Doors at 6:30pm ; Show at 7pm
Tickets are $12 Advance / $15 Day of Show
Ruby's In Town will perform old school R&B covers, classic soul and a bit funk thrown in for good measure. From Stevie Wonder to Aretha Franklin to the Talking Heads, the Rubies are a dance band that can deliver with power vocals and tight arrangements of old favorites!
Ruby’s In Town is a sentence, a declarative statement to be more precise. And it’s also the name of a “lesbian-friendly” Bay Area super group that brings together Andrea Pritchett (formerly of Rebecca Riots), Suzanne Falter (Leave It To Diva), Janet Rachel (Out On A Clef, Alternative Measures), and Jessie Ortiz (Buddhist Squirrels) among others. Pritchett says she “loves to play music that can make people dance and forget their troubles for awhile.”
Andrea Pritchett (lead vocals) formerly of the folk trio "Rebecca Riots" is a singer songwriter and continues to perform locally with the songwriter collective "Wildcat Canyon". A school teacher and activist, Andrea is deeply involved in the Berkeley community and loves to play music that can make people dance and forget their troubles for awhile.
Suzanne Falter (back up vocals) is the creator of an award winning one-woman show, and a veteran of the New York cabaret scene. Recently she was featured soloist with Oakland's Community Women's Orchestra, and was formerly back up singer with Leave It to Diva.
Janet Rachel (back up vocals) performed with Alternative Measures satire a cappella quartet, was a founding member of Out On A Clef a cappella quartet, Note-orious vocal jazz sextet, and was a back up vocalist with Leave It To Diva band.
Green Huse (back up vocals) is a singer-songwriter and improvisor. She is about to release her 3rd album of original songs. She is also a founding member of The Elements, an acapella improvisational quintet that performs and teaches internationally.
Nzingah (tenor sax and flute), also known as Robin Nzingah Smith, is a local musician and music educator performing throughout the Bay Area in a variety of styles from Blues to Jazz to Classical. She was a founding member of the band Azucar y Crema and now plays with Johnny Tolbert and De Thangs, Adalante Mujer and Key Elements to name a few.
Chris Cooper (guitar) is a guitarist, violinist, composer, poet and teacher who has been performing and recording in the Bay Area for many years.
Jessie Ortiz (keyboards) also plays keyboards with Buddhist Squirrels (a jazz quintet). In the past she has played with many local bands & loves to get people up and dancing. No parking, baby! No parking on the dance floor!
Judy Graboyes (drums) plays bass, drums, and latin percussion. She also plays with the Left Coast Sextet and Adelante Mujeres. Her bands have opened for Peter Tosh, Pete and Sheila Escovedo, Tower of Power, and Tuck and Patti. The Indigo Girls opened for her band, the Blazing Redheads, in 1988 in Atlanta Georgia.
