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Sarah Bethe Nelson

Folk & acoustic band from San Francisco, CA

Shows on record: 13
Rooms played: 11
Cities: 8
Releases: 10
Last show: Mar 16, 2019The Volstead Lounge

About

Sarah Bethe Nelson is a band from San Francisco, CA, tagged folk, folk rock, indie folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2015 to 2019, across 11 rooms in 8 cities.

Sarah Bethe Nelson is based in San Francisco — MusicBrainz
Sarah Bethe Nelson has 4 release group(s) on MusicBrainz spanning 2015–2022 — MusicBrainz
Sarah Bethe Nelson is based in San Francisco, California — Sarah Bethe Nelson on Bandcamp
Latest release on Bandcamp: Mental Picture (2022-07-29) — Bandcamp
Sarah Bethe Nelson has 5987 listeners on Last.fm — Sarah Bethe Nelson on Last.fm
Sarah Bethe Nelson has released 10 recordings between 2005 and 2023 — Sarah Bethe Nelson on Discogs

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

13 on record · Songkick

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Shows per year

20157 shows
20164 shows
20171 show
20191 show

Show history
Date	Venue	Billing	With
Mar 16, 2019	The Volstead Lounge · AustinSupportwith Death By Unga Bunga, Dirty Fences, Viagra Boys, +32	Support	Death By Unga Bunga, Dirty Fences, Viagra Boys, +32
Jun 14, 2017	The Chapel · San FranciscoSupportwith Mark Eitzel, Tarnation	Support	Mark Eitzel, Tarnation
Dec 13, 2016	Amnesia · San FranciscoSupportwith Luke Sweeney, Joel Robinow, Eight Belles, +5	Support	Luke Sweeney, Joel Robinow, Eight Belles, +5
Nov 27, 2016	The Chapel · San FranciscoSupportwith Conspiracy of Beards, Sylvie Simmons, Mark Kozelek, +12	Support	Conspiracy of Beards, Sylvie Simmons, Mark Kozelek, +12
Mar 21, 2016	The Deer Pile · DenverHeadlinerwith American Culture, Strawberry Runners	Headliner	American Culture, Strawberry Runners
Mar 13, 2016	The Trunk Space · PhoenixSupportwith Great Grandpa, Cheap Hotels, THE DWARF, +1	Support	Great Grandpa, Cheap Hotels, THE DWARF, +1
Sep 18, 2015	Brick & Mortar Music Hall · San FranciscoSupportwith Natural Child, Cool Ghouls	Support	Natural Child, Cool Ghouls
Aug 4, 2015	Highline · SeattleHeadlinerwith S (Jenn Ghetto), Cumulus	Headliner	S (Jenn Ghetto), Cumulus
Mar 22, 2015	The Korova · San AntonioSupportwith Osees, Warm Soda, Meatbodies, +15	Support	Osees, Warm Soda, Meatbodies, +15
Mar 14, 2015	Bunkhouse Saloon · Las VegasSupportwith Gap Dream, Blood Sister, Visión, +2	Support	Gap Dream, Blood Sister, Visión, +2
Mar 13, 2015	The Echo · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Wand, Gap Dream, Death Valley Girls, +9	Support	Wand, Gap Dream, Death Valley Girls, +9
Mar 13, 2015	Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)Supportwith Gap Dream, The Aquadolls, Levitation Room, +3	Support	Gap Dream, The Aquadolls, Levitation Room, +3
Mar 10, 2015	The Chapel · San FranciscoSupportwith Visión, Blood Sister, Max Pain & the Groovies	Support	Visión, Blood Sister, Max Pain & the Groovies

Where they play

11 rooms in 8 cities

Rooms played most

The Chapel · San Francisco3 shows
Amnesia · San Francisco1 show
Brick & Mortar Music Hall · San Francisco1 show
Bunkhouse Saloon · Las Vegas1 show
Echoplex · Los Angeles (LA)1 show

Cities played

San Francisco5 shows
Los Angeles (LA)2 shows
Austin1 show
Denver1 show
Las Vegas1 show

and 3 other cities

Releases

10 releases, 2005–2023

Arlington Heights
2023
Mental Picture
2022 · Album
Weird Glow
2019 · Album
Oh, Evolution
2017 · Album
Fast‐Moving Clouds
2015 · Album
Pain
2015
Spade Cooley: Ghost In The Music
2014
The Golden Hour
2012
To Dreamers
2010
To Set Your Calendars on Fire
2005

Lineup

No current lineup on record.

Airplay

KEXP airplay: 35 plays, 2015-03-12–2022-07-03 — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Pacific Notions' (DJ Alex) — KEXP
Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Sean) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

Sarah Bethe Nelson — The Chapel, 2017-06-14 — Poster · The Chapel, 2017-06-14 — Songkick

Sarah Bethe Nelson — The Deer Pile, 2016-03-21 — Poster · The Deer Pile, 2016-03-21 — Songkick

Sarah Bethe Nelson — The Trunk Space, 2016-03-13 — Poster · The Trunk Space, 2016-03-13 — Songkick

Sarah Bethe Nelson — Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 2015-09-18 — Poster · Brick & Mortar Music Hall, 2015-09-18 — Songkick

Sources & corrections

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What each source supplied
Source	Used for
MusicBrainz	Artist facts
Sarah Bethe Nelson on Bandcamp	Artist facts
Bandcamp	Artist facts, Photos
Sarah Bethe Nelson on Last.fm	Artist facts
Sarah Bethe Nelson on Discogs	Artist facts
KEXP	Airplay
Songkick	Show history, Show posters
Discogs	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it
Last.fm	Credited on the record; no item on this page cites it

This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.