UPCOMING GIGS, CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
2010
BOTTLENECK SLIDE GUITAR W/ PETE MADSEN
Six Thursdays, 8:15 - 9:45 pm
March 4-April 8
at
2020 Addison Street / Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 644-2020 / info@freightandsalvage.org
$120.00 advance / $130.00 after 2/22
Slide playing is personal...it alludes to that quality of the human voice where we slip from note to note with a range of microtones and rhythmic expression. The wail of a blues singer is emulated by the sound of steel or glass slid along steel strings...it haunts us. The purpose of this class is to introduce the student to the sound, techniques, and evocations of slide guitar. We will focus on blues playing, but based on the level of participants and student interest we may venture into other song forms from rock and jazz. We will learn the styles of players like Robert Johnson, Son House, John Fahey, Ry Cooder and others. We will play in several different tunings (e.g. open D and open G), as well as standard tuning (EADGBE). We will play several different rhythm grooves to accompany our slide playing. (Class size 5 minimum, 10 maximum)
*Students should be comfortable with first position chords, flat picking and having some fingerpicking would be helpful, but not necessary. Other topics will include: slide materials (metal, glass, ceramic), string gauges and setting up a guitar for slide playing.
Pete Madsen is a teacher, writer, guitarist and performer based in Berkeley, California. He has written numerous lessons for Acoustic Guitar and Play Guitar magazines; and is the author of FretMaster: Slide Guitar and the Fretmaster: Funk Book, both published by Backbeat books; as well as A Guide to Acoustic Blues Guitar and the soon to be published The CAGED System for Guitar.
Pete Madsen
(510)708-8874
e-mail: buzzyfrets@yahoo.com
PAST SHOWS
Tuesday, January 20, 2004 8pm
Freight and Salvage Coffee House,
Berkeley, CA
~opening for Teja Gerken and Claus Boesser-Ferrari~
Sunday, January 25, 7:30-10pm
Papa Toby's
3248 22nd St between Valencia and Mission, SF
(415)642-0474
Friday, Febuary 6, 6:30-8:30pm
Norton's Vault
500 Sacramento St, SF
(415)291-7215
Saturday, Febuary 7 4-7pm
The Bistro -- "Double IPA Festival"
1001 B Street, Hayward
(510)886-8525
Saturday, Febuary 14, 8-10:30pm
Kensington Circus Pub
389 Colusa CIrcle
Kensington
(510)524-8814
Saturday, Febuary 28, 7:30-10pm
Papa Toby's
3248 22nd St between Valencia and Mission, SF
(415)642-0474
Thursday, March 4, 8-10:30pm
Aroma Roasters
95 5th St.
Santa Rosa, CA
(707)576-7765
Wednesday March 10, 6:30-8:30pm
"Fingerpicking the Blues"
~guitar players workshop~
5th String
3051 Adeline St.
Berkeley. CA
(510)548-8282
Cost: $25.00
workshop for guitarists wishing to learn some basic techniques for playing fingertstyle Blues
Friday March 19, 5-7:30pm
The Bistro
1001 B Street, Hayward
(510)886-8525
Sunday, March 21 10am-2pm
Jack London Square Farmers Market
Jack London Sq., Oakland, CA
Saturday, March 27 7:30-10pm
Papa Toby's
3248 22nd St between Valencia and Mission, SF
(415)642-0474
Wednesday March 31, 7-9:30pm
Bazaar Cafe
California St., SF, CA
Hosting the monthly acoustic guitar showcase with TBA
Saturday June 12, 2004...5-6:30pm
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur Landing
(415)461-4677
Sunday June 20, 2004...11am-12pm
Duncan Mills Art and Wine Fesitval
(707)824-8717
Friday, June 25 5-7:30pm
The Bistro
1001 B street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
1132 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 456
Friday, July 2, 8-11pm
Broken Drum Brewery & Wood Grill
1132 Fourth Street San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-HOPS
Saturday, July 3, 8-11pm
Aroma Roasters
95 5th St.
Santa Rosa, CA
(707)576-7765
Sunday, July 4, 2-5pm
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur Landing
(415)461-4677
Saturday, July 17, 8-10:30pm
Kensington Circus Pub
Kensington Circus Pub
389 Colusa CIrcle
Kensington
(510)524-8814
Friday, July 30, 2004 5-7:30pm
The Bistro
1001 B street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Sunday, August 1, 2004 2-5pm
Marin Brewing Company
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur Landing
(415)461-4677
Thursday, August 5, 2004 5-8pm
San Rafael Downtown Farmers Market
Lootens Place
San Rafael, CA
Friday, August 6, 2004 8-11pm
Broken Drum Brewery & Wood Grill
1132 Fourth Street San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-HOPS
Saturday, August 7, 12-2pm
The Bistro -- "IPA Festival"
1001 B Street, Hayward
(510)886-8525
Sunday August 15, 2-5pm
Marin Brewing Company
Marin Brewing Co.
Larkspur Landing
(415)461-4677
Friday, August 27, 5-7pm
The Bistro
1001 B Street, Hayward
(510)886-8525
Saturday, September 11, 8-11pm
Aroma Roasters Coffee House
Aroma Roasters
95 5th St.
Santa Rosa, CA
(707)576-7765
Sunday, September 12, 10-11am
Solano Stroll
1300 Solano Street,
Berkeley, CA
Once a year street fair with dozens of entertainers, food, Family activities
Sunday, September 12, 5-8pm
Jupiter
Shattuck near Center st.
Berkeley
Lots of great beers...beautiful trumpet vine garden
Sunday, October 3, 9-11:30pm
Downtown Joes
902 Main St
Napa, CA
707.258.2337
Wednesday, October 6, 2004
7-8:30pm
SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHOP
workshop designed for the guitar player who is just getting interested in playing acoustic slide guitar
at:
The 5th String
3051 Adeline St., Berkeley, Ca
Contact Pete at (510)234-2385 to reserve a spot
Price: $25
Saturday, October 16, 7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
College at Alcatraz,
Berkeley, CA
Sunday, October 17, 4-7pm
The Bistro
1001 B street
Hayward
Sunday, October 31, 11am-2pm
Jack London Square Farmers Market
Oakland, CA
Friday, November 19...7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
College at Alcatraz
Berkeley, CA
Friday, November 26...5-6:30pm
The Bistro
1001 B street
Hayward
"Day After Thanksgiving Acoustic..."
...no Turducken...
Saturday, November 27...8-11pm
Aroma Roasters Coffee House
Aroma Roasters
95 5th St.
Santa Rosa, CA
(707)576-7765
February 23, 7-9:30pm
Bazaar Cafe
Teja Gerken's Monthly Guitar Showcase
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco
(415) 831-5620 e-mail: lmw@bazaarcafe.com
Friday, February 25, 7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
Pete's Monthy East BayGuitar Showcase
w/Andrew Dubrock and TBA
College at Alcatraz
Berkeley, CA
April 22, Friday
7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
College at Alcatraz,
Berkeley
Monthly Acoustic Guitar showcase
April 29, Friday
7:30-9:30pm
Nomad Cafe
Friday 4/29/05-7:30p.m. -9:30pm
6500 Shattuck, Oakland
NO COVER, All Ages
Thurday, June 16, 7-9pm
Caffe Trieste
San Pablo @ Dwight Way
Berkeley
Friday, June 24, 7-9pm
A Cuppa Tea
Monthly guitar Showcase
featuring Dale Miller and Kirk Keeler
Saturday, July 2, 8pm
CD Release Party for Teja Gerken
Freight & Salvage Coffehouse, Berkeley, CA
1111 Addison Street, (510) 548-1761
CD RELEASE PARTY WITH VERY SPECIAL GUESTS:
Steve Baughman
Patrick Francis
Dale Miller
Friday, July 8, 8-11pm
Broken Drum Brewery
1132 Fourth Street
San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 456-HOPS
W/Andrew Dubrock
Sunday, July 10, 5-8pm
Solo
2181 Shattuk Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-THE-TAPS
Thursday, July 21, 7-9pm
solo
Caffe Trieste
2500 San Pablo Ave,
Berkeley, 94702 - (510) 548-5198
Friday, July 29, 5-7pm
solo
The Bistro
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Saturday, August 6, 1-2:30pm
The IPA Festival
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Thursday, August 11th, 7:00 - 9:00 pm
Caffe Trieste
Berkeley, CA
2500 San Pablo Ave. (@ Dwight), (510) 548 5198
With Teja Gerken
Sunday, August 21, 6-8pm
Arc Cafe
1890 Bryant St
San Francisco, CA 94110
http://www.arccafesf.com/
Friday, August 26, 7-10pm
Station House Cafe, Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
Saturday, August 27, 7-9pm
Monthly Guitar showcase
and
A Cuppa Tea
Alcatraz at College
Berkeley, CA
Sunday, September 4, NEW TIME: 4-6pm
Solo
2181 Shattuk Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-THE-TAPS
Thursday, September 8, 7-9pm
with
Caffe Trieste
2500 San Pablo Ave,
Berkeley, 94702 - (510) 548-5198
Saturday, September 17...3pm
Downtown San Rafael
Tell it on Tuesday
Exploring the Potential of the Individual Story
Tuesday, December 19th, 7:30pm
Ruth Halpern
Robert Pina
Tim Ereneta
Shaun Landry
Kurt Bodden
Music (7:00-7:30): Pete Madsen, Guitar
Tell it on Tuesday celebrates the expression of individual voices by promoting the art of storytelling and solo performance. Coming together as a community to share works crafted by theater artists and storytellers, we provide an East Bay home to the solo performer.
Tickets $8-12 - at the door only
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts, 2640 College Avenue , Berkeley
SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHOP
Saturday June 30
2-4pm
211 LAMBERT AVE, PALO ALTO, CA 94306
price: $35
Sunday July 8
5-8pm
Berkeley, CA
2181 Shattuck Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94704. Phone: 510.THE.TAPS
July 5-7
I will be musical accompaniement for a group doing improvised storytelling. We did this once before at the Julia Morgan Theater in Berkeley and it was a blast!
Buriel Clay Theater, at the African American Art and Culture Complex, 762 Fulton Street, San Francisco
8:00 pm. $20
Wednesday, July 25
7-9pm
ACOUSTIC GUITAR SHOWCASE
with
at THE BAZAAR CAFE
between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 831-5620 www.bazaarcafe.com
Sunday July 29
5-8pm
with
Station House Cafe, Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
GUITAR WORKSHOP:
THE GUITAR OF ROBERST JOHNSON
Wednesday, August 1
postponed until September 5
7-8:30
@ The 5th String
3051 Adeline St.
Berkeley, CA
Price: $30
This workshop will focus on two songs from Johnson's repertoire: Kind Woman Blues and Cross Road Blues . Kind Woman demonstrates the use of some really cool chord inversions in the key of A (standard tuning); and Cross Roads is a good example of his slide playing in open A tuning.Workshop participants should have a good understanding of first position chords and some fingerpicking is useful but not necessary.Please bring a guitar and if you got it, a slide.
SLIDE GUITAR WORKSHOP
Saturday, August 4
2-4pm
Gilroy Guitar Gallery
64 Fifth Street
Gilroy, CA 95020
408-847-6350
Saturday, August 4
7pm
Michael Gulezian and Pete Madsen concert at the New Hope Community Church in Gilroy.
8886 Muraoka Dr.
Gilroy
call 408-847-6350 for ticket information
Friday, August 10, 5-7pm
solo
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Saturday, August 11
8-10pm
Panama Bay Coffee Company
2115 1st St
(between J St & K St)
Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 245-1700
Sunday August 12 and 26
5-8pm
Station House Cafe, Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
Saturday, August 18
12pm
Healdsburg Guitar Festival
Santa Rosa, CA
Fingerstyle Blues Guitar Workshop
and
Performance
GUITAR WORKSHOP:
THE GUITAR OF ROBERST JOHNSON
Wednesday, September 5
7-8:30
@ The 5th String
3051 Adeline St.
Berkeley, CA
Price: $30
This workshop will focus on two songs from Johnson's repertoire: Kind Woman Blues and Cross Road Blues . Kind Woman demonstrates the use of some really cool chord inversions in the key of A (standard tuning); and Cross Roads is a good example of his slide playing in open A tuning.Workshop participants should have a good understanding of first position chords and some fingerpicking is useful but not necessary.Please bring a guitar and if you got it, a slide.
Friday, September 7
5-7pm
solo
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Sunday, September 23
Pete playing with the Bungee Jumpin Cows
at
the "Little Farm" in Tilden Park
time: TBA
Sunday, September 30
5-8pm
Solo w/friends
2181 Shattuk Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-THE-TAPS
Friday, October 5
7-10pm
Station House Cafe , Point Reyes, CA
11180 State Route One (Main Street), (415) 663-1515
Saturday, October 6
8-10pm
Panama Bay Coffee Company
2115 1st St
(between J St & K St)
Livermore, CA 94550 (925) 245-1700
Sunday, January 6
11am-1pm
6500 Shattuck Ave. (at 65th St.) Oakland, CA 94609 | (510) 595-5344
Friday, January 11
5-8pm
2072 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-665-8866
Saturday, January 19
7:30-10:30
2072 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-665-8866
Blues Fingerpicking Workshop
Gryphon Stringed Instruments
211 Lambert Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306
Sat, Jan. 19, 2008 2- 4:00pm $35
Do you love the playing of Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy, Son House or Delta and Piedmont blues in general? Unlock the mystery of the right hand in blues fingerpicking. In this workshop designed for the beginning blues fingerpicker, you will learn about playing a constant bass with your thumb over a melody line played with your fingers. First we will learn about “dead-thumb” – playing a single string bass, with melody notes played on other strings. Then we will try an “alternating bass” – a bass that travels between two or more strings. The bass in early blues recordings drove the music with a “chug” and a “bounce” that help give the music its special rhythmic characteristics. Participants should have knowledge of first position guitar chords…beyond that just a love of blues and a desire to learn is all that is needed.
2008
Friday, February 1
713 Santa Clara Ave Alameda, CA 94501
8-10pm
Artist's Reception for
Saturday, February 2
6:30-9:30
Shelby's
2 Theatre Sq
Orinda, CA 94563
(925) 254-9687
Saturday February 9, 11am-12:30pm
1001 B Street
Hayward
(510)886-8525
Double IPA Festival
I will be the opening set for one of the East Bay's funnest beer festivals
Saturday, February 23
8-11pm
2072 University Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-665-8866
Thursday, April 3
7-9pm
1600 Stockton Street
on Washington Square
San Francisco, CA 94133
Tel 415.986.3414
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