Do It Live! Productions presents A GroundWork Staged Reading:   Where It Feels By Kaitlin Schuster Raise a glass with Do It Live as it salutes and celebrates the community that has helped it reach its second year. We encourage everyone to bring some wine, or some food, and settle in to enjoy our staged reading of Kaitlin Schuster’s new play, Where It Feels. When stood up for a date with bachelor number infinity, Hanna meets Joz, who is trying to live outside of the gender b...

Music For “La Dolce Vita”!  The Americano Social Club is led by Michael Zisman on mandolin and features guitarist Jason Vanderford and bassist Joe Kyle Jr. We play music for "la dolce vita": a mix of romantic and eclectic melodies from all over the world. At our show you might hear Pop or Jazz, Folk, Classical, Rock or Opera, the music of Brazil, or of Europe's cafés, (not to mention some of our own dramatic original pieces); and all of it re-imagined for you to hear the songs you lo...

Modern Hybrid Jazz  Award winning guitarist and composer Alex Pinto seamlessly blends traditions of Hindustani music with modern jazz, creating a hybrid music that is pushing boundaries and creating new soundscapes. Joined by longtime collaborator, Shaun Lowecki on drums, and Kim Cass on bass, The Alex Pinto Trio will be presenting Pinto’s original music that showcases his unique sound and concept. Pinto is an active performer across the Bay Area and is excitedly making his debut at Re...

  New Electro-Jazz Arrangements Of The Music Of Radiohead  Formed in 2006 by trombonist/arranger Rob Ewing, Disappear Incompletely focuses exclusively on re-interpreting the music of Radiohead in an electrified jazz context. For this special appearance at the Red Poppy, DI will debut an entirely new set of arrangements drawn from Radiohead’s 2003 release, Hail to the Thief. Henry Hung - trumpet Kasey Knudsen and Patrick Cress - saxophones Rob Ewing - trombone and...

  POSITIVELY ALPHABET STREET: PRINCE AND BOB DYLAN MASH-UPS  PC Muñoz's Singing Blood (PMSB) is a percussion-and-electronics-based art-funk ensemble featuring players with a deep background in experimental funk, jazz, rock, and contemporary classical. PC's past collaborations include percussion-and-cello outings with longtime Kronos Quartet cellist Joan Jeanrenaud (including the Grammy-nominated "Strange Toys" and the iTunes-charting "Pop-Pop"), as well as tracks with rock lege...

 A night of unconventional riffs, rhythms , tones and drones that line up like a complex math problem! Formed by longtime friends Jason Schwartz (Boxcar Saints, Fort Erie, the Cannery...) and Karl Jensen (Satuurnus, HS Adherents), Tragic Valley is a study in duality. Always sounding on the verge of losing control, yet very carefully crafted, they create sounds ranging from mellow, moody drones to dark, blues-tinged psych-rock. Tragic Valley is gonna kick you in the face.....

From Cote D'Ivoire West Africa  2012 11TH Independent Music Awards winner in the world beat song category Fely Tchaco from Cote D'Ivoire West Africa will be gracing The Red Poppy Art House. Fely's music is a blend of West Africa forest traditional music with Jazz and Pop. Fely Tchaco: lead vocal Paul Sonnabend: conga Andres Brian: drums Huit Kilot and Freddy Clarke (switching for a 5 piece band): guitar Wendel Rend: bass Fely packed Amoeba Music Berkeley i...

Lavay Smth Sings the Billie Holiday Song Book, Featuring Sax Legend Jules Broussard.   Lavay Smith grew up with the Billie Holiday songbook, these songs are near and dear to her heart , and knows them inside out. Look for these songs to be sung: "Good Morning Heartache”, “Don't Explain”, “Billie's Blues” and “Fine and Mellow”, just to name a few, all of which were penned by the great Lady Day herself. Lavay Smith is the vocalist and bandleader of the Red Hot Skillet Lickers, one of the to...

Vocals, Reads and Beats  MWE puts a modern and eclectic twist on Turkish and Balkan folk music. This acoustic wind ensemble plays traditional songs with the rarely paired clarinet and the double-reeded zurna. Add some clarinets and a Davul, a shoulder slung marching drum, and you’re about the closest to heavy metal you can get without amplification. Their shows are loud, wild and raucous affairs known for drawing entire audiences on their feet in one song or less. Calvin L...

 Soulful and Poetic Songs  MARK GROWDEN is a singer, writer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, record producer, visual artist,and the artistic director of the Marigny Opera House in New Orleans, LA. Growden has released several critically acclaimed albums, including Saint Judas, which was awarded “2010 Rekkid of the Year” by music blog Stash Dauber and ranked in the 2010 Village Voice Critics Poll. Growden has toured the US extensively, composed original musical scores for a nu...