tonite & saturday @ amnesia! gentle yoga! PASSENGER & PILOT, BELLS, ALAMEDA, WE ARE THE WILLOWS TONITE + GYPSY JAZZ & BELLY DANCE & B-STARS SATURDAY

hi everyone,

hope you're all doing well

THIS WEEKEND - the GRAND FINALE OF JULY - to end one of SeaweedSway's busiest months yet !

two shows at AMNESIA, both at 8:30pm:

*FRIDAY (today): PASSENGER & PILOT (sf), BELLS (oakland), alameda (portland), & we are the willows (minneapolis/eau claire) - $7-10

*SATURDAY: GYPSY JAZZ & BELLY DANCE, les trois petits oiseaux & the avatar ensemble, w/ special guests the b-stars (honky-tonk bop & boogie) opening - $10

poster by peter miller of we are the willows

learn more about these shows & listen to the bands below...

to those interested in YOGA classes - i'm teaching a gentle yoga series on thursdays in august, 6-7:30, at the loft. 321 divisadero st. @ page. all levels are welcome, & encouraged. you can sign up & find out more here! http://theloftsf.com if you can't make the whole series, drop-ins are welcome, or it's $50 for 4 weeks. in addition to this new series, i also teach gentle yoga saturdays 10:45am-12pm, $10 community class. & sundays, restorative, 6:30-8pm. if you're at all curious, please come try it out & feel free to tell your friends! 

thanks! 

jessie

.seaweedsway show recommendations.

the below list will get longer for august, don't worry, once i get a chance to breathe (busy month) &/or you can go to http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar or http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway for the day by day play by play

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FRIDAY JULY 29TH (TONIGHT)
SeaweedSway Presents: Passenger & Pilot (SF), Bells (Oakland), Alameda (Pdx), & We Are the Willows (Mpls) @ Amnesia
8:30pm, $7-10
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246236892060495
http://amnesiathebar.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9StFoLPAe-Q (We Are the Willows, North Shore Sessions, original song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71CdqePU6Qw (We Are the Willows, Radiohead cover)
http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/we-are-the-willows-concert/20031127-3738262.html
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SATURDAY JULY 30TH

Gentle Hatha Yoga with Jessie
10:45am-12pm. 321 divisadero st. @ page. $10 community class. all levels. a breath & mellow movement exploration.
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155094967888404

Dirty Old Town at the Roxie 
Dirty Old Town is a gritty dark-comedy about what happens to the freaks as NYC changes forever. A "must-see" of underground cinema, for just $5. Show Times - 4pm, 6pm, & 8pm!
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=255996257751248

SeaweedSway Presents: Les Trois Petits Oiseaux & the Avatar Ensemble + The B Stars @ Amnesia
8:30pm. $10.
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225941797428327
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBaaHe-w92Y&feature=youtu.be
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SUNDAY JULY 31st
Restorative Yoga at the Loft SF w/ Jessie
6:30-8pm. 321 divisadero st. @ page. $10 community class. all levels. rest & breathe
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155094967888404
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SATURDAY AUGUST 6TH
WOMENROCK'S 5th Anniversary!! @ the Box Factory
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180164585377758
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SUNDAY AUGUST 21ST
The Range of Light Wilderness, Magic Leaves, & Jeffrey Manson @ SeaweedSway Showcase!
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121057334649485
early, 7:30 doors, 8pm show, Jeffrey's premiering a new video he made as well! more surprises in store!

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.a few more things.

PARLOUR TO PARLOUR: 
go on an adventure with Obo Martin! http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-32-obo-martin
interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giKHAhV4Zkw&feature=player_embedded
learn the inter-workings of Michael Musika's world! http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-31-michael-musika
while you're there, see past episodes of Anna Ash, Ash Reiter, The Beehavers, fpodbpod, & the Blank Tapes, and stay tuned for more of Michael Fortes' take on Bay Area Music in 2011.

CHASING THE MOON:
Chasing the Moon is a monthly music video podcast that is celebrated with a live show and screening of the new episode near the full moon each month. See past episodes of Quinn DeVeaux, Thao & Mirah, Birds & Batteries, John Vanderslice, Sonya Cotton, Indianna Hale, Michael Musika, Silian Rail, Slow Motion Cowboys, Oona, Judgement Day, Lavay Smith, Foxtails Brigade, Steve Taylor, Kacey Johansing, TaughtMe, the Devotionals, Magic Leaves, Sea of Bees, Ever Isles, Sonny & the Sunsets, Gojogo, Brass Menazeri, Cuckoo Chaos (San Diego), & Matt Bauer. http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com

SF WEEKLY SEAWEEDSWAY INTERVIEW: i'll be plugging this for awhile, skip if you've read it. :) emily savage of SF Weekly's All Shook Down music blog recently interviewed me about promoting shows for 7 years in the bay area with SeaweedSway. yay! THANKS emily & to all of you for being a part of it!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/07/promoting_bands_in_sf_a_how-to.php 

STRAIGHT UP MUSIC RECOMMENDATION (i.e. what i'm listening to):

Lone Valkyrie - Jessi Adele's new album, with some Langhorne Slim backup vocals http://soundcloud.com/lonevalkyrie

We Are the Willows - (opening tonight at Amnesia) - i'm hooked!
http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/we-are-the-willows-concert/20031127-3738262.html
http://www.youtube.com/user/wearethewillows

HOUSING LIST: post or sign up: if you're looking for housing in the sf bay, sign up to receive emails or browse recent posts at http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-housing please post any good room openings to looking-for-housing@googlegroups.com!

JOB LIST: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area if you know of any job openings, please post 'em here!

.connect with Seaweed Sway in other realms.

http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar

http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

http://soundcloud.com/seaweedsway

http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com

http://myspace.com/seaweedsway

http://twitter.com/seaweedsway

http://bit.ly/seaweedswaystory

http://groups.google.com/group/seaweed-sway (join the email list)

Magic Leaves + Bombino (win tix!) TUESDAY, Passenger & Pilot + Bells Friday 7/29 + Gypsy Jazz & Belly Dance Saturday 7/30 @ Amnesia, C.A.M.P. this weekend!

hi everyone!
another big thank you to all who came out to the shows last week!! so much fun!

this weekend - i'm going to C.A.M.P. - a 3 day DIY music fest on the russian river- are you?? details below - i hear there are still some tickets at the gate if you want to come!  & you can just come for 1 day if you'd like.

THIS COMING WEEK - to close out the whirlwind month of July - i'm helping w/ 3 shows - would love to see you there!

*TUESDAY 7/26: MAGIC LEAVES opening for BOMBINO @ slim's!!
this is a really big show for josh of magic leaves who has been greatly influenced by bombino. come out if you can!! and there's still a chance to ****WIN TIX****. just go to the seaweedsway facebook page & comment where you see the contest: http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway (contest will end on monday at noon.)

then at the week's end, two shows at AMNESIA, presented by seaweedsway, at 8:30pm:

*FRIDAY 7/29: PASSENGER & PILOT, BELLS, alameda, & we are the willows

*SATURDAY 7/30: GYPSY JAZZ & BELLY DANCE, les trois petits oiseaux & the avatar ensemble, w/ the b-stars (HONKY TONK) opening

learn more about these shows below...

in the YOGA realm - a reminder- i'm teaching a gentle yoga series on thursdays in august, 6-7:30, at the loft. 321 divisadero st. @ page. all levels are welcome, seriously. you can sign up & find out more here! http://theloftsf.com if you can't make the whole series, drop-ins are welcome, or it's $50 for 4 weeks. i also teach gentle yoga saturdays 10:45am-12pm, $10 community class. & sundays, restorative, 6:30-8pm. (this week there are subs - back next week!)

&, i'll be plugging this for awhile, skip if you've read it. :) emily savage of SF Weekly's All Shook Down music blog recently interviewed me about promoting shows for 7 years in the bay area with SeaweedSway. yay! http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/07/promoting_bands_in_sf_a_how-to.php

thanks!
jessie

.seaweedsway show recommendations.

*** = shows that seaweedsway is presenting OR i'm working on a lot & extra-specially request that you attend 

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FRIDAY JULY 22ND
The Velvet Teen, Silian Rail, Worker Bee, & Not to Reason Why @ the Great American Music Hall
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163705947025342

Langhorne Slim @ the Independent!
http://ticketf.ly/kbANp9
http://theindependentsf.com
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FRIDAY JULY 22ND - SUNDAY JULY 24TH
C.A.M.P. - Guerneville, CA
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186987724686499
Come with us!! Because it's worth elaborating on...

C.A.M.P. is a 3 day summer festival on the Russian River in Guerneville, CA featuring live music with over 30 bands and DJ's from all over the world. It is a collaboration-focused event with simultaneous live music, games, classes, and experiences. Come camp, swim, dance, rock, and have a great time. You can just go for one day if you want too... they say there will be some tickets available at the gate. Feel free to text me to find out if that's still the case (415 515 7604).

16101 Neeley Road Camp. Outback, Guerneville

Bands include The Aimless Never Miss, Arms + Legs, Jeff Manson, Salt Minds featuring Mariee Sioux, Saything, Soft Shells, Swanifant, Trainwreck Riders, TV Mike & The Scarecrowes, Winnie Byrd, The Blank Tapes, Little Wings & Silian Rail, among many others!
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SATURDAY JULY 23RD
Loving Cup Presents: The Ferocious Few, Rad Cloud, & Indianna Hale
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=234486743247358
Ophelia by Indianna Hale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbLjeLMx8yA
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SUNDAY JULY 24TH
The Blank Tapes opening for Emily Wells. 

acoustic trio set. $10. 8pm.
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=214983941881653
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MONDAY JULY 25TH
SMiLE! Presents: Foxygen, Sophia Knapp, Fort King, Zachary Cale, Cabinet of Natural Curiosities, & DJ Neil Martinson @ the Knockout
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246009835427520
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TUESDAY JULY 26TH***
Bombino (AFRICA) & Magic Leaves @ Slim's!
doors @ 7:30, show @ 8
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223439414353991
tix: http://www.slimstickets.com/events/144833/Bombino
bombino is the bomb. (true) http://bombino.bandcamp.com / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWBow0OAeA
magic leaves chasing the moon: http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/2010/12/magicleaves
magic leaves video for Strange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loO-oXh5d9g
magic leaves video for Wooden Waves: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1999645144082&oid=261600764279
WIN TICKETS by going to the SeaweedSway fb page & commenting where you see the contest:http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway (contest ends monday at noon)
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WEDNESDAY JULY 27TH
The Definite Articles, Dirty Mittens, & il gato @ the Rickshaw Stop
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169599573100234
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FRIDAY JULY 29TH***
SeaweedSway Presents: Passenger & Pilot, Bells, Alameda (Pdx), & We Are the Willows (Mpls) @ Amnesia
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246236892060495
http://amnesiathebar.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9StFoLPAe-Q (We Are the Willows, North Shore Sessions, original song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71CdqePU6Qw (We Are the Willows, Radiohead cover)
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SATURDAY JULY 30TH***

Gentle Hatha Yoga with Jessie

10:45am-12pm. 321 divisadero st. @ page. $10 community class. all levels. a breath & mellow movement exploration.
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155094967888404

Dirty Old Town at the Roxie - all day!

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=255996257751248 $5

SeaweedSway Presents: Les Trois Petits Oiseaux & the Avatar Ensemble + The B Stars @ Amnesia
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225941797428327
http://youtu.be/HBaaHe-w92Y

(discount if you go to Dirty Old Town earlier! check back for deets.)

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SUNDAY JULY 31st
Restorative Yoga at the Loft SF w/ Jessie6:30-8pm. 321 divisadero st. @ page. $10 community class. all levels. rest, renew, & breathe.
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155094967888404
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SATURDAY AUGUST 6TH***
WOMENROCK'S 5th Anniversary!! @ the Box Factory
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180164585377758
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SUNDAY AUGUST 21ST***
The Range of Light Wilderness, Magic Leaves, & Jeffrey Manson @ SeaweedSway Showcase!
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121057334649485
early, 7:30 doors, 8pm show, Jeffrey's premiering a new video he made as well!
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.a few more things.

PARLOUR TO PARLOUR: Michael Musika! http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-31-michael-musika

HOUSING LIST - post or sign up: if you're looking for housing in the sf bay, sign up to receive emails or browse recent posts at http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-housing please post any good room openings to looking-for-housing@googlegroups.com!

JOB LIST - http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area if you know of any job openings, please post 'em here!

.connect with Seaweed Sway in other realms.

http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar

http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com

http://myspace.com/seaweedsway

http://twitter.com/seaweedsway

http://bit.ly/seaweedswaystory

http://groups.google.com/group/seaweed-sway

quinn deveaux & the mumlers saturday + masuga, miwa, & moomaw sunday! sean hayes, fpodbpod, & matt bauer chasing the full thunder moon tonight! bombino & magic leaves tuesday 7/26! & yoga

hi everyone!

thanks to all who made it to the 7 year anniversary show for seaweedsway last thursday, & thanks to those who came out sunday too. so nice to celebrate with you all!

show highlights this week:

today is the full thunder moon! thus we are premiering a new chasing the moon episode. matt bauer's chasing the moon episode will open the night for sean hayes & fpodbpod at the new parish!! doors @ 8, chasing the moon starts at 9. right off the 19th st. BART stop in oakland. IMPORTANT: 50 tickets have just been released but once they're gone they're gone! so get a ticket now if you plan on coming... http://bit.ly/kMoGNy

poster by jeff milton, surfer babes on acid

this weekend is ammmazing as well - saturday & sunday are seaweedsway shows - are you ready??

SATURDAY is Quinn DeVeaux & the Blue Beat Review's big cd release show at the independent. the Mumlers are co-headlining!! you can hear some of quinn's songs here: http://soundcloud.com/seaweedsway - his songs have been making my day! the album, Under Covers, & is a completely joyous experience. here's quinn's chasing the moon episode to get a sense of how much fun you'll have hearing him live: http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/2009/09/quinn/ the mumlers will be getting the dance party started... this video of their song "coffin factory" gives you a sense of their sound & sense of humor (maybe?): http://youtu.be/1oaWJN2doRk tickets are here: http://bit.ly/quinntix

SUNDAY!! is the monthly seaweedsway showcase at the make-out room! Masuga, Miwa, & Moomaw (no kidding)... This is gonna be a really neat & sweet show, a gathering of three friends, whose names coincidentally sound really good together, playing their collections of stories through song. A mid-summer's dream. Miwa Gemini (acoustic/indie/folk/western swing) is traveling through on tour, from Brooklyn, NY; Moomaw (psychadelic country) moved away from the Bay Area to LA recently, so this is a reunion of sorts; & Ed Masuga (folk/blues/country/alt) is an east bay-er trekking to SF to blow us away with his fingerpicking song-writing genius. Good luck will come to all who attend. 7:30 doors, 8-11 songs. The show will be interspersed with Jeremy & the Absurdists interactive entertainment (last month, they became robots trying to understand the human emotion of love). only $7!

in yoga news- i'm teaching a gentle yoga series on thursdays in august, 6-7:30, at the loft. 321 divisadero st. @ page. all levels are welcome, seriously. you can sign up & find out more here! http://theloftsf.com if you can't make the whole series, drop-ins are welcome, or it's $50 for 4 weeks. i also teach gentle yoga saturdays 10:45am-12pm, $10 community class. & most sundays, restorative, 6:30-8pm. 

if you didn't get to read it last week, i'd love for you to peruse this interview i did with Emily Savage for SF Weekly: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/07/promoting_bands_in_sf_a_how-to.php

thanks! 

jessie

.seaweedsway show recommendations.

*** = shows that seaweedsway is presenting OR i'm working on a lot & extra-specially request that you attend 

THURSDAY JULY 14TH***

Sean Hayes, FpodBpod, & Matt Bauer's Chasing the Moon episode at the New Parish (full thunder moon)

doors @ 8, show @ 9

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=233794226635879

a few more online tix were released, get em now! once they're gone then it's totally sold out  http://bit.ly/kMoGNy

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FRIDAY JULY 15TH (options)

EFFT @ Matching 1/2 Cafe 7:30pm

Ash Reiter, Wave Array, & She Beards (CD Release) @ Starry Plough 8pm

Buxter Hoot'n @ Kaleidoscope 8pm

A Quiet Night at the Vortex Room with Will Sprott (the Mumlers), Socks & Chimes (LA), David Copenhafer, Chloe Makes Music, & Dylan Flynn + DJ Neil Martinson is spinning between sets & celebrating his bday! 9pm

check http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar for details

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SATURDAY JULY 16TH***

Gentle Hatha Yoga at the Loft SF w/ Jessie

10:45am-12pm. 321 divisadero st. @ page. $10 community class. all levels. move & breathe 

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155094967888404

SeaweedSway Presents: Quinn DeVeaux & the Blue Beat Review's CD Release & The Mumlers @ the Independent***

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117206895030424

tix: http://ticketf.ly/quinntix

SF Gate Article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F06%2F30%2FPKAA1K28B8.DTL

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SUNDAY JULY 17TH***

SeaweedSway Showcase with Masuga, Miwa, & Moomaw at the Make-Out Room

with hosts Jeremy Dalmas & the Absurdists

doors 7:30, show 8-10, $7

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171361152919310

listen to songs @ http://soundcloud.com/seaweedsway

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THURSDAY JULY 21ST

Throw Down for an Upright - Could be Grand - Benefit show for a piano at new venue BeatBox

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=245398778806509

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FRIDAY JULY 22ND

The Velvet Teen, Silian Rail, Worker Bee, & Not to Reason Why @ the Great American Music Hall

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=163705947025342

Langhorne Slim @ the Independent!

http://ticketf.ly/kbANp9

http://theindependentsf.com

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FRIDAY JULY 22ND - SUNDAY JULY 24TH

C.A.M.P.

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186987724686499

I think I've been convinced to go to this! Come with us!! Because it's worth elaborating on...

C.A.M.P. is a 3 day summer festival on the Russian River in Guerneville, CA featuring live music with over 30 bands and DJ's from all over the world. It is a collaboration-focused event with simultaneous live music, games, classes, and experiences. Come camp, swim, dance, rock, and have a great time. Tickets here: https://www.brownpapertick​ets.com/event/182145

Bands include The Aimless Never Miss, Arms + Legs, Jeff Manson, Salt Minds featuring Mariee Sioux, Saything, Soft Shells, Swanifant, Trainwreck Riders, TV Mike & The Scarecrowes, Winnie Byrd, The Blank Tapes, Little Wings & Silian Rail, among many others!

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SATURDAY JULY 23RD

Loving Cup Presents: The Ferocious Few, Rad Cloud, & Indianna Hale

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=234486743247358

Ophelia by Indianna Hale: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbLjeLMx8yA

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TUESDAY JULY 26TH***

Bombino & Magic Leaves @ Slim's!

doors @ 7:30, show @ 8

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=223439414353991

tix: http://www.slimstickets.com/events/144833/Bombino

bombino is the bomb. (true) http://bombino.bandcamp.com / http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzWBow0OAeA

magic leaves chasing the moon: http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/2010/12/magicleaves

magic leaves video for Strange: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loO-oXh5d9g

magic leaves video for Wooden Waves: https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1999645144082&oid=261600764279

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WEDNESDAY JULY 27TH

The Definite Articles, Dirty Mittens, & il gato @ the Rickshaw Stop

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169599573100234

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FRIDAY JULY 29TH***

SeaweedSway Presents: Bells, Alameda (Pdx), & We Are the Willows (Mpls) @ Amnesia

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246236892060495

http://amnesiathebar.com

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SATURDAY JULY 30TH***

SeaweedSway Presents: Les Trois Petits Oiseaux & the Avatar Ensemble + The B Stars @ Amnesia

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225941797428327

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SUNDAY JULY 31st

Restorative Yoga at the Loft SF w/ Jessie

6:30-8pm. 321 divisadero st. @ page. $10 community class. all levels. rest & breathe 

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155094967888404

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SATURDAY AUGUST 6TH***

WOMENROCK'S 5th Anniversary!! @ the Box Factory

https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=180164585377758

      

.a few more things.

PARLOUR TO PARLOUR with Michael Musika! http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-31-michael-musika

VOTE FOR ALEMANY FARM! http://www.deloachcommunitygardens.com/

HOUSING LIST - post or sign up: if you're looking for housing in the sf bay, sign up to receive emails or browse recent posts at http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-housing please post any good room openings to looking-for-housing@googlegroups.com!

connect with Seaweed Sway in other realms.
http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar
http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway
http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com
http://myspace.com/seaweedsway
http://twitter.com/seaweedsway
http://bit.ly/seaweedswaystory
http://groups.google.com/group/seaweed-sway

Sean Hayes, FpodBpod, & *Matt Bauer's Chasing the Moon* at the New Parish Tomorrow! Full Thunder Moon!

Thursday July 14th

on the full thunder moon

come see

Sean Hayes

FpodBpod

and Matt Bauer's Chasing the Moon video podcast

at the New Parish

                                                      (poster by Jeff Milton - Surfer Babes on Acid)

Address: 579 18th St. Oakland, CA 94612
RSVP/Invite Friends: http://on.fb.me/seanhayesfpodbpod7-14
Tickets: http://bit.ly/kMoGNy $16 advanced / $20 at door (18+)
Venue: http://thenewparish.com
Time: doors @ 8, Chasing the Moon episode @ 9
Images: http://on.fb.me/seanhayesfpodbpodpics

Sean Hayes

Sean Hayes’ old-time, folk roots still show through at times, but now they’re brushing up against a soul vibe that simmers slowly to a boil on his latest release, Run Wolves Run. Over the last decade, his six full-length albums reveal this evolution of sound. Poetic, sensual and surreal, the lyrics are equal part to the rhythm, beat and melody. For this show, Hayes will be joined by Ezra Lipp on drums and Eric Kuhn on everything else.
This July 14th show is one of only two performances this summer. Hayes is currently at work on a new album.

http://SeanHayesMusic.com

http://facebook.com/seanhayesmusic

"When We Fall In" music video: http://vimeo.com/9195436

"Garden" music video: http://vimeo.com/8078657

FpodBpod

The brainchild of San Francisco's Sean Olmstead, fpodbpod is founded upon the principal tenet that pop music should be catchy while intriguing but always fun to listen to. Bringing an eclectic mix of influences--from the Kinks to Kraftwerk to Jonathan Richman to Gershwin--into the songs, fpodbpod re-contextualizes principles of soul, psychedelia and garage rock. Much the way that the Velvet Underground borrowed elements of soul and old school rock and roll, fpodbpod reminds us that POP is the common thread between all these styles of music we know and love.

While the recordings are historically a one-man operation, with Olmstead writing, performing and recording all the parts, fpodbpod's live shows often borrow the talents of local favorites such as Os Beaches' Joe Lewis and Joe Miller, Will Halsey of Ash Reiter's band, the Blank Tapes' Matt Adams and Steve Winchell, Indianna Hale, and many others.

Fpodbpod's catchy, thoughtful rhythms; quirky, memorable--and sometimes unexpected--lyrics, and heartfelt energized delivery will lead you to the dance floor and temporarily ease your troubles, or at least allow you to boogie with them.

Compiled Band Info: http://hearitlocal.com/sf/as_artists?detailID=6799

Updates: http://facebook.com/fpodbpod
Sounds: http://soundcloud.com/fpodbpod

Review: http://sf.thedelimagazine.com/5265/album-review-fpodbpod-girls
Interview & Video: http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-27-fpodbpod

Matt Bauer's Chasing the Moon

To open the night, we are premiering Matt Bauer's episode of Chasing the Moon on the night of the full thunder moon. 

After writing an entire album centered on the unsolved 1968 murder of a girl near his childhood home (2008’s The Island Moved in the Storm), Matt Bauer has again turned to the subject of his native Kentucky with The Jessamine County Book of the Living (Crossbill Records), a record that is an intimate, personal, and often fantastical interpretation of the natural world.

Along with Bauer’s unique banjo melodies, played in a style that owes as much to Indonesian gamelan as it does to the music of Appalachia, the album boasts nearly 20 guest musicians from his current home of Brooklyn and his former home, San Francisco. Among them are frequent collaborator Jolie Holland, Angel Deradoorian (Dirty Projectors), Mariee Sioux, Jay and Alex Foote (Sufjan Stevens, Welcome Wagon), and a ten piece orchestra of strings, brass, woodwinds, vibraphone and chimes.

As the past two episodes show, Chasing the Moon is branching out now to include artists outside of the Bay Area, though Matt lived in SF for some time.

http://www.mattbauermusic.com
Chasing the Moon is a monthly music video podcast that is celebrated with a live show and screening of the new episode near the full moon each month. See past episodes of Quinn DeVeaux, Thao & Mirah, Birds & Batteries, John Vanderslice, Sonya Cotton, Indianna Hale, Michael Musika, Silian Rail, Slow Motion Cowboys, Oona, Judgement Day, Lavay Smith, Foxtails Brigade, Steve Taylor, Kacey Johansing, TaughtMe, the Devotionals, Magic Leaves, Sea of Bees, Ever Isles, Sonny & the Sunsets, Gojogo, Brass Menazeri, & Cuckoo Chaos (San Diego). 

http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com

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Quinn DeVeaux's CD Release Party with the Mumlers Saturday @ the Independent! SeaweedSway Presents!

saturday will be a joyous celebration!!!

the songs are soo good! come enjoy the festivities

Saturday July 16th

SeaweedSway Presents:

Quinn DeVeaux's CD Release Party

with the Mumlers

at the Independent

Address: 628 Divisadero St. @ Hayes, SF
Time: 8:30 doors / 9pm show
Tix: $15 http://ticketf.ly/quinntix
RSVP: http://on.fb.me/july16quinn
http://quinndeveaux.com
http://themumlers.com
http://independentsf.com

Contact Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com, for press inquiries.

We'd like to invite you to Quinn's CD Release Party at The Independent on Saturday, July 16th. Local favorites The Mumlers will open the night with their indie-pop-folk-dance tunes.

"Under Covers" is the debut album by Quinn DeVeauxand the Blue Beat Review. The sound is "blue beat" – music that stems from the RandB, New Orleans soul, and gospel that form the roots of rock and roll.

Quinn puts on a dynamic show with his 7-piece band, which includes piano, bass, drums, and three gospel-tinged female background singers.  For the past two years he's been getting young crowds moving to his classic sounds, and is stirring up interest in roots music in the Bay Area.  Quinn has already headlined The Independent, has performed at Outside Lands, and will be opening up for Aaron Neville at Stern Grove on August 7.

His debut CD is a tribute to his influences entitled "Under Covers".  It's a very cool contemporary take on the roots of rock and R&B, with songs by Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, The Meters, Chris Kenner and the Soul Stirrers.

More about Quinn and the new album is below.  

The first video for the album is here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bkQT0Pt00w

SF Chronicle Interview:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2011%2F06%2F30%2FPKAA1K28B8.DTL

To find out more about Quinn, feel free to contact him directly at quinndeveaux@gmail.com, or look him up online:
http://quinndeveaux.com
http://www.myspace.com/quinndeveaux
http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/2009/09/quinn

QUINN DEVEAUX - the Blue Beat & the the new album, Under Covers - Background

Qunn DeVeaux and the Blue Beat Review are on a mission to establish a new genre in modern music: Blue Beat.  This music stems from RandB, New Orleans Soul, and Gospel - the roots of Rock and Roll.  Blue Beat hearkens back to a period where musicians would actually play, and where the audience actually moved.  It's more than a throwback, however, because times have changed, and music has to change as well.

QDBBR bridges the gap between today's dance floors and those of early rock and rollers like Chuck Berry, Ray Charles and Huey Piano Smith, and Quinn has the voice for it.  He is raspy yet soothing to listen to, with declarative punctuations that let the listener know he means what he's singing about.

Their debut record titled Under Covers is a collection of grooves that the band has been playing alongside their original material to hone their sound and cement their influences.  In the fall of 2010, the path ahead became clear.  According to Quinn, "we simply had to make this record to pay homage to those who came before us, while at the same time bringing our own vibe to the mix."  In this way, Under Covers paves the way for an album ofQuinn's original material which will be released early in 2012.

The band: Quinn's singing reflects his roots growing up outside of Chicago, while his electric guitar sounds like Muddy Waters channeled through The Kinks.  Chris Siebert, on loan from Lavay Smith's Red Hot Skillet Lickers where he serves as band leader, burns up the keys.  Down in the engine room that drives this train are Matthew MacGillivray ("Mattie Mac") on drums and Kenan O'Brien ("KO") on bass.  Three backup singers, the "Quinntettes", provide warmth and movement.  They sweeten the melodies, and crowds are often seen singing along and imitating the swaying singers.

The album:  Produced by drummer Matthew MacGillivray, Under Covers features familiar tunes like "They All Asked For You" by The Meters and Sam Cooke’s "Good News" mixed in with lesser known numbers like the Soul Stirrers’ "Come and Go" and Muddy Waters’ "Tiger in Your Tank".  The album was recorded mostly live, in the tradition of the original recordings, and sounds every bit as worthy a re-telling as when the Rolling Stones covered Robert Johnson’s classic Love in Vain.  However, this record of covers also reflects trends in music which followed from these seminal tunes, from the British Invasion to recent soul revival acts such as Amy Winehouse and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings.

Under Covers is a party album with a broad range.  It'll make you want to see this band live where you can kick off your shoes and dance, and it'll make you want to follow this band going forward.  The party's just getting started…

Seaweed Sway Presents...
a project to encourage community around music, yoga, and environmental happenings
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