriter based in Auckland. I have a new podcast which might be of interest to other songwriters, performers looking for new material or just people interested in a bit of new Kiwiana. If you have iTunes or any other means of subscribing to podcasts, you can get mine at http://luigicappel.libsyn.com/rss. I also have a music site at www.musicforte.com/member/bluesbro. Have a listen to Greenhouse. It is obviously about the Greenhouse efect. There is also a reference to Helen Clarke, our PM there. It says that she has depression on the run. I was interviewed by a LA podcaster who thought it was about a woman with bipolar disease:)

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Boom boom room show this Wednesday oct 4! come sit in!

2006-10-01T19:51:44Z

Hey music lovers,

I was booked last minute at this AWESOME San Fran club--can you come?

If you're a musician, let me know, perhaps you can sit in? it's my new favorite thing to do at shows: esp welcome: singers, harmonica, mandolin, keys, guitar, etc. Just shoot me an email at melissa@melissarapp.com

You music fans, please come out the night will rock! guaranteed good time or your $$ back.

xo,melissa rapp
www.myspace.com/melissarapp
www.melissarapp.com

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ZAPENation folk tour

2006-08-26T17:43:27Z

Hi Friends!
With violin, ukulele, and guitar in hand, and joined by Chelsea Chason on double bass, we are sprinkling the USA with whimsy and introspection. Please check out a show in your city.
xo,
Rebecca Zapen
www.zapen.com
www.myspace.com/zapen
{ shows }:
Sept 1__ @ Sentient Bean - Savannah, GA
Sept 2__ @ Eddie's Attic - Decatur, GA
Sept 5__ @ Town Pump - Black Mountain, NC
Sept 6__ w/ Jaimee Tomas @ Hookah Joe's - Asheville, NC
Sept 8__ w/ Amy Pickard @ The Greenline Cafe - Philadelphia, PA
Sept 9__ @ Love Brigade Clothing - NYC
Sept 9__ @ Mo Pitkins - NYC
Sept 10__ @ The Bitter End - NYC
Sept 16__ @ Katerina's - Chicago
Sept 20__ w/ Nicole Torres @ tHERe - Denver, CO
Sept 23__ @ McKenzie Theatre - La Grande, OR
Sept 24__ @ Hermiston HS - Hermiston, OR
Sept 28__ @ Delta of Venus - Davis, CA
Sept 29__ w/ Scott McChane @ Fox & Goose - Sacramento, CA
Sept 30__ @ House of Shields - San Francisco, CA
Oct 5__ w/ Strange Woods, Kirstin Ashe @ Valley Music - San Diego, CA
Oct 6__@ Fiddler's Green - Phoenix, AZ
....and more dates to be posted at www.zapen.com

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8/5: Honky Tonk Hippies, featuring David Gans

2006-08-03T01:11:00Z

Showtime is 9:00, and the Hippies will probably take the stage at around 11.

HONKY TONK HIPPIES:
David Gans - guitar, vocals
David Phillips - pedal steel guitar, vocals
Josh Kaye - keyboards
Joshua Zucker - bass, vocals
Mike Shaw - drums

Little Wheels Band opens

Saturday, August 5, 9:00 pm
Larkspur Cafe Theater
500 Magnolia, Larkspur CA
415-924-6107
http://larkspurcafetheatre.com/

More info: http://www.dgans.com/gigs.html

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Singer/guitarist seeks band

2006-07-28T15:50:58Z

MY profile

30 years experience
Singer/guitarist seeks band
Live on east coast
Songwriter
Vocals excellent
Rhythm guitar and lead
Play style of
Gram parsons
Kris
Waylon
Willie
Like longneck rock
Blues roots and choir singer
bio at www.john2ponies.com
songs on web johnny appears guest guitar player
with gram shy and parallel 33 band

Link directly to JOHN2PONIES homepage
www.John2ponies.com
Forward your profile and photos

profile info and skills
singer/guitar

Email: john@yin-yang.com
Phone: 540-763-4474
Age:50
Height:6ft 0in
Gender: Male
Location: Virginia, United States
Agent: looking

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LoellDuinn

2006-06-03T10:16:42Z

http://www.superzeko.net/doc_loellduinn/LoellDuinnWhoAreThey.html

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the Moon

2006-04-23T11:37:32Z

we're streaming online : follow the radio link : http://www.greencheese.biz

we are singer / songwriters intentionally podcasting as a ' cyber-band '

CD distribution just adds to clogging up the planet : take the CO2 neutral route : get MP3 as an instant download

hope you'll visit the site and , best of all , support our music project : be the first to visit the new age : http://www.greencheese.biz/1-2-3-music-store/process.php?pname=ShopfrontProcess-Start&CategoryID=1&currency=price.GBP

welcome to the moon

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Alt. country band Crooked Roads hosting "Forever Young: The Bob Dylan 65th Birthday Tribute."

2006-04-06T00:40:41Z

Hey all,

I'm Chris Dingman, singer-songwriter with the Bay Area alt. country band Crooked Roads.

I'm putting together a show called "Forever Young: The Bob Dylan 65th Birthday Tribute" to be held at Hotel Utah in San Francisco on May 23. It's gonna be great--8 bands doing Dylan covers all night. There will also be Dylan trivia with prizes and everythang.

You can check for upcoming details by clicking the DYLAN TRIBUTE link at www.heartbreaksampler.com, the website of Crooked Roads' new CD "Heartbreak Sampler." We have some Dylan trivia up at that link too: you can win a free Crooked Roads CD by answering!

Feel free to drop me a line through tribes or the website if you have any questions, suggestions, etc.

Best
Chris

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Need a Female Vocalist for one-off gig next month

2006-02-20T23:51:30Z

Hey, I've got a gig on March 16 in SF and there is a song I would like to cover in my set, if I can find the appropriate singer - I'm looking for a female voice with an *edge* and a strong sense of command and authority - An Irish or Celtic singer like June Tabor or Sinead O'Connor, or someone like Julie Driscoll-Tippetts would be ideal, though obviously, talent of that stature is not readily available - But passionate delivery and a certain swagger of performance are key prerequisites here - Check out the original version of the song here:

http://post-literate.com/nougat/archives/2006/02/bold_marauder.php

The original is a duet but I wouldn't be singing along, rather I'd play instrumental accompaniment (harmonium probably), with maybe a hand drummer - If you want to hear what my own music sounds like (it ain't folk), go here:

http://www.formsofthingsunknown.com/

(Check out the audio page for MP3s)

Whoever does this will obviously need to be available the evening of March 16, and be able to get together half a dozen times between now and then for rehearsals...

Message me privately if interested...

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Townes Van Zandt Tribute tonight!

2006-01-26T23:44:14Z

Townes Van Zandt tribute tonight with Last of the Blacksmiths, Court and Spark, 6 Organs of Admittance, Jolie Holland, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Dave Bernhard (Devil Makes 3) and Yard Sale.

It's gonna be a great show- with raffle tickets for the Townes Van Zandt DVD, CD's and movie posters so we hope to see you there!

Show promptly at 8:00 with Yard Sale who you don't want to miss. Each performer/band is playing 2 Townes Van Zandt tunes and one original.

8$

12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com

advance tickets at www.virtuous.com

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Matt Bauer/The Finches-- OCS/Meric Long

2005-12-17T22:36:03Z

December 18
Matt Bauer
The Finches
Mariee Sioux

@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm
free

Spare yet vivid, the songs of Nandina pair Matt Bauer's rich vocal
with drifting antique banjo lines from another time. A Kentucky
transplant, Bauer's now a Bay Area dweller who ties Southern musical
traditions to those of contemporary, local folk revivalists. Kindling
the kind of warm folk that fellow San Franciscan Jolie Holland
revitalizes, and meshing it with the darker explorations of The Court
& Spark or Virgil Shaw, Matt Bauer drifts down his own inlet. He
gently plucks and sings in an intriguing, signature style, melding a
bit of Iron & Wine and Richard Buckner to traditional bluegrass and folk.
Miles of Music
http://mattbauermusic.com/

A no-frills and super down to earth debut. As the title states this is a half
dozen tunes from Bay Area folksy folks The Finches. The duo of Ms
Carolyn Pennypacker Riggs and Aaron Morgan share the singin' and
guitar playin' duties, and Morgan also handles the bass playin' too.
Each of their songs is thoughtful, well-crafted and slightly rough
around the edges much like Carolyn's lovely lino-cut cover art.
Achingly intimate and pretty, and quite along the lines of folk-pop
songstresses such as Cat Power or Julie Doiron. Nice!
http://finchesmusic.com/

Mariee Sioux
Mariee's voice sounds like the sky above the ocean, like lace and
cowboy boots, like the woods of the Sierra foothills where she grew up
in Nevada City, CA. She finger picks her guitar with an ability
beyond her 20 years, and her songs are beautiful, tough, and full of
amazing imagery. Mountains that try to eat the sky, boats made of
bones, dresses made of ships, masts, dirt masks, love so fierce it
blocks the sun from the sky. Her debut cd is �Pray Me a Shadow.�
http://www.myspace.com/siouxbee

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December 19
Octomutt
Neighborly Deeds

@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm
free

Octomutt is a San Francisco Bay Area gigging duo comprising Ashley
Adams (bass) and Ted Savarese (guitar and vocals). Each project is
treated in a unique way and utilizes other instrumentalists
accordingly for color and texture.

Ashley has worked with such diverse artists and groups as Phillip
Greenlief, Kaudra, SF Womens Philharmonic, Eugene Chadborne, Beth
Custer, Winechuggers and Trio Graufa. Ted also has a diverse
background, having played in a few Ralph Carney configurations, done
film work, and played sawdust floored CW juke joints throughout
California.

Their shows often feature guest musicians; past guests have included
Ralph Carney, Danny Frankel, Ben Vaughn, Tom Herman, Bob Forrest, Ken
Emerson, Will Bernard, J. Raoul Brody, and others.

Octomutt, as described by friend and fellow musician Amy Molinelli,
"sounds like San Francisco�like its skyline, like its angles, like its
hills."
www.octomutt.com

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12/20/06

OCS
Meric Long
Feller Quentin
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
Www.12galaxies.com

9:00 pm
$8.00

OCS
"...an introspective and revealing side to John Dwyer and his amazing
musicianship. In the last year he has played in half a dozen bands
that showcase an entertaining, absurd, bombastic flurry of noise,
sweat and manic motion mayhem. Though Dwyer's unmatched energy is a
much appreciated and needed force in music as evidenced with the huge
buzz surrounding Coachwhips, it is an unbelievable rare gift to see
Dwyer stripped to an acoustic guitar and a collage of noise. Dwyer
creates a more personal record that allows the listener to gain
insight on the genius and inner workings of a modern leader in the
underground music world. The melodies are beautiful, the songs as
interesting if not more so than any of his other bands. A fan of any
of his other projects will know that Dwyer's gonna mindfuck our heads
good and proper. Just because Dwyer chose to put down his electric
guitar and strum an acoustic, this can not be an "ordinary" singer
songwriter, folk acoustic thing. In fact, OCS is as intense and soul
grabbing as any band Dwyer's played in. The sonic layering, texture of
sound and perfectly captured moods creates a completely original
record. A secret for Dwyer's success is his ability to take a part of
who he is and fearlessly strip it down to some refined basic human
truth while coddled in that busted state of consciousness. OCS 2 is
the big invite for everybody to get nekkid and crawl in bed...cuz that
early morning's finally flooding in to bathe the bludgeoned brain in
soothing light after a savage night of sex, drugs and rock n'
roll...spoon yr inner child today.
http://www.narnackrecords.com/bands/ocs.asp

MERIC LONG
There is no precise genre for Meric Long's undeniably reflective and
intense personal songs but his are the songs that draw you in and
insist that you listen. While the delivery and feel is tender the
songs convey an underlining hint of frustration, anger, confusion
which makes each song feel genuine and both from and to the heart.
Meric's beautifully sorrowful vocals ride smoothly on intricate finger
picking and his skill in song crafting makes 24 year old Meric Long a
talent to keep both eyes open for.
Www.myspace.com/mericlong

FELLER QUENTIN (Tim and Evan from Black Fiction)
"I was stoned by myself the other day and I was thinking that what the
world needs now is a psycho psychedelic traditional futurist
folk-singer. How did Feller know? Thank God weirdos like this still
live in San Francisco."
Www.fellerquentin.com
Eric Ducker, Fader magazine

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Holcombe Waller/Meric Long TONIGHT @ Du Nord

2005-12-04T23:52:47Z

Sunday December 4

Holcombe Waller
Meric Long
8:00 pm (early show!)
Café Du Nord
10$

"Somber, haunting and plaintive melodies thread the acoustic alt. folk landscape of Pacific Coast troubadour Holcombe Wallers Troubled Times. While in league with the likes of Devandra Banhart and Damien Rice, his presentation finds him as a bridge between the two. Clay Steakley of Performing Songwriter describes Walkers music as "Morrissey-inspired melodies with a soft, casual delivery caught between Peter Murphy and Jeff Buckely..."
Www.holcombewaller.com

ELECTRO-FOLK? INDIE-FOK? There is no precise genre for Meric Long's undeniably reflective and intensely personal songs... but his are the songs that draw you in and insist that you listen. While the delivery and feel of Meric's songs is tender, the songs convey an underlining hint of frustration, anger, cnfusion which makes each song genuine and both from and to the heart. Meric's beautifully sorrowful vocals ride smoothly on intricate finger picking and his skill in song crafting makes 24 year old Meric Long a talent to keep both eyes open for.
Www.myspace.com/mericlong

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Radius, Extraordinary forest, Tonight, Sonny Smith Friday and Saturday

2005-11-16T08:26:29Z

Music for Film, Pop Tragedies, and Love

Performances: 8 PM, Wednesday, November 16, 2005
$5 admission
This event takes place at The Make Out Room, 3225, 22nd @ Mission, San Francisco, brought to you by Jay Thackery, and Jeff Ray

Featuring:

Black Fiction
Okay
Extraordinary Forest, (playing an original composition along with an edited version of Jorgen Leth’s bicycle film documentary “ The Stars and Watercarriers.”)
*Radius (short set)

Sonny Smith’s Danger Stranger

Performances: 8 PM, Friday-Saturday, November 18 and 19, 2005
$7-$15 sliding scale admission
This event takes place at The LAB, 2948 16th Street @ Capp, San Francisco

The LAB presents Sonny Smith’s Stranger Danger, an experimental performance which merges the traditions of folk music, literature, and theater. Sonny Smith is featured as a cab driver traveling through the streets of San Francisco in the early hours of one morning on the job. Through monologue and song, a portrait of the hardships of this life will emerge. Several local guest musicians will appear as passengers along the way. Stranger Danger is a new, site-specific piece created for The LAB and a continuation of Smith’s work at The Headlands Center for the Arts.

Jeff Ray
www.mcmf.org

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Jeffrey Luck Lucas/Little Black Cloud/Double Love- tonight

2005-11-13T19:25:20Z

Sunday, November 13
Jeffrey Luck Lucas
Little Black Cloud (aka Cathy Rivers from Tucson)
Double Love
8:00 pm
free

@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net

JEFFREY LUCK LUCAS
After getting himself an education--from divorce, whiskey, and the
laws of physics--he sat down to write the songs that were burning and
breaking his heart. Eventually these lower-than-lows drove him down
darker highways, through dire experiences, only to create the scenic
backdrop for his beautiful and dark, divinely ominous music. Jeffrey
Luck Lucas creates music that is alternatively slow, dark, cinematic,
tragic, intensely lustful and lovely as well as heartbreaking. These
are songs that evoke visions of desert emptiness, loneliness, bitter
love, and sweet-- but deadly-- passion: country torch and border music
from a dream. A hallucinatory western spirit in the headlights, there
and then gone. (from bio)

"Jeffrey Luck Lucas' _Hell Then Divine_ is a down pouring of hot rain
outside the Satellite casino in Reno. Lucas' smoky voice glides over
the pedal steel and cello like well-worn cowboy boots. Eerily wistful,
_Hell Then Divine_ is an urban/country casino renaissance classically
composed by a modern day virtuoso. Take in "Cascade" with a martini
chaser. Weep to "Old Mexico" and insert any story of heartache to the
instrumental "On the Llano." Lucas' near whisper is a gentle nudge to
the regret in us all."
Mesh Magazine

Www.jeffreylucklucas.com
Www.myspace.com/jeffreylucklucas

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"a darkly shaded collection of gothic Americana and wind-blown roots
rock. Frequently shrouded in deep reverb. . . The stark presence of
Cathy Rivers' husky voice is engaging and reveals a spirit that's seen
trouble and hard times."
www.cathyriver.com
http://www.littleblackcloud.com/

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Double Love is a side project from Liana Allday and Marc Dantona of
Madera Road. Jason is sitting in with them tonight--so we'll call it Madera Road Lite.
www.maderaroad.com

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Sanchez/Leyna Noel Tonight- FREE

2005-11-06T20:10:19Z

11/6/05

Sanchez
Leyna Noel
8:00 pm
free

@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net

Sanchez was exiled from Brazil after recording his first record "Fragile", fleeing to Chile, were he recorded "Morning Songs" with help from Jose Alvarez, a Cuban painter.
During the recording he was asked to leave Chile (for undisclosed political reasons), so he quickly finished mixing the tracks and headed for Mexico. Upon arriving in Mexico City he convinced the once respected musician and part-time wedding photographer Pepe Rodriguez to record and play on the next record "The Unhappy Lake."
At present Sanchez is rumoured to be in the United States recording his latest....

Everything Sanchez has done bears his highly individual touch and
Sanchez has done just about everything. He was already an all round
performer when he quit high school to play in a St. Louis
speakeasy. He played the banjo in his brothers orchestra
and "spelled" his father at the organ. Hired as a replacement as a
pianist of Isham Jones' orchestra, Sanchez became an arranger. His
works were played by such leading bands as Whiteman's, Goodman's and
Kostelanetz; he created glowing scores for Paramount and has become
musical arranger for various NBC shows. He plays 'live' once in a
blue moon, catch him if you can.
http://www.unhappylake.com/

-

Song by song, Leyna Noel mourns the smallness of family, the
distance and death that keeps her dusty matriarchs and patriarchs
away. Her music is the cleanest way for her to find the lost and
hold the far away. The solace she finds in singing, so do her
audiences in listening. Following an April performance, one woman
responded with a single word: incantatory.

"Leyna Noel inherits the estrogen-drenched mantle of singer-songwriters like Sarah Dougher, Lois, and Cat Power and purveys apples by day and mood-swept ditties by night. The Great Neck, N.Y., native, poet, zine maker, and Mills College habituée puts her share of artistry into the "art songs" on last year's self-released debut, The Honest Voluptuary".
Kimberly Chun-SFBG
http://myspace.com/leynanoel

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Elam's CD relese Today!! SF

2005-10-16T17:49:11Z

Elam Blackman, local singer/songwriter, brilliant and beautiful folky lyricyst who describes himself as "Post-modern Folkanism" and "Folk-Hop Soda-Pop". Will be having his long awaited CD release party TONIGHT! @ Bazaar Cafe in SF on 22nd & California 6pm. Be there or miss a beautiful and FREE thing, see you there.

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Ko-Shin Performing Live!!!

2005-10-13T23:42:53Z

Hello my friends! Love, hugs, and beautiful music for you......
I hope you are all doing well and enjoying the change of season. I am really feeling it today in New York! The summer was filled with adventure, and now it's time for the winds of change. In times like these, with all the tradgedy going on in the world, it is so important to share our truth, our heart, our magic, and come together to build a community based on generosity, awareness, and love. I have been writing, and rehearsing, and recording, and preparing to share some amazing music with all of you, so I look forward to seeing you at the shows!

#1 - Read all about what's going on in my creative world and make all the comments you want! Sign up for free and be my friend! See pictures, find out about upcoming shows, be the first to hear about recordings, delve into my psyche, investigate it all at:
http://www.myspace.com/ko-shin

#2 - Great News: 2 fantastic upcoming shows in NYC..........

Thursday October 20th - I will be performing at The Alphabet Lounge (104 Avenue C at the corner of 7th Street) as part of a Benefit For Victims of Hurricane Katrina

The contributions from the benefit will be going to these 2 charities:
Preservation Hall Hurricane Relief Fund - 100% of money raised through this fund will go directly to New Orleans musicians.
American Humane's Animal Emergency Services - Helping to rescue and care for lost animals and re-unite them with their ‘parents’

The show is $10, starts at 8pm, and the other wonderful musicians playing are: Geoffrey Armes, Robyn Harris, Willie Davis and Rebecca, Peace Prophet , Val Kinzler, and Second Movement

And the second October show is.......

Tuesday October 25th at The Lucky Cat
Showtime 8:30
245 Grand Street (in Williamsburg), Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 782-0437
Free
This place is a secret magikal bar/performance venue that makes the best drinks ever!!
***This show will be a rare intimate one hour solo performance***

I am so happy to have the opportunity to play for you. See you soon!!!
Warm smiles on a breezy fall day,
Ko-Shin

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Carolyn Mark/Victoria Williams/Bermuda Triangle Service TONIGHT

2005-09-30T19:01:51Z

9/30/05

Carolyn Mark
Victoria Williams
Bermuda Triangle Service
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St
San Francisco
Www.12galaxies.com

10$ advance/15$ door
Www.virtuous.com

9:00 pm

CAROLYN MARK
"Who in their right mind could resist a good-time woman who takes no shit? On record, at least, that's Victoria, B.C., native Carolyn Mark's trademark—along with a throaty, casually huge voice that seems made for rock until you hear her twist a vowel or two in the name of a long-bygone Nashville. Maybe Mark is tired of comparisons with her best-known duet partner, fellow Corn Sisters member Neko Case: The highlight of "Vincent Gallo," from last year's great The Pros and Cons of Collaboration, was Mark smirking, "He was hanging out with me and Neko/And then Neko had to go, thank God." Either way, Just Married pairs Mark with a series of folks you've likely never heard of. None of them trumps Mark vocally or personalitywise, but most of them keep up. "Fireworks," sung with the honeyed-gruff NQ Arbuckle, is the sound of a tingle becoming a chill: "Said you like fireworks?/Well, I'll give you fireworks/Come on, you coward/Burn my schoolhouse down." "Done Something Wrong" is '60s Stax with an undermixed rhythm section, complete with horns-led bridge and Mark and co-vocalist Ford Pier joshing each other like a northern Otis and Carla, and with Pier's squalling soul-squeal near the end and Mark throwing in a nice modern twist: "We've been through this before/It's that stupid Internet." And when Mark and Luke Doucet cover the hoariest country standard of them all, Hank Williams' "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," they do it slow and drunkenly, which is to say, honorably."
MICHAELANGELO MATOS
Seattle Weekly
Www.mintrecs.com

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VICTORIA WILLIAMS
"Despite a successful career as a idiosyncratic country-folk performer, Victoria Williams was perhaps best known as a songwriter; thanks, ironically enough, to a tribute album recorded in her honor. Born in Louisiana in 1959, Williams taught herself to play the guitar while still in her teens, and soon began composing songs. In college, she joined her first band, the G.W. Korners. After spending some time on the road, she ended up in California in 1979, where she was a regular at Los Angeles' famed Troubadour Club's "Hoot Nights." After first returning to Louisiana with the intent of forming a band, she moved back to L.A., where she performed on Venice Beach and ultimately signed a recording contract which proved fruitless.

Soon after, Williams met musician Peter Case, formerly of the Plimsouls. Not only did they form an act together -- a jug band-like trio named the Incredibly Strung Out Band -- but the couple also married. Finally, Williams made her solo recording debut in 1987 with Happy Come Home, a collection showcasing her vivid songcraft as well as her off-kilter, squeaky vocal style. After the record was released, Williams starred in a documentary by the filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker. In 1989, she and Case divorced; a follow-up record, Swing the Statue!, appeared in 1990.

In 1992, while opening for Neil Young, Williams began experiencing a numb feeling in her hands which made it increasingly difficult to play her guitar. Upon visiting a doctor, she was diagnosed with the degenerative neurological disorder multiple sclerosis. The medical bills quickly piled up, and like many musicians, she was not covered by health insurance. In response, her manager began assembling friends and fans to record Williams' songs for a benefit album; the result, 1993's Sweet Relief: A Benefit for Victoria Williams, featured the likes of Pearl Jam, Lou Reed, Matthew Sweet, the Jayhawks, and Soul Asylum, whose rendition of "Summer of Drugs" was the record's first single. Due to its all-star lineup, Sweet Relief far outsold any of Williams' own efforts, raising not only funds for her medical treatment but her visibility within the musical community as well. Additionally, the record's success enabled Williams to establish the Sweet Relief Fund, created to assist other musicians with health problems; in 1996, a second tribute record, honoring the partially paralyzed singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt, was released.

In 1994, Williams issued Loose, a varied collection featuring duets with Soul Asylum's Dave Pirner and the Jayhawks' Mark Olson, Williams' second husband. A year later, she and her Loose Band released This Moment in Toronto, a live career overview which also offered a handful of standards ("Smoke Gets in Your Eyes," "Imagination") as well as one new song, "Graveyard." Her fourth solo album, Musings of a Creek Dipper, was released in 1998. Two years later, Williams issued her strongest effort date with Water to Drink. In 2002, she recorded an album of standards entitled Sings Some Ol' Songs. Her renditions of "Moon River," "Someone to Watch Over Me," and "My Funny Valentine" breathed new life thanks to Williams' impeccable touch. ~
Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Www.creekdippers.com

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BERMUDA TRIANGLE SERVICE
"Local foursome Bermuda Triangle Service make haunting, country-kissed laments to take with you to the bar, the bedroom and the grave. The intoxicating languor of the band's debut full-length, High Swan Dive, recalls the sublime air and poetic charm of Neko Case and Mazzy Star, balancing precariously on an emotional tightrope between sultry and weepy."
Examiner
http://www.adammccauley.com/bts

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Willard Grant Conspiracy/Last of the Blacksmiths/Jeffrey Luck Lucas tonight!

2005-09-20T16:24:47Z

9/20/05- Tuesday

Willard Grant Conspiracy
Last of the Blacksmiths
Jeffrey Luck Lucas

@ Caf? Du Nord
1970 Market St
Www.cafedunord.com

8:00 pm (early show!)
$8.00

(extremely rare US tour dates from the internationally acclaimed Willard Grant Conspiracy!)
WILLARD GRANT CONSPIRACY
"The sound can be as quiet and warm as 3am on a winter's morning before the last embers in the fireplace or as soulful and boisterous as a Sunday Morning Gospel service. The songs ring out with emotions born of personal experience and observation and are simultaneously universal and personal to every listener. It's the kind of music that seems to have been here forever; brought down out of the ether and channeled through the musicians onstage pure and unadulterated. It's music that has been described as causing the spirit to soar and to make the knees go weak. It's the music of real life from real people."

"Robert Fisher's shadowy introspective word-play lyrics and low-inflection vocal style is very reminiscent of Nick Cave, and the rest of the band certainly wear their influences on their sleeves - Neil Young and Lou Reed feature prominently."
www.wgc.hinah.com

LAST OF THE BLACKSMITHS
"Taking a healthy dose of Americana classics, and adding just the right elements from the singer-songwriter circles of the California coffee houses and just enough dissonance from the post-post-punk world, “Last of the Blacksmiths” could find itself comfortably nestled between the equally ageless work of Will Oldham and his prot?g?s, Brightblack (just in case you needed an indie reference to make up your mind). What really does it for me is the craftsmanship of every single song. There is never a sour choice or false move in its choreography or its sincerity. Like the really great parts of the Okkervil River or Lullaby for the Working Class albums, this release drips with honesty and pain and hope, so much so that you, as audience, are forced to listen, even as you want to turn away from such brightness."
Indie Workshop
Www.lastoftheblacksmiths.com

JEFFREY LUCK LUCAS
"Jeffrey Luck Lucas' _Hell Then Divine_ is a down pouring of hot rain outside the Satellite casino in Reno. Lucas' smoky voice glides over the pedal steel and cello like well-worn cowboy boots. Eerily wistful, _Hell Then Divine_ is an urban/country casino renaissance classically composed by a modern day virtuoso. Take in "Cascade" with a martini chaser. Weep to "Old Mexico" and insert any story of heartache to the instrumental "On the Llano." Lucas' near whisper is a gentle nudge to the regret in us all. Vocals by Liana Allday, Wendy Allen, Allison Alstrom and Janis Tanaka compliment the painful solitude in Lucas' visceral, but subdued, voice." Angel Baker Mesh Magazine
www.jeffreylucklucas.com

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My music / your music (links)

2005-09-20T11:27:38Z

I thought I should stop by & post a link to my music. It's available here:

http://www.myspace.com/prettylittleklimt

I don't really know how to categorize it; it's sort of ethereal/lo-fi/garage/casio/folk/metal/singer/songwriter/bedroomcore/the list goes on. Any comments are appreciated.

So where can I find your music?

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John Anaya @ the Connecticut Yankee Thursday August 25

2005-08-25T20:02:38Z

ohn Anaya
John Anaya serves up another evening of soul satisfying blues-rock-jazz-funk fusion. Anaya has held his own in the producers ring and now unveils his true talent as a talented musician, song writer and band leader. John Anaya brings along some special guests this evening..please come on down and catch this fun evening of local music...GREAT drink special...$3 beers and well drinks..
The Connecticut Yankee 10 pm...Free admission if you say you saw it on tribe.
100 Connecticut @ 17th in lovely Potrero Hill, San Francisco
www.theyankee.com

www.johnanaya.com

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The Speakers/Tom Brosseau/Matt Bauer/Jaime and Becky 8/24 @ 12 G's

2005-08-23T17:56:11Z

August 24, 2005

The Speakers
Tom Brosseau
Matt Bauer
Jaime and Becky
@ 12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com

9:00 pm sharp
$7.00

The Speakers' dreamy hypnotic indie pop music has been compared to: "becoming invisible by drinking milk a certain way." They use banjo, ukelele, casios, guitars, reverb, the old man whistle, french horn, loops and jingle bells, that little xylophone you had when you were 5, and clusters of vocal harmonies. Brian Miller (Jolie Holland's guitar player and Peter the accordian player), Ara Anderson (Jolie Holland, Tom Waits) sits in with them tonight.
http://www.thespeakers.info

“Brosseau is a man in and out of time. Echoes of old train songs, 1930s-era legends like Jimmy Rodgers, and quasi-yodeling show up without apology or shtick. A weirdly fetching song like "I Tune My Guitar to the Hum of the Train," from his wonderful eponymous 2002 album (on Relax Bed Pan records), buries its musical head in an earlier, simpler time. He can be hauntingly moody and atmospheric, and avoids easy garden-variety verse-chorus-bridge song structures in his writing. In short, Brosseau is onto something new by way of something old, deep, twangy, and altogether worth hearing.”
www.tombrosseau.com

“Spare yet vivid, the songs of Nandina pair Matt Bauer's rich vocal with drifting antique banjo lines from another time…A Kentucky transplant, Bauer's now a Bay Area dweller who ties Southern musical traditions to those of contemporary, local folk revivalists. Kindling the kind of warm folk that fellow San Franciscan Jolie Holland revitalizes, and meshing it with the darker explorations of The Court & Spark or Virgil Shaw, Matt Bauer drifts down his own inlet. He gently plucks and sings in an intriguing, signature style, melding a bit of Iron & Wine and Richard Buckner to traditional bluegrass and folk.”
- Miles of Music
www.mattbauermusic.com

Jaime and Becky write acoustic music textured in melody like summer
green in the Midwest. These native prairie gals sing with a potency,
like humidity, heavy on the heart when you hear it. Captivating
story telling and sultry voices lure you into their experiences from
taking the bus to falling out of love. They debuted their music in
1999 in the college music scene of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Shows were
successful and the girls kept writing, and in 2003 they took their
songs and guitars to Portland, Oregon. Not knowing anyone in
Portland, they spent hours upon hours playing guitar and writing
songs. Mustering up the courage to play at a few open mics, they
soon began to play shows of their own around town. They continue to
develop their characteristic sound of smoky harmonies and unique
guitar progressions.
www.myspace.com/jaimeandbecky

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Rite Spot today and tomorrow---

2005-08-21T19:05:10Z

The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net
FREE shows- two of them-- read below:

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8/21
Yard Sale
EARLY SHOW @ 5:00 pm!
FREE!!

Bay Area local super group of sorts YARD SALE--a semi-weekly, living
room gathering of playing, singing, girl-talk and gossip, in perfect
3 part harmony--features the vocal and instrumental talents of Jill
Olson (Red Meat, Stouthearted, Mare Winningham, John Wesley
Harding), Mel DeGiovanni (the Buckets, The Donner Party, The Cat
Head's, Mare Winningham, John Wesley Harding) and Denise Funari
(Ruby, Sapphire and the Family Jewels, The Widows). They feature
$1 "yard sale" items so you can shop while you bop.

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8/22
Mix Tape
Becky and Jaime (Portland)
8:00 pm
free

Karina Denike, Brigid Dawson and Meric Long ( a.k.a. Mix Tape) , are
three local singer-songwriters who collaborate for fun, inspiration
and the excuse to drink cheap wine. Their sound is a compilation of
originals and covers, ranging from torch songs to movie soundtracks.
Two voices and a guitar... (it's awesome!!!)

Jaime and Becky write acoustic music textured in melody like summer
green in the Midwest. These native prairie gals sing with a potency,
like humidity, heavy on the heart when you hear it. Captivating
story telling and sultry voices lure you into their experiences from
taking the bus to falling out of love. They debuted their music in
1999 in the college music scene of Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Shows were
successful and the girls kept writing, and in 2003 they took their
songs and guitars to Portland, Oregon. Not knowing anyone in
Portland, they spent hours upon hours playing guitar and writing
songs. Mustering up the courage to play at a few open mics, they
soon began to play shows of their own around town. They continue to
develop their characteristic sound of smoky harmonies and unique
guitar progressions.
www.myspace.com/jaimeandbecky

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8/14- tonight

2005-08-14T18:55:21Z

8/14
J Thackray's songwriter night
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm
free

featuring:
Rachel Efron
Carvelle Wallace
Helene Renault (Beam)
Rykarda Parasol

Rahel Efron
For the past two years singer/songwriter/pianist Rachel Efron has captivated Bay Area audiences with her intimate voice, her fresh approach to the piano, and her poetic lyricism. She draws from classical and jazz, both at the piano and in her vocal phrasing, creating songs that are soulful and playful. She is currently at work on her debut album,
co-produced by Jon Evans, featuring Jon Evans on bass and Scott Amendola on drums,
anticipated for release in Fall 2005.

Carvelle Wallace
“Lullabies for the jaded, clarity of the faded and truth for the body. Power soul rumble funk with literary license to lift. James Brown and Leonard Cohen become lovers. They adopt a child and raise him in Cuba with summers in Brazil and winters in Cleveland. John Lee Hooker is a part-time nanny. Nina Simone is his P.E. teacher, Bob Dylan his lunch lady. He grows up, moves to Oakland, listens to Tupac, discovers redwood trees, and borrows Toni Morrison's lucky pen to write a love song to the gods that created them. Super Live Alternative Soul and Hip-Hop”
www.carvellwallace.com

Helene Renaut (Beam)
Beam is first and foremost a vessel for the beautiful French drawl of singer-songwriter Helene Renaut. Though the group's other three members give Beam a haunting atmosphere that is impeccably suited for the cathartic lyrical content, the main focus of this album - its real source of appeal - comes straight from Helene herself. Her thick accent adds an irresistible charm to every last one of these songs, never feeling like a tired or overemphasised shtick.

Rykarda Parasol
"In the lazy, hazy tradition of fellow salvation shucksters Nick Cave and Siouxie Sioux, singer Rykarda Parasol delivers a smoky, gin-tinged salve to
soothe the souls of the wicked."
Austin Chronicle, SXSW Picks
www.RykardaParasol.com

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We need your help emailing radio station ALICE 97.3!!

2005-08-02T01:05:36Z

Hey Tribe.net Friends and Family,

I've never sent out a mass myspace message like this. . but last night, one of the Bay Area's biggest stations played our song Tall Grass. A big moment indeed! Now if you and 200 other people email HOOMAN@RADIOALICE.COM by tomorrow and tell them to keep pumping out the Brad Wolfe and the Moon, they will definitely play more of the good stuff. Your kindness will never be forgotten :)~

You can hear the radio show at: www.bradwolfemusic.com

Also, I'm sad to announce that our Fillmore show w/ Howie Day is sold out. . .But you can still get tickets for our all ages headlining show at one of SF's best venues, Slim's, on Saturday August 13th!

Love from,
Brad

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Meric Long/Leyna Noel Tonight!

2005-08-01T00:07:53Z

7/31
Meric Long
Leyna Noel
8:00 pm
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 22nd
www.ritespotcafe.net
Free (donation to musicians)

"Almost a TWEEDY-like voice mixed with melodies as gorgeous as
anything CROSBY, STILLS & NASH every put together, this one
immediately feels familiar."
Future Sounds/Larry Little
www.mericlong.com
www.myspace.com/mericlong

Song by song, Leyna Noel mourns the smallness of family, the
distance and death that keeps her dusty matriarchs and patriarchs
away. Her music is the cleanest way for her to find the lost and
hold the far away. The solace she finds in singing, so do her
audiences in listening. Following an April performance, one woman
responded with a single word: incantatory.
http://myspace.com/leynanoel
(do listen to the song here called orphantine!)

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Seeking Venue/House Concert info for West Coast

2005-07-27T22:13:10Z

Hi all,

I'm planning a tour for the West Coast -- San Diego to Vancouver, and would like to get any info possible on House Concerts, great singer-songwriter venues, and even artists who get decent draws in various areas whom I can contact for tips and cross-promotion.

I perform under the name Al Polito. I'm grateful for any tips y'all can provide.

Al

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English Folk Rock Songwiter Looking 4 gigs, jams, recording,etc

2005-06-30T22:49:32Z

Hey there good people of the Bay Area
I'm a 24 Songwriter from London coming over to SF for the summer.
I want to play, perform and record as much as possible.

Would there be any chance of helping me get some gigs? any1 want to jam?record?

Also looking for a warehouse space to live and practise the craft of the celtic bard.
I write v.cool spiritual folk rock material.
any help warmly appreciated
Mark
www.markhammondmusic.co.uk

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Song posted

2005-06-25T20:24:12Z

I wrote and recorded this today, first thing in the morning.

Morning scratchy voice... New-song emotions... Enjoy

http://www.alpolito.net/music/I%20_Need_You_Now.mp3

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Fred Eaglesmith tonight

2005-05-18T21:57:51Z

Fred Eaglesmith
@ 12 Galaxies TONIGHT
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
9 pm
12$ advance tickets/15$ door

"Like Lyle Lovett with a bad hangover, Fred Eaglesmith is a storyteller who has earned his keep. After his father lost the family farm, Eaglesmith hopped trains and gathered subject matter. Cowboy Junkies, Chris Knight and Dar Williams are some of the folks who have covered his songs. Releasing rough country and folk for more than 20 years, his newest, Dusty, ups the ante by employing Casio beats and lush orchestration. Cynical and still uncompromising, Eaglesmith cherishes his outsider reputation. "I went into a record store the other day, and my CDs weren't in there. And I was glad," he writes on his Web site. His bile makes appearances in surprisingly mellow songs: "I-75," "Codeine" and "Carne del Toro" are slow, dramatic expressions of pain and loss, both personal and professional. Relaxed folksters should steer clear. Eaglesmith's calm presentation belies his deep-rooted, authoritative angst. His is what Steve Earle correctly labels "Real Music." "
Dallas Observer
www.fredeaglesmith.com

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Octomutt/Neighborly Deeds tonight

2005-05-16T18:23:22Z

5/16
Octomutt and The Neighborly Deeds
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 22nd
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm
FREE

"Octomutt are Ted Savarese [Drizzoletto, Ralph Carney] and Ashley Adams [Zmrzlina, Henry Kaiser, Eugene Chadbourne] and they weave meandering guitars and slinking loops with an easygoing anchor of standup bass. There's a definite down home, earthy feel to
Octomutt's music -- seeming very casual and off the cuff -- however
an occasional detour into more trippy, eccentric territory is
certainly not out of the question."
Aquarius
www.octomutt.com

Husband and wife duo Kate Maher and Kurt Stevenson [Old Joe Clarks, The Buckets] compose croon and pick guitars in the NEIGHBORLY DEEDS, a San Francisco folk troupe that never quite made it out of the mission. At the Rite Spot they will keep it to a dull roar with some originals and some old favorite standards.

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Meric Long/Ann Marie/Sanchez Tonight @ The Rite Spot

2005-05-15T17:42:57Z

5/15
Meric Long (plays first)
Ann Marie
Sanchez

Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
San Francisco
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm
FREE

"We might stretch comparisons to Elliott Smith or Simon
and Garfunkel when we hear such impeccable guitar work and such longing, tender lyrics. Pretty much as lush as the singer-songwriter thing gets."
www.mericlong.com

Dark and brooding, Ann Marie Taylor's songs find root in medieval times yet they play like a twisted modern fairy tale told through Ann's flute-like mezzo voice and unconventional and often dissonant guitar style. Often seen krooning with "Ray's Vast Basement "and howling with locals "The Near Dark", Ann's own music stands alone as unique and beautiful.

Everything Sanchez has done bears his highly individual touch and Sanchez has done just about everything. He was already an all round performer when he quit high school to play in a St. Louis speakeasy. He played the banjo in his brothers orchestra and "spelled" his father at the organ. Hired as a replacement as a pianist of Isham Jones' orchestra, Sanchez became an arranger. His works were played by such leading bands as Whiteman's, Goodman's and Kostelanetz; he created glowing scores for Paramount and has become musical arranger for various NBC shows. He plays 'live' once in a blue moon, catch him if you can.

***

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Songwriting blog

2005-05-12T21:47:12Z

I haven't been to Tribe in a very long time because I've been blogging every day about songwriting. Hope you'll drop by.

http://budbuckley.com/blog

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Busking

2005-05-12T03:58:44Z

Portable battery amp recommendations?
I'm thinking about doing some busking, and am wondering if anyone has any experience with portable battery-powered amps, preferably with rechargable batteries. Any brands or models you recommend or would steer clear of?

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Songwriter showcases tonight and tomorrow @ The Rite Spot

2005-05-08T15:49:22Z

5/8
JThackray's Songwriter Showcase
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 22nd
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm FREE
Featuring:

Helen Chaya
Pat Johnson
Mica Lee Williams
Aaron Gomes (Vernal Falls)
Brad Brooks

Helen Chaya
www.folkdiva.com

...HELEN CHAYA's album boasts exactly the kind of edge
and grit-in instrumental sound, singing style, and lyrics-needed
to counter the sentimentality that sometimes infects the folk genre."
http://www.folkdiva.com/helenchaya/

Pat Johnson
A vastly underappreciated singer-songwriter, Pat Johnson conveys bucketloads of emotion through his dusty-warm voice, laid-back countrified rhythms, and lyrics that catch you off guard. Built on a mostly acoustic foundation, the music's low-key, yes, but theundercurrent is enticingly sharp.
-Kurt Wolff

Mica Lee Williams
www.micamuse.com
Known for her captivating vocals and dynamic sound, Mica Lee Williams compositions catch the attention of even the most discerning music lover. Her style is a mixture of classic rock and modern folk combined with thought provoking poetic lyrics that carries momentum that speaks to the human spirit.

Aaron Gomes
www.vernalfalls.com
For about four years, Visalia, California native Aaron Gomes sang and played guitar in a unique indie rock band called The Playroom. After exhausting the formula he began developing his finger picking, slide, and alternate tuning techniques, leading to the birth of his current focus, Vernal Falls. Vernal Falls is Aaron
making his best music; both solo and with friends. The music of Vernal Falls is often compared to finger style greats such as John Fahey, M Ward, Leo Kottke, and Nick Drake. Aaron self-releases all of his music, allowing him total musical, distributing, and scheduling freedom. Aaron is a touring musician and school teacher, creating his own path.
Contact Aaron
vernalfalls@sbcglobal.net
Website
web@atomikcows.com

Brad Brooks
www.brad-brooks.com
San Francisco singer songwriter, pop alchemist, Brad Brooks has a big voice and he intends to use it for dastardly good. It's Freddie Mercury dating Leonard Cohen. With tales of ex-stripper librarians, manic tourists and loons of altitude, his is an extraordinarily unique perspective on a city and its delightful debauchery.

His elaborate west coast baroque sound, rocks, pops and breaks your heart in all the right places. Either solo or with his band "The Klickitat Band Camp", Brad's brand of psychedelic persuasionmoves from constructed pop anthems, through Jacques Brel-esque satirical waltzes, to intimate guitar
ballads. "Brooks takes notes from pop fiends like Guided by Voices and Elliott Smith, but still holds old school syrup-mongers like 10cc, Badfinger, XTC, and Smile-era Brian Wilson close to his chest" Since the release of his debut "Sanctified Into
Astroglide" Brooks has been performing through out the SF Bay area and is working on his follow up due out in June'05, as well as touring solo in the UK last October, and recently opening for Lisa Loeb.

5/9
Dena Connolly [Giant Value]
Dominic East [Our Lady of the Highway]
Anton Barbeau
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 22nd
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm
FREE

Dena Connolly: As front lady of local indie pop trio Giant Value,
Dena stands on her toes, and plays with moxie. Solo, aka "Lesser
Value," Dena plays guitar, piano and some ukulele; the songs are
still tightly wound and full of hooks. Listen to this to be
reminded that everything is eternally beautiful and all right.
www.giantvalue.net

"Our Lady of the Highway's Dominic East writes unabashedly romantic songs. Mostly, he sings about the point when the romance has gone bad and you're left to lick your wounds and heal up for the next doomed love. In the hands of less-skilled bands, this kind of stuff sounds hackneyed and whiny, but Our Lady of the Highway breathes life into the same old lonely-hearts complaints.."
www.splendidezine.com
www.ourladyofthehighway.com

"Anton Barbeau crafts one hell of a pop song. Be it an assignment for a songwriting class ("Dig My Pig") or a retelling of Roman Polaksni's Repulsion ("Jane too Soon"), Barbeau can go-go-go. The ditties are slight, some little more than two chords bouncing back and forth. The lyrics, too, are sweet and odd and tasty -- just the right mix to leave you singing along after only a listen or two. By no means do I intend to cast aspersions on simplicity. I love simplicity. Some of my best friends are simple. And Barbeau knows that simple and pop are a potent mix. Barbeau's taking it back, doing it old-school. These are '60s style bubble gum pop songs like 1910 Fruitgum Company used to do."
Splendid E-Zine
www.antonbarbeau.com/

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AJ Roach/Loretta Lynch/Ian Shaul Tonight!

2005-05-04T15:15:56Z

AJ Roach
Loretta Lynch
Ian Shaul
TONIGHT
Wed, May 4
@ 12 Galaxies, San Francisco
www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
9:00 pm
$7.00

"Hugely impressive debut from an Appalachian raised songwriter who has mixed his strong roots with an emotional and affecting modern style. Originally hailing from the Appalachians it would be perfectly understandable if A.J. Roach chose to churn out a brand of authentic bluegrass that could be conveniently hitched to the 'Oh Brother' bandwagon. He has however chosen a far more interesting path, now resident in San Francisco, the Virginia connections are apparent in his voice and in his writing, but they are filtered through a more cosmopolitan world than the one he grew up in. This results in a traditional feel but not a traditional style."
Americana UK
www.ajroach.net

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"Loretta Lynch's sweet facade -- gorgeous vocal harmonies,
seemingly-pleasant melodies, exceptional musicianship -- masks their
richly nuanced dark underside of regret, loss, murder, revenge, and bad
drunken decisions made in late-night bars. That they do it with such
beauty (and the odd smack of a really barbed sense of humor and a
toe-tappin' tune that's difficult to dislodge from one's head) marks them
as being in a class with very very few acoustic musicians. And if only
more lyricists had their way with language..." - KALX radio
www.lorettalynch.com

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"Ian Shaul's music may be best described as a rich bastardization of Country, Blues, Rock, Bluegrass, and a fifth other thing. Ian hails from Lake County, a rural area of Northern California best-known for its pear orchards and methamphetamine production. The number 2 employer in the county is welfare. It is considered by Ian to be a mecca for white trash and for migrant field workers, not to equate the two.

He now resides in San Francisco and plays locally as both a solo acoustic act and as a bandleader, accompanied by drums and a double bass. His catalogue of songs is extensive and ecclectic, incorporating the best of the worlds of Country, Blues, Rock, and Bluegrass. His diversity may be heard on his recent solo, acoustic recording entitled "Pie for Hayseeds", independantly produced and distributed throughout Northern California". (bio)
http://www.ianshaulsgotaslackjaw.com/

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Julie [Staci Twigg]/Ryan Smith [4 Year Bender]/Jason Finazzo [The Naysayers] tonight!

2005-04-24T21:42:21Z

4/24
Julie Zielinski [Staci Twigg]
Jason Finazzo [The Naysayers]
Steve and Tracy
Ryan Smith [4 Year Bender]
@ the Rite Spot Cafe tonight
2099 Folsom St.
SF, CA
8:00 pm
FREE

A night of your favorite bartenders from the Kilowatt/Vesuvio's/and
Zeitgeist playing music.

Jason Finazzo is the front man for the (soon to be) legendary 'The Naysayers'. He wails, he howls and he kicks out one leg oddly as he reaches inward to find the incredibly soulful voice he emits all the while story telling. Mesmerizing.
SOUTH

Julie Zielinski is best known as the melodic songstress from San
Francisco's indie popsters, staci twigg.
She's been compared to artists ranging from Chan Marshall to
Johnette Napolitano because of her unique ability to dynamically
voice her songs from whisper-loud to an energetic frenzy.
www.stacitwigg.com

"...tear-in-ma-beer, down-but-not-out hopeful heartbreak that marks the best traditional country music."
www.fouryearbender.com

Steve and Tracey play twangy-blues... banjo and guitar duo

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So you like a songwriter show... here's two!

2005-04-11T00:45:12Z

J Thackray's songwriter show case
Tonight.
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
www.ritespotcafe.net
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
April 10th
8:00 pm FREE
Donald Pitschel
The Lowdowns
Tony Mattioli (Stolen Bibles)
David Starlight

Donald Pitschel
A fresh face to the singer songwriter night at the
Rite Spot. He has been writing songs for a decade and is ready to
play to more audiences. Donalds music takes you inside
a river bed of ideas that relates to the unusual usual
human forces we reconcile within our lives.

The Lowdowns
www.thelowdowns.com
"The Lowdowns write songs that at once evoke desert and deep swamp.
Their minimalist, hard grooving arrangements are at times lush and
dreamy, at times hard-driving and funky. Rooted in jazz with
influences of delta blues, soul, gospel music, and bluegrass,
they navigate a myriad of genres, twisting and parodying them into a
sound that is uniquely their own. The Lowdowns are Christie Winn
(vocals, fender rhodes, wurlitzer, piano, melodica, percussion) and
Steve Bissinger (guitars, lap steel, banjo, percussion, backing
vocals)"

Tony Mattioli.
www.stolenbibles.com
Long standing, (though sometimes sideways) Bay Area
musician. Leader of the Stolen Bibles, the Fillmore
Blues Foundation, and S & L Music. Through 15
years of local performances and touring regionally and
internationally, Tony's palette for all American music
and stories from all walks of life bring his songs a
cinematic quality. Telling stories of bank robberies,
big rig crashes, and the faint whisperings of the
Devil herself his blues soaked
aesthetic, and gun slinger chops always make a night
of stolen bibles music a thrill

David Starlight
www.davidstarlight.com
Sings music that moves closer to the art world than
the modern music industry. He finds kinship amongst
paniters, poets, and acoustic troubadours. Ala
Dylan......... but he grew up learning how to sing
with U2 and Radiohead records. He comes highly
recomended if you are an avid reader.

====

4/11
Meric Long
Leigh Gregory (Mellow Drunk)
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
www.ritespotcafe.net
9:00 pm FREE

"We might stretch comparisons to Elliott Smith or Simon
and Garfunkel when we hear such impeccable guitar work and such
longing, tender lyrics. Pretty much as lush as the singer-songwriter
thing gets."
www.mericlong.com

"Sweet baroque pop for fans of the Left Banke, The Church (at their
most jangly) Simon and Garfunkle (in an indie style) and Starflyer
59 (only prettier). This is a perfect merging of old pop meets the
new pop! Sublime and highly recommended!"
- Jeremy Morris
www.mellowdrunk.com

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Ukelele King! ~ Oliver Brown 4/15 6:30-8:30 pm in San Francisco

2005-04-10T06:00:35Z

Girlfriendasaurus presents:

Oliver Brown!

Friday 4/15/05 6:30-8:30 pm, two sets with intermission.

No cover charge! 21+

"The good kind of bang Few instruments inspire as much joy as the ukulele: Just one look at the tiny, four-stringed thing brings a smile. When someone starts a-strumming a ukulele (which means "leaping flea" in Hawaiian), hilarity often ensues -- especially if that someone is Oliver Brown. The Santa Cruz native's debut CD, The Great Egg Toss (released last year), features such wonderfully silly tunes as the beer-drinking ode "Old Milwaukee," the baseball/political fable "Fidel Castro," and the saucy number "Innuendo and Out the Other." But Brown's delivery and jaunty playing flourish best in a live setting; unfortunately, the singer rarely makes it up to San Francisco." - review by SF Weekly 9/26/2001

Happy hour is 4-7 pm
$3 beers
$3 well drinks
$1 off all other drinks

www.catalystcocktails.com
catalystcocktails.tribe.net
www.kingturtle.com
415-621-1722

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Dena Connolly (Giant Value)/Liana Allday (Madera Road)/ Justin Frahm (This Union Standard) tonight @ The Rite Spot FREE

2005-03-28T22:54:35Z

Monday, March 27
songwriter showcase
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
8:00 pm FREE
with Liana Allday (Madera Road), Justin Frahm (This Union Standard) and Dena Connolly (Giant Value)

Dena Connolly: As front lady of local indie pop trio Giant Value, Dena stands on her toes, and plays with moxie. Solo, aka "Lesser Value," Dena plays guitar, piano and some ukulele; the songs are still tightly wound and full of hooks. Listen to this to be reminded that everything is eternally beautiful and all right.
www.giantvalue.net

LIANA ALLDAY can't finish a song in one sitting. Somewhere in the gray area between indecisivness and A.D.D. is a trapdoor that she falls through right after completing a verse. Lucky for you the songs are all written by the time you come to see her play. Liana Allday will say Carol King if you say Linda Ronstadt. She will say Leonard Cohen if you say Rod McKuen. She will say Mark David Chapman
if you say Sirhan Sirhan. Liana Allday was a pole in The
Damnwrights. She is a corner in Madera Road. Come see her as a free radical.
www.maderaroad.com

Justin Frahm (This Union Standard--vocals, guitar, songwriting) writes many songs about telephones and automobiles and cites his main influences as The Cure, Hank Ballard, Leonard Cohen, John Denver, International Submarine Band, and AM 580 CKWW--Southwest
Ontario's premiere oldies station. Justin still owns a telephone but sold his car to his brother for $1 before leaving Detroit. He never received the dollar.

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03/27 - acoustic indie & americana >> The Famous / Goh Nakamura / Kira Lynn Cain

2005-03-22T18:21:06Z

Come to The Chieftain Irish Pub for an early Sunday evening of the finest in acoustic indie-rock and americana with the alt.twang of The Famous, the beatlesque songwriting of Goh Nakamura, and the smoky mood-poems of Kira Lynn Cain. Great music for drinking Guinness and eating chocolate eggs.

THE FAMOUS
"The Famous plays no-frills country music of the Bakersfield Sound variety mixed up with some good old indie rock... practically everyone who ’s listened to the band ’s cheese-free, slightly punkified hillbilly jangle thinks it ’s the greatest."
-- SF Weekly
www.thefamous.net

GOH NAKAMURA
"He draws from the no frills, sensitive singer/songwriter inkwell... ultra heartfelt and barebones, much like that of Elliott Smith's early albums. The ache is palpable in each of the eleven songs on Daylight Savings. Impressive." -- Aquarius Records
www.gohnakamura.com

KIRA LYNN CAIN
"The songs of Kira Lynn Cain evoke creaky floorboard ghosts drunk on shipwrecked mermaids and whiskey. Her songs haunt with simplicity and stone-eyed insight, washed with lush cello arrangements and operatic timbers that walks the line between backporch moonshone country and Italian Spaghetti Western frolics."

The Chieftain
198 Howard @ 5th
5PM, All Ages

RSVP below:
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/event/d9c40ac8-3ff6-4d9c-8f11-47c3ff3e0195

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Danny Pearson/Chris Von Sneidern/Michael Zapruder/Mark Matos Sunday

2005-03-10T01:12:41Z

Danny Pearson (American Music Club)
Chris Von Sneidern
Micheal Zapruder
Mark Matos (Campo Bravo)
Sunday, March 13
8:00 pm free
rite spot cafe

Danny Pearson-
Danny plays with the recently reunited band American Music
Club. His songs are dreamy stories telling tales of love,
life and leaving.
www.americanmusicclub.com

Chris Von Sneidern-
Orginally from Syracuse New York; he eventually took
his talents to the Bay Area. Chris has about eight or
nine recordings and has been playing in the bay area
since 1993. His latest release is Headful of Words,
the best of CVS Vol. #1. His Music is a blend of power
pop poetry with elements of soul and R&B.
www.chrisvonsneidern.com

"Michael Zapruder is part of a rare breed, able to
weave sophisticated lyrics into sophisticated songs
without losing our interest or bagging the whole thing
in some Dylan-esque mad-grab for attention. Zapruder's
not vying for some dime-a-dozen "new Dylan" tag like
so many of that ilk. There's an ache in his voice and
a cut to the cloth of his electric guitar and
elaborate grand piano that's more Hunky Dory-Bowie and
similarly grandiose glam, and might fit on either of
Nick Cave's last two records. One of Zapruder's recent
projects was a yearlong journal in which he produced a
song per week. If there were any cliches or laspes in
writing judgement left in Zapruder, cathartic
exercises like this seem to have exorcised them.
- Justin Hopper, Pittsburgh City Paper
www.michealzapruder.com

Mark Matos- (Campo Bravo)
"A fine songwriter who... invoked the cracked tones of
Will Oldham. Highlights were many and included a take
on 'My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys' done so slowly
and prettily, it made you wonder why Waylon didn't do
it that way to begin with."
- Stephen Siegel, Tucson Weekly

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Matt Bauer/Judith and Holofernes Sunday FREE rite spot

2005-03-05T22:30:36Z

Matt Bauer, Judith and Holofernes
two bands that I personally can't get enough of. They both have AMAZING recordings and their live shows... well... it's really something you might want to see.
Recommended with !!!!!!!!!! exclamation marks.

@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St
@ 17th
8:00 pm
FREE (donation to musicians)

"Spare yet vivid, the songs of Nandina pair Matt
Bauer's rich vocal with drifting antique banjo lines
from another time.A Kentucky transplant,Bauer's now a Bay
Area dweller who ties Southern musical traditions to those of contemporary, local folk revivalists. Kindling the kind
of warm folk that fellow San Franciscan Jolie Holland
revitalizes, and meshing it with the darker explorations
of The Court & Spark or Virgil Shaw, Matt Bauer drifts
down his own inlet."
- Miles of Music
http://mattbauermusic.com/

"Here's a bit of trivia I learned the hard way: Judith and
Holofernes make excellent hangover music. With their mellow, acoustic strumming, they provide the perfect, slightly repentant/slightly miserable mood music for any post-binge recovery. Recommended usage: your painkiller of choice, plenty of H2O, a good pillow and Dairymen & Festa Queens. However, in the likely event that you weren't stupid enough to drink two bottles of wine last
night, there are still plenty of reasons to appreciate the album. Judith and Holofernes create a style of music they like to call "fadocore" -- a combination of quieter indie rock and Portuguese folk."
Splendid
www.fadocore.com

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Dave Dondero/Eric Gaffney [Sebadoh]/Jason Finazzo Tuesday and....

2005-03-05T22:06:32Z

just added for Tuesday PM @ 12 Galaxies

Dave Dondero
Eric Gaffney (Sebadoh/Fields of Gaffney)
Jason Finazzo (The Naysayers)
Tuesday, March 8
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$7.00

"Dondero writes folk songs that speak to people who don't think they like folk songs. He generally tells short stories and is acutely aware of an audience's patience threshold."
East Bay Express
http://www.futurefarmer.com/davidd.html

"Gaffney is a songwriter whose tantrumlike bursts of noise bear as much meaning as his conventionally structured songs. It's communication beyond the accepted vocabulary of music."
SFBG
http://www.angelfire.com/indie/ericgaffney/

Jason Finazzo is the front man for the (soon to be) legendary 'The Naysayers'. He wails, he howls and he kicks out one leg oddly as he reaches inward to find the incredibly soulful voice he emits all the while story telling. Mesmerizing.
SOUTH

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3/9

Charles Atlas
Brian and Chris
TBA
Continental is not going to play this show afterall but the other two bands are going to stay on the bill as sort of a memorial show to Brent. I am told we'll listen to the new CD and pay tribute to this man who was a great influence and presence in the Bay Area music community. I terribly sorry for the bad news, my condolences to every one who knew him.

www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
San Francisco, CA
show at 9:30
7$

[CHARLES ATLAS] "...all downcast, mostly instrumental pieces, shifting mood with strings, piano and acoustic guitar - hugely evocative and highly cinematic. Odessa Chen's vocal, when introduced, elevates proceedings to an ethereal level, introspective and somehow incredibly touching. A highly recommended listen for those with a broken heart or insomnia, lovely music. "
www.charles-atlas.com

http://brian-and-chris.com
"Working for the past decade in the gray zone between post-rock and electronica, they raid genres with an unflinching eye for unusual beats and tones, taking only what can be reassembled in a new and interesting way."
Monotremata

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The Hallflowers. Tonight

2005-02-28T22:56:31Z

2/28
The Hall Flowers!
8:00 pm
FREE

The Hall Flowers are an acoustic trio featuring the sisters Hall,
[Ovarian Trolley], joined by their mother and Doug Hilsinger
[Waycross, Enorquestra]. Stunning.
www.saucefaucet.com/hallflowers/

+++

Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @17th
San Francisco, CA
Dinner Monday-Friday 6-11, Saturday 7-11
and the kitchen is closed on Sundays.
www.ritespotcafe.net

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Two Songwriter Showcases...

2005-02-20T18:35:33Z

2/20
Pi
Julie Zielinski (Staci Twigg)
John Vecchiarelli
Dena Connelly (Giant Value)
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St @ 17th
7:30
FREE

2/22
They Ride Alone
songwriter night at The Red Devil Lounge with
Victor Crumenacher (Camper Van Beethoven)
Ralph Carney (Tom Waits)
Jeffrey Luck Lucas
Ash (Bad Kissers)

www.reddevillounge.com
1695 Polk Street
San Francisco, CA
show begins at 8:00 pm
5 advance/7 door

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Catalyst Cocktails Calendar:

2005-02-18T06:32:35Z

Live Acoustic Music:

2/18 Chris Wedertz and Rick Warner

2/25 Lisa Alice

3/04 Terese Taylor

3/11 Goh Nakamura

3/18 Peskevino

3/25 Special Guest

For more information:

http://www.catalystcocktails.com
http://www.sanfranciscobands.com
http://catalystcocktails.tribe.net

312 Harriet Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
415.621.1722

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FREE MUSIC HERE!!!!

2005-02-18T00:13:03Z

This some stuff I reorded last summer with a great lap steel player. Feel free to pass on the link if you know anyone who'd like the music.
WWW.RICHMONDER.COM/CHARBENEAU/BEN
ENJOY!!!
Ben

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Jeffrey Luck Lucas

2005-02-13T01:45:17Z

Hi friends and persons I don't know...

I am trying to get Jeffrey Luck Lucas (who I manage) onto tribe.TV and they are saying he needs some votes/recommendations. At the bottom of this page, you'll see a recommendation box... would you be so inclined as to help me out? He's good, I promise... there are mp3's on his website that's listed below and the cd is available for purchase at www.cdbaby.com/jll

Muchly appreciated if so... check out this bad ass review from the BBC that trickled in yesterday!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/folkcountry/reviews/jefflucklucas_hellthendivine.shtml

thanks for your help!

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Tom Heyman, Radius, Helene Renault, Ted Brinkley's Florid Ians Sunday @ The Rite Spot

2005-02-12T20:30:49Z

Sunday, Feb 13
Rite Spot Cafe
8:00 pm FREE
www.ritespotcafe.net
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
kitchen closed sundays

featuring:
Tom Heyman (Court and Spark)
Radius - Jeff Ray and Mark Edwards
Ted Brinkley's Florid Ians
Helene Renaut(Beam)

Tom Heyman-
www.tomheyman.com
"Formerly a member of the late, lamented Go To Blazes, Tom Heyman has taken time out from his current gigs with San Francisco outfits Map of Wyoming and The Court and Spark to release a solo album. Given that Heyman contributed a goodly amount of both songwriting and ferocious guitar-playing to Go To Blazes, it's not surprising that some of the material here is reminiscent of his former group -"
Country Standard Time

Radius-
www.radiusmusic.net

Jeff Ray who was the principal songwriter for the San
Francisco post art-punk band, Zmrzlina,
http://www.zmrzlina.com, has created a project, along
with keyboardist and sound engineer, Mark Edwards,
called Radius, http://www.radiusmusic.net. Radius's
unique version of folk is often described as
folktronica., which is a hybrid of ambient and melodic
laptop electronica, and folk stylings. There are
beautiful ethereal melodies, samples, and sounds
coming from the electronics that well up from
underneath the sweet vocals, and warm acoustic guitar.
Think a combination of John Fahey, Nick Drake, Lou
Reed, Syd Barret, Aphex Twin, and Fennesz. Radius's
debut album, Please Hold On, will be out in March,
2004. Jeff Ray has also been accepted into a
prestigious residency for the Headlands Center for the
Arts, (http://www.headlands.org), to pursue his Radius
project, as well as his sound installations, which
includes a piece he is creating for the Project Room
in Philadelphia.

"Ted Brinkley's Florid Ians"-
Dour, blase, and lethargic, Ted Brinkley tried to
(over)compensate by forming a glee club.
True to the modern condition, inertia set in and
it now resembles a bloated immovable bureaucracy.
Three women and three men singers, plus bass and piano.

Helene Renaut-
By Scott Reid
December 08, 2003
With a sound best described as Belle & Sebastian meets
Stereolab with heavy doses of Joni Mitchell and
Donovan thrown in for good measure, Beam is first and
foremost a vessel for the beautiful French drawl of
singer-songwriter Helene Renaut. Though the group's
other three members give Beam a haunting atmosphere
that is impeccably suited for the cathartic lyrical
content, the main focus of this album - its real
source of appeal - comes straight from Helene herself.
Her thick accent adds an irresistible charm to every
last one of these songs, never feeling like a tired or
overemphasised shtick. The music sometimes boarders on
twee, and though it results in some of the album's
best songs, like the chamber pop bounce of "California
Cradled You" or the breezy "Les Anges n'ont pas
d'Aisles" (the only track sung entirely in her native
French), there is a much stronger focus on dark
psychedelic pop that drives the album and gives it its
real weight. "Jet Lagged," "Circles" and "We Look at
the Sun," the latter of which could've easily been on
either of the last two Delgados records, are both
imaginative and strong enough to make up for the
album's several lulls.

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NOT a self promotion post

2005-02-11T01:40:55Z

Hello--
I have a serious question/concern. I'm always looking for online groups/tribes to discuss the creative process of songwriting. The problem is that nobody ever participates in the boards I'm going to. All of the posts are usually just ads for events that the members are participating in, and there are never any replies. I understand that as independent musicians, we have to promote ourselves any way we can, but I really just want to find an online community that participates. Can anyone reccomend a group/tribe. Also --- what are your thoughts on what I have said here? I don't want to upset anyone-- that is not my intention. But does it bother anyone else that most of these posts have 0-1 replies most of the time?
Thanks for your responses, and again, no harm intended. Sometimes it's hard to get the non-threatening tone of voice to come out in an e-message.

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Dena Connolly (Giant Value) Mix Tape tonight @ the rite Spot

2005-01-31T21:47:57Z

1/31
Mix Tape
Dena Connelly
@ the Rite Spot Cafe
San Francisco, CA
early show
8:00!
free (donation to musicians)

Karina Denike, Brigid Dawson and Meric Long ( a.k.a. Mix Tape) , are
three local singer-songwriters who collaborate for fun, inspiration
and the excuse to drink cheap wine. Their sound is a compilation of
originals and covers, ranging from torch songs to movie soundtracks.
Two voices and a guitar...sex on toast.

Dena Connolly: As front lady of local indie pop trio Giant Value,
Dena stands on her toes, and plays with moxie. Solo, aka "Lesser
Value," Dena plays guitar, piano and some ukulele; the songs are
still tightly wound and full of hooks. Listen to this to be
reminded that everything is eternally beautiful and all right.
www.giantvalue.net

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Dame Satan/Dave Gleason/Madera Road/Orth Wed @ 12 Galaxies

2005-01-25T20:25:01Z

Dame Satan
Dave Gleason
Madera Road
Orth
@ 12 Galaxies
Wed, January 26
9:00 pm
$6.00

Dame Satan: "Ghostly ballads and sweet, soaring harmonies from
Mission District Americana outfit."

"Dave Gleason's Wasted Days encompasses the grittier end of the roots
music landscape, sculpting rough-hewn moments of grace alongside
good-time jamming -- the perfect counterpoint to the slick
countrypolitan and sloppy twangcore that dominate hick music today. -
www.dave-gleason.com"

"Afternoon driving music for folks who like a little country in
their pop (er.. or is that a little pop in their folk... maybe a
little pop-folk in their country. Listen to them and then do the
math). http://www.maderaroad.com"

Spooky folk by a man and his guitar.
Go to http://www.orthmusic.com for mp3s

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Amee Chapman/Jeffrey Luck Lucas tonight

2005-01-16T23:59:20Z

1/16
Amee Chapman Cd release party
Jeffrey Luck Lucas
8:00 pm
FREE

"Chapman's songs and sound paint big sky backdrops on which she
casts the shadows of various folk in tender moments of melancholy
and hopefulness."
Milesofmusic.com
www.ameechapman.com

"Country noir that simultaneously evokes memories of Twin Peaks,
Johnny Cash, and Tom Waits. Whiskey-toned and drooping, like a
drenched wooly poncho hanging off a rugged, cigar smokin' cowboy to
wistful ballads that shuffle along with a nod to Townes Van Zandt to
perfect collisions of atmospheric swirl and growly, disillusioned,
sagging hope and memories left behind like roadkill. Lush expanses
and desolate emptiness have never had so much to talk about."
President of CD Baby
www.jeffreylucklucas.com

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songwriter showcase tonight @ the rite spot free

2005-01-10T00:22:04Z

1/9
J Thackray's Songwriter Night
@ the rite spot cafe
2099 folsom st @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net
8:00 pm FREE

Garret Pierce
Ira Marlowe
Matt Bauer
Sonya Greta

Garret Pierce-
Just released an e.p. which was recorded in the hills
of Santa Rosa, and features original acoustic-based
material, dobro, and cello. I live in Davis have been
spending most of my weekends in S.F. I'm Just having
a good time playing with people like Obo Martin, Matt
Bauer, and David Dondero.
http://garrettpierce.com
for bio/mp3

Ira Marlowe-
Shuttled from town to town while growing up with his
anthropolagist parents, Marlowe listened to everything
from Gershwin to Hendrix to Western Swing to West Side
Story. At Age 13 he sold enough greeting cards door to
door , to earn himself a "Folktune Wood Guitar" and at
age 19 he began to wirte songs. In the years since,
he's developed a literate narravite style often
described as "cinematic" drawing comparisons to Elvis
Costello, Lenord Cohen and Robyn Hitchcock.
www.iramarlowe.com

Matt Bauer-
"Spare yet vivid, the songs of Nandina pair Matt
Bauer's rich vocal with drifting antique banjo lines
from another time.A Kentucky transplant,Bauer's now a Bay
Area dweller who ties Southern musical traditions to those of
contemporary, local folk revivalists. Kindling the kind
of warm folk that fellow San Franciscan Jolie Holland
revitalizes, and meshing it with the darker explorations
of The Court & Spark or Virgil Shaw, Matt Bauer drifts
down his own inlet."
- Miles of Music
http://mattbauermusic.com/

Sonya Greta-
"With a sensuous voice of dark mahogany she assembles
her styles from a tapestry of folk and blues,
branching into jazz textures...and the familiarity of
the late 60s/early 70s coffee houses and student
cellars..."
- Mike Davies, NetRhythms
http://www.sonyagreta.com

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New David Hopkins tribe

2005-01-10T00:10:51Z

I just opened http://scaredrabbit.tribe.net , a tribe devoted to the music of David Hopkins. Yes, he does have a discussion group off http://davidhopkins.net , but I thought that there should be something here as well.

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David Pendragon songs

2005-01-08T11:38:58Z

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/davidpendragonmusic.htm a few songs i thought tribe members might like to hear.

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Bay Area songwriter scene

2005-01-08T05:50:40Z

Hi all:

I'm an LA-based songwriter, full-time, considering a move to SF/East Bay... I'd like to know what the songwriter scene is like up there. Who are the major players? Best-known performers? Which are the coolest places to play, etc. What's the vibe like? Supportive audiences?

Thanks,

Al AKA Mousetrap

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David Hopkins/Brandi Shearer/Chris Von Sneidern Wed @ 12 Galaxies

2005-01-04T00:43:39Z

Wed December 29th
David Hopkins (last show before the NYC move!)
Brandi Shearer
Chris Von Sneidern
@ 12 Galaxies
9:30 pm
$7.00

"His voice is an effortless wind at your back, or the ignited gas the causes a hot air balloon to soar, flawless, reminding me of a slew of my favorite voices on record (Travis-Belle&Sebastian-Radiohead), yet somehow never sounding quite like any one of them in particular."
South of the Mainstream
www.davidhopkinsmusic.com

"Armed with a rich and resonant voice that is dynamic, declarative and willful, Shearers’ great gift as
a vocalist is that she knows how to take the corners; vowels glide in impossible angles, consonants are punctuated by sultry purrs and stabs, and the effects are, to say the least, riveting."
Alex Green- Discoveries Magazine

"Chris von Sneidern -- and I say this without prejudice, arm-twisting or any sort of payola (dammit) -- is a Pop Genius. Not a pop genius -- a Pop Genius. He writes tunes that bear his unmistakable stamp, the type that'll transport you to places that only the most special popsongs take the listener, not unlike Badfinger's Pete Ham during his finest hour and a half. Not many can do it these days, but CvS can, did and continues to do so."
Amplifier Magazine
www.cvsmusic.com

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Dominic East/Sonny Smith/Rykarda Parasol/MC Taylor/Amy Cooper Wed

2005-01-03T20:19:03Z

Amy Cooper (open)
MC Taylor (Court and Spark)
Rykarda Parasol
Sonny Smith
Dominic East (Our Lady of the Highway)
Wednesday, January 5
@ !2 galaxies
9:00 pm
$6.00

San Francisco based songwriter Amy Cooper writes moody rock songs that blend passionate, personal lyrics with romantic, dream-inspired electric guitar. Her sound has been compared to PJ Harvey as having “coiled fierceness”, Suzanne Vega’s, “ plain storytelling”, and early Liz Phair’s, “rock sensibility”. She recently returned to SF from NYC to record an album at Tiny Telephone studio in San Francisco. The record is produced by John Vanderslice and mixed by Scott Solter. The album will be released end of Jan. 05'.
www.amycoopermusic.com

"...M.C. Taylor's reliably tender vocals, at once blithe and melancholic. Taylor is a remarkably casual vocalist, effortlessly delivering his supple melodies rather than over-singing or trying to add gravity through feigned affliction or other contrivances..."
Pitchfork Media
www.dreamchimney.com/

Sonny Smith has been a fixture in the San Francisco bay area music scene for the last 7 years. Born in San Francisco and growing up in Fairfax he moved away at 17 to the Rocky Mountains and then Central America. First beginning to write plays, songs and screenplays while living in Panama, he returned to the Bay Area with an original style of folk music that typically included long lyrical narratives replete with plots, characters and dialogue over a casual countrified strum. This literary strain has remained in his songwriting becoming more focused every record.

Smith is a columnist, a short fiction writer, and has written and directed one movie, released two CD’s "This Is My Story, This Is My Song" and "Sordid Tales" and most recently finished up a recording with Leroy Bach (wilco), David Hilliard (David Byrne), Mathew lux (Isotope 317, Azita) and recording artists Edith Frost, Kelly Hogan and Nora O’ Conner.
www.sonnysmith.com

"In the lazy, hazy tradition of fellow salvation shucksters Nick Cave and Siouxie
Sioux, singer Rykarda Parasol delivers a smoky, gin-tinged salve to soothe the
souls of the wicked." - Austin Chronicle, SXSW Picks ....
www.RykardaParasol.com

"Our Lady of the Highway's Dominic East writes unabashedly romantic songs. Mostly, he sings about the point when the romance has gone bad and you're left to lick your wounds and heal up for the next doomed love. In the hands of less-skilled bands, this kind of stuff sounds hackneyed and whiny, but Our Lady of the Highway breathes life into the same old lonely-hearts complaints.."
www.splendidezine.com
www.ourladyofthehighway.com

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Los Angeles, Monday 12/27

2004-12-24T16:42:51Z

This Monday (12/27) I'll be playing a "solo electric" show at a coffee house in Santa Monica. I'm still recovering from a nasty finger injury, so instead of my usual "acoustic through a bunch of pedals and an amp" show, I'll be playing electric the same way. No backing band, just me and my guitar. So, I'd really appreciate it if any of you in the Los Angeles are would come out to the Talking Stick (1630 Ocean Park Blvd, Santa Monica, 90405) Monday at 8pm. Hope to see you there!

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Octomutt/Larsenists-- Bart Davenport/Willow Willow-- Toshio!

2004-12-20T22:51:55Z

12/20-- Tonight!
Octomutt
The Larsenists

"OCTOMUTT are Ted Savarese and Ashley Adams and they weave
meandering guitars and slinking loops with an easygoing anchor of
standup bass. There's a definite down home, earthy feel to
Octomutt's music -- seeming very casual and off the cuff -- however
an occasional detour into more trippy, eccentric territory is
certainly not out of the question."
Aquarius Records
www.octomutt.com

"THE LARSENISTS are nothing to fear. We are only a band, and we are on your side. We are Mark, Dena, and Seth; on guitar, percussion, and bass. We lovingly thieve other people’s songs and play them for you. The Larcenists eliminate the music industry middle man and bring you the songs you want to hear at way, way below cost. By borrowing the music we play from other high-priced artists and cutting down on costly practice time we keep our overhead incredibly low. You, the consumer, never pay the ridiculous mark-ups associated with producing and promoting commercial music. No sir. "

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We are closed on Xmas Eve and on Xmas. We re-open on the 26th!

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12/26
Bart Davenport
Sam Flax Keener
Willow Willow
8:00 pm
$5.00

"Bart Davenport (AKA the Mayor of the East Bay) is a West Coast institution. The Berkeley native spent the late 80s fronting various mod-revival groups until putting together seminal Bay Area garage/blues act The Loved Ones. Touring relentlessly, the band developed a devoted Northern Soul fan base throughout the US and Europe (where they remain a jukebox favorite) before calling it quits in the mid 90s. Like so many before him, BD moved from garage blues to blue-eyed soul and formed the Kinetics, one of San Francisco’s most popular late-90s bands."
Antena Farms
www.bartdavenport.com

Sam Flax Keener performs music that drifts somewhere between the realms of traditional & psychedelic music. Like being a ghost, growing out of the ground, like mountains & steel & glass. Songs, drones & incantations in the tradition of white billboards & chalk clouds.

"Recently signed by Mod Lang Records, an offshoot of the taste-defining Berkeley record store, they are recording a 7” with Greg Loiacano (Motherhips) to be released soon, followed by a full length CD. Local names are already lining up to contribute to the tracks, sometimes in kind for help Willow Willow have lent on the recordings of others, for instance the heart-melting backing vocals on Penelope Houston's latest EP, Snap Shot. Melodically reminiscent of the gentler side of Lennon & McCartney."
http://www.performermag.com/wc_profile.php?id=263

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12/27
Toshio Hirano!

Toshio was born in Tokyo in the 1950’s. Postwar Japan embraced
everything American, including American popular music. As a teenager he became interested in bluegrass and country music. One of his first loves was the great John Duffy and The Country Gentleman. He later became inspired by the Mississippi legend, Jimmie Rodgers. Toshio learned to play banjo, guitar and mandolin and started a family band with his brother and cousin, called The Sunny Bluegrass Boys. He continued playing music through college and then emigrated to the USA to pursue his love of this music. He has lived in Atlanta, Nashville, Minneapolis and Austin, Texas. San Francisco has been his home since 1986 and he plays regularly in cafes and bars around town. The deep romantic nature of country music, its’ tales of trains and cowboys and broken hearts continues to sustain Toshio’s imagination and art.

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Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @17th
San Francisco, CA
Dinner Monday-Friday 6-11, Saturday 7-11
and the kitchen is closed on Sundays.
www.ritespotcafe.net

All shows are at 9:00 and free unless otherwise noted. There is a
$6.00 minimum during live performances.

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Free promote on WEBJAY

2004-12-15T09:04:58Z

explore the whole site !!

http://webjay.org/by/Chazman80/chazman805c27splaylist

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New SFBay JamList tribe !

2004-12-15T05:06:05Z

In the SF Bay area ?
You wanna Join / Start a band ? Your band is looking for a new member ?

Check it out !

SFBayJamList.tribe.net

Whether you just wanna practice with some friends, get high on a one time jam, have this xtra track on a record, or even tour and be famous... It all starts here ! This tribe is opened to all level bands / musicians (guitar, drum, bass, keyboard, ...) / singers, in the Bay area (San Francisco, Penninsula, San Jose, East Bay, ...)... Right place also to exchange infos about local rehearsal studios and openmic stages... The Events section should be the right place to advertize local gigs and open jams / rehearsals...

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Virgil Shaw/Kelley Stoltz/Todd Costanza/Sonny Smith/Jason Kleinberg tonight.

2004-12-12T17:32:21Z

12/12
Jason Kleinberg
Kelley Stoltz
Todd Costanza
Virgil Shaw
Sonny Smith
8:00 pm FREE
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net

Jason Kleinberg- www.86theband.com
(guitar, fiddle, vocals) cut his teeth playing in
SF's Paddlefoot during the 90s and has recently toured much of the United States with Ian Brennan's "Best of the West Singer/Songwriter Tour." Plus, he has wasted a lot of time driving to LA to play solo shows down there. Jason also played fiddle in Rico Bell's (of Mekons fame) band, and he's done session work for the
likes of Carrie Bradley's 100-Watt Smile and for Chuck Prophet.

Kelley Stoltz www.electriccity.org
"Kelley Stoltz stumbles with a melodic drawl into a
batch of creatively-recorded pop on Antique Glow.
Recalling everything from the Beatles, Leonard Cohen and Nick Drake to Beck and Wilco, this disc feels like a classic you've known all your life. There are shambling, energetic cuts and morose folkish laments, each memorable and bursting with great lyrics and sonic treats. And you won't hear a better sequencing of songs this year than the four that close this record out. Antique Glow was recorded by Stoltz, mostly in the bedroom of his San Francisco apartment on a Tascam 388 1/4" reel to reel with just an SM57."
Op Nov/Dec2002 www.tapeop.com

Todd Costanza- www.grandfaloonbus.com
Todd played in grandfaloon bus from 1991 until it's
recent demise. Now he divides his time between
teaching his son Oskar how to learn to love the game of golf, and writing songs for his album in progress.

Virgil Shaw- www.virgilshaw.com
"Mr. Shaw gets his extroverted waltzes and rockers from a honky-tonk somewhere in the "wilderness of this world" that he sings about in his cracked voice. It's a place where the mystic Americana of the Band meets Mr. Shaw's own surreal tales and hard-luck images." -
The New York Times

Sonny Smith- www.sonnysmith.com
A writer at heart he is involved in theater, printed
stories and live performances. Sonny's music connects you to the everyday strangeness of human existence. Songs that are warm, heavy and friendly. His improvisational folk sound makes you want to keep listening for more.

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Collaborators and conspirators

2004-11-24T11:19:43Z

Hello all.....

For you SF Bay Area alchemists:

My name's Robert. In music circles around the bay, I'm primarily known as a DJ and occasional producer of electronic music.

I am first and foremost a singer and songwriter, however. And I'm feeling that call very strong once again. It's been on the backburner long enough. I am newly inspired, and in a very major way.

As a vocalist, I'm influenced most by classic soul and torch singers (be it gospel, punk, bluegrass, or qawwali) and it shows. As far as my general overall, influences? You name it. I write, but my strength is my voice, in almost any context.

I'm opening up to collaborative possibilities with other like-minded music makers in the area- preferrably those with stronger instrumentalist skills than myself; basically the "lets drop a few bombs and see what blows up" approach.

If intrigued, drop me a line, and we can go from there.

Peace.

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Billy Bouchard and Mix Tape Tonight. FREE

2004-11-23T17:11:32Z

November 23
Mix Tape
Billy Bouchard
@ The Rite Spot
9:00 pm
FREE (donation to musicians)

Karina Denike, Brigid Dawson and Meric Long, are three local singer-songwriters who collaborate for fun, inspiration and the excuse to drink cheap wine. Their sound is a compilation of originals and covers, ranging from torch songs to movie soundtracks.

Billy Bouchard (The Effection) Picture Elvis Costello and Nick Drake
moving to Norway and starting a late 70's acoustic power pop project.

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Julie Zielinski/Meric Long tonight @ the Rite Spot Cafe

2004-11-16T20:23:44Z

November 16- Tonight
Julie Zielinski
Meric Long
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net
9:00 pm
FREE (donation to musicians)

Julie Zielinski is best known as the melodic songstress from San
Francisco's indie popsters, Staci Twigg. Comparisons range from Chan Marshall to Johnette Napolitano. www.stacitwigg.com

[Meric Long] We might stretch comparisons to Elliott Smith or Simon
and Garfunkel when we hear such impeccable guitar work and such longing, tender lyrics. Pretty much as lush as the singer-songwriter thing gets. www.glut.com

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FREE THIS WEEKEND

2004-11-05T18:43:40Z

Hi Everyone,

I am an L.A. based Vocal & Career Coach for Female Vocalists. My students have had successes in booking, finding managers, signing record labels, and winning awards.

Not only do we work the voice / performance technique in class, but cover topics such as headshots/resumes, demos, finding a manager, and booking. Details are posted at the bottom of the letter.

Usually I keep my students to a minimum, but I am currently accepting new people. I am giving free one on one consultations this weekend and would like to invite you. If interested, please e-mail me at TSummerM@aol.com with your details. Looking forward to hearing from you!

Warmly,
M. Summer

VOCAL & CAREER COACHING FOR FEMALE SINGERS TAUGHT BY AN AWARD-WINNING FEMALE COACH

PERFECT YOUR CRAFT & BUILD YOUR CAREER AT THE SAME TIME.

Group or private sessions Include:

Vocal Coaching

Breath Control
Diction
Vocal Strength
Range expansion
Performance Technique

Career Consulting

Marketing yourself
Demo Reels
Headshots / Resumes
Finding a Manager
Booking the Gig

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND / OR TO SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION,
PLEASE CALL (818) 749-6089 / (818) 409-0686

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Need Your Help

2004-10-26T13:57:53Z

I really need input from a wide variety of people before I release my CD. You can win a free one if I use even a small part of your quote in my publicity. I have 7 short song samples on my website and a short questionnaire. I hope you can give me some time on this. Thanks so much if you can. <a href= “http://www.BudBuckley.com”>BudBuckley.com</a>

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WPN Tonight

2004-10-24T22:35:20Z

Sunday, October 24
WPN #22 (Women's Performance Night)
@ The Rite Spot
2099 Folsom St @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net

8:00 pm
featuring Tex Dworkin, Excuses for Skipping, Liana Allday, Vanessa Morrison, and Kira Lynn Cain.

Tex has a sound you need to hear for yourself to understand. Guitar notes sing and her vocals dance to the gentle sound of touching lyrics. Sporting an attitude better than a beat up pair of old boots, Tex is entertainment waiting to pouce.

EFS is short for fuckyeah. Aesthetics collide and sparks fly in the noise pop synergy of Excuses for Skipping. Through droning guitars and sci-fi rhythms, abstract hooks merge. Shortcuts, detours and time-outs are taken. Lush harmonies hover like specters, unafraid of nostalgia or atmosphere. Constricting breathing can heighten pleasure, but do not distance yourself. (This will be an accoustic set)
www.excusesforskipping.

LIANA ALLDAY can't finish a song in one sitting. Somewhere in the gray area between indecisivness and A.D.D. is a trapdoor that she falls through right after completing a verse. Lucky for you the songs are all written by the time you come to see her play. Liana Allday will say Carol King if you say Linda Ronstadt. She will say Leonard Cohen if you say Rod McKuen. She will say Mark David Chapman if you say Sirhan Sirhan. Liana Allday was a pole in The Damnwrights. She is a corner in Madera Road. Come see her as a free radical.
www.maderaroad.com

Vanessa Morrison's music has been characterized as folk- but that label falls well short of expressing the versatility and musical influences that pour from the eleven tracks on her new record, "O Better Days" or from her thrilling live performances. A typical Vanessa Morrison performance teems with blues and bawdy soul numbers, heart-felt country ballads, sweet and quiet crooning and improvised craziness that is created on the spot featuring subject matter her audience provides. In her wild and passionate diversity,
Vanessa is truly that rare artist who would make Al Green, Utah Phillips and Johnny Cash feel right at home.
www.vanessamorrison.com

Kira Lynn Cain's music is the soundtrack to a haunted morphine-laced prom in an early 60's mystery film, with whispers of funerals, true love, and holy white ghosts...

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Chris Whitley/Jeffrey Luck Lucas/Christian Kiefer TONIGHT

2004-10-24T00:34:14Z

Chris Whitley
Jeffrey Luck Lucas
Christian Kiefer
Saturday, October 23
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
advanced tickets advised
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
San Francisco, CA
9:00 pm
$12.00

"...dosed with enough hypnotic soul to render a listen rapt and
unconscious (to be sure, the guy writes some knockouts). Whitley's spectral vocals and stinging, robust guitar and banjo work (who works a National like Whitley?) again transcend measure, leaving one to speculate as to who posesses the deed to his soul (surely, there has been divine, if not diabolical, intervention). These various talents comprise Whitley's actual gift: the avbility to transport an audience to a place of still beauty with ambrosial air. If it's not the heaven we're admonished to seek, then it must surely be the Hotel Vast Horizon."
Harp Magazine
www.chriswhitley.com

"A blur of cheap whiskey and late, sleepless nights thickens the haze of despair and self-doubt embedded in the music of Jeffrey Luck Lucas. His scratchy voice stews and simmers underneath thick, slow-crawling arrangements, the whole experience coming off like a murky hallucination bubbling from some urban swamp-puddle at your feet. Dark and intense."
Editor's Review C|Net Music
www.jeffreylucklucas.com

"Christian Kiefer grew up in the area of California synonymous with the gold rush of the 1840's and '50s,and it is this period of history, the abandoned mine shafts and lost dreams, that informs much of his work. As a songwriter (he is also an author, academic, poet, and music critic), Kiefer is nostalgic, weaving his narrative around themes such as revising the traditional version of the American Weston his 1999 debut Welcome To Hard Times. His follow up traces the plight and flight of a man fallen from grace, who awakens to find himself in a world devoid of reason."
The Age
www.christiankiefer.com

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everything

2004-10-23T23:36:34Z

what will i ever do if my heart constricts like this every time i think of you being alone and lonely?
maybe there will be someone there for you,someone who cares for you even a fraction as much as i do
-i can only hope,i suppose.
i dreamed of you so long that knowing you,even in the hardest of the times we had was the melody of my hearts precious song and without you
i would have never known the tune...
i wanted to be a little bit like that for you too,
but hey,what more can i do?
nothing lost nothing gained in someone elses game
that you choose to play in.
i'm not a loser but i have been defeated
though i do not retreat with my head hanging
-instead i back away with a hand-shake and
smile with a measure of deep respect for one so stubbornly determined,even if i do not understand
the reasons for your deep rooted discontent-
only that i have nothing tangible to do with it-
i have arrived to late to save the day it seems
and so i'll hang my hat on another friendly tree limb
instead of with yours and
whilst the universe settles the scores,
i'll ponder the things i've been taught,
set back on my feet again but not alone in this world
so kind through these eyes
like a mother chiding the child whose choice it is
to be burned upon the leaping and dancing fire...
like that child i delight in the experience
however much it may hurt and leave me stunned...
lost in an ever darking and deeping sense of confusion,
look toward the light and follow the signs home to us
when you are ready,we'll be waiting with open hearts
and minds that are loving you for you and letting you know whatever you feel the need to do we will support
and have faith and trust in your every move
and in what you choose as your path
its best for you and we will you to be.
everything you have
the potential and opportunity to be
we wish for you nothing but the highest happiness imaginable
-all the things which you cannot do without
-those needs that you need so desperately yet hide from yourself in hollow walls and niches and crevices
where you refuse to go or look
inside yourself,do you know you are beautiful?
and if you could see what you are inside,
you might choose to be all that you really are.
you can.

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Meric Long/Mix Tape tonight

2004-10-19T22:19:18Z

Tuesday, October 19
Meric Long
Mix Tape
@ The Rite Spot
9:00 pm FREE
www.ritespotcafe.net

"We might stretch comparisons to Elliott Smith or Simon and Garfunkel when we hear such impeccable guitar work and such longing, tender lyrics. Pretty much as lush as the singer-songwriter thing gets"
www.theglut.com

Karina Denike, Brigid Dawson and Meric Long ( a.k.a. Mix Tape) , are three local singer-songwriters who collaborate for fun, inspiration and the excuse to drink cheap wine. Their sound is a compilation of originals and covers, ranging from torch songs to movie soundtracks.

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Octomutt tonight @ The Rite Spot Cafe

2004-10-18T17:49:50Z

Octomutt Tonight
@ The Rite Spot
2099 Folsom St @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net
9:00 pm
FREE (donation to the musicians)

"OCTOMUTT are Ted Savarese (Drizzoletto) and Ashley Adams (Zmirzlina)and they weave meandering guitars and slinking loops with an easygoing anchor of standup bass. There's a definite down home, earthy feel to Octomutt's music -- seeming very casual and off the cuff -- however an occasional detour into more trippy, eccentric territory is certainly not out of the question."
www.aquariusrecords.org
www.octomutt.com

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SF songwriter looking for collaborator - Based in Mission District

2004-10-18T17:37:46Z

Do you play guitar / bass or vocals?
i want to write and play with another person

here are some sample tunes

Lazy Day (Oct 2004 recorded in room)
easylink.playstream.com/fainti...om/lazyday.mp3

Fair (Oct 2004 recorded in room)
easylink.playstream.com/fainti...om/fair.mp3

Movie (2002 recorded in kitchen)
norristownforest.com/audio/skyhigh.mp3

Skyhigh (2000 full band)
norristownforest.com/audio/skyhigh.mp3

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sssouuuuthhhhh

2004-10-07T19:54:47Z

Do you like live shows in the bay area and beyond?

Do you like talking about music and getting people out to see your shows?

Do you like the music I post incessantly about trying to help these bands and venues stay afloat?

Join my tribe and tip your hats to the local live music scene and the awesome pool of talent that we are fortunate to be privy to.

tribe.ssouthh.net

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Free Rite Spot Shows

2004-08-29T18:37:42Z

Sunday, August 29
Dena Connolly
Alison Lovejoy
8:00 pm FREE
www.ritespotcafe.net
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
San Francisco
[the kitchen is closed on Sundays, sorry]

Dena Connolly: As front lady of local indie pop trio Giant Value, Dena stands on tippy toes and plays with moxie. Solo, aka "Lesser Value," Dena often sits while she plays, and her feet are given a well-deserved rest. Dena plays tightly wound pop songs full of hooks and observations on the guitar and piano, with a kick drum thrown in here and there. Dena's pop philosophy includes the notion that happy songs can be meaningful too, and beautiful things mustn't be unequivocally sad. "It's not that Giant Value play bubblegum pop; there's a dose of sadness in almost every song. But they do leave you wondering where most bands get the idea that in order to be evocative, they must also be consistently sorrowful." - Tali Woodward, SF Bay Guardian, 3/15/03. One reviewer says it all about Dena's songs quite succinctly: "Throw your damned "Best of Bob Marley" no-woman-no-cry crap out the window already and listen to this to be reminded that everything is eternally alright and beautiful. This is fun and thoughtful. This is the sound of two hands clapping." -Dan Nelson, Bay Area Buzz, Sept/Oct 2003. Dena plays the pop music.
www.giantvalue.net

Allison Lovejoy plays the piano like nobody's business, and seduces with stories that reveal his, her, and your secrets. Her songs draw upon swing, tangos, classical, blues, and groovin pop, taking you to a different time and place with every one. Former member of the Trans-Siberian Orchestra (rock), I.J. Smith (hip-hop/urban rock), the San Francisco Sinfionietta, and leader of the Lovejoy Lounge, this one-woman orchestra will rock your world and soothe your soul.
With scathing, sexy, and funny lyrics, Allison evokes a time and place where Kurt Weill, Franz Liszt, Nina Simone, and Fiona Apple could be collaborating over some absynthe.

::::

Monday, August 30
Feller Quentin
Scott McChane
9:00 pm
FREE
www.ritespotcafe.net
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
San Francisco
Feller Quentin's songs range in lyrical content from the sublime to the downright absurd...His freakish protagonists (one-legged man, two-tongued nun, vindictive house cat, goldfish philosophizing about dreaded ennui) are personified in bittersweet little yarns, sung over Fahey-influenced guitar melodies. www.fellerquentin.com

"...acoustic minimalism from the slow-burn school of Richard Buckner and Mark Kozelek (Red House Painters), and it is clear that McChane knows his way through the weed-choked hallways. Check out www.scottmcchane.com for more information."
www.newreview.com

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Ral Partha Vogelbacher/El Olio Wolof/Todd Costanza (Granfaloon Bus) tonight.

2004-08-12T00:29:47Z

Wed. August 11
12 Galaxies
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
www.12galaxies.com
9:30 pm
$6.00

Ral Partha Vogelbacher
El Olio Wolof
Todd Costanza (Granfaloon Bus)

"A San Francisco outfit centred around Chadwick
Bidwell's schizophrenic ramblings, RPV have
partly inherited Pavement's grasp of skew-whiff
melodies, where lo-fi doodles are matched by fully
fleshed-out abstractions. Yet it's always Bidwell's
way around surreal sentiments and firm grasp of
Will Oldham's impenetrable turn of phrase that
stands out, often confusing as much as
enlightening."
Comes with a Smile
http://www.megalon.com/ralpartha1.html

"From the Central Californian town of Merced
comes El Olio Wolof, invoking majestic kingdoms
where Shel Silverstein's brand of playful poetics
meets the ebb and flow of dusky indie rock. Their
acoustic-based arrangements are spare: electric
bass, jazz-influenced drums, keyboards and bells,
but the compositions created with these basic
elements seem to breathe and take flight. The
soothing voices of leader RC Essig and wife Katie
Ree Young are our bewitching tour guides,
escorting and illuminating us through sweeping
tales of terror ..."
www.milesofmusic.com
www.eloliowolof.com

"The words are honest and true, gritty and raw,
and set to music that owes no debt to time or
genre, and though I hesitate to invoke the
term "folk" to describe it, that will just have to do.
The songs loll about at their own pace, and
Costanza's voice is a remarkable instrument, a
fragile and vulnerable tenor which exploits the
tense pitches between notes, and phrasing which
is quirky and challenging."
www.inkblotmagazine.com
www.granfaloonbus.com

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Free Show

2004-08-11T22:07:40Z

For those of you in or near LA, I'm playing a free show this Monday (8/16) at the Talking Stick
(for you mapquesters: 1630 Ocean Park Boulevard, Santa Monica, CA 90405). It's 8pm, free, and the 27th Anniversary of Elvis Presley's "Disappearance," so a splendid time is guarranteed for all.

Hope to see you there, folkies.

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My excellent adventure (and a Bose L1 review)

2004-08-09T20:32:35Z

About 9am Wednesday morning I got a call from a resort in northen New Mexico that I've been trying to get my size 12 1/2 Wides into the door of...seems the act hired canceled at the last minute, and Sue (the manager) was in a panic! I told her that I could do Thursday and Friday, but that I had to be in Granbury, TX. Saturday...not a problem, as she had someone local who could take Sat....I assured her that I'd be there late that evening and loaded my gear up in "The Ol' Dog" (my beloved '78 F-150). Had a nursing home "Lunch Show" to do at noon and then I headed west.

Got there a bit after midnight and checked in...boy, was Sue pleased to see me! (It seems that there ARE people in this biz who AREN'T dependable, and she was afraid that I might be one of that "sort")...Anyway, went to my comped room and crashed like a rock...about 11 1/2 hours of solid driving'll do that to an old geezer like me !

Next morning Sue and I met in the lounge, so I could run a sound check and discuss details. Turns out they were considering buying a Bose L1 Cylindrical Radiator system, so she asked if I'd mind using the L1 instead of my personal system (Carvin PA1200 and some custom cabs I designed) for at least the 1st evening, so that she could see how well the L1 might suit their needs. I agreed, as I was curious about this, myself.

After sound check, I was free for several hours, so I grabbed my Guild and went into town, with the idea that I might make some contacts for future bookings in the area...successfully got some venue-folks to slide by that evening to catch my act.

Also met a local luthier, who invited me to his studio to scope out his handywork, discuss ideas for a website and indulge in a little "herbal refreshment". Before I headed back, I invited him to bring a few of his stage guitars and I'd play them onstage, so as to give him a little free promotion. (And I'm probably going to comission him to build me a lute in the near future)

That evening (Thursday) went well, other than the inherent problems from the Bose system (a pronouced "hiss" that even the crowd noise couldn't completely mask, no reverb, not much "bottom" even with the sub that came with it and a tendency to feedback no matter where the mic was in relation to the speaker array), and Sue and I decided I would use my system the next night. Sold 21 CDs and about a dozen cassettes.

Friday night went much like the previous evening, minus the sound problems inherent to the Bose L1. Sue decided to send the L1 back and consider a Carvin PA1200 and a set of matching cabs. Sold 17 CDs and 19 cassettes.

Saturday morning I was headed back to Texas for my Granbury gig that night (which also went very well), then I headed home, bone tired but pleased with how well it all came together!

And Sunday I did ABSOLUTELY nothing but kick back.

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Hazy Loper and Octomutt Tonight

2004-08-09T20:05:00Z

Monday, August 9
HAZY LOPER and OCTOMUTT
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
9:00 PM FREE

HAZY LOPER is a dark folk duet led by Devon Angus (guitar) and Patrick Kadyk (banjo). A haunting sound that finds its voice somewhere between eastern Europe and Appalachia. Releasing the second record for out of round records entitled, "High in the Murk"
(www.outofroundrecords.com).

"OCTOMUTT are Ted Savarese and Ashley Adams and they weave meandering guitars and slinking loops with an easygoing anchor of standup bass. There's a definite down home, earthy feel to Octomutt's music -- seeming very casual and off the cuff -- however an occasional detour into more trippy, eccentric territory is certainly not out of the question."
www.aquariusrecords.org
www.octomutt.com

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Chicago, April 2

2004-04-23T06:24:31Z

Just trying to pitch a show I'm playing to people who will dig it.
This Friday, April 2, 9pm
Heartland Cafe (www.heartlandcafe.com for directions)

It will be Gordy Malis (low-key covers), This Side Up (equal parts Jeff Buckley and Goo Goo Dolls), and myself. Someone told me I sound like the bastard love child of Pete Townshend and John Welsey Harding, if that helps.

Hope to see you there.

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Small Favor

2004-03-24T20:26:15Z

Hi,

I'm a singer/songwriter from Canada. My name is Happy Kreter. I've got a video in rotation on the music station up here. You could really hlep me out by taking a quick sec to request it. It's really easy. Here's two ways you can do this:
1. Go to www.MuchMoreMusic.com/top10 and vote for Happy Kreter - "Paved With Gold"
or
2. email ondemand@muchmusic.com and put "Paved with Gold" in the subject line.

This will help me out a lot. Thanks so much.

YOurs,
Happy
www.HappyKreter.com

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El Rio this Saturday, ...Guardian Mis- print, show is sliding scale...

2004-03-03T20:16:52Z

Hey,
Benefit for The SF Folk Explosion European Tour, Part 2.
Saturday March, 6th El Rio 3158 Mission
8 dollars, (flexible)...Show starts at 9PM sharp. Doors open at 8PM
Line up order is tentative.

Kelly Stoltz
Sonny Smith
Nate Denver's Neck
Lazarus
Radius
The Durgas

Check out our tour info at www.mcmf.org

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FREE singer/songwriter night at The Rite Spot on Sunday

2004-02-06T23:50:50Z

Dan Cantrell and Kristina Forester duo-
Accordion, cello and voices- Dan who plays accordions
primarily plays Balkan music and performs in several
groups in the bay area; the Toids, Peoples Bizarre,
Orkestar Shopov and Rosin Coven. Kristina the cellist
has worked with several improvisers such as Fred Frith
and is currently in the group "Above the Orange
trees".
www.bellowhead.com

Sonny Smith-
Neighborly urban front porch feeling; making sounds
that might get you tapping toes and nodding your head.
He creates low-key moving story-songs, much in the
classic folk tradition but with contemporary idie folk
sensibility. Current recording "This is my Story"
www.jackpinesocialclub.com

Matt Lax-
What if Chet Akins took up African guitar pickin'?
Classic Nashville songwriting comes to life with
plenty of rich harmonies, pedal steel, swingin'
grooves and country jazz meets Soweto jive guitar.
www.cdbaby.com/nearlybeloved

Sean Hayes-
His most recent release "Alabama Chicken" has
stirring, vibrant and cunning harmonies tied taunt to
visual lyrics that flash and mesh; sound/imagery. His
songwriting and musical accompaniment creates visions
and feelings; much like drawing pictures by combining
legends, memories and rambling rhymes.
www.seanhayesmusic.com

Phil Crumar-
His most Current released is "So Unique" and the
others prior are "As It Goes" and "Thinks it's Cool".
Phil is originally from Washington D.C and has been in
the bay area for quite a spell. His witty Hip-Hop
prankster lines give out laughs and a expected
unpredictable live performances.
www.philcrumar.com
www.midheaven.com

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Short Sets, and Long Travels ... show at Make Out Room

2004-02-06T11:05:07Z

Short sets Long Travels
Benefit for SF Folk Explosion European Tour
Make Out Room, Tuesday, February 10th. 8PM...
6 - 60 dollars...

MC Taylor (Court and Spark)
Lazarus (Tarentel)
Christopher and Benji (A Subtle Plague)
Radius
Peggy Honeywell.

www.mcmf.org

A benefit for our folk explosion tour in europe. April 2004
Here is that info. Please help us book it if you can. This will be an
annual thing, I hope.

San Francisco Folk Explosion European Tour, 2004
Presented by Mission Creek Productions, Intersection for the Arts and ADM
www.mcmf.org
www.intersection.org

Tour Dates: Approximately March 30th- 22, 2004
Countries touring. Hungary, Czech Republic, Germany, Sweden and possibly, Denmark, Finland, France and Norway
Scandanavian booking contact: Jeff Ray, ray7@pacbell.net/
Christian Pallin email: christian@pallin.net
Hungary, Germany, Czech Republic Booking contact:
Christopher Simmersbach, email: graigrai@yahoo.com

The above production companies, individuals, participating acts, and a non profit arts organization are working with European bookers and venues in presenting a European tour featuring musicians from the San Francisco Bay area, who create a variety of music mostly revolving around the folk, acoustic, singer songwriter genre. From Nate Denver’s black metal folk, to the somber ambient folk stylings of Lazarus.
Across the US the folk and singer songwriter scene has been revitalized and San Francisco is no exception. These performers are prominent in the Bay area, playing in venues such as Great American Music Hall, and Bottom of the Hill, but only a few have ventured out to Europe. It is our chance to show Europe some of the best acts that San Francisco has to offer.

The tour features the following in alphabetical order:

Christopher and Benji (Simmersbach)

Christopher and Benji’s is the latest musical project from the musical leaders of A Subtle Plague, and A Drastic Measure.. Their music mixes
American Pop with an intercontinental flavor,
reflecting their up-bringing as a world-travelling
family (documented in the award winning ZDF/ARTE
documentary "The Big Pink"), and their experiences
gathered during their many travels as musicians.
Their previous bands "A SUBTLE PLAGUE" (1984-1998) and
"A DRASTIC MEASURE" (1998-2003), achieved notoriety
through their extensive european and US tours, sans
arret, with kids, sisters, brothers, mothers,
grandmothers, and friends, earning them comparisons to
"the Greatful Dead of the nineties" by Rolling Stone
Magazine in Germany. Benjii and Christopher have been
a seminal part of the San Francisco music scene, as
well as the european music scene, having home bases
both in San Francisco and Budapest. Their notoriety
reaches beyond the music industry to the Film/art
communities in both hemispheres (They have worked on
award winning soundtracks and have had their music
presented in several international
films/documentaries). Most recently they participated
in a series of successful concerts in Kosovo as part
of the ongoing United Nations peace initiative and
reconciliation efforts between the Kosovo-Albanians
and Kosovo-Serbs. They have recorded many cd's and
singles, and have been presented in numerous
compilations.

Lazarus
Formerly and integral part of Tarentel and The Drift, Trevor Montgomery is now Lazarus, the voice that sings with projected whispers while a lonely acoustic guitar trails slowly behind. With an intimacy so direct you can feel the breath on the back of your neck. Lazarus is here to help you when you’re having trouble getting that first tear to roll over your eyelids. A sadness that is catotonic, a hopelessness that is fleeting, and an optimism that is waiting to strike you through the heart when you least expect it.

Lazarus has released an album, on Temporary Residence, www.temporaryresidence.com, The album is described as the shimmering, striking confessions of a man tired of telling stories.

Nate Denver’s Neck

Fusing elements of folk music, full fledged death metal, and pure unadulterated pop, into something wholly unique, Denver’s music is as catchy as it is disturbing. Like a child of Slayer, as a member of the Peter, Paul, and Mary, Denver veers from fanciful narrative folk-pop to demonic death-metal missles all the while making the transitions between seem not only natural but logical. He often performs in a variety of death masks (he also adds a scepter to his guitar) to accent the edge of his musical performance. His first album, Preparte to Die, was released by Dirty Three guitar player, Mick Turner’s label, King Crab (www.dirtythree.com). His Second album, No One is Coming To Help You, will be out in March on Dark Yoga (formerly Black Apple Records).

Radius

Jeff Ray who was the principal songwriter for the San Francisco post art-punk band, Zmrzlina, www.zmrzlina.com, has created a project, along with keyboardist and sound engineer, Mark Edwards, called Radius, www.radiusmusic.net. Radius’s unique version of folk is often described as folktronica., which is a hybrid of ambient and melodic laptop electronica, and folk stylings. There are beautiful ethereal melodies, samples, and sounds coming from the electronics that well up from underneath the sweet vocals, and warm acoustic guitar. Think a combination of John Fahey, Nick Drake, Lou Reed, Syd Barret, Aphex Twin, and Fennesz. Radius’s debut album, Please Hold On, will be out in March, 2004.

Jeff Ray has also been accepted into a prestigious residency for the Headlands Center for the Arts, (www.headlands.org), to pursue his Radius project, as well as his sound installations, which includes a piece he is creating for the Project Room in Philadelphia.

The Tour may also feature one or more of the following *rotating acts:
Mike Donovon
Palindrone (Sweden)
Paddington Distortion Combo (Sweden)
Kiila (Finland)

*These are acts that have shown strong interest in playing on this tour and may join during a portion and/ or all of the tour.

TOUR ITINERARY

Tues, march 30, Romania (festival)
wed. march 31. BUDAPEST (Sark) + Tilos radio show
thurs.april 1. VIENNA (?)
fri.april 2. TABOR (CESTA)
sat.april 3. PRAGUE (Archa Theater?)
sun.april 4. REGENSBURG (Alte Malzerei)
mon.april 5. MUNCHEN (Substanz) +radio?
tue.april 6. SCHONDORF (at the boarding school there)
or HILDESHEIM (through Ursula/Gerald)
wed.april 7. KINDERDORF ( main auditorium)
thurs.april 8. FRANKFURT (Drei Koenigskeller) + radio?
fri.april 9. KREFELD (?) (possible KOLN,
DUESSELDORF,AACHEN shows?)
sat.april 10. HANOVER (Glocksee cafe)
sun.april 11. HAMBURG (Knust/Schlachthof/Tanzhalle)
mon.april 12. BERLIN (Dezibel)
tue.april 13. FLENSBURG (?) (Knust/Norbert, possible
connection there?)
Scandanavian Dates...

Weds April 14th, Denmark, Copenhagen (Loppen/ Christiana Party Hall)
Thursday April 15th, Sweden, Goteberg, , (?)
Friday April 16th, Sweden, Malmo, , (Inkonst,)
Saturday, April 17th, Sweden, Stockholm, (Kulture House Library)
Sunday, April 18th, break? Or Swedish City, Uppsala?
Monday, April 19th, break? Or Swedish City, Varberg?
Tuesday, April 20th break? Or Swedish City near Finland
Weds, April 21st Finland, Tampere, Telakka
Thursday, April 22nd Finland, Helsinki, ((Experimental Music Club)
Friday, April 23rd, Finland(?), ?
Saturday April 24th, Norway(?)

Tour ends???

Note the cities/towns that have been contacted in Sweden and are potential tour stops are…

Varberg, Emmaboda, Uppsala,

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