Friday, August 26, 2011

ToniTE! LITTLE WINGS, SALT MINDS (w Mariee Sioux), MARK DAVID ASHWORTH & MURALISMO, & WILL SPROTT OF THE MUMLERS @ GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL

HELLO!

last minute reminder for tonight's show at the great american music hall!

if you're keeping track, it's the first official seaweedsway show there, & my first official collaboration w/ loving cup (justin davis). LITTLE WINGS, SALT MINDS, MARK DAVID ASHWORTH & MURALISMO, & WILL SPROTT OF THE MUMLERS + BOB THAYER OF RAD CLOUD DJ'ING -what???!!!

it should be a pretty mellow night overall; but you never know with these folks, little wings could break out a freestyle rap that will blow your mind & get you dancing like you never knew how. actually that is highly likely. important: doors are at 8, and will sprott of the mumlers starts at 8:30. he's so good that it's worth making an effort to be there for his set, seriously. & anyone who arrives before mark david ashworth & muralismo's set gets a free download of their latest album. see? we even have incentive items for early arrival! (they go second, so may as well catch will's set too, & enjoy the whole night). salt minds will be featuring sean kae of dearest, mariee sioux, & jeff manson tonight. they're one of my new favorites too. dance between sets to tunes spun by dj of the night bob thayer of rad cloud. the essential details are here: http://bit.ly/aug26rsvp & tix are here: http://www.gamhtickets.com/events/160694/Little%20Wings & hope you are there! oh, & this show is a good way to celebrate the end of mercury retrograde + the approach of the new moon! community event!

a list of lots o' september shows i'm helping with are below...

for those interested in yoga, i teach a weekly saturday gentle yoga class, 10:45am-12pm. it's only $10 to make it accessible to the community, & all levels are welcome...  this sunday will be the last restorative yoga class on that day/time, 6:30-8pm at the loft, also $10 & all levels. :) as it's switching to monday nights starting the 2nd week in september, 7:30-9pm. http://theloftsf.com

here are stories & pathways to songs for the bands playing tonight:

LITTLE WINGS
Little Wings was formed in San Luis Obisbo, CA, and the music of Little Wings carries the landscape of its place of origin like clouds carry water vapor, to release it in a myriad of forms over a changing landscape. Little wings is a project that revolves around frontman and songwriter Kyle Field, sometimes with drummer Adam Selzer, keyboardist Rob Kieswetter, bassist Mark Leece, and others. His debut album, Discover Worlds of Wonder , was released in 1999 by Walking Records and later in 2000 by K Records. It has been called "a dreamy, balladic tribute to the surreal aspects of the contemporary Californian landscape." Little Wings followed up this first release with The Wonder City and Wonderue to complete their Wonder Trilogy, consisting of three albums released on K and Knw-Yr-Own Records. In 2003, Little Wings released Harvest Joy , followed by Magic Wand in 2004 and Glow in 2005. He released Soft Pow'r in 2007. Kyle Field has played with the likes of Grandaddy, Lee Baggett, and Devendra Banhart, and is also a talented visual artist. A book of his drawings was published by the label Ahornfelder.
http://kyledraws.com
http://facebook.com/pages/Little-Wings/130230123665874

SALT MINDS
"Salt Minds Sounds like the last sequoia being turned into a tunnel through which to drive your car. Also it costs ten dollars every time you pass through the tree."
-Roger Waters
http://facebook.com/pages/Salt-Minds/130947443621991

MARK DAVID ASHWORTH & MURALISMO
http://markdavidashwroth.com
http://markdavidashworth.bandcamp.com
http://facebook.com/pages/Mark-David-Ashworth-Muralismo/166364723434353

WILL SPROTT of THE MUMLERS
http://themumlers.com
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ObmQ95akE-8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=q32QbVLgC1o
http://thebaybridged.com/2011/04/12/will-sprott-starry-plough

...SEPTEMBER SHOWS...
** = seaweedsway presents

Saturday Sept. 3rd
Tiny Home Album Release w/ Walking in Sunlight at the Yoga Loft**
7pm doors / 8pm show / no shoes please! (wear socks you like)
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=108076155961954 - please rsvp so we know how many to expect (smaller space) & bring friends who are respectful of the space!

Tuesday Sept. 6th
Avi Buffalo, Wild Pack of Canaries, & You Are Plural (Olympia) + DJ Ted Bagel Radio @ Bottom of the Hill
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=261419623884118

Thursday Sept. 8th
Michael Musika, Yesway, & Ramon & Jessica at the Beatbox
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152439011502007

Friday Sept. 9th
YesWay, Passenger & Pilot, You Are Plural (Olympia), & Hanalei at Mama Buzz Cafe in OAKLAND**
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125129674249738

Sunday Sept. 18th
The Disposition, Morph Dwarf, & Uncle Rebel @ the Make-Out Room, SeaweedSway Showcase, Mission Creek Arts & MusicFestival co-presents**
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=220455564639915

Wednesday Sept. 21st
Loving Cup Presents: The Blank Tapes, Chloe Makes Music, & Range of Light Wilderness @ the Great American Music Hall
http://theblanktapes.com

Thursday Sept. 22nd
Dominique Leone, Body Parts (LA), & 3 Leafs at Amnesia**, Mission Creek Arts & Music Festival co-presents
9pm
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=142184825871908

Friday Sept. 23rd
Sonya Cotton Album Release w/ Kelly McFarling at the Community Music Center
http://sonyacotton.com

Thursday Sept. 29th
Sugar Candy Mountain, Ramon & Jessica, & Lone Valkyrie (Portland) at Amnesia**
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104510939653965

....A FEW MORE THINGS....

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

CHASING THE MOON:
Chasing the Moon is a monthly music video podcast that is celebrated with a live show and screening of the new episode near the full moon each month. See past episodes of James Vincent McMorrow, Quinn DeVeaux, Thao & Mirah, Birds & Batteries, John Vanderslice, Sonya Cotton, Indianna Hale, Michael Musika, Silian Rail, Slow Motion Cowboys, Oona, Judgement Day, Lavay Smith, Foxtails Brigade, Steve Taylor, Kacey Johansing, TaughtMe, the Devotionals, Magic Leaves, Sea of Bees, Ever Isles, Sonny & the Sunsets, Gojogo, Brass Menazeri, Cuckoo Chaos (San Diego), & Matt Bauer. http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com
SF WEEKLY SEAWEEDSWAY INTERVIEW: i'll be plugging this for awhile, skip if you've read it. :) emily savage of SF Weekly's All Shook Down music blog recently interviewed me about promoting shows for 7 years in the bay area with SeaweedSway. yay! THANKS emily & to all of you for being a part of it!
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2011/07/promoting_bands_in_sf_a_how-to.php 

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!
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

TONITE! DRESSES & PERHAPSY debut! SAINTSENECA & VIKESH KAPOOR on tour! midwest represent @ AMNESIA


TUESDAY AUGUST 23RD at AMNESIA, SEAWEEDSWAY PRESENTS: DRESSES Debut! with ERICA FINK, Bob Thayer of Rad Cloud, Sean Olmstead of FpodBpod, Indianna Hale, & Matt Adams of the Blank Tapes SAINTSENECA from Columbus, Ohio VIKESH KAPOOR from Pennsylvania & PERHAPSY's Debut! Derek Barber of Bells & Anna Ash's band 853 Valencia St. betw. 19th & 20th St. $5-7 at the door gets you into the show + a beaded necklace made by Erica! 9pm
RSVP/Invite Friends if you please: http://on.fb.me/aug23rsvp
POSTER BY ERICA FINK (DRESSES)
story of the night: the MidWest is well-represented with this show. Erica Fink, founder of DRESSES, is from Michigan - now located in the East Bay. She'll be joined by a supergroup line-up of Bob Thayer (Rad Cloud) on bass, Sean Olmstead (FpodBpod) on guitar, Indianna Hale on drums, & Matt Adams (the Blank Tapes) on shaker & percussion. She grew up listening to Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Rufus Wainwright, Lucinda Williams, & Gillian Welsh... whose influences she combines with a fun, whimsical, at times humorous & always honest & intriguing sense of music & life. In Erica's words: "Imagine a modest, two-bedroom home in West Virginia. There is a vegetable garden, one specifically placed sunflower and a kitschy ceramic duck peeping out behind a well-behaved shrub that lines the sidewalk to the front door. The door is dark red and decorated with a wooden, rustically painted "Home Sweet Home" sign. You are not home. You open the door, walk inside and find a family disco dancing on hand-made wooden tables in the living room. Barry White is playing on the family's out dated stereo system. The man of the household is belligerently singing into a vessel that could easily be mistaken for a miniature urn. He is singing to someone that isn't in the room. The daughters are lying on the floor, face down, pounding the dirty carpet with their feet, covering their ears while pleading with their father to turn down the music. They are embarrassed. The woman of the household frivolously pushes the furniture to the edges of the room as to make more room for the cartwheels she will inevitably incorporate into her disco-dance routine. The son, the youngest of the bunch, is fixated in a permanent headstand against the back wall of the living room. Each member of the family has a gentle disregard for the other. Barry White is on repeat and there is no end in sight. Dresses sits on the hill beside this home and patiently watches this curious situation unfold." http://soundcloud.com/dresses Dresses will be preceded by one of my new favorite bands, SAINTSENECA, who are touring through from Columbus, Ohio. Hear their new album - released last week - here! http://tunes.mamabirdrecordingco.com/ (Listen on repeat recommended.) I'm hearing a Modest Mouse sound, others hear Neutral Milk Hotel, and they seem to be kin of the Dovekins. Basically: “Foot-stomping psych folk of the highest order.” – yvynyl I may be biased cuz they're from Ohio (my homestate), but please come see 'em & decide for yourself. http://tunes.mamabirdrecordingco.com/ (new album streaming!) https://www.facebook.com/pages/Saintseneca/188015902193 http://paperbrigade.com/saintseneca-saintseneca http://paperbrigade.com/saintseneca-grey-flag (listen to the last song grey flag on repeat!) http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/video/saintseneca/beasts/ VIKESH KAPOOR hails from Pennsylvania - though he's on the west coast often now - recording in Portland, OR w/ producer Adam Selzer (who has also recorded favorites M.Ward, Langhorne Slim, the Decemberists, Jolie Holland). I'm hearing a Nick Drake meets Bob Dylan sound, & he's been compared to the great Woody Guthrie. In his traveling & touring, he has supported the likes of AA Bondy, Willy Mason, Tim Fite & The Felice Brothers. Preview: http://vimeo.com/21179857 http://vikeshkapoor.com/epk PERHAPSY is Derek Barber, who is opening the night (early arrival encouraged). He also happens to be from Ohio (Ohio represent!) & has landed in the East Bay now too (East Bay represent!). He regularly plays in new sensations BELLS & ANNA ASH's bands, but here we will finally get to hear his own sounds. In Derek's words: The name Perhapsy comes from an E E Cummings’s poem entitled “warped this perhapsy.” The particular poem is somewhat disjointed and filled with words that end abruptly, run together, and letters that capitalize at random intervals. Listening to the self-titled debut of Perhapsy, one could draw comparisons to Cummings’s poetic stylings. The short, mostly instrumental songs bring to life a genre filled with run-on fragments and songs layered by guitar harmonies — often quick in pace yet also cyclical in form and structure. Rarely do debuts like this evoke so much hope, but of course this isn’t Derek Barber’s first project. After spending several years playing guitar in The Winston Jazz Routine and Every Gentle Air, Barber continued writing and playing shows with a revolving cast in Ann Arbor, MI while persuing dual degrees in jazz guitar and English. After wrapping up his degree in music, he felt it was time to properly document the songs — booking studio time in the hometown of Mansfield, Ohio with the goal of making the very first record for Perhapsy (with the help of some old friends). Currently Barber is putting together new works in his new home of Berkeley, CA. While an attractive contributor to East Bay's own BELLS and Anna Ash projects, Barber continues to write under the Perhapsy moniker. This music, while performed in both solo and ensemble format, sees Barber experimenting beyond previous instrumental work and into the territory of looping guitar effects, rhythmic experiments, and a newfound embrace of singing. The result has even been called a kind of "post-post rock" yet not without intentional humor or quantified definition. Instead, there is a hope that Barber's music might not only reveal something about the artist previously unknown, but also help the listener by conceiving it with utmost honesty. http://myspace.com/perhapsy http://soundcloud.com/perhapsy you will be graded on how well you retain all of this info & recite it back. dresses are not mandatory for this show, but will be for the next. thanks & really hope to see you there! xo jessie ...a Seaweed Sway Presents production... encouraging community around music, yoga, & environmental happenings http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com http://groups.google.com/group/seaweed-sway (weekly email list of events)

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Friday, July 29, 2011

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


hi everyone,
hope you're all doing well

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

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

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

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

poster by peter miller of we are the willows


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

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

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

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FRIDAY JULY 29TH (TONIGHT)
SeaweedSway Presents: Passenger & Pilot (SF), Bells (Oakland), Alameda (Pdx), & We Are the Willows (Mpls) @ Amnesia
8:30pm, $7-10
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=246236892060495
http://amnesiathebar.com
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9StFoLPAe-Q (We Are the Willows, North Shore Sessions, original song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71CdqePU6Qw (We Are the Willows, Radiohead cover)
http://www.daytrotter.com/dt/we-are-the-willows-concert/20031127-3738262.html
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SATURDAY JULY 30TH
Gentle Hatha Yoga with Jessie
10:45am-12pm. 321 divisadero st. @ page. $10 community class. all levels. a breath & mellow movement exploration.
RSVP/ FIND OUT MORE: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=155094967888404

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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!

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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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