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•  Sammy, Franti & Bob Sing for Solar on Streets of SF

1/27/2016

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- Tomorrow, on January 28, the California Public Utilities Commission will convene to decide on a major issue regarding the future of solar energy and generation growth in the state.  Local music stars MICHAEL FRANTI, SAMMY HAGAR and BOB WEIR joined together to sing and walk the streets of San Francisco on Sunday to support renewable energy and California's leadership in clean energy legislation.

The CPUC will establish the guidelines for the next generation net metering program.  The program centers on how much the utilities will pay solar users for the energy they generate on-site but don't use and distribute back to the grid.  It is a key economical element in one's decision to go solar, and solar advocates want the program to remain as is, while the utilities want changes that would lessen their payout amounts.  

The artists played an acoustic set at the Phoenix Hotel with covers of Franti's "Sound of Sunshine" and then a delightfully ragged version of "Loose Lucy", then all took off for the California State Building on foot singing "Here Comes the Sun".  Franti's "(Say Hey) I Love You" closed the performance on the building steps.  It was a spirited, old-school, mobile demonstration to support keeping a strong net metering program for the continued growth of solar in the state.




Bob Weir, Michael Franti and Sammy Hagar #RocktheSun for California solar progress from Vote Solar on Vimeo.

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• Mat Callahan Brings Songs of Freedom Tour to U.S.

1/22/2016

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- 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of Ireland's Easter Rising, and Broken Arrow artist MAT CALLAHAN returns to the U.S. for a string of dates celebrating the life and work of James Connolly,  the Irish revolutionary socialist and musician martyred by the British government for his role in the 1916 armed insurrection during Easter week.  Joined by the provocative and powerful voice of blues-singer YVONNE MOORE, the Songs of Freedom tour will hit many cities throughout January during a California run.  

The tour will pull songs from the
Songs of Freedom
album, wherein Callahan contemporizes Connolly's old revolutionary songs as well as creates new musical compositions for select Connolly writings.  A true international cast joins Callahan on the album, and prominently showcases traditional Irish airs as well as American rhythm & blues.  Callahan also authored a book under the same name released by PM Press, and an excellent interview with Mat on the project was recently published by Good Times.

Musician, author, producer, provocateur, Callahan is a former Bay Area Music Awards winner, and currently resides in Switzerland.  His solo albums include A Wild Bouquet and San Francisco, and past books include The Trouble With Music.  J.H. Tompkins of the Bay Guardian once wrote "he just can't help but write beautiful songs."

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