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Whether you live here, are a frequent visitor, or just wish you were here, throughout 2007 we brought you a little news, a little commentary, a few laughs (very few), and some insider tips to what its like to live or visit the Bay Area. And we'll still bring you periodic updates to let you know about all the latest and greatest happenings!
From the far out politics, the wacky festivals, the naked nightlife (or is it the naked festivals and wacky nightlife?), traffic, weather, the insane cost of living, to the 5 star gourmet dining, we serve it all up in easily digestible little sound bites.
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| Opening Song: "Hello California" by Salme Dahlstrom |
| News & Commentary: Parades, Gay Marriage, the George W. Bush Memorial Sewage Plant, Berkeley Tree Sitters Day 600, Crazy Crab Returns (sort of), Museum Updates: Contemporary Jewish Museum, Asian Art Museum, California Academy of Sciences, DeYoung Museum, and the proposed Fisher Art Museum, San Francisco named most walkable city, and the Olympic Torch runs through the city without incident (or spectators). |
| Feature: The Presidio. Overshadowed in popularity by Golden Gate Park, the formerly oldest continually operating Army base in the country has an appeal all its own. And, as a self-sustaining commercial/public partnership it's unique in the U.S. National Park system. |
| Ending Song: "Live" by Nya Jade |
The Featured Music!
Salme DahlstromAlbum: The Acid Cowgirl Audio Trade Song: "Hello California" Label: independent Website: www.salmedahlstrom.com |
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Born in the countryside of Sweden, Salme began studying classical music at the age of four. She spent her teenage years writing songs and performing with numerous bands. "First time I performed on stage I was hooked," Salme says. "I knew then and there that making music and performing was what I was meant to do." Salme's professional career began when she was signed to a publishing deal with EMI. She traveled to the U.S. in 1999 and led a NYC underground band, aboyandagirl, who were signed to Rufflife/Warner Records only a year after the bands creation. Salme returned back to the studio in the spring of 2003 and the result is THE ACID COWGIRL AUDIO TRADE an EP featuring songs like Thinking About It Baby and Superstar Car Crash.
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Tiedye KeithAlbum: Welcome Home Songs: "Big World" (Shows 1 & 2), "Tender Life" (Shows 3 & 4), "Blue Streams" (Show 11 & 12), "Dressed in Red" (Show 15) Label: TDK Records Website: www.podsafeaudio.com |
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Besides Tiedye Keith on guitar and vocals, this album includes Bill Spooner on guitar (The Tubes), Myron Dove on bass (Santana), Billy Johnson on drums (Santana), Vernon Ice Black on guitar (Mariah Carey), Norbert Stachel on horns and sax (Tower of Power) and Juan Escovedo on percussion (Prince, Shelia E). Keith, the creative spring that he is, is already finished with the follow-up sister album to Welcome Home, called Home Sweet Home.
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Joe SibolAlbum: The Great Music Songs: "Hot Sexy Girls" (Shows 5 & 6), "Inspiration of Love" (Shows 7 & 8) Label: independent Website: www.joesibol.com |
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Mixing and matching tones with words, smashing melodies together with poetry, Joe Sibol has been writing songs ever since he picked up a four track in college. Raised on the East Coast, in Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New York, Joe moved out west to join up with fellow songwriters, and played shows up and down the California coast. He crashed on sofas and floors and worked odd jobs as a gardener in order to work on his music and develop his songs. If you live in the Bay Area, keep a look out for Joe. He will be playing solo acoustic shows in the upcoming months. The single, The Moon Is Full was featured on the MTV show Laguna Beach.
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2012 (Lewis Hurrell)Album: n/a Songs: "Fire Your Blanks" (Shows 9 & 10) Label: independent (2012 Records) Website: www.purevolume.com/2012 |
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In 2003 one of Lewis' friends showed him a program called Reason. It's a digital music making program that supports midi and does everything the mind can imagine. When he sits down to create a song he really doesn't think about anything but simply sinks into the sound being produced. Sometimes he doesn't even remember what the notes he played were but can later listen to them and figure it out. For Lewis, music has come naturally, he never took any lessons, all anyone had to do was put an instrument in his hands and he knew what to do with it. "I want to be remembered for what I have done with the time that has been given to me. I live my life everyday thinking about this. It doesn't have to be something big or important as long as you're connecting with people everyday and learning something from each one of them. Its these little things in life that make it worth living, and when my time has finally run out I want to leave history behind. I want to be remembered; there isn't a any doubt in my mind that I won't."
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Isaac AngelAlbum: n/a Songs: "Come Away (Flamenco remix)" (shows 13 & 14) Label: WD Records (UK) Website: www.isaacangel.com |
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Born in Israel, now living in San Francisco, USA, Isaac Angel has been described as having a 'Voice Of Passion' by the music press. An incredibly versatile Artist, Isaac has turned his creative talents to most styles including EuroPop, Disco & Hip Hop. Isaac is currently recording his debut album with WDR to be released worldwide in 2007. Since signing a 3 year record deal with WDR Isaac has exploded on international radio play lists with his single 'Come Away - he expects this to expand over the coming months! Isaac's artistic career goes back to mid 90s when he was a producer for many other artists & commercials in Europe. He produced a hit by Hande Yener which led to him being awarded with a Golden Butterfly for the best music video of 2000 in Turkey. In 2005 Isaac was commissioned to produce eight different remixes for the Turkish entry "Rimi Rimi Ley" for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. Among 39 contestant countries the song finished 13th. In 2006, a song he wrote called "Temple Of Romance" (lyrics by Brent Olivier) has been selected to compete on the National Finals of Netherlands for the 51st Eurovision Song Contest that was held in Athens.
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Wade LoveAlbum: Feelin Really Good Songs: "I will always love you" (shows 17 & 18), "You're the Best" (show 19) Label: independent Website: www.wadelove.com |
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| Wade Love
is from a musical family and has been singing and
writing music all of his life. His father is Rudy Love,
former music director for Sly and the Family Stone and
his sister is Kandice Love, a singer/songwriter signed
with Def Island Soul/Def Jam records. Wade has worked
with artists like Mary Wilson of The Supremes, Stephen
Stills of Crosby Stills and Nash, and a whole host of
other well known artists and songwriters. Additionally,
he has released music with Strictly Rhythm records,
Illusive Records, In-a-minute records, and SoulSunshine
recordings. Wade lives in the San Francisco Bay
Area and is an underground R&B artist making a buzz
everywhere he goes. Wade plays Keyboard, Guitar and the
Viola. He started The Wade Love Band about in 2004 as a
vehicle to get his music heard. Since then the band has
evolved into so much more. Now the band plays all over
the bay area. The band's following has grown by leaps
and bounds. The Wade Love Band makes sure that everyone
is exhausted by the end of the show.
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Adam BalboAlbum: 6 Outta 9 w/Beats Songs: "Samba Blues," (shows 21 & 22); "Talkin' Bush" (show 21) Label: independent Website:myspace.com/adambalbo |
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Adam Balbo was born where there is more than corn: Indiana. Although quite far from any ocean, Adam Balbo once tried to go to the bottom of the sea to see someone who he had heard was living there writing a book. Adam Balbo made it down only about 20 feet or so before his ears started to hurt from the water pressure. So, Adam Balbo decided to move to China. There, he fixed broken English at a weekly magazine. Although Adam misses the dumpling place on Maizidian Street in Chaoyang district, some friendly people, and bringing his own beer to the bowling alley, he now resides in the San Francisco Bay Area, in California, where they import their corn. And Adam Balbo is now, happily, very close to the ocean. He is currently preparing another attempt to walk to the bottom of it.
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Vanessa Van SpallAlbum: Cotton-Poly Blend Songs: "Save Me," (shows 25 & 26); "Follow Me" (show 27) Label: independent Website: www.vanessavanspall.com |
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Vanessa Van Spall draws on the best of rock, blues, gospel and pop traditions to create an instantly refreshing and energized listening experience with a sound that is decidedly different from many of today's artists. After college, marriage, a career, Vanessa realized that she wouldn't find the fulfillment she was looking for in anything other than music. So the musical silence ended. Numerous steps in the right direction, as well as the partnership of Ian Hisert, have led her to completion of her new full-length album, Cotton-Poly Blend! Songs are written together by Ian and Vanessa. The album is recorded with star drummer and producer, Atma Anur, and she is pleased to have her long-standing viola player, Eric Golub, and bass player, Derek Yergler, featured on the album. Lyrics provide heartfelt, bittersweet and piercingly incisive reflections on the ups and downs in life.
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David EliasAlbum: Crossings Songs: "Morning Light/Western Town," (show 29) Label: independent Website: www.davidelias.com |
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From IndieHeart.com: David Elias is an original singer/songwriter who is hard to characterize but easy to listen to. Often compared to many powerful songwriters and lyricists, he is not fixed on any single genre of music but incorporates bits of many styles into his presentations which range from stark to downright raucous. In addition to the brilliance of his songwriting and live performance, David has twice been recognized for the superior quality of his recordings. On an historical note, David Elias released the world's first indie (unsigned) hybrid multichannel SACD, recorded directly to DSD. "The Window" has been raved about by audiophiles and was a final nominee for a Surround Music Award in the Horizon category December, 2003 in Beverly Hills, CA.
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Nya JadeAlbum: My Denial Songs: "Live," (show 33) Label: Katako Records Website: www.nyajade.com |
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No one plans on being hit and thrown by a speeding car while crossing the street as a pedestrian. It certainly wasn't on Nya Jade's top 10 things to experience in life. The Ghana born, San Francisco based singer's plans changed the night of an accident that occurred her junior year at Stanford University. The then pre-med student turned to music as she healed from her injuries. Armed with the acute reminder that life is short and can change in a matter of seconds, Nya re-evaluated her goals and soul searched for what was truly her passion- music. With her diploma in hand she embarked on a new journey. Nya moved to San Francisco where she has become a sought after performer for high profile Bay Area events. At the invitation of Vh1, Nya appeared at the network's San Francisco Save The Music function with British soul singer Joss Stone. Nya was also the finish line entertainment for this year's Nike Women's Marathon, an event with 20,000 participants. A self proclaimed NPR groupie, Nya was thrilled to be a guest on WNYC's Sound Check show with influential host John Scaefer. The opportunity to perform and interview on the NPR affiliate is an experience she talks about fondly. Nya says, "NPR has always been my source of great and interesting information. It's official. Merely walking into the New York station studio felt official." Accolades have also followed the independent Soul-Pop singer. The LA Times featured Nya on the cover of their Calendar Section along side Corinne Bailey Rae, India.Arie and Skye Edwards in an article titled "Guitar Soul Divas". The honor of this feature was especially notable with Nya being the only unsigned artist in the group. In this article, renown pop critic Ann Powers noted, "Bearing six-strings and evocative visions, these artists transcend categories with music of a different color." |
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