The Usual Suspects Songwriter Showcase November 17, 2012

The Usual Suspects Songwriter Showcase is in it's 9th life! Excited and grateful to reach show #9. This month we are featuring:

Donovan Plant http://www.donovanplant.com/

San Francisco Bay Area native Donovan Plant blends country and rock influences with lyrics inspired by the City. In 2011 he released his first EP, "Be With You" (NiteFlite Music - Germany) which included a video produced by Ricky Kelley. Donovan is currently working on securing outside writer placements and material for a full length alb
um. He also runs a San Francisco-based detective agency which he founded in 2001.

Becky Daly http://beckydaly.com/

Singer-songwriter Becky Daly is so humble, gracious and down-to-earth, she doesn’t realize when she has cast a spell of sorts upon her listeners. Becky hails from Dublin Ireland, and began playing guitar in 2008. She immigrated to America the same year and began a whirlwind education in love, life, art, and rock and roll. She began busking on the streets of Los Angeles, and from there she went on to perform across the country, in New York and San Francisco, and booking shows through out the Mid West, predominately in Ohio. Her music is emotional, powerful, and visual. It contains intellectual depth, paints life experiences, such as her struggle with immigration and being a young woman in transition. This includes emotional, economic, and spiritual adversity. She is currently working on the release of her next independently distributed album.

Brentando http://brentnewcomb.com/

Brent Newcomb has been playing guitar, writing music and singing with his voluminous and inspirational voice for most of his life. Born in New York City and raised outside of Boston MA, Brent began songwriting at the early age of 14. Over the years Brent refined his talents, studying voice and songwriting at New York University, Boston University and Berklee College of Music. His masterful infusion of blues, rock, folk and jazz with his powerful baritone, bluesy and agile voice has created moods that can drive listeners to tears or go wild with energy. His lyrics are synonymous with poetry and carry the music on a journey instead of yielding to a popular, redundant tune. He has astounded crowds in venues from Boston to New York to San Francisco. Brent now resides in the San Francisco Bay area and continues to write and perform his music to captivated audiences with energetic live performances.

Alex Jimenez http://www.reverbnation.com/alexjimenez

Host Alex Jimenez has been playing music since his parents bought him his first guitar when he was 12. His music has dark acoustic overtones, heavy on the rhythm, and influenced by bands such as Blue Movie, Ride and Live. But you can also hear the country and folk influences in his playing. It’s this blend of styles, beautiful guitar melodies and pounding rhythms that give his music a unique yet familiar sound. March 2012 saw the release of his first album, a duet with drummer Mark Edgar called 'The Acoustik Projekt', and he is eagerly writing and getting tracks together for his second solo outing.

Alex is honored to be a part of a thriving songwriter community here in the Bay Area, and is excited to share the stage with them monthly, through the Usual Suspects Songwriter Showcase.

This is an early show and music starts at 7pm!

$5 cover, 21+

Official Website: http://www.facebook.com/events/289365934508356/