2008 Performances
Saturday, March 8, 2008
Spud's Pizza
Berkeley, CA
Solo show
with Wendy Beckerman and David Gans
Thursday, October 30, 2008
West coast pre-release show for “eep” and a benefit for Environment California
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse
Berkeley, CA
Alexis Harte opens for
Vanessa Lowe and Bug Eyed Sprite
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Tell it on Tuesday
Julia Morgan Center for the Arts
Berkeley, CA
Vanessa performed solo before the following lineup of storytellers:
Elana Isaacs
Howard Petrick
Jean Ellisen
Nato Green
2007 Performances
Friday, January 26, 2007
Fox and Goose Public House
Sacramento, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with El Olio Wolof
and Dirty Feet
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Nomad Cafe
Oakland, CA
Solo, with guest Sprites
with Afterbuffalo
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Spud's Pizza
Berkeley, CA
Solo, with guest Sprites
with Kwame Copeland
Friday, August 31, 2007
Nomad Cafe
Oakland, CA
Solo, with guest Sprites
with Mike Eckstein
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Spud's Pizza
Berkeley, CA
Solo show
2006 Performances
Friday, January 13, 2006
A'Cuppa Tea
Berkeley, CA
Solo show
with Nate Cooper and Mario Desio
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Nomad Cafe
Oakland, CA
Solo show
with Jessie Turner
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Tell It on Tuesday
Julia Morgan Theater
Berkeley, CA
Solo show
2005 Performances
Saturday, January 15, 2005
Epic Arts / 1923 Tea House
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Dandeline
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
The Make Out Room
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Teri Untalan and Austin Willacy
Saturday, March 19, 2005
A'Roma Roasters
Santa Rosa, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Saturday, July 23, 2005
Epic Arts / 1923 Teahouse
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
2004 Performances
Saturday, January 24, 2004
A Patchwork Quilt with Kevin Vance
KALW Radio, FM 91.7
SF Bay Area, CA
with Ben Freelove on Bass
CD Release Show for "57 Suspect Words"
Thursday, February 5, 2004
Freight and Salvage
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
and very special guest Sprite Myles Boisen
Friday, February 27, 2004
True Love Coffeehouse
Sacramento, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Kimberly Trip
Saturday, March 6, 2004
Oakland Metro
Oakland, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite and Myles Boisen
with the Monolith
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Aroma Roasters
Santa Rosa, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Wednesday, April 7, 2004
The Makeout Room
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Colin Steel and Brett Milan Gadja (CD Release Party)
Saturday, May 8, 2004
The Bitter End
New York, NY
with Adam Ezra and the Billy Hector Band
Saturday, May 15, 2004
House Concert
El Cerrito, CA
Saturday, May 29, 2004
Hear Music
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Wednesday, June 2, 2004
Hotel Utah
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Mark Growden
Saturday, June 5, 2004
Hear Music
Palo Alto, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Thursday, June 17, 2004
The Red Devil Lounge
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Saturday, June 19, 2004
Hotel Café
Hollywood, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Chris Gallagher and Paper Sun
Sunday, June 20, 2004
Hear Music
Santa Monica, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Thursday, July 15, 2004
Epic Arts Studios
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Wednesday, July 21, 2004
Bitter End Pub
Portland, OR
with Kent Sparling
with Arin Simonian
Thursday, July 22, 2004
AJ’s
with Kent Sparling
Corvallis, OR
Friday, July 23, 2004 at 4:00pm
Northwest Passage with Tripp Somer
KLCC Radio, 89.7 FM
Eugene, OR
with Kent Sparling on Melodica
Friday, July 23, 2004
Café Paradiso
Eugene, OR
with Kent Sparling
with Tony Kaltenberg
Saturday, July 25, 2004
Humboldt Brewery
Arcata, CA
with Kent Sparling
Saturday, July 31, 2004
Point Reyes Station Farmer's Market
Toby's Feed Barn
Point Reyes Station, CA
Thursday, September 30, 2004
Freight and Salvage Coffeehouse
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
opening for Austin Willacy
Saturday, October 2, 2004
An Outdoor Fundraiser to Re-Defeat Bush
Doyle Street Co-Housing Community
Emeryville, CA
Saturday, October 30, 2004
House Concert
Denver, CO
with Cara Cantarella
2003 Performances
Saturday, November 29, 2003
Aroma Roasters Coffee House
Santa Rosa, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Friday, November 28, 2003
Rose Street House of Music
Berkeley, CA
Solo Performance
Monday, November 17, 2003
Red Devil Lounge
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Hotel Utah
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Saturday, September 27, 2003
House Concert
Richmond, CA
Solo Performance
with Priscilla Ederle
Friday, September 26, 2003
Dolores Park Cafe
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Thursday, August 28, 2003
The Cave
Chapel Hill, NC
Solo Performance
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
The Evening Muse
Charlotte, NC
Solo Performance
Monday, August 25, 2003
The Bitter End
New York, NY
Solo Performance
Monday, August 11, 2003
The Make-Out Room
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Sonya Hunter and Claire Holley
Monday, July 28, 2003
Viv and a Movie
The Red Devil Lounge
San Francisco, CA
Saturday July 19, 2003
Oakland Metro
Oakland, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
opening for Ted Mason of Modern English and
John and Mary of Ten Thousand Maniacs
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
Red Devil Lounge
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Tyler Hilton, Clay Bell and PH Balance w/ Woman
Saturday, May 10, 2003
Aroma Roasters
Santa Rosa, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Friday, May 9, 2003
Octopus Lounge
Pacifica, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Baby Carrot and ing
Saturday, May 3, 2003
Berkeley Free Folk Festival
Berkeley, CA
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
Temple Bar
Santa Monica, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Sunday, April 20, 2003
Mad Dog In The Fog
San Francisco, CA
with Arin Simonian and Mokai
Monday, March 24, 2003
TUVA Space
Berkeley, CA
with Bloodsickle
Thursday, March 13, 2003
Starry Plough
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
and Visiting Sprite Myles Boisen
with Anton Barbeau and Ana Porter
Tuesday, March 4, 2003
The Bitter End
New York City, NY
Friday, February 28, 2003
Bazaar Cafe
San Francisco, CA
with Erika Luckett and Arin Simonian
Monday, February 24, 2003
Monday Night Hoot
Cafe du Nord
San Francisco, CA
Monday, February 17, 2003
Monday Night Hoot
Cafe du Nord
San Francisco, CA
Sunday, February 2, 2003
Hear Music
Santa Monica, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Sunday, January 26, 2003
Hear Music
Palo Alto, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Friday, January 24, 2003
Brainwash
San Francisco, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Eli Braden and Priscilla Ederle
Friday, January 10, 2003
Aroma Roasters and Coffee House
Santa Rosa, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Monday, January 6, 2003
Monday Night Hoot
Cafe du Nord
San Francisco, CA
2002 Performances
Monday, December 16, 2002
Monday Night Hoot at Cafe du Nord
San Francisco, CA
Saturday, December 14, 2002
bEASTfest (best of the East Bay)
Blake's
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
with Kristi Martel
Odessa Chen
Ramona the Pest
The Naked Barbies
Saturday, November 9, 2002
KALW 91.7FM
San Francisco, CA
Live on "A Patchwork Quilt" hosted by Kevin Vance
w/ Ben Freelove on Bass
Sunday, October 27, 2002
Hear Music
Berkeley, CA
with Bug Eyed Sprite
Friday, October 25, 2002
Starry Plough
Murder Ballads Show
Berkeley, CA
the debut of Bug Eyed Sprite
Tuesday, October 22, 2002
Sonoma State University
with the Vanessa Lowe Band
Saturday, October 19, 2002
Papa Toby's Revolution Café
San Francisco, CA
with the Vanessa Lowe Band
with Alexis Harte
Thursday, October 3, 2002
Canvas Café
San Francisco CA
with the Vanessa Lowe Band
with Priscilla Ederle
Saturday, September 29, 2002
Bazaar Cafe
San Francisco, CA
Wednesday, September 4, 2002
Broadway Studios
San Francisco CA
with the Vanessa Lowe Band
Sunday, August 11, 2002
Bazaar Cafe Anniversary Show
San Francisco CA
with the Vanessa Lowe Band
Friday, August 9, 2002
Rockin' Java
San Francisco CA
with the Vanessa Lowe Band
Saturday, July 27, 2002
San Gregorio General Store
San Gregorio CA
with the Lowlifes
Thursday, July 11, 2002
Club Muse
Albany CA
with the Lowlifes
with Loretta Lynch
Sunday, July 7, 2002
Marin County Fair
San Rafael CA
with the Lowlifes
Saturday, June 22, 2002
Starry Plough
Berkeley CA
with the Lowlifes
with Barbez
Thursday, June 13, 2002
Canvas Cafe
San Francisco CA
with the Lowlifes
with Butch Berry
Wednesday, June 12, 2002
The Nameless Cafe
Oakland CA
with the Lowlifes
with Nefelwurzl
Saturday, June 1, 2002
Temescal Arts Center
Oakland CA
with the Lowlifes
with Montreal Weekend and Etienne de Rocher
Wednesday, May 29, 2002
Louder CD Release Show
Hotel Utah
San Francisco CA
with the Lowlifes
with Run For Cover Lovers and Loretta Lynch
Thursday, May 23, 2002
iMusicast
Oakland CA
with the Lowlifes
Saturday, May 18, 2002
Unplugged CD Pre-Release Show
Bazaar Cafe
San Francisco CA
with the Lowlifes
Saturday, April 20, 2002
Starry Plough
Berkeley CA
with the Lowlifes
with Ramona the Pest and Hoarhound
Tuesday, April 16, 2002
Bazaar Cafe
San Francisco CA
Thursday, February 28, 2002
New Acoustic Movement
The Nameless Cafe
Oakland CA
with Ben Graves and Austin Willacy
Wednesday, February 20, 2002
Univeristy of Nevada, Reno
with the Lowlifes
Monday, February 18, 2002
Monday Night Hoot
Cafe du Nord
San Francisco CA
with the Lowlifes
Friday, February 15, 2002
Bazaar Cafe
San Francisco CA
with the Lowlifes
with David Hopkins
Saturday, January 19, 2002
21 Grand
Oakland CA
with the Lowlifes
with Ramona the Pest, Sonya Hunter, and Dandeline.
2001 Performances
Wednesday, November 21, 2001
House Concert
Eugene OR
Friday, November 16, 2001
Temescal Arts Center
Oakland CA
with the Lowlifes
with Montreal Weekend and Butch Berry.
Sunday, November 4, 2001
Rock the Casbah @ Peery's Egyptian Theatre
Ogden UT
with the Lowlifes
Friday, September 28, 2001
Rose Street House of Music
Berkeley CA
with Bern, Brittany Safranek, Out on a Clef, Beth Waters,
Adrianne, Eileen Hazel, & Making Waves.
Monday, September 24, 2001
Cafe du Nord
San Francisco CA
Sunday, September 9, 2001
World Grounds Cafe
Oakland CA
Saturday, September 8, 2001
Golden Gate Park
San Francisco CA
with the Lowlifes
Sunday, September 2, 2001
A Cuppa Tea
Berkeley CA
with Mario DeSio
Saturday, August 25, 2001
TUVA
Berkeley CA
The debut of Vanessa Lowe and the Lowlifes,
with Adrian West on violin and Tobias Hawkins on percussion.
with Ira Marlowe and Hoarhound
Sunday, August 12, 2001
Bazaar Cafe Anniversary Party
San Francisco CA
Friday, August 3, 2001
San Francisco Songs
Dolores Park Cafe
San Francisco CA
Friday, July 20, 2001
Benefit for KWMR 90.5FM Radio
The Dance Palace, Point Reyes Station, CA
featuring Adrian West on violin.
with Jesse De Natale, Jerry Hannan and New Monsoon
Saturday, July 7, 2001
First Saturdays in Alameda
Adelphian Center for the Arts
Alameda CA
featuring Adrian West on violin.
Opening for Deborah Pardes
Sunday, July 1, 2001
Marin County Fair - Special Events Stage
County Fairgrounds, San Rafael, CA
featuring Adrian West on violin.
Thursday, June 21, 2001
The Voodoo Lounge
San Francisco CA
featuring Adrian West on violin.
with Megan McLaughlin and Jonathon Kingham
Thursday, June 14, 2001
Wine, Women and Song
The Sweetwater
Mill Valley CA
featuring Adrian West on violin.
with Susan Z, Peter Lamson and Ashia
Tuesday, June 12, 2001
Hotel Utah
San Francisco CA
featuring Adrian West on violin.
with Groovy Judy and the Anna Kristina Session
Saturday, May 19, 2001
Bazaar Cafe
with Matt Easton (formerly of The Jenny Thing)
featuring Adrian West on violin.
Monday, May 7, 2001
New Acoustic Movement
Seafood Peddlar San Rafael CA
with Gerry Grosz, Jenny Burtis and John Eddy
Saturday, April 21, 2001
Hotel Utah
San Francisco CA
featuring Adrian West on violin.
with Fojimato and the Highdivers
Sunday, April 8, 2001
Cafe du Nord
San Francisco CA
with Carmaig de Forest, Ramona the Pest,
the Reverend Screaming Fingers and More
Wednesday, March 28, 2001
Yoshi's
Oakland CA
opening for The Dmitri Matheny Orchestra featuring Mary Stallings
Saturday, February 24, 2001
Bazaar Cafe
with Mario DeSio and Adrian West
Saturday, January 20, 2001
San Geronimo Valley Cultural Center
San Geronimo CA
with Gunnar Madsen and Austin Willacy
2000 Performances
Friday, December 29, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Tuesday, December 19, 2000
Hotel Utah
with Shelley Doty, Natasha Miller and the Beth Waters Band
Thursday, December 14, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Tuesday, December 5, 2000
Club Muse
Albany CA
Tuesday, November 28, 2000
Freight and Salvage Coffee House
Berkeley CA
with Steve August, Elin JR and Butch Berry
Tuesday, November 14, 2000
Red Devil Lounge
San Francisco CA
with Amy Myers and Jasper Thresh
Tuesday, November 7, 2000
Venue 9
San Francisco CA
with Melissa C. Rolnick, Serene Zloof and Katie Corby
Friday, November 3, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Sunday, October 29, 2000
Bazaar Cafe
with Austin Willacy
Friday, October 27, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Thursday, October 12, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Tuesday, September 26, 2000
Club Muse
Saturday, September 23, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Saturday, September 9, 2000
Club Muse
opening for Vagabond Lovers
Friday, September 8, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Tuesday, September 5, 2000
Strings
Emeryville CA
with Alice Stuart and Chuck McCabe
Thursday, August 31, 2000
Club Muse
with Mario DiSio
Wednesday, August 23, 2000
Club Muse
with Ira Marlowe
Saturday, August 19, 2000
Under the Tent Series
Bennington VT
Friday, August 4, 2000
Edinburgh Castle
San Francisco CA
Saturday, July 22, 2000
Cafe Reyes
Point Reyes Station CA
Saturday, July 8, 2000
Cafe Reyes
Friday, June 30, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Saturday, June 24, 2000
Bazaar Cafe
with Mario DiSio
Saturday, June 17, 2000
Hotel Utah
with In Violet and Simon Stinger
Friday, June 16, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, June 3, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Sunday, May 21, 2000
KUSF 90.3 FM
Live performance and interview with DJ Frank Ricco
Friday, May 12, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, May 5, 2000
Manfred’s Books
Point Reyes Station CA
Friday, March 31, 2000
Skylight Cafe
San Francisco CA
with Austin Willacy
Friday, March 24, 2000
Borders Books and Music
Emeryville CA
Friday, March 17, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Saturday, March 11, 2000
Bazaar Cafe
with Austin Willacy
Tuesday, March 14, 2000
Bazaar Cafe
with Gunnar Madsen
Friday, March 10, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, March 3, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, February 25, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, February 11, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, February 4, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Saturday, January 29, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, January 28, 2000
Bazaar Cafe
with Box Set Duo
Saturday, January 22, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Tuesday, January 18, 2000
Cafe Amsterdam
Fairfax CA
Songwriters in the round with Lisa Redfern, Greg Lamboy and Andrew Kerr
Wednesday, January 12, 2000
Hotel Utah
Sunday, January 9, 2000
Bazaar Cafe
with Peter Brown
Friday, January 7, 2000
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
1996-99 Performances
Wednesday, December 22, 1999
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, December 10, 1999
Borders Books and Music
Emeryville CA
Wednesday, December 8, 1999
Bazaar Cafe
San Francisco CA
Thursday, November 18, 1999
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Thursday, November 11, 1999
Voulez-Vous
Berkeley CA
Friday, July 3, 1998
Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Denver CO
Saturday, July 26, 1997
Denver Folkathon
Denver CO
Saturday, July 19, 1997
Java Creek
Denver CO
Thursday, October 10, 1996
Pennylane
Boulder CO
Friday, October 4, 1996
Ticketmaster Showcase
Mercury Cafe
Denver CO
vanessa lowe
past shows