Go to this show: Sean Hayes & Conspiracy of Beards

Thursday April 3

Sean Hayes

and

Conspiracy of Beards

at the Chapel

Tickets: http://thechapelsf.com/event/503599

RSVP: http://facebook.com/events/707518885936300
Doors at 8 - Show at 9

Location: The Chapel, 777 Valencia St.

This is a show not to miss, friends. Thursday April 3rd at the Chapel! It will actually be the first show I attend there. Will be heading there directly from Conspiracy of Venus practice!

Changing it up, this will be Sean's first solo show in a long time, his first show with men's choir Conspiracy of Beards, and his first show at the Chapel! Sean is going to tour a bunch solo this spring, so look out for those dates and locations at http://seanhayesmusic.com or http://facebook.com/seanhayesmusic 

Hear/see Sean Hayes' latest song+video, Magic Slim vs. Dynamite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZIk75B-07o

"If there were a map of Sean Hayes’ 20-plus year career, it would be circuitous. A tangled criss-crossing of backroads and blue highways denoting place, influence, and trajectory. You can hear it in the deep-roots syncopation, in the dusty folk-stomp and in the biorhythmic pulse that ebbs and thumps throughout his music."

Conspiracy of Beards will open the evening with the poetic songs Leonard Cohen.

"Well dressed in suits, ties, and the occasional fedora, Conspiracy of Beards bring an energized live choral music experience out of the churches and tabernacles and into the taverns, art houses, and theaters of the Bay Area and beyond. Transforming Cohen’s lyrics and simple melodies into complex 4- and 5-part harmonies, Conspiracy of Beards achieves a sound that is both robust and tender. With influences ranging from jazz and gospel, to barbershop and doo-wop, the unique arrangements that choir members create capture all of the emotion and humor of Leonard Cohen’s original music, and inspire audiences to ponder common human experiences like romance, heartbreak, politics, sex, longing, and spirituality."

http://conspiracyofbeards.com 

*Original artwork and permission to modify it for use as a concert poster by Amanda Forrest-Chan - www.amandafc.ca

Listen to this song. Two Timing Machines by Teenager. The Magic of True Love (Album Out Soon)

LISTEN TO THIS SONG

photo by Sabina Holber

Two Timing Machines, by Teenager (Bevan Herbekian):

https://soundcloud.com/teenager-usa/two-timing-machines-1

A song to honor: the mystery of timing, the art of love, the mystery of love, the art of timing. The orchestral sound of the "sweetly defiant" songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bevan Herbekian (formerly of the 21st Century, now going by the moniker Teenager). Look out for new songs each week. Bevan is doing a staggered one song a week release, leading up to the final album release, "The Magic of True Love". 

"And how do you make love?
Do you build it to last?"

For we are two timing machines
with impeccable timing.

TEENAGER BIO, because I like to learn the stories behind the music, and maybe you will too:

Bevan was born on Halloween night in a tiny northern California town, where courtesy of the holiday, the first person he saw upon entering the world was Superman. He grew up the only child of ex-hippie parents who flooded him with an eclectic selection of classic albums, bootlegged John Peel Sessions and personalized mixtapes. It was a hand-me-down Nirvana cassette that jerked him out of childhood and compelled him to pick up the guitar and start a punk band. Since age 13, Bevan has been tirelessly writing songs, recording independent–and generally unheard–album after album, whilst forming and fronting numerous projects, from a Garage Rock power trio to an Americana Freak-Folk duo to a highly orchestrated Indie-Pop octet.  After nearly a decade of playing out in the Bay Area, trying his luck in New York, and wandering around the world as twenty-somethings sometimes do, he found himself disenchanted with the lifestyle he had romanticized.  This former scenester, who’d rather spend his weekends meticulously recording each instrument for his demos than going to bars, came home to write in part about what he found knocking about those city streets, but mostly about what he did not.  His long-time coming and laboriously crafted LP The Magic of True Love crystallizes the experience of realizing it doesn’t all work out in the end and the struggle to find yourself in the fallout.

The Magic of True Love bear hugs a ‘more is more’ philosophy while still managing to feel like listening in on someone’s most vulnerable prayers and doubts.  It plays like a mixtape of Bevan’s musical loves.  Ardent odes to the exuberance of youth are backed by larger than life distorted guitars and ethereal vocal harmonies. Melodic pop hooks of desire stand atop hand claps, fuzz bass and towering backbeats rhythms. There are intricately arranged ballads that move from confessional verse to soaring chorus into frenzied finale.  And there are pared down laments kept on their feet by gentle acoustic guitar strums and light-handed piano chords. Binding all of this together is Bevan’s voice. As a singer, he is intimate yet versatile marrying his spirited, mellifluous vocal with soft, confessional tones and the occasional high-flying falsetto. As a writer, his lyrics are poetic and precise, weaving poignant imagery with a deeply personal history. His true nature comes through in this music – in fact this may be where Bevan is most authentic and free.  Without affectation or persona, he gives you everything he’s got and you can feel it.  With The Magic of True Love, Bevan tears pages from Rock legends, Folk wordsmiths and Motown masters,  shuffles them and writes a new chapter. It is a big sound that is bold and ambitious, but one that a kid–delivered by Superman–would be willing to try.

tonight: LEVI STROM, The Gospel Flats, & Strange Ideas @ Amnesia

Hello!

A last minute notice for some sweet songs tonight. Yes, it's OKAY to go out on a SUNDAY!!! Would love to see you there. Really really really. This is the only show I'm working on for March, as I'm nannying a lot more and can't do late nights, or plan anything else. So come on out!! 

Levi Strom is on tour in town from Big Sur! The Gospel Flats are gonna blow you away w/ their harmonies. Strange Ideas will wake you up with their psychfolk garage rock oldies soul Oakland sounds. :)

Read on to get some other updates too! THANK YOU! xo Jessie

TONIGHT

Seaweed Sway Presents:

Levi Strom

The Gospel Flats

Strange Ideas

at Amnesia

8pm doors / 9pm music

$8

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RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/events/448710141922095

(always grateful for your help spreading the word by inviting friends & reposting!)

LEVI STROM

SURF COUNTRY fresh from Big Sur!

Oregon native Levi Strom has coined the term, “surf country”, to describe his blend of American roots music and West Coast surf culture. It’s also the title of his new record due out this summer on Vow Records. A mash of driving acoustic guitar, lush back up harmonies, and Levi's slightly off-key, heartfelt vocals make "Surf Country" a must download (and must hear live).

http://bigsurlevi.bandcamp.com

The Gospel Flats

Country/Folk Duo The Gospel Flats is the union of prolific bay area based songwriters Graham Patzner (Whiskerman) and Chelsea Coleman. Their vocals blend seemlessly and travel into powerful heights of soul and gospel while still staying rooted to the old down-home country twang. Their music grabs from the traditional melting pot and creates a refreshing medicine for these torrential, yet auspicious times.

Official Site: www.gospelflats.com

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5rQ5B0hqUM

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chelsea-coleman-1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegospelflats

Strange Ideas

Strange Ideas (Oakland, CA), stage name of singer, songwriter and musician, Matthew Hable, merges psych folk with garage rock and oldies soul.

"Strange Ideas... is show promoter Matthew Hable’s [Gus Madsack Presents] latest project. The Monterey native’s 'Empty' is primitive lo-fi glazed in folk dissonance that would make Kurt Vile proud... reinvented blues-meets-psych-folk." - Adam Joseph, Monterey County Weekly

facebook.com/strangeideasmusic

strangeideas.bandcamp.com

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LISTEN TO THIS SONG, Two Timing Machines, by Teenager (Bevan Herbekian):

https://soundcloud.com/teenager-usa/two-timing-machines-1

A song to honor: the mystery of timing, the art of love, the mystery of love, the art of timing. The orchestral sound of the "sweetly defiant" songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Bevan Herbekian (formerly of the 21st Century, now going by the moniker Teenager). Look out for new songs each week. Bevan is doing a staggered one song a week release, leading up to the final album release, "The Magic of True Love". 

"And how do you make love?
Do you build it to last?"

For we are two timing machines
with impeccable timing.

TEENAGER BIO, because I like to learn the stories behind the music, and maybe you will too:

Bevan was born on Halloween night in a tiny northern California town, where courtesy of the holiday, the first person he saw upon entering the world was Superman. He grew up the only child of ex-hippie parents who flooded him with an eclectic selection of classic albums, bootlegged John Peel Sessions and personalized mixtapes. It was a hand-me-down Nirvana cassette that jerked him out of childhood and compelled him to pick up the guitar and start a punk band. Since age 13, Bevan has been tirelessly writing songs, recording independent–and generally unheard–album after album, whilst forming and fronting numerous projects, from a Garage Rock power trio to an Americana Freak-Folk duo to a highly orchestrated Indie-Pop octet.  After nearly a decade of playing out in the Bay Area, trying his luck in New York, and wandering around the world as twenty-somethings sometimes do, he found himself disenchanted with the lifestyle he had romanticized.  This former scenester, who’d rather spend his weekends meticulously recording each instrument for his demos than going to bars, came home to write in part about what he found knocking about those city streets, but mostly about what he did not.  His long-time coming and laboriously crafted LP The Magic of True Love crystallizes the experience of realizing it doesn’t all work out in the end and the struggle to find yourself in the fallout.

The Magic of True Love bear hugs a ‘more is more’ philosophy while still managing to feel like listening in on someone’s most vulnerable prayers and doubts.  It plays like a mixtape of Bevan’s musical loves.  Ardent odes to the exuberance of youth are backed by larger than life distorted guitars and ethereal vocal harmonies. Melodic pop hooks of desire stand atop hand claps, fuzz bass and towering backbeats rhythms. There are intricately arranged ballads that move from confessional verse to soaring chorus into frenzied finale.  And there are pared down laments kept on their feet by gentle acoustic guitar strums and light-handed piano chords. Binding all of this together is Bevan’s voice. As a singer, he is intimate yet versatile marrying his spirited, mellifluous vocal with soft, confessional tones and the occasional high-flying falsetto. As a writer, his lyrics are poetic and precise, weaving poignant imagery with a deeply personal history. His true nature comes through in this music – in fact this may be where Bevan is most authentic and free.  Without affectation or persona, he gives you everything he’s got and you can feel it.  With The Magic of True Love, Bevan tears pages from Rock legends, Folk wordsmiths and Motown masters,  shuffles them and writes a new chapter. It is a big sound that is bold and ambitious, but one that a kid–delivered by Superman–would be willing to try.

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Save the Date:

Sunday May 4th: Dana Falconberry @ Amnesia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FowAzrMU0GU

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RADIO: I highly recommend these weekend shows! Listen from anywhere! You can also hear the past shows, via the links below.

SATURDAYS, listen to DJ Joe Deakins with The Audio Grab Bag on KNYO, out of Mendocino.

11am-2pm PST.

https://www.facebook.com/TheAudioGrabBagOnKnyo1077Fm

listen live: http://cast.sc1.shoutcaststreaming.us/start/c8040

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SUNDAYS

DJ Alex Webbles on KUSF in Exile, with the Hangover Sessions. 

9am-11am PST.

listen live: http://savekusf.org

https://soundcloud.com/dj-webbles

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ALEMANY FARM HERB GARDEN: Herb garden workdays at alemany farm are first sundays of the month! https://www.facebook.com/MedicinalHerbGarden 

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HOUSING LIST: if you have a room to rent, that you want to tell more people about & not post on craigslist, please post it here!  i made this list a few years ago: looking-for-housing@googlegroups.com 

looking for housing? send me your email address or sign up here (be sure to check "all emails" as the subscribe option, so that you can reply directly to the people offering housing)

http://groups.google.com/d/forum/looking-for-housing

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xo

jessie

*Please send your news and updates- I appreciate hearing from you!

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