Upcoming Shows for Liquid Girlfriend

2014 Shows

2013 Shows

2012 Shows

2011 Shows

2010 Shows

2009 Shows

 

 

2014 Shows

Liquid Girlfriend played private gigs again this year....but here's a fun one in Nov that anyone 21 and over can attend:

Saturday November 1, 2014 -- Liquid Girlfriend Dance Party from 8pm - 11pm at Rooster's Roadhouse, 1700 Clement, Alameda, CA 94501 (at Grand Street; 510.337.9190)--Liquid Girlfriend (http://www.liquidgirlfriend.com) is back with a great new lead singer, the fabulous Gloria Amaral, who adds a taste of hot Latin spice to Liquid Girlfriend’s wild mix of sultry funk and high-energy dance tunes. Come on out and groove with Linda Atkinson (keyboards), Cate Larsen (guitar), Nzingah Smith (sax/flute), Marina Garza (trumpet/DJ), “Suki” Sue Kaye (congas), Lillie Robinson (bass), and Trevelyn Lee (drums).

 

 

2013 Shows

Liquid Girlfriend played private gigs so far this year....but here's a fun "All Women Event" in June:

Saturday June 15, 2013 -- Liquid Girlfriend Dance Party, an "All Women Event" from 7pm - 9pm at High Street Station, 1301 High Street, Alameda, CA--The Bay Area's soulful rhythms dance band, Liquid Girlfriend (http://www.liquidgirlfriend.com), explores woman-to-woman with no boundaries (OK, maybe one or two—but you’ll find out which ones if you come to this “Women Only” dance!). Oh yah! That night we’ll also be celebrating the birthday of the wonderful Carol A. Hanson—who will finally have her cake and eat it too. $10 cover

 

Saturday Aug 24, 2013 -- Another Liquid Girlfriend Dance Party! This time it's "All genders welcome!" - 8pm at Rooster's Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Ave, Alameda, CA. $10-$15, sliding scale.

 

Friday Sept 6, 2013 -- Good Vibrations and El Rio (at 3158 Mission St,  San Francisco, CA) presents "Friday Live" w/ queer band Liquid Girlfriend and DJ Emotions (HipHop/Salsa/House/World). Hey, it’s FREE…!!!

 

 

2012 Shows

Liquid Girlfriend played private gigs and took time out to finish making our 2nd CD that will be released on Saturday Nov 17, 2012 at Rooster's Roadhouse, 1700 Clement Avenue, Alameda, CA.

 

2011 Shows

Liquid Girlfriend "Trio" will be playing on Friday March 11, 6-8pm at The Blue Oak Café in the Oakland Museum of California. That's Linda Atkinson, keyboards/vocals, Cate Larsen, guitar/vocals, and Dee Dee Hilgesen, vocals. [Opening for Liquid Girlfriend is “Blake-N-Dee” (Blake Langdale & Dee Dee Hilgesen—yes, the same Dee Dee who’s in Liquid Girlfriend! A double dose of the Deedster!)] This is a FREE performance, but tips are a welcome sight! It’s Happy Hour all evening at The Blue Oak Café in the Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak Street, Oakland, CA 94607 (0.1mi from Lake Merritt BART station) There will be beer, wine/spirits for sale along with finger snacks. Contact Info: Blue Oak Cafe (510) 238-7113, http://www.oaklandmuseumofcalifornia.net

 

Liquid Girlfriend will be playing several of our original tunes on "Stephanie's Playhouse Presents", a 1/2 hour TV show hosted by Stephanie Reif. The show is slated to air on Mon May 9 (9pm), Tues May 10 (12:22pm and 10:22pm), Thurs May 12 (1:22pm), Fri May 13 (noon), and Sun May 15 (6pm) on “Comcast Cable TV” Channel 28 in Berkeley (but not any other cable TV company) or by “Livestream” at http://www.betv.org. (After you get to that internet site, click on the large square icon/button on the left side of the screen just below the word "Contact" that flashes the phrase "Want Live B-TV? Click Here.") It’s on B-TV channel 28 (Public Access TV). Note: Sometimes different episodes are aired by BCM.

 

July 15 - 17, 2011-- Liquid Girlfriend will be at FABULOSA Fest 2011, an annual radical fund-raising weekend festival that's happening in Petaluma, CA this year. We're on the Main stage promptly at 7pm for just under an hour on Sat night July 16. This awesome festival celebrates Women's MUSIC, FILM, COMEDY and CRAFT ART. All women and friends are invited to attend and participate in this precious, sister-focused, community gathering, and the collective distributes all proceeds to LGBTQ-oriented charities that serve communities in Guerneville, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and beyond. For tickets go to http://www.fabulosafest.com or www.myspace.com/fabulosafest or fabulosafest@gmail.com.

 

The rest of the year we did some private gigs and started creating our second CD!

 

2010 Shows

Liquid Girlfriend will be featured on "The Inappropriate Show," TV for lesbians and hosted by executive producer Susan Kay Gilbert (susankaygilbert@yahoo.com, http://www.hummingbirdspirit.org/theinappropriateshow). The show is slated to air on Tues April 13 (10am), Wed April 14 (8:30pm), Fri April 16 (4:30pm), and Sat April 17 (12:01am) on “Comcast Cable TV” Channel 28 in Berkeley (but not any other cable TV company) or by “Livestream” at http://www.betv.org. (After you get to that internet site, click on the large square icon/button on the left side of the screen just below the word "Contact" that flashes the phrase "Want Live B-TV?  Click Here.") It’s on B-TV channel 28 (Public Access TV). Note: Sometimes different episodes are aired by BCM.

 

Saturday April 17, 2010 -- Liquid Girlfriend will be playing at 4pm at the "Party With the San Francisco Dyke March!" (a fundraiser from 3 to 8pm for the 2010 San Francisco Dyke March, http://www.thedykemarch.org) on the patio at El Rio (http://www.elriosf.com), 3158 Mission Street (at Cesar Chavez), San Francisco, CA. DJs Zanne & Durt, Liquid Girlfriend, Tru Bloo, & Tasha Kame will bring you to your feet to dance away the afternoon, emcee'd by performance artist and activist Pippa Flemming. Come see the new Dyke March logo, help kick-off a raffle that will culminate at the Dyke March, & get your Dyke March Tees hot off the press! $10-20 sliding scale donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.

 

Thursday May 20, 2010 -- Liquid Girlfriend will be the featured performers at 7:30pm at the Third Thursday women's open mic talent showcase at Montclair Women's Cultural Arts, 1650 Mountain Blvd, Oakland, CA, corner of Mountain and Thornhill off Hwy 13. $7-10 sliding scale at the door. For more info phone 510-654-4088.

 

Saturday July 24, 2010 -- A cool, cool summer dance with the Liquid Girlfriend band starting at 7pm sharp (and goes until 9pm or a bit later) at High Street Station (a coffee house with BBQ, sandwiches, & salads), 1303 High Street (between Encinal Ave & Jackson St), Alameda, CA, (510) 995-8049. We'll be featuring our special guests Dee Dee Hilgesen (The Voice!!, http://www.deehilmusic.com) and Renaye Brown-Guilartes (The Hands!! Percussion, that is….) We're all playing for tips (so no cover charge), but you can donate up to a million dollars if we move you….Woo, woo! (All genders welcome!)

 

Saturday August 28, 2010  -- Liquid Girlfriend will be playing at the Sistahs Steppin’ in Pride (SSIP) 9th annual East Bay Dyke March & Festival at Snow Park in Oakland at 19th Street and Harrison, sometime between 12-6pm. Like our previous event, we'll be featuring our special guests Dee Dee Hilgesen (The Voice!!, http://www.deehilmusic.com) and Renaye Brown-Guilartes (The Hands!! Percussion, that is….) You can take BART (Exit 19th St. BART Station) and then walk just 3 blocks toward Lake Merritt.

 

Sunday, September 5, 2010 -- Liquid Girlfriend will be accompanying the fabulous Dee Dee Hilgesen (The Voice!!, http://www.deehilmusic.com) at Oakland Pride, the largest LGBTQ Pride Festival in East Bay on the Uptown stage, at 19th and Webster Street on Labor Day Weekend at 1pm sharp. You can take BART (Exit 19th St. BART Station) and then walk only 1 block toward Lake Merritt to get into the event--and then look for the Uptown stage.

 

Saturday, November 13, 2010 -- A crazy dinner party with the Liquid Girlfriend band (doors open at 6pm) from 6:15pm until 9pm at Mama's Vietnamese Restaurant, 365 19th Street, Oakland, CA 94612 (between Webster St & Franklin St). This $25 per person event features your choice of an entree along with steamed rice and an appetizer with all the trimmings (and there are vegetarian choices too). You can pay at the door, purchase tickets in advance at Brown Paper Tickets, or mail a check to Cate Larsen at 479 Superior Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94577, (510) 633-0713. If you take BART, EXIT at the 19th St. BART Station, and then walk just 1-1/2 short blocks toward Lake Merritt.

 

Sunday, December 12, 2010 -- Singer/songwriters Linda Atkinson (keyboards) and Cate Larsen (guitar) of Liquid Girlfriend will be interviewed live on Sun Bell's radio show "Outbeat Music:The Sunnyside" on KRCB Public Radio (www.krcb.org and 91 FM) from 8 to 9pm. Sun Bell will also play some of the songs from our 1st CD, "The Color Of Water." You can join the group "Outbeat Music:The Sunnyside"--and LGBT businesses can contact Sun Bell at sun@sunbellmusic.com.

 

 

2009 Shows

Saturday, March 7, 2009 -- Liquid Girlfriend will open for a very special fundraiser for marriage equality litigation (for justice on Prop 8), co-sponsored by WOFF and GLOBE at "Rhythmix Cultural Works", 2513 Blanding, Alameda (near the Park Avenue bridge; http://www.rhythmix.org). FEATURED PERFORMERS: Lisa Cohen, Mary Watkins, and Andre dos Santos Morgan, and a special song by K.C. Frogge (EMCee'd by Janet Rachel). Show starts at 7:30pm after WOFF and GLOBE potluck starting at 5pm. Doors open to public at 6:30pm for silent auction run by K.C. Frogge. $10  to  $1 Million sliding scale, "Give 'Til It Feels Good". To get tickets in advance, go to Brown Paper Tickets at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/58224 OR contact Charlene Shores at 510.538.9722 or Seeshores1@aol.com.  Donations are tax deductible and will benefit the National Center for Lesbian Rights. Please send checks to P.O. Box 976, Pinole, CA 94564.

 

Friday, March 27, 2009 -- Liquid Girlfriend will open along with other exciting performers (Blair Hanson, "Make Out Session", and "Then There's Maude") for Judea Eden's BIG BIRTHDAY BASH at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702. Come hear the original Judea Eden Band featuring Amy Meyers on keys and vocals, Emil Besson on guitar, Scott Magness on bass, Jonathan Wenk on Drums and Jeni Day on guitar! And there will be birthday cake! This show is a WomenGig production and presented by the awesome Kate Goodnight. For more information on the WomenGig@Trieste series, the WomenGig Project, and to join the mailing list, go to www.womengig.com or www.myspace.com/womengigmusic or contact Kate Goodnight at info@womengig.com.

 

Liquid Girlfriend will be featured on "The Inappropriate Show," TV for lesbians and hosted by executive producer Susan Kay Gilbert (susankaygilbert@yahoo.com, http://www.hummingbirdspirit.org/theinappropriateshow). The show is slated to air on Wed May 13, Thurs May 14, and Sat May 16 on “Comcast Cable TV” Channel 28 in Berkeley (but not any other cable TV company) or by “Livestream” at http://www.betv.org. (After you get to that internet site, click on the large square icon/button on the left side of the screen just below the word "Contact" that flashes the phrase "Want Live B-TV?  Click Here.") It’s on B-TV channel 28 (Public Access TV).

 

Saturday June 13, 2009 -- Liquid Girlfriend will be playing at 5:15pm at FABULITA (a benefit from 4pm to 8pm for FABULOSA Fest) on the patio at El Rio (http://www.elriosf.com), 3158 Mission Street (at Cesar Chavez), San Francisco, CA. There's an amazing line-up of performers: The Judea Eden Band, Clair, Richie, and Out On A Clef. Come early for the *free* BBQ @ 3:30 while it lasts!

 

Saturday July 18, 2009 -- Liquid Girlfriend will be at FABULOSA Fest 2009 at 1pm at FABULOSA Fest, a radical fund-raising weekend festival that happens every year in Guerneville, CA. This year it's Friday nite July 17 through Sunday July 19. This awesome festival celebrates Women's MUSIC, FILM, COMEDY and CRAFT ART. All women and friends are invited to attend and participate in this precious, sister-focused, community gathering, and the collective distributes all proceeds to LGBTQ-oriented charities that serve communities in Guerneville, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Sacramento and beyond. For tickets go to http://www.fabulosafest.com or www.myspace.com/fabulosafest or fabulosafest@gmail.com.

 

Liquid Girlfriend will be featured on "The Inappropriate Show," TV for lesbians and hosted by executive producer Susan Kay Gilbert (susankaygilbert@yahoo.com, http://www.hummingbirdspirit.org/theinappropriateshow). The show is slated to air on Wed July 29 (8:30pm), Thurs July 30 (10am), Fri July 31 (4:30pm), and Sat Aug 1 (12:01am) on “Comcast Cable TV” Channel 28 in Berkeley (but not any other cable TV company) or by “Livestream” at http://www.betv.org. (After you get to that internet site, click on the large square icon/button on the left side of the screen just below the word "Contact" that flashes the phrase "Want Live B-TV?  Click Here.") It’s on B-TV channel 28 (Public Access TV). Note: Sometimes different episodes are aired by BCM.

 

Saturday August 1, 2009 -- A women's dance with the Liquid Girlfriend band from 5pm to 7pm at Humanist Hall, 390 27th Street, Oakland, CA 94612, (510) 451-5818, sponsored by "Women Over Fifty and their Friends" (WOFF). The WOFF potluck that will take place before the dance starts, from 3 to 4:30pm. All women are welcome, whether WOFF members or not. This event is wheelchair accessible. Suggested donation is $10 - $15, sliding scale. For more info, please contact Charlene Shores at 510.538.9722 or Seeshores1@aol.com.

 

Sunday August 9, 2009 -- A PRIVATE "dinner and dance" with the Liquid Girlfriend band for those wonderful volunteers at the Enamelist Society Conference at the "Boat House" at 568 Bellevue Avenue along Lake Merritt/Lakeside Park, Oakland, CA 94610, (510) 238-2196....For more info, go to http://www.enamelistsociety.org/AboutUs/index.html.

 

Saturday August 22, 2009 -- Liquid Girlfriend will share a double-bill at The Space with the one and only Andre dos Santos Morgan (http://www.myspace.com/andredossantosmorgan). The Space (former home of Laurel Jujitsu) is located at 4148 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland One block from High Street, between 39th and Maybelle, on the 57 bus line and the 14 bus line from Fruitvale BART. Doors open at 7pm and space is limited, so try to get there ahead of everyone else! Show starts at 8pm. Suggested donation: $15 - 20. (No one turned away for lack of funds) Wheelchair accessible, scent free

 

Saturday October 24, 2009 -- You're invited to a very special event! It's the long-awaited Liquid Girlfriend CD Release Party (yes, you can dance) for our very first CD called The Color Of Water along with "comic extraordinaire" Karen Ripley. It all starts promptly at 7:30pm at the Montclair Women's Cultural Arts Club 1650 Mountain Blvd. Oakland, CA 94611 (http://www.montclairartsclub.com). Everyone is welcome! Suggested donation is $10 - $15, sliding scale (no reservations in advance). There will be CDs available for purchase.

 

Saturday October 31, 2009 -- A PRIVATE Halloween party in Whittier, CA, featuring Liquid Girlfriend. There will be a lot of very important people there, including Frankenstein, Rocky and Bullwinkle, and Batman!! (We'll be hanging around the fire hydrant during the break, since we'll all be dressed in our best "poodle" attire.)

 

Friday November 13, 2009 -- Liquid Girlfriend and Out On A Clef (http://www.outonaclef.com) will open for Bittersweet (featuring Amy Meyers, Judea Eden, and Jeni Day) from 7pm to 10pm at Caffe Trieste, 2500 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley, CA 94702.

 

Liquid Girlfriend will be featured on "The Inappropriate Show," TV for lesbians and hosted by executive producer Susan Kay Gilbert (susankaygilbert@yahoo.com, http://www.hummingbirdspirit.org/theinappropriateshow). The show is slated to air on Wed Dec 30, 2009, Thurs Dec 31, 2009, and Sat Jan 2, 2010 on “Comcast Cable TV” Channel 28 in Berkeley (but not any other cable TV company) or by “Livestream” at http://www.betv.org. (After you get to that internet site, click on the large square icon/button on the left side of the screen just below the word "Contact" that flashes the phrase "Want Live B-TV?  Click Here.") It’s on B-TV channel 28 (Public Access TV).