“The Alive” Free Concert in Golden Gate Park

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Golden Gate Park Singer Songwriter Showcase presented by Illuminate the Arts, San Francisco Recreation and Parks, the SF Parks Alliance in association with Value Culture. Live at the Bandshell, aka Spreckels Temple of Music, the Music Concourse.

Free, All Ages, 4pm-7pm. Spread the word and support these amazing independent, local artists.

DON’T MISS THIS ONE!

THE ALIVE @the.alive
With influences ranging from Sabbath, Nirvana, Rush, to Idles, The Alive is California based launched between surf & skate sessions in 2018. Honored to have performed at Ohana Fest, Lollapalooza Chile. Kelly Slater’s Wave Ranch, Boardmasters UK, Asturias, Spain, ISA World Surfing Games, Pipeline Hawaii, Wonderbus, BottleRock, Aftershock, and Shaky Knees. Forever grateful to open Lollapalooza Chile 22’s main stage March 22 for Idles and Foo Fighters. Other highlights include support sets for Taylor Hawkins’ Chevy Metal, Jimmy Eat World, and The Hives. Oh yes Kai played drums for Pearl Jam.

Featuring Bastian Evans (17) on guitar & vocals with brothers Kai & Manoa Neukermans (18 & 14) on drums and bass. Skating, surfing and playing music together from ages 6 and 8. Named one of Stab Magazine’s 30 Under 30 Culture Shifters of Tomorrow the boys have been featured in Whalebone Magazine, Santa Cruz Waves, Surfline, Guitar Player, Soundwaves TV, CNN, Fuel TV, Daily Mail, ABC, NPR, etc. The Alive! have played benefit shows for Surfrider Foundation, Surfers Against Sewage in England, Sustainable Coastlines in Hawaii and Save the Waves to help protect our beaches and ocean. A BYOBottle artist committed to reducing single use plastics.

MATT JAFFE @mattjaffemusic
After cutting his teeth on open mics around the Bay Area, San Francisco songwriter Matt Jaffe was discovered by Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads. Together, they produced his first album at the age of 16, cementing Matt’s dedication to music. Soon, he formed a band, dropped out of college, and has not looked back.

Since then, Matt has written more songs than he can remember the words to, crisscrossed the country opening for Blues Traveler and Wilco, and co-written with Tom Higgenson of the Plain White T’s. Inspired by the great lineage of rock n’ roll, he marries literary lyrics with the undeniable urge to dance.

Matt has served as musical director for experimental theater, collaborated with poets on genre-bending spoken word, and curated residencies among fellow songwriters. Having suffered from seizures since 2015, Matt also uses his music to unite local and national epilepsy communities.

AUSTIN DEAN ASHFORD @theaustindeanashford
I was born and raised in the Bay Area, but my passion for performance has taken me all over the world. During my time in Marshall, Texas – I competed for The Great Debaters of Wiley College, where I earned 21 national championship titles.

I went on to pursue a dual-MFA in Acting and Play-writing at the University of Arkansas, graduating with the class of 2019. During that time, I’ve had the privilege of sharing my work and receiving top honors at the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival in DC, the United Solo Festival in New York City, the San Diego International Fringe Festival, the Dunedin and New Zealand Fringe Festivals, as well as being selected as OneBeat Colombia Fellow
Right now, I’m pursuing a PhD in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts from Texas Tech University. When I’m not on stage or in the classroom, I’m playing my ukulele and dreaming of the beach.

BOMANI X @iambomanix
Bomani is first and foremost an artist. He is a Black guitarist, singer songwriter, and celebrity digital strategist who has worked with Jill Scott, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, Wyclef, and more.

Bomani was the Clubhouse app icon at the height of its popularity. He boasts 3.7 Million followers on the app, and hosted the popular #CottonClub. He’s the founder of Lit.Spins. It’s coming up on it’s 5 year anniversary of Bomani creating this service where he pairs albums to books in the first ever vinyl + book subscription box.

He’s also the co-founder of the New Perspectives Party, an LA based skill-sharing network that host a series of invite-only house concerts, jam sessions, and creative hackathons.

Value Culture @ivalueculture
Value Culture is California 501c3 non profit organization. The mission of Value Culture is to produce and support artistic, educational, charitable, and spiritual events to inspire individuals to give back to their communities. Value Culture removes barriers to arts, culture, and philanthropy. Check out all of the diverse events Value Culture happening around www.valueculture.org.

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