Please join us at Slim's SF for a Bread & Roses Benefit on Friday, January 6. Our friends Moonalice will be playing along with some very special invited guests. This show is the perfect way to start the new year, and you'll be able to tell your friends, "I was there!" You can support Bread & Roses, too. See you there!
Moonalice is a band of seasoned musicians who feel that live music should be a communal experience where the listeners and musicians inspire each other. It includes Pete Sears (Jefferson Starship), John Molo (Bruce Hornsby), Barry Sless (Phil Lesh and Friends), Roger and Ann McNamee (Flying Other Brothers). Their songs speak to everyone, mixing a variety of genres with extended musical improvisations that evoke a sense of adventure and exploration.
Event Info
Friday, January 6, 2012
Doors open at 8:00 - Music at 9:00
General admission $20
Dinner and admission $44.95
333 11th St, San Francisco, CA 94103 / 415-255-0333
Bread & Roses Happy Hour
at The Tavern at Lark Creek
Thursday, September 8
5:00 - 8:00 PM
Please join us for a Bread & Roses Happy Hour at The Tavern at Lark Creek in Larkspur. The Tavern will donate to Bread & Roses all proceeds from the sale of three drinks specially designated for the occasion. There will also be special Bread & Roses tip jars. Look for some familiar faces as a few of our very own board members and staff personally prepare and serve up your drinks!
And as we all know, every occasion is made better with music... and this one's no exception! Bread & Roses volunteer performers, Rant Brothers will provide live music. The Rant Brothers are a Marin County-based acoustic guitar duo featuring Michael Creamer and Tom Holmes, both former members of the Bay Area rock band Chequered Past.
Tell all your friends to come out for a fun evening... relax and unwind while enjoying refreshing drinks and live entertainment in this casually elegant, historic setting. All while supporting a great cause! (Don't forget to share this event on Facebook, Twitter or other social networks!)
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Tavern at Lark Creek
234 Magnolia Avenue
Larkspur, CA 94939
Tel (415) 924-7766
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Songwriters Unplugged Showcase IV
and CD Release - Yoshi's SF
Monday, May 30th
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San Francisco’s home and hub for local songwriters continues with Songwriters Unplugged Showcase IV taking place on Monday 5/30 at the San Francisco Yoshi’s main stage. Among the featured performers on the CD are Bread & Roses musicians: Francesca Lee, Jeff Campbell, Megan Slankard and Garrin Benfield. It will be the fourth culminating event of an ongoing weekly series in Yoshi’s Lounge which, for the past 2 years, has featured over 200 local and national songwriters, and brought this format to the Yoshi's main stage in March of 2010. Feeling like a family, working in a collective atmosphere, the Showcase has made the unplugged format into a combination of the 60's San Francisco folk movement and cutting edge modern songwriting.
The event, co-produced by Bay Vibes and Sonic Zen Records continues its tradition of honoring and supporting local songwriters by releasing “Songwriters Unplugged - Volume 1,” a compilation album of the best live recordings from previous events. Proceeds from the CD will be donated to a different local music non-profit every year, starting with BREAD & ROSES in 2011!
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The Details:
Doors 7:30 pm - Show 8:00 pm
Yoshi's San Francisco
1330 Fillmore Street, San Francisco, CA 94115
Tickets: $10 presale, $14 at the door
http://www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco/jazzclub/artist/show/1864
(415) 655-5600
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Bread & Roses Presents: The Fine Art of Music Legends
Reception and Art Auction – May 15, 2011 – 4 to 6 pm
Donna Seager Gallery - 851 Fourth Street in San Rafael
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LEONARD COHEN
Lithograph, 2008
12 x 15
31/100
Hand signed by Leonard Cohen
Self-portrait, One Little Guy
“Just one little guy, with an old tweed cap, against the whole stinking universe,” is the handwritten inscription on this self-portrait by poet, novelist, singer-songwriter, Leonard Cohen. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2008, Cohen’s dual careers in music and literature have fed each other for four decades—his songs “revealing a literary quality rare in the world of popular music, and his poetry and prose informed by a rich musicality.”
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JIM MARSHALL
Photograph, black & white, 1963
14 x 18
Hand signed by Jim Marshall
Bob Dylan, Greenwich Village
Jim Marshall spent 40 years creating iconic and extraordinary photographs of Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash,
Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and other stars in the rock music hegemony. Unlimited access to the musicians coupled with an inviolate sense of trust between subject and photographer allowed Marshall special opportunities: he was chief photographer at Woodstock and was the only photographer allowed backstage at the Beatles final concert. Jim passed away in March 2010.
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JIM MARSHALL
Photograph, color, ~1961
Size 16 x 20
Hand signed by Jim Marshall and Joan Baez
Sisters: Joan Baez and Mimi Fariña
Jim Marshall spent 40 years creating iconic and extraordinary photographs of Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash,
Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and other stars in the rock music hegemony. Unlimited access to the musicians coupled with an inviolate sense of trust between subject and photographer allowed Marshall special opportunities: he was chief photographer at Woodstock and was the only photographer allowed backstage at the Beatles final concert. Jim passed away in March 2010.
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ETHAN RUSSELL
Photograph, black & white, 1968
16 x 20
Hand signed by Ethan Russell
John Listening to the White Album, Montague Square, London
In 1968, Ethan Russell was a young American with a Nikon camera living in London and aspiring to become a writer; a few years later he was already recognized as one of the world’s foremost rock photographers. Russell is the only photographer to have shot album covers of The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and The Who. He captured this shot of John in John’s basement flat on Montague Square in London.
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TOM WAITS
Photographic triptych, black & white, 2010
14 ¼ x 21 ¾ framed
Hand signed by Tom Waits
Oil Stains
Composer, singer and songwriter Tom Waits was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2011. In addition to his extraordinary musical accomplishments, Tom is a gifted and passionate photographer. The triptych featured in this show is an extremely rare, limited, signed presentation first featured in the Winter 2005 issue of Francis Ford Coppola’s award winning literary magazine, Zoetrope All-Story. Tom was the guest designer for this volume, the most popular issue yet released. Matted, framed and autographed by Tom, this triptych cannot be purchased anywhere else. From Tom, “These are oil stains I’ve found in parking lots in the U.S. and abroad. See whatever you wish to see in them; they are the astonishing shapes and mysteries of the natural world.”
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TONY BENNETT
Giclée print
15 ¾ x 20
115/300
Hand signed by Tony Bennett with his family name, Benedetto.
Gondola/Venice
At the young age of 84, Tony Bennett is one of the world’s most acclaimed and beloved singers. Born Anthony Dominick Benedetto, Bennett’s record sales are in the millions, with dozens of platinum and gold albums to his credit, and fifteen Grammy Awards including the prestigious Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Bennett is also a dedicated painter; he paints every day, even while touring internationally. His paintings are exhibited in collections at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, the Smithsonian Institution’s American Art Museum’s permanent collection in Washington, DC, the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery, the United Nations and countless galleries worldwide.
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GRACE SLICK
13-color hand-separated serigraph, 2000
17 x 23 ¾
111/300
Hand signed by Grace Slick
Jerry Garcia
A founding member of Great Society, Grace Slick’s high-octane performances rocked audiences for 25 years. She performed with The Jefferson Starship, Starship and with Paul Kantner. Slick retired from Rock and Roll in 1989 and began a new career in the visual arts. Today, she is represented by some of the most prestigious galleries in the US and Europe and paints every day. From Grace, “When I see a work of art that raises my own level of appreciation, it becomes propulsion that, in turn, moves me into the creative continuum. By receiving my work you complete the celebration.”
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GARY HOUSTON
Silk Screen, 2004
16 ¼ x 25 3/8
224/625
Hand signed by Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart, Jimmy Herring, Bob Weir, Bill Kreutzman, Jeff Chimenti
Countless music legends have commissioned Houston’s art, among them The Dead, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Bob Marley, B.B. King, and Crosby, Stills and Nash. This signed limited edition poster, created by Gary Houston for Northwest Dead, Columbia Meadows, St. Helens, Oregon, was donated to Bread & Roses by Bob Weir.
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JONI MITCHELL
Wood block print, 1976
10 1/4 x 14 7/8
63/100, 1976
Hand signed by Joni Mitchell and printmaker Cynthia Marsh
Wood block print, 1976
10 1/4 x 14 7/8
88/100
Hand signed by Joni Mitchell and printmaker Cynthia Marsh
Joni Mitchell, from Hejira
A singer, composer and lyricist of exceptional talent and unmatched influence, Joni Mitchell has crafted an extraordinary body of work spanning more than 40 years and is widely regarded as one of the greatest talents of recent generations. In addition to her incredible career as a performer and musical innovator, Mitchell is also known worldwide as a gifted visual artist. Mitchell created these two wood block prints in 1976 for her groundbreaking album Hejira and allowed print artist Cynthia Marsh to produce very limited editions of each block print. These two prints are signed by both Marsh and Mitchell and were given to a friend. Never before have they been available for sale!
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STANLEY MOUSE
Giclée print, 1971
23 x 30
200/250
Hand signed by Stanley Mouse
The Grateful Dead (Skull & Roses)
Stanley Mouse is a gifted artist whose works have become visually synonymous with the music of, among others, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the Grateful Dead. His skull & roses is one of the most iconic images ever created for the Grateful Dead which is why he personally chose it to benefit Bread & Roses.
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GRAHAM NASH
Photograph, black & white, 1969
9 ¼ x 14
Hand signed by Graham Nash, 2011
Jerry Garcia
In 2010, Graham Nash was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and appointed to the Office of the Order of the British Empire for his contributions to the arts and charity. A member of The Hollies, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Nash is also a photography collector and photographer. Nash personally selected this study of light falling on Jerry Garcia for Bread & Roses and hand signed the print.
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KEN FRIEDMAN
Photograph, Color, 1987
10 x 29 ½
Hand signed by Bonnie Raitt and Ken Friedman
Bonnie Raitt “sitting in” with Jerry Garcia
Photographer Ken Friedman has been capturing intimate images of musicians for more than three decades. A photographer for Bill Graham Presents from 1979-1998, Friedman documented countless legendary artists and concerts including this Greek Theater show at which Bonnie Raitt and Johnny Lee Schell opened for the Jerry Garcia Band.
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MAY PANG
Photograph, Color
10' x 15"
Hand signed by May Pang
Social Commentary
May Pang was both John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s personal assistant and John Lennon's lover for the 18 months he was separated from Yoko (1973-1975). She recently released Instamatic Karma — a book of never before seen photographs taken during the time she and Lennon were together. The book includes intimate photos of John, May, Julian Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Harry Nilsson, and others. May selected “Social Commentary” for the Bread & Roses benefit and hand-signed the print.
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