Lagwagon wrapping up their set with “Alien 8” and “May 16” at the Fillmore in San Francisco on Saturday January 21, 2012.
Lagwagon – “Alien 8” / “May 16” @ Fillmore SF – 01/21/12
Posted: May 7, 2012 in VideosTags: Alien 8, Fillmore, Lagwagon, May 16, San Francisco, SF
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The Trespassers – “Golden Vein” @ GAMH SF – 05/05/12
Posted: May 7, 2012 in VideosTags: entertainment, Golden Vein, Great American Music Hall, Road Time: Live In California, San Francisco, The Trespassers
The Trespassers get the crowd moving with “Golden Vein” at the Great American Music Hall during their CD release party on May 5th for “Road Time: Live In California.”
The Trespassers – “Road Time: Live In California” [CD Release]
Posted: April 19, 2012 in NewsTags: Andy Roberts, Ben Goger, Benny Lee Friedrich, Cafe Du Nord, Carter Ranch Music Festival, CD Baby, entertainment, Faux Renwah, Fillmore, Folk, Great American Music Hall, Joshua Tree Music Festival, KPIG, Melody Walker, music, Peter Bogle, Road Time: Live In California, San Francisco, San Francisco Bluegreass and Old-Time Festival, Sarah Cupery Ottley, SF, Strawberry Music Festival, The Trespassers, violin fiddle, Windy Hill
The Trespassers
Sarah Cupery Ottley (violin/fiddle, vocals), Benny Lee Friedrich (upright bass, vocals), Andy “Tarantula” Roberts (banjo, guitar, vocals), and “Bronco” Ben Goger (guitar, mandolin, vocals)
So, what are you up to this coming Cinco de Mayo? Well, if you are in San Francisco and want to have some fun I highly recommend going and seeing The Trespassers at the Great American Music Hall in support of their CD release party for Road Time: Live In California! The Trespassers have been described in the following ways:
“Homesteaders, activists, educators, workers, philosophers, travelers; The Trespassers strive to live in harmony with this world. Their songs often times include critiques and solutions pertinent to life in the twenty-first century.”
“The Trespassers sing stories that make you feel at peace but also dare to remind you that we are not always alright in this complex, modern world. Strength, protest, anger, hope and, above all, love are the emotions that resound off canyon and concrete walls as this band drifts across the west.”
“This young band is coming into their prime, after eight years of playing in the underground. Honing their skills in taverns, barns, campfires, at grassroots music festivals and environmental rallies. They are ready to bring their music and message to a wider audience.”
I have been lucky enough to work with The Trespassers a few times in the past and I can easily say that they are a group of the nicest people you could ever meet. They are truely just down to Earth, good people trying to make it by in this world. They are always looking to have a good time and it comes across in their music. They always get the crowd moving with their infectious energy.
The Trespassers have been touring around the West for quite a while now, so you may have already caught their Sierra Foothill Folk music at places like the Strawberry Music Festival, Joshua Tree Music Festival, Fillmore Poster Room, Carter Ranch Music Festival, Café Du Nord, and the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival.
To put together Road Time: Live In California, The Trespassers recorded all their live shows from their 2011 Summer and Fall tours. They then had the recordings mixed at Jerseydale – Ain’t No Studios by Peter Bogle. The album features 19 songs recorded live at 6 venues in 2011 and can be purchased now at CD Baby.
Tickets are now available for The Trespassers’ official CD release in San Francisco at The Great American Music Hall. Go to http://tickets.gamh.com/events/196440 to buy tickets. Opening for them will be Windy Hill, Faux Renwah, and Melody Walker. If you know you’re going to the show, or you think you’re going to the show, please buy your tickets in advance! It’ll also be an awesome opportunity to get a great discount on their new album. I have heard from the band, and they are very excited about this show and hope to share the evening with you! Hope to see you there!!
In the meantime, here are some videos of The Trespassers performing at a gig I got them in the KPIG studios years ago:
Lagwagon – “Coffee & Cigarettes” @ Fillmore SF – 01/21/12
Posted: April 19, 2012 in VideosTags: Coffee & Cigarettes, entertainment, Fillmore, Lagwagon, music, San Francisco, SF
Tom Petty’s Stolen Guitars Recovered
Posted: April 18, 2012 in NewsTags: Broadcaster, celebrities, Culver Studios, Daryl Emmette Washington, Don Pederson, Dusenberg, entertainment, Epiphone, Facebook, Fender, fender broadcaster, Gibson, Jim Merlis, Mike Campbell, music, Music Sumo, pawn shop, Rickenbacker, Ron Blair, Scott Thurston, Sheridan, Tom Petty, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
As most of you may have already seen on the Music Sumo Facebook Page, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ guitars were reported stolen from Culver Studios in Southern California on Thursday April 12th while at rehearsals for their up coming tour. The guitars were Petty’s blond 1967 maple 12-string Rickenbacker and his Gibson SGTVJunior, Mike Campbell‘s blue Dusenberg, Ron Blair‘s Fender Broadcaster, and Scott Thurston‘s 1967 Epiphone Sheridan. Collectively, the guitars were said to be worth around $100,000. On their website, the band offered a “no questions asked” $7,500 reward for information leading to the return of the instruments.
Police Chief Don Pedersen said a break in the case came when a 51 year old security guard from the Culver Studios named, Daryl Emmette Washington, pawned one of the guitars at a Hollywood pawn shop for only $250. While I am sure that Tom Petty and the boys are glad to get their instruments back, a message seeking comment from the band’s publicist, Jim Merlis, was not immediately returned.
Have a good tour, guys!
Lagwagon – “Mr. Coffee” @ Fillmore SF – 01/21/12
Posted: April 10, 2012 in VideosTags: Fillmore, Joey Cape, Lagwagon, Mr. Coffee, San Francsico, SF
Fiona Apple Summer Tour 2012
Posted: April 10, 2012 in NewsTags: 2012, CA, California, Epic Records, Fiona Apple, Fox Theater, Never Is A Promise, Oakland, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, Ticketmaster, tour
Fiona Apple recently announced a Summer tour of North America in support of her next album, The Idler Wheel Is Wiser Than the Driver of the Screw and Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do, which should be out June 19 on Epic Records. The following is a list of her recently announced tour dates, including one in Oakland, CA at the Fox Theater:
06/19/12 – The State Theater in Ithaca, NY
06/20/12 – Lyric Opera House in Baltimore, MD
06/22/12 – MGM Grand Theatre at Foxwoods in Mashantucket, CT
06/23/12 – Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA
06/24/12 – Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall’s Island in New York, NY
06/26/12 – Warner Theatre in Washington, DC
06/27/12 – Tower Theatre in Upper Darby, PA
06/29/12 – Ives Concert Park in Danbury, CT
06/30/12 – Citi Performing Arts Center in Boston, MA
07/01/12 – State Theatre in Portland, ME
07/03/12 – L’ Olympia Theatre in Montreal, QC
07/04/12 – The Sound Academy in Toronto, ON
07/06/12 – Cain Park in Cleveland, OH
07/07/12 – The Fillmore Detroit (State Theatre) in Detroit, MI
07/10/12 – The Chicago Theatre in Chicago, IL
07/11/12 – Murat Theatre @ Old National Centre in Indianapolis, IN
07/13/12 – Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN
07/14/12 – Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, MO
07/16/12 – Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN
07/17/12 – The Midland by AMC in Kansas City, MO
07/20/12 – Paramount Theatre in Denver, CO
07/21/12 – Kingsbury Hall in Salt Lake City, UT
07/24/12 – Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver, BC
07/25/12 – Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA
07/26/12 – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, OR
07/28/12 – Fox Theater in Oakland, CA
07/29/12 – Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, CA
For more information and/or to purchase tickets, you can check out her website at http://www.fiona-apple.com/
If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area you can get pre order tickets to the Fox Theater show starting Thursday April 12 at 10am by going to Ticketmaster and using the password, “grand.”
I can’t wait!
Lagwagon – “Island of Shame” / “Lazy” @ Fillmore SF – 01/21/12
Posted: April 9, 2012 in VideosTags: Fillmore, Island of Shame, Lagwagon, Lazy, San Francisco, SF
bryan Titus – “…anymore.”
Posted: April 6, 2012 in Albums, ReviewsTags: 12 string guitars, Amazon, anymore, ASCAP, Bandcamp, Blues, BMI Gasius Clay, bryan Titus, Charlie Superfly, Chris Wonzer, Counting Crows, Country, Dave Matthews, dynamic band, Eargasm Studios, entertainment, Facebook, Genghis Cohen, Gerry Mattei, Gospel, gospel blues, Hanna Kondo Weed, having a good time, iTunes, Jeremy Miller, Jonathan Weed, music, Neon Zion, Radar! Studios, Rock, Ryan "Frogs" McCormack, Skip Edwards, Sonic Environments, Starbucks, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Will Weissman
Today I was fortunate enough to steal some time to sit down and listen to an album by bryan Titus titled, …anymore. bryan Titus was kind enough to send me a copy of his album to check out and I am glad that he did. Initially, it ended up taking me a few days to get to listen to the album since my roommate got hooked on it and it disappeared into his room for a bit. When I got the album back I was then a little apprehensive to listen to it since it was described to me as “really Country.” I was really shocked, and pleasantly surprised, that it was not so much Country but more of a mixture of genres.
…anymore. seemed more Rock oriented to me than anything, but it certainly had some other genres mixed into the pot. There was some added dashes of Country, Gospel, Blues, and more. The album is a wonderfully blended eclectic mix that seems to be likable across many demographics. In fact, one person who heard the album with me said that it would probably sell well in a Starbucks. I was able to play the album for several different people throughout the day and they all loved different aspects of it. Right away, the listener is greeted with sound from a band that seems like they are having a good time, and this feeling transfers onto the listener. Multiple people who heard the music moved their bodies and tried to sing along without knowing the lyrics or the actual melody first. The music seemed somewhat infectious. With emphatic vocals, bryan Titus certainly does not hide on the album. He is right out in front, commanding his band through a concerto of musical good times. Backed up by a dynamic band built up of Jonathan Weed (Acoustic, Electric & 12-String Guitars, Mandolin, Backing Vocals), Will Weissman (Bass) , and Jeremy Miller (Drums & Percussion); …anymore. at times seemed reminicent of some Dave Matthews or the Counting Crows. All of the guys with bryan Titus are professionals, they have been playing together for some time, and it shows. …anymore. is a tight album with a nice mix that could be liked by many. It’s good any time music.
bryan Titus is out playing live quite a bit and I encourage you to check him out if you can. He has been taking over the Los Angeles area for the past few years, but he does manage to get around. To find out what he is up to, check out his Facebook Page. His next show is at the Genghis Cohen on Friday April 13th at 8pm. Go check him out!
…anymore. can also be purchased online in a few places including the following:
If you would like to check out a preview of his album beforehand, you can do that, here:
CREDITS:
Bryan Titus – Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitars, Violin & Viola
Jonathan Weed – Acoustic, Electric & 12-String Guitars, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
Will Weissman – Bass
Jeremy Miller – Drums & Percussion
Additional Musicians:
Gerry Mattei – Keyboards & Piano
Skip Edwards – Pedal Steel (tracks 3, 7 & 11)
Charlie Superfly – Guest Vocal (track 1)
Tracy Nicole Chapman & Debbie Kee – Add. Vocals (tracks 2, 3 & 8)
Hanna Kondo Weed – Backing Vocals (track 7)
Ryan “Frogs” McCormack – Add. Percussion (track 9)
Recorded at Sonic Environments by Jeffery Weed. Vocals recorded at Eargasm Studios by Chris Wonzer and additional recording at Radar! Studios by Jonathan Weed.
© 2010 by Bryan Titus/Jonathan Weed
All rights reserved. Neon Zion/BMI Gasius Clay/ASCAP
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