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CD Release Concert -- Steve Key with Dorian Michael

Steve Key and Dorian Michael will share concert billing at Socrates Coffe House in Atascadero on Saturday January 7. Tickets are $15.

Steve is celebrating a new CD, his first release of new material in 15 years. "Steve Key with Dorian Michael" is a collection of seven Key originals, recorded April 2016, live at Sutton Sound in Atascadero. Steve is probably best-known as the producer of Songwriters At Play, a live music series held at numerous venues on the Central Coast, which is also a twice-weekly radio show on The Krush 92.5. Before he arrived in this area ten years ago, Steve was a touring folksinger who played major concert venues and folk festivals across the country and in Canada. His songs were covered by dozens of folk and country acts, including Grammy-winner Kathy Mattea. The new songs include a collaboration with local writer PJ Robertson, and a ballad inspired by John Steinbeck's "East of Eden". You can preview the tracks at http://stevekey.com/music-group-26.html

Dorian Michael is a man of many bands, but also a well-known solo performer specializing in acoustic fingerstyle guitar original compositions and interpretations of classic blues. He plays in The Cinders, CC Riders with Louie Ortega, The Irene Cathaway Rhythm & Blues Band, and also with jazz vocalist Nicole Stromsoe. More than 40 years as a working musician, Dorian has recorded many CDs, and is also a teacher with two books and three instructional DVDs to his credit. www.dorianmichael.com

Socrates is not your average cafe. Inspired by the '60s coffee houses where folk music was presented front and center, Socrates creates an intimate listening room with pro sound. Brothers Nick and Mike Campbell are artists themselves -- Nick is an award-winning poet, and Mike is a veteran musician. Socrates is located at 5985 Traffic Way, a block east of the Carlton Hotel in Atascadero. (805) 461-0579