LIVE ON THE WATERFRONT AT THE POINT SAN PABLO HARBOR!
Wolf Jett
+ Matthew Edwards and the Futurists
Saturday, September 17, 2022
6 pm Doors | 7 pm Show
$25 ADV | $30 DAY OF SHOW
Includes Parking
Music on the meadow stage (outdoors)
Food Available On Site By Black Star Pirate BBQ
Local Beer, Wine, and Beverages
No outside food or alcohol please
Bring layers, blankets and chairs
Kids 16 and under free
Wolf Jett
The sound of Wolf Jett will make you dance, sing, and possibly even howl. Its roots run deep into the soul and help you heal from the heaviness of life. Their sound is a celebration of perseverance, infusing folk, blues, americana and soul into what can only be described as "Cosmic Mountain Music.” Frontman Chris Jones (from Scary Little Friends) was born in the south and raised in California and his songs combine the best of both worlds to create a vibe that is fresh, but immediately familiar to a broad audience. He is joined by long-time musical collaborator Jon Payne (Elliott Peck, The Painted Horses) on drums, Jeff Kissell (Marty O’Reilly and the OSO) on bass, and Will Fourt (McCoy Tyler Band) on dobro, guitar, and pedal steel.
Wolf Jett was conceived in pre-pandemic 2019 with the intent of bringing people together and putting smiles on their faces. With a brand new album, 3 multi-state tours, and various festival appearances booked, their world was brought to a screeching halt by the Covid-19 pandemic. In response, they constructed an analog studio at “House on a Hill" in Boulder Creek California, which also served as their drummer's home, a live music venue and artist retreat. Unfortunately, the CZU Lightning fires ripped through Big Basin State Park in August, consuming the home and new studio along with it. Their story was featured in the SF Chronicle, Oakland Tribune, San Jose Mercury, Santa Cruz Sentinel, Lookout Santa Cruz and Good Times. Seeing an opportunity to help their community heal, they recorded a breathtakingly emotional live video among the ashes and rubble of where House on a Hill once stood with the help of their friends the T Sisters. The song "Garden of Pain" has since become a local favorite.
Despite the hardships, the band continues forward with the release of their self-titled debut album in 2021, which features amazing Bay Area musicians and friends James Deprato (Chuck Prophet), Stelth Ulvang (the Lumineers), Lorenzo Loera (the California Honeydrops), Eric Yates (Hot Buttered Rum), and Jan Purat (AJ Lee & Blue Summit). You may hear tracks from the record online or on local radio stations KPIG and KBCZ in Santa Cruz. As of June they have signed a contract with Warner Chappell to internationally distribute the album.
Matthew Edwards and the Futurists
Matthew Edwards is originally from Birmingham, England, now based in San Francisco CA. He led the Unfortunates from 2013 to 2020 in San Francisco and England, and now heads Matthew Edwards and the Futurists. The Unfortunates/Futurists have recorded three albums, an EP and a 7” single. The group's last record led to popularity in France and dates with Nouvelle Vague and Robyn Hitchcock.
His work has been universally critically acclaimed: ‘… the album, is coherent and fascinating’ **** Sylvie Simmons MOJO, Edwards inhabits a soundworld of shadows and stained velvet, his dusty Bowie croon echoing through the junkshop of the soul” **** Shindig! **** Daily Mirror UK, ***** RnR Magazine UK.
Matthew’s albums have featured appearances by Eric Drew Feldman (Cpt Beefheart, P.J.Harvey), Dagmar Krause (Slapp Happy, Henry Cow) and Fred Frith (Henry Cow, Eno et al.)
A new record is set for release in early 2023.