Songbird Summer Series Show – Thursday, August 18th at El Valenciano – Live Music by Xandra Corpora and More… Spoken Word and Poetry by Ginger Murrary, Kat Covell and Baruch Porras-Hernandez. 1153 Valencia Street, El Valenciano – $7-$10 Cover Doors at 7:30 pm show at 8 pm
Pocket Full of Rye
Pocket Full of Rye is Cristian Ortiz (Cello), Chris Harrington (Guitar), Elan Hawtrey (Cajon) and Jamie McKenzie (Voice) who play acoustic, romani-folk, 50′s love song-influenced melodies about happy people in sad situations. Sounds like: Brandi Carlile singing Danzig, Beach House on anti-depressants and/or a less-stoned version of Jolie Holland singing the blues.
“Pocket Full of Rye showed off a sound more dynamic and full than you might expect from arrangements comprising simply cello, guitar and voice. The songs lurched from a raucous gallop to quiet, intimate moments.â€
“Part of McKenzie’s appeal is a big, strong voice tempered in musical theater. She also capably captures the heart-on-her-sleeve combination of jazz unpredictability and bluesy soulfulness that we used to hear from performers like the semi-legendary folk-blues singer Judy Henske.â€
–Tucson Weekly, Live, December 2010:
Lalé Shafaghi
Lalé has produced ten-minute play competitions and music shows. She received an M.F.A. in Playwriting from San Francisco State University, was a member of Rococo Risqué Collective political vaudeville burlesque cabaret, and has worked with Traveling Jewish Theater and Three Drops Of Blood Cabaret. In 2007 she received four grants to produce her first full length play, The Breeze At Dawn, including the SF Arts Commission and CA$H grants. She is co-founder of the cross-genre writing group, Fish Soup Writing Group. While wondering and wandering, she discovers what is.
Baruch Porras-Hernandez
Baruch is the Co-Host/Co-Organizer for The San Francisco Queer Open Mic and performs poetry throughout North America. Bay area credits include the Garage Art Space, The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, TOO MUCH: a Queer Art Marathon at MaMa Calizo’s Voice Factory, Artfag, SMACKDAB at Magnet and The Vetted Word Showcase. National credits include Noches de Poesia Poetry Cabare (the 2011 Montreal Fringe Festival) the Berkeley Poetry Slam, Sparkle Series at BusBoys and Poets (Washington, DC) , Pace University’s Annual Poetry Slam in NYC and the 2010 Capturing Fire Queer Slam Summit where he was a Finalist. Other performance highlights include, Live from the Tender Nob 2010 and Return to the Tender Nob 2011 both a combination of Poetry and Music which he hosted and curated (International Home Theatre Festival). He was born in Toluca, Mexico and grew up in Albany, California. He lives in San Francisco.
Kat Covell
Kat is a native of Louisville Kentucky. She decorates sets for films, plays drums in a band called Female Trouble, and is a proud member of the Fish Soup Writing Group. She is also an avid record collector and board game enthusiast.
Emily Palen
Emily, violinist and composer, performs her tenaciously original style across the Bay Area, constantly chasing the edge of new creativity. With a strong foothold in her classical training, Emily ventures into new territory bringing her haunting melodies and sense of experimentation into the realms of rock, jazz and electronica. Combining her deep understanding of the fundamentals of music and a passion for the cutting edge, Emily has created an unforgettable sound. As a soloist, she performs in every arena from classical to avant-garde. She has also been a contributing member to many powerful musical groups in the Bay Area, including Dolorata, The Valence Project and The Goldenhearts.
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A glimpse of Emily -Â Â http://youtu.be/qYGvGWY1FDs
Ginger Murray
Ginger is the Editor in Chief of Whore! magazine and the founder of The Cat’s Pajamas She writes, she tells stories, she does drag and she is dedicated to celebrating and exposing the underground.
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Matthew Welde
Matthew (Uncle Rebel, Family Folk Explosion) is a musician that emphasizes ‘feel’ above all else. His attention to composition as a songwriter is in beautiful conflict with the freedom he seeks as a player. However visceral and raw the qualities of this music are, it is the mystery and wonder that are clearly the driving force behind his art. AVULU; Awareness, Vision, Understanding, Love, Unity.
