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2008 PERFORMANCES
SEPTEMBER 2008
Sept 28, 2008



ABBOT KINNEY FESTIVAL: ROBIN'S SCULPTURE GARDEN
Venice, CA
With Quentin Josephy on percussion and Jerry the Priest on trombone and vocal harmonies

Sept 13, 2008



ATTACK OF THE
UTOPIAN NIHILISTS

Skylight Books, Los Feliz, CA
seven los angeles writers
(and an accordion diva)
speak bleak audacity.....
Milo Martin, King of the Utopian Nihilists,
Mrs. Hobbs, the accordion diva (that would be me),
Jerry The Priest, Brad Listi, Rich Ferguson, Mary Otis, Hannah Wehr

AUGUST 2008
Aug 15, 2008

MONSTERS OF ACCORDION
SAFARI SAM'S, Hollywood, CA
Featuring:
JASON WEBLEY - mysterious accordion cult leader.
Mass-hypnosis, beware!
MARK GROWDEN - dark, seductive squeezer returns after years of silence!
AMY DENIO - legendary experimental performer conjures the spirits!
DUCKMANDU - classical virtuosity gone horribly awry!
COUNT SMOKULA - the 496-year-old rockabilly vampire!
MRS.HOBBS - the edgy, elegant "post-pop diva"!

JUNE 2008
June 1, 2008

2008 FIRST ANNUAL LOS ANGELES ACCORDION FESTIVAL

Eagle Rock, CA
Mrs. Hobbs & The Q & A
Launched my new band, The Q & A, featuring Annabelle Cabrera on violin and Quentin Josephy on percussion. Also featured a shadow puppet show by Poli Marichal and tango dancing by Stefan Fabry & Mitra Martin. Part of a 3-day festival.

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MAY 2008
May 11, 2008



"AN EVENING OF MOTHERS"

hosted by Mrs. Hobbs
The Talking Stick
Santa Monica, CA

A Mothers Day event featuring women musicians, actors and writers on the topic of motherhood

Mrs. Hobbs: "Squeezebox" (The Who)
Ashley Maher, singer/songwriter
Lisa Robins, actress
Mrs. Hobbs: "This Tree Called Love"
Lynn Rosenblood, singer/songwriter
Marnie Castor, writer
Mrs. Hobbs: "Mother's Little Helper" (The Rolling Stones)
Kaye Resnick, singer/songwriter
Loren Segan, writer
Mrs. Hobbs: "Let's Not Dwell On It"
Ellen, singer/songwriter
Mrs. Hobbs: "Each Day"

MARCH 2008
Mar. 12, 2008



Milo Martin's book launch for
"Poems for a Utopian Nihilist"

Book Soup
8818 Sunset Blvd.
W. Hollywood CA 90069

This event was Milo Martin’s book launch for his new book, "Poems for a Utopian Nihilist", and I accompanied him with my accordion on one of his poems. Milo is considered to be one of the main progenitors of the Utopian Nihilist poetry movement of the early 21st Century.

JANUARY 2008
Jan.18, 2008



"Married to the Accordion" night 2:

Mrs. Hobbs and
Mrs. Brown's Lovely Daughter
Karma Coffeehouse
1544 N. Cahuenga Blvd (at Selma),
Hollywood, 90038
http://karmacoffeehouse.com

Two Mrs.s
Two Accordions.
One night.
What's not to love?