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

                                                      (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.

http://SeanHayesMusic.com

http://facebook.com/seanhayesmusic

"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

Updates: http://facebook.com/fpodbpod
Sounds: http://soundcloud.com/fpodbpod

Review: http://sf.thedelimagazine.com/5265/album-review-fpodbpod-girls
Interview & Video: http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-27-fpodbpod

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). 

http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com

...Seaweed Sway...

a project to encourage community around music, yoga, & environmental happenings

http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway

http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com

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!!

Benoit Pioulard & Lazarus Friday November 12th ! EARLY SeaweedSway Show at Amnesia, 7-9:30pm. $5

Friday November 12th

SeaweedSway Presents:

BENOIT PIOULARD (pdx)

and LAZARUS (sf)

an EARLY show at Amnesia

Address: 853 Valencia St. between 19th & 20th in San Francisco

Tickets: $5 at the door

Venue: http://amnesiathebar.com

RSVP on facebook: http://on.fb.me/benoitnov12

Time: 7-9:30pmPress Inquiries (including ticket giveaways), please contact Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com (415) 515-7604

Hello,

I'm really excited about this show, as it's the first SeaweedSway Presents show at Amnesia, a beloved & treasured venue. And, it's with two bands that I've never had on a show before, so it's an honor to be presenting them. Benoit Pioulard (on Kranky Records) is touring through from Portland, OR; and this is his only SF show. Lazarus is a local group fronted by Trevor Montgomery, whose psychadelic-soul music will contrast nicely with Benoit's surreal experimental-folk sounds. The main thing to know is that the show starts early, so it's a great first event of the night (or only event if you want an early night). Descriptions and links are below. Please get in touch if you would like further info. Thank you!!

BENOIT PIOULARD (Kranky Records)

Since a young age, Thomas Meluch has been fascinated by natural sounds and the textures of decay. He began playing piano before his feet could reach the pedals, and for more than a decade has sought to create a unique sonic environment by combining remnants of pop song structures with the lushness and unpredictability of field recordings. A veteran drummer of a half dozen bands and an avid collector of instruments and analog devices, Meluch relies on guitar and voice as the bases for his work as Benoît Pioulard.

"Pioulard's distinctive process of melding opposites into a unified whole is a rare talent and one that will always be welcomed." Skyscraper

"Pioulard's work is a remarkably effortless cohabitation between bedroom electronics and wistful songwriting." The Wire

http://pioulard.com
http://www.myspace.com/pioulard
http://pitchfork.com/forkcast/14696-rto (mp3)

http://www.kranky.net/artists/benoitpioulard.html

http://endhits.portlandmercury.com/endhits/archives/2010/10/13/new-benoit-pioulard-video-a-coin-on-the-tongue (new video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MhyS5_afV8 (Triggering Back video)

LAZARUS

Lazarus began in 2001 as Trevor Montgomery's post-Tarentel solo project, a pilgrimage of either insanity or freedom - or both. 'Songs For an Unborn Sun' was his first release, a minimal and soulful collaboration with longtime friend Marty Anderson (Okay, Dilute). His second release, 'Like Trees We Grow up to be Satellites (The Backwards America)', punched through the whispering darkness into an orchestral declaration of strength, political upheaval, and hope. Recorded by Scott Solter (Okkervil River, The Mountain Goats), it was a playful and rich approach at expressing both failures and fortunes of life. Lazarus has now grown into a small ensemble, featuring Sacramento natives Kathryn Sechrist and Kelly Nyland, exloring overwhelmingly beautiful depths with dense layers of drums, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, glockenspiel, and Trevor's shamanistic, gospel-inspired vocals. Lazarus has become a brilliant, soulful, psychedelic experience of experimental and political grace. At last, this pilgrimage has found a solid road to freedom.

http://www.myspace.com/williamlazarus
http://thewayofthehumanbeing.blogspot.com

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SeaweedSway is an evolving project by Jessie Woletz & friends, with an intention to encourage, cultivate, & support community through music, yoga, & nature events. SeaweedSway presents & promotes music shows & events, featuring musicians & artists who share similar creative intentions. SeaweedSway was a term first used by Karl Blau & Jessie to describe the way people danced during BrightBlack Morning Light at a Great American Music Hall show, then it became a list of recommended events in the Bay Area. Get updates of future events & stay connected through the links below:

http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway
http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com
http://myspace.com/seaweedsway
http://twitter.com/seaweedsway
http://groups.google.com/group/seaweed-sway (weekly email list of events)
http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar (google calendar of events)
http://bit.ly/seaweedswaystory (project background)