Thursday, September 09, 2010

Slim’s
333 11th Street
San Francisco, California

Forrest Day / The Shotgun Wedding Quintet

Fishbear
Hosted by Soulaki of Felonious

Showtime: 8:00 PM (Doors: 7:30 PM)
Ticket price: $15
Tickets available on-line at:http://tickets.slims-sf.com/evinfo.php?eventid=120807
All Ages 6 and Over

One of the dominating names in the San Francisco Bay Area live music scene, Forrest Day and his seven piece band, complete with bass, drums, keyboard, guitar, and a threesome of saxophones, are a genre-defying group that formed in 2006. Supported by a sound that draws from hip-hop, punk, reggae, pop, circus music and jazz, Day’s lyrics are relevant and political, humorous and insightful. Their live shows consistently amaze audiences with their high energy, intensity, and their very danceable songs. As of yet there are no recordings of the whole band available, but they have been working at Hyde Street Studios in San Francisco for the past year or so capturing the intensity and girth of these seven musicians, and with any luck will have a full-length release available everywhere in 2010.

At the heart of San Francisco’s infamous Jazz Mafia, you’ll find The Shotgun Wedding Quintet – A group of 5 powerful musical personalities with the sound of a 10-piece band…literally. By taking advantage of modern technology, these guys use electronic sampling devices to layer their sound, an original technique this band has mastered. Based in the Mission District, The SWQ has garnered a loyal following of Hip-Hop and Jazz enthusiasts. Since 2003 they’ve worked extensively on touring throughout California, and opening for groups like Digital Underground, Tone Loc, Zion-I and more. The band consists of some of the Bay Area’s finest musicians, many of which have performed with Lyrics Born, Zion-I, Spearhead, and the Realistic Orchestra. Rapper Dublin uses today’s headlines to create what he calls “Freestyle Narratives”; often times incorporating the thoughts and ideas of audience members into an unsurpassable live show. Up and coming Bay Area DJ/Producer Aspect incorporates unique samples, and creative turn-table scratches to help build the deep soundscape within the rhythm section. All of these elements combined make for an incredible live performance. The Shotgun Wedding Quintet is a band to be seen, heard, and understood.