If you can stretch your legs, your arms, your neck, your smile, your mind, your heart, your spirit – take every opportunity to do so! ♫♪
What did we do this
week? The Pro Jam with the Blues
Defenders and guests The Revivalists
at Hopmonk—over-the-top dance music,
under-attended for this great band from New Orleans. I spoke with one guy who had come over from
Oakland because he’s heard The Revivalists a handful of times before, and will
go anywhere to hear them, and one fella who came up from Santa Cruz for the
same reason! Hopmonk again on Friday for Afrofunk
Experience with plenty of shaking going on.
Saturday night we made it to George’s
for Stompy Jones and found a lot of
our crowd swingin’ & stompin’ along. They’ve done something wonderful with
the dance floor at George’s—yay! Hope to
be back soon.
Did you watch the Oscars? Loved the musical bits—especially Charlize Theron & Channing Tatum
putting on their Fred & Ginger act.
This week … we’ll be
at TREK Winery for the Herb Marshall Group jazz with Joan Getz & Mark Peabody. If it’s not too late, may swing by Fenix for Le Jazz Hot. On Friday there’s the monthly SUNNBOLT Jam, and perhaps we’ll get
down to the PYC for Doc Kraft—sure to be a good dancing crowd. Also on Friday—Miles Schon, New Monsoon, Tim Hockenberry, Jose Neto, The 7th
Sons, ELP, and more—see below. On Saturday I’ve been chomping at the bit for
Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs! to
appear at Hopmonk Novato. That means we can’t be there for Mitch Woods, Pocket Change, It’s a
Beautiful Day, Bhangra at the JCC, and all that other great music for a
Saturday night. Maybe Sunday with Freeway Frank…so much fun out there!
The College of Marin production of BIG RIVER opens March 1 (preview
Feb. 28). This is a musical version of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn., and involves friends Phillip
Percy Williams (starring as Jim the runaway slave), and Paul Smith
as Musical Director. Here’s the info: http://www.marin.edu/News/press_release/01242013.htm. 485-9385.
Sounds like Fun!
One more bit of fun – for those who came to the Luau
Party at Sunnbolt last November with Doc Kraft Band, the
video is finally available on YouTube.
David Bushey has moved to Tucson, and the crew had some initial editing
difficulties with sound, but they’ve put together this silly show with bits of
the party, old surfer movies, scantily-clad women, and cartoons. Thanks,
Boys! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me-1fj65PhQ&list=UUsw6ymrsm1d5T-qqQCx0Mtg&index=1 [about 55 minutes long]
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.
Listen to the Music,
and Dance (like nobody's watching)!! ♫
And remember to TIP
our wonderful and talented MUSICIANS!
Also please support all the gracious venues that support MUSIC.
Tuesday,
Feb. 26, 2013
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Lorin Rowan – solo acoustic guitar & vocals, featuring music of
The Beatles, Beach Boys, Rolling Stones, James Taylor, Bob Marley, John Denver,
and Lorin’s originals. 457-3993 for
reservations & info.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] Note: Meals are not served in the Session
Room, so reserve a table in the Tavern or Beer Garden before the show. 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Terrapin Crossroads,
8:30pm, no cover: American Jubilee (aka Terrapin Family Band). Info 415-524-2773.
Ashkenaz, Berkeley, 8 lesson, 8:30 show, $10: Tom
Rigney and Flambeau
485-1182 reservations.
Sweetwater , nothing scheduled. 388-3850 for info.
Wednesday, Feb.
27
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, 7:30pm, no cover: Open Mic
Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week River Shiver at 9pm), chosen from a
previous open mic. Note: Meals are not
served in the Session Room, so reserve a table in the Tavern or Beer Garden
before the show. 415-892-6200 reservations
& info.
Sweetwater, doors 7, event 8, $10: David Thom Band--Bluegrass quintet.
388-3850 for tix or info.
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Rusty
Evans & Ring of Fire—Johnny Cash Tribute, Rockabilly Hall of Famer.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8-10:30pm, $10:
Fenix Band – Rhythm & Blues
night, with special guests. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
Terrapin Crossroads,
8:30pm, no cover: Terrapin Family Band Bar Show. Info 415-524-2773.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Amy Levine with Josh Needleman – piano &
bass, jazz standards. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Osteria Divino, 7:30-10:30pm,
no cover: Jonathan Poretz—jazz vocalist.
331-9355 for reservations.
Thursday,
Feb. 28 -- Happy
Birthday, Theresa F!
TREK Winery, 1026 Machin, Novato, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover: Herb Marshall Group jazz & vocals,
with Guests Joan Getz vocals & Mark Peabody (head of Marin School of
the Arts) on stand-up bass.
Presidio Y.C. Maria's Music & Dinner-- Dinner beginning
at 5 PM, and music from 7-10, $5 cover (PYC members free): Saxman
Mike Luzzi and Black Angels—Rolling Stones Tribute Band. Dinner: Vegeterian Spaghetti with Meatballs on the side $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
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8
& 10pm shows, $10: Le Jazz Hot –
French gypsy jazz quartet performing on string instruments, led by Richard Mehling. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200
reservations & info.
Terrapin Crossroads, 8:30pm,
no cover: Bar Show with Acacia. Info 415-524-2773.
Sweetwater, doors 7, event 8pm, $15: Dan Bern – American roots singer/songwriter. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Kit Weagant – jazz
storytelling with a sense of swing. 457-3993
for reservations & info.
Friday, MARCH
1 -- Happy Birthday, Richard E!
Sunnbolt Music, 150
Mitchell Blvd., #260, San Rafael, 8:00pm, $5:
First Friday Jam—Rumors Band is
on at 8:30. You are
welcome to bring snacks, drinks, and friends. If you want to jam, call Beth at
499-5688 or email bethrey995@aol.com.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 8:30pm, $13: New Monsoon – jam/ psych/ rock San
Francisco quintet; opening act The Thugz.
Note:
Meals are not served in the Session Room, so reserve a table in
the Tavern or Beer Garden before the show. 415-892-6200 reservations
& info.
George's Nightclub, 9pm, $10-13: Miles
Schon & Friends with David
LaFlamme and “It’s a Beautiful Day” Acoustic Ensemble opening act – rock youth + 60s rock legend. 415-226-0262 for info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8
& 10pm shows, $15: Tim Hockenberry Trio – American’s Got Talent 2012
semi-finalist, Tim has worked with Steve Miller, Bonnie Raitt, Robert Cray,
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, et al. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Eagles Hall, 2305
Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9 show, $15: Alameda
All-Star Zydeco Band with Billy
& Lloyd.
Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9pm, $17: Elephant Listening Project with Biambu’s Groove Room—power pop-rock
band from Marin with Erik Smyth, Danny Uzi, Loring Jones & Steven Winter. Celebrates
ELP’s return to the big stage and miraculous physical recover of Danny &
Erik after their devastating accident last year; includes silent auction of
valuable services and collectibles donated to benefit them. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Whipper Snapper, 1613 4th St., San Rafael, 7:30-10,
no cover: Jose Neto is back for March! Solo acoustic guitar. 256-1818 for info.
Rickey's Jazz by the Fire, 7-10pm, no cover: SwingSet – easy-listening swing/jazz quintet (with
local favorites Rob Sundberg on bass, Bob McBain on keys). 883-9477 for reservations.
Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 6:30-10pm,
no cover: The 7th Sons—rockin’ dance songs of the 60s
& 70s.
Terrapin Crossroads, Grate
Room, doors 7, show 8pm, $17: Stu Allen and Mars Hotel. Info 415-524-2773, or get tix on website.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 5-8pm
on the patio, no cover: Todos Santos – Wendy Fitz, Jack Pribble
& Gary Bauman.
Saturday, MARCH
2 -- Happy Birthday, Carol C!
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 8:30pm, $15-20: Danny
Click and the Hell Yeahs! --
blues/ R&B/ rock; opening act Victoria
George. Note: Meals are not served in the Session
Room, so reserve a table in the Tavern or Beer Garden before the show. 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
George's Nightclub, 8pm, $20-25: It’s A Beautiful Day with David LaFlamme, plus Miles Schon opening act. The
“San Francisco Sound” returns to George’s. 415-226-0262 for info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8
& 10pm shows, $15: Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88s—jump
& jive “rock-a-boogie”. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Osher Marin JCC, Kanbar Center, doors 6:45, show
7:30pm, $15-20: Dholrhythms or Non-Stop Bhangra—Dance company plus lesson--Dance
party, Bollywood-style. Food from Lotus
Cuisine, henna painting.
Rancho Nicasio, 8:30, $12: The
Rancho Allstars – great
dance music, featuring Mike & Mike . 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
Sweetwater, doors 8, event 9pm, $12: Delhi 2 Dublin—the “United Nations of rock & roll”, fiddle,
Bhangra percussion, Bollywood-style vocalist. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo, 10am-12:30pm (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.
San Rafael Joe’s, 7-9:30, no cover:
Phillip Percy Pack Phillip Percy is a Beach Blanket Babylon
alum, singing the jazz standards here with his Trio every Saturday night! Wait a minute—Phillip Percy’s onstage at COM!
He is starring as Jim the slave in the COM production of BigRiver—story of Huck Finn—opening March 1 and
running thru March 17.
Finnegans, 877
Grant Ave., Novato, 10pm, no cover: UNDERCOVER (Denis Murphy drums) Sonoma
County-based cover band.
Rickeys Jazz by the Fire, 7-10pm, no cover: Charles Wheal – Blues. . 883-9477 for reservations.
4th Street Tavern, San Rafael, 8pm, no cover: Ned
Endless and the Allniters, with guests The
Growing Weeds.
Terrapin Crossroads,
12:30pm, no cover: Brunch with Stu Allen.
Whipper Snapper, 1613 4th St., San Rafael, 7:30-10pm,
no cover: Dan McGuire-- Acoustic
Guitar. 256-1818 for info.
no name, Sausalito, 6-8:30, no
cover: The Gaters (Joe Tate & Friends Maggie Catfish,
Chris Goddard & Joy Perrin). Blues, rock, country & more. 415-332-1392.
Sunday,
MARCH 3
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael,
6:30pm, no cover: Morris LeGrande— R&B and smooth jazz. 415-813-5600 reservations
& info.
Steakhouse Grill & Bar
at Deer Park Villa, Fairfax,
6:30-9:30pm, no cover: Freeway Frank Bohan & Friends.
Sweetwater, 11am-2, no cover:
Sunday Brunch with Hobo Paradise (ragtime/jazz horns
& rhythm). 388-3850 for info.
Doors 7, event 8, $67 (SRO): RatDog
Quartet featuring Bob Weir, Jay
Lane, Robin Sylvester, and Jonathan Wilson.
Begins with short solo set by
Jonathan, then short solo acoustic set by Bob, then full 2-hour set from RD4.
Panama Hotel,
6-9pm, no cover:
Marianna August & her Jazz Pals – Sorrento, Parisian, and Movie
themes. 457-3993
for reservations & info.
Terrapin Crossroads about 12:30, no cover: Sunday Brunch with the Terrapin Family
Band. Info 415-524-2773.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 6pm, no cover: Alex Markels Jazz Duo – Alex on guitar, Brian Campbell on sax
& clarinet. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Rancho Nicasio, 6pm, no cover : Foxes in the Henhouse – foxy four-part harmonies. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
4-7pm on the patio, no cover: Live Music. 9:30pm, no cover: Blues Jam.
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage
Oaks: [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Monday,
March 4
Sweetwater , doors 7, event 8, $67 (SRO): RatDog
Quartet featuring Bob Weir, Jay
Lane, Robin Sylvester, and Jonathan Wilson.
Begins with short solo set by
Jonathan, then short solo acoustic set by Bob, then full 2-hour set from
RD4. 388-3850 for info.
Sausalito Cruising Club,
7-11pm, $15 includes buffet, $10 for members & Jammers: Blue
Monday Jam with The Tators – Joe
Tate & Cole Tate & Guest Jammers.
This is a private club; you must
be a member or a Guest. To get on Guest list, please email joebtate@gmail.com or call him 415-385-1606.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
9pm, no cover: Open Mic with Billy D.
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage
Oaks: [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations
& info.
Tuesday,
March 5
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] Note: Meals are not served in the Session
Room, so reserve a table in the Tavern or Beer Garden before the show. 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Sweetwater , nothing scheduled as of
my posting 2/26. 388-3850 for info.
Terrapin Crossroads, 6:30pm,
no cover: Trivia. 8:30pm, no cover:
American Jubilee aka Terrapin Family Band. Info 415-524-2773.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Swing Fever – “Romancing the
mic” music of Frank Sinatra. 457-3993 for
reservations & info.
Mark
Your Calendars:
March 8 (Fri.) Hopmonk: Linda
Imperial Band + David Freiberg
March 8 (Fri.) Eagles Alameda: Zydeco Flames
March 9 (Sat.) PYC: The Tickets Band
March 10 & 12
(Sun. & Tues.) Marin Symphony
concerts “Of Heroes and Angels”—Beethoven,
Mozart, & Kernis. 473-6800 for single concert tix, or 479-8100 for
subscriptions.
March 16 (Sat.) George’s: Evolution—Ultimate
Journey Tribute
April 5 Fri.) Hopmonk: Zydeco
Flames!
April 6 (Sat.) Sweetwater: Unauthorized
Rolling Stones
With Gratitude, and
Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪
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