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« Week of May 9, 2010 »
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9 Bob Mielke & the New Bearcats w/ Barbara Dane & Laurie Lewis Start: 05/09/2010 8:00 pm Join us for an utterly swingin' evening with trombonist Bob Mielke and his New Bearcats, featuring special guest vocalist Barbara Dane. New Orleans and traditional jazz, swing, blues, an historic stomp or two, a touch of ragtime, and vintage pop songs are all on the menu for this extraordinary evening of music from some of the Bay Area's very finest!	10	11 Freight Open Mic Start: 05/11/2010 8:00 pm All performers are welcome to participate in this event that has produced some of our brightest performers, including: Shawn Colvin, Dana Carvey, Alvin Youngblood Hart, and Patrick Landeza. HERE'S HOW IT WORKS! One unique aspect of our Open Mic is that, unlike those held in noisy bars where people show up in spite of the fact that there's live music, you will be playing to a supportive group of friends and performers who are actually listening!!!	12 Fishtank Ensemble Start: 05/12/2010 8:00 pm Rejoice, fans of intoxicatingly eclectic, cross-pollinated, high-energy Gypsy music with a rockabilly attitude...Fishtank Ensemble is back with not one but two explosive violins, the world's best slap bass player, musical saw, Flamenco and Gypsy jazz guitar, opera, jazz, and Gypsy vocals, and one little banjolele!	13 Charlie Hunter Trio Start: 05/13/2010 8:00 pm The Charlie Hunter Trio will surely give the Freight's new green roof a run for its money tonight, as they do their level best to blow it straight off with their hard-driving grooves. Featuring numbers off Charlie's new CD, Gentlemen, I Neglected To Inform You You Will Not Be Getting Paid, the trio showcases the guitarist's gritty rock-jazz-funk style, with Eric Kalb on drums and trumpeter Ron Miles.	14 Jimmy Webb Start: 05/14/2010 8:00 pm Over the past 40 years, Jimmy Webb's accomplishments as a composer, arranger, songwriter, and performer have made him a truly iconic figure in the music world. The only artist ever to receive Grammy awards for music, lyrics, and orchestration, Jimmy's name can be found on a staggering number of songwriter halls of fame, lifetime achievement awards, and "best singles of all time" lists. His songs, however speak for themselves.	15 West Coast Live Start: 05/15/2010 10:00 am Two hours of slow-food radio with conversation, music, and play, from 10 am to noon. Tickets are $15.00 advance, $18.00 at door. Puchase advance tickets online through Ticketweb, or call the West Coast Live reservations line at 415-664-9500. Sedge Thomson welcomes... Norris Church Mailer, author of A Ticket to the Circus Eric Puchner, author of the new novel Model Home Lost Weekend Start: 05/15/2010 8:00 pm It's time to hightail it on over to the Freight—Lost Weekend is back! An absolutely irresistible evening of fun is in store for all as guitarist and singer Don Burnham and his mighty ten-piece all-star Western swing band bring the house down, now in the Freight's larger digs, complete with a dance floor! This ensemble has been keeping the flame of "cowboy jazz" burning brightly on the West Coast for over two decades with their greattunes, world-class musicianship, and pulsing tempos.