Free Live Music: Yacht Grunge + Indie Rock (Bazaar Cafe)
Briefly

Mitch Rocket is a San Francisco-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with roots in Boston and the Ecuadorian Amazon. He combines a jazz saxophone background and influences like Andrew Bird, Steely Dan, Chairlift, and Silversun Pickups, using saxophones, synths, and strings across folk-rock and jazz fusion. After regrouping post-COVID with a full band, his sound solidified into "Yacht Grunge," which blends sophisticated jazz chords with overdriven grunge angst. Carly Beltramo is a San Francisco-based singer-songwriter whose powerhouse voice and diary-like lyrics draw from Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, and Phoebe Bridgers. Carly hosts the Hotel Utah open mic every Monday and performs across the Bay Area. Event information can change; confirm details with the event organizer. Address: 5927 California Street, San Francisco, CA.
Drawing from a background in jazz saxophone and a love for Andrew Bird, Steely Dan, Chairlift, and Silversun Pickups, he twists saxophones, synths, and strings together into songs that run the gamut from folk-rock to jazz fusion. After emerging from the slumber of COVID with a full band of collaborators, Mitch Rocket's style has coalesced into something he calls "Yacht Grunge," which mixes the jazz chords of Steely Dan and Stevie Wonder with the overdriven angst of Smashing Pumpkins and Soundgarden.
Carly Beltramo is a San Francisco-based singer-songwriter whose powerhouse voice and emotional storytelling turn every song into a journey. Raised in New Jersey on a mix of musicals and classic rock, her sound today leans into the raw energy of indie rock-drawing inspiration from Stevie Nicks, Alanis Morissette, and Phoebe Bridgers. Her lyrics feel like pages from a diary-honest, vulnerable, and full of self-reflection. Carly hosts the Hotel Utah open mic every Monday and performs across the Bay Area.
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