Come now, you able-bodied rogues, lusty lassies and scurvy sluggards,
February 26 – Saturday pm – Hotel Utah, San Francisco with Shark Alley Hobos and Brian Belknap.
Be part of the fun and sport your finest piratical or hobo threads. You will save 2 bucks at the door.
We’ll be playing some new tunes from our upcoming CD!
Our special sponsor for the evening is Kraken Black Spiced Rum.
They met in the theater…
And GDub and Mags of the Mad Maggies have been tumbling through life together ever since that Mardi Gras night two decades ago.
Ahoy, me Hearts. This is an early notice to give you time to plunder your closets, second-hand stores and costume shops. 
If you dress in your finest piratical or hobo threads, you save 2 bucks at the door and can be part of the fun!
February 26 – Saturday pm – Hotel Utah, San Francisco with Shark Alley Hobos and Brian Belknap. Oh, what a night it will be!
We are pleased to say that our special sponsor for the evening is Kraken Black Spiced Rum. Details to come about special rum drinks.
In honor of “International Talk Like a Pirate Day” please enjoy this free mp3 download of our tune “Rough Music“. It refers to how when sailors were mistreated by their officers and were unhappy with conditions aboard ship they would wait until nightfall and then start to roll shot – cannon balls – on the decks and bang other metal objects. These discordant sounds are called rough music and often prefaced a mutiny.
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ROUGH MUSIC ©M. Martin
I’m a roving man, I ply the waves
from Bristol to Benin
from Boston Harbour to Barbados
and back again
Side by side I sail and fight with
brave and brazen men
Our bond is born of circumstance and the
quest for rich fortune
I owe the scratches on my back
to a captain drunk with power
His wrath bled all of loyalty
and set the crew to sour
We bade our time with firm resolve
to carry out the plot
Then one dark night every hand
took to rolling shot
Ay O Ay O Heed these sounds of righteous discontent
Ay O Ay O We shall have proper recompense
Of all the women I have known
I’m true to only one
To her I’ll bring these silver coins
and silks of dark crimson
I’m a roving man, I ply the waves
from Bristol to Benin
from Boston Harbour to Barbados
and back again
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FYI there are more free downloads on our fanfare page.
We are now working on the follow up CD to “Skull and Magpies“. More adventures on the high seas!
Catch us in the act on the plaza at 83 MacAllister Street in SF – 6PM-7PM
This is our last People in Plazas gig for this season.
As always, a special shout out to our city friends — love to see you at the show!
Rocker Oysterfeller’s
Oyster & Fog Festival 2010
September 5th from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 pm
We’ll kick off the event with a 90 minute set starting at 2PM. Come early, stay late. This is a very hip, out of the way spot with excellent food and good drink, located in a beautiful old hotel with a lovely outside patio.
$10 per person.
Children six and under enter free.
A portion of these proceeds will benefit the Gulf Coast Fund for Community Renewal and Ecological Health.
Live MUSIC: There will be several local bands performing live music on the rear patio after us — The Stratospheres, Mr. December and Way To Go Joe’s. Music will begin promptly at 2:00 p.m.
DRINK: Lagunitas beers on draught, a variety of local reds, whites, roses, Hurricanes and hand squeezed Margaritas.
FOOD: BBQ’d Tomales Bay Oysters and a variety of Po’ Boy sandwiches will be served with choices of Local Roast Beef Debris, Fried Oyster, Fried Gulf White Prawns or Fried Green Tomato. Seafood Gumbo will also be available with local halibut, crayfish tails and andouille sausage.
This is the third annual Oyster & Fog Festival. We played the first one back in 2008 and are looking forward to rocking Rocker’s again!
Rocker Oysterfeller’s Kitchen + Saloon
the Valley Ford Hotel
14415 Highway One in Valley Ford
Brandon Guenther, Chef / Owner
(707) 876-1983
brandong@ffrsi.com
City Rats,
Spread the word. We’ll be at Embarcadero 3 between Gap and Ann Taylor facing Sacramento St. tomorrow at noon.
This is a People in Plaza gig and is a FREE out door concert. We play from 12-1PM.
The weather should be lovely!
The 2010 Cotati Accordion Festival was two days of squeezin’ bliss and a chance to hang with friends and fans and make new ones. I’m collecting all the photos and video and will be posting asap.
Meanwhile …
Death really, really liked this artwork and insisted that I get a snapshot. The owner was kindly accommodating. (Andrew if you email me your tattoo artist’s info I’ll be sure and give proper credit.)
UPDATE 8/30/10
Thanks, Andrew! The artist is Jeff Rassier at Black Heart Tattoo in SF.
And you can hear my pre-festival interview on KSRO here:
Mags on KSRO
We play the Cotati Accordion Festival this Sunday at 1PM.
This two-day festival is one of the very best local live music events. Don’t miss it!
We have new beautiful t-shirts that we will be selling along with our CDs. So come by and say hi before or after we play.
And the new 2011 Accordion Babes Album and Pin Up Calendar will be available.
Gates open 9:30
Single day rates at $17 ($15 Advance)
Two-day rate of only $25
Children under 16 (w/ adult) are FREE!
Buy tix online.
At the Blackthorn Tavern gig last Saturday night someone sat and drew our tubist, Johny Blood in good detail and then, without a word, left the cocktail napkin line drawing on the table for him to find afterwards.
Oh those crazy artistic types …
