BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.10.5// X-WR-CALNAME:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-CALDESC:www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Pacific BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20130619T062644CEST-9874dZgcED@www.yoshis.com/sanfrancisco DTSTAMP:20130619T040644Z DESCRIPTION: When it comes to the bass\, Jenn Curiel has a style all her ow n. Smooth and rhythmic\, she never skips a beat. Growing up in Los Angeles \, she studied the baritone horn for several years before deciding to swit ch to the bass guitar. Her musical roots stem from bass legend Verdeen Whi te and his groundbreaking group Earth\, Wind and Fire. Similar to Verdeen\ , Jenn designs unique and distinctive bass lines that compliment the melod y. Lesley Grant brings sweet and sultry vocals to this great ensemble. Gro wing up in Georgia\, she was raised on contemporary gospel music. Singing in church functions with her family from age 6\, her voice developed among st a community of spirit-filled singers. She learned how the power of harm ony\, and the strength of melody can charm a listener. Her influences are embedded in soul music and unique lyricists\, and range from the late\, gr eat Donny Hathaway to Ani DiFranco.\n\nForming in San Francisco eleven yea rs ago\, London Street has enjoyed many successes. They have performed in such highly esteemed San Francisco venues as the Great American Music Hall \, Slim's\, The Elbo Room\, Rasselas Jazz Club\, and many others. In addit ion\, they have captivated large crowds at great festivals like The Haight Street Fair\, Bay To Breakers\, SF Pride Festival\, and High Sierra Music Festival and the Slow Food Music Festival. They have toured the West Coas t from Washington to San Diego\, and internationally with renowned acts su ch as india.arie\, Angie Stone\, Eric Sardinas \, Sistas in the Pit\, and the Kofy Brown Band at the Blue Balls Festival in Lucern\, Switzerland. Mo st recently\, London Street took their soulful sounds to the island of Mau i in Hawaii. Locally\, they've opened for great acts such as John Legend a nd Ozomatli. London Street is also building their soulful reputation by pl aying the Poster Room Lounge inside the famous Fillmore Auditorium while m ajor acts like Erykah Badu\, Musiq Soulchild\, Raphael Saadiq\, and the Ro ots\, take the main stage. London Street has received critical acclaim wit h the release of their debut album\, "\;Life Through Lyric and Melody. "\; The girls are currently in the studio working on their follow-up a lbum\, title\, "\;TBA"\;. London Street is taking it to the next l evel with this album. Sure to be a hit!\n\nLondon Street is able to lift t he spirits of any audience with their solid\, energetic\, and heartfelt li ve performances. Their fierce and inspiring original songs draw their infl uences from R&\;B\, Soul\, Funk\, and Jazz. The power of music has join ed the creative zeal of these players for an expressive look at life throu gh lyric and melody.\n \;\nLondon Street's website DTSTART:20121018T200000 DTEND:20121018T220000 DURATION:PT3H LOCATION:San Francisco SUMMARY:FREE Fan Appreciation Night with LONDON STREET END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR