Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Sunday: Enamored (Harrison & Paulie Ann), Magic Leaves, The Bears, & Casual Fog at the Make-Out Room! SeaweedSway & Songbird Fest Show


Sunday August 15th
SeaweedSway Showcase and the Songbird Festival Present:
ENAMORED (HARRISON & PAULIE ANN)
MAGIC LEAVES
THE BEARS (formerly Black Bear)
and CASUAL FOG
at the Make-Out Room
3225 22nd St. in San Francisco

Enamored (Paulie Ann, Harrison, & a friend)

Tickets: $7 at the door
Time: 7pm doors / 8pm sharp showtime
FOR PRESS INQUIRIES, PLEASE CONTACT
JESSIE WOLETZ: (415) 515-7604 or seaweedsway@gmail.com
Hello, it's time for another SeaweedSway showcase, in collaboration with the Songbird Festival! This time, we have 2 Nevada City bands opening ~ The Bears & Casual Fog... Magic Leaves hailing from Marin... and Enamored, a new collaboration with Harrison & Paulie Ann, both current SF'ers. I haven't heard this collaboration yet live but have heard such rave reviews, 3 people whose music taste I greatly respect have said that Harrison's music is their new favorite ... There are rumors of showtunes, and someone else said Harrison is like the reincarnated Jeff Buckley. For those who don't know Harrison, he's a native San Franciscan who can be found trainhopping, always wearing something gold, joining in on friends' bands when the moment allows, including singing a song or two with Jolie Holland long ago. He's a wanderer but knows his home well, and will be putting on a memorable show this Sunday, possibly in front of a tableau that he is building?? Who really knows, but please do not miss it!!!
HEAR & LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BANDS:

*ENAMORED (Harrison & Paulie Ann)*
Harrison and Paulie Anne (Enamored) were two lost vagrant darlings singing songs separated from one another. Somehow, their songs reached across distant lands and were transmitted in familiar abandoned caverns, aphotic tunnels, freight trains, and magical mississippi circus ships to eventually be sewn together with golden thread to create this newfangled ensemble. Only recently have they started sharing their tender hearts with the new world. With haunting soaring vocals derived in the melancholy and tragic these songs will lull you into a dream. Between the moments of their sometimes dolorous opus they bring moments of glee and wild storytelling exposing glimpses of their magical lives.

Enamored is a newer underground collaboration which means they have no Myspace, Facebook, or Twitter!! But they are SO good that you'll be glad you got to see them even before they've acquired an internet presence. :)

*MAGIC LEAVES*

Magic Leaves are an ever changing project fronted by Texas transplant Joshua Bruner who seems to find deep comfort in switching up genres from album to album and show to show. Psychedelia is the thread which loosely holds this always changing vibe together.
http://www.magicleavesmusic.com
http://facebook.com/themagicleaves
Video: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EY1nKM8F4nE&feature=related

*THE BEARS (formerly Black Bear)*
"the bears began in 2000 and have been evolving ever since... we are inspired by the woods, the ocean, fire, natural disasters, plants & animals quietly taking over the world..." -thaddeus stoener

"Casual Fog is the name chosen to present my songs. Through various configurations, and different group line-ups, different possibilites for arrangement, dynamics and interpretaion of the ideas in this music can happen. Feeling personally influenced by different types of music, and musicians, I always like exploring new possibilites for what music can be, and how any song can have many identities." - Ryan Donnelly
http://myspace.com/casualfog

(SONGBIRD FESTIVAL)
The festival is a collaboration of diverse local talent celebrating their original unique expressions as well as honoring the famous songbirds of the past. The festival has featured artists performing Blues, Soul, Americana, Punk, Balkan, and beyond! The festival has also included tributes to Buffy Sainte-Marie, Patsy Cline, Nina Simone, Julie London, Joni Mitchell & Bessie Smith.

(SEAWEEDSWAY)
SeaweedSway is an evolving project to encourage, cultivate, & support community through music, movement, yoga, & nature events.  SeaweedSway started as a list of recommended events in the Bay Area and continues to be that, but now also presents music shows & events featuring musicians and artists who share similar creative intentions.
http://facebook.com/seaweedsway
http://seaweedsway.blogspot.comThanks for supporting local music & hope to see you at the show!!
Jessie

FOR PRESS INQUIRIES, please contact Jessie Woletz, 415 515 7604 or seaweedsway@gmail.com

For updates on this event, please check the facebook event page http://facebook.com/seaweedswayaugust15

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Saturday: The Moanin' Dove & The Beehavers @ Hotel Utah, Devotionals CD Release Friday, Summer Walking Tour in Bolinas Tonight


hi,
below is a list of some highly recommended music shows & other events. please check it out & pass it along.

*show highlights this week: 
summer walking tour will be in bolinas tonight! (see the lineup below)
devotionals album release on friday at bottom of the hill (with kacey johansing & sean hayes!)
saturday is a special seaweedsway show at the hotel utah, featuring the moanin' dove, john heart jackie (from portland!), and the beehavers!
tuesday is another seaweedsway show at the blue macaw w/ mariee sioux, salt minds (dearest, mariee sioux, & friends), & windy gap (jeffrey manson & friends). 
please please do come if you can. 

*also, i am teaching yoga this saturday (gentle hatha) & sunday (restorative) at the yoga loft... see below for details. all levels are welcome. i'd love to see you there.   

*and, if you are into pilates or want to try it, please check out karen's saturday pilates mat group class, for only $10! she says, "This class is for the newcomer, for those recovering from injury or for the advanced student who would like to deepen their practice and return to the beginners' mind." here are more details, tell your friends! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142318439131609&ref=ts

thanks!
jessie

ps - yay for the overturning of Prop H8!!!

EVENTS LIST

Today until 8-7 saturday.
Summer Walking Tour with Music by (in merry disorder):
Obo Martin
Tiny Home (Sonya Cotton & Gabe Dominguez’ new duo)
Emily Ritz (Honeycomb)
Justin Ancheta
Kelly McFarling
Laura Weinbach (Foxtails Brigade) & Anton Patzner (Judgement Day)
Blake Henderson & Aubrey Trinnaman (Taught Me)
Kacey Johansing
Lindsay Clark
…and more


http://thewalkingtour.wordpress.com

On the morning of Monday, August 2nd, a group of San Francisco’s most adventurous musicians and their friends and fans embarked on a walking tour across the Golden Gate Bridge and along the California Coastal Trail, and they are performing free concerts each night (see schedule and line-up below.)

Come and join them on their walk. You can meet up with them for an hour, a day or two, or come along for the whole week!

***All shows are 7pm-9pm, Free, and All-Ages.
Aug 5, Thurs ~ Bolinas @ bonfire at Andrew Brennan’s: 226 Ocean Parkway
Aug 6, Friday ~ Olema @ TBA
Aug 7, Saturday ~ Pt. Reyes Station @ TBA

Filming by:
Elia Vargas (One Night Music)

8-6 friday.
DEVOTIONALS (CD release) with SEAN HAYES and KACEY JOHANSING at Bottom of the Hill.

http://myspace.com/buildingsofheart
http://seanhayesmusic.com/
http://kaceyjohansing.com/

also,
Slow Moving Lions (of the Vegetable World) and TMAP (most awesome protagonist) house show
348 Shotwell, SF @ 8 pm

8-7 saturday.
SeaweedSway presents: THE MOANIN' DOVE, JOHN HEART JACKIE (PDX), & THE BEEHAVERS @ THE HOTEL UTAH!
 
9pm doors / 10pm show
RSVP & invite friends please! 
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137834022907148&ref=ts




John Heart Jackie is on tour from Portland and will be releasing their new album, We Are Gold Mounds, at this show. The Beehavers = Bryant Denison & friends & The Moanin' Dove = Joshua Korr, James Riotto & Robert Shelton.

John Heart Jackie featured on NPR's All Songs Considered, Second Stage Blog

http://www.npr.org/blogs/allsongs/2010/01/second_stage_john_heart_jackie.html

Second Stage: John Heart Jackie

by Robin Hilton

Download "Women and Money" by John Heart Jackie (Right-click or control-click to save to your computer)

Add Peter Murray and Jennie Wayne to the growing list of artists to watch from Portland, Ore. The two singers, who write and record together as John Heart Jackie, recently released a glowing EP of acoustic, folk-flavored songs called Women & Money. The duo manages to pack a lot of beauty into about 14 minutes of handmade music, largely because of the enchanting two-part harmonies. John Heart Jackie say they recorded the songs in their shed and that "the learning curve was steep" because they originally intended to make a bunch of Sam Cooke covers. But, Murray assures listeners, "You'll like them. We do. Jennie likes to fall asleep to them."

8-8 sunday.
Jeremy Rourke @ THE HOTEL UTAH!  opening for Clouds Rest (CD Release)

8-10 tuesday.
SeaweedSway presents Mariee Sioux, Windy Gap (Jeffrey Manson & friends), & Salt Minds (Dearest, Mariee Sioux, & friends) at the Blue Macaw
8pm, $8-10  2565 Mission St. @ 21st/22nd  (formerly 12 Galaxies)



8-15 sunday.
SeaweedSway Showcase & Songbird Fest Present: ENAMORED (HARRISON & PAULIE ANN), BLACK BEAR, & CASUAL FOG (from Nevada City) @ THE MAKE-OUT ROOM. 
7 doors. 8-11pm show. $7 
(Harrison says that they are the true underground and have no music links yet... and I say to that, you'll have to come and hear how good they are live!)

8-27 friday.
SHELBY ASH presents the Old Time Southern Murder Hour with... TRAINWRECK RIDERS, Pine Box Boys, Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, & Virgil Shaw @ the GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL
 
http://myspace.com/thetrainwreckriders / http://gamh.com/
9pm $14 a/a.
Great American Music Hall =859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA

8-28 saturday.
VALERIE ORTH CD RELEASE @ SLIM'S! 
http://valerieorth.com

9-9 thursday.

MOSQUITAS IN YO' GRILL: Buxter Hoot'n, Emily Bonn & the Vivants, Brown Chicken Brown Cow, & Kamp Camille at the RICKSHAW STOP! 
8PM. $10. FREE DOWNLOAD of songs from all the bands for early ticket purchases.

and

LITTLE WINGS, MICHAEL MUSIKA, HONEYCOMB @ CAFE DU NORD!
http://cafedunord.com/
http://kyledraws.com/
http://myspace.com/michaelmusika
http://www.myspace.com/honeycombmusic

9-10 friday.
GRASS WIDOW album release show at CYCLONE WAREHOUSE.
 illinois & cesar chavez.
grass widow is gathering a choir to sing on their songs for this show. let me know if you're interested in joining it!
http://www.myspace.com/grasswidowmusic

9-23 thursday.
SEAN HAYES and OBO MARTIN @ the NEW PARISH in Oakland.
http://seanhayesmusic.com
http://obomartinisthesh.it

...

YOGA CLASSES:


These are the Ongoing Yoga Classes that I'm teaching these days. I would love to see you there!

Gentle Hatha Yoga Saturdays at the Yoga Loft.
 $10 Community Class. 12:45-2pm. 321 Divisadero St. @ Page. 
http://theloftsf.com

Restorative Yoga Sundays at the Yoga Loft.
 $17 drop-in, or $10 if you ask for the friend price. Also, new student passes are 3 classes for $35. 6:30-8pm. (This class happens weekly, but there will be a very wonderful sub on the 3rd Sundays because of the SeaweedSway showcase!)

Community Yoga @ the Caretakers House 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month. 
848 Divisadero St. @ McCallister. 6:15-7:45pm. RSVP if you can make it. Suggested donation of $5-10 but no one turned away for lack of funds, trades are welcome too. 
http://caretakers-sf.org

if you'd like, sign up to get my yoga email updates (once a week or less) at 
http://groups.google.com/group/seaweedsway-yoga

If you're in the East Bay, check out the East Bay Yoga Collective. They are a donation based community yoga collective and have classes almost everyday of the week. Their website is 
http://ebcyoga.com/ and their email is ebcyoga@gmail.com
.....

MOre NEWS:


CLEO THE PUP
, needs $$ for medical care because he jumped out of a window! :(
Please donate at 
http://cleothepup.blogspot.com/ !

HOUSING LIST: if you're looking for housing in the sf bay, you can 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 make it easier to pass on housing announcements that i see. please send me any good room openings you see so i can pass them on to everyone who's looking! if you join the group, you can post your housing opening directly to the list.

JOB LIST: I also have a job list - let me know if you have job announcements that I should forward or join it if you'd like to get job announcements.
http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area

EVENT SUBMISSION: if you'd like to submit an event, please write to me at seaweedsway@gmail.com and send a short description in the brief format above (2-5 lines please), 2 weeks or more before the event. if i left your event out of this list, it usually just means i ran out of time to re-format it & add it. please remind me of it, and i'll try to add it or possibly promote it in other ways...

thank you for reading & participating in community events !!

xo
jessie

..........
connect with Seaweed Sway in other realms!!
http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com/
http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway
http://myspace.com/seaweedsway
http://twitter.com/seaweedsway
GOOGLE GROUP! please join it to get weekly updates, & tell your friends! (i will take you off this email list if you join, so you don't get duplicates.)

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Caretakers Community Class today! Gentle Hatha on Saturday & Restorative on Sunday

Hello!
This is a little reminder that I'm teaching yoga at the caretakers house today (Tuesday), in case you can make it.

Caretakers House Community Yoga
Today & Tuesday August 17th (1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month)
6:15-7:45 (please arrive a few minutes early to set up)
848 divisadero st. @ mccallister.
ALL LEVELS - GENTLE CLASS
$5-10 suggested donations, but no one turned away for lack of funds, & trades are welcome!
Please RSVP.

Also, this weekend I'm teaching both of these ongoing classes at the Yoga Loft, so please do show up if you can clear some time to practice together:

Gentle Hatha Yoga at the Yoga Loft
Saturdays 12:45-2pm
321 divisadero st. @ page.
$10 community class
http://theloftsf.com
(My apologies to anyone who showed up last week - I didn't realize the class was canceled for a workshop! Let me know if this happened to you so I can comp you a class.)

Restorative Yoga at the Yoga Loft
Sundays 6:30-8pm
321 divisadero st. @ page.
$17 regular drop-in, $14 student/teacher drop-in, or less if you have a class card. (If you are on a tight budget, you can request the $10 friend price, just let me know in advance so I can tell the front desk. For new students, there is a 3 for $35 offer as well.)

As always, please let me know if you have requests for any of these classes, or if you have questions from past classes...

Thanks!

Ommm shanti shanti shanti

Jessie

...music, yoga, & nature events...
http://seaweedswayyoga.blogspot.com
http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com
http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

bio:

Jessie teaches gentle hatha & restorative yoga in San Francisco. Her mother was her first yoga teacher, around the age of 10, and that introduction to yoga led to a continued exploration of yoga through the years. In 2006, she trained to teach Beginner's Hatha Yoga (with a large emphasis on the gentle Integral Yoga method), through the guidance of Red Door Yoga Co-Owner Jeannie Laslo. In 2008, to continue her studies, she took the Yoga Loft's Advanced Studies/Teacher Training, and she recently took Judith Hanson Lasater's Relax & Renew training. She enthusiastically welcomes new practitioners to yoga & supports the continuation of a yoga practice at any time or phase of one's life, and is in constant awe of how yoga can heal us. Jessie intends to facilitate the experience of yoga, or union, and emphasizes allowing space for the breath, emotions, observing patterns of thought and thus habits of movement, and encouraging overall comfort in the body in its current state. Jessie teaches with care for each student and believes in the power of yoga to facilitate a deep peace and ease of mind, heart, and body. Receive updates on yoga classes Jessie teaches by joining the email list http://groups.google.com/group/seaweedsway-yoga and/or checking http://seaweedswayyoga.blogpsot.com/

Sunday, August 1, 2010

3 shows Tonight: Dark Dark Dark, Pale Hoarse, Indianna Hale, Fight or Flight + Tartufi, Silian Rail, Honeycomb + Il Gato & Sunset! Walking Tour Tomorrow!!

wow! 3 amazing shows tonight... pick at least one to attend! :)

and please look on to future show dates, including next saturday at the hotel utah (the beehavers, john heart jackie (from portland), and the moanin' dove).

as always, please spread the word about any/all of these events!
xo
jessie

8-1 sunday.
DARK DARK DARK, PALE HOARSE, INDIANNA HALE, & FIGHT OR FLIGHT at AMNESIA!!
http://myspace.com/indiannahale
http://myspace.com/palehoarse
http://myspace.com/jengradyoly
http://myspace.com/darkdarkdark
http://amnesiathebar.com/

TARTUFI, SILIAN RAIL (CD release), & HONEYCOMB at the RICKSHAW STOP
http://myspace.com/honeycombmusic
http://myspace.com/silianrailmusic
http://myspace.com/tartufi
http://rickshawstop.com/

IL GATO, SUNSET, & JESSE WOODS at the HEMLOCK!
http://ilgato.com/
9pm, $6

8-2 monday to 8-7 saturday.
Summer Walking Tour with Music by (in merry disorder):
Obo Martin
Tiny Home (Sonya Cotton & Gabe Dominguez’ new duo)
Emily Ritz (Honeycomb)
Justin Ancheta
Kelly McFarling
Laura Weinbach (Foxtails Brigade) & Anton Patzner (Judgement Day)
Blake Henderson (Taught Me)
Kacey Johansing
Lindsay Clark
…and more

http://thewalkingtour.wordpress.com/

On the morning of Monday, August 2nd, at 11am, a group of San Francisco’s most adventurous musicians and their friends and fans will embark on a walking tour across the Golden Gate Bridge and along the California Coastal Trail, performing free concerts each night (see schedule and line-up below.)

Come and join us on our walk. You can meet up with us for an hour, a day or two, or come along for the whole week!

Meet at 11am Monday morning @ Books Inc.
2251 Chestnut St, in the Marina District in San Francisco

***All shows are 7pm-9pm, Free, and All-Ages.
Aug 2, Mon ~ Marin Headlands Hostel
Aug 3, Tues ~ Muir Beach Community Center
Aug 4, Wed ~ Stinson Beach @ Drew Pearce’s: 2 Arenal Avenue, unit #5
Aug 5, Thurs ~ Bolinas @ bonfire at Andrew Brennan’s: 226 Ocean Parkway
Aug 6, Friday ~ Olema @ TBA
Aug 7, Saturday ~ Pt. Reyes Station @ TBA

Filming by:
Elia Vargas (One Night Music)

8-6 friday.
DEVOTIONALS (CD release) with SEAN HAYES and KACEY JOHANSING at Bottom of the Hill.
http://myspace.com/buildingsofheart
http://seanhayesmusic.com/
http://kaceyjohansing.com/

8-7 saturday.
SeaweedSway presents: THE MOANIN' DOVE, JOHN HEART JACKIE (PDX), & THE BEEHAVERS @ THE HOTEL UTAH! 9pm. $7.
RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137834022907148&ref=ts





8-15 sunday.
SEAWEEDSWAY SHOWCASE W/ BLACK BEAR, CASUAL FOG, & MORE TBA @ THE MAKE-OUT ROOM. http://makeoutroom.com/ 7-11:30pm. $7

8-27 friday.
SHELBY ASH presents the Old Time Southern Murder Hour with... TRAINWRECK RIDERS, Pine Box Boys, Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit, & Virgil Shaw @ the GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL http://myspace.com/thetrainwreckriders / http://gamh.com/
9pm $14 a/a.
Great American Music Hall =859 O'Farrell Street, San Francisco, CA

8-28 saturday.
VALERIE ORTH CD RELEASE @ SLIM'S! http://valerieorth.com/

9-9 thursday.

MOSQUITAS IN YO' GRILL: Buxter Hoot'n, Emily Bonn & the Vivants, Brown Chicken Brown Cow, & Kamp Camille at the RICKSHAW STOP! 8PM. $10. FREE DOWNLOAD for early ticket purchases

LITTLE WINGS, MICHAEL MUSIKA, HONEYCOMB @ CAFE DU NORD!
http://cafedunord.com/
http://kyledraws.com/
http://myspace.com/michaelmusika

9-10 friday.

GRASS WIDOW album release show at CYCLONE WAREHOUSE. illinois & cesar chavez.http://www.myspace.com/grasswidowmusic

9-23 thursday.
SEAN HAYES and OBO MARTIN @ the NEW PARISH in Oakland.
http://seanhayesmusic.com/

...

YOGA CLASSES:

These are the Ongoing Yoga Classes that I'm teaching these days. I would love to see you there!

Gentle Hatha Yoga Saturdays at the Yoga Loft. $10 Community Class. 12:45-2pm. 321 Divisadero St. @ Page. http://theloftsf.com/ (this tuesday & next) Please RSVP if you can make it. $5-10 suggested donation, but no one turned away for lack of funds, & trades are welcome.

Restorative Yoga Sundays at the Yoga Loft. $17 drop-in, or $10 if you ask for the friend price. Also, new student passes are 3 classes for $35. 6:30-8pm. (This class happens weekly, but there will be a very wonderful sub on the 3rd Sundays because of the SeaweedSway showcase!)

Community Yoga @ the Caretakers House 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month. 848 Divisadero St. @ McCallister. 6:15-7:45pm. RSVP if you can make it. Suggested donation of $5-10 but no one turned away for lack of funds, trades are welcome too.http://caretakers-sf.org/

if you'd like, sign up to get my yoga email updates (once a week or less) athttp://groups.google.com/group/seaweedsway-yoga

If you're in the East Bay, check out the East Bay Yoga Collective. They are a donation based community yoga collective and have classes almost everyday of the week. Their website is http://ebcyoga.com/ and their email is ebcyoga@gmail.com
.....

MOre NEWS:

cleo the pup, needs $$ for medical care because he jumped out of a window! :(

Please donate at http://cleothepup.blogspot.com/ !

Cleo's Story (by Samaki... some of you may know her from Fuzzpod):

Cleo and I have been best friends since she first appeared (literally) at my patio in Hollywood 4 years ago. Her separation anxiety lead her to breaking out of her owners house and since I was unemployed at the time, she would spend her days with me. Soon I would adopt her.

With many long walks and lots of attentions she has overcome her anxiety but with our move to a new neighborhood (and city) on June 11th she lept out of the 2nd story window of our apartment only to break her foot and bust her face. Pretty minor injuries considering the circumstances but on the following day she attempted this feat again.

Having a cast on her leg and a cone on her head, her landing was not nearly as graceful and she suffered a bad blow to the head, hip and internal damages to her bladder. She has spent many nights in the emergency room and will soon return home. She may be confused and broken, but her spirit is not broken! She is looking forward to celebrating her 10th birthday on the 4th of July. She is not going to let that stop her from celebrating despite her injuries. Cleo looks forward to stealing your heart as soon as she gets better.

http://cleothepup.blogspot.com/

...
HOUSING LIST / JOB LIST / SUBMITTING EVENTS:

HOUSING LIST: if you're looking for housing in the sf bay, you can 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 make it easier to pass on housing announcements that i see. please send me any good room openings you see so i can pass them on to everyone who's looking! if you join the group, you can post your housing opening directly to the list.

JOB LIST: I also have a job list - let me know if you have job announcements that I should forward or join it if you'd like to get job announcements.http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area

EVENT SUBMISSION: if you'd like to submit an event, please write to me at seaweedsway@gmail.com and send a short description in the brief format above (2-5 lines please), 2 weeks or more before the event. if i left your event out of this list, it usually just means i ran out of time to re-format it & add it. please remind me of it, and i'll try to add it or possibly promote it in other ways...

thank you for reading & participating in community events !!

xo
jessie

..........
connect with Seaweed Sway in other realms!!
http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com/
http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway
http://myspace.com/seaweedsway
http://twitter.com/seaweedsway
GOOGLE GROUP! please join it to get weekly updates, & tell your friends!http://groups.google.com/group/seaweed-sway