Join singer-songwriters E.G. PHILLIPS AND TWINLY FOR AN EVENING OF
ORIGINAL ACOUSTIC MUSIC IN BERKELEY'S PREMIER SPEAKEASY LISTENING
ROOM. With distinctive voices and quirky if not iconoclastic
perspectives, these two artists will charm you and break your heart at
the same time.The event will feature a showing of Phillips' new music
video for his song "Lighthouse at the Edge of the World"
The Monkey House is a storefront theater at 1638 University Ave, near
Sacramento, just three blocks from North Berkeley BART.
The entry fee is sliding scale donation of $10-20.
Tickets available online or at the door. Email
monkeyhouse.seats@gmail.com.
The venue is BYOB (Bring Your Beer) with options to purchase beverages
nearby.
ALL AGES
* * * E.G. PHILLIPS * * *
E.G. Phillips is a San Francisco based songwriter who creates lyric
driven songs with his own special blend of whimsy and cinematic
imagery which he uses to give a wry take on dealing with the longings
of the heart and the madness of existence. In possession of a degree
in Geography, he comes from a country called the Midwest and his
favorites include Bob Dylan and the Kinks as well as Duke Ellington…
and that crowd (a touch of Tom Lehrer is also in the mix).
"Ducks With Pants" is the name of his so-called fake (and sometimes
real) band.
Phillips has been the "Songwriter-in-Residence" at Bazaar Cafe
(September 2015 and April 2017) and a featured performer at San
Francisco venues such as The Hotel Utah, The Lost Church, Neck of the
Woods, PianoFight, and Cafe International. Across the bay he’s
played at The Octopus Literary Salon and The Monkey House. Phillips
plays weekly at the Hotel Carlton as a part of “Local Vocals” and
was featured in the first Balanced BreakFEST showcase in September
2018 at Revolution Cafe.
E.G. is releasing a new album entitled "At Home At Sea"
* * * TWINLY * * *
A singer-songwriter residing in the East Bay, Twinly is a storyteller
at heart. Her songs explore her darkest feelings and strangest
experiences, such as what she describes as “pillow fights” with
mental illness as well as her bouts of homelessness — one which led
to her meeting Michael Stipe and Bradford Cox in a bar in Athens,
Georgia (they discussed Stipe’s collection of scarves while Cox
searched for a used car).
Raised a bluegrass fiddler, Twinly blends an old folk music feel into
her sound, drawing inspiration from the likes of Joni Mitchell, Linda
Ronstadt, Jewel, and First Aid Kit. She’s also heavily influenced by
David Byrne as well as early 90s indie rock bands such as Neutral Milk
Hotel and of Montreal (both of which she alludes to from time to
time). She is most at home with just her words and a guitar, but loves
when she has a chance to perform on piano, as she was pretty much born
with her fingers on the keys.
After a recent hiatus filled with wandering, Twinly made her return to
performing on the East Bay songwriter scene in December at
Kaleidoscope Coffee in Richmond and has started back on her regular
circuit at venues like The Fireside Lounge in Alameda, The Bistro in
Hayward, and The Oakland Octopus. Armed with a music business degree
and the enthusiasm of being a self-professed “non-profit arts
organization groupie”, one of Twinly’s goals is to help
independent and underprivileged artists become sustainable. She is a
buddhist, a yoga practitioner, and owns over 50 pairs of Halloween
socks.
She plans to release her first EP in late 2019.
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