the seaweed sway: 2012

Friday, December 28, 2012

Mariee Sioux, The Beehavers, & Mark Grabiner @ the Starry Plough SATURDAY/ NEW YEAR MIX / New Years Day Restorative Yoga @ 4:30pm

Hi everyone!

Happy solstice & Happy New Year! Some announcements + calendar below. Thank you again for a wonderful year, and for all of the support from near & far. It really means a lot & keeps this project going. For your ears: please check out the new year mix (band list below)!!

1) Tomorrow, Saturday December 29th, is a big night, and I'd love to see you. It is the finale of the East Bay Seaweed Sway monthly series we've been doing this year at the Starry Plough. It's been a great run! Thanks to all who have participated! The year will end with songs from The Beehavers, Mariee Sioux, & Mark Grabiner (very rare show)!

Please get there early if you can! Doors at 8 (best time to hang out), & Mark goes on at 9pm. He is doing a few covers, including Mountain Goats, Sufjan Stevens, and he mentioned something about telling a story while playing a medley of Neutral Milk Hotel songs. He is interested in alternative live performances - here is a link to something he did before - playing at a Neuroscience Graduate Art Student Art Show at UC Berkeley while linked to a biofeedback visualizer- ummm, awesome. http://francesthemute.net/category/videos/

If you've been waiting all year for the right night to journey to Berkeley for this show, now's the time! It's also Kacie Loparto of She Sells Seaweed's birthday, so we'll be celebrating her greatness + bring some extra $$ for her delicious hand-harvested seaweed!! & my uncle is in town visiting - bring your family too and let's hang out. :)

You can still win tix by going to http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway - look for this poster in the newsfeed - click it - and leave a comment. Winner will be picked tomorrow afternoon. Poster by Sean Kae!

2) SONGS FOR A NEW YEAR - NEW SEAWEED SWAY MIX IS UP! listen here: http://seaweedsway.bandcamp.com Thanks to Reagan Wilson for making the beautiful wintery seaweed-y artwork & inspiring the project, and to all the wonderful bands who contributed!!

biet & black

you won't

kelly mcfarling

annie girl & the flight

the glasses

cave clove

saintseneca

anna ash

chrystian rawk

ayla nereo

bells

zej & calen

lindsay clark

the disposition

eight belles

tv mike & the scarecrows

mana maddy

mark matos & os beaches

helene renaut

trainwreck riders

langhorne slim

annie bacon & her OSHEN

conspiracy of venus

new cadence

brendan thomas

chelsea coleman

omg!!!

3) New Years Day Restorative Yoga! I'm teaching restorative at the Loft on Tuesday, Jan 1, 2013 at 4:30pm. Sign up here: http://theloftsf.com Regular schedule will resume in 2013!

thanks for your support in 2012! -Jessie

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SeaweedSway Calendar

saturday december 29th

East Bay Seaweed Sway Series Finale with the Beehavers, Mariee Sioux, & Mark Grabiner at the Starry Plough

It's been a great year at the Starry Plough! Will be doing more shows there in 2013, but not as frequently, so this is gonna be a party to celebrate the end of the monthly series. i.e. an awesome night of music you want to see. Thanks for supporting this show, especially all you East Bayers, & SF'ers crossing the bay!

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/109625132531301

venue: http://starryploughpub.com

monday december 31st, NYE

Sean Hayes, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Slow Motion Cowboys - party for 10 years of Amnesia - a forgettable night!

SOLD OUT. talk to me if you really want to go & didn't get a ticket in time. and/or there may be a few tix at the door. gonna be a wild & sweet night of music. a nice chance to see Sean Hayes in an intimate venue & one of my favorite bands as you probably all know, Slow Motion Cowboys. community gathering.

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/477851818924466/

tuesday january 1st, 2013!

NEW YEARS DAY restorative yoga at the loft.

FIRST class of 2013! :) 321 divisadero st. 4:30-6pm. wear comfy clothes. bring your own eye pillow or borrow one at the studio. a wonderful time to set intentions for the new year! rest & release the past as well. http://theloftsf.com

rsvp here: https://www.facebook.com/events/126604354170065/

sunday january 20th

eggplant casino, former friends of young americans (phoenix, az), & lutra lutra!

seaweed sway showcase @ the make-out room!

doors 7:30, show 8-11. $8-10.

RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/430934580299699/

for updates on community shows, go to fbook

submissions? email seaweedsway@gmail.com with a brief listing of your event or post athttp://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

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JOB & HOUSING LIST

looking-for-jobs list: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area

POST JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS TO: looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area@googlegroups.com

looking-for-housing list: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-housing

POST HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENTS TO: "looking-for-housing" <looking-for-housing@googlegroups.com>

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thank you!

jessie

http://seaweedsway.com

http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

Friday, December 14, 2012

NEW MIX! Conspiracy of Venus on West Coast Live 10am-12pm tomorrow! Make-Out Room Sunday! NYE w/ Sean Hayes & Slow Motion Cowboys!

Hi everyone!

How is your winter progressing? I am amazed at how cold it's gotten in SF! Stay warm!

I have 6 news items for this message. Look for ticket giveaways+updates at http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

In summary:

1) I'll be singing with Conspiracy of Venus on the radio tomorrow/Sat. - West Coast Live - a few songs between 10am & 12pm! Listen via KALW, 91.7FM, http://kalw.org/local-music-player - or go to http://WCL.orgto find what station it's on near you. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/373284436097978/

2) Sunday night is a Holiday Sway show, with The Disposition, Rebecca Cross, & Lemme Adams @ the Make-Out Room - 7:30-11. D'arcy Bertrand will be pouring tea as well! (& we hope to share a little bit of info on Oshan ( http://teanotprison.com ) while we're at it - let me know if you want to help.)

3) NEW SEAWEED SWAY MIX IS UP! listen here: http://seaweedsway.bandcamp.com Thanks to Reagan Wilson for making the beautiful wintery seaweed-y artwork & inspiring the project, and to all the wonderful bands who contributed!! biet & black, you won't, kelly mcfarling, annie girl, the glasses, cave clove, saintseneca, anna ash, chrystian rawk, ayla nereo, bells, zej & calen, lindsay clark, the disposition, eight belles, tv mike & the scarecrows, mana maddy, mark matos & os beaches, helene renaut, trainwreck riders, langhorne slim, annie bacon & her OSHEN, conspiracy of venus, new cadence, brendan thomas, and chelsea coleman. omg!!!

4) Yoga holiday schedule - the last class I'm teaching of 2012 is Monday Restorative, 7:30-9pm, at the Loft. Maybe next Saturday if we can figure out logistics. Regular schedule will resume in 2013!

5) Saturday December 29th is the finale of the East Bay Seaweed Sway series I've been doing this year at the Starry Plough. It's been a great run! The year will end with songs from The Beehavers, Mariee Sioux, & Mark Grabiner!

6) NYE - save a date! Come to see Sean Hayes, Hurray for the Riff Raff, & Slow Motion Cowboys at Amnesia - OMG! Get tix in advance: http://amnesianye.eventbrite.com

thanks for your support in 2012! -Jessie

Poster by Kelsey Hale - Win tix at http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

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SeaweedSway Calendar

saturday december 15th

Conspiracy of Venus on West Coast Live! 10am-12pm

We are singing a few songs - our first time on national radio!

Listen via KALW, 91.7FM, http://kalw.org/local-music-player - or go to http://WCL.org to find what station it's on near you. More info here: https://www.facebook.com/events/373284436097978/

sunday december 16th

The Disposition, Rebecca Cross, & Lemme Adams @ the Make-Out Room, holiday party, tea

Tea pouring by D'arcy Bertrand. Oshan info will be at table - http://teanotprison.com - let me know if you want to help. Also, please bring non-perishable items to donate to the SF Food Bank if you're in the giving spirit, as there's a bin at the Make-Out Room this month. Thanks & hope to see you!

https://www.facebook.com/events/430012827046967/

http://makeoutroom.com

monday december 17th

restorative yoga at the loft.

last class of 2012! 321 divisadero st. 7:30-9pm. wear comfy clothes. bring your own eye pillow or borrow one at the studio. ask for the $10 price if you're new to this class. set intentions for the new year! http://theloftsf.com

saturday december 29th

East Bay Seaweed Sway Series Finale with the Beehavers, Mariee Sioux, & Mark Grabiner

https://www.facebook.com/events/109625132531301

http://starryploughpub.com

monday december 31st, NYE

Sean Hayes, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Slow Motion Cowboys - party for 10 years of Amnesia - a forgettable night!

gonna be a wild & sweet night of music. a nice chance to see Sean Hayes in an intimate venue (he just sold out 2 nights at the Independent) & one of my favorite bands as you probably all know, Slow Motion Cowboys. community gathering.

Important, advance tix are probably the only way to go: http://amnesianye.eventbrite.com

RSVP here: https://www.facebook.com/events/477851818924466/

for updates on community shows, go to fbook

submissions? email seaweedsway@gmail.com with a brief listing of your event or post at http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

...

JOB & HOUSING LIST

looking-for-jobs list: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area

POST JOB ANNOUNCEMENTS TO: looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area@googlegroups.com

looking-for-housing list: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-housing

POST HOUSING ANNOUNCEMENTS TO: "looking-for-housing" <looking-for-housing@googlegroups.com>

....

thank you!

jessie

http://seaweedsway.com

http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Sean Hayes & Michael Musika Friday @ the Independent! Special Show! Get your tix!!

Hi!

A quick message to inform you that Sean Hayes is playing tomorrow night at the Independent: with Michael Musika opening! Eric Kuhn playing in both bands! Indianna Hale & Erica Fink joining Michael & Eric for a song. Gonna be so special! We just heard that Saturday night sold out, and there are not many tix left for Friday. These are some of my very very favorite artists, and this show means a lot, in multiple realms. Would love to see you there!

Tickets: http://theindependentsf.com/event/156563/

RSVP: https://facebook.com/events/379961205417487/391127600967514

A few links:

http://www.sfweekly.com/2012-11-28/music/sean-hayes-discusses-his-new-album-before-we-turn-to-dust/

http://michaelmusika.bandcamp.com/album/spells

http://vimeo.com/45664349 - Sean Hayes video, "Miss Her When I'm Gone"

http://vimeo.com/5498958 - Michael Musika, 3 songs + Interview on Chasing the Moon

Here's a message from Michael about the show, that says it all better than I can explain:

"This Friday November 30, 2012, my friend Eric Kuhn and I will be opening for Sean

Hayes at San Francisco's Independent. We have a memorable performance prepared.

Also, those in attendance can take home a preview 3 song EP of a record we've been

working on for the past two years. The record is tentatively titled "ghosts." We

came to understand the songs and how to record them by travelling far away from

home together. As the scenery passed through the windows of our travels, we listened

to music and talked. This way of being had an amusing and slightly spooky effect on both

of us. We came to realize that we shared several significant fascinations with specific

musical characters from childhood. Through this conversation the characters came

powerfully back to life inside the imagination. It was like becoming reacquainted with a

missing part of myself and reminded me that making music is for those who are present

as well as for those who are not. When finally we returned back home I fell asleep watching

a glamorous old movie and had a dream where a giant ghost wearing a tophat was

rowing us downriver through summertime in the French countryside in an oversized canoe."

And a pic from Michael & Eric's tour in Europe May 2012.

Also, something a little different, I'm spreading the word about this smoothie supplement made w/ almost all raw ingredients (cacao & other superfoods), called Synchro Genesis. My friend Graham who created this mix is raising $$ to expand the business & make this product more available. They made a video to explain it all: http://vlt.me/.ays1

Yoga classes are on as usual this week - Saturday Gentle Yoga 11am-12:15 ($10), and Monday Restorative 7:30-9pm (regular rates apply, but if it's your first class w/ me tell the front desk you wanna pay $10).http://theloftsf.com 321 divisadero st. @ page.

Look out for some great December shows too!

! -Jessie

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