An evening with Megan Slankard and Jeff Campbell.
A special double feature.
Megan’s recordings have been gaining substantial industry attention: she won the 2011 IMA Vox Populi for “The Happy Birthday” a song from her newest CD, as well as the 2009 IMA Vox Populi for her cover of Paul Simon’s song “America”. Megan earned the January 2009 Top 5 artist in the Famecast.com Competition and was selected as a finalist in the 2009 and 2008 Musician’s Atlas/Borders Books Independent Music Awards. Additionally, she was selected as a semi-finalist in Discmaker’s 2007 Independent Music World Series and the 2007 International Songwriting Competition. To listen to samples, visit www.meganslankard.com
A Philadelphia native, Campbell moved to San Francisco in 2004 specifically for the Rock scene he had heard was developing. It was here that, in addition to his solo efforts, Campbell started writing, recording and performing as front man for the San Francisco-based rock band Pine and Battery, who still can be heard in regular rotation on both AAA’s KFOG and KQED radio in the San Francisco Early 2012 saw the release of Campbell’s first-ever acoustic album, "Stop and Go". With this album, Jeff promises to stay true to the songwriting style that P&B fans have come to know but also to test some boundaries in terms of production, approach and style. "Stop and Go" also boasts guest performances from several of the Bay area's finest musicians. Jeff will be touring the US in the fall of 2011 and Spring of 2012 to support this new release. To listen to samples, visit www.jeffcampbellmusic.com
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-- Opening will be special guest Roy Schneider