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Sean Smith & The Present Moment
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SAN FRANCISCO, California
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Member Since1/20/2006
Band Websitewww.seansmithlives.com
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-Sean Smith - "Eternal"
(LP) Limited edition 300 copies (w/cd for extremely limited time)
$15.00

***First collaborative album!***
Feautures an array of instrumentation by Sean Smith, Spencer Owen, Adam Snider and Angela Hsu.
Purely Analog recording. Letterpressed Sleeve.
Please visit Ultra Hard Gel and Gnome Life Records

CD coming SOON!!!.

Here's a little bit about it from the Gnome Life Records site:

Sean Smith is a modern composer of ageless guitar folketry [folk + poetry]. With several masterful solo-guitar albums behind him, Smith has been drawn out of his hermetic recording life by the power and potential of collaboration, presented here on this record! Sean Smith becomes more fully fructified in the company of his friends, one voice becomes many (instruments)… 6-string steel, Weissenborn [slide], & nylon-string guitars, with dulcimer, banjo, violin, organ, drums, & electric wall of sound… his guitar breathes deeply in this new depth of field and altered sonic state, giving bright light and love to his powerfully emotive instrumental songs. Limited to 300, with letter pressed sleeves!
{This is a pure analog recording, recorded and mixed to 2 inch reel-to-reel tape, mastered directly from tape to vinyl by John Golden!}

**NEW!** SEAN SMITH T-SHIRTS!

SEAN SMITH T-SHIRTS!
Hand dyed and silkscreened.
Art by Julie Brown Smith

Small & Medium--PURPLE or BLUE (various inks)
Large--only in BROWN with white ink

$12.00

TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK

PLEASE SPECIFY SIZE AND COLOR IN THE PAYPAL MESSAGE OR IN AN EMAIL WITH YOUR ORDER. THANKS...

(Pre-shrunk and a little on the tight side. More colors and variations to come...)

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((Ye Olde Catalog, Take a look-see:))


- Sean Smith - “s/t” (CD) $10.00

TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK



- Sean Smith - “Sacred Crag Dancer, Corpse Whisperer” (LP) Limited Edition 500 Copies $12.00


- Sean Smith - “Sacred Crag Dancer, Corpse Whisperer” (CD) $10.00


- Sean Smith/Matt Baldwin/Adam Snider- “Berkeley Guitar” (LP) Deluxe Gatefold Sleeve, Limited Edition 1000 Copies $15.00

- Sean Smith/Matt Baldwin/Adam Snider- “Berkeley Guitar” (CD) $12.00

TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK...


"Hay que aprovechar el tiempo"
Lathe cut 8" record etc...

Limited edition of 50 copies.

3 songs recorded in 2004 (2 months before the 1st LP was recorded) Two guitar solos and a dulcimer/harmonica duet.

8" record, clear polycarbonate with black and white illustrated labels, lathe cut in New Zealand by Peter King. (it sounds like a 78 -wow!)

6x36" rubbing of a sidewalk carving.

2 4x5" color photographs

1 corduroy swatch. 1 wool swatch.

5.5x8.5" statement hand numbered and signed by Sean Smith

All lovingly attached with solid brass brads to a beautiful 12x12" piece of cardboard in a standard plastic LP bag.


"Hay que aprovechar el tiempo" Lathe cut 8" record:
$25.00

Sounds LikeThe Present Moment Band has included these members on the West Coast:

Spencer Owen: Pecussion/Guitar/Piano/Voice/etc.
Angela Hsu: Violin
Cara Connor: Percussion/Voice/Enthusiasm
Adam Snider: Banjo/Guitar
Fletcher Tucker: Dulcimer/Percussion/etc.
Joel Robinow: Electric Guitar/Keyboard/Voice/etc.
Pat Thomas: Percussion
Nathalie Hecker: Percussion/Voice
Ned Doherty: Bass
Marc Dantona: Bass
Johanna Borchert: Piano

Marnie Stern:

Record LabelIsota/Tompkins Square/Ultra Hard Gel/Gnome Life
Type of LabelMajor


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   About Sean Smith & The Present Moment

Guitarist/composer/improvisor, Sean Smith, has produced several masterful solo-guitar albums since 2005 with his powerfully emotive instrumental songs. Heavily rooted in the school of Takoma and John Fahey, but never limited to it. Always instrumental, always pushing the boundaries of songcraft and technique, culling influence from a vast array of sources. Speaking profoundly in wordlessness.

Since his debut self titled LP for Isota Records was released in January 2005, Berkeley resident and guitarist/composer/improvisor, Sean Smith has put his time in playing relentlessly in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has toured with Glenn Jones (of Cul De Sac,) James Blackshaw,Sharron Krauss, Bird by Snow, and Spencer Owen as well as countless shows sharing bills with Will Oldham, Six Organs of Admittance, Secret Chiefs 3, Jack Rose, Gary Higgins, Bob Lind etc..., including four Mission Creek Music Festivals in San Francisco and Arthur Nights in Los Angeles. Smith has also become a staple of the new Big Sur scene with numerous live performances there since 2005.

In 2006 he produced the critically lauded album "Berkeley Guitar" (Tompkins Square Records), which connects the past to the future displaying the history of guitar music in Berkeley, CA, comprising the efforts of Adam Snider and Matt Baldwin. This gained Smith attention in WIRE magazine, the front page of the SF Chronicle Datebook, and a string of popular live performances at offbeat venues.

In August 2006, Smith released an album of expertly performed and emotionally profound solo guitar improvisations, "Sacred Crag Dancer, Corpse Whisperer" (Isota Records.)

2007 saw a wider range of collaborations in and out of the studio. The new album, "Eternal" comprises the efforts of Smith with Spencer Owen, Adam Snider, Fletcher Tucker, and Angela Hsu and is available on LP by Gnome Life Records.

Smith, having recently joined the SF epic collective of guitar-centric mastery, Citay, we now see the chops put to the test electrically.

Contact here for booking and any other inquiries.

or: sean@gnomeliferecords.com

Marnie Stern:


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SERPICO





Jul 12 2009 10:12 PM





Russ Tolman





Jul 3 2009 7:04 PM

Hey Sean,

Paisley guitarslingers TRUE WEST play Down On The Farm Festival, Halden, Norway on August 7 & 8.
The Lounge Underground





Jun 25 2009 2:06 AM

4th of july
Amanda





Jun 22 2009 6:58 PM

Excited for 4th of July!
Sandy Bull





Jun 19 2009 8:49 PM




SERPICO





Jun 15 2009 7:44 PM

Peter Matthew Kasen





Jun 7 2009 9:50 AM

The song what blooms....wonderful man, hope you are well.

Peter
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May 29 2009 3:00 AM

thanks for comin last night bro-ham
*badnastyjones* aka jonasty, star*super





May 24 2009 8:59 PM

hey mr. smith,
i'm feelin' that youtube video you got up... glad to hear the music progressing and moving forward...

just wanted to drop some cyber-love your way... and that's auto-tuned too -->

hope you are doing well my brother, i'll catch up with you in the future, yer ole pal, jonah
Jasper





May 13 2009 6:20 PM

FD Monterey Flier
eric shea (music)





May 5 2009 12:34 AM

Bart Davenport





Apr 29 2009 5:19 AM

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Peter Matthew Kasen





Apr 21 2009 7:50 AM

Extrance makes me want to go buy a cabin in the woods, and get down to shedding again.

Brilliant playing Sean.
(((folkYEAH!)))





Apr 19 2009 12:41 AM


tixs @ www.cafedunord.com
(((folkYEAH!)))





Apr 18 2009 11:16 PM

>

tixs @ www.fernwoodbigsur.com
The Lounge Underground





Apr 16 2009 9:02 PM

Sean, Tobin here. This show is my first show as a promoter in SF - Please stop by and spread the word.
Thanks
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Pat Thomas





Apr 12 2009 6:58 AM

I think me, Bradshaw and John Martyn are the only mofo's who really understand you.....
Massy





Mar 31 2009 7:39 PM

Thank you! NICE! Massy
Bradshaw





Mar 18 2009 10:09 PM

Hey ........good to see you the other night.....the melding of new and old folk routes... loved it. Pb
James Meder (Music) - New Video Blog!





Mar 5 2009 6:46 PM

hey sean, thanks for the friendship. I enjoyed listening to your songs, they're great. take care
-James Meder
Sideways Through Sound Radio





Feb 27 2009 3:50 AM

**** AVAILABLE NOW ****

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Feb 19 2009 10:29 PM

DJ That Hideous Strength will be spinning his New Wave Psych Disco Prog platters for you & yours
@
The Argus Lounge this Saturday night, 2/21/09 9pm-2am • free • 3187 Mission (@ Valencia)
(((folkYEAH!)))





Feb 13 2009 2:00 AM




BIG SUR tixs here!
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Feb 6 2009 1:27 AM

Argus Lounge
3187 Mission (@ Valencia)
San Francisco
Fri Feb 6th
$5
9pm The Sandwitches
http://www. myspace. com/thesandwitches
10pm Sad Horse (duo featuring former Fuck member Geoff Soule) (Portland)
http://www. virb. com/sadhorse
11pm Hungry Ghost (duo featuring Sara Lund of Unwound & Andrew Price
of The Irving Klaw Trio) (Portland)
http://www. myspace. com/hungryghostpdx
12pm The Amazements (LA)
http://www. myspace. com/theamazements
http://www. arguslounge. com/
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Feb 4 2009 4:59 AM



hullo sean. we're playing in sf! did i mention that i live in sf now too? anyway, if you're around this weekend, you should stop by!

bina
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