Fabulosa Fest 2011

When: Sat, April 9
Time: 12-4pm
Cost: $5
Details:
Our FABULITA party rings in FABULOSA (FabulosaFest.com) Season with Lunch, live music, raffles and DJs. Tickets for FABULOSA FEST 2011 go on sale at this event, with $50 off All Inclusive Weekend Passes! A delicious lunch is included with admission, and DJs and live performances will delight you until 4pm. We will be raffling away 2 FREE All Inclusive Weekend Passes ($180 value, not to mention 3 days of great memories)! $5 entrance comes with a raffle ticket.

This event is 21+ only.

FABULOSA Fest is 3-day fundraiser/retreat on a beautiful 1700 acre ranch in Marin County. The FABULOSA Collective curates a diverse program of Women-centered Music, Film, Comedy, Craft and Healing Arts to stimulate mind, body and spirit, and attendees will have the time of their lives, swimming, canoeing, hiking, making friends and dancing at barn parties. Fabulosa Fest is an inclusive feminist gathering for women, their families and friends of all genders. All women and friends are invited to attend and participate in this precious, sister-focused, community gathering! Our collective distributes all proceeds to LGBTQ-oriented charities that serve communities in Northern California and beyond. July 15-17, 2011 at Walker Creek Ranch.

Fabulita Lunch & Launch entertainment:
Ericha Fabay (DJ, Fabulosa Collective)
Billie Burnor (acoustic blues from singer of The Mustangs)
Jenny Hoyston (acoustic set from singer of Erase Errata, LESBIANS)
Nolita Selector (DJ, Fruitcake SF)

Beth Longwell

Live music w/ Beth Longwell ~ Nicolas Kouzouyan (Acoustic / Uruguayan)
When: Sat, February 12
Time: 6pm
Cost: FREE
Details:
Beth Longwell
http://www.bethlongwell.com
Beth Longwell is not your average songwriter, due to one simple fact: she is not afraid to bare it all in her music, and still somehow leaves her listeners wanting more.

Using ear-catching melodies and thought-provoking lyrics, Beth sings in four minutes what many struggle to say in a lifetime. Her songs span a vast range of subjects and there’s not a person out there who can’t relate to some of Beth’s lyrics. Go ahead, see her live and find out for yourself.

Look deeper into Beth’s life, and you’ll find that dynamic songwriting is just one component that makes up this very musical person. Beth spends her days as a music therapist at a veteran’s hospital, bringing the healing and transformative power of music to veterans on inpatient psychiatric and hospice units. She knows how much music has changed her life; now she is using it to facilitate change in the lives of others in need. Whether through songwriting, drumming, lyric discussion, reminiscing through music, or improvising on instruments, Beth is sure to bring joy and healing wherever she goes. [website]

Nicolas Kouzouyan
http://myspace.com/kouzouyan
From Uruguay, South America – bringing the uruguayan sound with him.

Yes Alexander

Yes Alexander’s insatiable hunger for music has provided an array of intoxicating melodies that collide with folk, synth pop, rock and roll and hip hop. Yes first picked up a guitar at the age of 17 and since then she has toured frequently and collaborated with an eclectic set of musicians. (yesalexander.com/about)

Bitter Mystics

Live music w/ Bitter Mystics
When: Sat Feb 27
Time: 7pm
Cost: FREE
Details:
The Bitter Mystics
http://www.bittermystics.com
The Bitter Mystics (formerly D’Tension) grew from a partnership to produce a single song. That seed has sprouted almost 30 original tunes that this talented ensemble shares at venues in San Francisco and throughout the Bay Area.

Bitter Mystics are smooth and sultry vocals backed by masterful acoustic rhythm and lead guitars, and violin energizing original songs spanning genres from bluegrass to folk, pop to swing.

Swindlefish

Live music w/ Swindlefish
When: Thu Feb 11
Time: 8pm
Cost: $7
Details:
Swindlefish
http://www.myspace.com/swindlefish
Original songs and acoustic covers of some classic Deadweight tunes, David Bowie, the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Charlie Daniels.

James Whiton

Live music w/ James Whiton
When: Thu Feb 11
Time: 8pm
Cost: $7
Details:
James Whiton
http://www.jameswhiton.com/
“A virtuoso of acoustic upright double bass, Whiton slaps, bows, maneuvers, and manipulates his instrument with orchestral precision and street-corner desperation.” –Silke Tudor, SF Weekly, SF, CA

He has invented and developed a right-hand slap technique that is absolutely his own. He uses effects widely, transforming the wooden sound of his upright bass into caterwauling, distorted wah-wah, electronica synth rubberized wet bass, buzzsaw distortion. He orchestrates the rhythm section around the textures he pulls out of his bass. Above all, he is tasteful, building space into groove and playing with an attention to the whole.
A virtuoso of acoustic upright double bass, Whiton slaps, bows, maneuvers, and manipulates his instrument with orchestral precision and street-corner desperation.

James-Michael Swayzee

Live music w/ James-Michael Swayzee
When: Sat Feb 6
Time: 7pm
Cost: FREE
Details:
James-Michael Swayzee
http://myspace.com/jamesmichaelandthelowercaseletters
James Michael and the Lower Case Letters are excited to be part of the new folk resurgence of which they’ve carved out their own experimental niche.

Boy Lion

Live music w/ Boy Lion
When: Sat Feb 6
Time: 7pm
Cost: FREE
Details:
Boy Lion
http://www.myspace.com/boyliontim
Boy lion is a constantly modulating collaboration between Timothy Owen and talented musicians from around the bay area. Timothy grew up in Northern California and was writing music by age seven. Classically trained, Timothy has taken his love for the old-school songwriting of Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Joni Mitchell and so many others and joined it with the intimacy and range of classical chamber music. His first full length record, coming out soon, showcases the range of his compositions from sparse tracks featuring only piano and voice, to complicated ensemble pieces. Boy Lion performances are always different from the one before, and tend to be highly organic showcases based on the vibe of the venue, crowd and complexity of the particular incarnation of the ensemble. [myspace]