Steve Key is the co-manager of the WCS showcase in SLO. He is new to the Central Coast, but grew up in the Bay Area and got his start performing in South Bay nightclubs. His song "33, 45, 78 (Record Time)" was recorded by country star Kathy Mattea. Steve also has cuts with more than a dozen folk, country, blues and pop artists. He won the Kerrville Folk Festival emerging songwriter contest, and was a top 10 finalist in the Mountain Stage NewSong contest in West Virginia and the Plowshares contest in the Philadelphia area. He is an honorary Lifetime Member of the Songwriters Association of Washington DC (SAW).------------------------------------------------
WCS members who have played the SLO showcase include Loren Radis, Stuart Mason, Ryan Dishen, Susan Marie Reeves, Jackie Morris, Jena Douglas, Greg Lamboy, Nathan Martin, Craig Kinkaid, Jade Jackson, Brian Keel, Matthias Clark, Jamie Shoemaker, JJ Ford, Deborah Kirk, Tanya Tyner, Nina Jo Smith, Michael Barrish, Mark Lancaster, Larry Allen, Jack Casey, Jennifer Neetz, Fritz Schnoor, Don Lampson, Craig Louis Dingman, Michael Shelton, Jonathan Strohm, Dallas Pehl, Burleigh Skidmore, Lauren Sexton, Joe Koenig, Scotty Smith and Randall Lamb.
When do rock, pop, country, folk, jazz and blues songwriters meet up to play a show together? Every first Sunday of the month at The Clubhouse in San Luis Obispo CA.
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The showcase is presented by West Coast Songwriters, a Bay Area-based non-profit educational organization with more than 1,200 members. Local WCS member Steve Key of Pismo Beach is the manager of the showcase, which is held on first Sundays at The Clubhouse. Shows begin at 6:30pm. There is no cover charge. All ages are welcome.
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Performers may sign up by contacting Steve Key, steve@stevekey.com. Part of the show is a competition among WCS members for Best Song and Best Performance of the night. Only WCS members are eligible to compete (membership info: www.westcoastsongwriters.org). If space allows, non-members may perform as our guests.
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Painted Sky Studios of Cambria has donated two hours of recording time to the Best Song winner. West Coast Songwriters produces more than 20 events a month in Hollywood, Sacramento, around the Bay Area and now in SLO. In August, each showcase invites its Best Song winners to return for a playoff -- one winner from each showcase goes to the finals held at the Freight & Salvage nightclub in Berkeley. Three winners are picked to perform in front of publishers, producers, booking agents, hit songwriters and record company executives at the Annual Songwriters Conference at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills in September.
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The Clubhouse @ This Old House is located at 740 W. Foothill Blvd., about a quarter mile north of Los Osos Valley Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Dinner menu and full bar available.
SLO West Coast Songwriters's Friend Space (Top 24)
Thank you so much for the add! So glad to connect with you here in friendship and I hope to visit The Clubhouse in SLO soon. Incredibly awesome talent. All the Best! Robert
3 newly recorded songs are now available on my site for your listening pleasure. Check 'em out, leave some love; add me for some more love. Don't worry, there's enough love for everyone.
Also, Thursday, April 3, Redzuan (that's me!) @ Linnaea's Cafe 8 PM. Come for coffee and music because what more do you need? Hope to see you all there!
SLO West Coast Songwriters,... What a great org. and resource to get out there live and be heard and loved. I've played several shows for Steve Key and it's been sooooo cool. Well worth the modest membership fee. Blessings, Burleigh
Boy, lots of FUN Sunday! There's lots of great talent in this area ... plus other songwriters comin' in .. from everywhere..too! Steve, " you're doing a great job" ... Thanx..see ya soon. Mark
Hey There, Just wanted to drop by and say Hi. I feel really grateful to be a part of such an awesome community of creative people. Thanks again for the add and congratulations to everybody for being themselves.
Hey there, sorry we missed Sunday night! After the showcase in the afternoon (thanks for coming btw) we were pretty 'spent' - but we plan on checking it out next time:)
Great scene on Sunday! Bummer that I had to leave early, but next time I'll be in for the long haul. What an amazing thing to get to hear Kenny. He's got some serious history and experience under his belt, and it shows!
Hey SLO folks, thanks for the add. We love SLO and have played Linnaea's a few times. Hopefully we'll meet some of you when we play again there in August or September. - Bill
Hi Steve,
If you can make the 90 mile drive.....
We'll be at Soho, Santa Barbara on Friday, June 8th opening for Jonatha Brooke. Show starts at 8pm
It'll be a great show.
Peace.
:)
hey Steve--last night was brilliant, I just wanted to thank you for all the hard work you did to make the event a success! I'm already looking forward to the next time. --stu
Hi Steve,
thanks so much for putting the show on last night.
Everyone sounded so great!
I just wish SLO was a little closer!
And now for my day job. ugh!
Hey Steve!
So good to see you here and that you're down in SLO -- one of my favorite places on this earth.
I hope I get to see you sometime soon!
xo
Kym
