KC Turner presents Joel Streeter, David Berkeley, Lauren O'Connell August 20, 2011

KC Turner Presents:
Joel Streeter, David Berkeley, Lauren O'Connell



JOEL STREETER
http://www.joelstreeter.com

Joel Streeter has been hailed as "one of pop's best kept secrets", as "a true pop talent", as "an indispensible songwriting talent", and as an "avowed melody junkie" drawing comparisons to Neil Finn, XTC, Elliott Smith, Paul McCartney and Badly Drawn Boy among others. Having just followed-up his debut album, Hear Me Out, with his second effort, Matador, he continues to draw praise and attention from music lovers everywhere. Matador is a CD Baby's Editor's Pick and was recently named #34 on Absolute Powerpop's Top 100 albums of 2010.

Growing up in the historic town of Gettysburg, PA, Joel began playing guitar and writing music at an early age, releasing a 4-song EP with his High School band, Automatic Badger. Attending Gettysburg College for 1-year, he continued writing and released a second EP, with his band FizGigg quickly becoming a regional favorite. Joel then moved on to Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT, studying guitar, preforming in classical ensembles, and forming the band Since Then featuring Bill Sherman (In the Heights, The Electric Company) on saxophone.

After college, Joel moved to Washington, DC starting the band Spy Cellar. Spy Cellar was a local favorite, playing to packed crowds in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. After a year, Joel moved to San Francisco in 2003 to pursue a solo music career.

Arriving in San Francisco, Streeter quickly established himself as a gifted performer and remarkable songwriting talent. After a few months of gigs as a sideman in a bluegrass group, as a bassist, and as a host of a popular San Francisco open mic, Joel teamed up with Jerry Becker (multi-instrumentalist for Train) to produce his debut, Hear Me Out (released in 2006). Hear Me Out attracted immediate attention from the legendary KFOG radio, earning him radio play, multiple morning show appearances, and a track (Stay Living) on KFOG's Local Scene Volume 4 CD. Streeter was also a founding member of the San Francisco Songwriters Coalition and helped start the "Conversations with Renee Richardson" podcast series featuring top-notch Bay Area singer/songwriters in a performance/interview session with KFOG Morning Show Host, Renee Richardson. The Joel Streeter Band has performed at the top venues in the Bay Area including The Great American Music Hall, Slim's, Cafe du Nord, The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk and The Rickshaw Stop among others. Joel and his band had the privilege of opening for Phil Lesh and Friends at the legendary Fillmore Auditorium in 2007.

In 2008, Joel began work on his sophomore effort, Matador, again teaming with producer Jerry Becker. His reputation having grown considerably since landing in San Francisco 5 years before, Streeter attracted the best and brightest Bay Area musicians to lend their considerable talents including Jim Bogios on drums (Counting Crows, Sheryl Crow, Ben Folds), James Deprato on electric guitar (Chuck Prophet's Mission Express, Pat Monahan of Train), Matthew Henry Cunitz (John Vanderslice, Mushroom) and guest vocal appearances from Megan Slankard and Brad Brooks. The result is what CD Baby hailed as "a classic sounding pop album full of bounce, melodic arch, and lyrical substance" and as "introspective and connective, deep and bright, ambitious and comforting." Powerpopaholic gave the Matador an 8/10, saying that there is "not a bad track in the bunch and plenty of memorable gems making it easy to recommend." The Joel Streeter Band played its San Francisco CD Release Party on September 8, 2010 featuring Jim Bogios on drums, James Deprato on electric guitar, Max Delaney on electric guitar, Matthew Henry Cunitz on keyboards, and Jeff Symonds on bass.

In 2011, Joel is hitting the road to promote Matador, including appearances at The Living Room in New York City and in Austin during SXSW.

DAVID BERKELEY
http://www.davidberkeley.com

LAUREN O'CONNELL
http://www.youtube.com/laurenoc12

Official Website: http://www.cafedunord.com/brilliant/cal/p.event.php?E_id=1310500316&B_id=1133481403&P_id=3