The Connecticut Yankee


Upcoming Live Shows... CLICK ON BAND NAMES TO LINK TO THE BAND'S OFFICIAL WEB-SITE please join us on the Connectict Yankee Tribe on Tribe.net for the most up-to date info and special anouncements!!!
Kate Gaffney & The Kitchen Sink FREE SHOW!! (TIPS APPRECIATED) Every Thursday In January 28th February- 2/4, 2/11, 2/18, 2/25 always with Special Guests
Friday 2.5.10 10p.m $10 One Night Only 2 Sets CZQuartet: Featuring the High Beams: Eric Levy- Keys (Garaj Mahal,Levy's Love Lounge) James Whiton-Stand UP Bass/Words (Eric McFadden Trio) Mo Sardella- Drums/Vocals (Sol Rising) Chris Zanardi-Guitar/Synth/Vocals (Five Eyed Hand)
Sat 2/6/2010 10p.m Stackabones Started in Austin Texas in 1982, Stackabones has been playing together in various incarnations for nearly three decades. The band plays mostly original music in the vein of Jam Roots Americana, think bluegrassy country-rock meets groove-oriented jam band! Over the years, Stackabones has shared the stage with such greats as Hot Tuna, John Prine, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and Canned Heat among others; and has played great venues such as The Wetlands, CBGB's, Continental Club, Catalyst, and High Sierra music festival. Stackabones has spent the last year diligently producing a new full-length CD, and will be putting the finishing touches on it the first week in February. The band is happy to return to the Connecticut Yankee on February 6th to celebrate completion of this great project. Stackabones features original members Butch Zito, & Jimmie Brighton, along with Scotty Cooper (China Cats), legendary SF bass player Chip Clofine & special guests!
Sun. 2/7 Bo Carper, PA Furnace and Friends
Fri. 2/12 Dirk Hamilton Band $12 Singer-songwriter Dirk Hamilton was born in Indiana and raised in Northern California. He picked up a guitar as a youth and was writing songs and playing live performances by the time he was in high school. He moved to Los Angeles in the late 70s and recorded four critically acclaimed albums: two while at ABC Records, and two while at Elektra/Asylum Records. A poet and musician known for his uniquely intelligent lyrics and passionate performance style, Hamilton creates music that can't be pigeon-holed into one genre or another, so indie rock, alt-rock, roots music, americana and folk-rock are often used. For his lyrics and performance style he is most often compared to Dylan, Van Morrison, and John Hiatt.
Sat 2/13 'The White Thighs'
Fri. 2/19 'Antwerps Placebo' Antwerp's Placebo is a rare combination of Bay Area Grateful Dead band veterans who emphasis is improvisation leveraging off the many years of music played by the Grateful Dead. It is not so much the notes played, but what is done with those notes that helps differentiate this band from other GD type bands. It is a real respect for the genuine approach of interacting with each other as a small group improv ensemble that aids the band's innate ability to capture the magic in the moment in an effort to describe the indescribable. “Placebo” is Latin for “I shall please.” Lineup: --------------- Lance Case: guitar, vocals (Open Space Project, Foolish Hearts) Duane Day: bass, vocals (Jerry's Kids) James Miller: keys, vocals (Workingman's Ed, Dead Guise, Live Dead) Ben Schroeter: drums (Stan Murdock, Carlosity, Jerry's Kids) Phil_Coulson: guitar, vocals (Cryptical, Jerry's Kids, Foolish Hearts) Members of this band individually have had the pleasure of sharing the stage with such notable musicians as Phil Lesh, Vince Welnick, Merl Saunders, John Cippolina, Steve Kimock, Henry Kaiser,and more.
Sat. 2/20 'Aaron Redner & Friends'
Fri. 2/26 The Electric Z-Trane 'Reverend Jimmy and the Heavenly Knockers' To understand Jeff Zittrain you have to understand his roots. He grew up in Pittsburgh, home of the rough and tumble Steelers, listening to the sounds of Blue Oyster Cult, Led Zeppelin and The Doors. Then along came the Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan, The Band...and Zittrain went on the road. Along the way he met T.S. Eliot, Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady. He jammed with the Grateful Dead in the Rockies, left his body and went jumping for joy with “The Mighty Quinn”, and hit the ground running in the promised land; San Francisco. There Zittrain began shaping his ragged, psychedelic and soulful rock and roll sound. Blending his gritty roots with poetic lyricism and improvisational inspiration he performed with the alt-country rockers Absent Iris, the jamband Shirking Violet, the roots rockers Personal Demons and the genre-bending power trio Famous Last Words (FLW). As the primary songwriter in FLW he released two critically acclaimed albums, garnering an All Music Guide 4 Stars and a CD Baby Editors Pick as well as features and reviews in Relix Magazine, Hittin' The Note, An Honest Tune, HearMusic, West Coast Performer Magazine and KyndMusic, a song on NBC TV and a streaming slot on The Rex Foundation website.
Sat. 2/27 'Tutorpedia Benefit' Who says that you can't do good and have fun at the same time? Get out and enjoy yourself...it's for the kids. The Tutorpedia Foundation is proud to host its inaugural benefit at the Connecticut Yankee in San Francisco, CA. All proceeds from the benefit will go towards providing tutoring and enriching educational experiences for low-income and underprivileged students in the Bay Area. The night will feature music by Guella (www.guellamusic.com), a silent auction, and a raffle. Items for the auction and raffle include: -a getaway weekend trip for two to Mendocino -tickets to Warriors, A's, and Giants games -locally made crafts, food, wine, and beer -gift certificates to local businesses and restaurants -original artwork and more! Admission is $10 Admission + two raffle tickets is $20 Admission + six raffle tickets is $35 Go to www.tutorpediafoundation.org/ donate to pay online, or we'll take cash at the door.
Friday, 3/5 $5 10p.m Sol Rising and The Mystery Machine: Reunion Show! (featuring Mo Sardella, Jake Bunch and Jeff Lupo) The event everyone's been waiting for! The Mystery Machine is a trip/funk/rock power trio featuring bassist Jake Bunch (formerly of COI, Top Brown, and Last of the Blacksmiths), drummer Mo Sardella (Sol Rising, formerly of Spindrift), and guitarist Jeff Lupo (formerly of the Mystery Machine). Literally hear the passage of time at the Mystery Machine's first gig together in over 10 years. What could possibly go wrong? Check us out on myspace. Sol Rising: Sol Rising is a collective musical experience dedicated to the preservation of roots music while simultaneously expanding horizons through songwriting, improvisation, and a constant exploration of mind, body and sol. Check us out at www.solrising.com or on the Facebook.
Goin' to the Mountains? Please visit our friends at the best lil' venue in Mammoth, Ca- Sherwin's Dates always being updated...... )'(

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