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Friday, March 18, 2011

Michael Musika's Album & Book of Spells, Release Show, TONIGHT @ Rickshaw Stop. SUNDAY Benefit for Japan w/ AudiaFauna, Au Dunes/Graves, & Ariel Eisen @ Make-Out Room EARLY

hello, seaweedswayers!

contents: 
show highlights. special plea to go to rickshaw stop tonight and make-out room sunday (early) night 
list of super-recommended shows and events. to go to thru may, calendar marking time
extra bonus things. housing list info, seaweed buying, some new videos from friends, yoga classes, etc.

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show highlights.

As many of you know, TONIGHT, Friday March 18th, is a big night at the Rickshaw Stop. Brass Menazeri, Michael Musika, and Toshio Hirano are playing songs, but there's a lot more to it. This show is incredibly special. Michael Musika's album and novella Spells are finally in the physical world, and they are true masterpieces - genius, magical, and mysterious. This seance will be a gathering of spirits near and far to celebrate the release of this important inspiring work into the world.
A night of legends and serious sorcery. dj Zelijko will be closing the show to continue the dance party. Oh yeah, and the Full Worm Moon is the next day, apparently the biggest full moon for a long time (awesome), so we're releasing a new episode of Chasing the Moon from Sonny and the Sunsets! Advance purchased tickets earn you extra appreciation, guaranteed entry, and probably less time waiting in line: http://bit.ly/musikaspells 8pm. Early arrival strongly encouraged. Re-posting and RSVP'ing helps. http://bit.ly/musikashow Curiously timed, we'll have Maine hand-harvested seaweed for sale~ $7 for a 2 oz. bag of kelp, dulse, kombu, wakame, or nori - $10 for a special soup mix. (more seaweed info is at the bottom of this message.) Here are a few more details on the artists...

 Brass Menazeri  
"...San Francisco's Powerhouse Balkan Brass Band..."  
http://brass.menazeri.com/category/press/

Michael Musika  
"...crazy like a fox, convicted like a criminal, determined like the sun..."   
Musika's band for the evening will include some of the same luminaries that initially saw a spark in him many years ago.  Ara Anderson will play trumpet and Dave Mihaly will play piano.  Also performing in the band will be Eric Kuhn (Silian Rail), Matt Adams (Blank Tapes), Indianna Hale, Sleepy Todd, Kacey Johansing, Emily Ritz (Honeycomb), Patrick Byers (Albino), Jeff Giaquinto (BLO), Mike Perlmutter (Zoyres), and Jesse Olsen. (Ramon and Jessica). Appropriately, this event is being billed as a seance.  The content to be celebrated is a meditation on the true place where magic exists within this world, as revealed by an emmissary from another. (Read the full intriguing story below.)
http://www.onenightmusic.com/music/session/michael-musika/
http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/2009/06/michaelmusika/
http://kck.st/musikasnextrecord

Toshio Hirano  
"...Jimmie Rodgers' train gets lost and finds a magical conductor..." 
http://www.toshiohirano.com/

DJ Zeljko 
"...Serbian, Macedonian, Greek, Balkan Romani, Charms, Dance..."
http://people.tribe.net/kafanabalkan

Sonny and the Sunsets' Chasing the Moon episode premier in honor of the full worm moon the next day. Chasing the Moon is a monthly local music video podcast that is celebrated with a live show and screening of the new episode near the full moon each month. 
http://www.sonnysmith.com
http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.comhttp://facebook.com/chasingthemoon
SF Weekly writeup (thanks Hiya): http://www.sfweekly.com/events/michael-musika-2405269/
Sunday Night, please come out again for the SeaweedSway Showcase at the Make-Out Room! Some of the proceeds will go to benefit for Japan - so extra contributions are welcome and appreciated. Also suggestions of what the best organization to give to would be helpful. Show is early, 7:30-11pm. Audiafauna from Santa Cruz, Au Dunes /Graves from Portland, and Ariel Eisen from SF/Oakland are bringing and singing us through the night; you're in for a treat. Vernal Equinox and belated Full Moon celebration. Jeremy Dalmas and the Absurdists are going to entertain us throughout the night, between sets. 
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list of super-recommended shows and events. 
you can find the fuller list here: http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar (click "agenda" for a list version) 
or go here http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway for regular updates on cool events! 
March 18th - Friday
Michael Musika Novella + Album Release seance w/ Brass Menazerie and Toshio Hirano + Sonny & the Sunsets' Chasing the Moon premier at the Rickshaw Stop, SeaweedSway Presents! 
Seaweed for Sale! ($7 for a 2 oz. bag, $10 for soup mix)  see above for super description :)

March 19th - Saturday
Jeffrey Manson and the Range of Light Wilderness at Eleanor Harwood Gallery (1295 alabama st. in SF)
also in SF...
little wings, tara jane oneil, and pale hoarse @ adobe books. $5 suggested donation
also that night, in the East Bay...
Joyce Todd McBride sings Bach at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church 
8pm. 1005 Hearst Avenue at 9th St, Berkeley. Players and Singers: Jennifer Torresen, soprano; Joyce Todd-McBride, contralto; Richard Stumpf, bass; Glen Shannon, flauto traverso; Alan Paul, oboe, oboe d'amore, oboe da cacci; Paula White, violin; Robin Easterbrook, violin; Michèle Voillequé, viola; Julie Morrisett, viola da gamba; & Dawn Kooyumjian, harpsichord, organ. $10 suggested donation; nobody turned away for lack of funds. Baroque Etcetera is an affiliate of the San Francisco Early Music Society. info@baroquetc.org
March 20th - Sunday
Benefit for Japan w/ Audiafauna (Santa Cruz), Au Dunes / Graves (Portland), and Ariel Eisen (SF) + Jeremy Dalmas and The Absurdists @ the MakeOut Room, SeaweedSway Showcase! Early 7:30-11pm. $7. We'll also have some seaweed for sale at this show! ($7 for a 2 oz. bag, $10 for soup mix)

March 23rd - Wednesday
Community Music Forum - Dialogue on Fair Trade Music SF - Envisioning Another Way at Red Poppy Art House. 7-9pm

March 25th - Saturday
An Evening of Experimental Americana w/ O'death, Arann Harris & the Farm Band, and Helado Negro @ the Independent, Shelby Ash Presents
628 Divisadero, SF. 415-771-1421. 8:30 doors, 9pm show, $12, 21+. Show info: http://www.shelbyashpresents.net/independent/independent.html

also that night...
Snob Theatre w/ Picture Atlantic and Debbie Neigher @ the Dark Room
March 30th - Wednesday
Amber Lee, Evil Diane, Jeremy Rourke, and Vanessa VerLee @ Milk Bar.

April 2 - Saturday
Megan Keely, Port St. Willow, and Mojave Bird @ Viracocha
April 3rd - Sunday
Karina Denike, Dina Maccabee, and FpodBpod @ the Make-Out Room
April 5 - Tuesday
annie & her OSHEN, Erin Brazill and Love Axe @ Bottom of the Hill
April 8th - Friday
Buxter Hoot'n CD Release Show w/ Nick Jaina and Devotionals at Cafe du Nord
(Devotionals new video for Misericordia: http://vimeo.com/19547825)

also that night...
Woven Screening (Elia Vargas's film release), Honeycomb and Ever Isles @ ATA
April 10th - Sunday
Mark Growden @ Amnesia

April 13th - Wednesday
Girls in Trouble, Jascha Hoffman, and poets in the Mission @ Viracocha
The Blank Tapes Album Release, Little Wings, Rad Cloud, and Kacey Johansing @ the Great American Music Hall, Loving Cup Presents
April 17th - Sunday
SeaweedSway Showcase w/ EFFT and Sabrina (pdx) @ the Make-Out Room!
May 7-8th - Saturday & Sunday
Fundraiser for Zambaleta - New Music Venue & School in the Mission - Presented by Joe Lewis - Lineup TBA soon!


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extra bonus things.
Seaweed for Sale! 
seaweed for sale tomorrow night @ the Rickshaw Stop and Sunday @ the Make-Out Room. if you know you want a bunch, email Kacie Loparto @ she.sells.seaweed@gmail.com to place an order. 2oz bags ($7) of Kelp, Kombu, nori, dulse, wakame & a special soup mix blend ($10). she has 80+ bags to sell before moving back to Maine to harvest more seaweed - she's at Laguna and Hayes so pickups can be arranged there, but please get in touch w/ her soon!
YOGA CLASSES Saturday & Sunday: I teach yoga classes weekly on Saturdays and Sundays at the Yoga Loft. Saturday is a Gentle Hatha class from 12:45-2pm and Sunday is a Restorative Class from 6:30-8pm. (Third Sundays of the month, so this week, there's a sub for restorative so I can be at the SeaweedSway Showcase :) Each class is only $10! Check out http://theloftsf.com and http://seaweedswayyoga.blogspot.com for more details. I'd love to see you there! 321 divisadero st. @ page.
EzraLipp.com is a reality! Officially Reality- check it out!! he made it himself!
il gato has a new video for the song "On Feathers and Arrows (on Burnt Pine)". The BandW video is composed of archived video footage around San Francisco from he 1920s and 1930s. Here is the link, please take it in and pass it around if you wish: http://www.vimeo.com/18936235

Devotionals have a new video out!! For the song "Misericordia". The song and video are beautiful and profound - filmed on and around the decay and expanse of the shores of the Salton Sea. the song features Tyson Vogel, Anton Patzner, and Lewis Patzner instrumentally - and the video also features Emily Ritz of Honeycomb. here is the link, please take it in and pass it around if you wish: http://vimeo.com/19547825  Catch them playing on Friday April 8th at Buxter Hoot'n's album release show (Nick Jaina plays too)!! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205318579483343

Popdose.com contributer Michael Fortes, has a monthly music video-interview series, Parlour to Parlour. Each month, Fortes is peeking into artists' homes and creative processes to discover a bit of what's behind the songs and what makes them tick, this year focusing on a snippet of the Bay Area music scene, with lots of Seaweed Sway favorites. The past episode focuses on FpodBpod - rock and roll with a psychedelic soul. You can see Fortes' full FpodBpod musical report here: http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-27-fpodbpod/ and see a performance (w/ Joe Lewis on bass) of unreleased song "Annie": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TF6u5a7ONg Also check out last month's episode of the Blank Tapes, and stay tuned for future episodes! Next one is w/ the Beehavers! Thanks to Garrett Eaton for the awesome video footage. Catch FpodBpod's next show April 3rd at the Make-Out Room w/ Karine Denike and Dina Maccabee. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198641480157546

TINY ANTENNA HAVE LARGE RECEPTORS Radio Show: check out past and future episodes of Elia Vargas's show on Pirate Cat Radio - every Monday 6-8pm. He's been having lots of SeaweedSway bands - The Beehavers and Helene Renaut were on a few weeks ago, and Michael Musika this past Monday. You can stream it live from anywhere and hear past shows at http://pcrcollective.org (new link). 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 / it's a google group i started to help pass along rooms for rent. please post any good room openings to looking-for-housing@googlegroups.com! JOB LIST - post or sign up: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area send me job announcements please!! this list is a little slow right now...

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Thank you for reading & participating in community events!! This is a weekly or so list of bay area music shows, with a few yoga and nature events mixed in. Please submit events in the format above a couple of weeks in advance to seaweedsway@gmail.com. Thank you!
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Monday, March 7, 2011

audiafauna, au dunes/graves (pdx), ariel eisen @ march 20 equinox seaweedsway showcase, make-out room! early!


Sunday March 20th
SeaweedSway Showcase on the Equinox! 
with music performances by
audiafauna
au dunes / graves (pdx)
ariel eisen
and your hosts Jeremy Dalmas and the Absurdists
at the Make-Out Room

Flyer by Krikor of audiafauna


Address: 3225 22nd St. between Mission and Valencia
Tickets: $7 at the door
RSVP on facebook: http://on.fb.me/march20rsvp
Time: 7:30pm doors / 8-11pm showtime
Press Inquiries (including ticket giveaways), please contact Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com (415) 515-7604
Equinox SeaweedSway Showcase with AudiaFauna, Au Dunes (Graves), and Ariel Eisen!! Come see AudiaFauna while they're still playing small venues; it's an honor to have them headline this show. With their talent, they are soon to be selling out the Great American Music Hall or comparable places; but perhaps because they are residents of Santa Cruz, they are keeping it real, and growing authentically yet rapidly. Au Dunes is a new project from Greg Olin of Graves; and we're excited to have them as a feature of this month's SeaweedSway Showcase. Greg, a part of the Bay Area folk family (i.e. friends & sometimes sharing bandmembers w/ Kacey Johansing, the Blank Tapes, Magic Leaves, FpodBpod, the Range of Light Wilderness, etc.), happens to be traveling through from Portland just in time for the monthly showcase. We know it will be good. Ariel Eisen will open the show with her skillful folk-jazz vocals and artistic glowing presence. Jeremy Dalmas and the Absurdists will make us laugh and probably get at least a few people to come up on the stage with them, in between sets... An early Sunday evening showcase, every third Sunday of the month!







audiafauna
Audiafauna is an emerging band that combines powerful female vocals with soaring strings and hints of electronica to create a refreshing sound that is soulful and sublime. Their music is a true collaboration of minds and hearts. Combining the genres of indie-folk, pop, hip-hop, and soul, they can be likened to the powerhouse vocals of Florence & the Machine, the impassioned hunger of Cat Power, and the curiosity of Cocorosie. What they've created is uniquely their own however, and they deliver music with striking sincerity, transcending whatever personal preferences listeners might hold.
Front-woman Kelly Koval is enrapturing, and her heartfelt words are matched by the powerful sound that springs forth from her lips. The band provides a dynamic canvas for Kellys magic. Violin and cello deliver both rich melodies and chunky chops, upright bass solidly fuses melody and groove, reverb-drenched keys and gritty guitar flush out the sound, while a motley mix of drums and electronics flow as a single instrument. The resulting sound is uncharted yet nostalgically familiar; it speaks directly to our human experience, arriving like a long-awaited breath of fresh air.
 http://www.audiafauna.com
 http://www.youtube.com/user/audiafauna?feature=mhum#p/u/0/GraVZSUkGaE
au dunes / graves
Greg Olin of Portland's folk-pop-rock group Graves, has new and exciting project Au Dunes, with friends Sam Farrell and Zac Barbery. The group is so new, there is no bio yet for them, but here is info on Graves and Olin that is still applicable:
Olin specializes in a songwriting style which can be reduced to its minimum components — vocal and guitar — and still work. But life is too short and friends/musicians are too plenty not to enhance the writing with a more traditional band sound: drums, bass, keys, horns, etc. Olin has discovered a perfect synthesis of intimate songwriting with enhanced, rule breaking instrumentation that one usually associates with the likes of Wilco and others. Perhaps more than ever, Olin’s music sounds like the man behind it: utterly sincere, slightly off kilter, instantly likable. 
ariel eisen
“Why be a critic when you could be starring in the play?” Ariel Eisen has given and gathered pieces of her life in many different places, from Florida to Seattle, New York to Brazil, California to Hawaii. She seeks to exist in playful harmony with the earth and carefully mend holes in the fabric of our society. “I have used art and music as tools throughout my life to stay in touch with my true nature and to uncover the essence of whatever I am focusing on.”
Ariel draws inspiration from a vast spectrum of artists and styles. From folk geniuses, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan, to jazz greats Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald to the breezy bossa nova of Antonio Carlos Jobim. She also credits an array of fellow artists and friends as equally important sources of inspiration. Her music is reminiscent of an earlier era, while her messages examine the personal and universal realities of our times. Ariel merges unique, potent and insightful lyrics, with an angelic voice and jazzy guitar. Her cross-generational style inspires listeners to rexamine reality with hope and honesty.

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