Come What May
We all must say our piece or perhaps our peace.

May 2008

Saturday May 17

Pleasant Hill Farmers’ Market
100 Gregory Ln. (by City Hall)
Pleasant Hill, CA
10AM to 2PM

Over the coming months, you’ll find Elisa and BHB, which usually stands for Bryan Harrison Band, playing out on various weekends at various San Francisco Bay Area farmers’ markets. Come enjoy the fresh air, sunshine, organic produce, and grooving, mostly acoustic music.

Thursday May 22

Livermore Farmers’ Market
Main Market @ Carnegie Park
2146 3rd St & S. J St.
Livermore, CA
4PM to 8PM

We weren’t kidding about those farmers’ markets, and hang on, this one is on a Thursday afternoon and evening. Join Elisa and the BHB lads at their debut appearance at this location. We hear it’s a truly happening scene!

June 2008

Friday June 6

The Cadillac Hotel
380 Eddy St. (at Leavenworth)
San Francisco, CA
415-346-2144; 415-673-7223
12:30 to 1:30PM
FREE

Elisa returns to the historic Cadillac Hotel to tickle some ancient and venerable ivories. Yep, she’ll be prestidigitating upon an 1884 Steinway Concert Grand Piano, beautifully restored to its original condition and now resident in the lobby of this nonprofit SRO hotel, where folks of all walks can enjoy the music. Accompanying her for some portion of the concert will be BHB’s Jim McLaren and Bryan Harrison, she wrote in passive voice.

The Cadillac Hotel was the first nonprofit SRO west of the Mississippi River, the first supportive housing on the West Coast, and the first SRO rebuilt after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. It’s a historic City landmark. This concert is free and open to the public, but of course, donations are welcome.

Saturday June 14

San Mateo Farmers’ Market
College of San Mateo
1700 W Hillsdale Blvd.
San Mateo, CA
9AM to 1PM

Meanwhile, back at the green grocer... That’s where you’ll find Elisa and the BHB lads once again, playing and singing some tasty music while the organic produce flies.

Sunday June 29

Belmont Farmers’ Market
CalTrain Parking Lot
El Camino Real and O’Neill St.,
San Mateo, CA
9AM to 1PM

One more stop on the BHB Northern California Organic Tunes Tour. Join the fun!

Radio Waves, Coast to Coast

KALW FM 91.7 in San Francisco, CA
www.kalwfolk.org

Folk Music and Beyond airs every Saturday from 3PM to 5PM. Elisa appeared live on the program on Saturday January 29, 2005, debuting several of her newest songs and highlighting a few items from her CD, The Wheel. Call cohosts Bob Campbell and JoAnn Mar at 415-841-4134 to let them know you’d like to hear more.

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KWMR FM 90.5 in Point Reyes Station, CA
www.kwmr.org

Elisa occasionally joins fiddler Paul Chaffee for live in-studio concerts on the Saturday evening program Celtic Universe. Do tune in when you’re in West Marin, or listen online at www.kwmr.org. The show airs every Saturday from 6PM to 8PM. And hey, if you feel like promoting your favorite artist, phone Lyons Filmer at 415-663-8492 or 415-663-8317 and request songs from The Wheel.

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WNBP AM 1450 in Newburyport, MA
www.wnbp.com

Lo and behold, The Wheel has been getting airplay on a Sunday morning show called Top of the Morning. Tell your New Englanduh friends to listen from 8AM to 10AM (Eastern Time!), and/or call 978-462-1450 to request your favorite track.

Ongoing

Lies, lies, and whoops, lookie there, a few more lies!

Yessiree, in spite of some high-profile embarrassments and departures, the Cheney-Rove Junta, fronted by the puppet Shrub the Usurper, is still holding court, still lying its collective lousy ass off. Aren’t any of the rest of you damned sick and tired of all this yet? I sure as hell am! It’s MY damned table, Nancy, and I say that impeachment is ON IT! Throw the bums out!

WAKE UP PEOPLE!

“Maybe” is no longer an option. Get involved already. Just a few places to start:

American Civil Liberties Union
Code Pink
Common Cause
The Green Party
People For the American Way

Speak out, cause a fuss, and raise a stink. They can’t ignore us forever.