Upcoming: The Utah Events

Aug 5, 2008: Freight and Salvage Open Mic at Freight & Salvage

Freight Open Mic — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:38:07 -0700

All performers are welcome to participate in this event that has produced some of our brightest performers, including: Shawn Colvin, Dana Carvey, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Patrick Landeza.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS! One unique aspect of our Open Mic is that, unlike those held in noisy bars where people show up in spite of the fact that there's live music, you will be playing to a supportive group of friends and performers who are actually listening!!!

The sign-up begins at 7:30, when the doors open. However, people with advance tickets get let in first, so they have first dibs on the list. People often start lining up as early as 7, some even come before 7 to get an advance ticket before the box office closes (at 7). Tickets are $4.50 in advance, $5.50 at the door, even if you are performing.

EXCEPTION: Any performer showing up with a paying, non-performing member of the audience plays for free!!! Note: you must show up together to take advantage of this offer.

Solo performers get to play one song, groups get to play two songs. Management reserves the right to occasionally award a performer with an extra song, for any reason management deems appropriate.

BONUS: Anyone, performers and audience alike, staying until the end of the night is entitled to a FREE TICKET to an upcoming Freight show of their choice. This is a great deal, considering the Freight's normal ticket prices. Shows that are sold out or close to being sold out are excluded from this offer.

Aug 2, 2008: Adam Balbo's CD Release Party! Big Kid Now!! at Edinburgh Castle

200pockets — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:08:50 -0700

Dear good people of Eternia,
King Hiss has a new target. Fear not. The time has come. Music and storytelling is our only defense. Inside these walls there will be a pile of stuffed animals to jump into. Tickle torture available upon request. Though your older sibling will rip the remote control from your hand, there is nothing you can do about it now. Worry not. One day you won't want to fight over what to watch on TV. Do not dwell on the Snakemen and their ill intentions. Ultimately, those outside the castle are beyond your domain.
WHEN: Saturday, August 2, 2008, Door: 8:30 PM; Show: 9:00 PM
WHERE: Edinburgh Castle - !!! Big Kid Now EP RELEASE !!!
950 Geary (btw Polk & Larkin) [www.castlenews.com]
San Francisco, California
HOW MUCH: $5
WHAT: Copies of the new six-song EP, Big Kid Now, will be there. Michael Loebs will accompany me on drums. Music from Alexis of Baby Cakes! Debut reading by storyteller Nerdoneirik. Plus a special (sauce) guest or two (pickles) on a sesame seed bun.
Hope to see you there,
Adam

--
myspace.com/adambalbo

Sep 20, 2008: The Todd Shipley Band at Beckett's Irish Pub

200pockets — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:38:54 -0700

THE TODD SHIPLEY BAND

http://www.toddshipley.com
http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley

featuring Dave Gursom (bass), GG Tanaka (drums) and Shane Crosby (guitar)

http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley
http://www.toddshipley.com

Oct 16, 2008: Go Going Gone Girls (w/Klaus Flouride), Pollo del Mar, Laika and the Cosmonauts at The Rickshaw Stop

200pockets — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 10:38:21 -0700

GO GOING GONE GIRLS with Klaus Flouride
http://www.myspace.com/gogoinggonegirls

POLLO DEL MAR
http://www.myspace.com/pollosurf

LAIKA AND THE COSMONAUTS
Melodic instrumental rockular music with furious and atmospheric visual vibes.

Handcrafted locally in Finland for universal audiences!

Constantly influencing the instrumental evolution.

Vi Rokk!!
http://www.laikaandthecosmonauts.com/

Aug 6, 2008: The Jonah Kit CD RELEASE!!! w/The Potholder and The Civil War at El Rio

The Jonah Kit — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:37:46 -0700

Come on out and help The Jonah Kit celebrate the release of our debut album, American Songbag. We're excited to be sharing the bill with one of our favorite acts in the Bay Area, our friend and ally, The Potholder. Opening the evening will be The Civil War.

8pm: The Civil War (http://www.myspace.com/civilwarmusic)

9 pm: The Jonah Kit (http://www.myspace.com/thejonahkit)

10pm: The Potholder (http://www.myspace.com/thepotholder)

Aug 18, 2008: Hotel Utah Open Mic + Battle of the Bobs at Hotel Utah

200pockets — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:21:38 -0700

Don't forget about the "Battle of the Bobs" happening at the utah on August 19th. The "Battle of the Bobs" is a contest of sorts, and at midnight we'll award a prize for the best Bob Dylan. Now this could be best Bob Dylan song or best looking Bob Dylan, but I'll venture to say that the Best Bob will be a combo of the two.

Aug 12, 2008: International Pop Overthrow: Day 1 at Rockit Room

grantshellen — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:55:56 -0700

$8
21+

8:00 The Beautiful Losers
8:30 Candypill
9:00 Maybe Tonight
9:30 Pleasure Trip
10:00 The American Professionals
10:30 The Onlymen
11:00 Farewell Typewriter

Aug 13, 2008: Todd Shipley, Mary Margaret, Tyler Gordon at Hotel Utah

200pockets — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 18:49:59 -0700

MARY MARGARET
http://www.myspace.com/margsmusic

TODD SHIPLEY
http://www.toddshipley.com
http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley

TYLER GORDON
http://www.myspace.com/coexistsf

Jul 29, 2008: Freight and Salvage Open Mic at Freight & Salvage

Freight Open Mic — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:04:39 -0700

Tonight's feature will be Kris Olinger (http://www.myspace.com/krisolinger), who will perform in the 6th slot.

All performers are welcome to participate in this event that has produced some of our brightest performers, including: Shawn Colvin, Dana Carvey, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Patrick Landeza.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS! One unique aspect of our Open Mic is that, unlike those held in noisy bars where people show up in spite of the fact that there's live music, you will be playing to a supportive group of friends and performers who are actually listening!!!

The sign-up begins at 7:30, when the doors open. However, people with advance tickets get let in first, so they have first dibs on the list. People often start lining up as early as 7, some even come before 7 to get an advance ticket before the box office closes (at 7). Tickets are $4.50 in advance, $5.50 at the door, even if you are performing.

EXCEPTION: Any performer showing up with a paying, non-performing member of the audience plays for free!!! Note: you must show up together to take advantage of this offer.

Solo performers get to play one song, groups get to play two songs. Management reserves the right to occasionally award a performer with an extra song, for any reason management deems appropriate.

BONUS: Anyone, performers and audience alike, staying until the end of the night is entitled to a FREE TICKET to an upcoming Freight show of their choice. This is a great deal, considering the Freight's normal ticket prices. Shows that are sold out or close to being sold out are excluded from this offer.

Aug 11, 2008: Isaac Frankle: The Shovelman - feature performer of the Hotel Utah Open Mic at Hotel Utah

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:09:30 -0700

THE HOTEL UTAH WEEKLY OPEN MIC
with host JJ Schultz
http://theutah.org

The Hotel Utah open mic is the epicenter of San Francisco's singer-songwriter community. Its stage attracts performers at all stages of their careers: from seasoned veterans to first-timers. It attracts music fans who know a good thing when they see it.
The musicians who come regularly don't come just to get a little "stage time" - they come because of the community that calls Monday at The Utah home - and the musicians that come in for the first time eventually start to come regularly...

So come on down this monday, have a beer, bring your guitar if that's your thing, and sit back and enjoy.

This week's feature performer - ISAAC FRANKLE - THE SHOVELMAN
http://www.myspace.com/isaacfrankle

FREE ADMISSION

Sep 20, 2008: Sacred Profanities (2PM) at It's A Grind Coffee House (Oakland)

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:46:58 -0700

SACRED PROFANITIES
Americana/Roots Music/Gospel
http://www.myspace.com/sacredprofanities

After meeting back home in Indiana in late 2005, Jeremy Wilson (acoustic guitar/lead vocals) and Kirby Hammel (keys/backing vocals) spent the next two years discussing their collective musical vision and the band that would be necessary to bring it to fruition. Kirby moved to Berkeley during the summer of 2006, and Jeremy joined him one year later to pursue their goals in earnest. The two spent the latter months of 2007 and the first half of 2008 searching for musicians who shared their love for boot-stompin’ American music and heartbreaking country tunes. Joined at last by Dave Kardes (bass), Scott Appleton (steel guitar/lead guitar), and Eddie VanCott (drums), the Sacred Profanities are five folks from different locations and generations with incurable musical addictions. Their style is in the vein of hackneyed suburban backwoods yuppie cosmic American country folk-rock tearjerkerin' lullabies straight out the saloon.

We are currently in the process of recording our debut album with Garth Webber at his Red Rooster Studios in Berkeley, CA and are booking show dates through the summer and into the fall. We begin a residency at Peri’s in Fairfax, CA starting July 2nd and continuing the first and third Wednesday of every month thereafter. The Sacred Profanities are also regulars at Beckett’s in Berkeley, CA and have performed at the Café du Nord, The Rockit Room, and Ireland’s 32, all in San Francisco.

sacredprofanities@gmail.com

Jul 26, 2008: Sacred Profanities (2PM) at It's A Grind Coffee House (Oakland)

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:45:22 -0700

Oct 15, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Peri's Silver Dollar

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:43:52 -0700

Oct 1, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Peri's Silver Dollar

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:43:08 -0700

Sep 17, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Peri's Silver Dollar

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:42:23 -0700

Sep 3, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Peri's Silver Dollar

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:41:38 -0700

Aug 20, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Peri's Silver Dollar

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:40:50 -0700

Oct 30, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Beckett's Irish Pub

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:39:41 -0700

Sep 18, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Beckett's Irish Pub

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:38:46 -0700

Aug 14, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Beckett's Irish Pub

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:37:49 -0700

Aug 6, 2008: Sacred Profanities at Peri's Silver Dollar

200pockets — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:36:47 -0700

Jul 29, 2008: Dave Gursom, Lime Colony, Sacred Profanities at Hotel Utah

Dave G — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:14:01 -0700

Jul 29, 2008: Nutarah, John Ryback, Wish Inflicted at The Brainwash Cafe & Laundromat

200pockets — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:13:41 -0700

Nutarah (9PM)

July, 29 2008 at Brainwash
1122 Folsom Street @ 7th, San Francisco, California 94103
Cost : Free

7:30 John Ryback, 8:15 Wish Inflicted, We play at 9pm!

Sep 4, 2008: Dave Gursom, Isaac Frankle: The Shovelman at Beckett's Irish Pub

200pockets — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:31:50 -0700

DAVE GURSOM
http://www.myspace.com/davegursommusic

ISAAC FRANKLE: THE SHOVELMAN
http://www.myspace.com/isaacfrankle

Aug 29, 2008: The American Professionals (w/Klaus Flouride [dead kennedys] & Steve Moriarty [the gits] at The Stork Club

200pockets — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:28:55 -0700

THE AMERICAN PROFESSIONALS featuring Klaus Flouride of Dead Kennedys and Steve Moriarty of The Gits.
http://www.myspace.com/theamericanprofessionals

Sep 18, 2008: Stitchcraft, Oona, Lucia Comnes at Cafe Du Nord

200pockets — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:02:14 -0700

STITCHCRAFT
http://www.myspace.com/stitchcraft

OONA
http://www.myspace.com/oonamusic

Aug 5, 2008: Tuesday Open Mic with host GG Tanaka at McGrath's Pub

200pockets — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:48:36 -0700

TUESDAY OPEN MIC with host GG TANAKA
http://www.ggtanaka.com
http://www.myspace.com/ggtanaka

Aug 1, 2008: Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts, Kelly McFarling, GG Tanaka Electric Band at Hotel Utah

200pockets — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:23:27 -0700

GG TANAKA ELECTRIC BAND
http://www.ggtanaka.com

ROGER ROCHA AND THE GOLDENHEARTS
http://www.myspace.com/thegoldenhearts

KELLY McFARLING
http://www.myspace.com/kellymcfarlingmusic

Jul 29, 2008: Tuesday Open Mic with host GG Tanaka at McGrath's Pub

200pockets — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:33:26 -0700

TUESDAY OPEN MIC with host GG TANAKA
http://www.ggtanaka.com
http://www.myspace.com/ggtanaka

Aug 20, 2008: Wednesday Open Mic with GG Tanaka (10PM) at Beckett's Irish Pub

200pockets — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:04:17 -0700

OPEN MIC NIGHT with host GG Tanaka at Beckett's Irish Pub in Berkeley!

10PM to 1AM
2 songs per performer
Contact GG Tanaka (http://www.myspace.com/ggtanaka) for more information!

Some previous artists who have performed include -

ROGER ROCHA
http://www.myspace.com/thegoldenhearts

ANDY MASON
http://www.myspace.com/masontown

FELIX
http://www.myspace.com/scullcap

TODD SHIPLEY
http://www.myspace.com/toddshipley

COURTNEY NICOLE
http://www.myspace.com/sng2me

KOOZITO
http://www.myspace.com/koozito

KEVNN4
http://www.myspace.com/kevnn4

DAVE GURSOM
http://www.myspace.com/davegursommusic

Aug 6, 2008: Wednesday Open Mic with GG Tanaka (10PM) at Beckett's Irish Pub

200pockets — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 20:03:17 -0700

Sep 3, 2008: Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts, Fancy Dan Band, JJ Schultz Band at Bottom of the Hill

200pockets — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:14:57 -0700

ROGER ROCHA AND THE GOLDENHEARTS
http://www.myspace.com/thegoldenhearts

THE FANCY DAN BAND
http://www.myspace.com/fancydanband

JJ SCHULTZ BAND
http://jjschultz.com

Aug 25, 2008: Open Mic w/feature performer - LAURIE HENRY at Hotel Utah

200pockets — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:43:45 -0700

THE HOTEL UTAH WEEKLY OPEN MIC
with host JJ Schultz
http://theutah.org

The Hotel Utah open mic is the epicenter of San Francisco's singer-songwriter community. Its stage attracts performers at all stages of their careers: from seasoned veterans to first-timers. It attracts music fans who know a good thing when they see it.
The musicians who come regularly don't come just to get a little "stage time" - they come because of the community that calls Monday at The Utah home - and the musicians that come in for the first time eventually start to come regularly...

So come on down this monday, have a beer, bring your guitar if that's your thing, and sit back and enjoy.

This week's feature performer - LAURIE HENRY
http://www.myspace.com/theutah

FREE ADMISSION

Aug 4, 2008: Open Mic w/feature performer THE FANCY DAN BAND at Hotel Utah

200pockets — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:42:29 -0700

THE HOTEL UTAH WEEKLY OPEN MIC
with host JJ Schultz
http://theutah.org

The Hotel Utah open mic is the epicenter of San Francisco's singer-songwriter community. Its stage attracts performers at all stages of their careers: from seasoned veterans to first-timers. It attracts music fans who know a good thing when they see it.
The musicians who come regularly don't come just to get a little "stage time" - they come because of the community that calls Monday at The Utah home - and the musicians that come in for the first time eventually start to come regularly...

So come on down this monday, have a beer, bring your guitar if that's your thing, and sit back and enjoy.

This week's feature performer - THE FANCY DAN BAND
http://www.myspace.com/theutah

FREE ADMISSION

Jul 28, 2008: Open Mic w/feature performer - JESSE DYEN at Hotel Utah

200pockets — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:41:12 -0700

THE HOTEL UTAH WEEKLY OPEN MIC
with host JJ Schultz
http://theutah.org

The Hotel Utah open mic is the epicenter of San Francisco's singer-songwriter community. Its stage attracts performers at all stages of their careers: from seasoned veterans to first-timers. It attracts music fans who know a good thing when they see it.
The musicians who come regularly don't come just to get a little "stage time" - they come because of the community that calls Monday at The Utah home - and the musicians that come in for the first time eventually start to come regularly...

So come on down this monday, have a beer, bring your guitar if that's your thing, and sit back and enjoy.

This week's feature performer - JESSE DYEN
http://www.myspace.com/theutah

FREE ADMISSION

Aug 14, 2008: Big Lion at Red Devil Lounge

Big Lion — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:57:30 -0700

Big Lion- a Northern California top-12 finalist for the Emergenza Music Festival, plays with Costa Nova (from LA,) and Cartographer.
Big Lion: "It's silk butter, thunder and beat confetti wrapped without bows and thrown at your doorstep waiting to be picked up, split open, dressed down, spread on, and savored."
www.biglionband.com

Sep 28, 2008: Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts [*in the Poster Room] at The Fillmore

200pockets — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:13:46 -0700

ROGER ROCHA AND THE GOLDENHEARTS [** in the Poster Room **)
Melodramatic Popular Song / Classical / Blues
http://www.myspace.com/thegoldenhearts

"Is there love on Mars?"

Aug 23, 2008: Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts [*in the Poster Room], Ryan Adams and The Cardinals at The Fillmore

200pockets — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:12:19 -0700

ROGER ROCHA AND THE GOLDENHEARTS [** in the Poster Room **)
Melodramatic Popular Song / Classical / Blues
http://www.myspace.com/thegoldenhearts

"Is there love on Mars?"

Sep 13, 2008: Roger Rocha and the Goldenhearts at Beckett's Irish Pub

200pockets — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 11:23:54 -0700

ROGER ROCHA AND THE GOLDENHEARTS
Melodramatic Popular Song / Classical / Blues
http://www.myspace.com/thegoldenhearts

"Is there love on Mars?"

Aug 5, 2008: Todd Shipley Band w/ Joey Hebdo at Peri's Silver Dollar

madotter — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:07:56 -0700