The Swamees

Felsen
http://www.myspace.com/felsenlovesyou
As co-founder of the famed East Bay Wrecking Crew, Andrew Griffin has played with CAKE, Vince Welnick, Camper Van Beethoven, The Bloody Lovelies, and others.

Jay Trainer

Zoo

Live music w/ ZOO ~ Swanifant ~ CLOUDS (Experimental Indie)
When: Wed Sep 15
Time: 8pm
Cost: $3-5
Details:

ZOO
http://zooisaband.com
http://myspace.com/zooisaband
http://facebook.com/zooisaband
“ZOO is a crazed two piece coming out of the Bay Area, [who] somehow channels devils from both the Balkans and the proto-industrial wastelands of Throbbing Gristle.” – Echo Curio (LA, CA)

Swanifant

Swanifant
http://myspace.com/swaniphant
blissed out rhythmic jams

Clouds

CLOUDS
http://myspace.com/cloudssf
2 piece dymaxion-style band, experimenting with new sounds and processes to get them. Once described by a fan who “didn’t know whether to be hypnotized or dance”

The Sleepwalkers

Sleepwalkers
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Sleepwalkers/104239436292940?ref=ts
dark dance, psych post punk

Quiet Coyote
it’s dancy, mathy, thick, a pack of coyotes whose call can be mistaken for a lonely banshee looking for a party on a cold desert night.

The Homewreckers
http://myspace.com/wewreckhomes
The Homewreckers are a pop-punk band who sing about lost love, the faults in human communication, being queer, latin america, getting your period, and fucking shit up. Featuring Cristy C. Road singing, gargling, thinking too much and playing guitar; Crystal Bradley (Partyline) playing drums; Jackie O. (Girlcrush) playing bass; and Turtle Garaufis (Rude Mechanical Orchestra) playing guitar. Frank Leone (The Unlovables) also plays guitar and is on our 7″, but does not come on tour. The Homewreckers live (and occasionally die) in Brooklyn New York.

Lagtime

Lagtime
http://www.lagtimeband.com/music
Lagtime is a three-piece, improv–fusion band. Our music is rooted in rocky fusion, but spans topics such as jazz, funk, reggae and blues. We live mostly down deep in the pocket, but with the liberating guidance of jazz, we make brief re–surfacings to the head to remind you of where you (we) are.

With us, interplay is the name of the game as each member feeds off the others. Rock-solid beats and jazzy tendencies open the door for groove–based, blues–inspired bass lines and a tapestry of infectious melodies and rock–god solos. [website]

8th Annual Cowgirl Palooza

8th Annual COWGIRL PALOOZA: Live music w/ 77 El Deora ~ Wicked Mercies ~ The Bootcuts ~ The Evangenitals ~ Los Train Wrecks
When: Mon, Sept 6
Time: 3-9pm
Cost: $10
Details:
COWGIRL PALOOZA
Come one, come all, come out and play at the 8th Annual COWGIRL PALOOZA festival at San Francisco’s El Rio on LABOR DAY.

Incredible femme-powered country/western/punk/funk/and all-around-good-time bands dominate the day, on the beautiful outdoor courtyard stage.

Free BBQ is available for all (so long as it lasts!) so come early and enjoy the free food while listening to incredible music all day long!

77 El Deora

77 El Deora
http://www.77eldeora.com
Maurice Tani, Jenn Courtney & 77 El Deora is a San Francisco-based, 5-piece, alt-country/Americana outfit. Formed in 2004, the band has honed its sound through diet, exercise and constant live shows, amassing a loyal following of discriminating roots music aficionados and other social misfits.

Wicked Mercies

Wicked Mercies

http://www.myspace.com/wickedmercies
Eight Piece Powerhouse fronted by three talented women who really know how to work the crowd. This is the real deal, working class local talent that brings the sound of San Francisco street soul to the people.

Wicked Mercies is a funky soul band. Listening to them gives me a goofy smile as I raise my hands in the air and sporadically scream, Oh Yeah, to the dismay of my neighbors. Does life have you down? Are you depressed? Flick your Prozac down the drain and just put Wicked Mercies on continuous play. Shake it proud. They are The Supremes for 2010. Addie, Crystal and Ashley front the group with their powerful energy and vocals. The band backs them with their soul and funk fusion. A perfect accompaniment.- Tony DuShane, SFGate.com

The Bootcuts

The Bootcuts
http://www.bootcuts.com
We had very humble beginnings starting out as a cubicle-based trio (Cristal, Meg and Matt) singing songs about hyperactive cats, swampbuggies and tornadoes. It’s all we knew.

As we added key members to the band–Lori on vocals, Tom on bass, Ross on drums–we developed our sound and expanded our songwriting to include topics such as building relationships, the destruction of those relationships, and the rebuilding of THOSE destructed relationships. And we ramped up a pretty fun live show in the process.

“Misisipi” Mike Wolf was added to replace ex-boyfriend guitarist Jon Seltzer (long story) and there you have the modern sounds of The Bootcuts. [website]

Evangenitals

The Evangenitals
http://www.evangenitals.com
The Evangenitals, founded by playwright/director Juli Crockett and opera/jazz singer Lisa Dee, features Henry Bermudez on lead guitar, fiddler Andrea Baker, Ari DeSano on accordion, drummer Kristy McInnis, and Nathan Phelps currently doing duty on the upright bass.

They are an alt-country hillbilly love punk rock revolution of the freak folk/Americana variety made flesh for your listening pleasure. On a quixotic crusade in the key of life hell-bent on breaking all the world’s hearts open..[website]

Los Train Wreck

Los Train Wrecks
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Los-Train-Wreck/126376537401286
Since New Year’s Day 1992, six accomplished bay-area band veterans have come together once a month to host “Los Train Wreck’s All-Star Jam,” now at El Rio on the second Tuesday of every month. Come on down to sit in or listen.

As “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” Records’ house band, we have had the dubious honor of recording music with dozens of authors, including Amy Tan, Ben Fong-Torres, Norman Mailer, Maya Angelou, Jessica Mitford, and former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich.

Don’t miss this amazing day of music at El Rio!

Bellrays

Live music w/ THE BELLRAYS ~ Carletta Sue Kay (Punk/Soul/Country)
When: Sun Sep 5
Time: 8pm
Cost: $10
Details:
The Bellrays
http://myspace.com/thebellrays
It goes without saying that singer Lisa Kekaula has a voice thats as big as her Afro, and powerful enough to strip paint off of a car, and that her male comrades are all black belts on their respective instruments. What REALLY impressed me about their performance was the sincerity and passion behind it. [myspace]

Carletta Sue Kay

Carletta Sue Kay
http://myspace.com/carlettasuekay
7″ release party
One of San Francisco’s most wonderfully…San Franciscan acts is Carletta Sue Kay! She’s been blowing up the underground scene here in SF. Carletta Sue Kay is a flouncy, dramatic gal who loves to sing gripping stories about her adoration for lads and her various heartbreaks. This is one talented gal who can sing her guts out! [ameoblog]

Sex Presleys

Live music w/ Sex Presleys ~ Atomic Lucy ~ Scott Young
When: Sat Sep 4
Time: 9pm
Cost: $8
Details:

Sex Presleys
http://www.myspace.com/sexpresleys
Hailing from S.F. the Sex Presleys are the bastard demon child of Las Vegas Elvis and a transgender Sex Pistols. GOD SAVE THE KING!

Atomic Lucy

Atomic Lucy
http://www.myspace.com/atomiclucy
Atomic Lucy is high energy, seductive rock with infectious pop melodies. Imagine the combination of four visionary musicians pushing the parameters of rock/pop, and you will discover why Atomic Lucy is The Premier Rock Band in San Francisco.

Scott Young w/ Red Meat

Scott Young (Solo – from Red Meat!)
http://www.myspace.com/redmeatcountry
Carrying on the strong West Coast tradition of creating authentic country and western music with a sharp edge, the San Francisco based band Red Meat is dedicated to keeping honky tonk music fresh and alive. Formed in a garage in the Mission District in 1993, Red Meat takes its inspiration from the likes of Bakersfield legend Buck Owens, Patsy Cline, Hank Williams, Sr. and the Carter Family. They also count Gram Parsons as an influence and visually they recall the salad days of the Modesto, California-based Maddox Brothers and Sister Rose. [myspace]

The Kitchen Fire Band

The Kitchen Fire Band (Alt.Country-Rock)
http://www.myspace.com/kitchenfireband
Drinking, Driving and Desire… Just a few theme’s evoked by San Francisco’s own Kitchen Fire. This alternative country band blends tight, signature harmonies with dark tinged urban edged twang and guitar driven of rock ‘n roll. They tell stories of love and desire, bedrooms and break-ups, and endless rolling highways. Kitchen Fire plays a mix of memorable original songs and obscure covers by amazing songwriters that drives the bus from swing to rockabilly to country and straight-up bar room “hell yeah” rock ‘n roll. If you like your country bourbon on the “rocks”, you’ll want to come closer to the fire…

The Bad Moons

The Bad Moons (Swampy Americana)
http://myspace.com/wearethebadmoons
Coming from the farthest four corners of the American musical consciousness, ‘The Bad Moons’ weave a web
of sound with threads colored by many traditions. They bring an energy to the stage that is pure and honest with a determination to add something fresh to the musical conversation. [myspace]

Daniel Durrett,
http://www.danieldurrett.com
Daniel Durrett is a San Francisco based singer/songwriter/producer and multi-instrumentalist. His sound has often been described as electronic, eclectic, evolving, eccentric, and easing.

Daniel Durrett

His musical foundation came from teachings based on the Royal School of Church Music in England. While studying Studio Recording at Western Michigan University and working under the alias Jimmy 2 Sticks – an exploration of digital and analog sound transformations – he released 7 collections of music and composed remix work as well. Most notably, he is featured on “Digital Bliss Volume 2” with a remix of the Artemis track “Subterranean“.[myspace]