With Yard Sale and Our Lady of the Highway

Ruby, Sapphire & the Family Jewels play at 8:30. We go on at 9:30 (The show ends conveniently by 11:00, so you can still go catch the headliners at the Starry Plough...) The Teahouse is a cozy, intimate, all-ages space, & is a relatively new local venue - come check it out!

All ages Free admission, & specials on food & beer Come celebrate the Lanesplitter's 5th anniversary! Several bands are playing - we go on at 3:00

w/ Dave Gleason's Wasted Days & the Plain High Drifters

All ages

w/ the Pickin' Trix All ages 8:30pm Sharp!

No cover, donations suggested! Who: Lipsey Mountain Spring Band hosting (with guest fiddlers Carrie Bradley and Jason Kleinberg and guest Shirlyer Adam McCauley ), Sonny Smith emceeing, and Jeff Stevenson grilling. Mike Stanton reading Loretta Lynch, The Shut-Ins, and The Darklings (Pay Kadyk and Carolyn Ryder Cooley) musicing Why: Come and ask Joe--he'll tell you. Thanks for spreading the word about this show. See you there. Special Notes: --grilled cheese, mmmm. --Due to noise level restrictions, and out of respect for all of the performers, QUIET in the back room during performances is requested.

Loretta Lynch shares the stage with Mark Growden, Weissenberger Variety Show, Jeremy Serwer from Portland, and others. Show starts at 9pm with each act playing short sets throughout the night. Our first set is around 9:30 or so. This is the last show of Mark Growden's Thursday night residency at the Utah, and is sure to be a raucous and raunchy good time, so plan to stay all night!

Sunday's show is outdoors, all ages, free and early. Loretta Lynch will be one of a slew of local bands and artists performing on the Epic Arts stage at the 8th annual How Berkeley Can you Be Festival. The Epic Arts stage is located on Milvia between Allston and Center Streets. Music starts at noon and ends at 5pm, with sets by such wonderful and diverse acts as Baguette Quartette, Rosin Coven and the Punk Rock Orchestra, just to name a few. For more details, click on www.epicarts.org/#9_28

Free! We'll be sharing the stage with Yard Sale and the Cowlicks at this free show which celebrates the Starry Plough's 30th anniversary! We play the middle slot.

Don't miss this star studded tribute to the late, great Johnny Cash, featuring members of Red Meat, Dave Gleason's Wasted Days, Loretta Lynch, the Plain High Drifters, and more. Show starts at 9pm and more details to come!

Come on down for a double bill with the fabulous Pickin' Trix. We love 'em & so will you! It's gonna be a fun filled, debaucherous night. You might not want to bring grandma and the kids to this show, but DO bring all your biggest boozin' est friends, lovers & enemies, cause we've got songs for all of 'em! Mr. Dan Olmsted will be lending his wicked and wonderful guitar tones to the ladies of the Lynch that night, so it's going to be a treat! Did we mention this show is FREE?!

Loretta Lynch plays a free show for all the crafty shoppers -- join us at 12 noon and bring grandma & the kids!

We play at 1pm this time, so come on down and join us!

Loretta Lynch will play first at 9pm followed by a slew of others, including One Step Shift, Lucky Luciano & Ned. Join us for a night of fine music and birthday well wishing to our friend Sol!

Our first show of 2004 kicks off with the lovely and spooky song stylings of Sarah Coleman, a.k.a. Ladytown. This cowgirl is journeying here from the southern part of our Golden state, so please come out and help us give her a warm bay area welcome. You won’t be disappointed, in fact you might just dig her so much that you’ll want to see her again the next night in Berkeley...see below for details... Ladytown plays at 10pm, Loretta Lynch at 11pm.

Ladytown shares the bill with Loretta Lynch's own Val Esway, (with a little help from the other Lynch ladies) and Joel Murach of 86. Doors at 8pm, show at 8:30 pm. $6 - $10 donation, beer & wine available.

We are very excited to play the Ivy Room again, & this show with the Mother Truckers ought to be a raucous, rip roaring good time. There might even be whiskey involved.

Come join us for our first time playing at this well known blues club as part of their "Women in Roots" music series. There will be a solo opener playing at 8:30, and Loretta Lynch will play 2 sets starting at 9:00 pm. Come on down & have dinner, drinks or both! For more info about the club, check biscuitandblue.citysearch.com/

Val will do a solo set with a little help from Heather in an intimate living room setting. Also performing: Happiness (featuring Jason Kleinberg), Carrie Bradley and Jim Bianco. The address is 1431 Castro, near 25th. BYOB. Doors at 8:30, music starts at 9pm. This is gonna be a treat!

$7 - $10 sliding scale Don't miss The Tears in Your Beers Twangfest -- Featuring Loretta Lynch, the Bellyachers and Los Angeles duo Nelly Bly. This evening of siren music will be intimate and ambient, and so full of sweet and luscious harmonies that you'll hardly notice the dark undercurrent of murder, revenge, the death of love, and the love of whiskey. You might notice, but you'll be too drawn in to care. The evening starts with the Bellyachers -- a rootsy rock 'n roll band from Oakland who create a sonic landscape merging influences as diverse as Willie Nelson to Flaming Lips. (www.bellyachers.com) Next up, Nelly Bly (www.breech.net/sub/nellie.html) blazes a trail all the way from Los Angeles to bring you "avenging-angel music for the jilted lover or the wronged artiste" ( - Orange County Weekly - read the whole article here: www.ocweekly.com/ink/02/46/music-asch.php). Lastly, catch the ladies of Loretta Lynch in a rare trio performance, delivering back woods lullabies in divine 3 part harmony. This show is part of Val Esway's monthly acoustic series at the Teahouse, and she is delighted to present this fine evening of music, which is sure to fill up quickly, so get there early for a good seat. The 1923 Teahouse is located at 1923 Ashby, between M.L.K. and Adeline. All ages welcome, doors open at 8:00 pm. Sliding scale donation is $7 to $10, with no one turned away for lack of funds. Visit www.epicarts.org for more information about the Teahouse.

$5 Hey all you non-late nighters, this one's for you! An early evening show that can have you home & in bed by 10 pm! We're playing with the bluegrass bad-ass all female Dolly Ranchers, who hail from Santa Fe, so come on out & help give 'em a warm welcome! Dan-o Olmsted will be shredding guitar as only he can do, so don't miss it!

Tune in to 90.7 FM and listen to the Lynch ladies live from the comfort of your home! Listen to the Lynch ladies live on the internet all over the world by clicking on kalx.berkeley.edu/

$6 - ish This is gonna be a blast! Opening the evening will be the cowgirl trio Yard Sale, serenading you in lovely 3 part harmony as only they can do. We're delighted to share the stage with these ladies once again & we think you won't want to miss 'em, so get there early! Second, there's little old us, and we've got a guitar-o-rama set, as we'll be joined by special guests Dan Olmsted, Lucio Menegon, Mississippi Mike Wolf, and the one, the only, the original Joe Rut! It's gonna be action packed. Lastly, the Real Sippin' Whiskeys will close out the evening. With a name like that, it's got to be good.

Val continues her monthly acoustic series at the the Teahouse, sharing the stage with Sacramento pop genius Anton Barbeau (www.antonbarbeau.com), and local treasure j. Kleinberg's solo act, Happiness(www.jkleinberg.com/). Val plays first at 8:30 pm and rumour has it she's going to be performing her interpretations of a bunch of her favorite cover songs, from Elvis to Iggy.

A slimmed down version of Loretta Lynch shares the stage with The Plain High Drifters and Dave Gleason's Wasted Days. This is gonna be a great show!

Val continues her Epic Arts acoustic series with a night of solo sirens, featuring the luscious sounds of both Karry Walker and Kim Norlen.

After a 3 year hiatus, with members flung across the globe, the Spikedrivers will be having a reunion show at Berkeley's Starry Plough, Saturday April 10th. For those of you who never got to catch the Spikedrivers last time around, come on down for some stompin'-dancin'-bluegrassy-rock-n-roll. Seattle's own North 19 opens at 9:00, the Spikedrivers play at 10:00. The Spikedrivers are: Jeremy Brown (Oat Soda, Treif)-Fiddle and Mandoliin Andy Davis (86, etc.) -Banjo Trey Jones (Wompus Cats)-Guitar Joe Rut (86, Loretta Lynch) - Guitar and Lap Steel Mike Ting - Drums John "JW" Williford (Ray's Vast Basement, Wompus Cats)- Bass

$7 - $10 sliding scale Join Heather and her four unrelated family members as they offer up what they call "world mountain music" - rich harmonies mixing old-timey, bluegrass, folk and country western with traditional tunes from the old countries. Opening will be fine finger pickers Amy and Karen!

$10 Get Your Truck On! Hitch up, gear up and haul yer sorry seat down to San Francisco’s Thee Parkside for a full day of gear-jammin' double-clutchin' pill-poppin' music!! Prepare for a brake check on the big road as Carolyn Mark (the Corn Sisters) joins an array of the Bay Area’s finest bands for a salute to the Kings and Queens of the Road. Bring your bubbas on down for an afternoon of West Coast turnaround where the chrome will shine extra bright, your boots will boogie on their own and the only whine you’ll be hearing is a diesel lullaby … BBQ, Belt Buckles, and Trucker Trivia for Fabulous Prizes! Park yer rig and unhook yourself for a good time, ‘cuz the guts you see will be on stage, not on the road. Performers include: Carolyn Mark (Mint Records) – Showing no signs of getting on any wagon, this country chanteuse (1/2 of the Corn Sisters, with Neko Case) parks her wheels in the Bay area to promote her new album “The Pros and Cons of Collaboration”. Part honkytonk/country singer, part brash comedienne,”Our First Lady of the Bar Tab” will leave Her New Best Friends at home this time. Smelly Kelly’s Plain High Drifters –The SF Bay area’s own rootin’ tootin’ fever-whippin’ honkytonk outlaws. Guaranteed to make you grin as they salute the Knights of the Highway. Speedball Tucker – SF-based fast-paced hard-edged tRucker band. Don’t miss ‘em! The Widows – Coming out of mourning for this debut appearance, these six women have been wed to a wide variety of bay area bands, including Ramona the Pest, Yard Sale, Loretta Lynch, Pickin’ Trix, the Hanes Family, Bermuda Triangle Service, and more. No more double nickeling with the better half for them – it’s triple digit ride all the way. Stiff Dead Cat – Sonoma county funkgrass porch-punk, on the road for this one. The Pickin' Trix – These two Oakland femme fatales’ songs will have you alternately teary and clenching the wheel in stitches- their lyrics might suggest that their road rage has been crippling, but they suck it up with a crooked smile and plenty of crude jokes.

Loretta Lynch is getting back in the saddle for a very special and intimate evening of music at a house concert with the fabulous Nellie Bly duo (www.breech.net/sub/nellie.html) on Saturday, September 4 at 8:00 pm, and we hope you'll join us! Loretta Lynch's own Heather & her sweetheart Julian have graciously agreed to host a living room concert at their abode in Oakland, which will provide the perfect setting for you to enjoy an excellent evening of fine music. Those of you who caught Nellie Bly last Feb. at the Teahouse will no doubt be anxious to be blown away again, and those who didn't will surely want to catch them this time around! Loretta Lynch is looking forward to serenading you again, so we hope you'll join us! Seating is limited, so drop a line to info@staggeringsiren.com or call 510-847-1845 to reserve your seat.

We're delighted to be playing with the Pickin' Trix, and hold your hats ‘cause there are sure to be plenty of other special guests. Food and drink will abound, and proceeds will go to Americans Coming Together (ACT).

Part of CC’s Acoustic Underground Showcase- (CAUSE) supporting further efforts to get Bush out by getting out the vote! www.cause-music.com

With Etienne de Rocher, Joe Rohan and Mokai as part of CC’s Acoustic Underground Showcase- (CAUSE) supporting further efforts to get Bush out by getting out the vote! www.cause-music.com $5 - Doors open at 8 PM.

Not a “benefit” per se, but you’ll surely benefit from being there, as we’ll be sharing the bill with the always entertaining psychedelic popster Anton Barbeau. With hard work and votes, and assuming no election fraud this round, this could be an opportunity to toast the future sans our current national embarrassment. Once again, the gates open at 8 PM.

$7 - $10 donation Happy 2005 - may it bring better news for the world than 2004. Loretta willl be playing full-on (thanks to Bristle J and drums and Dan O on guitar), and is delighted to be performing once again with our state capitol's premier pop idol, Anton Barbeau! Come one, come all.

The first installment of Val's accoustic showcase - Val plays solo - also with the Great Auk (featuring Bernie Jungle & Carrie Bradley, and LA’s Ladytown, a.k.a. Sarah Coleman. Not to be missed!

Loretta is delighted to be playing once again with the gorgeous (and ultratalented) gals of Yard Sale. Bring yer dollars, because there'll more than likely be some secondhand swag for sale to your liking, in addition to the songs. And be sure to mention that you're there to see us at the door!

festivites will include the debut of El Mirage, as well as solo performances by Jefferey Dean Ruiz (the aforementioned Bristle J) and the lovely and talented Denise Funari (Yard Sale, Ruby, Sapphire and the Family Jewels, The Widows).

More details to come!

With the Meat Purveyors and the Pickin' Trix

RSVP requested for this intimate show to support our upcoming CD ...

Come stomp your feet and demand the sawdust!

Loretta plays a set before Alfred Hitchcock's "Notorious" as part of the Pyramid Brewery's Outdoor Cinema Festival. Don't miss it!

It's that time again - the leaves are falling from the trees, the hot cider is warming on the stove, the jilted lovers are sharpening their blades, and heads are about to roll - soundtrack provided courtesy of a host of Bay area bands and performers. It's all going to take place at the Starry Plough's Fifth Annual Murder Ballads Bash, and you are not going to want to miss it! Just like in previous years, each band will perform songs of misery, murder and despair, and each will write an original murder ballad just for this occasion, and you will "hear it here first"! This year's lineup features a wide variety of talented musicians delivering the goods, the bads, and the uglies, such as: Piano driven ballads with soulful vocals, deliciously delivered by Joni Davis... http://www.jonidavismusic.com/ Siren folk metal quartet the Pinks (otherwise known as Pink Sabbath)... http://www.myspace.com/pinksabbath Salane and Friends - a one woman accordion-centric show... http://missalaneous.com/ Screamin' guitar licks from Harlan Hollander... http://instantsound.iwarp.com Murderous garage rock from The Happy Clams... www.thehappyclams.com Twangy tales of wickedness sung in three part harmony by Loretta Lynch... http://www.lorettalynch.com Myles Boisen and Karry Walker - specializing in suicide songs! http://ultralash.com/ The Wenches - brand new duo born out of a night of heavy drinking between a Pickin' Trick and a Loretta Lynch-ette... this band is too new for cyberspace! Freaky rock & roll from The Moanin' Dove... myspace.com/themoanindove Ladies and gentlemen, bring your broken hearts, your costumes, your lovers and ex lovers and future ex lovers, and don't forget your $8 bucks. We'll see you there! The Fifth Annual Murder Ballads Bash storms the stage at the Starry Plough on Saturday October 28th, 2006 at 9 pm. Starry Plough is located at 3101 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley, 21+ over only please. (510) 841-0188.

See you there!!

Come on down for this early show for Annie's 1st Anniversary Weekend!

Loretta will play first and last, so come early to get a good seat.

Come celebrate with Val and El Mirage, and treat your ears to the sounds of Joe Rut, Jason Kleinberg, 20 Minute Loop and more!

Friday, March 16th, 7 pm - Loretta Lynch will play an all acoustic show at the Bazaar Cafe (5927 California Street, between 21st & 22nd Avenues, San Francisco) opening for Danny Allen and the wonderful High Diving Horses. It's an early, free, bring the kids sorta affair. Enjoy a bite to eat over a glass of wine with 3 part harmony. http://www.bazaarcafe.com/

Loretta will be playing the Black Cat with the amazing Conception Vessel One (www.conceptionvesselone.com )- otherwise known as Artemis (Lisa/Cello Biafra of the Lemon Lime Lights). Don't miss it!

Loretta Lynch will happily crash the Meaty Paws radio show for a live performance. More details coming.

A cd relase party for Loretta's own "Concrete and Ether", as part of Jimmy Sweetwater's Showcase Special! The Melee Brothers feature Rob Garner, Bone Cootes, and Austin Delone. Jimmy will likely sit in on harp with Toshio Hirano ( http://www.toshiohirano.com ), the Melee Brothers and if we're really lucky, with us, too! Come celebrate!

LL is delighted to share the bill with Chris Webster at this fine back yard BBQ at KRSH radio. The BBQ is held at the Station House at 3565 Standish Ave. Santa Rosa, CA 94507 See you there!

Loretta shares the stage with two fine bands. The Peculiar Pretzelmen open, and Buxter Hoot'n closes the evening. 08/18/2007 09:00 PM -

Loretta Lynch will share the bill with Mia and Jonah, and the Fireball Mailmen.

Join us for this fun show! We'll be playing the middle slot (again!)

Loretta plays this fine arts festival. Details soon.

A benefit and chili-cook off! More details later ...

Murder ballads, songs of misery and despair. See you there.

Join us for this one at Pt Reyes oldest bar! We'll be playing with the talented David Serby ( http://www.myspace.com/davidserby ).

a smaller version of LL live in the studio with Tumbleweed!

More details to follow!

Come see Loretta and the notorious Widows play this intimate venue ..

Loretta helps appreciate the fantastic volunteers for the Crucible. Yay for Arts, Industry and Community!

KPIG is at 1510 on the AM dial (for San Francisco and Piedmont) - the Ham Jam starts at 1:00 Tune in!!

Loretta croons for the Preston Vineyard wine club members (private party).

OK - Loretta is packing in in today ... from Healdsburg in the afternoon to Sebastopol in the evening for these private events. Warming up for the Hemlock next week!

don;t miss these purveyors of pure Hokum!

Loretta plays for Girls Rock Camp. Here's to the musicians of here and now ... and the future. These gals rock!!!

Loretta is delighted to e playing a family friendly afternoon back yard concert in Oakland with the fabulous Joe Rut and those talented High Diving Horses! Music starts at 4:00 - email for info@lorettalynching.com for details. Happy summer!

CitySessions is a monthly acoustic music showcase in the Western Addition featuring the Bay Area's best original music. CitySessions is hosted at Club Waziema, an Ethiopian restaurant/bar located at 543 Divisadero (between Hayes & Fell). Each month, a large crowd of music lovers packs Club Waziema's back room to discover incredible local talent in this small, intimate venue. Come see us, the ultra talented velvet voiced Joni Davis and the always fantastic Yard Sale!

THIS IS CHRISTMAS - a benefit for The Redwood Empire Food Bank. Bring a bag of food and come and see some great music in a great venue - lots of great artists performing in this beautiful venue, for a very worthy cause.

John Shiurba is leading a large ensemble in the realization of the late Matthew Sperry's composition "Treasure Mouth." Sperry's score calls for a Jurassic form of karaoke and includes a sketch of a circa 1972 overhead projector with explanatory notes for musicians and vocalists to improvise as fast as they can to karaoke lyrics written live. In this performance the writer is local author / artist Beth Lisick and the karaoke backdrop will be lit by a magic lantern, the archaic movie projector of choice for phantasmagoria. with Eli Crews [bass]
Matt Lebofsky [keyboard]
Loretta Lynch [vocals]
Scott Rosenberg [reeds]
Joe Rut [guitar & vocals]
and Alfonso Alvarez [lantern]
citta di vitti
The post-jazz trio of Phillip Greenlief, (reeds), John Hanes (drums)
and Lisa Mezzacappa (bass).
Collaborating with local musician and documentary filmmaker Tim Perkis (Noisy People) they will unite Citta di Vitti compositions with their original inspiration: a mélange of Monica Vitti scenes drawn from the films of Italian modernist Michelangelo Antonioni that Greenlief watched with the sound off. Admission to this show includes a feast of pre-Hanukkah latkes washed down with pre-Winter Solstice mead covered up by pre-Christmas peppermint sticks. about music by the eyeful a small part of the Creative New Music Series tended lovingly by Luggage Store Gallery, Music by the Eyeful features inventions in visual music: from musician-filmmaker collaborations to optical instrument inventors to performative projectionists, and experimental work that highlights the sonic properties of visual art and the visual properties of music. Visit the project in that space for information about upcoming shows.
Ticket Info: $6-$10 sliding