The Goldenhearts, My Second Surprise November 6, 2011

8:30PM to 11:30PM

With an ear for the romantic and the dramatic, the Goldenhearts bring a unique flavor to a familiar genre. The band alternates between electric and acoustic live performances, and they frequently feature a string quartet. Roger Rocha, (guitar, vocals) had a vision of a live band that would embody the angst and ecstasy of relationships. "Is There Love On Mars?”, the current record by this San Francisco - based band, is a textured... roller-coaster ride of romance, danger, tragedy, and beauty. Drummer Chad Tasky and bassist Ari Gorman are the band's anchors, and viola player Jacob Hansen - Joseph leads the string section.

Recorded with David Simon-Baker (Los Lobos, Jack Johnson, Jackie Greene, ALO), "Is There Love On Mars?" is a musical tour de force. The cover art was created by eminent montage artist Winston Smith, who has designed album covers for Green Day, Ben Harper, and Dead Kennedys. Front man Roger Rocha is best known as the guitarist for 4 Non - Blondes.

www.thegoldenhearts.com

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'My Second Surprise' is Israeli-born Ayal Nistor's outfit.

After recording debut album 'Avoidance As A Way Of Life', Ayal moved to Brighton UK and released it (2005) under his own 'StagFrenzy Recordings' imprint. The album was signed to EMI Music Publishing and debut music video 'perfect cure' won the Israeli Grammy and played on MTV Europe. It was time to move on, this time to the States, where he spent part of his childhood.

After playing SXSW 2007 he settled in San Francisco and started recording his second album, on which he's doing pretty much everything (except for strings & horns). This sophomore effort, titled 'Time To Move On', was mixed in Tucson AZ by Craig Schumacher (Calexico, Iron & Wine) and self-released in 2009.

ayal nistor- vocals, guitars
burton li- guitars (the botticellis)
jimmy dewald- bass (buxter hoot'n)
andrew laubacher- drums (guster, sioux city kid)
danny cao- trumpet, keys (vinyl)

http://www.mysecondsurprise.com/

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=309450312405299