The band's current line-up has been playing together since 2001:
Myron Grossman-- stand-up bass, harmonica, vocals
Natasha Haugnes-- vocals, tap dance, guitar, snare drum
Steve Scott-- mandolin, vocals, stand-up bass
John Tuttle-- guitar, accordion, vocals
Quake City Jug Band serves up
classic swing, blues, folk, and jazz, along with feather boas, tap dancing, and
general musical mayhem.
Quake City really was a jug band when
it started in San Francisco in 1997 with a washtub bass, banjo, jug, 12-string
guitar, and kazoos. Though the instrumentation has evolved, our jug spirit
remains.The band now features
multiple vocalists with mandolin, guitar, accordion, stand-up bass,
harmonica, and of course, tap dancing.
We often invite a favorite guest artists to join us. Recent
honorary QCJBers include Ted Silverman (mandolin, guitar) , Michael Schwartz (guitar), Kerry Parker (fiddle), Victor Landweber
(guitar), Mark Gagliardi (guitar, harmonica & vocals), Doug Cross (saxophone & vocals), and Jeff Terflinger (fiddle).
Recent appearances:
The Haight Street Fair
San Francisco Free Folk Festival
The Make Out Room
Julie's Coffee and Tea House
Velo Rouge Cafe
Ashkenaz
The Grand Lake Farmers' Market
Benefit for the Norwegian Seamans Church of San Francisco. (Yup!
We're bilngual!)
Town Concert on the Green in Genoa, Nevada.
Noe Valley Farmers Market
San Francisco Jug Band Festival
The Hootenanny! at Cafe International, SF, CA
