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.”

The Smokestacks

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

The Fancy Dan Band

Live music w/ The Fancy Dan Band
When: Thu Feb 4
Time: 8pm
Cost: $7
Details:
The Fancy Dan Band
http://www.fancydanband.com

The Fancy Dan Band plays music for singing and dancing to. One minute they’ll be tearing through barn burners guaranteed to get your feet stomping and your hips shaking and the next minute they’ll be playing whisper soft lonesome songs that will have you teary-eyed and looking for a partner to grab hold of. Ranging in style from rock & roll to country to blues to folk to gospel, the Fancy Dan Band combines American music forms to make a unique sound that is both traditional and modern at the same time.

Bloomsday Rising

Live music w/ Bloomsday Rising
When: Thu Feb 4
Time: 8pm
Cost: $7
Details:
Bloomsday Rising
http://www.myspace.com/thebloomsdayband
Wilco meets Radiohead

Fred Odell

Live music w/ Fred Odell
When: Wed Feb 3
Time: 8pm
Cost: $5
Details:
Fred Odell
http://www.fredodell.net/
“Walking the twin paths of lone troubador singer- songwriter and Crazy
Horse/Byrds-esque classic rock, Fred Odell’s music is rooted firmly
in the soil of Americana with touches of pop and blues, performed
with undeniable soul, power and conviction” – Richard Joyner