Local Music Section

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 NEW RELEASE: ‘Reflections – by Vincent Zorn’ New Selections are included on the Music Play on this Site. 

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

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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: Flamenco Group Members: Robert Boyd Instruments: Flamenco Guitar Musical Style: Authenic Flamenco Influences:… 

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.  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 avid Mendoza, Gabe Clark, Joe Truelove, Tyler Hegner Instruments: 2 X Guitar, Bass, Drums Musical Style: Honest, Expressiv emo, no-rules-rock!