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)

RYP

RYP ~ Carmichael and the Frijalitas (Rock/Blues)
When: Tue, January 18
Time: 7pm
Cost: FREE
Details:
RYP
http://www.reneepadgett.com
http://www.myspace.com/ryp10
http://www.facebook.com/pages/RYP/111527968861152?v=wall
RYP’s music is a vehicle for Renee Yvan Padgett to sing about what’s on her mind and in her heart. With RYP, she has diverted from the straightforward funk approach and experiments with soul, pop and sometimes country musical styles. Her songs highlight her ability to sing very expressively in a multitude of styles. She writes the lyrics and music, records a demo at home, then works out the vocal and musical arrangements with the band. The band is made up of veteran San Francisco based musicians, including a 3 part horn section and also 3 backup singers. [myspace]

Carmichael and the Frijalitas

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]

Rocket DOG
http://www.rocketdogrescue.org/
Rocket Dog Rescue is a San Francisco Bay Area dog rescue organization run by a group of dedicated volunteers. We save dogs from death at over-crowded shelters and find them loving, happy homes. Now into our ninth year, RDR is stronger than ever, and has saved the lives of over 4,000 animals.

Deborah Crooks

Deborah Crooks
http://deborahcrooks.com
http://reverbnation.com/deborahcrooks

“Wonderful, colorful arrangements and warm, human sounding vocals….top notch,” —Don Campau, DJ at No PigeonHoles Radio.”

Singing about faith, love and loss, San Francisco songwriter Deborah Crooks is an intimate and edgy artist whose lyric driven and soul-wise music has drawn comparison to Lucinda Williams, Jesse Sykes and The Cowboy Junkies. Widely published as an essayist and journalist, her lyrics are honed by a lifetime of writing, while her music draws on folk, rock, Americana and the blues. Her first full length CD “Adding Water to the Ashes,” (2008) garnered favorable reviews and led to her receiving a Bay Bridged Recording Grant to record at Tiny Telephone Studios. The result is the new EP “It’s All Up to You” featuring 7 new tracks that range from acoustic pop to folk-rock to blues. Deborah has also showcased at the 2006 Millennium Music Conference, the 2005 Rocker Girl Magazine Music Convention, during SXSW, at the 2007 Harmony Festival and 2009′s California Music Fest. In 2010, she also appeared as a featured speaker on purpose and creativity at both MacWorld and SXSW.

Amber Snider

Amber Snider
http://ambersnider.com/

“Super talented. Catch her while you can before a ticket to her show is 50 bucks.”
—Rich Freedman, Vallejo Times-Herald

Possessing a wide emotional range and a storyteller’s appeal, Amber’s style has been compared to artists as varies as Stevie Nicks, Sheryle Crow, Rickie Lee Jones and Janis Joplin. Fusing folk-rock, country and blues, she released her 3rd CD, ‘Still Dreamin’ in 2010. Two Tracks from her CD were finalists in the Third Annual Fame Games Effigy Awards presented by Tony Cowell (Simon’s older, wiser brother and head of CowellMedia) and Amber was recently featured on San Francisco’s KRON TV’s Best of the Bay. Amber has played at many events and venues, has a weekly residency at Downtown Joe’s in Napa, and has hosted a weekly music television segment on Napa Valley TV “Another Late Night Show Early.”

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.

Red Abbey

Live music w/ Red Abbey
When: Tue Feb 23
Time: 7pm
Cost: $5
Details:
Red Abbey
A New York based rock outfit with its roots in San Francisco. Comprised of two multi-cultural and multi-instrumental songwriters, these two fuse their influences into a sound that’s all their own. For lead vocalist, Thien-nga Palmer, this will be a homecoming show as well as Red Abbey’s West Coast album release.

The Yes Go's

The Yes-Go’s
http://www.myspace.com/theyesgos
The Yes Go’s were started by Sophie V writing music & playing songs on the guitar. In 2003, Lester Moore joined as drummer & back-up vox. With the addition of Mimi on lead vocals and Barbara on bass that summer, we became “Wednesday Night”. 5 days before our 1st gig, Mimi & Barbara (our Hungarian Hotties) were not allowed to stay in the U.S.A. (visa probs!) & we played our 1st show as a duo called Sik Suzan. In 2004, Blue Lew (Rotton Core), joined the band on bass & b.vox. We played shows off/on and had lots of fun, but we (BL. not inc.) drank too much, and we still didn’t really have an identity. Through Blue Lew’s departure in Summer 2006, it was back to a duo & the new name of The Yes Go’s fall ’06 when the multi-facetd Djuna Gray became our bass player. It’s been balls to the walls ever since and The Yes Go’s love to play (alot) & can be found playing with many local & touring bands. We are continually amazed at the talent we see at all of S.F.’s venues. We are proud to share the bill with & be awed by such killer bands. Go out and see some shows cause we support local venues and killer music as well, cheers. [myspace]

The Epiphanette

Epiphanette
http://www.epiphanette.com
A San Francisco-based gothic blues power trio with Tiki Houseman, Mike Chase, Kelly Child. Listen to the latest, music, buzz, and events. Epiphanette sounds like a combination of PJ Harvey, the Chili Peppers, and the Pixies. Their influences come from goth, funk, blues, rock, pop and everything hip.

Lucabazzi

Lucabrazzi
http://www.myspace.com/lucabrazzi9

Sands

Live music w/ Sands (aka Dame Satan)
When: Sat Feb 6
Time: 9pm
Cost: $7
Details:
SANDS (formerly Dame Satan)
http://www.myspace.com/damesatan

“Nuanced, heartfelt folk songs that sound like they could have been written anytime in the past century or so.”
– Time Out New York