Beginning Thursday, December 1 through Friday, December 30, The RRazz Room will celebrate its first annual "Season of Giving," a benefit to raise funds for San Francisco Bay Area nonprofits making a difference in our communities. 100% of the proceeds will be donated. Patrons will be asked at the end of each performance to donate whatever they can, in the spirit of love. This year's "Season of Giving" benefits the Bay Area nonprofit organization BREAD & ROSES. Founded in 1974 by singer-songwriter Mimi Fariña (sister of Joan Baez), BREAD & ROSES brings hope and healing through live music to isolated individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area. Every day, they bring the healing power of live music to children undergoing chemotherapy, teens battling substance abuse, families in homeless shelters, seniors needing the end of life transition, and others living apart from friends and family while facing challenging times. During the past year, with the help of 1,500 volunteers, they uplifted 28,000 individuals being cared for in 120 Bay Area facilities by presenting more than 600 live performances. Visit the BREAD & ROSES website for more information: http://breadandroses.org/
The RRazz Room supports Bread & Roses, and we hope you will, too. Please give what you can. We thank you in advance!
JUST ADDED:
ZAPP BAND & SHIRLEY MURDOCK
Tue-Thu, 2/21-23, 8pm
$35 ($40 Ltd VIP)
An Old School Double Bill Night To Remember!
Zapp is a soul and funk band formed in 1978 by brothers Roger Troutman, Larry Troutman, Lester Troutman, and Terry Troutman. Known for hits such as "More Bounce to the Ounce," "Dance Floor," "Computer Love" and "I Wanna Be Your Man," the group was a partial source of inspiration to West Coast hip hop and G-funk. Zapp's hand-clapped, drum-beat styled funk of Zapp's records and Roger's use of the talk box became another reason for the group's impact and its success. More...
Funk, West Coast Hip Hop
Singer/songwriter Shirley Murdock is best known for the ethereal ballad "As We Lay," which was produced by Roger Troutman. Murdock started out singing gospel music in her native Toledo. Troutman hired her as a background singer for his family's group Zapp, who had several hits on Warner Brothers (or its Reprise imprint). Based on this success, Troutman began recording tracks with Murdock and lead singer Sugarfoot of the Ohio Players, among others, at his Dayton-based recording studio Troutman Sound Labs. Murdock's brand new inspirational CD & DVD LIVE: THE JOURNEY (Tyscot Records/Oct 2011) features the Top 30 Radio single, "Dream." She recently performed this song at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Dedication in Washington DC a few weeks ago. The project also features special guests Kelly Price, Regina Belle, and Beverly Crawford.
Gospel Singer/Songwriter
Nellie McKay
I Want to Live
Tue-Wed, 2/28-29, 8pm
$30
A "brilliant, zany film-noir musical biography" raves The New York Times about Nellie McKay's new cabaret show, inspired by the 1958 movie of the same name that won Susan Hayward an Oscar. "Combines Nellie McKay's unlimited gifts as a singer, songwriter, actress, pianist, ukulele player, mimic, satirist and comedian into a show that is much deeper than its surface might suggest." Joined by a stellar band, McKay combines period tunes with original tunes and more for a stunning night of theatre. More...
Singer/Songwriter, Actress, Multi-Instrumentalist
POPPY CHAMPLIN PRESENTS: THE QUEER QUEENS OF QOMEDY
Sun, 4/29, 3pm
$30
There's a unique revue that's touring the country with some of the funniest, edgiest, talented and most outrageous comics, united by the single theme: The Queer Queens of Qomedy. Producer and internationally known comedian, Poppy Champlin artfully selects the best of the best lesbian comics from across the county to join her at each venue. Now in it's sixth year, Poppy and the QQQ are thrilled to announce that HRC has come on board as the official sponsor of the Queens in 2012. More...
LGBT Comedy
Emily Bergl
Fri-Sat, 7/27-28, 9:30pm
Sun, 7/29, 7pm
$35
In her auspicious RRazz Room debut, brilliant young actress singer Emily Bergl, star of Broadway, film and most recently TV's Desperate Housewives, presented "Kidding on the Square," a theatrical cabaret that transports the audience on a fast-paced ride through love, heartbreak and everything in between. By popular demand, Emily will return to The RRazz Room to debut her brand new show prior to its New York engagement. More...
Actress (Film, Television, Theatre), Cabaret Singer
