Oso Street Outreach, The Rainbow Girls, Tumbleweed Wanderers
The Rainbow Girls, Oso Street Outreach
Fri, January 18, 2013
Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 8:30 pm
SOhO Restaurant and Music Club$8.00 - $10.00
Tickets Available at the Door
This event is 21 and over
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Tumbleweed Wanderers
Oakland, California’s Tumbleweed Wanderers combine soul, folk, and rock and roll to create a hugely dynamic musical experience. They weave through their shows with smooth transitions, bringing the listener from dark chaotic banjo-rock, through intimate acoustic harmonies, to energetic explosions of soul.
Since forming in April of 2011, TW have been bringing their electric shows to an increasingly wider audience, from their early performances at small bars and cafes, to becoming a major local headliner, selling out shows at the Bay Area’s best venues such as Great American Music Hall and Bottom of the Hill. Since recording their debut full-length album, they have entered a period of near constant touring, starting on the West Coast, but now including all of North America, most recently opening for Angus Stone at renowned venues in the US and Canada.
Tumbleweed Wanderers recorded their debut album, So Long, at indie rocker John Vanderslice’s Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, with Vanderslice himself producing the album. Recorded to tape and released on vinyl as well as on CD and digitally, So Long captures the band in a raw, live state reminiscent of recordings from the pre-auto-tune era. The album is meant to bring the listener on a two part (Side A and Side B) psychedelic musical journey, through its dynamism and gapless transitions, also including additional singers and horns.
Getting much of their early momentum from their memorable, loud and energetic acoustic street performances (including mandolin and trash can kick drum) outside of large Bay Area concerts, the band continues to busk these shows when in the Bay Area, but also brings their street performance on the road, often surprising unsuspecting pedestrians with a level of performance uncommon on the streets of most American towns and cities.
High school friends Jeremy Lyon (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and Zak Mandel-Romann (vocals, bass, guitar) brought together Patrick Glynn (piano, organ, mandolin), Daniel Blum (drums) and Bobby Lawrence (vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica) to play together and eventually dive full-time into the music world.
Since forming in April of 2011, TW have been bringing their electric shows to an increasingly wider audience, from their early performances at small bars and cafes, to becoming a major local headliner, selling out shows at the Bay Area’s best venues such as Great American Music Hall and Bottom of the Hill. Since recording their debut full-length album, they have entered a period of near constant touring, starting on the West Coast, but now including all of North America, most recently opening for Angus Stone at renowned venues in the US and Canada.
Tumbleweed Wanderers recorded their debut album, So Long, at indie rocker John Vanderslice’s Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, with Vanderslice himself producing the album. Recorded to tape and released on vinyl as well as on CD and digitally, So Long captures the band in a raw, live state reminiscent of recordings from the pre-auto-tune era. The album is meant to bring the listener on a two part (Side A and Side B) psychedelic musical journey, through its dynamism and gapless transitions, also including additional singers and horns.
Getting much of their early momentum from their memorable, loud and energetic acoustic street performances (including mandolin and trash can kick drum) outside of large Bay Area concerts, the band continues to busk these shows when in the Bay Area, but also brings their street performance on the road, often surprising unsuspecting pedestrians with a level of performance uncommon on the streets of most American towns and cities.
High school friends Jeremy Lyon (vocals, guitar, harmonica) and Zak Mandel-Romann (vocals, bass, guitar) brought together Patrick Glynn (piano, organ, mandolin), Daniel Blum (drums) and Bobby Lawrence (vocals, guitar, banjo, harmonica) to play together and eventually dive full-time into the music world.
The Rainbow Girls
5-6 female musicians, inspired by real musicians to play real, live music. "We write original music with an emphasis on both melodic and eerie harmonizing, whilst we rock out on 1-6 of the following instruments: guitar, ukelele, banjolele, accordion, harmonica, melodica, tap shoes!, dulcimer, mandolin, bass, djembe, KIT, cello, piano, glockenspiel, sitar, kazoo, tambourine, percussion"
Members: Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, Cheyenne Methmann, Vanessa May Wilbourn, Savannah Hughes
Sounds like: CSNY, Devil Makes Three, Gogol Bordello, Monsters of Folk, The Band, Fleet Foxes, CCR, & Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Influences: Creedence Clearwater, Grateful Dead, CSNY, The Beatles, The Band, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, The Allman Brothers, Sly & the Family Stone, Devil Makes Three, Monsters of Folk, Gogol Bordello, Broken Social Scene, Of Montreal, Edward Sharpe, Beirut, Tilly & the Wall, and Fleet Foxes.
Adding colors to the duo Red & Yellow (Caitlin Gowdey & Erin Chapin), Rainbow Girls loosely formed in 2010, playing at a weekly, underground open-mic in Isla Vista. In December 2010, they set off for a week long self-recording trip to Joshua Tree and Big Bear Mountain, where they made their very own 5 song demo. At the end of January, after only a few shows, Rainbow Girls was put on hold while one of the gals skipped town to study abroad in Roma, Italia. Impatient, the three remaining members (at the time there were only 4 colors) followed suit in June, and the group of four spent the summer of 2011 busking and couch surfing their way around Europe, playing gigs and spreading music throughout Switzerland, Germany, England, Italy, the Netherlands, and France. Fifteen cities, six countries, four self-recorded audio tapes, two French recording studios, and 1 deportation later, they are now back at their ranch outside of Santa Barbara, playing gigs around California, and embarking on a series of tours to other states. In Spring of 2012, they toured to Seattle and back for 3 weeks, and again to southern Oregon to play a handful of music festivals. The following summer, Rainbow Girls toured the southwest, adding Arizona, Colorado, and Utah to their list of states. They recorded and released their first studio EP "Stomp Folk" in the beginning of September, and are currently raising money to finish their first official studio album, due out at the beginning of next year. Rainbow Girls will be hop-scotching around California until they embark on their northwest tour to Seattle this December.
Members: Erin Chapin, Caitlin Gowdey, Cheyenne Methmann, Vanessa May Wilbourn, Savannah Hughes
Sounds like: CSNY, Devil Makes Three, Gogol Bordello, Monsters of Folk, The Band, Fleet Foxes, CCR, & Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Influences: Creedence Clearwater, Grateful Dead, CSNY, The Beatles, The Band, Pink Floyd, Joni Mitchell, The Allman Brothers, Sly & the Family Stone, Devil Makes Three, Monsters of Folk, Gogol Bordello, Broken Social Scene, Of Montreal, Edward Sharpe, Beirut, Tilly & the Wall, and Fleet Foxes.
Adding colors to the duo Red & Yellow (Caitlin Gowdey & Erin Chapin), Rainbow Girls loosely formed in 2010, playing at a weekly, underground open-mic in Isla Vista. In December 2010, they set off for a week long self-recording trip to Joshua Tree and Big Bear Mountain, where they made their very own 5 song demo. At the end of January, after only a few shows, Rainbow Girls was put on hold while one of the gals skipped town to study abroad in Roma, Italia. Impatient, the three remaining members (at the time there were only 4 colors) followed suit in June, and the group of four spent the summer of 2011 busking and couch surfing their way around Europe, playing gigs and spreading music throughout Switzerland, Germany, England, Italy, the Netherlands, and France. Fifteen cities, six countries, four self-recorded audio tapes, two French recording studios, and 1 deportation later, they are now back at their ranch outside of Santa Barbara, playing gigs around California, and embarking on a series of tours to other states. In Spring of 2012, they toured to Seattle and back for 3 weeks, and again to southern Oregon to play a handful of music festivals. The following summer, Rainbow Girls toured the southwest, adding Arizona, Colorado, and Utah to their list of states. They recorded and released their first studio EP "Stomp Folk" in the beginning of September, and are currently raising money to finish their first official studio album, due out at the beginning of next year. Rainbow Girls will be hop-scotching around California until they embark on their northwest tour to Seattle this December.
Oso Street Outreach
Performing music with roots in Americana, containing deep intertwining layers of melody, rhythm and time reminiscent of Eastern Europe, oso is creating rock music that’s moving beyond the boundaries of genre. Described as ‘technical folk’ and ‘math-rock world music’, oso makes music that blends the intensity of sweeping compositions with the intimacy of heart-felt vocals.
With ‘a circus-like sense of theater’, oso’s performances connect with people due to the sheer energy and emotion of the experience, reaching music lovers of all cultures and ages. As often as they play loud ‘plugged-in’ shows at music venues, oso performs on the street, setting up with acoustic instruments whenever, wherever—Phil on a unicycle, Tim at a child-sized drum set, Nick and Andrew sharing a battery powered amp—always able to deliver exciting music, flexible to any sonic situation. Employing these guerrilla tactics, oso has made music in cities across the United States and Europe, even performing— with Phil atop his unicycle—on a moving bus in South London.
oso began out of the rubble of Chicago post-rock group Volta Do Mar in 2003. The band has been performing in California since 2004, and throughout the US since 2005. During the summers of 2007 and 2008, oso had residencies the UK, playing extensively in London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, as well as short stints in Berlin and Istanbul. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, oso has shared the stage locally with such notable national touring acts as Dengue Fever, Extra Golden, Deerhoof, and Kaki King.
In Spring 2009 returned to the UK for a two-week string of shows, playing the same streets and clubs from the previous summers in front of a growing UK fan base. The remainder of 2009 will see oso touring the South and Midwest, while recording a new album in between several west coast runs.
Using a D.I.Y. approach to touring and recording, oso has self-produced three albums and continue to evolve how they perform music live and in the studio. oso is Phil Taylor—guitar, voice, words, art; Tim Beutler—drums, accordion, voice; Andrew Fedders—bass, voice; Nick Coventry—violin, slide guitar, voice.
With ‘a circus-like sense of theater’, oso’s performances connect with people due to the sheer energy and emotion of the experience, reaching music lovers of all cultures and ages. As often as they play loud ‘plugged-in’ shows at music venues, oso performs on the street, setting up with acoustic instruments whenever, wherever—Phil on a unicycle, Tim at a child-sized drum set, Nick and Andrew sharing a battery powered amp—always able to deliver exciting music, flexible to any sonic situation. Employing these guerrilla tactics, oso has made music in cities across the United States and Europe, even performing— with Phil atop his unicycle—on a moving bus in South London.
oso began out of the rubble of Chicago post-rock group Volta Do Mar in 2003. The band has been performing in California since 2004, and throughout the US since 2005. During the summers of 2007 and 2008, oso had residencies the UK, playing extensively in London, Glasgow, and Edinburgh, as well as short stints in Berlin and Istanbul. Based in Santa Barbara, CA, oso has shared the stage locally with such notable national touring acts as Dengue Fever, Extra Golden, Deerhoof, and Kaki King.
In Spring 2009 returned to the UK for a two-week string of shows, playing the same streets and clubs from the previous summers in front of a growing UK fan base. The remainder of 2009 will see oso touring the South and Midwest, while recording a new album in between several west coast runs.
Using a D.I.Y. approach to touring and recording, oso has self-produced three albums and continue to evolve how they perform music live and in the studio. oso is Phil Taylor—guitar, voice, words, art; Tim Beutler—drums, accordion, voice; Andrew Fedders—bass, voice; Nick Coventry—violin, slide guitar, voice.
Venue Information:
SOhO Restaurant and Music Club
1221 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
SOhO Restaurant and Music Club
1221 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA, 93101
