Join us for another great night of Americana music with California Bluesy Singer Songwriter Pi Jacobs!
Pi Jacobs draws inspiration from her unconventional upbringing in “The Land of Weed and Wine” aka Northern California. Blending roots-rock swagger and storytelling soul, her music has drawn comparisons to Tom Waits, Dolly Parton, and Lucinda Williams. She has been heard on NPR, Ditty TV, Austin Music TV, Americana Highways, American Songwriter Magazine, and her new album Soldier On (Blackbird Record Label) has been in the Americana Music Association Album Chart top 100 for 4 Months! Pi Jacobs is a lifer. Born in San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury district, she's spent two decades onstage and on the road, creating a rhythmic, rootsy sound that's every bit as diverse as her own upbringing. "My dad's Filipino, my mom's white, and my step-grandmother and cousins are African-American," says the singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who moved between hippie communes during her childhood. "Growing up, our apartment looked like the UN. I didn't know it was unusual until I left the Bay Area, and that's one of the reasons I love Americana music. It's inclusive. It makes room for everything. Traditional genres have become so segregated, and I want to break that mold."
Here are some Press comments on Pi Jacobs: "Jacobs creates vivid images on par with masters like Tom Waits" Americana Highways "a sultry, feminine, outlaw kind of sound" American Songwriter "the ease and wisdom of greats like Dolly Parton and Kris Kristofferson, she belongs in their company.” Rock and Blues Muse “nothing here that doesn't impress at every turn. Hot. This'll do to you what Lucinda's white album did to you.” Midwest Record "Divorce…whiskey…legal problems…cheaters…lies. Whatever story comes next, it's going to be a good one." Twangville
Check out some Youtube video of Pi in past performances;