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August 28 at the Bazaar Café w Erston Pearcy

brad — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:35:37 +0000

Erston and I will be playing at the Bazaar again next month:

Saturday, August 28th from 7 – 9:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

Stop by if you can!

Sunday, March 28 with Toni Sicola @ the Bazaar

brad — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:13:52 +0000

I’ll be playing all original, all acoustic music with Toni Sicola at the Bazaar at the end of the month. Details:

Sunday, March 28th from 6 – 8:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

I believe this gig will be Toni’s Bay Area debut. Come out and help me welcome Toni to the SF songwriting community!

Velo Rouge, Saturday Feb. 20 w/ M.E. and Brendan

brad — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:36:21 +0000

The first gig of the year is at the Velo Rouge on February the 20th:

Velo Rouge Cafe
798 Arguello Blvd. (@ McAllister)
San Francisco, CA
7pm
http://www.velorougecafe.com/

I’ll be playing with friends Mary Elizabeth and Brendan Getzell.

I love this cafe. Stop by for some good food, good music and good times. It will be great to see you.

Bazaar Cafe Holiday Extravaganza – Sunday, Dec. 13

brad — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:30:45 +0000

OK, not really a holiday extravaganza, but it IS in December…

It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you guys! Stop by the Bazaar Cafe Sunday, December 13th for some all acoustic, all original music and some holiday cheer. I’ll be sharing the night with Robin and Eric. Details:

Sunday, December 13 from 6:00 – 8:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

Every December I think to myself “this is the year I’m going to write that Christmas song that becomes a perennial holiday hit and then I can live off the royalties for the rest of my life just like the guy in About a Boy.” But I don’t think this December is the one. Check back with me next year.

Simple Pleasures Cafe Friday Night, Oct. 30th

brad — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:24:35 +0000

Stop by Simple Pleasures Cafe on Friday night for some pre-Halloween acoustic music (and to wish me a belated birthday!). Erston Pearcy and I will be trading sets from 7 – 10.

Simple Pleasures Cafe – Friday, October 30th
Time: 7pm
Address: 3434 Balboa St., San Francisco CA 94121

Simple Pleasures is a very intimate space with good coffee and beer on draft. I might even sneak in a cover song or two at this one. See you there!

Bazaar Cafe with Mary Elizabeth – Tues, Sept. 29

brad — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:56:01 +0000

I’ve got another gig with Mary Elizabeth Beckman next week:

Tuesday, September 29 from 7:00 – 9:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

As usual, we’ll be playing all acoustic, all original music. If you need a music break as badly as I do, come out to the show. And try a delicious slice of pie while you’re there!

Bazaar Cafe with Erston Pearcy – Sat, Aug 8

brad — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:47:47 +0000

In addition to Tuesday’s gig with Mary Elizabeth, I’ve got a gig on Saturday with pop troubadour, Erston Pearcy:

Saturday, August 8 from 7:00 – 9:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

It’s always a pleasure to play with Erston. As before, we’ll be trading sets of all original, all acoustic music. Stop by on Saturday and say hello.

Bazaar Cafe with Mary Elizabeth Beckman – Tues, Aug. 4

brad — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 21:43:34 +0000

In a slight scheduling snafu of my own making, I’ve got two gigs coming up at the Bazaar Cafe. The first one is with Mary Elizabeth Beckman:

Tuesday, August 4 from 7:00 – 9:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

If you haven’t heard M.E. yet, you are in for a treat. We’ll be trading sets of all original, all acoustic music. If you miss this one, check Erston and me out on the 8th…

Simple Pleasures Cafe – Saturday, July 18

brad — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:32:11 +0000

If you’re not going to the Kenny Chesney\Sugarland concert at AT&T Park on Saturday, come by Simple Pleasures Cafe to See Robin, Eric and Me:

Simple Pleasures Cafe – Saturday, July 18th
Time: 8pm
Address: 3434 Balboa St., San Francisco CA 94121

Simple Pleasures is very casual. In addition to coffee, they’ve got beer, wine and snacks. Stop by if you want to relax to some all acoustic, all original music.

And a quick story about Sugarland…

Eddie’s Attic is the premiere acoustic venue in the Southeast. When I lived in Atlanta, they had Open Mic every Monday and picked a winner who came back for a shootout later in the year. It was at one of these shootouts that I saw Jennifer Nettles – now part of Sugarland – win as part of a duo called Soul Miner’s Daughter. They were awesome, so I went to catch them every chance that I could before I moved to the West Coast.

In the final round, they were up against a guy who was a perfect technician on the guitar. He played first – a very sweet, intricate, all acoustic arrangement of Rubber Ducky from Sesame Street – and brought the house down. Soul Miner’s Daughter got up and said something like “there’s no way we can compete on guitar, so here’s an acapella song about sex.” The guitarist never had a chance. I found the song on YouTube:

See you guys tomorrow night at Simple Pleasures!

Saturday, June 20th at Epicenter Cafe

brad — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:45:19 +0000

I’ve got an unprecedented second June gig set up with Robin & Eric (first one here) and it’s even in my hood:

Saturday, June 20 from 7:00 – 9:00 PM
Epicenter Café
http://www.epicentercafe.com/
764 Harrison Street, between 3rd & 4th Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

I suspect I’ll be able to sneak in a cover or three at this one. See you soon in SOMA!