Slippery People • Photo by Thea Kynthia

Live music w/ Slippery People
When: Thu Jun 10
Time: 8pm
Cost: $5
Details:
Slippery People
http://www.slipperypeople.com/
Formed in San Francisco in the summer of 2001, Slippery People has grown into a musical force that continues to surprise club dwellers around the City. While the band tips its hat to the New Wave, Ska, and Rock movements of the early 80s, the sound has synthesized into a unique cacophony of pop creativity that constantly catches folks off guard.

“We really admire bands like the Talking Heads, Prince, and the English Beat for their approach to song craft,” explains Slippery alumnus Phil Aaronson. “Those artists came along during a time period when music was created either to conform to universally accepted standards of what Pop Radio sounded like, or to throw those conventions to the wind. While those bands broke the mold, so to speak, they also redefined what popular music could be—and those echoes are still felt to this day.”

Slippery People has taken the best elements of their influences—analog synths, electronic percussion, and round acoustic drums, as well as horns, jangly guitars and monstrously percussive bass—to creative the sonic stew they have entitled, “CAUTION: SLIPPERY PEOPLE.” The album serves as both a Red Level alert, as well as a clean shot across the bow of San Francisco’s rutted alternative scene.

“At the end of the day, we are a pop band, and we give the people what they want,” continues Phil. “When you see the Slippery People perform, there is an element of, ‘What is this all about?’ We’re not shoe gazers. In fact, we are quite the opposite—dramatic and ecstatic. We’ve seen the most jaded scenesters start to dance at our shows, only to catch themselves as if to say, ‘Is this real or ironic?’”

Joe Gore

Live music w/ Instrumental Dynamic Duo Mental 99
When: Fri, June 11
Time: 7pm
Cost: FREE
Details: Mental 99 is an explosive instrumental duo featuring guitarist Joe Gore (PJ Harvey, Tom Waits, Tracy Chapman) and drummer Dawn Richardson (Dolorata,Tracy Chapman,4 Non Blondes).

Dawn Richardson

The pair spins wild sonic tapestries ranging from eerie spacerock to pithy pop covers. It’s realtime sound design from two master musicians.

No cover – contributions for the continuance and support of Mental 99 will be accepted gratefully.

http://www.joegore.com

http://www.dawnrichardson.com

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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.

Daikon

Live music w/ Daikon
When: Mon Feb 22
Time: 7pm
Cost: $5
Details:
Daikon
http://www.myspace.com/daikonradish
2008 – San Francisco, California. A young, married rhythm section from Half Moon Bay hears an old friend from San Jose’s songs he has recorded on his own. Phone calls and emails are exchanged. There are no first impressions to make anymore, everyone gets along fine. Amps are plugged in; an initial recording session is made. They practice for a long time. A year later, they finish recording an album and start playing shows. A terse biography is drawn up to help get more shows. So the story goes once more.