Just Folkin' Around: An Evening of Song and Stories at Up The Creek Records

Featuring Vincent Lay, Priyanka Atreya, Said Sara and Neel Bhatia Vincent Lay Singer Songwriter Vince Lay has been writing songs and performing in the bay area and greater United states for almost 30 Years! He's released over 30 records including 4 Original holiday records(soon to be 5) with more than 10 bands. Currently performing solo and fronting east bay psych punk band Sabertooth Unicorn ! Vince is a weirdo and he's not shy about it! He also teaches guitar bass ukulele songwriting and teen/adult bands! He also hosts Up The Creek Records Monthly open mic every 2nd Sunday of the month. Priyanka Atreya Priyanka is a Bay Area-based singer-songwriter whose music blends indie pop and folk rock with intimate, relatable storytelling. Inspired by everyday moments and observations, she turns the details of life into melodic, lyrically driven songs. She brings a warm, thoughtful energy to her live performances as she shares her growing collection of original music with new audiences. Said Sara Dark folk solo/acoustic artist Said Sara is the second self of singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and San Francisco native David Benson. As a child of the 70’s, David grew up on the singer-songwriters of that era of emergence: Baez, Stevens, Croce, Taylor, Buckingham, Mitchell. But Benson was/is a metalhead and then a punk, and then a punk and then a metalhead -- from the 80s to the 90s and beyond. In 2008, he joined crust punk-turned death metal warhorse Acephalix as the drummer. David continues to hold that seat nearly 20 years later, with an album dropping in January, 2027. There is a two-way passage between the dark but accessible, acoustic-rooted Said Sara and the aforementioned strains of sonic extremity: Transition. David spent 15 years as guitarist/vocalist-turned vocalist of this genre-obscuring clique, whose sole full-length, 1994’s Spine, was released by Black Flag guitarist Greg Ginn’s ultra-legendary SST Records. Said Sara’s “ Then There You Are showcases his distinctive style and emotive delivery, solidifying his place in the contemporary music scene. Debuting live last year in four nations, he has shown himself, a full-fledged creative." Illustrate Magazine (US) "David Benson’s journey from the aggressive riffs of Acephalix to the elegant melodies of Said Sara is an astonishing display of his versatility and depth as a musician." Plastic Magazine (UK) Neel Bhatia Chief songwriter Neel Bhatia of local Indie/Alternative Rock band The Okays, places focus on developing, writing, catchy yet strong melodies that are to notice, while concurrently celebrating the artists who have imbedded him with the passion for art in the musical form. As a result, Neel/The Okays bring forth an effort in exploring, and striving for ways to communicate with a sound & style influenced by the artists who have come before him that hold a place in his psyche. For fans of singer/songwriters such as Ryan Adams, Noel Gallagher, Billy Corgan, Iggy Pop, Chris Cornell, & Mark Knopfler – Neel has a passion for songwriting that he promises to at the very least to sound “Okay”….