A Barrel-aged Beer Festival with Triple Rock Brewery. We will be pouring a intimidating selection of sour and barrel-aged beers all day. $20 gets you a commemorative glass and 4 pours. $5 for additional 5oz pours.
Sunday, Feb. 12. 11:30am until close.
Don't have someone special this Valentine's? Excellent. We have live blues and cask beers to help you either drown your sorrows or revel in your singledom. Come out to Jupiter to taste a selection of specialty cask beers from us and several local breweries while listening to live blues in the Bay Area's best beer garden.
When: Feb. 14, 7–11pm
Specialty Casks by: Jupiter, Drake's Brewing Co., Triple Rock Brewery, Dying Vines, Magnolia, and Moonlight Brewing.
Featuring Live Blues by Oakland's own Little Muddy.
Hello-Hello! February is upon us and the Jup will be rolling in sonically inspired bands and dj's for your listening pleasure including the funky soul of George Lacson Project (Feb 3), the high-flying jazz of Nathan Clevenger Group (Feb 18), as well as a special Anti-Valentines Blues & Cask Beer Night with Little Muddy (Feb 14). In addition, come check out a special Selector Thursday with DJ Dukey in support of our good friend and Selector regular DJ Toph One, recovering after a gnarly accident (Feb 2).
-Alain
Th.Feb.2
Selector: SUPPORT TOPH hosted by DJ DUKEY 8.oo
Our fearless Selector DJ Toph One was involved in a heinous accident a few weeks back and his DJ brethren have all pitched in to support his recovery. This evening his good buddy DJ Dukey takes his spot with the evenings proceeds going to Tophs recovery fund. DJ Dukey (SF Vintage Reggae Society/ Missouri Lounge) will take you on a voyage through the Jamaican musical landscape of the 1960s and 70s - ska, rocksteady and early and roots reggae, with a dash of mento, calypso, rumba and American soul. Drop Toph a line of support!
facebook.com/tophone
http://www.worldisc.net
Fr.Feb.3
GEORGE LACSON PROJECT 8.oo
George Lacson is a San Francisco based musician born in St. Louis, Missouri, one of the birthplaces of American Music. His style of music melds that soulful, Bay Area funk with the rockin blues sound of his birthplace. He is most recognized as the bass player for John Lee Hooker Jr., son of the blues legend. For several years George has been recording and touring internationally with Hooker, sharing stages with the likes of Lenny Kravitz, ZZ Top, and receiving a Grammy nomination in 2008.
http://facebook.com/glacsonproject
Sat.Feb.4
HARLEY WHITE JR. TRIO 8.oo
The award winning bass player Harley White Jr. has been a prominent figure on the Sacramento music scene in a wide array of roles from pop recording artist with Papa's Culture, a creative force with Blackalicious, as well as his own Orchestra, with tonight's ensemble being a trio ensemble featuring a fresh, swinging, and sometimes soulful, but always stylish take on jazz standards.
http://www.myspace.com/harleywhite
Th.Feb.9
Selector: DJ DELON 8.oo
Jup booker and DJ-ace Alain Grissette aka DJ Delon lays it down with his patented blend of nu-jazz, downtempo and electro soul goodness.
http://www.soundcloud.com/djdelon
Fr.Feb.10
SWOOP UNIT 8.oo
Swoop Unit is one of the hardest working, greasy-pocketed, groove-ladened, funky soul jazz machines playing in the SF! Boasting an all-star veteran cast of players, Swoop Unit members have all been instrumentally active in the Bay Area's Funk, Soul, and Jazz scenes for the past 15-20 years.
http://www.swoopunit.com
Sat.Feb.11
EXPANDABLE TRIO 8.oo
Formed in 2009 by guitarist Erik Lindquist, 7 string bassist Edo Castro, and drummer Alex Aspinall, Expandable Trio play cool smoky modern jazz and blues riffs, focusing on original compositions and improvisation. "We play 99% all original music with a few stray standards", says Castro. "You can say we're off the beaten path. Let's just say you won't hear us play any diluted version of "Take The A Train" or "The Girl with Emphysema."
http://www.expandabletrio.com
Tu.Feb.14
ANTI-VALENTINES BLUES & CASK BEER NIGHT feat. LITTLE MUDDY 8.ooo
For all the lonely hearts out there needing to drown their sorrows this Valentines Day, SF Beer Week style, we have just what you need, flat beer and blues. We will have on hand specialty casks of real ale from a handful of Bay Area breweries including Jupiter, Drake's Brewing, Triple Rock Brewery, Moonlight Brewing, Magnolia, and Dying Vines. To make it even better, you can enjoy your beer while listening to the soulful blues of San Francisco's own Little Muddy all night long, centered around the melodic sting of guitarist Rich Goldstein's six string. Beers will be tapped at 7pm and the band kicks off at 8pm.
http://littlemuddy.com
http://sfbeerweek.org
Th.Feb.16
Selector: SUPPORTgrOup 8.oo
SUPPORTgrOup meets every Third Thursday on the Jupiter patio to enable each other's crippling vinyl addictions. DJ Diet and HuffnPuff will be spinning all their favorite new records. Expect an eclectic mix of funk, disco, house, techno and everything in between…best enjoyed with a cold beer and a pizza pie!
http://facebook.com/backman.daniel
Fr.Feb.17
CHRIS ZANARDI BAND 8.oo
Chris Zanardi, "Z", the guitar player for Five Eyed Hand, has released a new album, "Transmissions". The album was recorded from 2009-2011 in various studios with an assortment of top notch musicians contributing to each track. Co-produced by Z and Agent 19, Transmissions features a wide array of instrumental compositions with many different textures and instruments that take the listener on a soaring ride from start to finish. http://www.zportalmusic.com
Sat.Feb.18
NATHAN CLEVENGER GROUP 8.oo
Oakland-born guitarist/composer Nathan Clevenger leads his group into the Jup in support of the release of their debut album, The Evening Earth, highlighting Nathan's take on modern jazz, which he describes as being preoccupied with close harmony and a tangled style of counterpoint…pushing what one might call tight, precise Chamber Jazz harmonic/melodic elements through a volatile jazz ensemble.
http://www.nathanclevengermusic.com
Th.Feb.23
Selector: DJ fflood 8.oo
DJ fflood has long been submerged in a multitude of music and art scenes, from the dancehall street dance, to junglist, house and rave culture, to dubbed out glitch hop & soulful lounge scenes, to sound collage art openings, to live hip hop collaborations, to political circus theater and beyond.
http://www.myspace.com/fflood
Fr.Feb.24
CV DUB 8.oo
Fearless leader Clyde the Slyde, aka Chicken Bone, brings us an update on some of the groundwork laid by Augustus Pablo, Ernest Ranglin, and classic Studio One recordings from the 60s and 70s. The new version, Clyde Version Dub, pushes boundaries and splits categories. Is it jazz? Yes. Is it Reggae? Yes. Is it post-Cannonball and Eddie Harris? Yes it is. Is it a Bitches Brew? Yup. All combined, its Dub Jazz, a new genre.
http://www.reverbnation.com/cvdub
Sat.Feb.25
KURT RIBAK QUARTET 8.oo
Kurt Ribak founded the Kurt Ribak Trio/Quartet as a vehicle for playing his original compositions. Kurt Ribak composes the lion's share of the music his group plays. Kurt considers himself a jazz musician first and foremost, but his compositions reflect his eclectic experiences as a working musician. He has played in everything from Latin groups to R&B and reggae bands, with stints in blues groups and circus bands breaking things up. "The sound we go for is this: Charles Mingus meets the Meters. They play at Duke Ellington's house, and Thelonious Monk and Cachao sit in once in a while."
http://www.ribak.com
Thanks!
Alain Grissette
Jupiter
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