Archive for the tag "san francisco"
Radio show in SF
Saturday June 10, 2006 – 10:34 pmI’m going to be playing on KUSF in San Francisco this coming Tuesday the 13th, at about 10:30 or 11am PST. It’s a show hosted by a certain "dj schmeejay" and I think the whole show runs from 9am to noon.
My pal Wil Hendricks is joining me on upright bass — y’all might know that name from his work in the Lofty Pillars and on various Simon Joyner and Califone records. Wil scared up an acoustic guitar for me to use, borrowed from a bandmate of his. YAYYYY!!! I’m excited. I wasn’t expecting or even wanting to do any shows while I was out here but this’ll be a nice low-key, fun thing to do.
Hemlock Tavern (San Francisco, CA)
Tuesday April 4, 2006 – 7:00 pmAt the Hemlock Tavern
1131 Polk St. @ Post, San Francisco CA 94109
(415) 923-0923
My band: Nathaniel Braddock (guitar); Ryan Hembrey (bass); Jason Toth (drums)
Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA)
Thursday December 2, 2004 – 7:00 pm
Me, Manishevitz and The Meek @ Bottom of the Hill
1233 17th Street (17th @ Missouri), San Francisco, CA 94107
My band: Via Nuon (guitar), Ryan Hembrey (bass), Jason Toth (drums)
Press: San Francisco Bay Guardian
This show was blogged about by Greg Bolsinga
Photo by Darling Nikki
Made up with the Court and Spark
Saturday July 31, 2004 – 11:35 amLast night was fun. I wanted to go see Brother Danielson ‘cuz he’s my friend, but I couldn’t face the clusterfuck at the Bottle so I went to the Court & Spark / Manishevitz show instead. Got all dolled up for it too, just for the hell of it… wore a dress and did my hair different, I looked hot. Oo-wee baby!! See, I don’t usually make the effort unless there’s just nothing better to do, heheh. Doing it to impress somebody would be pointless since I’d never be able to keep up the charade more than 24 hours.
New old photos
Wednesday June 4, 2003 – 4:37 amAdded some lovely photos by Debra A. Zeller, of our 4/19/2002 show at the Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco. She has a website called Playing In Fog with lots more kickass live-music photography on display.
Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA)
Friday April 19, 2002 – 7:00 pm
Played at the Bottom of the Hill with The Court and Spark and Central Falls opening
My band: Jim Becker (guitar, violin, keyboards), Ryan Hembrey (electric bass, backing vocals), Adam Vida (drums)
SF Bay Guardian preview
Tuesday April 16, 2002 – 6:01 pmA show preview by China Martens which appeared in the April 17-23, 2002 (Vol. 36 #29) issue of the San Francisco Bay Guardian…
April 19 – Friday
Frost Bite
If you’re a fan of laid-back, melancholic country-style folk music, Chicago-based singer-songwriter Edith Frost is the gal for you. Sounding somewhat like indie vocalist Liz Phair, Frost — a devoted collector of cowgirl memorabilia — writes songs, most in a minor key, that examine love, especially disappointment in love. The gentle vocal phrasings on her third album, last year’s Wonder Wonder (Drag City), belie the frequent bitterness in her songs. In "Further" she sings, "Further down the ladder my brave fireman reaches out, he’s gonna drop me down and leave me further behind." Local indie trio the Court and Spark, Chicago band Central Falls, and Olympia’s Sarah Dougher also play.
9 p.m., Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., S.F. $10. (415) 621-4455.
SF Weekly preview
Tuesday April 16, 2002 – 6:00 pmA show preview (author unknown) that appeared in the April 17-23, 2002 (Vol. 21 No. 11) issue of SF Weekly…
Though Edith Frost is now technically a Yankee (she moved from her native Texas to Brooklyn and then Chicago), the altcountry crooner still whips up folksy ballads that reflect her hometown roots. Her third full-length, Wonder Wonder, released last July, lives up to the promise of its title. Frost is characteristically melancholy, but this time around she lightens up considerably, penning quirky tracks that are occasionally downright playful. A talented singer/songwriter, Frost has always been open to experimentation. On Wonder, she tinkers with bells, violin, chimes, pedal-steel guitar, and harmonica, and the gamble pays off: These instruments form the perfect counterpoints to her expressive, brooding voice. Frequently compared to Patsy Cline, Frost bares all without shame, and in the process makes heartbreak sound so appealing that you’ll be tempted to pick a fight with your lover just to have a taste of what she’s going through. Fellow Windy City band Central Falls opens for Edith Frost at the Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St. (at Missouri), S.F. Sarah Dougher and the Court and Spark are also on the bill. Admission is $10; call 621-4455 or go to www.bottomofthehill.com.
Shanti Project Collection Vol. 2
Monday November 6, 2000 – 5:00 pm
Shanti Project Collection Vol. 2
©2000, Badman Recording
More info * Purchase at Amazon
Includes two songs of mine, "Ancestors" and "Cold and On My Mind", which were previously released on my ANCESTORS single in 1997.
Also features rare or previously unreleased tracks by Kristin Hersh (of Throwing Muses), Melissa Auf der Mar (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins), Mimi Parker (Low), Rebecca Gates (Spinanes), Paula Frazer (Tarnation) w/ Mark Eitzel (American Music Club), and Julie Doiron (formerly of Eric’s Trip). A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this CD will benefit Shanti Project of San Francisco, an AIDS/HIV assistance provider.
Bottom of the Hill (San Francisco, CA)
Tuesday February 2, 1999 – 7:00 pmPlayed at the Bottom of the Hill with Lullaby For The Working Class and A Night Of Serious Drinking
My band: Ryan Hembrey (bass, guitar), Jason Adasiewicz (drums, glockenspiel), Mike Mogis (pedal steel), Shane Aspegren (percussion), Ted Stevens (harmonica)
Tunnel to bridge
Tuesday February 2, 1999 – 12:00 am
The tunnel leading up to the Bay Bridge going into San Francisco, CA
SF Weekly review
Friday August 30, 1996 – 6:00 pmA review of my first EP by James Sullivan that appeared in SF Weekly (San Francisco, CA) sometime in August 1996…
This four-song EP provides a voyeuristic glimpse into the innermost sanctum of songwriter Edith Frost, a silvery-voiced Austinite-turned-Brooklynite with a few insecurities to work out. Though Frost has hearned her keep in a variety of country and rockabilly bands, her spare, compelling songs don’t need the kind of help a melodramatic pedal steel guitar or upright bass would provide. Indeed, her striking demo tape — with one exception, it’s nothing more than a rudimentary, buzzing guitar and her eerie doubled-up vocals — was enough to convince the folks at Drag City to press the recording as it was.
