13th Annual / Feb 10-19
San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival
San Francisco's very own grass-roots, non-profit, volunteer-run bluegrass
& old-time festival kicks off Feb 10 at Slim's and will feature the
biggest, the baddest, and the bestest bands in these parts!
The festival is 10 days of acoustic mayhem, concerts, living legends, hot
touring bands, local favorites, kids' shows, jam sessions, workshops,
old-time square dance, and stringband contest!
For complete festival schedule go to:
http://www.sfbluegrass.org/
Friday, Feb 10
SF Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival "Big Ass Hillbilly Show"
Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit + The Brothers Comatose
with Emily Bonn & The Vivants
@Slim’s, 333 11th Street, SF
8pm doors / 9pm show / $15 / all ages
INFO:
http://shelbyashpresents.net/feb10/feb10.html
FEST:
http://www.sfbluegrass.org/
RSVP:
http://www.facebook.com/events/289592001090399/
TIX:
http://tickets.slims-sf.com/events/182849/Good-Luck-Thrift-Store-Outfit--The-Brothers-Comatose
*please note: this show sold out last year, so you might want to get
advance tickets. just a suggestion*
GOOD LUCK THRIFT STORE OUTFIT (Oakdale)
Take two prolific, folk-Americana singer-songwriters, a seasoned,
indie-rock veteran of a drummer (see Grandaddy), add in some country-born
and heavy-metal-bred supporting talent and throw on a few suits, and what
do you get: the rough-hewn yet driftwood-smooth, punk-kind-of-country,
good-kind-of-raw of The Good Luck Thrift Store Outfit. Likened to anything
from Old Crow Medicine Show and The Avett Brothers, Bob Wills and even
Neil Young (depending on which live set you happen to catch) they most
often defy categorization. They describe their efforts as trying to make
good, honest music, that’s not afraid of a little fun, that people will
move their feet to, and that also goes real well with a straight road and
a long drive.
http://thegoodluckthriftstoreoutfit.com/
THE BROTHERS COMATOSE (SF)
In less than 3 years the mighty Brothers Comatose have made their way from
their living room, street corners, and dive bars of their native San
Francisco, to headlining performances at such legendary places as the
Great American Music Hall, Slim's, the Mystic, and world famous festivals;
Hardly Strictly, High Sierra, Strawberry, and 3x at the SF Bluegrass &
Old-Time Festival. Their shows exude a foot-stomping, shout-along,
drink-along ease that was once a staple in every music playing,
front-stoop-possessing home in the land. Their shows can’t help but remind
folk that music is collective, is for dancing, is for sharing, and for
whatever else you might do with friends and family in your own living
room.
http://www.thebrotherscomatose.com/
EMILY BONN & THE VIVANTS (Bay Area)
The band perform original foot stompin' tunes about riots, hollers, and
hopping train cars. Largely inspired by the energy of old-time dance
tunes, honky-tonk country and western-swing, The Vivants play their own
brand of American roots music, shining up dusty melodies with modern
arrangements. In former incarnations, Emily honed her songs performing in
San Francisco with the Whoreshoes. She is joined by stellar players, Jody
Richardson on fiddle and vocal harmonies, James Touzel on upright bass,
and Isaac Bonnell on piano accordion.
http://www.emilybonn.com/
