Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Music Fun Week of October 2

UPDATES in RED 

Okay, so I made up for last week’s post about not dancing quite enough.  Definitely made up for it—danced what’s left of my tush off.  What an Indian Summer we are moving into!  I for one am grateful for the heat, trying to store it up in my bones for the winter chill to come.
And when I speculated last week about confluence of all the birthdays … I wasn’t kidding!  Everywhere we showed up, and I announced Carlos’s birthday, I heard “Oh, it was my birthday yesterday,” or “Oh, mine is on Monday!” and so on.
So more Birthday shout-outs to Elke, Margaret M, Cathleen, Valerie—and all you others I’ve missed this past week!

Carlos & I had a very full and wonderful week past:  Sweetwater on Tuesday eve for Songbook Night—though it was not a dancing crowd, someone’s got to do it, so we did our share. And on Wednesday it was Carlos’s mini-intro to Fairfax life at the Iron Springs Brewpub, for Mike Altman’s birthday, dishing out Jonathan Korty on keys, Barry Sless on guitar & pedal, Pete Sears on bass, Inkx Herman on drums, and birthday cake to boot.  What a celebration, with dancing & jumping about in the aisles!
On Fri. nite we got to party with REVOLVER at the Presidio Y.C.—and again, lots of happy dancing spirits.  Saturday was another of those nights when I am torn between supporting more than one band I love at the same!  I was a little disappointed to not be present for my friends The Tickets Band at PYC, but as it was Carlos’s birthday he got to choose, and we drove out to Rancho Nicasio for Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs!  Yikes!  Crazy fun with that gang! Big Smiles to Danny, Don Bassey, Bonnie Hayes, Tracy Blackman, Adrienne Biggs & Ernest “Boom” Carter!
Sunday, Carlos’s actual birthday, found us at the Mill Valley Block Party on Throckmorton, out in front of Larry the Hat’s Famous 4—hundreds of happy folks out in the heat, kicking it up with The Treble Makers & Frank Bohan & Lloyd Meadows (both of Zydeco Flames) & Bonnie Hayes & Tim Hockenberry …& way more great musicians.
The MAGIC continued in Fairfax, with Eddie Neon Band, then Elliott’s Evil Jam & Cathey Cotton all at 19 Broadway. This was Carlos’s intro to the Fairfax scene, and it was topped deliciously with a visit to Fradelizio’s, where Paul treated us like royalty!


My TREK WINERY shout-out:  Andy & Liz are open until 10pm on Friday & Saturdays to accommodate the happy people coming by.  Open til 7pm Sunday, Wednesday and Thursday.  You can now order food while at Trek from Chianti Cucina, Grazie, or Finnegans, and it will be delivered and plated for you right there at Trek. 1026 Machin Ave. Novato.  While there, enjoy the wonderful paintings of George Sumner!

We’re heading to Sweetwater tonite for TOMMY CASTRO.  Hope to be at PYC on Thursday for Eddie Neon and the Boys!  On Friday George’s beckons with Reggae Night—or will be stay close to home for Dan Brown & Full Steem at Ghiringhelli’s Novato? And Jamalicious at Broken Drum is worth a listen and a shake.  Oh, and it’s Sunnbolt’s First Friday Jam!  On Saturday it’s a tough call between Ms. Kitty Cat and the Evil Plan at Peri’s, or Revolver & Bonnie Hayes at Rancho … and/or something else!!  Be open to Possibility, 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.comAnd 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)!! 

Tuesday, October 2 --  Happy Birthday, Chris I !
Sweetwater, 7-10pm, free:  SF Giants at LA Dodgers on the Big Screen.  Then after that stick around for a FREE Tommy Castro & The Painkillers video shoot show. 388-3850 for info.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  Swing Fever Hit that jive: music of Louis Jordan, Cab Calloway and the King Cole Trio.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

19 Broadway, 9:30pm, free: Core Tuesdays with Danny Uzilevsky

Wednesday, Oct. 3 -- Happy Birthday, Etelka !
Sweetwater, doors 8, event 9pm, $10: Tracorum – Rock & Soul, R&B.  388-3850 for tix or info.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  Marianna August with Ron Borelli - Sorrento, Parisian, Latin & Movie Themes.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 7-10 pm, no cover:  Richard Rogers, Piano Man. Ladies night + Happy Hour all night.  415-878-4977 

Thursday, Oct. 4
Presidio Y.C.  Maria's Music & Dinner-- Dinner beginning at 5 PM, and music from 7-10, $5 cover for the band: EDDIE NEON Band (Blues).  Dinner: **** $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 


Sweetwater, 10pm, $5 (free for MVFF ticket holders):  MVFF Opening Night Party featuring Roots & Rhythm Dance Party with DJ Harry Duncan. 388-3850 for tix or info.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  Machiavelvets with Craig Herzog--space jazz/reckless futurism.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

Donna D + 3 (Jack Prendergast, Steve Malerbi, Jef Labes), 7:30-10:30, no cover, at the Seahorse.

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9pm-midnite, no cover:  KARAOKE. Food served until 11pm.  415-878-4977 

Friday, Oct. 5
George's Nightclub, 8pm-1am, $15-20: Reggae Night with The SF Music Club (led by Lorin Rowan & Jimmy Dillon), Lumanation, and Thrive!  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. 

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 5:30-8:30, no cover:  BRAD BANN--Seriously Sinatra. 8:30-11:30, $10:  DAN BROWN & Full Steem Dance Party.  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 …

Broken Drum, 4th St. San Rafael, 8-11pm, no cover:  Jamalicious with Allen Biggs drums & percussion, Bob Smith guitar & vocals, & Chris Hanson bass.  (Allen has played with James Moseley, and is Principal Percussionist with the Santa Rosa Symphony!)  “Original interpretations of standard funk & jazz material”.

Presidio Y.C., 8:30pm, $5:  Vortex Tribe. 332-2319 

Rickeys Jazz, 7-10pm, no cover:  Thea Rose.  883-9477 for reservations.

Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9pm, $62 SOLD OUT“Village Music, Last of the Great Record Stores” Premier After-Party, with the Village Music All Stars Band featuring Special Guests.  388-3850 for tix or info.

Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 5-8pm on the patio, no cover:  Todos Santos – Wendy Fitz, Jack Pribble, Gary Bauman

Rancho Nicasio, Private Event

Saturday, Oct. 6 – Happy Birthday, Mike H!  & Chris R!
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9:30pm, $10:  Elliott’s Evil Plan & Cathey Cotton “October Surprise” groovy funkin’ dance band, with Ron Ransford percussion, Danielle Basom vocals, Jan Jackson drums, John-Paul McLean bass, David Sobel keys, John Gibson trumpet, Darren Smith sax …

Rancho Nicasio, 8:30, $12: REVOLVER with Bonnie Hayes.  Early set is Tribute to Carole King (Tapestry); then Beatles & Beyond. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info. 

George's Nightclub, 9:00, $10-15:  Hot for Teacher-The Ultimate Van Halen Experience, plus Ozzie Alive (tribute to Ozzie Osborne). 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. 

Sweetwater, doors 8, event 9pm, $22:  VINYL funk, Latin, reggae, dub. 388-3850 for tix or info.

Marin Coffee RoastersSan 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:  Andoni’s Quartet--Jazz, Swing, Blues, Pop, R&B & so much more!  883-9477 for reservations. 

Silos, Napa, 8pm, $20-25:  Rudy Colombini & The Unauthorized Rolling Stones.  707-251-5833 for reservations/info.

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 10 pm, no cover:  KARAOKE415-878-4977

Nourish at Harbor Point, 7:00, no cover:  Todd Morgan & The Emblems rock & roll boogie woogie dance band.

Presidio Y.C.PRIVATE PARTY

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. 7  
Sweetwater, 11am, no cover:  Live Music Sunday Brunch – Matt Eakle Band.  
3pm, no cover:  Summer of Love Revue.   
Doors 7, event 7:30pm, $25:  Mitch Woods with the Rocket 88’s “Blues Beyond Borders-Live in Istanbul” DVD Premiere, followed by lLve Show.  388-3850 for info.

Rancho Nicasio, 4pm, no cover: Ali Marcus, Singer/Songwriter; then 7pm, no cover:  Foxes in the Henhouse – foxy 4-part harmonies.  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. 8
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. 9
Sweetwater, doors7, show 8pm, $16:  Ruckatan Latin Tribe.    388-3850 for info.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  James Moseley Quartet   jazz, blues, r&b.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

19 Broadway, 6-8pm, free: Jeb Brady Band;  9:30pm, free: Core Tuesdays with Danny Uzilevsky

Mark your calendars:   
Oct. 4-14:  Mill Valley Film Festival
Oct. 10 (Wed.) Corte Madera Rec. Center, 8-10pm, no cover:   Ray Simpson Big Band Dance
Oct. 12 (Fri.) George’sJames Moseley Band + The Tickets Band!
Oct. 26 (Fri.) George’s, 9:30, $15-20:  The 85’s “Thriller” Halloween Costume Ball
Oct. 27 (Sat.) George’s: Rudi Colombini & The Unauthorized Rolling Stones
Please forward my link to interested friends. 

With Gratitude, and Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪


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