www.steelnhammers.com Message of Love by the Pretenders Anton Estaniel, Josh Flagg, Elyse Weakley

Live at The Bistro in Hayward, CA steelnhammers.com Anton Estaniel - Drums Elyse Weakley - Keyboard

The journey begins with diverse perspectives on mystical music from across the globe. Claude Debussy’s “Sunken Cathedral” is performed in the vast beauty of Saint Joseph’s Cathedral, animated by legendary designer architect Ken Fulks, followed by the traditional Indian “Bho Shambho” on mridangam and flute. Icelandic visionary Johann Johannsson’s “Sálfræðingur” and Mason Bates’ “Tectonic Plates” integrate strings and beats in meditative ways.

Performing original music by San Francisco-based composer George Hurd, The Hurd Ensemble, selected by Kennedy Center Composer-in-Residence Mason Bates, unifies the worlds of electronic and classical music. All the music is written for string quartet (violin, viola, cello, upright bass), piano, and electronics, meticulously bound together with digitally arranged sounds collected from Hurd’s travels.

VINYL / CD / DIGITAL AVAILABLE: https://redwoodtango.bandcamp.com/album/prizefighter From the upcoming release "Prizefighter" Vinyl / CD / Digital Release date: June 1st 2018 ears&eyes Records Composed by Charles Gorczynski Recorded by Adam Muñoz at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley California Mixed by John McEntire at SOMA Electronic Music Studios, Los Angeles California Mastered by Shawn Hatfield at Audible Oddities, Oakland California Artwork and layout by Huw Roberts (serein.co.uk) ears&eyes Records ee:18-074

PRIZEFIGHTER [vinyl/cd/digital] Pre-order available now!! https://redwoodtango.bandcamp.com/album/prizefighter Redwood Tango Ensemble - Bellow Prizefighter Vinyl / CD Ears&Eyes Records - June 2018 http://www.redwoodtango.com/ http://www.earsandeyesrecords.com/ Pre-order available now!! https://redwoodtango.bandcamp.com/album/prizefighter "Tell the range and all that's howling, the flickers of life beyond the weeds, the vulture's furrowed brow of flight, the blasted sticky Canadian lawn thistle; tell the clowned-out clouds and the rain, and all that makes you go quiet again, tell them that you didn't come here to make a fuss, or break, or growl, or scream; tell them-crazy sky and stars between-tell them you didn't come to disturb the night air and throw a fit, then get down in the dark and do it.” - Ada Limón (Bright Dead Things) Video by Jared Swanson and Charles Gorczynski Dancers: Count Glover and Caelyn Marie Magdalena Casanova Charles Gorczynski - bandoneon Mia Bella D'Augelli- violin Ishtar Hernandez - violin Anton Estaniel - cello Elyse Weakley - piano Daniel Fabricant - double bass Thank you Kendra Vernon, Matthew Golombisky, Adam Muñoz, John McEntire, Ashkenaz Berkeley.

Vivarium for piano and electronics. Composed by George Hurd. Performed by Elyse Weakley. Premiered at the Center for New Music on March 13th, 2015, as part of the Switchboard Presents Music Series. Read San Francisco Classical Voice's review at http://bit.ly/1IQUzJx

Taking a cue from Smokey Robinson in our cozy, "fire lit" corner :) Next show is this Sunday Feb 21 Milk Bar at 8PM www.aftonshows.com/steelnhammers