Album Notes

The Ace of Spades free acoustic series is hosted once a month from the Mama Buzz Cafe in downtown Oakland. Every 3rd sunday, a number of incredible local musicians have come down and played acoustic sets for a captive audience. Some of the guests include well-known acts such as Sub Pop's Rogue Wave, Drag City's Faun Fables, Birdman artists Paula Frazer and Brian Glaze and local phenom Sean Hayes, as well as a bunch of equally talented, but less well-known artists. The sessions are all recorded and they have turned out incredibly well.

The Ace of Spades cd features 17 tracks recorded at the Mama Buzz Café here in downtown Oakland. This one-time limited edition of 1200 cd's is a collection of live recordings and include unreleased tracks by Bart Davenport, Etienne de Rocher, Mandrake and others as well as a special acoustic rendition of "Be Kind & Remind" from Oakland's Rogue Wave. Proceeds from cd sales are donated to the local chapter of Little Kids Rock [www.littlekidsrock.org], an organization dedicated to bringing music education back into our classrooms.

Please have a listen, and if you folks would buy a copy of this great compilation of live tracks, we would be very grateful.