Hear Mokai live on KZSC during our folk show Backroads this Sunday 2/20/11 between noon and 2pm, for a sample of what to expect at the first songwriter night of the year in Corralitos later that day. “An Evening of Songs and Stories” starts at the family-friendly time of 6:00pm at the Corralitos Cultural Center…
He Won’t Sit Down And He Won’t Shut Up
By Program Review Committee | Published February 18th, 2011Music, I think most of you would agree, is primarily about emotional experiences. So when people claim that so-and-so is their “favorite artist of all time,” I sometimes have a hard time believing their statement because well, Ghostface Killah may be a skilled rapper, but I don’t think he really resonates with a lot of…
The Crooked Jades & Water Tower Bucket Boys
By Folk Department | Published February 16th, 2011The Crooked Jades (SF Bay Area) and The Water Tower Bucket Boys (Portland, OR) will be in concert Thursday, February 17, 2011 at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA., starting at 7:30pm, (831) 603-2294. Both bands play a blend of bluegrass, country, and old-time string band music, with fresh interpretations of older classics as…
Dry Branch Fire Squad
By Folk Department | Published February 14th, 2011The Dry Branch Fire Squad is a veteran bluegrass band founded in 1976, led by mandolin player and master of dry wit, Ron Thomason. Other current members include Brian Aldridge on guitar, Tom Boyd on banjo, and Dan Russell on bass. Their latest of a dozen releases over the decades demonstrates they’ve only gotten better…
Nell Robinson with John Reischman & The Jaybirds
By Folk Department | Published February 12th, 2011Bluegrass on Valentine’s Day? No lack of love songs there…the Bay Area’s rising star Nell Robinson joins veteran bluegrassers and multiple Canadian Folk Music Award winners John Reischman and the Jaybirds for an evening of tight harmonies and virtuoso picking Monday, February 14, 2011, at Don Quixote’s, 6275 Highway 9, Felton, CA, starting at 7:30pm….
The Bee Eaters
By Folk Department | Published February 12th, 2011The Bee Eaters will be in concert Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 8pm at New St. John’s Episcopal Church, 125 Canterbury Dr., Aptos, CA. They’re a quartet playing new acoustic music drawn from bluegrass, old-time string band, Celtic, jazz and pop influences, featuring hammered dulcimer virtuoso Simon Chrisman, banjo player Wes Corbett, and the sibling…
Spirits of the Red City interview tonight!
By Music Director | Published July 30th, 2010When was the last time you saw a band you weren’t familiar with, and left with your mouth hanging open? Spirits of the Red City are an 8-piece acoustic folk band based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that includes two sets of siblings, the sounds of a cello, mandolin, viola, drums, guitar, accordion, trumpet, banjo, upright bass,…
Matador CD release show tomorrow!
By Music Director | Published April 9th, 2010Very exciting news to report: Matthew and Dorota ie MATADOR are releasing their first record! To celebrate, there will be a big ole shabang at The Church house with performances from Beat Beat Whisper, Pale Robin, and Casey Guitar Band. Oh, and of course the birthday babies. Yum! Come out and support cute people making…
“I no longer drink enough to think you’re witty”
By Music Director | Published January 23rd, 2010Such is realism. Right? No. Such is Realism, the brilliant new album from The Magnetic Fields. This is their NINTH album, following up from their Distortion album of 2008, which was… distorted. Follow that up with a nice shot of realism and I think you’re going somewhere good. The new album is an entirely acoustic…
Tune-Yards re-issue?
By Music Director | Published December 17th, 2009So here’s the thing about re-issues. Often they’re just an excuse to get more attention to something that has already gotten a good deal of attention. HOWEVER, here’s one re-issue that I’m okay standing by: Tune-Yards’s “Bird Brains”. This album is undoubtedly my favorite album of 2009 (and I refuse to give that a second…