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March 14, 2010 - March 20, 2010
(Week 11)

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3:00pm	3:00pm» THE HOPEFUL ROMANTICS at Armando's
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7:00pm		7:00pm» JAZZ JAM at Armando's
8:00pm			8:00pm» THE CALIFORNIA HONEYDROPS at Armando's	8:00pm» MICHAEL LA MACCHIA "A New Direction" at Armando's	8:00pm» TIPPY CANOE & MIKIE LEE PRASAD at Armando's

Time:: 8:00pm-10:00pm
Description:: "Roots and Blues"

Lech Wierzynski - guitar, vocals, trumpet
Chris Burns- piano
Ben Malament- drums, vocals
Seth Ford Young - bass
Johnny Bones - saxophones

"Partyers took to the tabletops, dancing and singing along to a set of songs that felt familiar to the soul. You should have been there."
-The San Francisco Chronicle

"They have baby faces, but play like old souls...Lech plays that horn like Louis Armstrong. And I wouldn’t throw that around lightly."
- Music legend Maria Muldaur

The California Honeydrops were formed in November of 2007 playing in the subway stations of Oakland, CA. Playfully crossing genres from roots and blues to R&B and soul, The California Honeydrops’ sound is tied together by their unique instrumentation, soulful vocal harmonies, and a funky, good time -New Orleans style.

Digging deep into the traditions of American music, the California Honeydrops bring to the stage not only an unmatched level of musicianship and authenticity but also a funky good time that’s hard to beat. Ripping through classic material as well as their own original songs, The California Honeydrops will get any crowd on its feet, dancing and singing along.

Having accompanied artists such as Bonnie Raitt, Alvon Johnson, Dan Hicks, Jackie Payne, Del Ray, Donald Byrd, Mike Seeger, Ramblin Jack Elliot, and Maria Muldaur, band leader Lech Wierzynski has learned the tricks of the trade from some of the biggest names in American music.

Seth Ford-Young has been performing since 1989. His studies include Jazz and Classical music, with Jazz theory, performance and arranging under famed bassist, Ray Brown. Seth has performed with Tom Waits, Jelly Roll, Smith, Gail, and Sasha Dobson, Mark Growden's Electric Pinata, Tim Hesla Big Band, Graham Connah, Marcus Shelby Quartet (subbing for Marcus), Connie Champagne, Bishop Norman Williams, Hal Stein, Ben Goldberg, Myles Boisen, Morris Acevedo, Lucky Seven, D.J. Quest, B.J. Pappa, Tropical Caliente, Matt Clark, Donald "Duck" Bailey, Denise Perrier, Tommy Thomsen, John Schott, Spencer Day and more too numerous to mention.

Johnny Bones has been performing in the Bay Area Jazz scene since 1992. He has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Percy Heath, Eddie Palmieri and Nell Carter, among others.

The vibrant rhythm section of The California Honeydrops is fueled by the barrelhouse style of Oakland piano veteran Chris Burns (Albert Collins, Freddie Hughes, Maria Muldaur) and Ben Malament (Terry Reid, The Marvelettes, Dale Spaulding).

http://www.myspace.com/thecaliforniahoneydrops
$10
Doors open 7:30
http://www.armandosmartinez.com

Time:: 8:00pm-11:00pm
Description:: “Rollicking Roots and Jazz to Dark Latin Sensuality”

Tippy Canoe (Michele Kappel) - vox, uke, washboard
Mikie Lee Prasad - vox, guitar, harmonica, tambourine

"A jovial lass sings and strums a ukulele. Her stage name is Tippy Canoe. My journey has not yet begun, and already we’re trapped in a deleted scene from Mulholland Dr." Spin Magazine

"A lady whose good-humored ditties and earnest prettiness are right in line with the charm of her instrument. " San Francisco Weekly

"Kappel’s lilting vocals -- that bring to mind Patsy Cline -- sing a mix of covers and originals." West Coast Performer

Originally from Baltimore and now based in sunny Oakland, songbird and solo uke-slinger, Tippy Canoe (Michele Kappel), made the switch from a 5-piece drum kit with the garage-pop princesses The Kirby Grips (Sympathy For The Record Industry), to a 4-stringed ukulele in 2003.

On her debut full-length album, “Parasols & Pekingese,” released in 2008 on Late Bloomers Works and recorded with her full band the Paddlemen, Tippy Canoe shows off her enchanting and dynamic sound. Her voice is a mixture of the 60's girl group sound and classic country with its own quirky nature shining through. Her songwriting highlights a variety of influences ranging from 20's and 30's acts like The Boswell Sisters and Jack Teagarden, to 50's and 60's performers like Brenda Lee and The Chiffons, and catchy post-punk bands like Squeeze and Blondie.

Tippy Canoe has shared the stage or completed coastal tours with artists including Martha Wainwright, Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys, Mad Tea Party, and others. San Francisco shows Tippy Canoe a lot of love; she was included in an exhibition on the ukulele at the San Francisco Museum of Craft and Folk Art, featured in the first annual San Francisco Ukulele Festival, and aired on a segment of PBS’s Bay Area Arts program SPARK TV. Tippy Canoe also contributed original music to the animated children’s DVD “Music Time.”

http://www.tippycanoe.net
http://www.myspace.com/tippycanoe

Mikie Lee Prasad, hailing from Denver, Colorado and now in Concord, California, co-hosted the Monday Blues jam with the Steve Gannon band at Blake’s in Berkeley from early 2000- to October 2004 and hosted Acoustic Wednesdays at Blakes from July 2001- Janruary 2005.

Prasad has played a variety of gigs in the Philippines and England.
In addition to solo tours and tours with Maria Muldaur , Heavy Petting Zoo, Sugar Pie DeSanto and the Steve Gannon Band, Mikie has played most Bay Area clubs including Bimbo’s, the Great American Music Hall, Slim’s, the Boom Boom Room, and Bottom of the Hill.

http://www.mikieleeprasad.com
http://www.myspace.com/mikieleeprasad

http://www.armandosmartinez.com

$10
Doors open 7:30

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