Red Poppy Art House

Last Night
2013-01-24 18:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Paintings by Patrick St. Clair

Monday January 13th – Thursday 31st 2013

Artist Reception Thursday January 24th, 6-9pm

The Red Poppy Art House is pleased to present Last Night, an exhibit of paintings by San Francisco artist Patrick St. Clair. In this collection, semi-abandoned spaces allow for a netherworld where structures and remnants left by people have been partially reclaimed yet still retain a human presence, seen and unseen at the same time.

Patrick St. Clair juxtaposes the man-made and nature as elements at once in conflict and in harmony. His use of dilapidated and graffitied structures represents a hidden world of interlopers where nature reclaims the manmade and wanderers explore it as they would a garden. The juxtapositions create narratives that veer into territory that may be surreal or magical-realistic. St. Clair risks this for the sake of attempting to recreate a subjective experience of urban walkabout. In depicting scenes that not only exist in the margins between the urban and natural but are also abandoned of all life and shrouded in an eerie darkness, St. Clair creates a world that is unreal and seems only to exist in hazy, youthful memories of last night.

PC Muñoz's Singing Blood and Kat o1o
2013-01-20 18:30 - 21:00
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 legend Jackson Browne, Prince and the Revolution synth wiz Dr. Fink, Kulintang master Danny Kalanduyan, woodwinds renegade Kyle Bruckmann, and more. For this show, PMSB and the amazing Kat o1o will mash-up Prince and Bob Dylan songs live, merging Prince music with Dylan lyrics and vice-versa.

Kat O1O is one of the Bay Area’s go to keyboardists for live performances as well as studio sessions. She has performed internationally and has been featured as a keyboardist and producer on recordings with artists such as Crown City Rockers, Lyrics Born, Blackalicious, Latyrx, Zion I, People Under the Stairs, Broun Fellinis, Jazz Mafia, J. Boogie, Raashan Ahmad, Headnodic, and Jennifer Johns, just to name a few. She has been proclaimed as the “Most Mind-Blowingest Musician” by the East Bay Express, and is entertaining to watch as she produces lush beats on the fly.

Kevin Carnes – percussion and vocals
Michael Cavaseno – guitars
PC Muñoz – black cajon and vocals
Danny Zingarelli – electronics and vocals
DEM ONE – special guest vocals
Kat O1O – keyboards and electronics
Adam Theis – trombone and fx
Vicky Grossi – electric bass

“Somewhere between hip-hop attitude, Minneapolis nasty and latin rock playa chops, PC Muñoz has an instantly compelling sound that defies definition…” – Rickey Vincent, host of KPFA’s “The History of Funk” radio show

“Muñoz’s tasteful electronics, effortlessly balancing hard-hitting syncussion with bouncy basslines and buttery synth washes, are the perfect counterpoint to the thought-provoking words he spits out with an incomparable cool….undeniable talent for crafting songs that stimulate the mind and the body.”- Amorn Bholsangngam, URB Magazine

Visit PC Muñoz’s website
PC Muñoz on Facebook
PC Muñoz Singing Blood Intro” YouTube
Visit Kate o10 website

$10-$15 admission. Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm.

Tragic Valley + Reverter (Vancouver)
2013-01-19 19:30 - 22:00
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… and then maybe give you a hug.

Reverter consists of 2 ladies providing discordant & dissonant guitar riffage & a fella on drums, weaving & sewing effortless off-time mayhem on the skins. And best of all, they are Canadian! Hailing from rainy Vancouver, BC, drummer Barry Hignison is also a member of Previous Tenants and The Doers. Patricia and Miss Kim are both multi-instrumentalists who have played in many bands over the years including The Jade Shader.

Tragic Valley:
Jason Schwartz: guitar, vocals and karl
Jensen: drums
Reverter:
Trish: vocals, guitars
Kim: guitar, vocals
Barry: drums

Visit Tragic Valley on Facebook
Visit Reverter on Facebook
Reverter on Bandcamp

$10-$15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Painting Workshop: TEXTURE, COLLAGE & MIXED MEDIA
2013-01-19 11:00 - 17:00
Saturday, January 19, 2013, 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Taught by Todd Thomas Brown

This 6-hour workshop focuses on the use of collage and mixed media in the development of varied textures within the painting surface. We will explore different thicknesses of paint, and the use of modeling paste and collage of varied materials, both organic and inorganic. Through these techniques, we discover how the painting becomes a sculptural object in which we can imbed other objects meaningful to us.

Cost: $95
**Required Materials:
– 36″ x 48″ canvas (we use this large size for the increased physical range of motion and gesture with the arm/hand that it allows)
– Charcoal, rags, and items for creating texture and collage (colored papers, scraps, phone bills, love notes, leaves, grasses, sand, etc.)
– All other painting materials provided (brushes, paints, etc.)

About the Instructor: Todd has 20+ years experience in painting and 10+ years of teaching experience. He is former resident artist and artist fellow of San Francisco’s de Young Museum and has exhibited work in the US and abroad. He is passionate about the learning process and experimenting with new ways of supporting others in their own process of discovery.
www.toddthomasbrown.com

To register:
http://www.meetup.com/Painters-club-and-workshops-at-Studio-Teobi/events/95044382/

Alex Pinto Trio
2013-01-18 19:30 - 22:00
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 Red Poppy this evening.

Alex Pinto – Guitar, Compositions
Shaun Lowecki– Drums
Kim Cass – Bass

“Alex is one of the very few players of his generations to seriously take on the challenge of creating a hyrbid music, namely one of Jazz and Hindustani music.”
– Rez Abbasi

Visit Alex Pinto’s website
Alex Pinto on Facebook
Enjoy Alex Pinto with Tabla on YouTube

$8 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Fely Tchaco
2013-01-12 19:30 - 22:00
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 in June 2012:
” …Peace… World Peace” with Fely leading everyone in the house to throw up the peace sign, the African singer stressed to the multi-ethnic crowd how we are all one (human) race and that if stubborn individuals refuse to get along with others that they will be left behind.”

Visit FelyMusic.com
Join the Facebook Event
Listen to Fely Tchao “Toilata” on YouTube

$12-$20 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Lavay Smith
2013-01-11 19:30 - 22:00
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 top swingin’ Jazz and Blues bands in the world. Lavay grew up in Southern California and the Philippines and has become an internationally recognized Diva of Jazz and Blues, with a singing style influenced by Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, Bessie Smith, Little Esther Phillips and other legendary greats. Whether singing her own compositions or drawing on a large repertoire of classics, Lavay and her all-star 7-piece band bake up an instant recipe for dancing and good times.

Jules Broussard (Alto and Tenor Saxophones) was born and raised in Alexandria, Louisiana. He learned to play by listening to Louis Jordan, Illinois Jacquet, and Earl Bostic in the 1940’s. He has played and/or recorded with Ray Charles, Eddie Cleanhead Vinson, Little Esther Phillips, Johnny Otis, Big Mama Thornton, Earl Grant, John Handy, Santana, Boz Skaggs, Steve Miller, Van Morrison and many other music greats. Jules is a renowned bandleader in his own right with a superb brand-new CD out entitled “Jules Broussard…With Strings Attached”. You can find out about Jules and his band and order his CDs at broussard.com.

Lavay Smith: vocals
Jules Broussard: saxes
Danny Armstrong: trombone
Chris Siebert: piano
Ron Belcher: bass

Visit Lavay Smith’s Website
Lavay Smith on Facebook

“As close to the real deal as you can get.” –Adam Mazmanian, The New York Press

“Hands-down the best thing to come out of the jump/swing revival…the gal can sing her tail off.” –Paul de Barros, Seattle Times

Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

MWE + True Life Trio
2013-01-05 19:30 - 22:00
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 Lai: zurna
Peter Jaques: clarinet
Greg Jenkins: clarinet
Sean Tergis: davul

Check out MWE on Bandcamp

Harmonies From The Balkans And Beyond

True Life Trio weaves sumptuous vocal harmonies and sultry rhythms from Eastern Europe, the Americas & beyond. TLT explores the creative possibilities of cross-fertilization of different traditions with unlikely timbres connecting Bulgaria to the Bayou.

TLT’s improvisation-laced repertoire includes original songs and folk tunes from far-flung lands such as Macedonia, Louisiana, Albania, South Africa, Ukraine, Mexico, Poland, Italy and Georgia. The trio delves deep into the vast array of folk music that lends itself to three-part vocal harmony, massaging and expanding the boundaries of these traditional styles. The result is a sweet, sonic explosion that melts in the listener’s ear.

Leslie Bonnett: voice, fiddle, percussion
Briget Boyle: voice, guitar, percussion
Juliana Graffagna: voice, bass, percussion

True Life Trio on Facebook
True Life Trio on YouTube

$12-$15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

An Evening with Mark Growden
2013-01-04 19:30 - 22:00
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 number of dance and theater companies and scored several films. He is best known for his soulful voice and poetic lyrics.

Mark Growden – voice, accordion, clawhammer banjo, sruti box, bicycle handlebars

“Fiery, Earthy and sublimely sensual.” – Comet Magazine

“His music combines elements from classical jazz ensembles, New Orleans-style brass bands, cabaret fanfare, and circus troupes with the stark honesty of Appalachian folk ballads and African-American prison songs.” – Taos News

Visit Mark Growden’s Website
Mark Growden on Facebook
Mark Growden on YouTube

$12-$20 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Double Bill: Chives + Sturdy
2012-12-27 18:30 - 21:00
West Coast CD Release Celebration for CHIVES’ sophomore release, Dads.

CHIVES represents the collective musical output of bassist Matthew Wohl, multi-reedist Steven Lugerner and drummer Max Jaffe. Their music is a continuation of the jazz trio continuum – yet CHIVES’ repertoire is heavily influenced by the world of songwriting. Their third recording, Dads, was released on Primary Records in August 2012 to critical acclaim.

CHIVES is not only a platform for fluid improvisation and composition but a story of common experiences, aesthetic intentions, and beginnings. Born between 1987 & ’88, CHIVES each have Jewish roots from their fathers with Australian (Wohl), Mexican (Lugerner) & Korean (Jaffe) roots from their mothers. They grew up together in Burlingame, California surrounded by peers and teachers that nourished their musical sensibilities, and have collaborated together in various settings since middle school for a total of thirteen years – more than half their lives. After recording their debut self-released album Arnold, CHIVES collectively relocated to Brooklyn, NY. During their first two years in New York, CHIVES produced and released For Brian Wilson, a dedication to Major League Baseball’s Brian Wilson – closing pitcher for the San Francisco Giants. Dads is yet another dedication, this time to the men who introduced them to the beautiful game of baseball; Steve Wohl, Jeffrey Lugerner & Mark Jaffe.

“Chives are a limber group – the rhythm section (Jaffe & Wohl) bring elasticity and bounce to the alternately airy and driving grooves as Lugerner tangles with the themes, sometimes playing inside them and sometimes soaring far afield.” – Peter Margasak (Chicago Reader)
Steven Lugerner – Bass Clarinet, Alto/Soprano Saxophones
Matthew Wohl – Bass
Max Jaffe – Drumset

STURDY : sound in design and execution

Chris Sullivan – Alto Saxophone
Henry Moser – Guitar
Tommy O’Mahony – Bass
Nick de Ryss – Drums

www.chivesmusic.com

Admission $10 – 15. Doors at 6:30pm. Show at 7:00pm

Holiday Potluck & Jam Session
2012-12-24 17:00 - 22:00
Come join the Poppy Family as we ring in the Holidays. This evening is a family friendly potluck and jam session for our entire neighborhood. Please feel free to bring some contribution of food, beverages, instruments, smiles, and cheer. Children and families are especially encouraged to attend.

Admission: A smile!

$5 Series - Double Bill: Bluebelles + Sophisticated Ladies
2012-12-23 18:30 - 21:00
SOPHISTICATED LADIES WITH THE BLUEBELLES

Sophisticated Ladies in “Shiny Stockings: An Old Fashioned Christmas” Molly Mahoney & Shannon Wolfe bring you “Ballads, Boogies and Heart-Melting Harmonies”– a special Christmas performance highlighting everyone’s favorite holiday songs. Featuring Jazz pianist Grant Levin and parlour magic by Wønderson the Magician.

The Bluebelles: Dreamy honey-tongued harmonies, tongue-in-cheek ditties, melancholy love songs and playful arrangements of tunes from the 30s Doo-wop era and beyond, The Bluebelles blend tones like the sisters they wish they were. Along with their lonesome friend Steve they bring a splash of modern, theatrical cartoony fun to songs reminiscent of groups like the Andrews Sister, The Ink Spots, The Mills Brothers and others.

www.thebluebelles.com
www.sophisticatedladies.tumblr.com

$5 admission. All ages welcome. Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm.

ARTE Y TAPAS
2012-12-21 19:00 - 22:00
Performance Series Holiday Celebration

ARTE Y TAPAS returns to the Poppy for a special holiday event with artisan tapas and cocktails by Lovage Cooking, holiday gifts on sale made by local artists, and live music Monica Marie Fimbez!

Arte y Tapas on Facebook

More information on Monica Marie Fimbez (Latin/Folk): monicamariefimbrez.com
Admission: $12-15 Doors at 7:00pm, Show 7:30-10pm

Riffat Sultana
2012-12-16 18:30 - 21:00
Sufi, Folk And Love Songs

Riffat Sultana channels the musical wisdom of 500 years and eleven generations of master vocalists from India and Pakistan. She is the daughter of the late Ustad Salamat Ali Khan, who is universally recognized as the finest Pakistani Classical singer of his time, and is the first woman from her family’s musical lineage to publicly perform in the West. Riffat’s stunning vocals have been recorded for numerous labels including Ark 21/Universal, Triloka/Mercury, Hearts of Space, City of Tribes, and Six Degrees.

In summer 2011 she performed with Quincy Jones’ Global Gumbo group in Morocco and headlined at such venues as the Skirball Center in Los Angeles. Her group of, tabla, guitar and bansuri flute will perform a wide variety of traditional and modern materials from Pakistan and India, including Sufi, Geet, Ghazal, Filmi, Qawwali, and Light Classical.Highlighting her performances are her devotional and ecstatic Pakistani Sufi songs to great saints like Shahabaz Qalander and Baba BuleShah.Sure to move your heart and feet.

Riffat Sultana: voice
Shiraz: 6 and 12 string guitars
Neil Prasad: tabla
Swapan Gandhi: bansuri flutes

“During the concert, her deep and modulating voice and ecstatic singing were enthralling”. – Yatrika Shah-Rais

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$10-15 admission.Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00

POP! Artist Reception & Holiday Sale
2012-12-16 12:00 - 16:00
Photo: Malcom Easton

Holiday Art Sale & Artist Talk at 3pm

BUY ART! Come deck out your halls this holiday season! This will be a fun afternoon of art, friends and food. A special Artists Talk will bring together members of BAPC in conversation with Marisa Aragona, curator of our current exhibit “POP!”. Sale proceeds benefit local artists and The Red Poppy Art House. Woks for sale include prints, cards, books from BAPC artists And we will be selling artwork varying from postcards, bookmarks, and framed paintings made by children in our Family Art program ranging from $5- $5000.

Come celebrate the holidays while supporting the Poppy and local photographers by picking up some prints – great for gifts or your own walls! The Red Poppy Art House is pleased to present POP! our latest exhibit in partnership with Bay Area Photographers Collective (BAPC). “POP!” is a group exhibition of photographs from the members of BAPC that evokes both a startling and invigorating energy. Read more about the POP!installation…

Tango No. 9
2012-12-15 19:30 - 22:00
Red Poppy Art House presents Tango No. 9 in Tango for the Heart, the romance and heat of tango on a cold winter evening, Saturday December 15 at 8 pm. Escape the chill of winter and come bask in the warm embrace of Tango No. 9. Presenting music old and new, Tango No. 9 embarks on an exciting musical adventure, borrowing from the rich tango tapestry, beginning with the tango nuevo of Astor Piazzolla, turning to the romance and tragedy of classic tango, adding a touch of Kurt Weill, a dash of humor and a pinch of West Coast modernism.

What better way to spend the last Saturday before the winter solstice?

Tango No. 9, born in the Mission District in 1988, began by exploring where Piazzolla and jazz met. Today, it has become an all-star Bay Area ensemble, recognizable by its unique instrumentation of violin, trombone, piano, and voice. The group delves deeply into the world of tango, recording four critically acclaimed albums, presenting numerous concerts and is constantly exploring different facets of the unique Latin chamber music, the tango.

Zoltan di Bartolo – vocal
Joshua Raoul Brody – piano
Catharine Clune – violin
Greg Stephens – trombone
Visit Tango No. 9’s Website
Visit Tango No. 9 on Facebook
“It was easy to see that … this ensemble has indeed fallen head over heels in love with tango.” – Los Angeles Times. “La dolce vita, Indeed!” – San Francisco Bay Guardian
Admission $12-20. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Family Art: Holiday Art Sales! & Activity: Time Machine
2012-12-15 01:00 - 16:00
HOLIDAY ART SALES!
VENTA DE ARTE PARA LAS FESTIVIDADES DE DICIEMBRE!

Saturday/Sabado December 5th 1pm-4pm
(only Family Art work sale/ Solo venta de arte del programa Arte en Familia)
Thursday/Jueves December 13th, 6-9pm
(Artist Reception & Holiday Sale/ Recepcion artistica de expositores y venta de arte)
Sunday/Domingo December 16th, 12-4pm
(Artist Talk & Afternoon Sale/ Charla de expositores y venta de arte)

Activity: Time Machine!
Actividad: Mauqina del Tiempo!
Date: Saturday, December 15th
Time: 1pm-4pm

All Activities are FREE unless otherwise listed.
Todas las actividades del programa de Arte en Familia son GRATIS a menos que esté indicado en el calendario.
Calendar activities are subject to change. Check website for updates.
Las actividades están sujetas a cambio. Revise la página web.

IMPORTANT NOTE!
Family Art CLOSED December 22nd, 29th and January 5th 2012
El programa estará CERRADO el 22 y 29 de Diciembre y el 5 de Enero 2012

Erik Jekabson String-tet
2012-12-14 19:30 - 22:00
Review of the String-tet’s new CD “Anti-Mass”: Much like a smaller version of the Gil Evans Orchestra with Miles Davis, Jekabson seamlessly interweaves his string arrangements with the rhythm section to create a kind of harmonic bed over which he and (a) saxophonist can lay down their precise improvisational lines. The results blur the lines between Jazz and Classical in the most pleasing way,turning fans of either into fans of both.

Erik Jekabson: trumpet
Mike Zilber: sax
Anthony Blea: violin
Charith Premawardhana:viola
John Wiitala: bass
Smith Dobson: drums and vibes

$10-$15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

POPPY Holiday Art Sale & Party
2012-12-13 18:00 - 21:00
Photo: Gary Weiner

Thursday Dec. 13, 6-9 pm
“POP!”Artist Reception by the members of the Bay Area Photographers Collective (BAPC)

BUY ART! Come deck out your halls this holiday season! This will be a fun evening of art, friends and food. Sale proceeds benefit local artists and The Red Poppy Art House. Works for sale will include photos from BAPC and artwork varying from postcards, bookmarks, and framed paintings made by children in our Family Art program. BAPC items will feature prints, cards and books among other things ranging form $5- $5000.

Also if you miss Thursday:

Sunday Dec. 16, 12-4pm
Holiday Art Sale & Artist Talk at 3pm

BUY ART! Come deck out your halls this holiday season! This will be a fun afternoon of art, friends and food. A special Artists Talk will bring together members of BAPC in conversation with Marisa Aragona, curator of our current exhibit “POP!”. Sale proceeds benefit local artists and The Red Poppy Art House. Works for sale will be from BAPC and the Family Art program including prints, cards and books among other things ranging form $5- $5000.

Read more about the POP! installation.

Taluna + Laura Inserra
2012-12-09 18:30 - 21:00
Laura Inserra is a composer, multi-instrumentalist, teacher, and artistic director. She is a classically trained musician with a strong improvisational background. She plays contemporary and world music in different projects as a percussionist, multi-instrumentalist and composer. She authors and performs music for theater, dance performances, exhibitions as well as soundtracks for movies with internationally acclaimed musicians.

For many years she has been involved in the artistic direction of multi-disciplinary performances in Europe and in the US. In 2007 she founded Samavesha, an international multidisciplinary non profit performing arts organization based out of Berkeley but performing all over the world.

Among her productions Art in Nature Festival, the Cave Concert and Musical Journeys concert series are the most popular. Novilunio is her current world fusion music project.

Audiences worldwide are not only mesmerized by this woman but also captivated by her virtuosity, profound musicality and the passion she brings on the stage.

Taluna

A common thread runs from Dubrovnik to Vukovar, passing through Belgrade, touching lightly Tirana and Athens. A thread flowing underwater touching Brindisi and passing through Mediterranean, skimming the Andalusia coast. A thread moves on guitars and violins chords, rebounds on leather drums curving on the accordion keys. Knot of these connections, these are Taluna. Band formed by four musicians with different roots and backgrounds, moving their first steps in 2008 in Turin (Italy); an immigrant’s city become a meltin’pot of Central Europe and North Africa cultures. GAIA MOBILIJ Calabrian lyre and accordion, MARCO GHEZZO violin, LUCA RUSSO acoustic guitar, PEPPINO LEONE percussions and traditional Southern Italian frame drums are the means of this mental, spatial and musical voyage – between gipsy and sephardic sounds, Balcans syncopated rhythms and the obsessed tarantella.

Gaia Mobilij: vocals, accordion, lyra
Giuseppe Leone: vocals, percussions
Marco Ghezzo: violin
Luca Russo: guitar

Taluna on the web
Tauluna on ReverbNation
Taluna “Pecora Nera”on YouTube

$10-15 Admission. Doors at 6:30 pm. Show at 7:00 pm.

Joshua Eden and Oscar Westesson + Rebecca Cross
2012-12-08 19:30 - 22:00
Joshua Eden

Grab Bag Of Gritty Soul; Truth-Talking Troubadour For Troubled Times

Sounds like Tom Waits and The Wood Brothers wrapped in a tortilla, dipped in honey and served at the speakeasy – a feast of gritty soul that ranges from smoky blues to melancholy ballads to rowdy swing. Oscar’s fat bass notes resonate with Joshua’s gravelly vocals as he recounts tales of the road, drunken sailors, emancipation, love, death, promises and destiny. Joshua has composed and performed for theatre including several stints as musical director at NYC’s LaMama ETC. He creates soundtracks for The Nature Conservancy. His song “Eye of the Storm” won 2008 West Coast Songwriters Song of the Year.

Joshua Eden: guitar, ukelele and vocals
Oscar Westesson: upright bass

Joshua Eden on Reverb Nation
Joshua Eden on Facebook

Rebecca Cross is a composer of electronic and acoustic music. Her work has been seen in
NYTimes, Vouge, SFWeekly, Elle, Nylon and was recently showcased at the International Museum of Women recognizing women in technology. Her current project is an exploration of Americana storytelling with a focus on frequency and sound healing.

Rebecca Cross: nylon string guitar, vocals
Dan Massie: dobro, slide harp
Tom Edler: upright bass

RebeccaCrossmusic.com

$10-$15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Family Art: Celebrating the International day for Human Rights
2012-12-08 01:00 - 16:00
Event: Celebrating the International day for Human Rights
Celebrando el dia Internacional de los Derechos Humanos
Activity: lets hold hands and claim our rights!
Actividad: tomemonos de las manos proclamando nuestros derechos!
Date: Saturday December 8th
Time: 1pm-4pm

All Activities are FREE unless otherwise listed.
Todas las actividades del programa de Arte en Familia son GRATIS a menos que esté indicado en el calendario.
Calendar activities are subject to change. Check website for updates.
Las actividades están sujetas a cambio. Revise la página web.

IMPORTANT NOTE!
Family Art CLOSED December 22nd, 29th and January 5th 2012
El programa estará CERRADO el 22 y 29 de Diciembre y el 5 de Enero 2012

The Wee Trio + Dirty Snacks
2012-12-07 19:30 - 22:00
While rooted in jazz The Wee Trio finds ways to break boundaries encompassing their other roots in rock and fusion. Each member is a leader in their own right, but together as The Wee Trio, Westfall, Loomis and Schonig represent one of the highly creative groups pushing jazz and improvised music in exciting and innovative new directions. They now offer their latest creative tour-de-force, Ashes To Ashes – A David Bowie Intraspective.

James Westfall – Vibraphone
Jared Schonig – Drums
Dan Loomis – Bass

“The Wee Trio’s third album, ‘Ashes to Ashes: A David Bowie Intraspective’ (Bionic Records), will simply knock you out. It’s rare when an experimental jazz record makes one smile this much.” – The San Antonio Express News

Wee Trio on Facebook
Check out the Wee Trio Channel on YouTube

Dirty Snacks New Music: Beast Coast meets Best Coast
The Dirty Snacks Ensemble is led by vibraphonist and composer Mark Clifford. He first put the group together for a concert of original music in collaboration with Sam Stone’s dance company. The group has since evolved, performing original music that resides in the cracks of modern music.

Mark Clifford – Vibraphone, vocals, guitar, composition
Christian Carpenter – Bass, vocals
Elise Cumberland – Vocals, melodica
Aram Shelton – Clarinet
Shaun Lowecki – Drums
Bob Ladue – Guitar, keyboard

$10-$15 Admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Film Screening: Oh Friend, This Waiting! Free!
2012-12-02 17:30 - 21:00
The Red Poppy Art House will be hosting an affordable film screening the first Sunday of every month. The first film, O Friend, This Waiting! features India’s temple courtesans and most cherished love songs.

ABOUT THE FILM

Could a song be full of love, and yet banal and trifling? Such were the padams of Kshetrayya. A wandering poet-musician, Kshetrayya wrote for devadasis, the dancing courtesans at the courts of the 17th century Nayaka rulers. His padams became the most cherished of her songs of love. O Friend, This Waiting! reflects on the entwined fortunes of the padams and the women they were written for, from the 17th to the 20th century, while dwelling in the performance spaces of temples and courts of the Nayaka period.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

Sandhya Kumar is an independent filmmaker and editor. She has been making documentaries and experimental shorts since 2007. All her films are rooted in the non-fiction, and inspired by the desire to make visible the poetry of everyday life. Sandhya holds an MFA in Film from San Francisco Art Institute, and an MA in Mass Communication from Jamia Millia University, New Delhi. She lives and works in Bangalore.

Justin McCarthy is a musician and a dancer. As a musician he plays both the piano and the harpsichord. On the piano, apart from solo recitals, he has worked with many vocalists and instrumentalists. On the harpsichord, he has played solo programs as well as duo recitals with harpsichordist Douglas Amrine. As a dancer he teaches and performs Bharatanatyam, sometimes as a soloist and sometimes in works he has choreographed for his group of dancers. Justin lives and works in New Delhi.

The filmmakers will be present for a discussion and Q&A after the film.

Find out more about the movie on the Facebook page for “Oh Friend, This Waiting!”

No admission. Doors at 5:30pm, showtime 6:00pm

Mission Arts & Performance Project (MAPP)
2012-12-01 13:30 - 2012-12-02 00:00
* MAPP is a FREE event — Join us!*

Family Art MAPP!

1pm- 1:30pm Face painting
1:30-2:30pm Andy Strain, a musical storyteller for audiences of all ages! Kids can try a green trombone and make music together with the trombonist!
2:30-4pm Honoring the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery. Activity: Body Maps without chains

Evening Performances!

7-7:40 PM – Joergen Scars Guitars – Acoustic Guitar/Multi-Media
7:50-8:20 PM – Vibo Simfani – Modern/Eclectic/International
8:30-9 PM – Clattering Loon – Literary/Readings
9:10 -9:40 PM – Sean Gaskell West African Kora
9:50-10:20 PM – – Anastasia and the Sunkeepers
10:30 – 11:20 PM – Dirty Cello – Blues & Gypsy Jazz Cello
11:30- Midnight- MWE – Turkish & Balkan with a Twist

The MAPP is a homegrown, intercultural, multidisciplinary neighborhood event that takes place the first Saturday every two months in the Mission District. MAPP features multiple venues—garages, cafés, studios, gardens, street corners—which artists transform into makeshift venues for the intimate experience of people and culture.

Endeavoring to bridge the cultural divides of our communities, the MAPP gives space and voice to the multiplicity of perspectives and experiences that exist within urban settings.

For more information go to: SFMapp.com

Family Art: MAPP Trombonist + International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
2012-12-01 13:00 - 16:00
Event: Andy Strain, The Trombonist at Family Art MAPP! + face painting!
Description: – a musical trombonist storyteller for audiences of all ages. Kids can try a green trombone and make music together with the trombonist! check him out: http://thetrombonist.net/

Date: Saturday December 1st

Time: 1:30pm-2:30pmEvent: Honoring the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery
Día Internacional de la Abolición de la Esclavitud
Description: Mission Arts Performance Project MAPP
Activity: Body Maps without chains
Actividad: Mapas del cuerpo sin cadenas
Date: Saturday December 1st
Time: 2:30pm-4pm

All Activities are FREE unless otherwise listed.
Todas las actividades del programa de Arte en Familia son GRATIS a menos que esté indicado en el calendario.
Calendar activities are subject to change. Check website for updates.
Las actividades están sujetas a cambio. Revise la página web.

Lou Lou and Gypsy Jivers
2012-11-30 19:30 - 22:00
Lou Lou and the Gypsy Jivers

Django Jazz meets township swing jazz
Lou Lou and the Gypsy Jivers is acoustic ensemble infusing gypsy jazz with South African township swing jazz, Capetonian and Southern African regional music. Compositions infused with eclectic sounds and rhythms from around the world makes this ensemble a treat for the listener. Making their 3rd appearance at the The Red Poppy they will present new compositions and arrangements by Louis Matthee.

Louis (Lou Lou) Matthee: band leader & lead guitar
Tom Griesser: Alto Sax and clarinet
Nick Christie: Rhythm guitar
Joe Kyle Jr.: Upright bass

Eric Alan – whatsonsa.co.za – “A very pleasing and, totally surprising album…”

Lou Lou and the Gypsy Jivers on ReverbNation
Lou Lou and the Gypsy Jivers on Facebook

$12-$20 Admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Foxtails Brigade
2012-11-29 18:30 - 21:00
Time is Passed CD Release Show

For every innocent child eagerly awaiting the season of Christmas lights, ornaments, and candy canes there is at least one jaded soul dreading the dirge of shopping lines, forced family gatherings and the same mind-numbing songs on constant repeat. Cynics feeling the latter will likely find a lot to identify with on Foxtails Brigade’s Time Is Passed. It’s not a holiday album per se, but the sardonic tone of yuletide bemoaners “Unfairness Awareness” and “I’m Not Really In The Christmas Mood This Year” is a theme that runs throughout almost every other song.
“I used to genuinely look forward to the holidays”, says front-girl Laura Weinbach, “but when you see the seemingly endless shelves at Walgreens and Rite Aid change to “Christmas” on cue every November 1st it just kind of kills it for me.

This isn’t to say that Time Is Passed won’t appeal to happy people as well. Any indie music fan will find a lot to like in the dreamy textures of songs such as “The Unloved” and “Afterglow”, thanks in part to the lush production by band-member Anton Patzner, a multi-instrumentalist who has worked with the likes of Bright Eyes, Mates of State, and Pinback. Fans of classic American jazz standards will also undoubtedly turn their heads on tracks like “We’ll Always Have The Moon” and “Lost”.

“Jazz tapes were my punishments growing up”, says Weinbach who’s father, cult filmmaker Robert Weinbach (Freakmaker, Shiver) would force her to learn songs whenever she would get in trouble. “I didn’t really appreciate it at the time but now all those singers (Billie Holiday, Blossom Dearie, June Christie, Edith Piaf) are undeniably a part of my musical psyche and for that, I am thankful.”

Whether or not you’re “in the Christmas mood this year”, Foxtails Brigade will certainly put some kind of a smile on your face. Bay Area music fans are already widely familiar with the bands eclectic “chamber-pop” live shows which include violin, vibraphone and a kitchenware drum kit. Fans on Youtube have a lot to keep them busy as well, including the already-released music video for “I’m Not Really In The Christmas Mood This Year” and the quirky, animated Kickstarter video that helped the band release Time Is Passed on their own, newly-formed label Actual Independent Records. The band’s best videos are conveniently on display at Foxtailsbrigade.com.

The Miniwatt String Quartet
2012-11-24 19:30 - 22:00
Jazz/Gritty

Joining forces in a brand new jazz project called The Miniwatt String Quartet are violinist John Ettinger, guitarists Myles Boisen and Jon Preuss, and bassist Todd Sickafoose. An affectionate, gritty and ethereal, occasionally deconstructed take on the Hot Club concept and beyond, these musicians are bringing their vast and varied experience to focus on the great American songbook, and more.

Between them they’ve played or recorded with musicians such as Tom Waits, John Zorn, Fred Frith, Eugene Chadbourne, Nels Cline, Ani DiFranco, Vernon Reid, Trey Gunn, Honeycut, Yoko Ono, Trey Anastasio, Beth Custer, Scott Amendola, Tony Malaby, and lots more.

John Ettinger: violin
Jon Preuss: guitar
Myles Boisen: guitar
Todd Sickafoose: bass

San Francisco Chronicle calls Todd Sickafoose “a captivating improviser, imaginative composer, and master of collaboration.”

Allaboutjazz.com said “Ettinger’s melodicism is as acute in improvisation as it is in composition, and this makes for an immediate connection with the listener.”

EttingerMusic.com
ToddSickafoose.com
MylesBoisen.com

$10-$15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.

Sébastien Giniaux
2012-11-23 19:30 - 22:00
Paris Gypsy Jazz Guitar Virtuoso

Simply put, Sébastien Giniaux is one of the greatest gypsy jazz guitarists in the world. Already an underground star in his hometown of Paris, this performance marks a rare United States appearance. In addition to leading his own group, he has been featured as a performing member of Norig and Taraf de Haïdouks. He has played the international Django Reinhardt Festival in France and Djangofest in the United States.

Sebastien Giniaux: guitar
Vic Wong: rhythm guitar
Sam Rocha: bass

“Sebastien Giniaux is one of the greatest young guitarists in this style in Paris, and therefore probably one of the best in the world. I’d be hard pressed to think of any world-class guitarist of any style that wouldn’t be blown away by his virtuosic technique and endless improvisational ideas. ” – Mission Mission

SébastienGiniaux.com
Sébastien Giniaux – Tryptique Django – on YouTube

$10-$15 admission. Doors at 7:30 pm. Show at 8:00 pm.
