MONDAY March 21
Shelley Doty x-tet (acoustic)
Kid Beyond
Mokai
Jason Miller (CD
release)
Mia and Jonah
March marks the one-year anniversary of CC’s Acoustic Underground
Showcase (CAUSE) at the Elbo Room in SF, and CC has invited some of the
area’s most-loved underground artists to celebrate. The event raises
money for important causes while presenting an eclectic mix of acoustic
music on the third Monday of each month. In honor of the international
day of protest against the continued occupation of Iraq on the second
anniversary of the U.S. invasion, all proceeds will benefit the United
for Peace and Justice Bay Area organization.
Shelley Doty was part of one of the first shows there last year, and
she returns to the series with her band, she calls her “X-tet”.
The SF Chronicle recently noted that while the lineup of this band may
change from show to show, the performance is always “tight, energetic
and dynamic.” (SF Chron 1/28/05).
Also performing will be Kid Beyond, aka Andrew Chaikin, is a vocalist,
throat singer and beatboxer, who won the “Best Beatboxer” category
in the SF Weekly’s, Best of SF 2004.
The eclectic acoustic blues man that the “Godmother of Rock” Nadine
Condon calls “a troubadour for the 21st century,” Mokai,
performs each month at CAUSE, offering new songs and a unique performance
each time, anchored by his daring guitar work and bold poetic lyrics.
Jason Miller is a songwriter who used to play in the popular mid-west
jam band Citrus, will be celebrating the release of his latest solo CD,
114 Echo Ave, which was produced by East Bay guitarist Myles Boisen,
of Tom Waits fame.
Boisen just produced the debut release of a duo that is returning to
the CAUSE, Mia and Jonah, whose love is so contagious and it comes through
in their music.
Background
CC is a local music promoter who
started the series to bring together fans of acoustic music and community
organizations.
For
nearly
a full
year, CAUSE has been raising money for important causes while presenting
quality acoustic music. Along with Sunset Promotions and the Elbo Room,
CC features solo acoustic artists, acoustic bands, acapella, didgeridoo,
and percussion artists on the third Monday of the month. Each month at
CC's Showcase, more and more people come out to enjoy some of the
Bay
Area's most-loved acoustic artists, including Trevor Garrod of Tea Leaf
Green, Etienne de Rocher, Loretta Lynch, Garrin Benfield, Erika Luckett,
Shelley Doty,
Austin Willacy,
Mokai,
David Jacobs-Strain, Teja Gerken, Copper Wimmin, David Hopkins, and
Rachel Garlin. Touring artists that have been featured include John Ellis
of the Charlie Hunter Trio, Story Hill Kevin Sandbloom and Joe Rohan.
Each event showcases different artists and a different cause,
from expanding voter participation to protection of the environment,
workers rights, and support organizations that serve the lesbian,
gay, bisexual,
and transgendered communities, and more.
Yet to come: April
18 Essence, Joanne
Rand, and Spook
Handy
May
16 Special High Sierra Artist Showcase
June
20 Garrin Benfield and Kenni
Past Showcases: Feb, Jan, Nov,
more
Save the DATE: March 21 is our ONE YEAR
ANNIVERSARY SHOW, celebrating one full year at the Elbo Room! CAUSE
will feature Shelley
Doty X-tet, Kid Beyond and more!
CC's Acoustic Underground Showcase (CAUSE) www.cause-music.com
3rd Mondays @ the Elbo Room, SF www.elbo.com
647 Valencia St., SF 94110 (415) 552-7788
8:00 PM doors, show at 8:30 ($5-$20, sliding scale)
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Elbo Room
647 Valencia, SF, CA
(415) 552-7788
8 PM doors, music at
8:30
$5-20 BUY
TICKETS
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 I
am working to build a community of musicians and music lovers who gather
once a month to celebrate the underground scene and the causes we care
about. If you have submitted a CD and have not heard back, come to the
next showcase and bring some friends. I am building each night as a theme
around a specific cause, but I will be giving preference to those artists
who become part of the scene by showing up each month and bring new people
to the event.
If you have not yet done so, come to the next showcase, bring a copy
of a CD that demonstrates the set you want to perform, bring a copy of
your gig schedule, and bring some people to the showcase. I am working
with each artist who performs as partners, so if chosen to perform, I
expect each artist to devise their own strategies for getting their crowd
to turn out.
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A note to performers...I am especially looking for duos,
acoustic bands, percussion, world-music influence, exciting and interesting
eclectic instruments. The showcase is designed to bring acoustic music
to the broader audience of fans of funk, jazz, world music and blues.
I have limited slots for solo acoustic singer/songwriters, so if that
describes you, consider putting together a duo or getting someone to back
you up for this showcase and you will have a greater chance of getting
booked.
Follow up within 2 weeks of giving me the info about your music
415-522-6644. or use cc at cause-music.com
thanks,
CC
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3rd
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