500 4th St
San Francisco, California 94107




Kicking off the 2012 Hotel Utah Songwriter Series!

Kicking off the Hotel Utah Songwriter in the round series for 2012 with a bang! Come on down for an incredible evening of songs and stories with Austin Willacy, Brad Brooks, Rick Hardin and myself!

Show starts at 8:00pm in the round all night!

HEATHER COMBS
... Heather Combs, a Gainesville, Florida native now living in California, is a powerhouse on stage. She is fiery, funny, intense and not afraid to take risks on stage or in her songs. In Heather’s 10+ year career she has played with sweaty rock and roll bands sharing the stage with some fantastic musicians such as Tom Petty, Stevie Knicks, Los Lobos and The Go-Gos and she has bared her soul with just her voice and a guitar alongside remarkable songwriters such as Matt Nathanson, Edie Carey, Todd Snider, and Bonnie Hayes. Heather has garnered songwriting awards from the John Lennon Songwriting contest, USA Songwriting contest and the International Songwriting contest. She has had songs featured in hit TV shows such as ER and Grey’s Anatomy, been named “Best Band in the Bay” by San Francisco Magazine multiple times and is a part of KFOG’s Local Scene. Heather thrives on connecting with the audience -- her voice is sweet and then rough, strong and then vulnerable, but always honest and true. She plays guitar with reckless abandon and isn't afraid to show the listener who she really is. Give her a chance, and she'll win your heart with her songs, her voice, her presence.

AUSTIN WILLACY
austin willacy is a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter who has toured extensively throughout the U.S and Europe as a member of The House Jacks, a multi-award winning a cappella rock band currently featured on The Sing Off on NBC and on Monday Night Football on ESPN. austin is the director of ‘Til Dawn, Youth in Arts’ award-winning teen a cappella group and has facilitated over 35 youth retreats. austin has also co-facilitated four Leveraging Privilege for Social Change Jams for YES! and served on the board of Rainforest Action Network for 4 years and is in his 5th year of service on the board of the Freight & Salvage. He donates his musical talent to a wide range of educational, social and environmental organizations. He co-write the theme song to THRIVE!, a film that premieres in the US on 11.11.11. He’s appeared in Rolling Stone and has performed with Bonnie Raitt, Ray Charles, James Brown, and rising stars like Jem, John Corbett, Rachael Yamagata & Amos Lee.

BRAD BROOKS
Brad Brooks is that rare quadruple threat of writer, player, singer, and performer. His songs combine the melodic sensibility of Elvis Costello, the best instincts of Wilco and Brian Wilson, along with the orchestral sophistication of Queen. Brooks is rooted in a kind of Victorian California romanticism; and with the release of his record “Harmony Of Passing Light” Brooks joins his peers with the best work of his career.

His gift for melody and his soaring vocals remain the most immediately impressive traits of his music. Brooks’ voice can wail like a blue-eyed soul singer, whisper plaintively, croon with just a touch of twang, or soar through the most demanding melodic acrobatics, and he pulls off all of these different guises on “Harmony” without the record sounding disjointed. Rather, it’s an album with multiple textures that still feels unified.

RICK HARDIN
Rick Hardin has a voice so polished and easy to listen to that you think he is lip sinking to the radio. An established San Francisco singer/songwriter, Rick's music is moving and from the heart. Although he has yet to put out a full length album, Hardin continues to perform at some of the best established bay area venues. Keep yours ears tuned in on this great local talent!

Added by 200pockets on February 29, 2012

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