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THE ABC JAM: Americana, Blues & Cutting Contest

(Open Jam Session for Classic Roots Music (Country, Blues, Americana) on the First Thursday of Each Month)

Hosted by: Mikie Lee Prasad & Dan Stanton

Please visit The ABC Jam online at http://www.facebook.com/ABCJam to take part in the online scene and learn more about this month's players.

Sign Ups at 8pm //  Hosts' Set at 9pm // Open Roots Music Jam Session to Follow // A Backline of Drums, Bass Amp and Two Guitar Amps are provided.

Influences Include:

Mikie Lee Prasad is a Denver born, Bay Area based musician who knows his way around a song and is armed with a charismatic voice, solid guitar chops, and the easy, yet steady chime of the tambourine he wears around his ankle. His recordings also display a talent for playing the piano, bass and mandolin.

With four self released, critically acclaimed solo CD’s under his belt, Mikie also leads the bands Heavy Petting Zoo (blues, rock, funk), The Shark Alley Hobos (sea shanty/sing alongs), Double Distilled (guitar-piano duo), The Trio of Doom (Americana) and In The Flesh (Pink Floyd tribute band). He has also been a contributor (touring, playing on/producing cd's) to the bands of Maria Muldaur, Steve Gannon and Tippy Canoe and the Paddlemen.

Influences include... Tom Waits, The Meters, Alex Mcmurray, Little Feat, Beatles, Stones, Steve Earle, Happy Talk Band, Graham Parsons, The Band, SRV... I'm forgetting a bunch but you get the idea.  http://www.mikieleeprasad.com

Dan Stanton was born and raised in Florida, picking up the bass 25 years ago after being inspired by the music of Jaco Pastorius and Cannonball Adderley. He relocated to Los Angeles at 18 and studied Double Bass with Bob Magnusson (Sarah Vaughan) and Electric Bass with Steve Bailey and Gary Willis at Musicians Institute. After graduating he relocated to the San Francisco Bay Area in the early 1990’s. In

addition to his own band Dan has performed with many local bands including Hebro, Heavy Petting Zoo, The Steve Gannon Band, Muchas Bluegracias, and with musicians such as Mikie Lee Prasad, Tim Barnes and Alex Skolnick. http://www.stantonemusic.com

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The Alameda County Peace and Freedom Party open forum on Immigration.

Saturday, February 4 2012 • 1pm-4pm
The forum will start promptly at 1:30 pm
and should end by 3:30 pm.

FREE!

Bar & Kitchen OPEN!

Our Peace and Freedom Party Platform calls for open borders, an end to deportations of immigrants, and full political, social and economic rights for immigrant workers. Join our candidate for U.S. Senate, Marsha Feinland, and invited guests for a discussion of our Platform and the role of Peace and Freedom in the struggle for immigrant rights.

Workers Of All Countries Unite
Reject the Bosses’ Parties
Register Peace and Freedom Party

The Peace and Freedom Party is committed to socialism, democracy, ecology, feminism and racial equality.
Tel: 510 465-9414  email: info@peaceandfreedom.org
web: www.peaceandfreedom.org   

Come Join us Every Monday night for the Starry Plough Traditional Irish Dance and Music Session.

Dance Lessons start at 7pm

and

Dancing commences at 9pm

$5 donation is suggested (no one turned away)

Check out Starry Plough Céilí at
www.starryploughceili.com

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SPIRIT VIBRATIONS presents

a night of Dark Americana and Raw Rootsy Rock & Roll with

ACACIA http://acaciacollective.com/

THE GOLDDIGGERS http://www.reverbnation.com/thegolddiggersrock

and

THE SILVER THREADS http://www.thesilverthreads.com

Doors at 8pm // Show at 9:00pm // $6-10 sliding scale // 21+ // wheelchair accessible

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Scorching Harmonies, Foot Stomping Soul & Tight R&B with

THE BANG https://www.facebook.com/thebanggirlgroup

KARINA DENIKE (of The Dance Hall Crashers, 8-Legged Monster, Mixtape,The Cottontails, SF Jazz Orchestra and more) http://www.karinadenike.com/

and

THE PACESETTERS https://www.facebook.com/ThePacesetters

Doors at 8:30pm // Show at 9:30pm // $7-10 sliding scale // 21+ // wheelchair accessible

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THE BRAZILIAN EXOTIC PROJECT featuring

SARAVA ZAMBA and TRIO PAZ

Doors at 3pm // Show from 4-7pm // $5 // All-Ages // wheelchair accessible // Kitchen Open!

This is a series of cultural music events with the goal of keeping culture alive for the Brazilian and Bay Area Latin community as well as for others who love and support Latin culture.

Featured are bands Sarava Zamba www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sarava-Zamba/197233317078 and Trio Paz  http://triopaz.com/

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THE BERKELEY BALKAN BACCHANAL

The Berkeley Balkan Bacchanal is a monthly concert series celebrating the vibrant Bay Area Balkan music scene. Three local favorites together for one night of listening, dancing and drinking on the 3rd Thursday of every month.

Inspector Gadje: Bumpin' and Beautiful Balkin Brass Band
Radio Istanbul: Turkish Music
Gramophone & Dynamo: Where Rebetika and the Jewish Music of Salonica Collide

To learn more about the aritists please visit: http://berkeleybalkanbacchanal.com/

Doors at 8pm // Show at 9pm // $6-10 sliding scale // 21+ // wheelchair accessible

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Vital Jazz Meets Avant Rock, Soul & Funk with

AMENDOLA VS. BLADES http://www.scottamendola.com

and

RALPH CARNEY http://www.akroncracker.com/

with special guests

STEVEN BERNSTEIN (of SEX MOB) http://www.stevenbernstein.net/

and

DJ VINNIE ESPARZA http://djvinnie.net/

Doors at 8:30pm // Show at 9:30pm // $8-12 sliding scale // 21+ // wheelchair accessible

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Funky Kingston Nights celebrating the best in live, Classic Reggae, Ska & Rocksteady every 4th Thursday of the Month

Tonight's guests:

FRANCO NERO http://www.franconeroska.com

and

THE TITAN UPS http://www.facebook.com/TitanUps

Doors at 8pm //  Show at 9pm // $6-10 sliding scale // 21+ // wheelchair accessible

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SEAWEED SWAY presents

Buoyant and Soulful Folk-Pop with

MARK MATOS & OS BEACHES  http://www.markmatos.com/

KATIE CLOVER http://katieclover.bandcamp.com/

and

MY SECOND SURPRISE http://www.mysecondsurprise.com/

and special guests.

Doors at 8:30pm // Show at 9:00pm // $7-10 sliding scale // 21+ // wheelchair accessible

Starry Day Matinee presents

ALISON FAITH LEVY'S Winter Wonderland Kids Series

with special guests Charity and the JAMband http://www.jamjamjam.com/

To learn more about Alison Faith Levy's Big Time Tot Rock, please visit https://www.facebook.com/pages/Alison-Faith-Levy/219356911426164

Doors at 2:30pm // Show from 3:30-5:30pm // $8 adults, $5 kids, babes in arms are free // All-Ages // Wheelchair accessible // Kitchen Open

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THE ABC JAM: Americana, Blues & Country

A Monthly Social Get-together for the Bay Area Roots Music Scene -- Every 1st Thursday!

Hosted by: To Be Announced

Please visit The ABC Jam online at http://www.facebook.com/ABCJam to take part in the online scene and learn more about this month's players.

Sign Ups at 8pm // Hosted Roots Music Jam Session to Follow // A Backline of Drums, Bass Amp and Two Guitar Amps are provided

The World's Premier Alternative Life Drawing Event Hosted by Dottie Lux of Red Hots Burlesque

This month's models are from the

SQUIDLING BROTHERS CIRCUS SIDESHOW http://www.squidlingbros.com/

4:00-7:00pm  // All-Ages Event // Live Burlesque & Circus Models, Giveaways & Prizes! // Free Entry to pub, $10 pre-sales & student, $12 day of event to participate and draw

(contact redhotsburlesque@gmail.com for pre-sales)

http://www.drsketchy.com/

http://www.redhotsburlesque.com

•what is dr. sketchy's anti-art school?

Dr. Sketchy's Anti-Art school is the world's premier alt.drawing movement. Artists draw glamorous underground performers in an atmosphere of boozy conviviality. Found in 2005 in a dive bar in Brooklyn, Dr. Sketchy's has now spread to over 100 cities around the world.

•who started dr. sketchy's?

Dr. Sketchy's was founded in 2005 by artists Molly Crabapple and A.V. Phibes. It's been run solely by Molly Crabapple (and her cadre of awesome helpers) since early '06. You can see more of Molly's art at www.mollycrabapple.com

•where did you come up with the dr. sketchy's anti-art school name? what are art monkeys?

Dr. Sketchy's is a corrupt Viennese doctor of our invention. Anti-Art School we chose because we were bad art students. "Art Monkey" was nicked from a late night we spent building steel weasels with New York's legendary Madagascar institute.

•who goes to dr. sketchy's?

Lots of people. Fancy pants gallery artists, art students, dog walkers, jewelry designers, tattoo artists, illustrators and cubicle slaves. We have about 40% non-professional artists. Slightly more girls attend than boys.

•do I have to be an artist to attend dr. sketchy's?

No. Lots of people who have never drawn before attend Dr. Sketchy's. We're a fun, non-judgmental environment to try your hand at drawing.

•do serious artists go to dr. sketchy's?

Yes, including world famous ones like Ron English, Alasdair Grey and Audrey Kawasaki. While we are accepting of non-artists, there's no reason you can't go to Dr. Sketchy's to seriously get your draw on.

The Starry Plough Welcomes...

The Brazilian/International Cultural Project featuring

SARAVA ZAMBA and TAMBORES JULIO REMELEXO

Doors at 3pm // Show from 4-7pm // $5 // All-Ages // wheelchair accessible // Kitchen Open!

This is a series of cultural music events with the goal of keeping Brazilian and Latin culture alive for the Bay Area Latin community as well as for others who love and support Latin culture.

Featured are bands Sarava Zamba www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Sarava-Zamba/197233317078 and Tambores Julio Remelexo www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-YB5tDra4E, which have been playing in Bay Area for a number of years. 

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Savvy Power Pop Hooks with Americana Leanings from

THE BYE BYE BLACKBIRDS http://www.byebyeblackbirds.com

OLIVIA MANCINI & the MATES (DC/NYC) http://www.oliviamancini.com/

and

GIRL NAMED T http://girlnamedt.com/

Doors at 8:30pm // Show at 9:30pm // $7-10 sliding scale // 21+ // wheelchair accessible