Shady Maples

Rank #15 Berkeley, CA Alternative / Rock / Folk

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Members: Owen Roberts- guitar/vocals/songwriter Shira Lee Katz- cello, Trent Boeschen- drums, Dennis Haneda- bass, Greg Peters- lapsteel, guitar

Sounds Like: Wilco, Manu Chao, Ben Harper, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (Official Page), Dire Straits

Bio: Shady Maples is old soul rock, Americana, Latin and folk with Bay Area roots and branches. Their debut 2012 album is a boiling concoction of acoustic, lapsteel and electric guitars, organs, mandolin, and harmony. Singer songwriter and guitarist Owen Roberts wraps "visceral lyrics" (SF Chronicle) ... See Full Bio

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: Sound's checked and so nice. Doors at 8, Cave Clove 8:30, Whiskerman 9:30, Shady Maples 10:30 @TheCafeDuNord #livemusic #tonight #sf

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"Owen Roberts and his band Shady Maples make songs that deal with the idea of nature and consciousness. Sounds perfectly Californian to me!"

— Cy Musiker, KQED

"Owen Roberts, the lead singer of Shady Maples, has a knack for creating visceral lyrics."

— Tony DuShane, San Francisco Chronicle

“Shady Maples has cultivated a unique sound for itself that features a blend of swamp rock, psychedelic Latin-infused Americana and psychedelic influences for a sonic brew that sets them apart from their contemporaries.”

— SFStation

“Their amalgamation of swamp rock, psychedelic Latin-infused Americana effortlessly packs in the steel guitar, mandolin, Werlitzer and pump organs behind the album's clean acoustic sound.”

— Jessica Bray, Monterey County Weekly

“Shady Maples is stripped-down, acoustic-based blues with elements of Latin, Americana and even reggae. They have an explosiveness all their own and a great deal of that dynamic is based around Peter’s swampy lap-steel work. ”

— Alfred Howard, NBC San Diego

“Were it not for the folk music revival, guitarists Owen Roberts and Greg Peters might have to court the muse by brewing beer or writing poetry about nature. Actually, they do both. Peters, who plays lap steel, is the beer connoisseur, and Roberts lards his material with descriptions of the natural world. Their impressive debut includes a whole battery of guests (among them singer Kelly McFarling). It combines peppy rhythms with darkly minor-key tunes.”

— Rachel Swan, East Bay Express

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May 16

Cafe Du Nord
San Francisco, CA, US | 8:30pm
Cafe Du Nord
San Francisco, CA, US
Thu May 16 8:30pm
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2012
Nov 9

25th Street Collective
Oakland, CA, US | 9:00pm
25th Street Collective
Oakland, CA, US
Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:00pm
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2012
Oct 19

The Lost Church
San Francisco, CA, US | 7:30pm
The Lost Church
San Francisco, CA, US
Fri Oct 19, 2012 7:30pm
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Shady Maples' first San Francisco show as a duo since releasing Unfold earlier this year. Brand new songs and acoustic arrangements of familiar tunes from Unfold and Bay to Maples. Tom Rhodes opens the show with a soulful alt-country set.
2012
Jul 21

Starry Plough
Berkeley, CA, US | 8:00pm
Starry Plough
Berkeley, CA, US
Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:00pm
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2012
Jun 29

The Griffin
San Diego, CA, US | 8:00pm
The Griffin
San Diego, CA, US
Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:00pm
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