the cottontails are one of san francisco's most exciting musical groups. well versed in american musical styles from the 1920's to the 1980's, they will belt out some old gin-house blues, riff on a charlie parker tune, then rock out on black sabbath, all in a single set. the cottontails feature karina denike on vocals, ralph carney on horns and lap steel, backed up by the hardest-working rhythm section in show business — michael mcintosh on piano, mike groh on guitar, daniel fabricant on bass, and the irrepressible randy odell on percussion. the best place to hear the cottontails is at the riptide, on taraval next to the pacific ocean