Songwriter Saturdays is a weekly showcase of singer songwriters hosted every Saturday (except the first Saturday of the month) by Melissa Lyn at the EXIT Cafe, 156 Eddy Street, in downtown San Francisco. Admission is free but we will pass the hat to collect donations for the artists.
May 19, 2012
8:30pm EXIT Cafe 156 Eddy St SF
Performers
Kress Cole
Kate Kilbane
Kress Cole
May 19, 2012 8:30pm EXIT Cafe 156 Eddy St San Francisco
Kress Cole lives in Oakland with her red boots and red guitar. Kress sings honest and strange songs. She also says surprising things into microphones. Folks have compared her to Ani Difranco, Dar Williams and Jewel. In 2012 she won bunch of songwriting competitions. You can see her singing on Youtube and at www.kressmusic.com
Kate Kilbane
May 19, 2012 8:30pm EXIT Cafe 156 Eddy St San Francisco
Imagine Fiona Apple and Sting wrote a rock opera based on ancient Greek tragedy: this is the sound of kate kilbane & the cellar doors. A bassist, singer and self-ascribed literary geek, kate kilbane and her band use jazz and soul-infused rock to retell stories of Philomela, Procne, Medea—ancient Greek women whose narratives still captivate audiences today.
May 26, 2012
8:30pm EXIT Cafe 156 Eddy St SF
Performers
Chelsea Johnson
Robin Galante
Chelsea Johnson
May 26, 2012 8:30pm EXIT Cafe 156 Eddy St San Francisco
I am a singing-songwriting machine, currently plugging in to the west coast music scene, after a recent move from my Tulsa, OK home. With a folk songstress mother and an artist father, I don’t remember ever not being a musician. I’ve been pounding the keys since 3 and plucking strings since 12. I remember the joy and awe I felt the first time I learned how to sing harmony, and I still feel it every time I perform. My hope is that my music will reach out to sing you to sleep, rock you til you stop crying, speak the truth when you would deny it, and get stuck in your head until you face it. I believe the artist’s job is to express the messages that can’t be said in plain words alone; messages that increase compassion, understanding and truth. I hope my music does this for you.
Robin Galante
May 26, 2012 8:30pm EXIT Cafe 156 Eddy St San Francisco
Robin Galante is a singer-songwriter based in San Francisco, California. Her songs cover a range of emotion and experience, and she enjoys an intimate connection with her audience through an honest delivery and powerful lyrics. She has played at venues throughout the Bay Area ranging from the lounge at Yoshi’s (SF) and the Freight and Salvage (opening for Blame Sally) to smaller venues such as the Bazaar Cafe. Eric plays mandolin, guitar, and backing vocals. Playing music based in folk and americana, their collective sound is a mix of lush harmonies and unique musical textures.
January 14, 2012, 8:30pm EXIT Cafe San Francisco
Also know as James Michael Thompson, or Jimmy T. Jim was born and raised in the Bay Area and has recently returned after a ten year absence. His early days as a lead guitarist, and some occasional finger picking, have now morphed into his current love of the acoustic guitar as a singer/songwriter. Early influences include Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Steely Dan, Allman Brothers, Joni Mitchell to David Gray, Shawn Colvin, The Subdudes and so many more. Although there seems to be some confusion over his style, there is one thing that stays constant. That is an overwhelming passion to write and perform his songs.
www.myspace.com/jimmythompsonmusic
January 14, 2012 8:30pm EXIT Cafe San Francisco
Singer/Songwriter/Raconteur
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 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. He returned to acoustic music as a founding member of the Backyard Party Boys who played at several of the San Francisco Bluegrass and Old Time music festivals. Recently he has focused his efforts on writing songs and has performed at open mics in San Francisco, Benicia, Martinez, San Carlos, Redwood City, Santa Clara and Saratoga. 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. His performances are guaranteed to be engaging and entertaining.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mark-Comstock/254640164572646