San Francisco-based jet age garage lounge duo Catherine DeNuvaring plays vintage trashy tunes like they're punk rock in the original French, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, German, and Italian. These songs might sound familiar from vintage films, prestige TV, your late grandma's vinyl collection, or your dreams. It's music to cry in your cheap red wine by.
Catherine DeNuvaring has performed at SF and Bay Area venues like Thee Parkside, the Hotel Utah Saloon, the Knockout, the Lucky Horseshoe, the Rite Spot, Winters Tavern, Tequila Mockingbird, Laughing Monk, Otherwise Brewing, Paname SF, and the New Farm, and festivals including Sonoma Wine Road, Noise Pop Summer of Music, SF Porchfest, and Fiesta on the Hill.
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Meet Darien + Dave
Darien (AKA "Catherine") climbed over the Berlin wall while it was coming down and still has a piece of it. She really does speak 5 languages. Her smoky, soulful vocals for Catherine DeNuvaring take vintage foreign language tunes and create something brand new. Dave (AKA "Sven Golly") takes a power chord, surf-punk approach to vintage ye-ye and bossa nova giving Catherine DeNuvaring its uniquely spare, muscular sound. Besides playing electric fuzz uke, Dave mostly arranges the songs, and programs e-drums.
Upcoming Shows 10/30/25 Otherwise Brewing, North Beach Show off your Halloween finest and grab a gluten-free beer that tastes even better than regular beer, yes really. Le Boo! 12/20/25 Lanesplitters Pizza, Emeryville A renowned East Bay punk rock and pie venue. Catherine DeNuvaring shares the bill with Half Rotten Goddess and more. 1/18/25 Winters Tavern, Pacifica Sunday Afternoon MLK Day (A Day Early) Fest 4/5/25 Winters Tavern, Pacifica "Beaster" Sunday Afternoon Fest