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Saturday, June 18, 2011

SUNDAY: obo martin, fpodbpod, fox & woman, & a soap opera @ the make-out room + list of shows


hi everyone,

hope you all enjoyed the lunar eclipse on wednesday. (did anyone actually see it?) 

show highlight of the week: tomorrow (sunday 6/19) is the monthly seaweedsway showcase at the make-out room. it's father's day, so bring your dad (if you want)!

this month, we have a rocking line-up, with ruckus rousing folk-rocker Obo Martin otherwise known as Freckle Face, the pop/rock/psychadelic soul tunes of FpodBpod, & female-fronted folk rock explosion Fox & Woman. Jeremy Dalmas & the Absurdists, SeaweedSway Showcase hosts, are doing a soap opera too! (we are all in for a treat)


the night promises to be fun... as the full moon wanes and we dance right upon the threshold of summer solstice.

read/listen/learn all about the bands here!! http://seaweedsway.blogspot.com/2011/06/obo-martin-fpodbpod-fox-woman_695.html & there are a couple of songs up at http://soundcloud.com/seaweedsway



**on the horizon, please save the date for seaweedsway's 7th anniversary party + collin ludlow-mattson & the folk's CD release, thursday 7-7 at amnesia!! the blank tapes, collin, & the beehavers are bringing the music & the party**

and please read on for a jam-packed list of recommended bay area shows & events + announcements (new music videos, dress diet project, music practice spaces available, multi-instrumentalist sought, housing & job list)!! you can also visit http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway & http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar for updates.

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SUNDAY JUNE 19TH
SeaweedSway Showcase with Obo Martin (Freckle Face), FpodBpod, + Fox & Woman at the Make-Out Room + Jeremy Dalmas & the Absurdists in a soap opera
7:30 doors / 8-11pm showtime / $7
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 22ND
Releasing Creativity Movement Class at the Loft - w/ Joy.
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THURSDAY JUNE 23RD

You Are Plural, the Pleasants, Odd Bird, Passenger & Pilot @ Amnesia
+
Chloe Makes Music, Matt Bauer, Ramon & Jessica @ Viracocha
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SATURDAY JUNE 25TH
Gentle Hatha Yoga at the Loft SF w/ Jessie
10:45am-12pm. 321 divisadero st. @ page. $10 community class. all levels. move & breathe 
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SUNDAY JUNE 26TH
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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TUESDAY JUNE 28TH
VANDAVEER, CHEYENNE MARIE MIZE, & KITES & CROWS @ Amnesia
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 29TH

il gato EP Release @ Bottom of the Hill
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Ladies of the House, Wesley Woo, & Scott Gagner at the Red Devil Lounge
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THURSDAY JULY 7TH
SeaweedSway's 7th Year Anniversary Party + Collin Ludlow-Mattson & the Folks CD RELEASE w/ The Blank Tapes & The Beehavers at Amnesia
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SATURDAY JULY 9TH
Nora Roman: CD Release Party & Benefit for Galeria de la Raza
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SUNDAY JULY 10TH
SeaweedSway Presents: Whiskerman (formerly Graham Patzner & the Help), David Wax Museum, & Miracle Parade @ Amnesia

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THURSDAY JULY 14TH
Sean Hayes at the New Parish
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SATURDAY JULY 16TH
SeaweedSway Presents: Quinn DeVeaux CD Release & The Mumlers @ the Independent
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SUNDAY JULY 17TH
SeaweedSway Showcase with Masuga (Ed), Miwa, & Moomaw at the Make-Out Room
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FRIDAY JULY 29TH
SeaweedSway Presents: Steve Taylor & Alameda @ 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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ANNOUNCEMENTS/NEWS:

YOGA CLASSES Saturday & Sunday: I teach yoga classes weekly on Saturdays & Sundays at the Yoga Loft. Saturday's Gentle Hatha class is now 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. 
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NEW MUSIC VIDEOS:

Obo Martin - All Day Saturday - played live at the Uptown (Wednesday!), live at the Make-Out Room tomorrow (6/19): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4IAAWXtdNk

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

Magic Leaves - Strange - preview for new album "Glow": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loO-oXh5d9g

Ava Mendoza at May 24th Amnesia Show, Porto Franco Files 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C86rTAQVlko&feature=youtu.be

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DRESS DIET PROJECT: http://thedressdietproject.tumblr.com It's not too late to join!! Wear a dress everyday for the rest of the month, and submit photos & captions to ericabfink@gmail.com It's an experiment & all are welcome to participate.
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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
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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
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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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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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JOB LIST - post or sign up: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area
(if you want off this list at anytime, please let me know. thanks for being a part of it!)
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Sunday, June 5, 2011

Obo Martin, FpodBpod, Fox & Woman ~SeaweedSway Showcase June 19th @ Make-Out Room~ Early Show!



Sunday June 19th
A Folk-Rock Soul-Pop SeaweedSway Showcase with
Obo Martin
FpodBpod
Fox & Woman
and your hosts Jeremy Dalmas & the Absurdists performing a soap opera
at the Make-Out Room

Address: 3225 22nd St. between Valencia & Mission Streets
RSVP on facebook: http://on.fb.me/june19rsvp
Time: 7:30 doors / 8-11pm show
Tickets: $7 at the door
Press Inquiries (including ticket giveaways), please contact Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com
Poster above is by Julie Crossman of the Absurdists*

This month, we have a rocking line-up, with ruckus rousing folk rocker Obo Martin aka Freckle Face, the pop/garage rock/psychadelic soul tunes of FpodBpod, & female fronted folk rock explosion Fox & Woman. Jeremy Dalmas and the Absurdists, the entertaining hosts of each SeaweedSway Showcase, will be performing a soap opera between sets.

The night promises to be extra fun, full of dancing, energetic songs, surprises, thorough enjoyment and good times, basically everything you could ever want in a show... as the full moon wanes and we dance right upon the threshold of summer solstice.

Below are stories, videos, & song links for the bands... Any help spreading the word is greatly appreciated.

Obo Martin aka Freckle Face
Obo Martin's band "Freckle Face" are a pack of Romp Stomping, Ruckus Rousing, San Franciscan folk Rockers in tweed jackets and corduroy trousers playing a full range of storytelling songs from sentimental to completely mental..dont be surprised if you find yourself along doing a jig while the Rafters Roar.

Tom Edler who plays bass for Indianna Hale & Slow Motion Cowboys will be joining Obo on this magical eve, and Joe Miller of Os Beaches will be playing drums for both Obo and FpodBpod. Other band members TBA.

Obo Martin just completed a 30 days of song project where he posted a new song everyday, which you can view by going here: https://www.facebook.com/video/?of=1607804083  (If you're not a friend with Obo on thee facebook yet, you may want to become one to view the videos & stay up to date on all of his future shows!)

http://www.myspace.com/obomartin
"Give It Up" at the New Parish: http://youtu.be/VKxdfRmNxwo
"The Tenderloin Song" at the Swedish Hall: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ph8kc5YL_1U

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 & Joe Miller, the Blank Tapes' Matt Adams, Indianna Hale, Will Halsey of Ash Reiter's band, and many others (seriously, there are too many to name). As well, the coming weeks will see the start fpodbpod's first collaborative studio work, helmed by producer and local legend, Chuck Gonzales.

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.

http://facebook.com/fpodbpod
http://soundcloud.com/fpodbpod
Parlour to Parlour, Episode 27: http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-27-fpodbpod
"The Gospel Song" music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyxs3Xqgqjc
"Neon Lights" Kraftwerk Cover: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FiLOXK7qdx
"Strong Enough" music video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaQ-bzYvNT

Fox & Woman
Fox & Woman is a female fronted folk rock explosion.

The band consists of Jess Silva on ukulele and vocals, Emily Haltom on violin and vocals, Julie Indelicato on guitar and vocals, Andrew Paul Nelson on Mandolin, and Jen Norero on drums.  The band formed around a street poetry scene in the Mission district and started writing songs walking home from bars.

http://www.foxandwoman.com
https://www.facebook.com/foxandwoman
SFWeekly review w/ video: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/exhibitionist/2011/03/the_cats_pajamas_goes_out_with_1.php
http://soundcloud.com/friendoftheprophet/porch

presented by Seaweed Sway
a project to encourage community around music, yoga, & environmental happenings
http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway
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 continue receiving notices of special SeaweedSway shows & events, please join the SeaweedSway Press List Google Group here: http://groups.google.com/group/seaweedsway-press
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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

SUNDAY: Winnie Byrd, Lindsay Clark, & Ed Masuga + Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon @ MAKE-OUT ROOM!


Sunday May 15th
A Very Folky SeaweedSway Showcase with
Winnie Byrd
Lindsay Clark
Ed Masuga
plus
Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon video podcast
with your hostsJeremy Dalmas & the Absurdists
at the Make-Out Room

Address: 3225 22nd St. between Valencia & Mission Streets
Tickets: $7 at the door
Venue: http://makeoutroom.com
RSVP on facebook: http://bit.ly/may15rsvp
Time: 7:30-11pm
Press Inquiries, please contact Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com

Folk music is back in full force at the next SeaweedSway Showcase, Sunday May 15th. The night features Winnie Byrd, an electric folk ensemble featuring Davyd Nereo from BeatBeat Whisper and some ghost-believing best friends he's met along the way (see story below). We're happy to have Lindsay Clark stopping by on her way through from Portland, Oregon, gracing us with her ethereal voice and intricately fingerpicked guitar and banjo. Ed Masuga, a "finger-picking maniac", will woo us with his one-man folk and blues orchestra of beautiful clanks and calls.

In addition to this folky goodness, we are celebrating the full flower moon that falls on May 17th, with the release of Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon episode. Brass Menažeri is San Francisco’s original & hottest Balkan Romani (“Gypsy”) Brass Band. Chasing the Moon is a high quality local music video podcast that comes out every full moon. We celebrate it with a live show and screening of the new episode on or near the full moon each month. Don't miss out!!

Flyer hand-drawn by Julie Crossman (of the Absurdists)

Below are links and stories about the bands and the full moon podcast... Any help spreading the word is greatly appreciated.

Winnie Byrd
Electric Folk Ensemble w/ Davyd Nereo from BeatBeat Whisper, Brian Pfeiffer, Katie Colver, & Rene Carranza.

Like all great stories, our story begins in a graveyard with a group of best friends practicing black magic. But we didn’t know we were practicing black magic, or that it was a graveyard. We just thought we were playing Harry Potter Clue in Berkeley Bowl West’s new parking lot, when a real life ghost suddenly appeared in the middle of the board, knocked over all of the pieces, and shouted, “It was HERMIONE GRANGER in the GREAT HALL with the MUGWART!”

Before we could process what was happening, Davyd was already screaming, “Damn you ghost! And damn that fatal beauty for killing poor Harry. Everything is ruined. Go away, ghost. We don’t want you here anymore.”

The ghost looked pained, kind of like the time Casper first realized he had died, but ghosts need to get used to having their feelings hurt. No one likes them, so the ghost began to leave in a very ghostly fashion.

“I’m about to disappear completely and forever,” said the Ghost, who was already about 80% transparent. “But here is some unsolicited advice: you guys should start a band.”

“Okay Mister Ghost, but what should we call ourselves?” asked Rene.

But before the ghost could answer, he disappeared 100%, leaving behind only a garbage bill that fell out of his ghost pocket. That piece of ghost paper absolutely proves we’re not just making this up. We lost it somewhere, though, and now the payment is way past due, but we never forgot the name that was on the bill. And what was that name?

That name was Winnie Byrd.
http://soundcloud.com/winniebyrd
http://www.myspace.com/winniebyrd
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Winnie-Byrd/202054589807069

Lindsay Clark
Lindsay Clark, a guitarist and folk singer based in Portland, OR, was born and raised in a small California mountain town in the foothills of the Sierras, to a forest ranger father, and a mother who teaches languages.  She began writing poetry as a child and spent years studying classical piano and violin, but was always drawn toward folk and traditional music, eventually coming to find her place as a songwriter.

After leaving Nevada City, Lindsay spent time on the coast of Santa Cruz, CA and in Boston, MA, where she performed with east coast friends like Nat Baldwin (of Dirty Projectors), Matt Bauer, and Casey Dienel (of the now Portland based White Hinterland), as well attending music school, before settling  in Portland in 2009.  Her music is steeped in images of nature, which she uses both as symbol and as a framework in which to place thoughts on relationships, love, family, and spiritual growth. They are sung over spacious and intricately finger picked guitar and banjo.

A collection of songs written during the end of her time in Boston became her latest record, "Home of the Brave", recorded with Sean Ogilvie (of Portland folk ensemble Musée Mecanique) at his & acclaimed songstress Laura Gibson's home in Sellwood, OR.  Taking almost a year to complete, the record has nine songs, featuring guitar, mandolin, alto flute, piano, and violin by Anton Patzner (who has performed with Bright Eyes and Mates of State, among others).

Lindsay is currently searching for a label but will release a small pressing of the record in mid summer (it will also be available digitally in June). She will be touring west coast cities in May and again in August in support.  Future plans include recording again later this year, attending an artist outpost with Signal Fire Arts (signalfirearts.org), growing a butterfly garden, and collaborating with other musicians.
http://www.facebook.com/lindsayclarkmusic
http://lindsayclark.bandcamp.com/

Ed Masuga
Ed Masuga is a finger-picking maniac; a one man folk and blues orchestra of beautiful clanks and calls. At two years old he saw his dad compete on the game show "Name That Tune," and though the appearance netted just a jukebox and a trip to Puerto Rico, Ed's future as a traveling musician had been fully inspired.
http://edmasuga.com
http://facebook.com/edmasuga
http://myspace.com/edmasuga

Brass Menazeri's Chasing the Moon
We are premiering Brass Menazeri's episode of Chasing the Moon in honor of the full flower moon a couple of days later.

Brass Menažeri (pronounced “Menagerie”) is San Francisco’s original & hottest Balkan Romani (“Gypsy”) Brass Band. Our music cascades through Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Greece & even Rajasthan with wild rhythms, new sensibilities, innovative arrangements & original compositions, expanding the traditions while we remain rooted within them.
http://brass.menazeri.com

Chasing the Moon is a monthly local 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.
http://chasingthemoon.pdcst.com

Full Flower Moon
"Full Flower Moon – May In most areas, flowers are abundant everywhere during this time. Thus, the name of this Moon. Other names include the Full Corn Planting Moon, or the Milk Moon." - from the Farmers Almanac website below.
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/full-moon-names

presented by Seaweed Sway
http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway
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)
For more info contact: Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com

Thanks for supporting local music!!
To receive notices of extra special SeaweedSway shows & events, please join the SeaweedSway Press List Google Group here: http://groups.google.com/group/seaweedsway-press 
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Friday, April 15, 2011

BlankTapes & LittleWings @ GreatAmerican Tonite! ScoobyDoo SeaweedSway Sunday! BethCusterEnsemble in E.Bay + Comedy @ RustyNail Saturday!


hello!

contents:
show highlights. this weekend!
list of super-recommended shows & events. 
announcements & bonus things. (new Saturday yoga class time! 10:45-12 starting tomorrow!)

show highlights.
TONIGHT:
The Blank Tapes, Little Wings, Kacey Johansing, & Rad Cloud are playing at the Great American Music Hall!  The Blank Tapes are releasing their LIVE CD, with all your favorite songs on it. Rad Cloud go first at 8:30, and I'm hoping you see this message in time to get there by then! Bring friends & family.

SATURDAY:
East Bay! The Beth Custer Ensemble is providing a night of funky, soulful music in Alameda at Rhythmix Cultural Works! http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/157255 

in SF, if you're ready for a good laugh, the Rusty Nail is having another Comedy Night, up in Mikey's attic. check it out if you can! a cozy friendly space to make new friends or bring a few along. 

SUNDAY, April 17th is the Full Pink Moon and SeaweedSway Showcase w/ lots of bands you probably have never heard of, but they're great so come check 'em out! Justin Frahm & the Gloaming Boys, Sabrina (portland), & EFFT + we're premiering Gojogo's Chasing the Moon episode + Jeremy Dalmas & the Absurdists are treating us to their rendition of Scooby Doo in between sets. What?? Yep. It's a glorious medley of music & fun. Please be there! $7. 7:30-10pm @ the Make-Out Room.

Friday, April 29th, SeaweedSway is presenting the Beehavers, FpodBpod, & Montra @ Amnesia! Write yourself a note so you don't forget, and then write your friends notes so they don't forget. (Also if you wanna help flyer for trade, please get in touch.)

list of super-recommended seaweed sway shows & events.
full list here: http://bit.ly/seaweedswaycalendar (click "agenda" for a list version) 
or go here http://facebook.com/theseaweedsway for regular updates on recommended events! 

April 15th - Friday - TONIGHT!
The Blank Tapes LIVE Album Release, Little Wings, Kacey Johansing, & Rad Cloud @ the Great American Music Hall, Loving Cup Presents!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184482328254631

April 16th - Saturday
Nailed It! A Comedy Show @ the Rusty Nail.
Hosted by Jake Weisman, featuring Chris Garcia, Kevin Camia, Caitlin Gill, Paul Cibis, & Joe Wengert. 8pm. $5-10. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=191408404228412

Beth Custer Ensemble @ Rhythmix Cultural Works.
2513 Blanding Avenue; Alameda, CA 94501
Tickets: $15 in advance/$20 at the door http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/157255
Venue: http://www.rhythmix.org/content/11events/110416.html
RSVP on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=215707755111041

**April 17th - Sunday- FULL Pink MOON
SeaweedSway Showcase w/ Justin Frahm & the Gloaming Boys, Sabrina (PDX), & EFFT + Gojogo's Chasing the Moon Premier @ the Make-Out Room! Jeremy Dalmas, Julie Crossman, & the Absurdists are gonna do Scooby Doo skits in between sets. for realz. you might be involved too, if you're up for it. he usually gives out cookies to bribe people!
$7. 7:30-11. http://on.fb.me/april17rsvp
http://sabrinamusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-hawk-the-hunter
http://efft.bandcamp.com/album/faraway-battery

April 23rd - Saturday
Dirdy Birdy, Young Hunters, & Waiting Room house show. Ronnie & Alan's Bday Party! they're getting old! $10 suggested donation but no one turned away for lack of funds. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=200246636673966

April 29th - Friday
SeaweedSway Presents: The Beehavers, FpodBpod, & Montra @ Amnesia! 
9pm. $7. Wear a hat!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148751761857072

April 30th - Saturday
Jean Marie, Magic Leaves, & Kapowski @ Amnesia
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=124147077661404

May 1st - Sunday
Ever Isles Record Release @ Viracocha w/ The Range of Light Wilderness, Indianna Hale, & YesWay
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135048949902222

May 7-8th - Saturday & Sunday
Walk Like An Egyptian: Fundraiser for Zambaleta - New Music Venue & School in the Mission - Presented by Joe Lewis - Lineup includes Zambaleta Gypsy Jazz Ensemble, afrolicious, glitter snatch, Michael Musika, Jugtown Pirates, fpodbpod, Mark Matos & Os Beaches, Buxter Hoot'n, Honeycomb, Kacey Johansing, Classical Revolution, Loose joints, The Hypnotist Collectors, japanized elifants, foxtails brigade, huge wisper, annie bacon's folk opera, & Quinn DeVeaux. $5-20 sliding scale. such a deal! spread the word!!
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=121355717940961

May 30th - Monday
SeaweedSway & the Songbird Festival Present: Dustin O'Halloran w/ the Magik*Magik String Quartet + Conspiracy of Venus at the Rickshaw Stop!
http://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/35585
       
extra bonus things.

YOGA CLASSES Saturday & Sunday: I teach yoga classes weekly on Saturdays & Sundays at the Yoga Loft. Saturday's Gentle Hatha class is now at 10:45-12pm, starting tomorrow. Sunday's Restorative Class from 6:30-8pm. (This week Simon will be subbing the restorative class 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.

Seaweed for Sale! 
my friend Kacie Loparto is returning to Maine where she has lots & lots of seaweed that she hand-harvested, and she's going to be shipping me a big order of it. if you know you want some, please get in touch. either email Kacie Loparto @ she.sells.seaweed@gmail.com or contact me @ seaweedsway@gmail.com to place an order. there are 2oz bags ($7) of kombu, nori, dulse, wakame, kelp & a special soup mix blend ($10). i intend to keep selling seaweed at seaweed sway shows too, so let me know if you want some!

il gato has a new video for the song "On Feathers & Arrows (on Burnt Pine)". The B&W video is composed of archived video footage around San Francisco from he 1920s and 1930s. Here is the link, please take it in & pass it around if you wish: http://www.vimeo.com/18936235

Devotionals have a new video out!! For the song "Misericordia". The song and video are beautiful and profound - filmed on and around the decay and expanse of the shores of the Salton Sea. the song features Tyson Vogel, Anton Patzner, & Lewis Patzner instrumentally - and the video also features Emily Ritz of Honeycomb. here is the link, please take it in & pass it around if you wish: http://vimeo.com/19547825  Catch them playing TONIGHT Friday April 8th at Buxter Hoot'n's album release show (Nick Jaina plays too)!! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=205318579483343

Popdose.com contributer Michael Fortes, has a monthly music video-interview series, Parlour to Parlour. Each month, Fortes is peeking into artists' homes and creative processes to discover a bit of what's behind the songs and what makes them tick, this year focusing on a snippet of the Bay Area music scene, with lots of Seaweed Sway favorites. The latest episode features The Beehavers!! All 10 of 'em! You can see the full Beehavers musical report here: http://popdose.com/parlour-to-parlour-episode-28-the-beehavers/ and see a performance of them in North Beach! At a hat store that asked the band to play on the spot, and gave them all hats in exchange! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2e1XaJ2TZjk Also check out past episodes of FpodBpod & the Blank Tapes, and stay tuned for future episodes! Thanks to Garrett Eaton for the awesome video footage. 

TINY ANTENNA HAVE LARGE RECEPTORS Radio Show: check out past & future episodes of Elia Vargas's show on Pirate Cat Radio - every Monday 6-8pm. He's been having lots of SeaweedSway bands - Michael Musika, The Beehavers, Helene Renaut, Sugar Candy Mountain & Ash Reiter, Dina Maccabee, Ever Isles, Magic Leaves, il gato, & more. You can stream it live from anywhere and hear past shows at http://pcrcollective.org (new link).

LOST PURPLE CAMERA - hey everyone, I lost my new little purple camera at the Make-Out Room SeaweedSway show on my birthday! it was in a little purple case. did you see it?? let me know if you found it or have any leads! thanks!

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 / it's a google group i started to help pass along rooms for rent. please post any good room openings to looking-for-housing@googlegroups.com!

JOB LIST - post or sign up: http://groups.google.com/group/looking-for-jobs-in-sf-bay-area send me job announcements please!! this list is a little slow right now...

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Monday, March 7, 2011

audiafauna, au dunes/graves (pdx), ariel eisen @ march 20 equinox seaweedsway showcase, make-out room! early!


Sunday March 20th
SeaweedSway Showcase on the Equinox! 
with music performances by
audiafauna
au dunes / graves (pdx)
ariel eisen
and your hosts Jeremy Dalmas and the Absurdists
at the Make-Out Room

Flyer by Krikor of audiafauna


Address: 3225 22nd St. between Mission and Valencia
Tickets: $7 at the door
RSVP on facebook: http://on.fb.me/march20rsvp
Time: 7:30pm doors / 8-11pm showtime
Press Inquiries (including ticket giveaways), please contact Jessie Woletz, seaweedsway@gmail.com (415) 515-7604
Equinox SeaweedSway Showcase with AudiaFauna, Au Dunes (Graves), and Ariel Eisen!! Come see AudiaFauna while they're still playing small venues; it's an honor to have them headline this show. With their talent, they are soon to be selling out the Great American Music Hall or comparable places; but perhaps because they are residents of Santa Cruz, they are keeping it real, and growing authentically yet rapidly. Au Dunes is a new project from Greg Olin of Graves; and we're excited to have them as a feature of this month's SeaweedSway Showcase. Greg, a part of the Bay Area folk family (i.e. friends & sometimes sharing bandmembers w/ Kacey Johansing, the Blank Tapes, Magic Leaves, FpodBpod, the Range of Light Wilderness, etc.), happens to be traveling through from Portland just in time for the monthly showcase. We know it will be good. Ariel Eisen will open the show with her skillful folk-jazz vocals and artistic glowing presence. Jeremy Dalmas and the Absurdists will make us laugh and probably get at least a few people to come up on the stage with them, in between sets... An early Sunday evening showcase, every third Sunday of the month!







audiafauna
Audiafauna is an emerging band that combines powerful female vocals with soaring strings and hints of electronica to create a refreshing sound that is soulful and sublime. Their music is a true collaboration of minds and hearts. Combining the genres of indie-folk, pop, hip-hop, and soul, they can be likened to the powerhouse vocals of Florence & the Machine, the impassioned hunger of Cat Power, and the curiosity of Cocorosie. What they've created is uniquely their own however, and they deliver music with striking sincerity, transcending whatever personal preferences listeners might hold.
Front-woman Kelly Koval is enrapturing, and her heartfelt words are matched by the powerful sound that springs forth from her lips. The band provides a dynamic canvas for Kellys magic. Violin and cello deliver both rich melodies and chunky chops, upright bass solidly fuses melody and groove, reverb-drenched keys and gritty guitar flush out the sound, while a motley mix of drums and electronics flow as a single instrument. The resulting sound is uncharted yet nostalgically familiar; it speaks directly to our human experience, arriving like a long-awaited breath of fresh air.
 http://www.audiafauna.com
 http://www.youtube.com/user/audiafauna?feature=mhum#p/u/0/GraVZSUkGaE
au dunes / graves
Greg Olin of Portland's folk-pop-rock group Graves, has new and exciting project Au Dunes, with friends Sam Farrell and Zac Barbery. The group is so new, there is no bio yet for them, but here is info on Graves and Olin that is still applicable:
Olin specializes in a songwriting style which can be reduced to its minimum components — vocal and guitar — and still work. But life is too short and friends/musicians are too plenty not to enhance the writing with a more traditional band sound: drums, bass, keys, horns, etc. Olin has discovered a perfect synthesis of intimate songwriting with enhanced, rule breaking instrumentation that one usually associates with the likes of Wilco and others. Perhaps more than ever, Olin’s music sounds like the man behind it: utterly sincere, slightly off kilter, instantly likable. 
ariel eisen
“Why be a critic when you could be starring in the play?” Ariel Eisen has given and gathered pieces of her life in many different places, from Florida to Seattle, New York to Brazil, California to Hawaii. She seeks to exist in playful harmony with the earth and carefully mend holes in the fabric of our society. “I have used art and music as tools throughout my life to stay in touch with my true nature and to uncover the essence of whatever I am focusing on.”
Ariel draws inspiration from a vast spectrum of artists and styles. From folk geniuses, Paul Simon and Bob Dylan, to jazz greats Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald to the breezy bossa nova of Antonio Carlos Jobim. She also credits an array of fellow artists and friends as equally important sources of inspiration. Her music is reminiscent of an earlier era, while her messages examine the personal and universal realities of our times. Ariel merges unique, potent and insightful lyrics, with an angelic voice and jazzy guitar. Her cross-generational style inspires listeners to rexamine reality with hope and honesty.

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