UPDATES in RED
One of the highlights
of my day yesterday was watching a red-breasted nuthatch on the pine tree directly in front of my
living room. This little guy is a rather uncommon sight in Marin. Most of you probably don’t
know that I was a birder and Terwilliger Nature Guide in a former life!
And I’d like to share something beautiful Lynn Asher posted today on FB:
Let's choose
to let go of the past and not trip on the future. Life is NOW. Let's run and
play and love one another. Let's share our blessings with one another, let's
rejoice in others happiness and success and embrace and support those who are
less fortunate. Today I choose to let go of any thoughts that are keeping me
from being present.
Thanks for
that, Lynn!
I embrace those thoughts.
But meanwhile, back at the ranch … Do you feel like your head is spinning
out of control? Like you can’t catch
your breath, trying to play catch-up?
Yep, it happens to me as well.
This may be my last post for a while—well, I’ll continue to add items
this week, but won’t be able to do a calendar for the next couple of weeks
while Carlos & I are in Philadelphia—I
won’t have computer access. I must tend
to my dear mentally disabled brother, so it’s a trip of necessity, but also one
of Love and doing the right thing. With Carlos along, I know it will also be
FUN for all of us. We’ll be back before
Halloween weekend … Meanwhile, I’ve posted a lot of coming shows in Mark your calendars.
I do have my rewards! It was another of those weeks chock-full
of musical pleasure! Shout-outs go to: Tommy Castro & the Painkillers at Sweetwater Tuesday night—free show,
video shoot, crazy energy! On Thursday
we travelled down to the Presidio Y.C.
for Eddie Neon & the Guys—Horacio, Tommy Ray, Billy …
though the place wasn’t packed, they put out as if it was!
On Friday evening we stopped by TREK Winery—happy to see it’s perking right along, lots of folks
delighted to be there on a gorgeous evening. I envision this as a lovely winter
retreat as well … Then on to Ghiringhelli’s
for Dan Brown & Full Steem! Again, a full tilt dance show--crazy lotta
energy with Dan & the gang. And on
Saturday night “Crazy” is an understatement for what went down at Peri’s, with Cathey Cotton & Elliott’s Evil Plan! Definitely plenty of funky psychedelic soul sauce
percolating, and crazy Fairfax characters to round out a wild night of dancing. Cathey, you are one amazing woman!
My TREK WINERY shout-out: open until 10pm on Friday & Saturdays; til 7pm Sunday, 8pm Wednesday and Thursday. You can order food while at there from Chianti Cucina, Grazie, or Finnegans,
and it will be delivered and plated for you right there at Trek. 1026 Machin Ave. Novato. And enjoy the enchanting paintings of George Sumner gracing the walls of this
beautiful venue.
MUST-PLAN-FOR-TRIP … But of course I must fit in some dancing
before we leave! Looking forward to the
monthly Ray Simpson Big Band Dance
on Wednesday in Corte Madera. And a
GIANT HIGHLIGHT of the week is the Friday show at George’s: two of my very
favorite bands—THE TICKETS BAND
opens at 8pm for The JAMES MOSELEY BAND
-- a Dance Extravaganza!! At this point
I am open to Possibility for the rest of the weekend, and holding onto the
belief that one never knows what Magic awaits …
I wish you all a very happy week of musical delights--again!
Please take a look at all the
listings and details that follow.
♫♪♫♪
You can bookmark my website,
and check back regularly for UPDATES as the
week progresses: www.ellenjanesmusic.com. And for fun, take a peek at my
PHOTOS and VIDEOS.
And remember to TIP
our wonderful and talented MUSICIANS! Also please support all the gracious venues that support MUSIC.
Listen to the Music,
and Dance (like nobody's watching)!! ♫
Wednesday, Oct.
10
Corte Madera Rec. Center, 8-10pm, no cover: Ray
Simpson Big Band Dance
Sweetwater, doors 7, event 8pm, $10: Mark Karan & Special Guests. 388-3850 for tix
or info.
PanamaHotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Philip Percy Williams with Judy Hall – jazz standards with a contemporary groove. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Il Davide, 901 A St., San
Rafael, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover: Audrey Moira Shimkas with Jef Labes.
Thursday,
Oct. 11 -- Happy Birthday, Alexandra M!
George's Nightclub, 9pm, FREE:
DJ NIGHT with DJ Rick Vegaz-- Top 40, Hip Hop, Electro, Dance & More. Drink Specials all night!
Sweetwater, 1-5pm, free for MVFF badge holders, space available
basis: MVFF ASCAP Cafe –see website for more info on artists. *Then 9pm,
$10: Juno What?! 388-3850 for tix
or info.
PresidioY.C. Maria's Music &
Dinner-- Dinner beginning at 5 PM, and music from 7-10, $5 cover for the
band: Blues Whale (Marin Headlands
Funky Blues Band). Dinner: Misc.
Party Platter $8; grill closed, pizza available. 332-2319. Credit
cards accepted, but tips are cash only, and no ATM around. Call Maria for
info: 415-601-3333
PanamaHotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Wanda Stafford -- jazz diva. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Friday, Oct.
12
George's Nightclub, 8pm-11:30 or 12, $15-20: The
Tickets Band followed by James
Moseley Band! This’ll be one of the
best dance parties ever! For info on table reservations, please call
main line at 415-226-0262 Mon.-Fri. from 10 am to 4 pm. Table reservations are
taken ONLY during the hours stated above.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9pm, $10?: Danny
Click & the Hell Yeahs!
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 6:30-9:30, no cover:
BRAD BANN – Seriously Sinatra. Happy
Hour 2:30-9:30pm! (Happy 90th Birthday Deer Park Villa!) 415-878-4977 for reservations.
Whipper Snapper, 1613 4th St., San Rafael, 7:30-10,
no cover: JOSE NETO solo acoustic guitar, is back Fridays
through Oct.! (from his tour with Steve
Winwood) Jose’s new CD Newspaper Girl now available …
Rickeys Jazz, 7-10pm, no cover: Charles Wheal Blues. 883-9477 for reservations.
Sweetwater, 1-5pm, free for MVFF badge holders, space available
basis: MVFF ASCAP Cafe –see website for more info on artists. *Then 8pm, MVFF
presents: Hi De Ho Show directed by
John Goddard (At Rush—Advance tickets no longer available) 388-3850 for tix or
info.
388-3850 for tix or info.
Rancho Nicasio, 8:00, $10: Kyle
Alden and Friends – Rockin’ Irish-inspired Originals
Saturday, Oct.
13 – – Happy Birthday, Rudy
C !
George's Nightclub, 9:00, $12-15: Salvador
Santana plus Blanca Sandoval Latin Funk Groove. For info on table reservations, please call main line at 415-226-0262 Mon.-Fri. from 10 am to 4 pm.
Table reservations are taken ONLY during the hours stated above.
2-drink min. per person for reserved tables.
Rancho Nicasio, 8:30, $12: Lone
Star Retrobates--Roadhouse Western Swing. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Sweetwater, 1-5pm, free for MVFF badge holders, space available
basis: MVFF ASCAP Cafe –see website for more info on artists. *Then 9pm,
$17: Stu Allen & Mars Hotel. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo, 10am-12:30pm (that’s Saturday
morning), free: The Treble Makers with Freeway Frank Bohan (Zydeco
Flames) and Ted O'Connell, Jeb Harrison bass, Dave Burns drums, and Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly
gig.
Rickeys Jazz, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover:
Philip Percy Williams Trio. 883-9477
for reservations.
no name, Sausalito, 6-8:30, no cover:
The Gaters (as in Gate 5: Maggie Catfish, Sandy Bailey,
Lonnie Walter, and someone subbing for Joe
Tate while he recovers from hand surgery. Blues, rock, country—you name it.)
Sunday,
Oct. 14
China Camp Celebration,
11:30am, Free: China Camp Village BBQ
& music from 3 bands: Mari Mack & Livin’ Like Kings (3-5pm), Cole Tate Band with Guest Lynn Asher (1:15-2:45),
and the G’Wood Gents,(11:45-12:45). Food & drink available for purchase. (Earlier
Morning events: guided mountain bike
rides, docent-led nature walks, museum tours). Celebrating that China Camp
remains open, thanks to community support!
Sweetwater, 11am, no cover: Live Music Sunday Brunch – Hot Club of Marin.
3pm,
no cover: Liquid Sun Day.
Doors
7, event 8pm, $12: Whitewater Ramble. 388-3850
for info.
Rancho Nicasio, 5pm, no cover: Tiny Television –Jeremy D’Antonio’s Americana. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 4-7pm on the patio, no cover: Live
Music
Graffiti, 101 2nd St., Petaluma, 2-5pm,
no cover: Tracy Rose Trio Jazz
Monday, Oct. 15
Sweetwater, 8pm, no cover: Open
Mic Night with Austin DeLone. 388-3850 for info.
Vasco, Mill Valley,
8-10:30pm, no cover: The Treble Makers with Freeway Frank Bohan, Ted O'Connell , Michael White bass,
Dave Burns drums, & Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly gig.
Tuesday,
Oct. 16
PanamaHotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Swing Fever Trumpeting the 30’s featuring Bob Schulz. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
19 Broadway, 9:30pm, free: Core
Tuesdays with Danny Uzilevsky
Mark your calendars:
Oct. 19 (Fri.) Mystic in Petaluma, 8:30, $16-21: Petty
Theft “Damn the Torpedoes!”
Oct. 19 (Fri.) George’s, 9pm, $15-18: Eric
Martin, lead singer of “Mr. Big”, plus The
Grey Coats
Oct. 19 (Fri.) Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, no cover: Jamie
Clark Band—Rancho debut!
Oct. 20 (Sat.) George’s, 9pm, $10-15: The
Overcommitments
Oct. 25 (Thurs.) Nourish at Harbor Point, 7-10, no
cover: James Moseley R&B Trio
(with Jack & Steve)
Oct. 26 (Fri.) George’s, 9:30, $15-20: The
85’s “Thriller” Halloween Costume Ball
Oct. 26 (Fri.) Presidio Y.C.: Cathey
Cotton & Elliott’s Evil Plan --Monsters
I’d Like to Funk Halloween Costume Freak Fest
Oct. 26 (Fri.) Sweetwater, 9pm, $15: Danny
Click & the Hell Yeahs
Oct. 27 (Sat.) George’s, 9:30, $16-20: Rudi Colombini & The Unauthorized
Rolling Stones
Oct. 27 (Sat.) 19 Broadway, 9pm, $?: Elliott’s Evil Plan & Cathey Cotton
present the First Annual Heart-Throbbing
Ball in a retro tribute to Hollywood Heartthrobs of the 70s.
Oct. 28 (Sun.) 19 Broadway, 8pm, no cover: Cathey
Cotton & Elliott Shannonhouse & Mark’s Jamm Sammich—Halloween “PLANWITCH”
Oct. 28 (Sun.) Marin Symphony: Carnivale Italiano, 60th
Season Opening Gala at 5:30pm following the Season-Opening Viva Italia! Concert at 3pm. More info here: http://www.marinsymphony.org/
Oct. 31 (Wed.) George’s, 9:30, $20: Pride
& Joy
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to interested friends.
With Gratitude, and Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪
