The New Thoreaus (Album Release Party) Three Times Bad (closing set)

with Solace Trio

The New Thoreaus (Album Release Party)
"The New Thoreaus are one of the few bands that can appeal to a crowd full of traditionalists AND folks who like a little something different. Think Tom Waits meets NOLA's Preservation Hall Jazz Band."--Mike Bond, The Bottleneck Cafe Radio Show

The New Thoreaus are an indie-folk band with a bluegrass bent. They combine, blues, jazz, and good old rock and roll to create sexy stew of sound best served hot and with a bib. Since 2008, they've… Show more been rocking their diverse mix of original tunes all over the San Francisco Bay Area. The band features Sara Heller on trumpet, Chris Bloomfield on cello, Lauren Hoernig on the upright bass, Laurence Rodman on mandolin and guitar, and Ian Patton on banjo, guitar and harmonica.

Three Times Bad (closing set)
Three Times Bad is “a hot new San Francisco string trio born from the soundtrack to the critically acclaimed, transmedia novel badbadbad” (Hood River News) by bandmate Jesus Angel Garcia. The group plays “dirty American roots music” (The Register-Guard). Think: “Epic moustaches and bent bluegrass” (The Source Weekly), blues and country, hillbilly swing and Appalachian rags, Gypsy jazz,story songs, hot singalongs, folk punk, freak preachery and murder ballads from the dark side of lovin' the Reverend's wife on a bed o' cornbread crumbs.

Solace Trio
Solace Trio is Joey Mintz, Josh Downer, and Tim Kim, who have been playing music for most of their lives. Joey Mintz is a self taught musician and song writer with serious talent in the realm of loop station artistry by using the guitar, bass, melodica, percussion, and many other instruments. Josh Downer has played in multiple bands, teaches guitar, is a masterful musical theorist, and also composes sweet tunes for the trio. He is well versed on the guitar, bass, drums, trombone, and is constantly learning new instruments. Tim Kim is a classically trained violinist with 15+ years of experience as a soloist, co-concert master of orchestra, and first violinist in multiple quartets. The three came together a few years ago and have fine tuned a sound that is unique and has given smiles, chills, and tears to audiences across the Bay Area.

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