Guitar Slinger John Anaya produces, writes and engineers, but, mostly plays guitar and sings. His weapon of choice? Both acoustic and electric axe. He has regular gigs in San Francisco with his band, Face the Giant, he also works with legendary accordion player Glenn Hartman, who he is working on a new acoustic world music act with, and which will also feature Richard Moore on violin.
He has previously played at the Fringe with Glenn Hartman in Inauthentico.
John is also a founding member and the musical director behind two other award winning shows at the Fringe, “The I Hate Children Children’s Show” and “Devil In The Deck” with magician Paul Nathan.
This year at the Fringe, as a part of PBH Free Fringe, John is opening his own show; The Hope Gene written and directed by Richard Ciccarone of Funny But Mean fame. http://www.johnanayamusic.com/thehopegene.html
This is a hilarious look at California, multi-culturalism and Human Stupidty, all set to music!!
You can also find John performing at his favourite haunts all month; Captains Bar, Bannermans, Blind Poet, Wolf Sessions, Edinburgh Fringe Street Performers, The Pear Tree Stage, The Cow Shed and of course, The Royal Oak!
We will be catching him on some of his jaunts, so will review his new show here later this month.
Here is where you can catch John this month:
August 2nd to the 25th (2014)
PBH Free Fringe – The Hope Gene showing every day at 16:40 at venue: Lola Lo’s
On Aug 6th, he will be at Lebowskis with Richard Moore from 21:00 to midnight
On Aug 7th, he will be at The Cowshed – Solo at 22:00
On Aug 8th he will be at the Captains Bar with Pockets and Martin from 21:00 to midnight
On Aug 13th he will be at Lebowskis with Richard Moore from 21:00 to midnight
On Aug 15th he will be at the Captains Bar with Pockets and Martin from 21:00 to midnight
On Aug 16th he will be doing Wolf Sessions at 23:20
On Aug 20th he will be at Lebowskis with Richard Moore from 21:00 to midnight
On Aug 22nd he will be at the Pear Tree doing a Solo gig at 18:00
And on Aug 23rd he will be doing Wolf Sessions at 23:20
JOHN ANAYA Music.com
By Rosdaughr
Counter Culture 
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