Three to Stream: Owlfest is back, new ‘Sacramento EP’ from Josh Lippi
Note: We’re devoting our usual “Three to See” concert space to rounding up some info on what local and out-of-town artists are up to as we continue to shelter in place to fight COVID-19. Hosting a show online or releasing new music? Message us on Instagram with details: @adavis_threetosee.
Owlfest 9: All online (10 a.m. Saturday April 25): Last year’s Owlfest 8 (“The End of the Road”) was slated to be the final iteration of the cozy annual weekend gathering of local acts, but in these strange times, we’ll gladly give them a pass on reneging that promise and doing a reunion tour over at “The Owlfest 9 virtual venue” on Facebook. Instagon, Ross Hammond, Dean Haakenson, Mike and Laurianne Blanchard, Carl Salmonsen, Hannah Jane Kile, Wolfbreed and members of annual hosts MAU are among the platoon of locals slated to perform digital sets; John Prine tributes are likely, along with who knows what kind of Owlfest shenanigans. www.facebook.com/OwlfestForever.
Josh Lippi & the Overtimers, ‘The Sacramento EP’: Considering us in full swoon here at “Three to Stream” H.Q. over a “Sacramento EP” that backs up its title with a cover photo taken inside Old Ironsides, a sample from a Filibuster song and renditions of tunes by Rusty Miller of Jackpot (“Whiskey”) and Lee Bob Watson (“Annabelle”), in whose living room the record was recorded. Josh Lippi & the Overtimers’ new six-song collection, released last week, is a hearty dose of pure rolling clouds indie psych, with the requisite dashes of late-night midtown haziness. Lippi and photographer Trevor Traynor, who snapped a classic photo of the Sacramento water tower that adorns the back cover, are each sending a portion of sales of the EP and prints of the photo to Donate4Sacramento. joshlippi.bandcamp.com; trevortraynor.bigcartel.com.
Gold Lion Arts Shelter Series with Jon Raskin (7 p.m. Friday April 24): Sacramento saxman Jon Raskin, a member of the Rova Saxophone Quartet for more than four decades, kicks off Gold Lion Arts’ new Friday series of online jazz concerts, with upcoming iterations running through May 29 and featuring national talent. www.facebook.com/Goldlionarts/events
Quinn Hedges ‘Shelter in Place, Take 2’ (6 p.m. Saturday April 25): Local singer-songwriter Quinn Hedges (also of venerable local rock act the Outcome) jumps back online to show off some songs from his wistful catalog, such his wistful, jazz-teeming springtime record “Slightly South of Stormy Clouds.” www.facebook.com/quinn.hedges.
Room Service Music Festival (Friday April 24 to Sunday April 26): All the proceeds from this electronic/pop-themed fest, streaming on YouTube this weekend, are going towards Feeding America, a nationwide network of more than 200 food banks, and Sweet Relief, a benefit fund for musicians. Big Gigantic, Griz, Chromeo, Zeds Dead, Yungblud and Mt. Joy are among the massive slate of performers spread over three days. www.roomservicefest.com.
Kokua Festival Live From Home (3 p.m. Saturday April 25): The closest to the island vibes we’re gonna get for a little while, host Jack Johnson will be celebrating Earth Day from his porch in Hawaii and welcoming in streams from Ben Harper, Lukas Nelson, G. Love, Ziggy Marley, Ron Artis II and more. www.twitch.tv/amazonmusic; www.facebook.com/jackjohnson.
