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    Our 2014 Concert Series

    We've scheduled four concerts as our 2014 season series, and we'll be keeping an eye out for opportunities to host additional special events. The concerts are:
    We'll post additional information as each concert approaches, but in the meantime you can make reservations from our reservations page, or just visit our home page. Look forward to seeing you at frogstop in 2014!
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    Hosting again in 2014!

    We're back in 2014, and will announce our concert schedule soon. (We'll start in May, so "soon" could still be a while...)
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    Special Concert August 24 in Solana Beach - The Lovebirds and Dawn Mitschele

    It wasn't exactly planned, but Cathy and I seem to be taking the year off from frogstop. (We'll return!) In the meantime, we want to tell you about a great upcoming fundraising concert on Saturday, August 24:

    Summer Concert in Solana Beach featuring The Lovebirds and Dawn Mitschele
    August 24, 2013, 7pm (Doors open at 6pm)

    Tickets for concert are $25 and include dessert (Drinks available for purchase)
    Buy Tickets now at www.building-with-energy.eventbrite.com
    Venue: UU Fellowship of San Dieguito, 1036 Solana Drive, Solana Beach, CA 92075 (Map and directions)

    About the event (from the "Building with Energy" site):

    "A fundraiser brought to you by Kirsten Chaplin and Casas de Luz, helping to bring light into lives of others. With the event, we plan to raise enough money to build a house in Tijuana, which will help uplift their lives and in turn they will help others uplift their lives.

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    The Lovebirds - One has perfect pitch. One has perfect dimples. Together, they make the perfect pair. The Lovebirds are a folk/pop duo featuring award-winning San Diego songwriters Lindsay White and Veronica May. Falling somewhere on the female duo scale between The Indigo Girls and Tegan and Sara, The Lovebirds have shared the stage with many other humans that make music, such as Steve Poltz, Tristan Prettyman, Bushwalla, The Lumineers, Jack Tempchin, John C. Reilly, Glen Phillips, Sara Watkins, Susanna Hoffs, Berkley Hart, Raining Jane, Jason Mraz, and more. Recorded at Berkley Sound, The Lovebirds’ sophomore album “and a one, and a two” is the mischievous step-brother of their SDMA-nominated debut “Nutsy Pants,” and is willing to compete for attention. Caution: a live performance by The Lovebirds is a tornado of sights and sounds which may include short skirts, high heels, bowties, mustaches, percussive guitar, rock ukulele, glockenspiel, melodica, kazoos, stand-up drumkits, and harmonies that won’t quit. Join the flock, already.
    Dawn Mitschele - Best known for her angelic vocals and smooth acoustic style,singer/songwriter Dawn Mitschele (pronounced MITCH-eh-LEE) is making her mark on San Diego music, while drawing a wide range of fans across the US and Europe. Her latest five-song EP, "Love Remains" (May 2012 release) has already received airplay on Santa Monica's KCRW as well as hometown stations KPRI and 91X, and the song "Lamplighter" was picked up by the nationally syndicated radio show, "Acoustic Cafe." TV shows Justified, 666 Park Blvd and Elementary have placed songs from Dawn's "Love Remains" EP and her "In the Moonlight" album. Her voice can also be heard in the feature films "10 years" and "Liberal Arts."
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    Tuttle, Mailander, Witler & Karlson, Thursday, Aug. 16

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    Molly Tuttle, John Mailander, Matt Witler and Brittany Karlson are individually renowned up-and-coming musicians in the acoustic music world, and will be joining together for two sets of dynamic original and traditional music. All four are currently studying at the Berklee College of Music in Boston.

    Molly Tuttle is highly regarded for her soulful singing and songwriting talents. Originally from Palo Alto, CA, she is quickly becoming one of the top guitar/banjo players in the country, and is the winner of the Merlefest 2012 songwriting competition.

    John Mailander, a San Diego native, is known for his unique voice on the fiddle and mandolin, and has performed with artists including the Alison Brown Quartet, Victor Wooten and Darol Anger.


    Matt Witler, a Los Angeles based mandolinist, has performed with Marty Stuart and will be adding his instrumental virtuosity to the mix.

    Bassist and vocalist Brittany Karlson hails from Aurora, IL and has committed to the study of numerous musical traditions from jazz to classical to bluegrass. She has performed across the country at venues including Symphony Hall and the Kennedy Center.

    The quartet's wide range of influences and appreciation for honest, soulful music blends into an exciting and fresh sound.

    Concert: 7:30pm
    Doors open: 6:45pm
    $15 (all proceeds go to the artists)

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    The concert will be held outdoors.

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    Natalie Gelman "Dinner and Song", Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012

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    As part of the California Listening Room Festival, August 1-10, frogstop is pleased to host one of the featured festival artists, Natalie Gelman, for a "Dinner and Song" event on Wednesday, August 8. (For more on "Dinner and Song" events, please see our FAQ.)

    A modern day troubadour, Natalie Gelman grew up performing on NYC subway platforms. Her passionate songs and voice stopped even the most hurried commuters in their tracks and brought comparisons to Sheryl Crow, Joni Mitchell and Jewel.

    Natalie now lives in southern CA and is currently touring and recording her follow up album with Charlie Midnight (Joni Mitchell) and Mark Needham (Fleetwood Mac).

    "As it becomes more difficult to tell one singer songwriter from the next, Natalie Gelman's commanding presence makes me resist any urge to lump her into a genre of pretty boys and girls with guitars. Instead I'll usher her into a category of the few with a talent for smart, crafted songwriting- not too over dramatic or preachy, not too much about her, but somehow about me & everyone in the audience as well. Her serious pipes don't hurt either." - Stacy Marzik, Fairfield Theatre Company

    More on Natalie Gelman at http://www.nataliegelman.com.

    Dinner and Song: 7:00pm
    $10 (all proceeds go to the artist)

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    SOLD OUT!!! If you'd like to be put on a standby list, let us know by calling (760) 295-0222, or by emailing your request, either through your email program or our contact form. We'll contact you if there's a cancellation.

    The concert will be held outdoors.

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    Berkley Hart, Saturday, August 4

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    Berkley Hart will just be back from touring the UK with Eve Selis in July, so we're expecting some good tales from the road. Berkley Hart never fails to deliver, and this has become one of our most well-attended concerts each year.

    About the artists: Berkley Hart have found something that works. The combination of Kerrville New Folk Songwriter Award winner, Jeff Berkley, and stand-out wordsmith, Calman Hart, creates a pairing that, over their ten-plus years together, continues to build fans all over the country. Their unique sound is at once playful and poignant as they deftly combine down-home humor with masterful lyrics delivered with stunning harmony and musicianship.  Beginning with their debut award-winning album, "Wreck 'n' Sow," the duo set a precedent of excellence that they have lived up to with their subsequent, and also award-winning, releases: "Something to Fall Back On", "Twelve", "Pocket Change", "Las Vegas" and "Crow".
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    Berkley Hart have traveled the folk circuit, making appearances at the Kerrville Folk Festival, the Folk Alliance International conference, regional Folk Alliance conferences (FARWest, SWRFA) as well as playing some of folk's most prestigious venues including the Birchmere and The Bluebird Cafe.

    More on Berkley Hart at http://berkleyhart.com.

    Concert: 8:00pm
    Doors open: 7:15pm
    $20 (all proceeds go to the artists)

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    The concert will be held outdoors.