Friday, July 22, 2011

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!

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.
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

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
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

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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 

SeaweedSway Presents: Quinn DeVeaux & the Blue Beat Review's CD Release & The Mumlers @ the Independent***
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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
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THURSDAY JULY 21ST
Throw Down for an Upright - Could be Grand - Benefit show for a piano at new venue BeatBox
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FRIDAY JULY 22ND
The Velvet Teen, Silian Rail, Worker Bee, & Not to Reason Why @ the Great American Music Hall

Langhorne Slim @ the Independent!
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FRIDAY JULY 22ND - SUNDAY JULY 24TH
C.A.M.P.
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
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WEDNESDAY JULY 27TH
The Definite Articles, Dirty Mittens, & il gato @ the Rickshaw Stop
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FRIDAY JULY 29TH***
SeaweedSway Presents: Bells, Alameda (Pdx), & We Are the Willows (Mpls) @ Amnesia
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SATURDAY JULY 30TH***
SeaweedSway Presents: Les Trois Petits Oiseaux & the Avatar Ensemble + The B Stars @ Amnesia
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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 
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SATURDAY AUGUST 6TH***
WOMENROCK'S 5th Anniversary!! @ the Box Factory
      
.a few more things.

PARLOUR TO PARLOUR with 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!
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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

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
seanhayesfpodbpod.jpg
                                                      (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.

"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

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). 


...Seaweed Sway...
a project to encourage community around music, yoga, & environmental happenings
http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar (calendar of events)
http://groups.google.com/group/seaweed-sway (weekly email list of events)
http://bit.ly/seaweedswaystory (project background)
http://soundcloud.com/seaweedsway (songs from artists playing in upcoming shows)
http://groups.google.com/group/seaweedsway-press (receive seaweedsway press announcements)
Thanks for supporting local music!!
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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

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:


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
http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway
http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com
http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar (google calendar of events)
http://groups.google.com/group/seaweed-sway (weekly email list of events)
http://bit.ly/seaweedswaystory (project background)
http://soundcloud.com/seaweedsway (new! check here soon for songs from artists playing in upcoming shows)

Thanks for supporting local music!!
To receive notices of special SeaweedSway shows and events, please join the SeaweedSway Press List Google Group here: http://groups.google.com/group/seaweedsway-press
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

7 years of seaweedsway sf weekly interview + party @ amnesia tonight w/ the blank tapes, collin ludlow-mattson, & the beehavers ~ whiskerman & david wax museum sunday @ amnesia ~ sean hayes, fpodbpod, & chasing the moon next thurs. july!!

hey everyone,

recently my friend bryant (aka beeface killah of the beehavers) was chatting with me & asked how long seaweedsway had been going. i realized it's been 7 years since i've been promoting here in the bay area. crazy! then we realized the show we were working on together would be on 7-7. perfect! we decided to celebrate 7 years of seaweedsway on 7-7, which is today. yay!

then, miraculously, emily savage at sf weekly's all shook down music blog asked to interview me about what it's been like, and here is the resulting article: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/07/promoting_bands_in_sf_a_how-to.php

i'm very grateful that emily took the time to ask these questions. it made me think more about what this project is, and is perhaps becoming, as a community effort, and i hope you'll take the time to read it. thanks for being a part of it.

seaweedsway started with the weekly email list & blog, basically. thank you to all who have kept up with it over the years, even if you don't live here. my intention with this is to share the music i love & if you live here, maybe we get to meet up at these shows, have fun experiences, hang out, & hear good music. or practice yoga, dance, or even farm & garden together. if you are out of town or don't go to shows, i hope you listen to the bands sometimes & hear new sounds that might stay with you.

and tonight! we are celebrating seaweedsway's 7th anniversary at amnesia, with a kick-ass show. collin ludlow-mattson & the folks are releasing their cd, which features collin, matt adams (who also produced the album), lucas boilon, indianna hale, & sleepy todd. "the folks" tonight will include sean olmstead & will halsey as well. matt adams of the blank tapes is releasing a picnic plate vinyl of the song Double Rainbow, & will be joined by bandmembers will, sean, & maybe steve winchell (if he's back from the rainbow gathering on time). the beehavers are whole-heartedly opening the night, with their voodoo folk-rock highly dance-able tunes. show starts at 9 and is $7-10. 



Flyer made with love by Collin Ludlow-Mattson

this month! in addition to tonight's show, seaweedsway is presenting and/or helping with 7 more shows in july. sunday whiskerman & the david wax museum @ amnesia, next thursday on the full thunder moon is sean hayes, fpodbpod, & matt bauer's chasing the moon @ the new parish, saturday the 16th is quinn deveaux's cd release party & the mumlers @ the independent, sunday the 17th is the seaweedsway showcase w/ masuga, miwa, & moomaw, tuesday the 26th bombino & magic leaves @ slim's, friday the 29th bells, steve taylor, alameda, & we are the willows @ amnesia, & saturday the 30th les trois petits oiseaux & the avatar ensemble + the b stars @ amnesia. ah! yes! if you're looking for something to do on days not listed here, please check http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway or even link http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar to your calendar! thanks again for supporting this project by attending (& playing!) shows or wanting to attend them or listening to the bands or just receiving these emails. :)

here's the rundown for july!!
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THURSDAY JULY 7TH
SeaweedSway's 7th Year Anniversary Party + Collin Ludlow-Mattson & the Folks CD RELEASE w/ The Blank Tapes Vinyl Release & The Beehavers at Amnesia
9pm. $7-10.
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211355698886253
SF Weekly Article (yay): http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/07/promoting_bands_in_sf_a_how-to.php
Collin & the Folks on the radio: http://podcasts.pcrcollective.org/CitySpell/CitySpell-20110630.mp3 (starts around 1:5:45)
The Blank Tapes video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTQJWg0B7ug
The Beehavers new video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=envEPdqINHk
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SATURDAY JULY 9TH
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

Nora Roman (of Perranosperous): CD Release Party & Benefit for Galeria de la Raza
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164656826931327
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SUNDAY JULY 10TH
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

Amnesia & SeaweedSway Present: Whiskerman (formerly Graham Patzner & the Help), David Wax Museum, & Miracle Parade @ Amnesia
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=226878664007475
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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
tix: http://bit.ly/kMoGNy
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SATURDAY JULY 16TH
SeaweedSway Presents: Quinn DeVeaux & the Blue Beat Revue'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 (Ed), 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
Benefit show for a piano at new venue BeatBox - check UnderCover for details soon
https://www.facebook.com/UnderCoverPresents
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FRIDAY JULY 22ND
Langhorne Slim @ the Independent!
http://theindependentsf.com
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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: http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com/2010/12/magicleaves
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FRIDAY JULY 29TH
SeaweedSway Presents: Steve Taylor, 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
http://amnesiathebar.com
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woah july!!!!
      
****ANNOUNCEMENTS/NEWS****
YOGA CLASSES Saturday & Sunday: I teach yoga classes weekly on Saturdays & Sundays at the Yoga Loft. Saturday's Gentle Hatha class is at 10:45-12pm. Sunday's Restorative Class from 6:30-8pm (Third Sundays of the Month there's a sub so I can be at the SeaweedSway Showcase!). 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. 

NEW GENTLE YOGA SERIES on THURSDAYS - I'll be teaching a gentle yoga series on Thursdays in August, 4 weeks for $50, or the regular drop-in price for each class, 6-7:30pm. http://theloftsf.com https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125640247519522

NEW MUSIC VIDEOS:
The Beehavers - "Fairgrounds" - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=envEPdqINHk
Michael Musika on Parlour to Parlour! http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-31-michael-musika/
Magic Leaves - Strange - preview for new album "Glow": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loO-oXh5d9g
Magic Leaves - Wooden Waves - preview for new album "Glow": https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1999645144082&oid=261600764279
Michael Musika & Eric Kuhn in Brussels, dance video: http://vimeo.com/24726356
Ophelia by Indianna Hale, at May 24th Amnesia Show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbLjeLMx8yA
Ava Mendoza at May 24th Amnesia Show, Porto Franco Files 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C86rTAQVlko&feature=youtu.be

DRESS DIET PROJECT: http://thedressdietproject.tumblr.com See what happened via the blog... The project was to wear a dress or skirt everyday of the month as an experiment & unifying force.

PRACTICE SPACE AVAILABLE AT SECRET STUDIOS
From il gato: 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

PRACTICE SPACE AVAILABLE IN OAKLAND
Waiting Room got a new practice space in Oakland and is looking for another band to share it. It's a few blocks from the Coliseum bart station. It's 12 by 18 ft, fan, dimmer switch. They're going to put a piano in there. So far, there are two bands sharing it. It's $455 all together, and so far they have 6 people splitting the cost... Location: Rehearse America, 8923 San Leandro st (between 85th Ave & 92nd Ave.) Oakland, CA 94621, Neighborhood: East Oakland / http://rehearse.com E-mail Ronnie at Spiltt@sbcglobal.net for more information.

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!

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