*DJEMBE/PERCUSSION – Alyssa Desind *BASS - Laura Payne
Influences
Sounds Like
Past Performances:
*Wise Fools Pub, Chicago *Abbey Pub, Chicago *Redline Tap, Chicago *Fantasy Lounge, Chicago *Heartland Cafe, Chicago *Holiday Club, Chicago *Crush, Chicago *Tonic Room, Chicago *Nevins, Evanston (IL) * Its A Grind, Sacramento *The Living Room, San Diego *Brainwash, San Francisco *Roadhouse, London *Griffins Pub, Chicago * Homolatte-Caffe Marrakesh, Chicago *Pick A Cup OF Coffee, Evanston (IL) *Fiesta Cantina, Chicago (IL) *Tony Rocco's, Chicago *San Diego Pride Festival ('06) *Tom Giblins Pub, Carlsbad CA *San Diego Mission Bay Boat & Ski Club *Triple Crown Pub, San Diego CA *Dublin's Downtown, San Diego CA *Turquoise Coffee, San Diego CA*Tiki Bar, San Diego CA *Waterloo Station, Mission Viejo CA *Welcome Cafe, Redondo Beach CA *Borders Books, El Cajon CA *Siren at The Rubber Rose, San Diego *Hot Java Cafe, San Diego CA *Jitters, Oceanside CA *Brass Rail, San Diego CA *Milano Coffee, San Diego CA *Its A Grind, San Marcos CA *Borders - Gaslamp, San Diego CA *The Royal Dive, Oceanside CA * South Park B & G, San Diego *Borders, Carlsbad CA *Indie Music Show (TV), Santa Barbara CA *Rebecca's, San Diego CA *Pike Bar & Grill, Long Beach CA *Mueller College-Across The Street, San Diego *Borders-Carmel Mtn, San Diego CA *1st Street Bar, Encinitas CA * O'Sullivans, Carlsbad CA *Lollicup Cafe, Escondido CA *MoJoe's Hothouse, Chicago IL *Blue Cafe, Long Beach CA *Its A Grind, Encinitas CA *Vinbladh's, San Diego CA *Its A Grind, Las Vegas *Lestats, San Diego CA *E Street Cafe, Encinitas CA * Fiddlers Dream, Phoenix AZ *Java Jones, San Diego CA *Queerfest '08, Olympia WA *Borders (The Pike), Long Beach CA *The Red Victorian, San Francisco *Portugalia's, San Diego CA *Cafe Cordiale, Los Angeles *Acoustic San Diego at Cosmos Cafe *Linnaea's Cafe, San Luis Obispo CA *Cafe Muse, Hollywood CA *Cummel's Cafe, St. Louis MO *Humphreys Backstage, San Diego CA *The Bitter End, San Diego CA *The Wits End, San Diego CA *Beauty Bar, San Diego CA
Sharon Hazel’s music is influenced by many genres, no doubt stemming from the many places she has called home. The California native was raised in the Bay Area, where regular trips to San Francisco, Berkley, and Oakland started at a young age. Artists that had impacted the Bay Area music scene, from Janice Joplin and Jimi Hendrix to Too Short, also impacted Sharon. She was influenced at home by her parents’ extensive record collection of R & B and Soul artists such as Heatwave and Earth Wind & Fire. Ultimately, it was bands like Van Halen and Guns N’ Roses that made her beg her parents for a guitar at age 11. Her first gig was at age 13 as a rhythm guitarist in a cover band.
During High School, her family moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where Sharon was influence by two new genres of music: Jazz and Southern Rock. It’s no surprise that Jazz was all over the radio in Kansas City, with its intergral part in American music history. “My mom always had jazz on the radio in high school,” says Hazel. When Sharon got a license and began driving, she would flip the dial to classic rock stations. There she discovered Southern Rock artists such as CCR, The Eagles, Steve Miller and The Black Crowes.
Hazel’s next home was Chicago where she attended DePaul University. Chicago, yet another musically rich part of America, is where she was exposed to two more genres: The Blues and something she had never heard before, Acid Jazz. A mixture of Funk and Jazz, Sharon quickly become a fan of Acid Jazz bands such as The Brand New Heavies, Sumo, and Bumpus. She also discovered songwriting in Chicago. “I know it sounds weird,” says Hazel, “but I never really listened to lyrics until I got to Chicago. My freshman year of college I met so many different people and listened to so many different artists.” At this time, she was introduced to a spectrum of great lyrical artists ranging from Dave Matthews Band and Ani DiFranco to Radiohead and A Tribe Called Quest. Sharon performed in bands around Chicago as a guitarist while writing her own songs privately. She finally took the plunge and starting performing her original music at open mics around Chicago and hasn’t looked back since.
Today San Diego is home. She was featured on television’s Indie Music Show as well as on MySpace’s ‘Top Artist’ page as one of Southern California’s top Folk Rock artists. She made news in Performer Magazine highlighting her signing to San Diego’s Crumb Records. 2009 introduces Sharon’s band, Sharon Hazel Township. The acoustic folk /jazz group has open for the likes of Rhythm & The Method, Tori Roze and Angie Evans. Sharon Hazel continues to tour the country playing music inspired by the many places she has been and the unique life she has lived.
Hey, we just released two new albums, “Armageddon on the Rise” and “The Man with No Name” and they are available for free download if you’re interested. You can download them for free off our site if you like or you can just go to the following link: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FQEJFBDH
Well, we're excited to have our new drummer Richard and our 1st show with him will be Next Thursday June 25th at the Boar Crossing in Carlsbad!
It's been forever since our last show as we had to find a new drummer and then bring him up to speed, so we hope you can make it out for his debut as we're gonna rock our socks off!!!
THE TIME HAS COME... THE SHOWCASE IS THIS WEDNESDAY @9PM!!
ARTISTS WILL COME TOGETHER IN A BENEFIT FOR DYKE MARCH 2009 TO EACH PLAY A THREE SONG SHOWCASE... THE WINNER WILL WALK AWAY WITH THE LAST SLOT ON THE DYKE MARCH LINE UP FOR 2009!
BE A PART OF THE PLANNING... COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT!
THIS IS AN ALL AGES EVENT!!
BEER AND WINE WILL BE SERVED AS WELL AS YUMMY EATS!
Its On this Weekend! Allensworth playing 2 shows! Fri. the 22nd with Little Dragon @ Detroit Bar Sat. the 23rd along with my man Nino directly across the street @ Evocal. Which one will it be.... That's a Tuff One…
Every time that we listen & write music... play an instrument... dance... act in a play... or work in some audio/image/video engineering process... something is healing inside...
When we share it with friends... something is healing all over...
Love can drive... in a simple way... everything
We are connected
Vibejays & Friends
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimada/o sharon hazel township,
cada vez que escuchamos o escribimos musica... tocamos un instrumento... bailamos... o trabajamos en procesos de ingenieria de audio/imagen/video.... algo se sana por dentro...
Cuando lo compartimos con otros... algo se sana en todas partes...
El Amor puede conducir... de manera simple... todo...
Hi there! We've got a new EP that we're especially proud of called Summer which is the second in our series of seasonal EPs this year. We'd love for you to listen to the EP online, and to do so, just click on the graphic below. If you like what you hear, we'd be very grateful if you'd support our efforts by buying the EP for €2.50 (around $3.20).
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