Events @ The Cafe
Event
- Title:
- Variety Night a new monthly musical experiment upstairs
- When:
- 02/09/12 - 02/09/12 from 07:00 - 10:00
- Where:
- Upstairs @ the First Street Cafe - Benicia
- Category:
- Open Mic
Description
Variety Night Thursday at First Street Café features some of the best unsigned talent in the Bay Area. Come and enjoy the wine, the food, and three great acts:
Mark Comstock
Mark Comstock has been playing music all his life. He started in a jug band and for a time hosted an open mic on Bloor Street in Toronto before moving on to reggae and New Orleans rhythm and blues. He moved to the SF Bay Area in the 90s and played guitar in the Errol and Alexandria Slack group, one of the East Bay's finest jazz and R&B ensembles. As a founding member of the Backyard Party Boys he returned to acoustic music and played at several of the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old Time music festivals. Recently he has focused his efforts on writing songs that he regularly shares at open mics all over the Bay Area. His blues inflected vocals and wry lyrics have evoked the adjectives 'Waitesian' and 'Newmanesque'. Mark enjoys collaborating with other musicians and has worked lately with bass player extra-ordinaire Mike McCurdy. Guaranteed to be an engaging and entertaining performance. Click here to learn more about Mark.
Junkyard Academy
Junkyard Academy (Lewis Nowosad) (Geek-Pop)
Lewis is a true performer. Get ready to be entertained with his funny, quirky, one-of-a-kind stories told through original songs, guitar and vocals.
"I've been told I write 'ear-worms' and I know that it means that the song stays in your head after the song is finished, but there has to be another word for this. 'Ear-worms' are the LAST thing I'd want in my head, what if they breed in there?" Learn more about Lewis by clicking here.
Photo Credit: Ian Thurston Photography
Folie A Deux
Folie a Deux – featuring Jim Wiant and Pam Callen, presents a wonderful repertoire, primarily folk music, from familiar Dylan covers to the whimsical and hilarious “27 Pentecostals in a Pontiac.” Pam’s infectious smile will put you in a good mood even if she is singing a sad John Prine tune. Despite what their name means in French, make no “ mistake”...La Folie à Deux promises tight guitar and vocal harmonies.
