MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD AT HEADFEATHERS

Grammy award nominee Ron Thompson, plays the guitar, lap slide guitar, mandolin, harmonica, and piano. Rolling Stone Magazine called him a "mind boggling talent". "Lord above, this guy is really happening!" Mick Fleetwood.

Andy Grigg, music critic for Real Blues magazine, writes in the 2005 August issue:

"If you haven't experienced Ron T. 'live' I can't even begin to convey the absolute go-for-broke Blues rave-ups and sweat-soaked pandemonium Thompson and his Resistors dispense on a nightly basis... When it comes to slide guitar workouts, I would say he's the Best in the World, and yet the man sings his ass off too.

From New York to Chicago and now San Francisco, Steve Freund has some of the best credentials in the Bay Area, having played with Hubert Sumlin, Big Walter Horton, Sunnyland Slim, Pinetop Perkins, Paul Butterfield, Luther Allison, Koko Taylor, and Little Charlie and Nightcats. Steve Freund is without a doubt, the most connected artist in the Bay Area. Chicago Blues at it's absolute best.

She’s an All American singer with a sultry stage presence and a voice that demands you're attention-smokey, lonely, sexy, and powerful. Hints of Susan Tedeschi and Janis Joplin. Lara Price is a trained Opera voice. Southern Rock\ Blues. + Incredible 23 year old female guitarist Laura Chavez.

Smoother than Janis, with plenty of range and polish, her torchy pipes attack a song with the ferocity of a female warrior. It's a sound you don't have to be a dyed-in-the-wool blues aficionado to love. Johnny Ace-known as one of the all-time best bass players-lives up to his reputation. Ace has toured with John Lee Hooker, Charlie Musselwhite, Eddie “Clean head” Vinson and most recently, Boz Scaggs.

Harmonica ace and singer RJ Mischo’s live shows are inspired by the raw, rocking blues from the south side of Chicago. When he mixes in the right amount of jumping shuffles and American roots rock, Mischo will keep the place groovin'n'grindin'all night long. His style can be classified as '50s Chicago blues, but you will find many songs on his new CD that mix contemporary, jump, rockabilly, and even jazz.

Blues, Reggae, Funk, Soul, R and B, Gospel and Jazz, The band can play some very tasty blues, West Coast Style, meaning there's more 'jump' than 'bump' in it. Mz. Dee is the daughter of renowned church organist, Rochon Hemmans, Mz. Dee combines a background rich in gospel and choral music with long time association with some of the best San Francisco Bay Area bands. Widely acclaimed as a powerful and deeply moving singer, her music is truly Medicine for the Soul.

A triple octave voice, an amazing ability to impersonate other voices, and a great blues harp player. A fun night of fifties style blues. An amazing talent...See him

After witnessing Nemeth give a stellar vocal and dynamic harp presentation at San Francisco's Biscuits and Blues club, Blind Pig Records label head, Jerry Del Giudice, expressed "how impressed I was with John's performance. In our nearly 30 years in the business, we have never before offered a new artist a recording contract on the strength of one performance.

Velvet Plum covers the best from the 60's, 70's, 80's up to what's happening right now. Marvin Gay, Patti LaBelle, No Doubt, Aretha Franklin, Ohio Players, Blondie, Nelly Furtato, Matchbox. Dance music?... your guests won't be able to sit still....show-stopping ballads?... the audience won't know what hit them. Four "lead vocalists" including LARA PRICE. This band "nails" these songs. They do them exactly like the originals. Wait until you hear "Marvin Gaye and Macy Gray".

Michael worked with Chuck Berry on the East Coast and also recorded at Electric Lady Studios for Michael Jeffries, (Hendrix manager). After moving west, Michael joined Banana, keyboardist for the Youngbloods, (Banana now plays organ in the blues band). Michael worked as a side man with jazz singer Randy Crawford, ("Street Life"). This is the "big band" with horns and the finale. We finish strong.