The Soapbox Salute

The Soapbox Salute

The Soapbox Salute fuses musical artistry, songwriting, and social commentary with its eclectic and rootsy mix of folk, rock, soul, and Americana. The songs brim harmony and prose, driving rhythm, and accents of brass. Aside from the music, the lyrics are deeply thoughtful and compassionate, centering the plight of downtrodden and forgotten people. They boldly denounce injustice in many forms. Each song carries deep meaning while weaving through stories, bold melodies, funky rhythms, and brash brass counterpoint. The songwriting is unique and powerful, and the energy is infectious. The Soapbox Salute was named as the region's top 20 bands by Mic Check Bay Area.

Artist Biographies

Timothy Goodspeed (Vocals & Guitar)
Timothy is the founder of The Soapbox Salute and uses his striking songwriting to draw in the listener with vivid imagery and striking melodies to call in even the most stone hearted to melt with empathy. Timothy is a musician, teacher, and father living in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ariel B.
Ariel B has seen success on the local San Francisco music scene.  She expanded her horizons in classical music while attending The Ruth Asawa School Of The Arts High School  in San Francisco.  She sings in Italian, French, and German.  She also sings at several clubs in the Bay Area doing covers and her own songs. Ariel has previously worked with famed producer,  Narada Michael  Waldon. Narada has produced the greats - Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey are among this celebrated group.

***

A Word About the Venue
The Red Poppy Art House is a room on a corner in the Mission District of San Francisco, nestled between a myriad of communities. It is a place for slowness and the nuanced intermingling of ideas and activities generally termed “art.” In this little room, we present a vigorous performance program spanning multiple disciplines and embracing both traditional and contemporary forms. We also host artist residencies, a socially engaged professional development track, and assist in curating space for the neighborhood-wide bimonthly MAPP happening (Mission Arts & Performance Project). Behind the scenes, we relish in the role of matchmaker, seeding new relationships wherever we can, among friends and strangers, artists, community members, people without communities, people from near and far, and just about anyone who comes through the door. Our desire is to serve as a space of multiplicity, not defined by a singular culture or aesthetic, but as a well-spring of socially engaged art and discourse that invites growth and transformation. If we had to name our dominant aesthetic, we would call it… “slow.”