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stagecoach....anybody going?

2007-05-04T03:40:09Z

i need a ride. i'm performing on sat afternoon.
help!!

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HUGE airfare sale to Costa Rica: come to the Hoedown! Nershi, Law, Emmitt, Carbone, Yates, etc...

2007-03-20T07:44:33Z

If you've been waiting for the right moment to buy your flight to Costa Rica for the Honkytonk Homeslice Hoedown (3 nights with Bill Nershi's Honkytonk Homeslice + members of The String Cheese Incident, Railroad Earth, Hot Buttered Rum, Rowan/Rice Quartet, Leftover Salmon & The Drew Emmitt Band, see below for details)...THIS IS IT!!!

I was just searching http://www.kayak.com to see where airfares were at and found out that there's a big sale going on. Fares are WAY down, this is about as inexpensive as it *EVER* gets to fly to Costa Rica.

These are leaving 5/4 and returning 5/13, round trip, including tax:

CONTINENTAL
Salt Lake - SJO $410
Denver - SJO $475
Atlanta - SJO $406
Seattle - SJO $475
Portland - SJO $475

DELTA
San Francisco - SJO $423
NYC - SJO $423
Boston - SJO $423
Houston - SJO $347
Chicago - SJO $423
Los Angeles - SJO $448

SPIRIT AIR
Atlantic City - SJO $458

AMERICAN
Miami - SJO $363

****In case you've missed it until now, here's the lowdown on the Hoedown...****

3rd annual Honkytonk Homeslice Hoedown
Puerto Viejo de Talamanca
Limon, Costa Rica
May 9, 10 & 11, 2007

http://www.honkytonkhomeslice.com

JOIN US for three big nights of acoustic-based music, under the stars, steps from the beach. Onsite camping available, group discounts at plenty of hotels within walking/biking distance. Billy, Jilian & Scott will orchestrate 2 sets of Honkytonk Homeslice & Friends each night, plus there will be opening sets by unique combinations of the 9 musicnas (Sharon & Erik, Drew & Tyler, Timmy solo, etc.). Additionally, Billy will perform a special solo set at a different, but close by, location to raise funds & awareness for local non-profit social & environmental organizations.

Honkytonk Homeslice is:

Billy Nershi (The String Cheese Incident)
Jilian Nershi (Honkytonk Homeslice)
Scott Law (Piano Throwers, Melvin Seals, Hanuman).

Visit http://www.myspace.com/honkytonkhomeslice to hear songs off the new album. Visit http://www.honkytonkhomeslice.com/music to hear some brand new live tracks.

These six talented musical friends complete the lineup:
Tim Carbone (Railroad Earth - http://myspace.com/timmycarbone )
Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon - http://www.myspace.com/drewemmitt)
Sharon Gilchrist (Rowan/Rice Quartet - http://www.myspace.com/sharongilchrist)
Tyler Grant (Drew Emmitt Band - http://www.myspace.com/tylerhgrant)
Jason Hann (String Cheese Incident - http://www.jasonhann.com)
Erik Yates (Hot Buttered Rum - http://www.myspace.com/hotbutteredrum)

It's gonna be some crazy, but relaxing, fun...!

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Stagecoach Festival in Indio, CA....May 5&6....

2007-02-06T00:36:20Z

May 5 & 6, 2007 at the Coachella festival site....check out the lineup at the Palomino Stage...

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Howdy! at the SF Bluegrass Fest tomorrow, 2/3

2007-02-02T17:53:51Z

Come see Howdy! (www.outlawfolk.com) at the Atlas Cafe as part of the S.F. Bluegrass and Oldtime Festival (www.sfbluegrass.org):

Howdy! at the
S.F. Bluegrass and Old Time Festival
Atlas Cafe (www.atlascafe.net)
3049 20th St @ Alabama St in the sunny Mission District
Saturday February 3rd
5pm, $5-10 suggested donation

Come early and check out the openers: the all-female bluegrass band out of Portland, Chickweed (www.myspace.com/chickweedmusic), and Still Searchin', the Santa Cruz quintet with the high and lonesome sound (www.stillsearchin.com). Doors open at 3:30, and the music begins at 4pm.

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Hey all!!!

2007-01-10T20:47:59Z

Hey all!!!

Bluegrass lovers, hold onto your seats! The 2007 Annual Cabin Fever Shakedown NW style is happening Feb. 04, 2007!
Hosted by Clampis, Gladdit, and Buck
featuring:
The Mighty Ghosts of Heaven
Chickweed
Special Guests TBA!!!

8:30 pm/$8 cover
Special country food/drink specials

Jefferson State Pub (formerly Siskiyou Brew Pub, formerly Rogue Brewery)
31B Water Street
www.thejeffersonstatepub.com
www.myspace.com/jeffersonstatepub

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SF Gram Parsons tribute show 1/13/07

2006-12-04T22:25:10Z

The (mostly) annual Gram tribute show is at the Great American Music Hall on January 13....always a great show...don't miss it....

This year's artists include Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Red Meat, Mover (reunion), The Real Sippin' Whiskeys, Paula Frazer & Patrick Main, Elisa Randazzo (Fairechild) & Ben Ashley (The Shore), Sweetbriar.

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Pine Bix Boys open for Lee Rocker, Sat 7/8

2006-07-08T02:17:38Z

Red Devil Lounge
1695 Polk Street (at Clay), San Francisco, CA 94109

Lee Rocker

plus

Six Days to Nowhere
Face on Straight
Pine Box Boys
Western Arial

Limited Seating Available, 21

http://reddevillounge.com/map.html
Saturday, July 8 at 8:00 PM

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

2006-04-06T00:47:43Z

Hey Everyone,

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.

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!

Let me know if you have questions or suggestions--
Chris

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Danny Click and Johnny Dilks at Coopers Saloon in Nevada City, CA

2006-03-28T21:19:24Z

WOW!!! What a night I had on Saturday night at Coopers Saloon. The phenomenal music show started out with Johnny Dilks playing wonderful western swing. Johnny and his band are from the Bay Area and they know how to get the house moving. Then Danny Click and his band took the stage and double WOW. The music they play is a loud, saucy blues-inflected rock and roll, and play they did. I’m surprised there is still a roof on Coopers Bar after his show. Danny Click is from Austin, TX and the band he had with him was mostly from the Bay Area. I danced my ass off and had more fun than in a long time. I feel so fortunate to live in Nevada City with all this outstanding local music.

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Last night at Coopers in Nevada City, CA

2006-03-24T17:54:18Z

Last night at Coopers Saloon we were treated to a great night of shit kicking country music. Opening up the night was Johnny Dilks and the Visitacion Valley Boys band from the Bay Area. These guys sounded like any good country band from the 40's or 50's. Then the Dave Insley band from Phoenix, AZ, came up and knocked our socks off. This was a fantastic show for anyone who likes their music country.

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Haystack Life

2006-03-18T04:34:53Z

Hi everyone

I'm Olga, live in London, England - and am a huge fan from way back of Shawn Harvey, a country / roots / rock'n'roll / rockabilly singer-songwriter. I can talk about him until the cows come home ('n' go back out to the fields again, I guess), so instead of rambling on about someone whose recordings you may not have heard yet, may I just politely point you in the direction of his website where you can check him & his songs out for yourself - www.shawnharvey.com

Or, if you want to see & hear him at the same time, check out some of his music videos and concert clips at : www.youtube.com/user/rocknrollcyberboy

(His "Haystack Life" track n video is one of my favourites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ueOTsxH29g )

Looking forward to hearing what you think of him and his music - and also hearing about some of your favourite artists, especially the rising stars and new generation of country and alt.country and pomo.country ... It'd be great if you posted some links where I could listen to some mp3 clips or see some videos of them!

- Olga

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Gothic / Country / Punk

2006-03-08T22:52:43Z

http://www.myspace.com/odeath

A friend introduced me to O'Death recently and I am addicted to the CD. They describe themselves as Gothic / Country / Punk. It is more old-timey but I think they sound great. Can't find out much about them, they don't have a website other than the Myspace one above, but from there you can listen to a few songs off their CD.

I think a lot of you would like the CD.

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Top Ten Songs. How about some input?

2006-03-07T06:06:39Z

Hey all, I'm with the alt. country band Crooked Roads. Check out the What's New page on the website of our new CD "Heartbreak Sampler" and scroll down to the top 10 songs, then send in your input and we'll post the results--see if there's some consensus.

We want to hear from fellow twangers.

site is at

www.heartbreaksampler.com

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while you are on Tribe

2006-01-24T21:59:54Z

Looking for a new tribe, chatting up a new friend, etc. Listen to some 'twang and alt-country and some classics.

www.roadhousecountry.fm

Online alt radio. It's free. No commericals. I do it for the fun of it.

Dave

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Dwight Yoakam's new one

2006-01-24T21:55:46Z

I'm listening to "I Blame the Rain" (I think that's right) in my headphones, and it's a killer track...really twangy, really pained, with a lead guitare line like a length of barbed wire against your skin...and of course he's really singing like he's recovering from a kidney punch...it's just a blast, start to finish.

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FRI JAN 27th - The Phenomenauts / The Famous / Teenage Harlets

2006-01-18T19:40:56Z

FRIDAY JAN 27th

The Phenomenauts
The Famous
Teenage Harlets

at Cafe Du Nord
2170 Market St, San Francisco
Doors at 8, Show at 9 -- $10, 21+

THE PHENOMENAUTS
Founded officially in 2000, the act has its roots in Space Patrol, a polka-themed '80s cover band that played all its songs on homemade instruments. These days Commander Angel Nova, Corporal Joebot, Major Jimmy Boom, and Captain Chreehos use more traditional intruments, but their mix of pop, psychobilly, and rock'n'roll is anything but normal. Decked out in bizarre astronautical outfits, the band members enliven their shows with such "Phenoma-gadgets" as the Theramatic-Helmerator (protective headwear outfitted with a theremin) and The Streamerator (a leafblower modified to launch streams of toilet paper into the crowd).

THE FAMOUS
Like an Old West duel between ‘50s country and ‘90s indie rock, The Famous arrange a standoff between the Pixies in a cowboy hat and Hank Williams on speed, six-shooters loaded with punk and rockabilly, and whaddya know - that bastard alt-country genre gets shot square in the forehead, with a stray bullet no less.
-West Coast Performer

TEENAGE HARLETS
harlet style rock and roll has no politics, no tiresome monologs, no talking, no tuning, and no fancy knobs, dials or effects. they play non-stop four on the floor rock that you could drink, dance, f*ck or fight to (for the record the harlets prefer the first three). maybe it's the west coast tone mixed with east coast aggression or maybe just a dash of genius floating on a gallon of insanity.. or maybe it's just the government cheese.

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Hoedown in Jackson, Wyoming!

2005-12-29T10:45:20Z

Hello bluegrass/jamgrass fans! I just came across this tribe and thought some of you might be interested in a fun event I'm helping to organize. There are only 200 tickets available to the public, and almost half of those are gone already. There are really fantastic airfare sales going on right now so this is a good time to look into joining us:

2nd Annual
HONKYTONK HOMESLICE HOEDOWN
Jackson, Wyoming
February 9, 10 & 11, 2006

Tix & event info at: http://www.honkytonkhomeslice.com

Honkytonk Homeslice (Bill Nershi of SCI)
Railroad Earth
Drew Emmitt (Leftover Salmon)
Thomas Sneed & Ben Winship (Reeltime Travelers & Loose Ties)
Jason Hann (SCI)
Bo Carper (New Monsoon)
Scott Law
Big Water
Matthew "Guy" Welles & Drew Spaulding
Kelly McAlinden

The exact schedule is not confirmed yet, but ALL artists will be on hand all three nights so in addition to their own sets, expect lots of mixing and mingling...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Here are a few shows to check out to get a feel for what might go down:

Final night of last year's Hoedown:
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=27600
Railroad Earth w/Honkytonk Homeslice sitting in:
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=31802
Honkytonk Homeslice w/RRE member sitting in:
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=32136
Honkytonk Homeslice w/Scott Law:
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=27826
Scott Law (solo):
http://www.archive.org/audio/etree-details-db.php?id=25400

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murder ballads/bluegrs/ jazz, in Alameda, east Bay FREE Tuesdays

2005-12-09T00:26:25Z

Hey all,

The coffee/tea house I manage is hosting great music every Tuesday in December, I hope you-all will come visit.

Sylvia has a beautiful voice and the songs are not your run-of the-mill selections...lots of rich harmony, murder ballads, old-time-y, jazz..... hope to see you there!

Every Tuesday in December...

Sylvia Herold & Chuck Ervin with Special Guests
Julie's Coffee and Tea Garden, 1223 Park St., Alameda
7-9 p.m. Every Tuesday in December
All ages, no cover

Bio:
Bay area music fans will most likely recognize Herold and Ervin from
one of their many projects.Herold also performs with Wake the Dead, an
all-star Grateful Dead Celtic jam band, and is perhaps best known for
her 16years performing and recording with swing vocal trio Cats &
Jammers. Ervin performs with Bay Area guitar whiz Chris Grampp and
also appears with Herold in the swing quartet Sylvia & the Silvertones
and occasionally with Wake the Dead.

Show description:
Sylvia Herold Chuck Erwin dig deep to unearth hidden song treasures
from the folk, swing, country, cowboy, and bluegrass traditions. Their
favorites are harmony duets in the style of the Everly Brothers and
the Louvin Brothers, and they encourage you to sing along!

The venue:
Julie's coffee & tea garden features fantastic acoustics, organic
coffee, tea & pastries and a sweet, candle lit living room to gather
and enjoy the music.

More info about the artists: http://sylviaherold.com/

More info about the venue: juliestea.com

Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden
1223 Park Street,
Alameda CA 94501

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CD Release 12/7- Twang that Rocks, Rock That Twangs!

2005-11-21T20:25:48Z

I'm happy to have discovered this group on the 'Net and think you would enjoy my music. Check out my website, www.jeremendelsohn.com, and if you dig it, come on out to my CD release party (admission is free):

What if Dwight and Tom Petty threw a party in Danny Gatton's backyard?

Jere Mendelsohn's new CD/EP features four powerful songs, written and performed by one of LA’s most accomplished singer/songwriter/guitarists. Featuring bass player Taras Prodaniuk (Dwight Yoakum, Lucinda Williams) and legendary drummer Mike Baird (Journey, Steely Dan, Frank Sinatra), Jere’s music will hit you in the heart AND make you want to dance. It’s American roots music that feels like home.

Join Jere and his band, The Twang Grenades, for a special CD release party and showcase performance:

WEDNESDAY, December 7, 2005
Reception @ 8:00 PM Performance @ 9:00 PM
JOE’S AMERICAN BAR and GRILL
4311 W. Magnolia Blvd., Burbank, CA
818-729-0805

For complete information, visit WWW.JEREMENDELSOHN.COM and sign up for the mail list.

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10/21 - Jim Campilongo at the Makeout Room

2005-10-11T16:35:49Z

JIM CAMPILONGO AND BOBBY BLACK with Chris Kee and
Scott Amendola

THE MAKE OUT ROOM FRIDAY OCTOBER 21 * EARLY SHOW 8 PM
to 10 PM*
SAN FRANCISCO'S MISSION DISTRICT
3225 22nd St. (at Mission) http://www.makeoutroom.com/
415-647-2888

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Strictly Bluegrass 10/1 & 10/2 in Golden Gate Park

2005-10-05T23:41:12Z

This year's Sunday "headliner" is Dolly Parton. Emmylou Harris is playing that day as well. Many other notable acts: Los Super 7 (Calexico/Joe Ely, Raul Malo from the Mavericks), Joe Ely (& band), the Legendary Shack Shakers (who RAWK !), the Knitters (Exene and John Doe of X + Dave Alvin of Blasters fame), Buddy Miller (one of my personal favorites - terrific songwriter/guitar player), Ralph Stanley (remember "Oh Death" from that funny Cohen Brothers movie w/George Clooney ? he is pretty fucking old...see him soon), Steve Earl, Gillian Welch, Patty Griffen, the Austin Lounge Lizards (including, I think, Red Volkaert --- Merle Haggard's longtime amazing guitar player), Roseanne Cash....and much much more !!!

Sat & Sun 11 am - 7 pm

http://www.strictlybluegrass.com/

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8/29 8pm Toshio Hirano at the Rite Spot

2005-09-26T18:33:52Z

8/29
Toshio Hirano
8:00 pm
Free

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

TOSHIO HIRANO 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.

"His faithful, respectful renditions of heartbreaking country tunes,
with substantial nods to legends like Jimmie Rodgers, is something
to behold."
Beth Lisick/SF Gate

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THU 8/4 - Robbie Fulks / The Famous @ The Starry Plough

2005-08-01T19:01:42Z

"America's most unjustly unsung singer-songwriter" Robbie Fulks stops by The Starry Plough this Thursday to bring you his take on insurgent/alternative/country with songs that make you think and feel ...and sometimes laugh out loud. Local band on the rise "The Famous" open the show.

THURSDAY AUGUST 4
Robbie Fulks
The Famous

at The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck, Berkeley, CA
9PM - $10 - 21+

ROBBIE FULKS
“Robbie Fulks is ... a masterly, multifaceted songwriter who can belt out hip-shaking honky tonk, honeydew pop and chilling little ballads. So good, he’s scary.” —Chicago Tribune

“Fulks has become one of the most compelling voices out there of indie-label, off the radio country...he’s a gifted guitarist, soulful singer with an expressive honky-tonk tenor and he’s a natural performer ....Mix(es) postwar country, a dark world view and a whimsical sense of humor...” —New York Times

THE FAMOUS
"The Famous successfully combine the transcendent roar of punk with the brutal honesty and black wit of traditional country" --Trouser Press

"The Famous arrange a standoff between the Pixies in a cowboy hat and Hank Williams on speed, six-shooters loaded with punk and rockabilly" -- West Coast Performer

More info:
http://robbiefulks.com
http://www.thefamous.net
http://www.starryploughpub.com

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Grand Ole Opry mp3s

2005-07-29T00:55:10Z

There's a terrific site, The Good Ole Days - http://www.thegoodolddays.ca/page7.htm where you can buy CD's of mp3s of old radio shows.

I bought the Grand Ole Opry one for $5.00, and it has 25 shows of about 30 min of music & banter each. I'm listening to it right now and the sound quality is really good considering the original medium. The vocals are clear, the bass is at a decent level, and there is just enough crackling & hissing to make it authentic. And there's just all the Red Foley you could ever ask for.

(OMFG, Minnie Pearl just came on.)

There are also a bunch of jazz & swing, adventure serials, comedy, political & preaching shows. They are all super cheap and it's amazing how much fits on one CD. And the guys who runs the site is right friendly.

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FRI 7/29 - A Night of Big Guitar @ The Hotel Utah

2005-07-28T17:26:51Z

Join The Devil's Own, 99 Tales, and The Famous for a night of big, twangy, reverbed out greasy goodness at the Hotel Utah.

FRIDAY JULY 29
The Devil's Own
99 Tales
The Famous

at The Hotel Utah
4th St and Bryant
San Francisco, CA
9PM - $7 - 21+

THE DEVIL'S OWN
"a viscous stew of outlaw country with a fist full of high octane rock’n’roll"
http://www.thedevilsowninc.com

99 TALES
"Imagine the Surf Punk guitar sounds of The Pixies mixed with X's vocals and you've got 99 Tales."
http://www.99tales.com

THE FAMOUS
"Deep down and dirty swamp rock that breaks any perceived formula..." -- Americana-UK.com
http://www.thefamous.net

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Great Alt.-Country Quote ...

2005-07-28T17:25:42Z

"Life in Lubbock, Texas, taught me two things: One is that God loves you and you're going to burn in hell. The other is that sex is the most awful, filthy thing on earth and you should save it for someone you love."

- Butch Hancock

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TUE 7/12 JENNER'S B-DAY w/ The Famous / Wilson Gil / The Whoreshoes

2005-07-11T18:31:09Z

IT'S JENNERS BIRTHDAY!!

coME AND GET WASTED TO THE SACRELIGIOUS STYLINGS OF THE FAMOUS, WILSON GIL, and THE WHORESHOES!!!!

JELLY'S BAR
295 Terry Francois St (south of SBC Park in China Basin)
San Francisco, CA 94105
http://jellys.citysearch.com

FREE!!! Doors at 8pm, bands at 9pm

be THERE OR BE ... UMMM... ELSEWHERE!!!!..wait ,no.. thats not good...BE THERE!!!

THE FAMOUS
"The Famous successfully combine the transcendent roar of punk with the brutal honesty and black wit of traditional country" --Trouser Press
http://www.thefamous.net

WILSON GIL & THE WILLFUL SINNERS
"...gritty greatness, sloppy enough to booze to, hooky enough to sing a long to and heartland enough to bring a tear to Buck Owen's spellbound eyes." -Bam
http://www.wilsongil.com

THE WHORESHOES
The Whoreshoes perform old time and honky tonk songs to put a tear in your eye and drink in your glass. "We do everything from bars to barbeques. If the Whoreshoes are there, it's always a 'ho-down'." Scrappy and sweet, these women will fight for your heart. And for their place at the bar.
http://thewhoreshoes.com

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Tonight! Cafe Du Nord -- The Famous / Mars Arizona / I See Hawks / Zachariah

2005-07-07T17:21:57Z

Join Mars Arizona and friends as they celebrate the release of their new CD "All Over The Road" at the Cafe Du Nord this Thursday.

THURSDAY July 7th
The Famous -- 11:30pm
I See Hawks -- 10:30pm
Mars Arizona (CD Release) -- 9:30pm
Zacharia -- 8:30pm

Cafe Du Nord
2170 Market St., San Francisco, 94114
Doors at 8pm, $10, 21+
Buy tickets: http://tinyurl.com/9bsuu

MARS ARIZONA
"Mars Arizona melds a roots, alt-country and rock sound that flows well from song to song through the versatility of main songwriter Paul Knowles. Lead vocalist and co-writer Nicole Storto at times sings with the hush and lilt of Sundays’ vocalist Harriet Wheeler, but with the added grit of Concrete Blonde’s Johnette Napolitano." --Miles of Music
http://www.marsarizona.com

THE FAMOUS
“The Famous arrange a standoff between the Pixies in a cowboy hat and Hank Williams on speed, six-shooters loaded with punk and rockabilly, and whaddya know - that bastard alt-country genre gets shot square in the forehead, with a stray bullet no less.” —West Coast Performer
http://www.thefamous.net

I SEE HAWKS IN LA
"I See Hawks In L.A. play the finest cosmic cowboy music since the Burrito Brothers." -- L.A. Weekly
http://www.iseehawks.com/

ZACHARIAH
"Songs are clever, earnest and funny..." -- HARP Magazine
http://www.zachariahmusic.com/

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SAT 7/9 - Howdy! at Peri's

2005-07-06T19:20:26Z

Join Howdy! for their first gig following their triumphant return from the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.

Where: Peri's in Downtown Fairfax (Marin)
When: Saturday July 9th, 10-1
Cover: 21+, $5

“A fantastic opportunity to get out and kick up a little dust! These guys are a real hoot, playing music that is familiar yet completely fresh!- Howdy! will have you clutching your sides and hootin’ and hollerin’ all night to their Outlaw Folk. These guys are a kick!” –Peri’s Silver Dollar, Fairfax,
CA 1/31/05

You can also check what the Telluride newspaper had to say about Howdy! -
http://www.telluridewatch.com/archive_news/2005/june/061705/grooview.htm

And of course our website: http://www.outlawfolk.com

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Jim Campilongo- July 10, Makeout Room

2005-07-05T19:27:24Z

What can I say but YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I missed his last show here at the Ivy Room (found out about it the day after...argh! But sure as hell ain't missing him again.

SAN FRANCISCO SHOW ...
JIMMY & BOBBY (JIM CAMPILONGO AND BOBBY BLACK) with
Kenny Owen and Chris Kee
SUNDAY JULY 10 THE MAKEOUT ROOM
3225 22ND ST.
SAN FRANCISCO
415 647-2888
http://www.makeoutroom.com/
http://jimcampilongo.com/
(tho last time I checked his site it was woefully out of date...)

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July 4 CD release at Thee Parkside

2005-06-30T06:04:24Z

Hicks With Sticks "A Town North of Bakersfield" CD Release Party: Train Wreck w/Tom Armstrong, Kitty Rose, Dave Crimmen, Tom Huebner, Jenny Kerr & Philbillie, Maurice Tani, +/The Bootcuts/The Chop Tops @ Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St., SF BBQ car show

$10

I'm not affiliated with the gig. Jose (the www.hickswithsticks.com guy) is working hard to promote our local twang bands. Should be a lot of fun.

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Pine Box Boys at 12 Galaxies, Tues June 21

2005-06-21T01:16:28Z

Since you're not some hippie dancing in the woods, come spend the night of the longest day of the year with the deadliest band in twang. Murder balladeers the Pine Box Boys are, I believe, going on first. Probably around 9pm and probably for $5-8, and well worth it.

http://www.trashfish.com/new/pbb/

More details comin' to ya iffen I get 'em.

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SATURDAY JUNE 18 - Starry Plough

2005-06-16T23:51:24Z

SATURDAY JUNE 18
The Bellyachers
Loretta Lynch
The Famous

at The Starry Plough
3101 Shattuck, Berkeley
9PM, $7

THE BELLYACHERS
Though raised on the rock of the 70's and 80's -- both commercial and college radio -- all four members of The Bellyachers have a deep, abiding love of classic country as well. Their music brings those influences together with lush harmonies inventive arrangements, stellar musicianship and no small amount of pathos.
http://www.thebellyachers.com

LORETTA LYNCH
With soaring three part harmonies, high and lonesome mandolin, powerful rhythm and dreamy slide guitars and more, Loretta renders stirring and saucy songs about love and sex and death bound to reach the shady grove in all of us. Think “O Brother Where Art Thou" meets the Andrews Sisters at a warehouse hoedown.
http://www.lorettalynch.com

THE FAMOUS
“The Famous arrange a standoff between the Pixies in a cowboy hat and Hank Williams on speed, six-shooters loaded with punk and rockabilly, and whaddya know - that bastard alt-country genre gets shot square in the forehead, with a stray bullet no less.” —West Coast Performer
http://www.thefamous.net

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Hacienda Brothers tonight at the Bottom of the Hill

2005-06-12T03:09:22Z

Great band....check 'em out. They are warming up, show starts at 10, they probably go on at 11. Worth seeing...

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MON 6/13 Madera Road / The Famous / Laramie Crocker @ The Makeout Room

2005-06-10T19:20:18Z

Hi everyone! Some good twang coming your way next week at the Makeout Room. I know it's a Monday night, but hey, there's nothing good on TV on Monday night's anyhow is there?

MONDAY JUNE 13
Madera Road - 11PM
The Famous - 10PM
Laramie Crocker - 9PM

The Makeout Room
3225 22nd St, San Francisco
9PM, $6, 21+

MADERA ROAD
San Francisco's Madera Road is comprised of Liana Allday (Ha! the Disco Ah!, Jeffrey Luck Lucas), Marc Dantona (This Union Standard, Walking Songs, The Bill Swanson Band), Andrew Kitchen (Transmission Trio, This Union Standard) and Jason Kocol (Impaled, Puny Humans). Their music is enough to make you miss your dead dog, make out with strangers, and stumble home drunk (in no specific order).
http://www.maderaroad.com

THE FAMOUS
“The Famous arrange a standoff between the Pixies in a cowboy hat and Hank Williams on speed, six-shooters loaded with punk and rockabilly, and whaddya know - that bastard alt-country genre gets shot square in the forehead, with a stray bullet no less.” —West Coast Performer
http://www.thefamous.net

LARAMIE CROCKER
Laramie Crocker is a hillbilly social satirist, with old-timey country/folk songs such as "All My WMD's" and "Bombing for Peace" that skewer the Bush administration with a chuckle and a twang.
"Laramie is the Tom Lehrer of our times, the Musical Michael Moore"
--Patricia Ellsberg and Daniel Ellsberg, author, "The Pentagon Papers"
http://laramiecrocker.com

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Friday June 3rd...Zydeco Night out in Alameda

2005-05-27T17:46:55Z

Hey Tribe-friends,

I will be hitting the Eagle's Hall in Alameda (two blocks from my house) Friday June 3rd to check out:

http://www.bigredzydeco.com/

The show is $15.00 and if you show up early you can learn a few dance steps too. I've heard that this is a lively and fun group and I'm really looking forward to dancing my ass off. In case you're not aware, they have a live Zydeco band every Friday and I'm looking to make this a regular thing.

Also, feel free to invite your friends...I'm always up for meeting new people!

Please let me know if you'll be joining me and if not this time...perhaps another time?

Mizzz Kizzy

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THU May 26 - The Famous / Howdy! at Amnesia

2005-05-25T18:25:10Z

THURSDAY MAY 26th

The Famous, Howdy!, and Nik Abodeely

Amnesia
853 Valencia St (btw 19th & 20th), San Francisco
http://www.amnesiathebar.com
9PM, 21+, $6

THE FAMOUS
"The Famous arrange a standoff between the Pixies in a cowboy hat and Hank Williams on speed, six-shooters loaded with punk and rockabilly, and whaddya know - that bastard alt-country genre gets shot square in the forehead, with a stray bullet no less." --West Coast Performer
http://www.thefamous.net

HOWDY!
Bending musical rules and drawing from a range of styles including bluegrass, reggae, and insurgent country, Howdy!'s unique blend of original homegrown and homefried music is best described as “Outlaw Folk.”
http://www.outlawfolk.com

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El Rio Memorial Day bash....

2005-05-25T06:56:42Z

Hey folks...don't forget about El Rio's Memorial Day bash --- Monday 5/30. Lots of great twangy bands. We had a great time at it last year....

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Fred Eaglesmith tonight!

2005-05-18T23:50:06Z

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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Baby Gramps at Amnesia tonight - Mon 5/16

2005-05-16T21:54:51Z

He's also playing Tues but be sure to hit him tonight so that you're free for the Famous tomorrow.

http://babygramps.com/

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TUE 5/17 - Tuesday Night Hayride (country,folk,roots-rock)

2005-05-13T19:24:53Z

TUESDAY MAY 17th

Bob Harp's Tuesday Night Hayride
with The Famous, The San Antonio Kid, and Don Wire

at The Stork Club
2330 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA
9PM, $5, 21+

Bob Harp's Tuesday Night Hayrides presents the best in Country, Folk, Blues, Rock & Roll and everything in between. This week come hear the scorching alt.country of Emmy nominees The Famous, the acoustic ragtime/folk of Brooklyn-based Don Wire and the country stylings of The San Antonio Kid.

“The Famous arrange a standoff between the Pixies in a cowboy hat and Hank Williams on speed, six-shooters loaded with punk and rockabilly, and whaddya know - that bastard alt-country genre gets shot square in the forehead, with a stray bullet no less.” —West Coast Performer
http://www.thefamous.net/
http://thefamous.tribe.net/

http://www.donwire.com/
http://www.tuesdaynighthayrides.com/

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Upcoming HOWDY! shows

2005-05-11T01:13:18Z

Dang these boys are busy, playing benefits for folks in need, opening for Tribe fav's The Famous, traveling to the secret land of Bolinas, the not-so-secret Telluride Blues Fest...outlaw folk reigns supreme!

From the fellas:

**Saturday, May 22nd - PAWS Benefit, Cellspace, San Francisco** - We will be performing at an all-night dance party benefit for PAWS (Pets are Wonderful Support). For tickets and other info, please visit http://17reasons.org/events/17paws/
(nicole's note: this event will merge twang and rave...don't knock it til you try it...and it's for a really good cause. come by the smoothie bar & say hi to me and maybe I'll float you a banana.)

**Thursday, May 26th - Amnesia, 853 Valencia Street, in the sunny Mission, San Francisco**
We will be opening for The Famous http://thefamous.tribe.net . Our set will be 10-11pm, don't miss it!

**Saturday, May 28th - The Plough and the Stars, Richmond District, San Francisco*
We're very excited to be headlining this fine venue, and it will be a fine opportunity to get your Howdy! on with a full night of outlaw folk music!! Don Gallardo (formerly of the Fitts) will be opening.

Location: Plough and Stars, 116 Clement at 2nd Ave, San Francisco, (415) 751-1122
Time: 9pm
Cover: $5, 21+

Friday, June 3rd - Smiley's Saloon, Bolinas, Marin County

Howdy! will be rocking it all night long West Marin-style in beautiful Bolinas. Just a short drive from SF.

Location: Smiley's Saloon, 41 Wharf Road, Bolinas, (415) 868-1311
Time: 9:30pm
Cover: free

Other Howdy News:

T-Shirts: Howdy! fans can now have their pick of two t-shirt designs. Pick one up at our next gig, or contact your favorite band member to get one!

New Songs on Website: check 'em out, recorded live at Peri's in March. http://www.outlawfolk.com/soundsofhowdy.htm

Telluride Bluegrass Festival: Howdy! will be heading off to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival in June, competing in the band competition. Wish us luck, the winner gets a mainstage spot at next year's festival!

Keepin it homegrown and homefried,

HOWDY!
sean, dave, mike/aspen, and evan
http://www.outlawfolk.com

P.S. Please feel free to forward this to anyone you think might be interested.

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AJ Roach/Loretta Lynch/Ian Shaul Tonight!

2005-05-04T15:06:06Z

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

---

"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

----

"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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LA Twang

2005-04-29T23:03:24Z

Where y'all at?

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Scott Young [Red Meat] and Toshio Hirano Sunday

2005-04-29T19:29:26Z

5/1
Scott Young [Red Meat]
Toshio Hirano
EARLY SHOW
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
www.ritespotcafe.net
5:00/$5.00

Scott was born into an Ozark family with a strong tradition of
country and gospel music. At 13, Scott moved to Keokuk, Iowa, where
his father was his school's choir and band teacher. In addition to
his fine singing and playing, Scott is the composer of most of Red
Meat's repertoire and has written some of the finest country songs
ever heard. His harmony arrangements and vocal stylings are inspired
by a wide range of influences, from Brian Wilson to Johnny Mercer to
Willie Nelson.

"...a prolific songwriter with a penchant for old-fashioned country
rhythms and goofy novelty-song twists..."

[Scott's solo set is without a doubt one of the funniest and most
innovative solo performances I've ever seen. This guy is a master
of voice overs and if he chose, I'd bet could have a lucritive
career doing so. HIGHLY recommended.] annie

TOSHIO HIRANO 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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Johnny Hickman/The Radio Nationals Saturday May 7th!

2005-04-29T18:55:44Z

Johnny Hickman (Cracker)
The Radio Nationals
Madera Road
Victor Krumenacher ( Camper Van Beethoven)
Saturday, May 7th
@ 12 Galaxies
9:00 pm
$10 advance/door
www.12galaxies.com
www.virtuous.com for advanced tickets

Formerly of Cracker-- Johnny Hickman's backing band will be The Radio Nationals following a full set in the main support spot. Madera Road and Victor Crumenacher will open the night of entertainment.

"Hickman is best known for co-founding the band Cracker. His fiery lead guitar sound and spirited co-writing gave flavor to that band's alternative radio hits, including Teen Angst, Low, Get Off This, and Eurotrash Girl. Cracker, founded in 1991 with childhood friend David Lowery, has eight full-length releases to date. Kerosene Hat (1994) remains an alternative music collection staple. Lowery and Hickman together are seen as godfathers of the alternative music scene, who turned gently away from plaid-clad grunge in the 1990s with more countrified and bluesy stylings. Their collaboration with the jam-band Leftover Salmon in 2003 further proved that no one genre could contain them. Prior to his tenure in Cracker, Hickman toured as a solo/folk acoustic performer, had a brief stint in the Unforgiven (a tongue-in-cheek-Western guitar rock band), and co-founded the Inland Empire (California) cult band the Dangers. Influenced by punk rock, surf guitar, and true Bakersfield country, Hickman's sound is often imitated but never perfected by anyone but he and his signature 1978 Les Paul.
www.johnnyhickman.com

The new full-length CD, Place You Call Home, further establishes this fusion of rock & roll, pop, and country to create a uniquely American rock sound that critics have compared to Neil Young, the Replacements, and Wilco. From distortion-filled aggression that leaves crowds begging for more, to tortured cry-in-your-beer songs that confirm Clifton's West Virginia roots, Radio Nationals rock with abandon while clearly displaying a sophisticated songwriting style. Combining a solid rock & roll foundation with powerful melodic vocals, Radio Nationals deliver catchy hooks through original music that sounds both fresh and timeless.
www.radionationals.com

San Francisco's Madera Road is comprised of Liana Allday (Ha! the Disco Ah!, Jeffrey Luck Lucas), Marc Dantona (This Union Standard, Walking Songs, The Bill Swanson Band), Andrew Kitchen (Transmission Trio, This Union Standard) and Jason Kocol (Impaled, Puny Humans). Their music is enough to make you miss your dead dog, make out with strangers, and stumble home drunk (in no specific order).
www.maderaroad.com

Victor Krummenacher was the bass player for Camper Van Beethoven from 1983-1990, the bassist and singer in the Monks of Doom 1986-1993. He also played with Eugene Chadbourne 1987-1991 in the legendary band called Fifth Business, which evolved into A Great Laugh, which blew up in 1996. He now plays solo, and sometimes can be seen playing for Mark Goodman's Magnet.

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The 23 Club Reopens

2005-04-29T16:59:56Z

The world famous 23 Club in Brisbane (1 freeway stop south of San Francisco's Candlestick Park, just off 101) has a grand reopening Saturday (tomorrow) starting at 1pm.

It's now an Irish bar/restaurant, but they're continuing to have the Western, Cajun, and other music that put the place on the map, in addition to Irish music. Mike the owner is a really nice guy.

I'm not sure how many bands will be playing, but they will be having a pork roast on the world's largest barbecue (Guinness certified).

The new people have a lot of spirit and have put a bundle of money into the 23 Club. The place sparkles now. And the restaurant is open from 8am to 9pm, the bar until 2am.

For people who have never been to the 23 Club, everybody who was anybody in country music has played this club. Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens. In fact, Buck once led the band at the defunct Dick's Tower Lounge across the street. The 23 Club was one of the best-known stops on the Western and rockabilly circuits.

For anyone interested in music of this era check out a CD called "Brisbane Bop" featuring Jimmie Rivers and his band. Recorded in 1960, it's at the cusp of Western swing, bebop, and rockabilly. It's a fabulous CD.

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Hit & Run Bluegrass first California tour!

2005-04-24T01:57:57Z

If you live near one of the following shows I highly recommend checking this band out. They are from CO, just opened for Yonder Mountain in Laramie, WY and are on their very first tour of California. They are playing great and are an amazing up & coming band. They are one of my favorites at the moment, their set in Boulder last weekend was great!

http://www.hitandrunbluegrass.com/schedule/upcoming

04.23.2005
Redwood Bluegrass Associates Concert (at First Presbyterian Church of Mountain View)
Mountain View, CA

04.24.2005 Frog Song Concert Series
Cotati, CA
Frog Song is a co-housing community in the small town of Cotati (Bay Area). We are delighted to be a part of their concert series!

04.25.2005 McGrath's Pub
Alameda, CA
We've heard good stuff about McGrath's from Open Road, so we decided to do a Monday night show ourselves there!

04.26.2005 Sweetwater Saloon: Bluegrass Gold Series
Mill Valley, CA

04.28.2005 Don Quixote's International Music Hall
Felton, CA

They have dates scheduled through the end of October all over the west.

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Scott Biram/The Believers/Jeffrey Luck Lucas @ The Make Out Room 4/25

2005-04-15T16:56:34Z

Monday April 25
Scott Biram [Austin]
The Believers [Seattle]
Jeffery Luck Lucas
@ The Make Out Room
San Francisco
8:30 pm [Jeffrey Luck Lucas on first]
$8.00

www.scottbiram.com
"Rock 'n' Roll ain't pretty and neither is Scott H. Biram. The self proclaimed 'Dirty Old One Man Band' successfully, and sometimes violently, lashes together blues, hillbilly and country precariously to raucous punk and godless metal. Biram ain't no dour ass singer/songwriter either, sweetly strumming songs about girls with big eyes and dusty highways. HELL NO!!! His singing, yodeling, growling, leering and brash preachin' and hollerin' is accompanied by sloppy riffs and licks from his 1959 Gibson guitar and pounding backbeat brought forth by his amplified left foot. The remainder of this one-man band consists of an unwieldy combination of beat-up amplifiers and old microphones strung together by a tangled mess of guitar cables. Years of non-stop touring have honed his assault to a fine edge; his wide-eyed throw downs in the First Church of Ultimate Fanaticism routinely lead giddy followers to a fiery baptism. Scott H. Biram won’t die. On May 11th, 2003, one month after being hit head-on by an 18-wheeler at 75 MPH, he took the stage at The Continental Club in Austin, TX in a wheel chair - I.V. still dangling from his arm. With 2 broken legs, a broken foot, a broken arm and 1 foot less of his lower intestine, Biram unleashed his trademark musical wrath."
Bloodshot Records

www.thebelieversusa.com
"Part Country, part Folk, part Bluegrass, and part Gospel. It has the flavor of the country music they grew up on and loved, delivered with the soul of their combined singing, songwriting, traveling experiences and life itself." [Believers Bio]

"Crashyertown, the second release from The Believers, could also be the title of the story in which the Seattle duo pack up their Pacific Northwest possessions and head off to the music rich climes of Nashville -for that's just what they did. Where Craig Aspen and Cynthia Frazzini's debut release, Row, was more of a homespun acoustic roots affair, Crashyertown offers the sound of a full-bodied band, featuring tastefully arranged productions of honky-tonk country, driving roots and heartland rock. The boost in gain surely strengthens the chemistry of their soulful, well-harmonized Americana and folk - the core of which has the two on acoustic guitars and mandolin."
Bona Fide Records

www.jeffreylucklucas.com
"The dark swampy folk of Sixteen Horsepower, the lonely drunken storytelling of Tom Waits, but with a more distinctly classic country sound. Simply strummed acoustic guitars, mournful strings, sweetly singing lap steel and an arsenal of odd instruments that help give the record its haunting quality: water glasses, bowed cymbals, bowed guitar, vibraphone, optigon, function generator, guitarra quinta, toy piano, bamboo dulcimer, and more. All underscoring Lucas' raspy drawl, soaked in booze and dried out on the side of a lonely highway, warm and rough and beautifully weary."
Aquarius Records

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4/17 The Pine Box Boys CD Release party, Thee Parkside

2005-04-12T17:06:44Z

C'mon out for the best in good ol' fashion murder music. Where else are you going to hear a Tuvan-throat-singing Arkansan?

From the boys:

"THE PINE BOX BOYS, your favorite band, are celebrating the release of their long-awaited debut album, ARKANSAS KILLING TIME, with -- you guessed it -- a CD RELEASE PARTY!

WHEN: Sunday April 17th at 5 pm
WHERE: Thee Parkside, 17th & Wisconsin in San Francisco (on the 22-Fillmore bus line)

Won't you come join us, hear us play all your favorite murderin' songs, and pick up the CD? You'll get a FREE FULL-COLOR POSTER if you do!

(And if you don't, you can always pick it up at your favorite local record store OR at your favorite online music retailer -- although be warned that Amazon is having trouble with something -- so shop around.)

In any event, we hope to see you there! Bring EVERYBODY!

Your pal,
LESTER "TOMBSTONE" RAWW
www.thepineboxboys.com "

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Madera Road/Yard Sale/The Devil's Own Wed @ 12 Galaxies

2005-04-06T09:43:45Z

Madera Road
Yard Sale
The Devil's Own
Wed April 6
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St @ 22nd
9:30 pm
$7.00

MADERA ROAD is old-timey country, sometimes pop, and occasionally truck-stop rock comprised of Liana Allday (guitar, vocals), Marc Dantona (bajo sexto, electric bass guitar, piano, vocals), Andrew Kitchen (drums) and Jason Kocol (guitar, mandolin, bandoneon, vocals). Their music is enough to make you miss your dead dog, make out with strangers, and stumble home drunk (in no specific order).
www.maderaroad.com

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.

Given its initial legs on the 50th Anniversary of Country Music legend, Hank Williams' tragic waltz off this mortal coil, THE DEVIL'S OWN has since been an unfuckwithable trackless train on the Bay Area's "Alternative" Country scene, delivering their own brand of Country fused Rock, and unapologetically so.
www.thedevilsowninc.com/

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FRI APRIL 1 -- Two Shows!

2005-03-30T18:56:17Z

The Famous bring home the twang with two shows Friday April 1st -- NO F-F-F-FOOLIN!

"The Famous are a thinking man's Reverend Horton Heat or the Violent Femmes gone electric" --Whisperin' and Hollerin'

"The Famous successfully combine the transcendent roar of punk with the brutal honesty and black wit of traditional country" --Trouser Press

"like The Stones, The Doors, The Cramps all mixed in with Iggy Pop for an arse-kicking mix of swampy, swaggery classic rock-americana-roots rock-country drinking music" --CD Baby

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SHOW 1 -- Happy Hour at Catalyst Cocktails

Vic & Laurence will be playing as an acoustic duo from
** 6:30-8:30 pm **

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

Catalyst Cocktails
312 Harriet St (off of Bryant between 6th & 7th)
San Francisco

http://www.catalystcocktails.com
http://catalystcocktails.tribe.net
415-621-1722 for more info

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SHOW 2 -- The Famous' South Bay Debut!

At The Claran in Santa Clara

The Famous (full band) takes the stage at ** 10:00 PM **

With Rezn, and Falling To Pieces

The Claran
1251 Franklin Mall
Santa Clara, CA 95050
408-248-4682

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Pine Box Boys at Ireland's 32 Sunday 9pm

2005-03-24T00:44:33Z

After the Famous show at the Chieftain hop in your car and skedaddle over to the Richmond:

"Come celebrate the Resurrection by drinking and listening to songs about murder.

The Pine Box Boys will be playing at Ireland's 32 (on Geary betwixt 3rd and 4th) this Sunday. The show starts around 9PM. There is no cover, meaning more money for beer.

I can imagine what you may be thinking:

1. I have to work Monday morning (counter-argument: so do I, and I'm a high-school teacher. Your boss can do without your "A" game one Monday out of thousands. Ask yourself: are you a slave to management or rock?).

2. I'll miss THE SIMPSONS (counter-argument: this has been a weak season so far and, besides, they are already into re-runs. Don't lie: you know you've been buying the DVD's).

3. My significant other wants me to stay home (counter-argument: kill her/him. After all, isn't that the message The Pine Box Boys are
advocating to our more suggestible listeners?).

And so on...

Happy Easter,
Les"

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

2005-03-23T18:28:18Z

Come to The Chieftain 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. Perfect music for knocking back a pint of Guinness while polishing off your chocolate easter 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
http://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
http://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."
http://www.kiralynncain.com

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

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3-19 Odeon in San Francisco

2005-03-18T08:58:45Z

SATURDAY NIGHT:
March 19

> Belle Monroe and Her Brewglass Boys

Authentic brewglass music. The Brewglass Boys put the dish in traditional. The bluegrass purists hate this band because they take perfectly good rock and folk tunes and turn them bluegrass. How about the old Animals' song, "Baby Let Me Take You Home" done bluegrass style?

> Bastard Brothers

Ever hear AC/DC done bluegrass style? How about Frank Zappa? Kraftwerk? The Bastards do all this. This will be their last show for awhile as one of the players has been drafted into a touring band in Europe. So, go say goodbye to the Bastards at this show!

"I was thoroughly offended and I loved every minute of it." - Cari Lee of Cari Lee and the Saddle-ites.

Saturday March 19, 2005, 10:00pm, $7
Odeon Bar
3223 Mission Street at Valencia (2 blocks south of Cesar Chavez)
San Francisco

http://www.davidkaye.us

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Murder balladeers extraordinaire...

2005-03-17T22:46:24Z

..the Pine Box Boys are playing 2 upcoming shows.

Come join us this Sunday afternoon, March 20, at THEE PARKSIDE, 17th and Wisconsin. The show starts around 5PM, which means we can get you home in time for The Simpsons (and with a good buzz, no less). Thee Parkside is a great place: cheap drinks, food, and a ping-pong table - be warned, Possum Carvidi brings his own paddle; he's like some sort of pong shark.

...or you can join us Tuesday night, around 9PM, at THE STORK CLUB (2330 Telegraph Ave.) in Oakland for The Tuesday Night Hayride. This event has been growing in popularity in '05 - it is a must see for fans of bluegrass, alt. country, Americana, etc. In addition to The Pine Box Boys, you will also be treated to the tender and surrealistic cowboy song stylings of Toshio Hirano (truly one our favorite performers - this will be the third time we've played with him, and believe me, he's mesmerizing). Headlining will be Jug Free America, who I have not yet heard, but reports indicate that their guitarist is one of the best you will see playing this type of music.

[ed. note: ok Les didn't specific whether this is tonight or next week, I'll follow up with another post when I know..~N~]

We hope to see you,

Les

The Pine Box Boys are Les Raww, Alex "Possum" Carvidi, Col. Timothy
Leather, and "Your Uncle" S. Dodds.

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HOWDY! near Santa Cruz, Sat 3/19

2005-03-09T19:55:05Z

Saturday, March 19th - The Brookdale Lodge, Felton (Santa Cruz Mountains)
Location: The Brookdale Lodge, 11570 Highway 9, near Felton. From either the north or south, take Highway 17, exit at Mount Herman Road and follow west through Scotts Valley and into the town of Felton. Turn right on Graham Hill Road, and turn right again immediately on Highway 9. Brookdale Lodge is up 4.5 miles on the left.
Time: 9pm-12pm
Cover: $8, all ages

HOWDY!
sean, dave, mike/aspen, and evan
http://www.outlawfolk.com

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Jolie Holland concert recordings?

2005-03-07T16:53:34Z

Anyone know if there are live recordings out there from Jolie Holland's current (Escondida) concert tour? She played a version of "Amen" here in Portland a few nights ago that was absolutely mesmerizing - would love to get my hands on it (and, of course, the rest of the songs she played).
Thanks!

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Blue Jean Bop...anyone going?

2005-03-03T19:01:43Z

Hey y'all, I'm new to this tribe and new to the east bay. I'm going to the Blue Jean Bop http://www.bluejeanbop.com/

and was just wondering if anyone else is going. I'm looking to meet some other locals and thought we could at least introduce ourselves. I'll be going with my boyfriend and a few pals. I'm a singer and also looking to meet other musicians to start a band or two.

Thanks,

Kizzy

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Jayhawks have broken up!

2005-03-03T00:55:00Z

http://www.losthighwayrecords.com/forum/thejayhawks/
Say it ain't so, Mark and Co. I never even got to see you all live ... the injustice of it ...! *frown*

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HOWDY! headlines "Tuesday Night Hayrides" 3/1

2005-03-01T19:57:12Z

Tuesday, March 1st - The Stork Club in Berkeley

Howdy! will be headlining the Stork Club's "Tuesday Night Hayrides," an americana showcase presented by 90.3 KUSF. We will be joined by openers Bob Harp and Danny Allen, who will both hit you with some great solo singer-songwriter action. East Bay and SF folks should all join us for this fun show.

Location: The Stork Club, 2330 Telegraph Avenue, Berkeley. Last block before UC.
Time: 9:30pm-12:30am, Howdy! at 11
Cover: $5, 21+

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Honkey Tonks in Bakersfield ?

2005-02-21T22:53:44Z

I'm road tripping in late March, driving through Bakersfield (on the way to the Viva Las Vegas weekend). Anybody know if any old-school honkey tonks have survived ? I'd love to catch some live music. I know about Trout's in Oildale, but thats about it....

Thanks !

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Nels Andrews/Jeffrey Luck Lucas/Toshio Hirano March 2nd

2005-02-21T21:44:49Z

3/2
Jeffrey Luck Lucas
with Nels Andrews
and Toshio Hirano
@ 12 Galaxies in San Francisco

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

"Lucas recounts his woeful stories slowly and deliberately, blurring the line between nightmares and dreams. Past the roadside bars and whorehouses, down a featureless two-lane highway to oblivion.."
BBC
www.jeffreylucklucas.com

"Stunning debut of dreamers tales and desert longing from
Albuquerque songwriter... Andrews has crafted ten elegantly sparse,subtlely ethereal and ferociously intelligent songs."
Americana UK- #4 on their best of 2004 list behind Wilco and Tom
Waits! more information @ http://www.nelsandrews.com/

Toshio Hirano
"His faithful, respectful renditions of heartbreaking country tunes, with substantial nods to legends like Jimmie Rodgers, is something to behold. His voice often has that perfect old-timey waver, like it is being played out of an old Victrola, and his yodel could bring tears to your eyes."
Beth Lisick- SF Gate

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The Pine Box boys at Thee Parkside tonight

2005-02-20T22:25:14Z

Killer dark twang - straight outta Western Addition, y'all - for your hungover listening pleasure.

Sunday, Feb.20, Thee Parkside, 17th and Wisconsin.

It starts at 5PM and goes till 7:30 or so.

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FREE! The Famous / Toshio Hirano -- tonight at Papa Toby's!

2005-02-18T19:07:59Z

Alt.country faves The Famous perform as a semi-acoustic duo tonight with the yodeling Japanese cowboy sensation Toshio Hirano at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe.

FRIDAY FEB 18
The Famous (8:30 - 10:00)
Toshio Hirano (7:30 - 8:30)
at Papa Toby's Revolution Cafe
3248 22nd St (between Mission & Valencia)
San Francisco
FREE!!!

About THE FAMOUS
"The Famous plays no-frills country music of the Bakersfield Sound variety (that is, the old-fashioned Buck Owens style, a genre now known as 'classic country') 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

http://www.thefamous.net <-- website
http://thefamous.tribe.net <-- tribe
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/recommendation/a51d8c2f-d78b-4e1e-a6e4-199f3d26064f <-- reviews

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Roll Call

2005-02-17T02:59:03Z

Where is everyone in this tribe from?

Me: Moss Beach (20 miles south of San Francisco on the coast)

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Deke Dickerson tonight with The Muddlers and The Famous

2005-02-17T00:21:14Z

The Muddlers (Ex PBR Streetgang)
Deke Dickerson
The Famous

show at 9:30 beginning with The Famous, Deke Dickerson at 10:30 and The Muddlers @ 11:30
@ 12 Galaxies
www.12galaxies.com
2565 Mission St. @ 22nd
8$!

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My mother in law says Woody Guthrie is too Nasal!

2005-02-11T08:53:38Z

So my mother in law says that Woody iS Too nasal, and that anybody else singing his songs would be a blessing...i told her she should be shot...several times!
what DO yoU think???

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Deke Dickerson / The Famous @ 12 Galaxies, Weds Feb 16th

2005-02-11T02:16:40Z

DEKE DICKERSON
If you haven’t heard Deke Dickerson, then you haven’t heard the finest rockabilly/country/surf picker this side of the Mississippi. Far more than just a rockabilly revivalist, he pushes the envelope by expertly drawing from virtually every 20th-century musical genre: country, rhythm and blues, western swing, rockabilly, surf instrumentals, ghostly ballads, and pedal-to-the-metal rock 'n' roll. He plays a double-neck Mosrite on a couple tunes, and a futuristic double-neck baritone guitar with blinking lights that looks like it came off an old Star Trek set on another song. It’s beyond cool.
http://www.dekedickerson.com

THE FAMOUS
Girded by the raw sounds of '50s-era country, but imbued with the spirit of The Pixies and other post-punk pioneers, The Famous forge powerful tunes that combine the intense desperation of X, the sincere melancholy of Hank Williams Sr. and the interstellar psychobilly of the Reverend Horton Heat.

"...practically everyone who's listened to the band's cheese-free, slightly punkified hillbilly jangle thinks it's the greatest." -- SF Weekly

http://www.thefamous.net <-- official website
http://thefamous.tribe.net <-- official tribe
http://sanfrancisco.tribe.net/recommendation/a51d8c2f-d78b-4e1e-a6e4-199f3d26064f <-- read reviews

WEDS FEB 16th
at 12 Galaxies, 2565 Mission St, San Francisco
The Famous -- 9:30PM
Deke Dickerson -- 10:30PM
21+, $8

First person to message me gets on the guest list!

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Tangers/Saddle-ites play Borg2 art fundraiser in Berkeley 2/5

2005-01-29T16:26:56Z

This is not just any old fundraiser. It's going to be a wild hootenany involving illegal acts performed by fabricated pigs.

Okay, now that I've gotten your attention...I just wanted to let everybody know we're going to have a wonderful bluegrass/country swing lineup of the Tangelrs and the Saddle-ites at the Shipyard next Saturday. I hope some of you will join us to celebrate roots music and art.

There will be a special ceremonial burning of our art installation which will be truly spectacular! This is a fundraiser for new art at Burning Man through an initiative called the Borg2. Why? Well, 1,000 or so petitioners for better art and less raves at Burning Man can't be wrong!

-Jennifer

p.s. More detailed info on the event listing.

LIVE MUSIC

* The moderately famous TANGELRS will set 'em up and knock 'em down, beginning with square dance lessons for all us city folk who don't know shinola from shinola.

* The Saddle-ites, featuring America's hillbilly sweetheart, Cari Lee, will break yer achey hearts.

GAMES

* The Hyperwhiskey Wheel of Terrer will taunt and annoy you, and perhaps give you a gift of some kind. Or just a sore head.

* Talk to the Pig interactive sound installation. Ask the pig a
question and receive a very different sort of advice.

BOOZE

The bar will be stocked and the drinks will be flowing.

Coin stuffing starts around 9 PM and the whole thing burns around 10:30. Other entertainments will continue on until 2 AM, or whenever the cops show up. You don't want to miss this. This may never be repeated. It's far to dangerous to taunt the pigs like this...

THE FLYING PIG SEX DISASTER
9 PM - 2 AM, Saturday, February 5
The Shipyard, Berkeley
1010 Murray Street
Cover: $10-$20 donation at the door, sliding scale.
Advance tickets tickets can be purchased through PayPal:
www.borg2.org/Donate.html (once you donate your name will be noted on the list)
Map: tinyurl.com/4lsfy

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Japanese Troubadour Toshio Hirano Tonight

2005-01-24T17:33:48Z

1/24
Toshio Hirano
@ The Rite Spot Cafe
2099 Folsom St. @ 17th
San Francisco
early shows on Mondays
8:00!
free (donation to the musician)

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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Red Meat/Hammerdown Turpentine/Jeffrey Luck Lucas 2/4 @ Bottom of the Hill

2005-01-24T08:42:31Z

Friday, February 4

Benefit for Anthony Bonet
@ Bottom of the Hill
San Francisco, CA
www.bottomofthehill.com
with Red Meat, Hammerdown Turpentine
and Jeffrey Luck Lucas
10 pm
$8

Anthony Bonet, former DJ @ KALX, booking assistant at Bottom of the Hill and front man about town suffered a massive anuerism followed by about 8 strokes, brain surgery and lost blood flow to his legs for so long he'll never walk again. He is uninsured.

Here is a website for more information, but please attend this show! Jeffrey Luck Lucas and The Sorrows play first at 10:00 pm.

http://www.asinglestep.org/anthonybonet.htm

"Red Meat plays country music, pure and simple. Not the radio-friendly pop of the Dixie Chicks or the self-conscious, languid country rock of Wilco, but a more vintage version that involves a lot of pickin' and a-grinnin'-not to mention virtuoso musicianship on mandolin, fiddle, and pedal-steel guitar. You won't hear any power chords; the band borrows its sound from more traditional realms of American music: bluegrass, swing, folk, gospel. Musically, the sound is upbeat and melodic and slightly on the retro side, but
lyrically, it's loaded with modern urban humor."
Gina Arnold
www.redmeat.net

"Hammerdown Turpentine inhabit a land where the water tastes like Jim Beam and the skies are not cloudy all day. Your body has never shook so hard to the sound of 31 acoustic strings: guitar/banjo/bass/fiddle all soaring over a blanket of electric Wurlitzer piano and brushed small-kit motion. Add to this a front man who dishes it out like David Yow with a sturdier belt and you have the most mind expanding group to ever leave the screen door open. Pre-war, punked out and face down in the mud..."
Blue Bus Records
www.hammerdownturpentine.com

"Think along the lines of Richard Buckner, Will Oldham, Willard Grant Conspiracy, or Townes Van Zandt if he'd have been produced by Daniel Lanois. Dark, dreamy, cinematic epics that are genuinely intoxicating..."
David Morrison Gilded Palace of Sin UK
www.jeffreylucklucas.com

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Friday 1/21/05 Western & Bluegrass in SF

2005-01-21T18:42:09Z

Friday January 21, two incredible bands share the Odeon stage:

The Bastard Brothers, a band that takes any kind of music and turns it bluegrass! Hear Pink Floyd, AC/DC, the Beatles, you name it, they do it. http://www.thebastardbrothers.net/

Then there's America's Hillbilly sweetheart, Cari Lee Merritt with Cari Lee and the Saddle-ites, the Western swing that is rich as a dark cup of coffee and smooth as a new asphalt road." http://www.saddle-ites.com

$7, 10:00pm
Friday, January 21, 10:00pm
Odeon Bar
3223 Mission Street @ Valencia
San Francisco, CA USA
(2 blocks south of Cesar Chavez)
http://www.odeonbar.com

Produced and presented by David Kaye, http://www.davidkaye.us

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