Brad Meador – downtime

New Music

brad — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 23:02:51 +0000

Long time, no post. This is more of a placeholder for me than anything else. I got this quarter’s Texas Music Magazine (the one with Willie on the cover) and it was chock full of some upcoming albums that look pretty interesting:

Ghosts Along the Brazos: When It Rains It Pours – Modern western swing
Mother Merey and the Black Dirt: Down to the River – Music inspired by Mississippi blues and Appalachian string bands fronted by a female voice.
Steve Earle & the Dukes (& Duchesses): The Low Highway – I’m going to listen to anything Steve Earle puts out. It looks like he’s playing Amoeba Records in SF on the 17th.
Patty Griffin: American Kid – Ok, so this one wasn’t in the magazine, but my sister pointed out that the release is imminent and the preview tracks are awesome. Yay!

Can’t wait!

Oh yeah – the Willie article take a peak at his entire catalog; prompting me to download some albums I hadn’t heard before. I’ve been listening to Willie all day!

Good week for new music

brad — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:55:35 +0000

New albums from Rhett Miller (stream it here), Shawn Colvin (stream it here), Kelly Hogan and Brandi Carlile all released this week. Nice!

Toni & Brad @ the Bazaar, Saturday, April 7

brad — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 17:16:02 +0000

Friends,

Please join Toni Sicola and me at San Francisco’s best listening room:

Saturday, April 7th from 7 – 9:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

See you there!

Bazaar Café w Reese Douglas–Saturday, December 3rd

brad — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 03:34:12 +0000

After a long hiatus, I’ve booked a show with Reese Douglas at the Bazaar for this Saturday:

Saturday, December 3rd from 7 – 9:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

Let’s get together and celebrate before the holidays. See you Saturday.

Video: Nothing Left to Lose at the Bazaar

brad — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:00:44 +0000

Slim Critchlow took some video at the Bazaar a few weeks ago. Here’s a performance of Nothing Left to Lose:

Brad in Berkeley – Wednesday, October 20th

brad — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:13:17 +0000

Julie Larson has asked me to play at her Songwriter’s Showcase in Berkeley. Details:

Wednesday, October 20th, 7:30 – 9:30 pm
Julie Larson & Friends
Chester’s Bayview Cafe
1508 Walnut Street
Berkeley, CA 94709
(510) 323-6768
www.chestercafe.com

I’ll be playing the first hour, followed by Larrie Noble. See you there!

Brad’s Birthday Extravaganza – October 23rd @ Bazaar Cafe

brad — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 17:10:41 +0000

Friends,

The Merriam-Webster definition of extravaganza:

1: a literary or musical work marked by extreme freedom of style and structure and usually by elements of burlesque or parody
2: a lavish or spectacular show or event
3: something extravagant

Maybe extravaganza is not a completely appropriate name in this case ( I don’t think there will be any burlesque), but I would be honored if you would help mourn the passing of my 30s at the Bazaar Café October 23rd at 7 PM:

Saturday, October 23rd from 7 – 9:30 PM
Bazaar Café
http://www.bazaarcafe.com/
5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues
San Francisco, CA 94121

No gifts, just come and enjoy some good music, food and friends.

See you soon!

Bazaar Café Open Mic Documentary

brad — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:30:56 +0000

Here’s the Bazaar Café open mic documentary in it’s entirety. Thanks, Slim!

Open Mic Documentary Episode 79, Bazaar Cafe from Slim Critchlow on Vimeo.

Ray LaMontagne: NYC’s Killing Me

brad — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 22:26:40 +0000

This song speaks to me:

New York City’s Killing Me

That is all.

Some videos from open mic

brad — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:42:02 +0000

Here are a couple of videos from the July 15th open mic at the Bazaar.

Nothing Left to Lose

Brad Meador @ the Bazaar Cafe from Slim Critchlow on Vimeo.