I SEE HAWKS IN L.A.
WEBSITE [https://www.iseehawks.com/] / FACEBOOK
[https://www.facebook.com/iseehawksinla] / BANDCAMP
[https://iseehawksinla.bandcamp.com/]
I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. SINGLE, RADIO KEEPS ME ON THE GROUND, RELEASED MAY
2020, A COLLABORATION WITH FELLOW L.A. FOLKIES GREAT WILLOW: A LOVE
LETTER TO RADIO IN COVID19 LOS ANGELES NO MORE GIGS, NO MORE JAMMING,
JUST WAVING THROUGH DISTANT MASKS RECORDED IN THE SPLENDID ISOLATION
OF OUR HOME STUDIOS. AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE HERE WITH A PORTION OF THE
PROCEEDS GOING TO LA MISSION.
I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. AND GREAT WILLOW ARE TWO CONTEMPORARY CLASSIC
BANDS WHO DWELL IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE COUNTRY AND THUS
HAVE EXPERIENCE WITH TECTONIC SHIFTS. THEIR NEW COLLABORATIVE SINGLE
RADIO KEEPS ME ON THE GROUND IS SOOTHING NERVE TONIC FOR THOSE
UNSETTLED BY THE VIRAL PLAGUE CURRENTLY RE-WRITING HUMAN REALITY. WITH
AN IRRESISTABLE MELODY AND CLOSE HARMONIES, THE SONG IS A POWERFUL
DOSE OF COMMUNAL HIPPIE OPTIMISM THAT COULDNT BE MORE WELCOME DURING
ONE F**K OF A HELLISH BUMMER. MICHAEL SIMMONS, MOJO, LA WEEKLY
FABULOUS ORIGINAL SONG NIC HARCOURT, 88.5 AMERICANA RADIO
TERRIFIC SONG FROM L.A. AMERICANA LEGENDS MARK WHITFIELD, AMERICANA UK
I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. ARE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAS LEADING ALT
COUNTRY/AMERICANA/FOLK ROCK BAND, WITH NINE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED
RELEASES (#10 ON THE WAY).
THE HAWKS ARE NOTED FOR THEIR LYRICAL CELEBRATIONS AND LAMENTATIONS OF
EARTH AND ECOSPHERE, ODES TO THE ENDLESS HIGHWAY, AND WRY SOCIAL
COMMENTARY. THEYVE GATHERED A LOYAL TRIBE AROUND THE GLOBE, FROM MANY
U.S. AND EUROPE/UK TOURS, CONSISTENTLY RAVE REVIEWS FROM CRITICS, AND
A SERIOUS PRESENCE IN THE TOP 10 OF THE FREEFORM AMERICAN ROOTS CHART
(#1 FOUR TIMES, INCLUDING A #1 DEBUT FOR LIVE AND NEVER LEARN), THE
AMERICANA CHART, AND THE EURO AMERICANA CHART (TOP TEN SEVERAL TIMES).
FORMED IN 1999 BY ROB WALLER AND BROTHERS PAUL AND ANTHONY LACQUES
DURING A PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION AND ROCK THROWING SESSION ON AN EAST
MOJAVE DESERT TREK, I SEE HAWKS IN L.A. FIRST GATHERED ON THE FRONT
PORCH IN ECHO PARK, LOS ANGELES, DRANK WHISKEY AND WROTE THEIR FIRST
BATCH OF SONGS. THEY THEN SOUGHT ADVICE FROM LOCAL COUNTRY ROCK GURU
DAVID JACKSON (JOHN DENVER, DILLARD AND CLARK, EMMYLOU HARRIS).
JACKSON PROMPTLY JOINED THE HAWKS FOR THEIR FIRST RECORDING, FEATURING
LEGENDARY FIDDLER BRANTLEY KEARNS (DWIGHT YOAKAM, DAVE ALVIN). THE CD
ESTABLISHED THE HAWKS SIGNATURE SOUND: DENSE THREE PART HARMONIES,
INNOVATIVE TELECASTER AND STEEL, OR UNADORNED ACOUSTIC ARRANGEMENTS,
MUSING ON MORTALITY, WHALES, AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF PRE-APOCALYPTIC L.A.
RED MEAT
Website [https://www.redmeat.net/mainWNC.html] / Facebook
[https://www.facebook.com/redmeatband]
Red Meat began in a Mission District garage in 1993. But they trace
their musical roots much farther back to the hard honky tonk songs of
their youths in Iowa, Missouri, Oklahoma, and Ohio, as well as the
rock music of the 60s and 70s that they grew up with. Throw in the
Ozark gospel harmonies from Scott Young's childhood, and you have the
basic backbone of the Red Meat sound. It was this sound that they
unleashed on an unsuspecting San Francisco still reeling from the
demise of a strong 80s punk rock scene. And in a city known for its
unusual music and its off-kilter bands, Red Meat did the craziest
thing yet: they returned to their roots, writing and performing hard
Bakersfield-style country music to sometimes dumbfounded early
audiences.
"Back when we started, nobody was playing this kind of music at all",
explains Smelley Kelley, "We'd go into a bar, play our set, and win
over these rockers and punk kids. Now it's become a lot more normal to
see a country band in a Bay Area bar." And San Francisco now boasts
one of the most vibrant twang scenes in America. After hundreds of
gigs, four albums, national tours, European dates, sharing the stage
with their idol Buck Owens and many other national acts, backing
rockabilly legend Wanda Jackson on the West Coast, and movie and
television soundtracks, Red Meat has found its place as one of the
pre-eminent honky tonk bands in California.
We are excited to be able to bring you live music again!
***All tickets are will call only. Please bring valid photo ID for
entry. ***
(Children 3 and under are free but must sit on a lap of an adult)
Merch plus food and drinks will be available for purchase.
First come first serve seating and based on your table purchase.
General admission tickets are standing room only.
Event is rain or shine.
Enjoy the show!
From your friends at Ivy Room and Fireside Lounge
Sponsored by Deep Eddy Vodka
Tiny Towns Concert Series is supported by ALAMEDA nonprofit West End
Arts District (WEAD). Founded in 2015, WEAD presents a wide range of
arts programming as well as providing fiscal sponsorship, advocacy and
operational support to artists wanting to present work locally. Head
over to https://www.westendartsdistrict.org/
[https://www.westendartsdistrict.org/] to see more and sign up to our
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