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September CALENDAR 2013 of EVENTS 2020 Addison Street • Berkeley, California • (510) 644-2020 • www.freightandsalvage.org SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY UnderCover & Faultline Studios present ALL SHOWS ARE GENERAL ADMISSION Hard Road DOORS @ 7 PM , MUSIC @ 8 PM Eric Bob Dylan’s Mike (U NLESS OTHERWISE NOTED ) Trio Taylor Highway 61 Revisited Marshall TI C KET DIS C O U NTS : mesmerizing + with Real Vocal String Quartet, & Caterina YO U TH -HALF PRI C E storyteller Beth Lisick of Porchlight, The Struts, and guitarist (AGES 25 & UNDER ) Bill Evans Lily Taylor, Karina Denike, Carletta Sue Kay, Quinn Deveaux & The Blue Beat Revue, Lichtenberg ENIOR OFF acoustic international S -$2.00 americana Whiskerman, and Kugelplex AGES OVER mandolin magic ( 65 & ) & bluegrass Thursday & Friday, September 5 & 6 EMBERS OFF M -$2.00 $20.50 adv/ $20.50 adv/ $22.50/$24.50 $28.50 adv/ $22.50 door September 3 $22.50 door September 4 $30.50 door September 7 Freight Open Claudia Cheryl Bill Monroe The Mic Schmidt Wheeler Birthday Paul Thorn folk music’s brilliant wit front-line ambassador Tribute Band & beautifully hard-driving, of wonder crafted songs hosted by an adventure laurie lewis gospel-infused every time Kenny White Southern roots rock Fall Classes begin opens the week of September 9 see back page for details $4.50/$6.50 Sep 10 $18.50/$20.50 Sep 11 $32.50/$34.50 Sep 12 $20.50/$22.50 Sep 13 $22.50/$24.50 Sep 14 2013 Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Pacific Darden Dougie The Jumpsteady Boys, Foghorn Stringband, Baguette Curls Smith MacLean Trishas Alice Gerrard Eddie Bond Quartette entrancing critically acclaimed legendary country charm & Beverly Smith, & Josh Ellis, la musique maori & Celtic Austin-based Scottish & four-part de Paris music from songcrafter troubadour harmony Franklin George Thompson, Farewell New Zealand Brandy Zdan & Kim Johnson Thompson, Concert! opens Ventresco & Axelrod $18.50/$20.50 Sep 15 $18.50/$20.50 Sep 16 $34.50/$36.50 Sep 17 $20.50/$22.50 Sep 18 $14.50/$16.50 Sep 19 $14.50/$16.50 Sep 20 $20.50/$22.50 Sep 21 Freight George Open Mànran Green Room Soul Ray Wylie Shelley adventurous Winston Mic Scottish Sessions Power Hubbard Doty solo piano traditional music featuring sophisticated relentlessly artistry and folk rock Bobby Jo Valentine funky-soul music authentic X-tet with an unstoppable texas troubadour exuberant, eclectic ground zero Anne & Pete Sibley dance groove singer/guitar-slinger of the Jordie Lane & her band hootenany revival $36.50/$39.50 Sep 22 $4.50/$6.50 Sep 23 $16.50/$18.50 Sep 24 $14.50/$16.50 Sep 25 $20.50/$22.50 Sep 26 $18.50/$20.50 Sep 27 $20.50/$22.50 Sep 28 O 8th Annual Bay Area C Olive Flamenco Festival Noctambenefit Butch Larry presents HoHLaX & the Dirty T Marla Fibish Hancock Vuckovich’s David Serva trio & Bruce Victor Martinis Greek folk music O Night music for West texas fundraiser for the Blue Balkan internationally and urban riffs americana from a renowned music in Healing Class of ‘63 CAA B founding member Achievement Award Beyond Category flamenco guitarist’s benefit for of the flatlanders homecoming Healing Muses and Scholarship Ensemble celebration E Harps for Hearts Cal Jazz Choir global jazz R opens $32.50/$36.50 Sep 29 $20.50/$22.50 Sep 30 $20.50/$22.50 oct 1 $18.50/$20.50 oct 3 $24.50/$26.50 oct 4 $20.50/$22.50 oct 5 Can’t make it This Land is Our Land: Internationalism, to the Freight? Citizenship, Resistance Caravan Rushad Watch the show live, Fletcher Misner House Abraham of Thieves Eggleston wherever you are. Bright & Smith Jacks Gypsy jazz rhythms, whirlwind Cd release “the rock band Lincoln mesmerizing improvisational & Bill Evans show for without harmonies, and cellist old time Seven Hour Storm instruments” Brigade fantastic stories fiddle and banjo Celebration 2 pm showtime concertwindow.com $28.50/$30.50 oct 6 $18.50/$20.50 oct 7 $18.50/$20.50 oct 8 $20.50/$22.50 oct 10 $20.50/$22.50 oct 11 $24.50/$26.50 oct 12 Patchwork Series Children’s Show: Cascada de Flores Saturday September 14 @ 11 am Family Day Open House Saturday October 12 (11am-4pm) Classes/Workshop/Jams page 8 • October 13 & beyond page 7 •Ticketing info page 7 A NONPROFIT COMMUNITY ARTS ORGANIZATION • www.freightandsalvage.org About the Freight PERFORMER PROFILES: September 2013 The Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse (Berkeley Hard Road Trio + Bill Evans Tuesday September 3 Society for the Preservation of Traditional The Hard Road Trio motors Music) is a nonprofit community arts organiza- west to join forces with Berkeley’s tion dedicated to promoting the understanding own banjo master Bill Evans for an and appreciation of traditional music—music evening of original songs rooted in rooted in and expressive of the great vari- bluegrass and American tradition- ety of regional, ethnic, and social cultures of al music. The trio features Steve peoples throughout the world. We are sup- Smith on mandolin, mandola, gui- ported by your attendance, grants from the tar, and vocals, Chris Sanders on Alameda County ARTSFUND, Berkeley Civic guitar and vocals, and Anne Luna Arts Program, The Foundation for Bluegrass on bass and vocals. Steve has Music, Bill Graham Supporting Foundation been performing for nearly 30 of the Jewish Community Endowment Fund, years, including stints with the The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation, Alan Munde Gazette and guitarist the Kanbar Charitable Trust, the Walter & extraordinaire Jim Hurst. Chris Elise Haas Fund, the Edmund and Jeannik toured with the Concordia Choir, Littlefield Foundation, National Endowment played in various bands in Colorado and the Bay Area, and currently teaches voice at the University of for the Arts, Bernard Osher Foundation, Texas at El Paso. Anne has played with April Verch, Spring Creek Bluegrass, Kenny Maines, and Alan Wells Fargo, musicians’ benefit perfor- Munde. The trio has recorded three albums, including their latest, Monticello. mances, volunteer efforts, and your generous Bill Evans has been playing music with Steve Smith since the 1980s, when they were both in the tax deductible donations. Virginia-based band Cloud Valley with bassist Missy Raines. Bill’s album In Good Company topped interna- tional folk and bluegrass charts and made numerous “Best of 2012” lists. Contact Info Eric Taylor Wednesday September 4 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704 “If you miss an opportunity to hear Eric Taylor in concert,” says folk icon Nanci Griffith, “you have missed a chance to hear a voice I TELEPHONE: (510) 644-2020 consider the William Faulkner of songwriting in our current time.” E-MAIL: [email protected] Eric is a storyteller and songwriter who learned intricate guitar WEBSITE: www.freightandsalvage.org licks from Lightnin’ Hopkins, Mance Lipscomb, and Mississippi Fred McDowell, and traded secrets with Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Robert Earl Keen, Lyle Lovett, and Steve Earle, as well as Nanci, who has recorded many of his songs. He has appeared on Austin City Board of Directors Limits, Late Night with David Letterman, and Mountain Stage. Eric recently released his ninth album, Studio 10, featuring nine John Bidwell Steve Meckfessel Chair Vice-Chair new originals and a cover of Tim Grimm’s “Cover These Bones.” The Russ Pollock John Williamson songs are “compositions that showcase the intricate narrative quality Secretary Treasurer and unique theater aspect of Eric’s writing that set him apart,” says Polly Armstrong Clyde Leland No Depression. The review goes on to praise his ability to bring the Nancy Castille Nate Levine people in his songs to life: “you can feel the cold steel of a blade pressed Larry Chung Ray Murray against your throat, taste the fire of the whiskey, smell the burnt pow- Kathleen Crandall Kerry Parker der that follows a gunshot, hear the muted roll of dice across a table. John Croizat Sarah Robertson You’re there.” When Eric spins his mesmerizing musical yarns, you’ll Suzanne Fox David Sawi want to be there with him! Robin Flower Linda Tillery Peter Glazer Austin Willacy Barbara Higbie Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited Thursday & Friday September 5 & 6 After two sold out nights in tribute to Joni Mitchell’s Blue in January, New Home Committee UnderCover is back at the Freight covering their fifth album, Bob Dylan’s Highway 61 Revisited. Nine bands each cover a different song from the Co-Chairs: album, infusing it with their distinctive sound. Danny Carnahan The concept has proven immensely popular among both musicians and Warren Hellman (1934-2011) the listening public. Says Undercover’s co-creator Lyz Luke, “So many musi- cians who play different genres have so much respect for each other and never get to play on the same bill.” Musicians Committee Guest musical director Karina Denike is a vocalist, songwriter and per- former. She has toured, composed, and recorded with Dance Hall Crashers, Darol Anger Tony Marcus Jezebelle, Mr.Lonesome and the Bluebelles, NOFX, and her own band. Duck Baker Mike Marshall The show features vocal chamber group Real Vocal String Quartet with David Balakrishnan John McCutcheon members of Balkan brass band Inspector Gadje, poetry and spoken word from Greg Brown Libby McLaren Beth Lisick (of Porchlight), Rockabilly band The Struts, synth-pop siren Lily Bill Evans Steve Seskin Taylor, indie pop gender-bender Carletta Sue Kay, soul and early blues from Kaila Flexer Richard Shindell Quinn DeVeaux and The Blue Beat Revue, rock/soul/folk outfit Whiskerman, Mary Gibbons Mayne Smith and klezmer and Old World party music from Kugelplex. Ronnie Gilbert Eric Thompson Presented by UnderCover and Faultline Studios, co-announced by KALW.