Musician, event producer and promoter KC Turner surely qualifies as one of San Francisco’s most enthusiastic music fans and supporters.
For the past several years, he’s been an integral part of uniting and showcasing the area’s musical talent whileproviding some of the best showcases for regional and national acoustic songwriter acts.
The host of a popular house concert series, two open mics and rep for more than a half-dozen artists, this Saturday, July 24, he’s producing a show at Cafe Du Nord that epitomizes his high-quality indie aesthetic.
Featuring The Welcome Matt, Francesca Lee and The New Believers and Owen Roberts expect impeccable musicianship, literate song craft and a snapshot of the thriving local scene.
KC answered some questions about the upcoming show and the music that’s keeping him inspired.
Q: You’ve a special show coming up Saturday. Given all the supercalifragious shows you make happen, what makes this one extra special?
KC: This one is @ Cafe Du Nord, one of San Francisco’s best music clubs
and my personal favorite!
KC: Each of these bands produce a slightly different sound. The variety in a line up is important to me to keep the audience into it. Plus they are all three local San Francisco bands…and that makes me super happy!
KC: The people…we have a good support group of folks working/networking together…without that a scene doesn’t really exist..I think it is still growing and has a ways to go to get national attention, but I feel very positive about the San Francisco music scene’s future!
KC: The balance is easy, I enjoy promoting/producing shows more than performing. My main musical influence are folks that go out on their own and are just making it happen without a day job and busting their butts to get to the end goal of making music for a living…amBer Rubarth is a good example of that and John Craigie. I listen to Matt The Electrician non stop these days…He is a heavy influence on me in regards to how to make music life work. He resides in Austin, TX and has a family, house and continues to tour world-wide…he can balance it all out and make it work…and in the process makes amazing music!
KC: [Bay Area musician and promoter] Drew Pearce gets the credit for getting me hooked on the idea of a house concert…from there I just wanted to book bands that I was a fan of…and to do so I needed to start my own house concert series (KC Turner House Concert Series)…I knew it was right from the first one we had at my little condo in Novato in 2007…I love organizing events and it went so well and was a ton of fun…I will never stop :-)
KC: House Concerts. I am hosting, Bob Schneider, Sean Hayes, Tim Bluhm, Matt The Electrician and a few other surprises this Fall…plus I am teaming up with KFOG to put on an additional series of house concerts to promote the new Local Scene CD that KFOG puts our annually. Its going to be an exciting Fall/Winter for sure! Folks can check out my website and
sign the email list to stay tuned! http://kcturnermusic.com
| KC Turner Presents – Francesca Lee, The Welcome Matt, Owen Roberts @ Cafe Du Nord July 24, 2010 2170 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114 (United States) – Map (415) 861-5016 | Set: 9:30 PM Doors: 8:30 PM 21+ | Tickets: $10 advance and $12 at Door Buy Now |
Deborah Crooks (www.DeborahCrooks.com) is a writer, performing songwriter and recording artist based in San Francisco whose lyric driven and soul-wise music has drawn comparison to Lucinda Williams, Chrissie Hynde and Natalie Merchant.
Singing about faith, love and loss, her lyrics are honed by a lifetime of writing and world travel while her music draws on folk, rock, Americana and the blues. She released her first EP “5 Acres” in 2003 produced by Roberta Donnay, which caught the attention of Rocker Girl Magazine, selecting it for the RockerGirl Discoveries Cd. In 2007, she teamed up with local producer Ben Bernstein to complete “Turn It All Red” Ep, followed by 2008’s “Adding Water to the Ashes” CD, and a second full-length CD “2010. She’s currently working on a third CD to be released in 2013.
Deborah’s many performance credits include an appearance at the 2006 Millennium Music Conference, the RockerGirl Magazine Music Convention, IndieGrrl, at several of the Annual Invasion of the GoGirls at SXSW in Austin, TX, the Harmony Festival and 2009’s California Music Fest, MacWorld 2010, Far West Fest and many other venues and events. She toured the Northwest as part “Indie Abundance Music, Money & Mindfulness” (2009) with two other Bay Area artists, and followed up with “The Great Idea Tour of the Southwest in March 2010 with Jean Mazzei.
