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Genre: Surf Rock Similar Artists: Cake, Jane's Addiction, B-52's, They Might Be Giants. Group Members: Spencer Barnitz_John Schnackenberg_Nate Birkey_Brett Larsen_Gary Sangenitto_Cougar Estrada Instruments: vocals, guitar, saxophone, accordion, bass, drums, percussion, keyboards Musical Style: Pop/Rock Influences: Violent Femmes, Cake, Latin Playboy's NOTES: If you caught Spencer and his Gang during fiesta 2006, You'll know how much these guys can keep an audience entertained!
"Thanks everyone who came out for fiesta..."Fiesta" the cd is out and available at Borders (downtown sb),The RestarauntRoy,and.......Spencer on cdbaby"
"Lulu" is also available on iTunes and the others are moments away.
The new cd "Fiesta" is mostly in Spanish and alot like taking a Tropical,
Surf,Mariachi vacation....Again thanks. Spencers' MYSpace Page
DID YOU KNOW: You can listen to 2 minute clips of Spencer on iTunes through CDBaby.com
Sunday 11-5-06 afternoon 4:30....Mountain cabaret at Cold Springs
with The Wedding Band,,,well 4 of us.
Genre: New Flamenco, Rumba Flamenco, Jazz, Middle Eastern and Bossa Nova Group Members: Vincent Zorn Instruments: Flamenco Guitar Musical Style: Blending Rumba Flamenco with Jazz, Bossa Nova, and Middle Eastern influences Influences:Combination Nouveau Flamenco Artist's Ottmar Liebert, Jesse Cook, Willie & Lobo, The Gipsy Kings, and Manitas De Plata. Performing: Thursday Nights at CAVA & Friday Nights at ZAYTOONS
Genre: Fingerstyle Guitar, Acoustic Rock, Folk Similar Artists: Leo Kottke, Michael Hedges, David Wilcox, Greg Brown, Tom Waits Group Members: Bruce Goldish Instruments: Nylon and Steel Acoustic Guitars, Vocals Musical Style: Fingerstyle guitarist and singer/songwriter Bruce Goldish fuses sweet harmonic to caffeinated percussive fingerstyle guitar and Tom Waits meets Greg Brown vocals with poignant stories and humor. QUOTES: The New England Entertainment Digest: "Rarely-if ever-do we come across this sort of alchemy, this sense of love and admiration for an instrument while listening to a record these days. Catch Bruce Goldish now while you can still afford it. Soon he'll be playing the likes of Carnegie Hall."
"Oh my God... I've never seen fingers strum and pick and pluck so fast in my life... Song after beautiful song after incredible song, I was truly impressed... "
-ROCK99, Salt Lake City
Genre: Alternative, Folk Similar Artists: Beck, Jack Johnson Group Members: Matthew McAvene (rotating band, but currently it is Tim Beutler, Andrew Fedders, Anders Bergstrom) Instruments: Guitar, Vocals Musical Style: dubbed the "Acoustic exSTREAM of Consciousness" Influences: Martin Luther King, Jr., Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, Crosby Still & Nash NOTES: Matthew McAvene recently won the FM107.7 SB Battle of the Bands, was featured at the MDA Black & Blue Ball, plays twice a month at Rocks
DID YOU KNOW: You can listen to more of Matthew McAvene and his Newest Album 777 in it's ENTIRETY! HERE:
Genre: Acoustic Group Members: Valarie Mulberry, David Gunn, and Jon Harris.
(guitar, voice, songwriting), Jon Harris (fretless bass,percussion) Instruments: Acoustic guitars, hand drum, bass Musical Style: Contemporary Folk Influences: Bob Dylan, Natalie Merchant. Performing: Friday, December 1st 9pm.
No cover charge!!! Where: Abbot's Habit - 1401 Abbot Kinney Blvd (at California Ave) Venice, CA. 90291. - Tel: (310) 399-1171
For info about upcoming shows please go to http://www.myspace.com/flytoblue NOTES: Fly To Blue has been astounding audiences with their captivating
live show up and down the West Coast for the last 2 years. Valarie and
David both have remarkable voices with different yet complimentary musical
styles. Their intelligent and passionate songs are cast in the tradition
of such artists as Bob Dylan and Tom Waits. Both singer-songwriters have
been recognized with various songwriting awards including "Best Song of
the Year" through the West Coast Songwriters Association. They are
currently finishing their first album.
Genre: Classic Jazz Standards and Original Music Similar Artists:Sarah Vaughan, Bill Evans, Jack De Johnette, Gary Peacock Group Members: Jessica McAllister, Ed Baum, Grant Friedrich, Armand Renga Instruments: Jessica McAllister - Vocals, Ed Baum - Piano, Grant Friedrich - Drums, Armand Renga - Upright Bass Musical Style: From atmospheric, cool ballads to balmy Bossa Nova and sizzling, up-tempo swing Notes: Featuring the music from Jazz-Age composers like George Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Cole Porter, Bacharach & David, and George Shearing, as well as original compositions, The Roman Glowlights Jazz Quartet creates an intoxicating mood.
Website www.romanglowlights.com features full-length FREE downloadable tracks from The Roman Glowlights new CD.
Genre: Indy Rock alternative Similar Artists:At the Drive-In , Fugazi, Modest Mouse, Explosion in the Sky Group Members:David Mendoza, Gabe Clark, Joe Truelove, Tyler Hegner Instruments: 2 X Guitar, Bass, Drums Musical Style: Honest, Expressiv emo, no-rules-rock!
Genre: Mixologist, Loop-Connector Group Members:Just My Computer & some collaborators. Instruments: Guitar, Keyboards, Musical Style: Ambient, Eclectic Influences: 80's Popular, Flamenco, R&B, viarious NOTES: I'm not actually a Local Musician Per Se, but I did make the soundtrack for the SBLocal Sights DVD.