for the month of february 2012, 12 shows posted to the hotel utah open mic website – http://theutah.org

Hotel Utah Open Mic - http://theutah.org

February-2012. For the month of February 2012: 4 shows posted to Yahoo's Upcoming.org and the Hotel Utah Open Mic website (http://theutah.org). In support of local venues and artists in our midst.

1. 3-February-2012.  Tris Buckley, The PlayThings @La Barca, San Francisco, California.  9pm-1am.  http://www.trisbuckley.com
2. 3-February-2012.  Tall Shadows @Johnny Foley's, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.
3. 3-February-2012.  Aaron Ford, CJ's Realm, The Loose Cannons, Mark Nelsen @50 Mason Social House, San Francisco, California.
4. 4-February-2012.  Blind Illusion, Buddy Braganza, Speed of Light @23 Club, Brisbane, California.
5. 4-February-2012.  Best of Ryan Adams, Whiskeytown @Plough and Stars, San Francisco, California
6. 5-February-2012.  Monthly Open Mic with host Girl George & Little Boy Blue @The Long Haul, Shattuck Avenue (across from the Starry Plough), Berkeley, California.  7-11pm.
7. 7-February-2012.  Brent Shinn (feature performer) @Tuesday Night Open Mic w/host KC Turner, Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California.  $2 admission.
8. 7-February-2012.  Titans Up, Andre Theirry & Zydeco Magic, Lee Vilensky Trio @The Elbo Room, San Francisco, California.
9. 10-February-2012.  Passenger and Pilot, Sean McArdle @The Lost Church, 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, California.  http://www.thelostchurch.com
10. 11-February-2012.  Picture Atlantic, Dog Catcher, Briertone, Girl Named T Band @Art Boutiki, San Jose, California.  http://girlnamedtmusic.com
11. 14-February-2012.  The Goldenhearts @LoveSick 5, Mighty, 119 Utah Street, San Francisco, California.  7pm-10pm.  http://www.thegoldenhearts.com
12. 19-February-2012.  Lil Rev, Misner & Smith, The Courtney Janes @KC Turner presents ... private house concert.  For more information, http://www.kcturnerpresents.com

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for the month of january 2012, 95 shows posted to the hotel utah open mic website (http://theutah.org)

Hotel Utah Open Mic - http://theutah.org

31-January-2012. For the month of January 2012: 95 shows posted to Yahoo's Upcoming.org and the Hotel Utah Open Mic website (http://theutah.org). In support of local venues and artists in our midst.

1. 18-January-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic @Calistoga Inn, 1250 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, California 94515.  8:30pm to midnight.
2. 19-January-2012.  (10am) - KC Turner Present's Weekly Music Coffee Meet-Up @Crepes on Cole, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.  Open to all.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
3. 20-January-2012 - Occupy SF Open Mic @Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.  Advance signups.  11am to 5pm.
4. 20-January-2012 - Oona @Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California.  $10 admission.
5. 21-January-2012 - Roger Rocha, Ari Gorman, James Whiton @4th Street Tavern, San Rafael, California.  9pm.  http://www.thegoldenhearts.com
6. 22-January-2012 - The Goldenhearts, Girl Named T @Disco Volante, 14th Street, Oakland, California.  7pm.  http://www.thegoldenhearts.com -and- http://girlnamedtmusic.com .
7. 22-January-2011 - Jay Trainer Band, The Silver Threads, Mike Johnston @The MakeOut Room, San Francisco
8. 25-January-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic @Calistoga Inn, 1250 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, California 94515.  8:30pm to midnight.
9. 26-January-2012.  (10am) - KC Turner Present's Weekly Music Coffee Meet-Up @Crepes on Cole, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.  Open to all.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
10. 26-January-2012.  The Buds @Giordano Brothers, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.  9:30pm to 11:30pm. http://www.thebuds.org/ 
11. 26-January-2012.  Artist in Residence @The Lost Church, 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, California.  http://www.thelostchurch.com
12. 27-January-2012.  Brian Belknap, Mike Coykendall, Carlos Forster @The Makeout Room, San Francisco, California
13. 28-January-2012.  The Songwriter Cove Series @Java House, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.  All ages.  Benjamin Brown, Rach W, Adam Dragland, Jeul Berneard Wilkerson, Brendan Getzell, Tyler A. Gordon, Lynn Gentry, Ruce.
14. 28-January-2012.  Benefit for Mike @The Conneticut Yankee, San Francisco, California.  With Rossana Schneider.
15. 29-January-2012.  Open Jazz Jam w/host Andre Custodio @50 Mason Social House, San Francisco
16. 29-January-2012.  Kelly McFarling @Disco Volante, Oakland, California.  7pm.  Free admission.  http://www.kellymcfarling.com
17. 29-January-2012.  Emily Anne Band w/Miriam Speyer @Amnesia, San Francisco.
18. 30January-2012.  Monday Night Open Mic w/host KC Turner, Finnegan's Marin, Novato, California
19. 31-January-2012.  Lauren Oakshott, Genna and Jesse, Robin Yukiko, Dean Harlem @Cafe Royale, San Francisco, California.  http://www.gennaandjesse.com
20. 31-January-2012.  Tuesday Open Mic with host KC Turner @The Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California.  7pm to 12:30.  $2 admission.
21. 1-February-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic @Calistoga Inn, 1250 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, California 94515.  8:30pm to midnight.
22. 1-February-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic w/Tris Buckley @The Rockit Room, San Francisco, California.  http://trisbuckley.com/
23. 1-February-2012.  Open Mic with host Paul Pot @The Missouri Lounge, Berkeley, California.
24. 2-February-2012.  10am.  KC Turner's Weekly Music Coffee Meetup @Crepes on Cole, San Francisco, California.  Free admission. http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
25. 2-February-2012.  Thursday Night Open Mic @Roxx on Main, Martinez, California.  6pm.
26. 3-February-2012.  Open Mic with host Stephen Tow @Cafe International, San Francisco, California.
27. 3-February-2012.  Music Extravaganza w/Sean Hughes @50 Mason Social House, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.
28. 5-February-2012.  Meldra (feature) @Sunday Night Mic with host Roem Baur @1790 Van Ness, San Francisco.  http://www.meldra.com
29. 6-February-2012.  Monday Night Open Mic w/host KC Turner, Finnegan's Marin, Novato, California.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
30. 7-February-2012.   Tuesday Open Mic with host KC Turner @The Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California.  7pm to 12:30.  $2 admission.
31. 7-February-2012.  Deborah Crooks' Local Music Vibe Meetup (10am) @High Street Station, Alameda, California
32. 8-February-2012.  Open Mic with host Paul Pot @The Missouri Lounge, San Francisco, California.
33. 8-February-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic w/Tris Buckley @The Rockit Room, San Francisco, California.  http://trisbuckley.com/
34. 8-February-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic @Calistoga Inn, 1250 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, California 94515.  8:30pm to midnight.
35. 9-February-2012.  10am.  KC Turner's Weekly Music Coffee Meetup @Crepes on Cole, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
36. 9-February-2012.  Thursday Night Open Mic @Roxx on Main, Martinez, California.  6pm.
37. 9-February-2012.  Fleeting Trance @The Bistro, Hayward, California.  Free admission.
38. 10-February-2012.  Austin Willacy, Lindy LaFontaine, Jesse Brewster @Subterranean Art House, Berkeley, California.  Admission: $10 suggested donation.
39. 10-February-2012.  Fleeting Trance (acoustic), Danger Mon @Old Western Saloon at Point Reyes Station, Marin County, California.  http://www.fleetingtrance.com
40. 10-February-2012.  Open Mic with host Stephen Tow @Cafe International, San Francisco, California
41. 10-February-2012.  Garageland Rodeo @Ferry Street Station, Martinez, California
42. 10-February-2012.  Rach W @The Continental Club, Oakland, California.  http://www.rachwmusic.com
43. 11-February-2012 - White Trash Debutantes, DI, The Lean, The Lincolns @The Uptown Club, Oakland, California.
44. 11-February-2012.  Garageland Rodeo @Ferry Street Station, Martinez, California
45. 11-February-2012.  Laciak and Friends @The Fireside, Alameda, California.
46. 11-February-2012.  Go Going Gone Girls, Sassy, Whoosie What's It's @The El Rio, San Francisco, California.
47. 12-February-2012.  Open Jazz Jam w/host Andre Custodio @50 Mason Social House, San Francisco, California.  http://www.andrecustodio.com
48. 12-February-2012.  Bob Scott performing The Jade Pyramid, Dean Harlem @The Lost Church, 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, California.  http://www.thelostchurch.com
49. 13-February-2012.  Monday Night Open Mic w/host KC Turner, Finnegan's Marin, Novato, California.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
50. 14-February-2012.   Tuesday Open Mic with host KC Turner @The Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California.  7pm to 12:30.  $2 admission.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
51. 15-February-2012.  Open Mic with host Paul Pot @The Missouri Lounge, San Francisco, California
52. 15-February-2012.  Kelly McFarling, Goodnight Texas, Daniel Ellsworth and the Great Lakes @Brick and Mortar Music Hall, San Francisco, California.  http://www.kellymcfarling.com
53. 15-February-2012.  Decker, Akron Engine, Minor Kingdom, Fleeting Trance @Hotel Utah, San Francisco, California.   http://www.fleetingtrance.com
54. 15-February-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic w/Tris Buckley @The Rockit Room, San Francisco, California.  http://trisbuckley.com/
55. 15-February-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic @Calistoga Inn, 1250 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, California 94515.  8:30pm to midnight.
56. 16-February-2012.  Paul Manousos and the East Bay Wrecking Crew @Speisekammer, Alameda, California.  http://www.paulmanousos.com
57. 16-February-2012.  10am.  KC Turner's Weekly Music Coffee Meetup @Crepes on Cole, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
58. 16-February-2012.  Thursday Night Open Mic @Roxx on Main, Martinez, California.  6pm.
59. 16-February-2012.  Francesca Lee and the New Believers, Volary, Robin Yukiko @The Hotel Utah Saloon, San Francisco, California
60. 16-February-2012.  Victoria and the Vaudevillians, Tuppence @The Lost Church, 65 Capp Street, San Francisco, California.  $10 admission.  http://www.thelostchurch.com
61. 17-February-2012.  Open Mic with host Stephen Tow @Cafe International, San Francisco, California
62. 17-Feb-2012.  Sin Silver and the Avenue @Armando's, Martinez, California.  8-11pm.  $10 at the door.
63. 18-February-2012.  Kelly McFarling @Lot 1 Cafe, Los Angeles, California.  http://www.kellymcfarling.com
64. 18-February-2012.  Tiki Houseman, Dollface, Genna and Jesse, GG Tanaka @The Fireside Lounge, Alameda, California.  http://www.tikihouseman.com
65. 19-February-2012.  Open Jazz Jam w/host Andre Custodio @50 Mason Social House, San Francisco, California.  http://www.andrecustodio.com
66. 19-February-2012.  Dean Harlem CD Release Show, Erma Kyriakos, Andrew Blair @Disco Volante, Oakland, California.  Free admission.  All ages.
67. 20-February-2012.  Monday Night Open Mic w/host KC Turner, Finnegan's Marin, Novato, California.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
68. 21-February-2012.   Tuesday Open Mic with host KC Turner @The Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California.  7pm to 12:30.  $2 admission.   http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
69. 22-February-2012.  Wednesday Night Open Mic @Calistoga Inn, 1250 Lincoln Avenue, Calistoga, California 94515.  8:30pm to midnight.
70. 22-February-2012.  Open Mic with host Paul Pot @The Missouri Lounge, Berkeley, California
71. 23-February-2012.  10am.  KC Turner's Weekly Music Coffee Meetup @Crepes on Cole, San Francisco, California.  Free admission.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
72. 23-February-2012.  Thursday Night Open Mic @Roxx on Main, Martinez, California.  6pm.
73. 23-February-2012.  Anthony Bello @Smiley's Schooner Saloon, Bolinas, California.  http://www.anthonybello.com
74. 24-February-2012.  Open Mic Night with host Stephen Tow @Cafe International, San Francisco, California
75. 24-February-2012.  One Fret Away (w/Nina Jo Smith) @The Panama Red Coffee Company, Concord, California.
76. 25-February-2012.  The Blue Swamis (w/Roger Rocha, Joe Hague) @Historic 23 Club, Brisbane, California.  Free admission.
77. 25-February-2012.  Overwhelming Colorfast, Oranger, Slouching Stars, Peppercorn @Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, California
78. 26-February-2012.  Open Jazz Jam w/host Andre Custodio @50 Mason Social House, San Francisco, California. http://www.andrecustodio.com
79. 27-February-2012.  Monday Night Open Mic w/host KC Turner, Finnegan's Marin, Novato, California.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
80. 28-February-2012.  Francesca Lee, Whitney Nicole @The Bazaar Cafe, San Francisco, California.  7pm.  Free admission.  All ages.
81. 28-February-2012.   Tuesday Open Mic with host KC Turner @The Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California.  7pm to 12:30.  $2 admission.  http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
82. 28-February-2012.  Terese Taylor, Little Hurricane, Jenny Owen Youngs @Bottom of the Hill, San Francisco, California.  http://www.teresetaylor.com
83. 29-February-2012.  Open Mic with host Paul Pot @The Missouri Lounge, Berkeley, California
84. 2-March-2012.  Open Mic with Stephen Tow @Cafe International, San Francisco, California
85. 2-March-2012.  Flipper, The Legendary Stardust Cowboy with the Altamont Boys, Peligro, East Bay Ray and the Killer Smiles @The New Parish, Oakland, California.  http://www.legendarystardustcowboy.com ; http://www.klausflouride.com ; http://www.flipperrules.com/ 
86. 5-March-2012.  Hotel Utah Open Mic with host Brendan Getzell, San Francisco, California.  http://theutah.org
87. 10-March-2012.  KC Turner presents Roem Baur @The Apple Store, San Francisco, California.  3-4pm. http://www.kcturnerpresents.com
88. 11-March-2012.  The Hopeful Romantics CD Release Show @Armando's, Martinez, California.
89. 12-March-2012.  Lauren Pehoski (feature) @Hotel Utah Open Mic with host Brendan Getzell, San Francisco, California. http://theutah.org
90. 17-March-2012.  Anthony Bello @SWSX - 12:55pm.  Romeo's Italian Grill and Bar, Austin, Texas.  http://www.anthonybello.com
91. 19-March-2012.  Wolf Larsen (feature) @Hotel Utah Open Mic with host Brendan Getzell, San Francisco. http://theutah.org
92. 22-March-2012.  Rach W @Genghis Cohen, Los Angeles, California.  http://www.rachwmusic.com
93. 26-March-2012.  Myasha (feature) @Hotel Utah Open Mic with host Brendan Getzell, San Francisco, California
94. 13-April-2012.  Thomas Dolby, Aaron Jonah Lewis, Ben Belcher @Red Devil Lounge, San Francisco, California
95. 20-April-2012.  Anthony Bello @Hopmonk Tavern, Sonoma, California.  http://www.anthonybello.com

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upgraded x-fonter software from v6 to v7.4

26-January-2012.  Upgraded X-Fonter v6 to v7.4 for US $20.  A very helpful software program used to preview and identify fonts before use.

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photographed jeff cotton’s gin joint, elektriksunset and the jj schultz band @the hotel utah, san francisco

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a 200pockets.com photograph accompanies an article about jj schultz in dimensions: milwaukee school of engineering magazine

• Artist website: http://jjschultz.com and http://jjschultz.tumblr.com
• PDF: http://resources.msoe.edu/mobile/dimensions/Dimensions_current.pdfAlumni

Roll Call

Thinking outside the box at Pandora

JJ Schultz '95 has worked as a software engineer at Pandora Internet radio since 2006, despite the fact that he graduated with a mechanical engineering degree.  "I only took one computer programming class at MSOE; it was Fortran, and I got a D.  The only D I ever got in my whole life," he joked.  Pandora is a free (and legal) way to listen to music online.  Select a song you want to listen to, and Pandora will scan its vast catalog of music and select other musically-similar songs to follow.  Users can create up to 100 unique "stations," and refine the stations to improve accuracy.

After graduation, Schultz moved to Detroit where he designed tools and gears for Masco Corp.  The work was repetitive, and he realized he could automate much of it using a programming language called AutoLISP.  "I got into programming AutoLISP and became fairly decent at it," he said.  Around that point he took a vacation to San Francisco, and never looked back.  "I packed up my car, threw out everything that didn't fit and drove out there."

Schultz relied on his AutoLISP skills to find a job in San Francisco, working his way up from answering help desk phone calls to building custom in-house apps for a number of companies in the Bay Area.  Eventually, he found a job as a java applications engineer for a company called Consilient, before joining Pandora in 2006.  "MSOE taught me how to be an engineer, how to be disciplined in my work, how to be detail oriented and thorough and how to get my pocket protector to sit just right," explained Schultz.

In his free time, Schultz plays in a band and enjoys writing a nd recording music.  "Pandora allows me to tie together my passion for engineering with my passion for writing music.  Plus, Pandora is quite popular so there are some very interesting engineering challenges to work on.  There's a thrill to knowing that when you push out some code, millions of people will use it right then (and will immediately find problems if there are any!)."

For Schultz, it's important to be able to learn new things and adapt to change quickly.  "Technologies come and go, so the one skill that I've always tried to keep sharp is my ability to learn new things quickly.  I think that's probably been my most valuable skill throughout my entire career."

Despite his success, Schultz still fondly remembers his time as an undergraduate.  "My favorite times at MSOE were hanging at Big Boy with my friends.  Iced tea and cheese sticks always made for good times.  I loved my classes with Professors Kuhfittig and Dyskow and I still think of them often."

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added 3 new shows to klaus flouride’s website

17-February-2012.  Added three new shows to Klaus Flouride's website - http://www.klausflouride.com.

• Artist website - http://www.klausflouride.com
• January 28, 2012 - Dead Kennedys, X, The Avengers @MOCA, Los Angeles
• February 11, 2012 - The Go Going Gone Girls, Sassy @The El Rio, San Francisco
• March 3, 2012 - The Legendary Stardust Cowboy w/The Altamont Boys, Flipper, Peligro, The Killer Smiles @The New Parish, Oakland, California

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