Monday, May 23, 2011

Panic is Perfect, Dina Maccabee, Indianna Hale, & Ava Mendoza on Bob Dylan's Bday @ Amnesia, Tues. May 24th / Conspiracy of Venus Season Finale Monday Memorial Day

hey everyone,
tuesday night (may 24th) is a special edition seaweedsway show on bob dylan's birthday!! featuring panic is perfect, indianna hale, & ava mendoza @ amnesia. look out for a bob dylan cover or two... it's gonna be fun & a neat variety of music. pop, folk, rock, guitar, & harmonies. i know i always say this, but i really do hope you can make it!!


monday, memorial day evening is conspiracy of venus's season finale show at the rickshaw stop. we are opening for dustin o'halloran w/ the magik*magik string quartet, & it's presented by seaweedsway & the songbird festival. this is the choir i've been singing in since 2007 - would love for you to hear what we've been working on!

details are below, in this list of some recommended shows & events.
please visit http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway & http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar for updates thru the week! below the list are some announcements - multi-instrumentalist sought + practice space available, housing & job lists, & yoga classes...
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TUESDAY MAY 24TH
SeaweedSway Presents, on Bob Dylan's Birthday: Panic is Perfect, Dina Maccabee, Indianna Hale, & Ava Mendoza at Amnesia. 9pm. come early if you wanna join in the weekly open mic! (7-9) ... $7
hear songs from panic is perfect, dina maccabee, & indianna hale @ http://soundcloud.com/seaweedsway

PANIC IS PERFECT
Incorporating afro – pop rhythms, retro synthesized sounds with well crafted song writing and pseudo-spiritual lyrical sensibilities Panic is Perfect has created their own brand of quirky eclectic indie dance pop.
http://www.facebook.com/panicisperfect
http://podcasts.pcrcollective.org/DiamondDave/DiamondDave-20110520.mp3 HEAR PANIC IS PERFECT play a Bob Dylan cover + a couple of their own songs on Diamond Dave's radio show - they start about mid-way through the podcast

DINA MACCABEE
Dina Maccabee is a violist, violinist, vocalist, & songwriter who plays in Ramon and Jessica & the Real Vocal String Quartet, as well as many other styles & bands, from Middle Eastern Psych Rock to 60′s Brazilian Tropicalia. For this show, the Dina Maccabee will include Ezra Lipp on drums, guitarist Roger Riedlbauer, & bassist Tom Edler -- plus special guest Karina Denike on vocals & a new song!
http://www.antephonic.com/artists/dina-maccabee.php
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dina-Maccabee-Band/173843127230
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPjiSMc_LzY ("Driving is Fun" video)

INDIANNA HALE
While her greatest influence is a good friend Matt McCluer, Indianna’s writing style developed with notable inspiration from Hank Williams, the Staple Singers, & the Magnetic Fields.  Her band for this show features Tom Edler on bass, Sean Olmstead on guitar, Joe Miller on drums, & guest vocalist. Indianna takes inspiration mostly from “…Sunshine, riding bikes and the salty wind of the beach. It’s California rock, filtered through a ‘lonesome gospel pedal', with a little country swing and a splash of rain.” 
http://www.myspace.com/indiannahale
http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/2009/01/indianna_hale

AVA MENDOZA
Guitarist Ava Mendoza starts from old melodies already tattooed on your brain, then applies sufficient heat to peel that paint leaving you re-pinked and wondering what’s next. What’s next are original compositions, heavy, gorgeous, oddly reverby, layers that build, blister and flake away to alight indelibly on your mind. Just as Mendoza reprises those traditional tunes, you discover she’s walked you far into a lost countryside. How, or whether, to get back will be your own business.
http://resipiscent.com/artist/view/40
http://avamendozamusic.com
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THURSDAY MAY 26TH
Divine Acoustics at the Convent, with Adam Stephens of Two Gallants & Harrison Wild of Enamored
8-11:30
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FRIDAY MAY 27TH - SUNDAY MAY 29TH
Carnaval Fever promises to be the premier after-party for San Francisco's Carnaval three day weekend.  With five shows over three nights, Carnaval Fever offers a collision of live and spun African, Latin, Caribbean and South American cultures. Live acts include the B-Side Players, Monophonics, and Forro Bruzuca.  A fiery collective of music that cuts across all borders, temperatures are guaranteed to soar on the dance floor.  Get your tickets in advance at www.CarnavalFever.com.
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SUNDAY MAY 29TH
Songbird Presents: Devon Angus of The Gilded Rooks, Dave Hudson, & Kamp Camille at Amnesia
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MONDAY MAY 30TH - Memorial Day
SeaweedSway & the Songbird Festival Present: Dustin O'Halloran w/ the Magik*Magik String Quartet + Conspiracy of Venus at the Rickshaw Stop!
8pm doors / 9pm show. 155 Fell St, SF, CA 94102
Tickets: $15, available via http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/35585

DUSTIN O'HALLORAN
This acclaimed modern classical artist, film composer and Devics co-founder performs with Magik*Magik String Quartet. "All haunting, minor key strings and moody, softly tinkled piano melodies, on first listen composer Dustin O’Halloran’s latest release seems to have little relation to the optimism-hinting light of the title. Bleak and soaked in introspective emotion, Lumiere is a record that seems to brood and wallow, with a cinematic scope that builds upon the introspective minor key melodies of the two solely-piano records that preceded it.... Whilst the strings may be perennially stirring and strained, O’Halloran deliberately minimises the solace and despair of the lower stringed instruments. On Lumiere, he opts for violins where others may have chosen cellos - herein lies the intelligence and many layers of O’Halloran’s work." --Drowned in Sound
http://www.facebook.com/dustinohalloran

MAGIK*MAGIK STRING QUARTET
The Magik*Magik Orchestra is founded by artistic director Minna Choi. Its mission is to simplify the collaborative process between independent rock musicians and classical artists. The Magik*Magik Orchestra is the official studio orchestra of Tiny Telephone founded in 1997 by local Dead Oceans artist, John Vanderslice. The Magik*Magik String Quartet is an off-shoot ensemble of the Orchestra.
CONSPIRACY OF VENUS
Last show of the season, until fall! This season CoV had a whirlwind of shows, one of the highlights being the Pixies UnderCover Tribute, where Conspiracy of Venus covered "Monkey Gone to Heaven" off the album Doolittle. Conspiracy of Venus is a women's community a cappella group based in SF. The women of CoV interpret director Joyce Todd McBride's daring & inventive arrangements of songs ranging from the classic (Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi) to the cutting edge (Bjork's Possibly Maybe). The group's repertoire also includes works by Bill Withers, Rufus Wainwright, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Roger Miller. 
http://www.conspiracyofvenus.com
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TUESDAY MAY 31ST
A Loving Cup Presents: The Lawlands (Debut!), Ash Reiter, & Bells at Amnesia
9pm. $5-10
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THURSDAY JUNE 2ND
Helene Renaut, Liz Isenberg & Vio/Mire, & the Hate Factory at the Starry Plough
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FRIDAY JUNE 3RD
1st Friday FREE SHOW w/ Little Wings, The Blank Tapes, Pancho-San (members of Rogue Wave), & Whiskerman at the Uptown in Oakland
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SATURDAY JUNE 4TH - 3 great shows

Foxtails Brigade, Stornoway (UK), & Sea of Bees at the Independent

A Loving Cup Presents: Little Wings, Rad Cloud, Seth Peterson, & Owens Valley Dynamite at Amnesia

Benefit Show for HeadStand.org at the Make-Out Room w/ Seasons & the Terrapin & one more TBA
Headstand.org brings yoga & wellness programming into the daily curriculum of under-resourced K-12 schools. Their educators teach breathing exercises, yoga & relaxation techniques into the classroom.
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SUNDAY JUNE 19TH
SeaweedSway Showcase with Obo Martin, FpodBpod, + Fox & Woman at the Make-Out Room! + Jeremy Dalmas & the Absurdists performing a soap opera
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THURSDAY JUNE 23RD
You Are Plural & the Peasants @ Amnesia
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TUESDAY JUNE 28TH
VANDAVEERCHEYENNE MARIE MIZE, & KITES & CROWS @ Amnesia
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THURSDAY JULY 7TH
SeaweedSway Presents: The Blank Tapes, Collin Ludlow-Mattson & the Folks CD RELEASE, & The Beehavers at Amnesia
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SUNDAY JULY 17TH
SeaweedSway Showcase with Masuga (Ed), Miwa, & Moomaw at the Make-Out Room
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ANNOUNCEMENTS/NEWS:

YOGA CLASSES Saturday & Sunday: I teach yoga classes weekly on Saturdays & Sundays at the Yoga Loft. Saturday's Gentle Hatha class is now at 10:45-12pm. Sunday's Restorative Class from 6:30-8pm. Each class is only $10! Check out http://theloftsf.com & http://seaweedswayyoga.blogspot.com for more details. I'd love to see you there! 321 divisadero st. @ page. 

IL GATO, INDIE-FOLK-ROCK BAND, NEEDS MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
Hello, local SF band, il gato (http://www.ilgato.com), are in need of a multi-instrumentalist who can play trumpet/flugelhorn and an additional instrument, ideally one of the following:  Piano, Guitar, Accordion, Banjo, etc.

We are a serious band with a good track record, grand aspirations, and are looking for a talented musician who shares our aspirations and the associated commitments and wants to be a part of an on-going creative project. We all sing, we help write songs and we want this to be an awesome experience. We intend to record our next album in the Fall and tour in 2012. You would be signing up for both of these work-intensive activities. Please contact us at gato@ilgato.com if you are interested in collaborating!

PRACTICE SPACE AVAILABLE AT SECRET STUDIOS
We are looking for a band to fill a rehearsal slot at Secret Studios (2200 Cesar Chavez, SF, CA). You would have to share a drum set (yours or ours) with one of the current bands due to lack of space, though there is ample rehearsal and storage space for your band in the room. The drummer would have to use his/her own snare and cymbals. The price: $224/mo. for the band. Please email to check out the space or determine rehearsal times. Thanks! gato@ilgato.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!

Friday, May 13, 2011

Winnie Byrd, Lindsay Clark, Ed Masuga & Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon Sunday! Panic is Perfect, Dina Maccabee, Indianna Hale, & Ava Mendoza Tues. May 24th!


hey everyone,
hope you all are well. this sunday is the third one of the month + the full moon is next week, so it's time for another seaweedsway showcase + chasing the moon episode premiere at the make-out room! we have an extra special folky lineup this time, with winnie byrd (featuring davyd nereo from beatbeat whisper), lindsay clark (in town from portland), and ed masuga + brass menazeri's chasing the moon premiere... jeremy dalmas & the absurdists are going to be reading lewis carroll poems in between! would love to see you there!!




tuesday may 24th is a special edition seaweedsway show w/ panic is perfect, dina maccabee, indianna hale, and ava mendoza (bob dylan's birthday!) @ amnesia.



then please save your memorial day evening for conspiracy of venus's season finale show at the rickshaw stop, opening for dustin o'halloran w/ the magik*magik string quartet, presented by seaweedsway & the songbird festival.

i'm in minnesota at the moment so the list is short... please http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway & the calendar http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar for regular updates on recommended events! 

recommended seaweedsway shows

May 15th - Sunday
A Very Folky SeaweedSway Showcase w/ Winnie Byrd, Lindsay Clark, & Ed Masuga + Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon @ the Make-Out Room! 
7:30 doors. show @ 8. 

Winnie Byrd!
http://soundcloud.com/winniebyrd
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnie-Byrd/202054589807069
Lindsay Clark 
http://www.facebook.com/lindsayclarkmusic
http://lindsayclark.bandcamp.com/
Ed Masuga
http://edmasuga.com/
http://facebook.com/edmasuga
http://myspace.com/edmasuga
+Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon video premiere
http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com
http://brass.menazeri.com
and as always, THE ABSURDISTS who this month will be acting out the Poetry of the original Dada master: Lewis Carroll!
You can't wait!!
-Jeremy Michael
President of Presidents,
Wyrmmaster

May 24th - Tuesday
SeaweedSway Presents, on Bob Dylan's Birthday: Panic is Perfect, Dina Maccabee, Indianna Hale, & Ava Mendoza at Amnesia9pm. come early if you wanna join in the weekly open mic! (7-9) ... $7


PANIC IS PERFECT
Incorporating afro – pop rhythms, retro synthesized sounds with well crafted song writing and pseudo-spiritual lyrical sensibilities Panic is Perfect has created their own brand of quirky eclectic indie dance pop.


Jeremy Belzer and Mike Hoffman officially started the group as an acoustic duo while traveling in south India together in the spring of 2010. Since then the San Francisco based group has evolved into the 5-piece band it is today. They are currently working on their debut album set to be released in the fall of 2011.


http://www.facebook.com/panicisperfect
DINA MACCABEE
Dina Maccabee is a violist, violinist, vocalist, and songwriter living in San Francisco. Her new album of original songs was released on October 12, 2010 in collaboration with Toby Summerfield on Antephonic Records. In addition to her work with Ramon and Jessica and Real Vocal String Quartet, she performs in many styles and many bands, from Middle Eastern Psych Rock to 60′s Brazilian Tropicalia. Through the vehicle of the Dina Maccabee "solo" project -- which to date has incorporated many of her top-favorite fellow musicians including Summerfield, drummers Eric Kuhn and Ezra Lipp, guitarists Roger Riedlbauer and Josh Tillinghast, bassists Tom Edler and Joe Lewis, and cellist Jessica Ivry -- she aims to write and perform concise, expressive new songs that resonate like those she returns to over and over again as a listener. http://www.antephonic.com/artists/dina-maccabee.php
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dina-Maccabee-Band/173843127230
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPjiSMc_LzY ("Driving is Fun" video)


INDIANNA HALE

While her greatest influence is a good friend Matt McCluer, Indianna’s writing style developed with notable inspiration from Hank Williams, the Staple Singers, and the Magnetic Fields.  She now plays with a supporting band and takes inspiration mostly from “…Sunshine, riding bikes and the salty wind of the beach. It’s California rock, filtered through a ‘lonesome gospel pedal', with a little country swing and a splash of rain.”  


“…a sweet caress of a voice that sounds like something from another era.  The way she warbles a tune is beautiful and mesmerizing, a soft creation you want to crawl inside and dream the day away with,”  Rich Kane, OC Weekly. 

AVA MENDOZA
Guitarist Ava Mendoza starts from old melodies already tattooed on your brain, then applies sufficient heat to peel that paint leaving you re-pinked and wondering what’s next. What’s next are original compositions, heavy, go
rgeous, oddly reverby, layers that build, blister and flake away to alight indelibly on your mind. Just as Mendoza reprises those traditional tunes, you discover she’s walked you far into a lost countryside. How, or whether, to get back will be your own business. 


May 30th - Monday
SeaweedSway & the Songbird Festival Present: Dustin O'Halloran w/ the Magik*Magik String Quartet + Conspiracy of Venus at the Rickshaw Stop!
       

extra bonus things.


YOGA CLASSES Saturday & Sunday: I teach yoga classes weekly on Saturdays & Sundays at the Yoga Loft. Saturday's Gentle Hatha class is now at 10:45-12pm. Sunday's Restorative Class from 6:30-8pm. Each class is only $10! Check out http://theloftsf.com & http://seaweedswayyoga.blogspot.com for more details. I'd love to see you there! 321 divisadero st. @ page. (I

New Parlour to Parlour episode with Ash Reiter. Each month, Popdose.com contributor Michael 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. You can see the full Ash Reiter musical report here: http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-29-ash-reiter Also check out past episodes of the Beehavers, FpodBpod & the Blank Tapes, and stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks to Garrett Eaton for the awesome video footage. 


Seaweed for Sale! 
my friend Kacie Loparto is returning to Maine where she has lots & lots of seaweed that she hand-harvested, and she's going to be shipping me a big order of it. if you know you want some, please get in touch. either email Kacie Loparto @ she.sells.seaweed@gmail.com or contact me @ seaweedsway@gmail.com to place an order. there are 2oz bags ($7) of kombu, nori, dulse, wakame, kelp & a special soup mix blend ($10). i intend to keep selling seaweed at seaweed sway shows too, so give a heads up if you want some!

il gato has a new video for the song "On Feathers & Arrows (on Burnt Pine)"! The B&W video is composed of archived video footage around San Francisco from he 1920s and 1930s. http://www.vimeo.com/18936235

Devotionals made a video for their song "Misericordia"! http://vimeo.com/19547825 

TINY ANTENNA HAVE LARGE RECEPTORS Radio Show with Elia Vargas on Pirate Cat Collective Radio every Monday 6-8pm. He's been having lots of SeaweedSway bands - Michael Musika, The Beehavers, Helene Renaut, Sugar Candy Mountain & Ash Reiter, Dina Maccabee, Ever Isles, Magic Leaves, il gato, & more. You can stream it live from anywhere and hear past shows at http://pcrcollective.org (new link).
LOST PURPLE CAMERA - I lost my new little purple camera at the Make-Out Room SeaweedSway show on my birthday February 20th! it was in a little purple case. did you see it?? let me know if you found it or have any leads! thanks! 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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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Dustin O'Halloran w/ Magik*Magik String Quartet & Conspiracy of Venus -Monday, May 30th - Memorial Day @ Rickshaw Stop- SeaweedSway & the Songbird Festival Present


Monday, May 30, 2011
SeaweedSway & the Songbird Festival Present:
DUSTIN O'HALLORAN with the MAGIK*MAGIK STRING QUARTET
and Conspiracy of Venus (Season Finale)

Address: 155 Fell St, SF, CA 94102
Tickets: $15, available via http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/35585
RSVP on facebook: http://on.fb.me/may30
Time: 8pm
Press Inquiries (including ticket giveaways), please contact Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com or Ms. Momo, herekittycat33@hotmail.com

DUSTIN O'HALLORAN
This acclaimed modern classical artist, film composer and Devics co-founder performs with the local ensemble. "All haunting, minor key strings and moody, softly tinkled piano melodies, on first listen composer Dustin O’Halloran’s latest release seems to have little relation to the optimism-hinting light of the title. Bleak and soaked in introspective emotion, Lumiere is a record that seems to brood and wallow, with a cinematic scope that builds upon the introspective minor key melodies of the two solely-piano records that preceded it. This penchant for the filmic is no accident. O’Halloran cut his teeth creating music for advertising and the silver screen – his impressive résumé includes credits for Sofia Coppola’s decadent fuchsia-fest Marie Antoinette and the seemingly obligatory Teutonic car advertising. This cinematic background is clearly apparent on Lumiere and makes the album a fantastic catalyst for the imagination. Indeed, Lumiere does at times sound like the soundtrack to a post-apocalyptic world – all slow motion billowing smoke and grey skied desolation. At times it’s a harrowing listening experience but a strangely rewarding one all the same. Dig a little deeper however and you’ll find a warmer heart hidden away amongst the ruin and rubble - nuggets of optimism not apparent at first. Whilst the strings may be perennially stirring and strained, O’Halloran deliberately minimises the solace and despair of the lower stringed instruments. On Lumiere, he opts for violins where others may have chosen cellos - herein lies the intelligence and many layers of O’Halloran’s work." --Drowned in Sound
http://www.facebook.com/dustinohalloran

MAGIK*MAGIK STRING QUARTET

The Magik*Magik Orchestra is founded by artistic director Minna Choi. Its mission is to simplify the collaborative process between independent rock musicians and classical artists. The Magik*Magik Orchestra is the official studio orchestra of Tiny Telephone founded in 1997 by local Dead Oceans artist, John Vanderslice. The Magik*Magik String Quartet is an off-shoot ensemble of the Orchestra.

http://www.magikmagik.com/

CONSPIRACY OF VENUS - Season Finale!

Last show of the season, until fall! This season we had a whirlwind of shows, one of the highlights being the Pixies UnderCover Tribute, where Conspiracy of Venus covered "Monkey Gone to Heaven" off the album Doolittle. Conspiracy of Venus is a women's community a cappella group based in SF. CoV sings original arrangements of contemporary music. Under the artistic direction of Joyce Todd McBride, the 40 women of CoV interpret her daring and inventive arrangements of songs ranging from the classic (Joni Mitchell's Big Yellow Taxi) to the cutting edge (Bjork's Possibly Maybe) with dazzling technical verve and tons of personality. The group's repertoire also includes works by Bill Withers, Rufus Wainwright, Tom Waits, Leonard Cohen, and Roger Miller. Conspiracy of Venus has played to sold out crowds at many San Francisco venues, including The Great American Music Hall, The Palace of Fine Arts, The Independent, The Swedish American Hall, The Rickshaw Stop, The Make-Out Room, and others, sharing bills with John Vanderslice, The Mountain Goats, The Mother Hips, Blame Sally, Emily Jane White, and Rupa and the April Fishes, to name a few. 

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

SUNDAY: Winnie Byrd, Lindsay Clark, & Ed Masuga + Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon @ MAKE-OUT ROOM!


Sunday May 15th
A Very Folky SeaweedSway Showcase with
Winnie Byrd
Lindsay Clark
Ed Masuga
plus
Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon video podcast
with your hosts
Jeremy Dalmas & the Absurdists

at the Make-Out Room

Address: 3225 22nd St. between Valencia & Mission Streets
Tickets: $7 at the door
Venue: http://makeoutroom.com
RSVP on facebook: http://bit.ly/may15rsvp
Time: 7:30-11pm
Press Inquiries, please contact Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com


Folk music is back in full force at the next SeaweedSway Showcase, Sunday May 15th. The night features Winnie Byrd, an electric folk ensemble featuring Davyd Nereo from BeatBeat Whisper and some ghost-believing best friends he's met along the way (see story below). We're happy to have Lindsay Clark stopping by on her way through from Portland, Oregon, gracing us with her ethereal voice and intricately fingerpicked guitar and banjo. Ed Masuga, a "finger-picking maniac", will woo us with his one-man folk and blues orchestra of beautiful clanks and calls.

In addition to this folky goodness, we are celebrating the full flower moon that falls on May 17th, with the release of Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon episode. Brass Menažeri is San Francisco’s original & hottest Balkan Romani (“Gypsy”) Brass Band. Chasing the Moon is a high quality local music video podcast that comes out every full moon. We celebrate it with a live show and screening of the new episode on or near the full moon each month. Don't miss out!!

Flyer hand-drawn by Julie Crossman (of the Absurdists)

Below are links and stories about the bands and the full moon podcast... Any help spreading the word is greatly appreciated.

Winnie Byrd
Electric Folk Ensemble w/ Davyd Nereo from BeatBeat Whisper, Brian Pfeiffer, Katie Colver, & Rene Carranza.

Like all great stories, our story begins in a graveyard with a group of best friends practicing black magic. But we didn’t know we were practicing black magic, or that it was a graveyard. We just thought we were playing Harry Potter Clue in Berkeley Bowl West’s new parking lot, when a real life ghost suddenly appeared in the middle of the board, knocked over all of the pieces, and shouted, “It was HERMIONE GRANGER in the GREAT HALL with the MUGWART!”

Before we could process what was happening, Davyd was already screaming, “Damn you ghost! And damn that fatal beauty for killing poor Harry. Everything is ruined. Go away, ghost. We don’t want you here anymore.”

The ghost looked pained, kind of like the time Casper first realized he had died, but ghosts need to get used to having their feelings hurt. No one likes them, so the ghost began to leave in a very ghostly fashion.

“I’m about to disappear completely and forever,” said the Ghost, who was already about 80% transparent. “But here is some unsolicited advice: you guys should start a band.”

“Okay Mister Ghost, but what should we call ourselves?” asked Rene.

But before the ghost could answer, he disappeared 100%, leaving behind only a garbage bill that fell out of his ghost pocket. That piece of ghost paper absolutely proves we’re not just making this up. We lost it somewhere, though, and now the payment is way past due, but we never forgot the name that was on the bill. And what was that name?

That name was Winnie Byrd.
http://soundcloud.com/winniebyrd
http://www.myspace.com/winniebyrd
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnie-Byrd/202054589807069

Lindsay Clark
Lindsay Clark, a guitarist and folk singer based in Portland, OR, was born and raised in a small California mountain town in the foothills of the Sierras, to a forest ranger father, and a mother who teaches languages.  She began writing poetry as a child and spent years studying classical piano and violin, but was always drawn toward folk and traditional music, eventually coming to find her place as a songwriter.

After leaving Nevada City, Lindsay spent time on the coast of Santa Cruz, CA and in Boston, MA, where she performed with east coast friends like Nat Baldwin (of Dirty Projectors), Matt Bauer, and Casey Dienel (of the now Portland based White Hinterland), as well attending music school, before settling  in Portland in 2009.  Her music is steeped in images of nature, which she uses both as symbol and as a framework in which to place thoughts on relationships, love, family, and spiritual growth. They are sung over spacious and intricately finger picked guitar and banjo.

A collection of songs written during the end of her time in Boston became her latest record, "Home of the Brave", recorded with Sean Ogilvie (of Portland folk ensemble Musée Mecanique) at his & acclaimed songstress Laura Gibson's home in Sellwood, OR.  Taking almost a year to complete, the record has nine songs, featuring guitar, mandolin, alto flute, piano, and violin by Anton Patzner (who has performed with Bright Eyes and Mates of State, among others).

Lindsay is currently searching for a label but will release a small pressing of the record in mid summer (it will also be available digitally in June). She will be touring west coast cities in May and again in August in support.  Future plans include recording again later this year, attending an artist outpost with Signal Fire Arts (signalfirearts.org), growing a butterfly garden, and collaborating with other musicians.
http://www.facebook.com/lindsayclarkmusic
http://lindsayclark.bandcamp.com/

Ed Masuga
Ed Masuga is a finger-picking maniac; a one man folk and blues orchestra of beautiful clanks and calls. At two years old he saw his dad compete on the game show "Name That Tune," and though the appearance netted just a jukebox and a trip to Puerto Rico, Ed's future as a traveling musician had been fully inspired.
http://edmasuga.com
http://facebook.com/edmasuga
http://myspace.com/edmasuga

Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon
We are premiering Brass Menazeri's episode of Chasing the Moon in honor of the full flower moon a couple of days later.

Brass Menažeri (pronounced “Menagerie”) is San Francisco’s original & hottest Balkan Romani (“Gypsy”) Brass Band. Our music cascades through Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Greece & even Rajasthan with wild rhythms, new sensibilities, innovative arrangements & original compositions, expanding the traditions while we remain rooted within them.
http://brass.menazeri.com

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. 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.
http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com

Full Flower Moon
"Full Flower Moon – May In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon." - from the Farmers Almanac website below.
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names

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