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« May 2012 »
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
		1 Gerry Tenney & the Hard Times Orchestra International Worker Day celebration with Bay Area mandolin stalwart and The World Blues Trio $16.50 advance / $18.50 at door 8:00 pm	2 Kris Delmhorst minimalist & atmospheric songstress Hayward Williams opens $24.50 advance / $26.50 at door 8:00 pm	3 A.J. Croce eclectic singer-songwriter $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door 8:00 pm	4 Kathy & Carol exquisite, unabashedly lovely harmonies from Carol McComb & Kathleen Larisch $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door 8:00 pm	5 Rahim Alhaj w/ Issa Malluf Iraqi oud virtuoso/composer’s traditional Iraqi maqam with contemporary styling $24.50 advance / $26.50 at door 8:00 pm
6 Session Americana w/ Laura Cortese, Miracle Parade all-star band's nontraditional twists on traditional tunes $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door 8:00 pm	7	8 Four Bitchin' Babes fabulously funny female folkestra $24.50 advance / $26.50 at door 8:00 pm	9 Jazzschool Institute Gypsy Jazz and East Bay Funk Ensembles an evening of cutting-edge jazz $10.50 advance / $12.50 at door 8:00 pm	10 Jazzschool Institute Vocal Concert students sing standards to bebop $10.50 advance / $12.50 at door 8:00 pm	11 Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar Festival Led Kaapana, Dennis Kamakahi, Brother Noland, Kawika, Leon T, Bobby Moderow, Patrick Landeza, Palolo Steve, Steve Espaniola $25.50 advance / $28.50 at door 8:00 pm	12 Berkeley Old Time Music Convention Spring Situation performance, workshops, dance Free 12:00 pm Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic youthful accordion whiz delights dancers and music lovers alike $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door 8:00 pm
13 Kathy Kallick Mother's Day Concert $8.00 advance / $9.00 at door 1:00 pm Barbara Dane’s 85th Birthday Concert iconic jazz/blues vocalist shares her legacy of song $24.50 advance / $26.50 at door 8:00 pm	14 West Coast Songwriters Competition professionally judged original songs contest $6.50 advance / $8.50 at door 7:30 pm	15 Freight Open Mic pay your dues; play & schmooze $4.50 advance / $6.50 at door 8:00 pm	16 Closed for private event	17 Sam Rudin Band piano-driven boogie, blues & jazz $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door 8:00 pm	18 Bill Kirchen and Too Much Fun kick up your heels with “titan of the Telecaster’s” California honky-tonk to truck stop rock $26.50 advance / $28.50 at door 8:00 pm	19 Patchwork Series: the Hipwaders, Octopretzel quirky jangle-pop cool enough for Lollapalooza, and fantastically folksy, magical musical Bay Area favorites Octopretzel $8.00 advance / $9.00 at door 11:00 am Evie Ladin Band singing, dancing, banjo pickin’ polyrhythmic heat and funk, CD release show $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door 8:00 pm
20 Manuel Agujetas legendary Spanish Gypsy flamenco singer in a fundraiser for Bay Area Flamenco Festival accompanied by Manuel Valencia $32.50 advance / $36.50 at door 8:00 pm	21 Classical at the Freight: SFCO All-Stars an informal and invigorating evening of chamber music, with Ben Simon, host $8.50 advance / $10.50 at door 8:00 pm	22 Toward the Fun: a Benefit for Camp Winnarainbow Jonathan Richman, Barry Melton Band, with special guest Nick Gravenites, hosted by Wavy Gravy $30.50 advance / $32.50 at door / $75 VIP 8:00 pm	23 Noam Pikelny & friends Punch Brothers virtuoso banjo player, winner of the first Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass Music $22.50 advance / $24.50 at door 8:00 pm	24 Suzy Thompson & Del Rey, Johnny Nicholas & Hell Bent w/ Cindy Cashdollar blues, swing, and hokum $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door 8:00 pm	25 Loudon Wainwright III Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter’s engaging black humor, inventive word play and witty observations $34.50 advance / $36.50 at door 8:00 pm	26 Pierre Bensusan French-Algerian guitar visionary $24.50 advance / $26.50 at door 8:00 pm
27 Abraham Lincoln Brigade Celebration Spanish Civil War songs and images $22.50 advance / $24.50 at door 2:00 pm	28 Closed for private event	29 Freight Open Mic welcoming eager performers & curious connoisseurs $4.50 advance / $6.50 at door 8:00 pm	30 Freight Roots Revue Swoon, Foggy Gulch, Hop Head $14.50 advance / $16.50 at door 8:00 pm	31 Eliyahu & the Qadim Ensemble ancient soulful music of the Near East $20.50 advance / $22.50 at door 8:00 pm

Greg Brown(Event Calendar)Saturday, May 18, 8:00 pm
Darol Anger & the Furies(Event Calendar)Sunday, May 19, 8:00 pm
Classical at the Freight: Young Artists' Showcase(Event Calendar)Monday, May 20, 8:00 pm
Jazzschool Institute Concert(Event Calendar)Tuesday, May 21, 8:00 pm
Jazzschool Institute Concert(Event Calendar)Wednesday, May 22, 8:00 pm
The Blues Broads(Event Calendar)Thursday, May 23, 8:00 pm

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