Tonight (December 8th) at Slim’s in San Francisco, Performer is presenting a very special double bill – featuring Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers and Jon McLaughlin!

Tickets available here.

Kellogg and crew hail from our own home state of Massachusetts, and have been hitting the road hard these past few years. Their most recent album, Gift Horse, came out this fall and is a wonderful blend of rootsy Americana, but there’s much more to it than  that (which is why you’ve got to check out the band live!).

In an interview with Stereo Subversion, Kellogg commented on his drive as a songwriter:

SSv: What motivates you as a songwriter after more than a decade recording?

Kellogg: I’m motivated by the desire to write great songs about what I believe in. It’s like the first time you get drunk, or have sex. In the beginning it’s passionate, fiery, and you don’t know what to do with it. So you focus on quantity over quality. Now I want to write a great song, which I see the same way as finding a fine bottle of wine rather than looking to simply get drunk. One great song can be better than eight uncrafted songs. It’s a matter of chasing excellence. I used to sit in my dorm room and write a song a day, so I could have something new to show off to my friends. Now I spend less time writing songs, which means when I take the time to write, I feel I need to make it count.

Tonight’s show also features Jon McLaughlin, as co-headliner, another break out artist in his own right. Rather than try to describe his music with more flowery prose, I’ll let the video do the talking. Enjoy, and we hope to see you at Slim’s!