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Crosscurrents

Always singing: Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers

By Jen Chien
Published June 2, 2016 at 5:10 PM PDT
Singer Lavay Smith

Lavay Smith and Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers have been one of San Francisco’s favorite bands since they started performing together in 1989. Their signature retro sound was right at home in the swing revival of the '90s, but they’ve made it through from “trendy” to “classic.”

 

 

Lavay's big, bluesy voice and glamorous style have made her a mainstay of the music scene, and the Skillet Lickers themselves are some of the Bay Area’s most accomplished jazz musicians.

 

 

SIEBERT: People love live music. You can't kill it.

Lavay Smith and Red Hot Skillet Lickers will be performing live any night this weekend. See them Friday, 6/3,at Club Deluxe in the Haight Ashbury, Saturday, 6/4, at Ashkenaz in Berkeley, or Sunday, 6/5, at the Royal Cuckoo in the Mission.

 

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Jen Chien
Jen Chien was the managing editor for Crosscurrents and KALW News from 2016 to 2018. She has been a contributor to All Things Considered, Radio Netherlands Worldwide, BBC/PRI’s The World, Making Contact, SF Public Press, East Bay Express, New America Media, and KPFA in Berkeley, where she took part in the First Voice Apprenticeship Program. She is the recipient of the 2013 Outstanding Emerging Journalist Award from the Society of Professional Journalists of Northern California. She holds a BA in American Studies from Smith College, and an MA in Interdisciplinary Performance from New College of California. Before entering the field of journalism, she had a successful career as a professional dance and theater artist, teacher, and massage therapist.
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