Aloha ♫ Happy to vacation in Hawaii, Happy to be Home … sounds like
a win/win!
Yes, it was BEAUTIFUL, and reliving many wonderful memories, but I’m delighted
to be home in Marvelous Marin! There’s nothing like it!
I could not wait to get dancing, so after
sleeping most of the day (after our red-eye arrival Thursday a.m.), stepped out
for the James Moseley Band debut at Fenix! They opened up the dance floor for us, and the
Band and Dancers worked it!
Friday we caught up with the crowd for good times with Doc Kraft
Band at the Seahorse.
Saturday the phenomenal Danny Click & the Hell Yeahs got us
going at Hopmonk. I was torn
about missing Soul Satellites at Peri’s, Mighty Groove at PYC,
and Unauthorized Rolling Stones at Sweetwater – but just could
not divide my time like that. Sometimes
you don’t leave a good time to have a good time!
Sunday we joined the crowd at San Anselmo’s Creek Park to bid
awesome Bonnie Hayes adieu, with plenty of joyful gyrating.
The endorphins are running rampant!!
I’ve posted lots of photos of our trip on my facebook page. This is not a brazen attempt to collect
Friends—I have never spent much time there (*and have far fewer FB Friends than
those to whom I send this blast) – but I found it’s way easier to send photos
directly to facebook than post to my blog.
Have a look-see. Of course, our Hawaiian vacation was glorious!! And I managed to avoid a tan--LOL!
Full Moon, on the Beach at
Waikiki
What’s on tap for Carlos & Ellen this
week? Wednesday let’s help Lynn Asher celebrate her birthday at Fenix.
Thursday maybe the Farmers’
Market for some Key Lime Pie. Friday most definitely we’ll begin the
evening at Northgate for Petty Theft, then on to Sunnbolt Jam, or Hopmonk for Rusty Evans, or Sleeping Lady for Danny
Click … Saturday hope to catch up with our friends The Tickets Band at Presidio
Yacht Club. There’s also HoneyDust at Hopmonk, and Donna D at Seahorse! Sunday we can hang
at Magnolia Terrace with Firewheel, or Hopmonk Beer Garden – and there’s goings-on in Corte Madera and
elsewhere … Check out all the calendar listings below, find yourself some
good music and move your body! ♫♪♫♪
Music is lifeblood for me ...
Tuesday,
July 30, 2013 -- Happy Birthday, James
M! Happy Birthday,
Elizabeth S! Happy Birthday,
Jan C!
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Si Perkoff – Just Jazz. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm til closing, $10 (seniors $8.50): NEW: Open Mic for singers/songwriter. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at
Gilman), Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Diana Castillo), 8:30 music, $10: Tom
Rigney & Flambeau (Cajun/ zydeco).
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9pm,
no cover: John Varn & Tommy Odetto —rock it every Tuesday.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Wednesday, July
31 -- Happy Birthday, Lynn A!
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 7:30pm, $10: Pro
Blues Jam with special guest Lynn
Asher – celebrating
her birthday with many other Special Guests. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, 7:20-11:20pm, no cover: Open
Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week Phoenix Uprising), chosen from a
previous open mic. Note: For this Event,
Bar staff is happy to take your food order from the “Venue Menu”. 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Jose
Neto, Lorin Rowan, Chris Rowan, Mark Moore — Sounds of Freedom Project. 415-485-1005 for info &
reservations.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Rockit Science – r&b,
soul, original contemporary music. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
9:30pm, no cover: (W+T) J2 – Wendy, Tim, Jack & John play rock, blues, country.
Thursday,
AUGUST 1
4th St. San Rafael, 6-9pm, free: Farmers
Market – Key Lime Pie (rock with
a Latin twist) in Main Plaza; Mark
Hester Power (singing rollerskating DJ) side stage—4th & A
Sts
Presidio Y.C. Maria's Music & Dinner-- Dinner
beginning at 5 PM, and music from 7-10, $5, please tip: Eddie
Neon & All-Pro Blues Jam –
Dinner: Turkey Sliders & Green Salad
$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
Marin Art &Garden Center, Ross, 5-7pm, free [drinks & box lunches
sold ($10)]: Ring of Fire & Rusty Evans— rockabilly, Johnny Cash tribute.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant
open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm,
$15: Twice as Good 2XG—Native American father & son perform
high-energy blues, soul, & rock & roll. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: C-Jam with Connie Ducey – jazz. 457-3993
for reservations & info.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9pm-midnite, no cover: Karaoke with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Friday, Aug.
2 -- Happy Birthday, Laura VG!
Sunnbolt Music, 150 Mitchell Blvd.
San Rafael, 8pm, $5: 1st Friday Jam. Bring your favorite person, snack, and/or
beverage, and boogie.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9:30pm, $10: Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs’ Texas Blues Night. 485-1182 reservations.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9:30pm, $10: Danny Click and the Hell Yeahs’ Texas Blues Night. 485-1182 reservations.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, 5-8pm in the Beer Garden,
no cover: ***.
Session
Room: Doors 7:30, show 8:30pm, $8: Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash tribute/ rockabilly. SRO with limited seating. 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.
Seahorse, 9pm, $10: Key
Lime Pie – classic rock with a Latin twist.
George's Nightclub, 9pm, $20-27.50: Pride
& Joy – R&B, soul, & lots of dance! 415-226-0262 for info.
Creekside at Tennessee Valley,
6:30-8pm, free: Pretending – The Pretenders tribute.
Rickeys Jazz, 6:30-9:30pm poolside, no cover: SwingSet
– easy-listening
swing/jazz quintet, includes Rob
Sundberg & Bob McBain. 883-9477
for reservations.
Sweetwater, doors 7,
show 9pm, $20 SRO: Rockamovya feat. Members of
Groundation & Will Bernard with
Blue King Brown – Reggae. 388-3850
for tix or info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm,
$10: Larry Vann Special – intoxicating jazz, sultry voice, and legendary
drumming. 415-813-5600 reservations
& info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
[5-8pm on the patio, Live Music]; 9:30
pm, $8: Elephant Listening Project —power pop/rock.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Eagles Hall, 2305
Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9pm show, $15: Step
Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws.
Saturday, Aug.
3
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.
Marin Century Ride, San
Rafael, 2pm, no cover: The Blues Burners. They are phenomenal! Don’t know where the
stage is, but these guys (and singer KC) are worth finding …
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 8, show 9pm, $10: HoneyDust
— alt/ indie/ rock. Opens with Nick
Petty’s The Happys. SRO with limited
seating. 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.
Seahorse, 8-11pm, $10: Donna
D + 3, with Doug Morton, Steve
Malerbi, Rob Fordyce, and Special Guests Bonnie “Harmonica” Hofkin & more. Sassy blues & jazz; DJ to follow.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm
show, $20: Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Rancho Nicasio, 8:30pm, $37.50-40: Asleep at the Wheel with many Special Guests – Bye Bye Bonnie
Bash! 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Osher Marin JCC,
Kanbar Center for Arts (outdoors), doors 6pm, show 7pm, $18-25: LoCura & Los Pinguos. Pre-concert Latin Dance class. Dinners available for purchase from Casa
Manana.
Sweetwater, doors 7,
show 9pm, $14 SRO: The Deadly Gentlemen — rootsy.
388-3850 for tix or info.
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!
no name, Sausalito, 6-8:30, no
cover: The Gaters (Joe Tate & Maggie Catfish & Sandy
Bailey). Blues, rock, country & more. 415-332-1392.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Sunday,
Aug. 4
Magnolia Terrace at S.R. Elks Club, 1-5pm, $8: Firewheel
– hot rock & roll, blues and soul.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, Free shows in Beer Garden:
1-4pm.
415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Sweetwater, 11am, free:
Live Music Sunday Brunch with Hobo Paradise—ragtime jazz with horns
& rhythm.
Rancho Nicasio, gates 3, show 4pm,
$37.50-40: Asleep
at the Wheel –
BBQ on the Lawn. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
Town Center, Corte Madera, 2-4pm,
free: Solid Air – folk rock/ americana.
Piccolo Pavilion,
Old Corte Madera Square, 5-6pm, free: George Cotsirilos, Robb Fisher
and Ron Marabuto – jazz
guitar.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 11:30am,
no cover: Jenny Kerr & Band —foot-stomping blend of swamp rock, soul,
honky-tonk, & old-time blues.
6:30pm,
$10: Times 4 –. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
4-7pm on the patio, no cover: Live Music.
9:30pm, no cover: Peri’s Blues Jam.
Monday,
Aug. 5
Sausalito Cruising Club, 7-11pm, $20 includes buffet, $15 for members & $10
for Players: Blue Monday Jam hosted by
Joe Tate with 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,
8:30pm, 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,
Aug. 6
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm til closing, $10 (seniors $8.50): NEW: Open Mic for singers/songwriters. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at
Gilman), Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Cheryl McBride), 8:30 music, $10: MotorDude
Zydeco.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 8pm,
no cover: John Varn & Tommy Odetto —rock it every Tuesday.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Swing Fever—“We’re off to see
the Wizard”: Music of Harold Arlen. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Mark
Your Calendars:
Aug. 9 (Fri.) Presidio Y.C., 8:30pm, $8: The 7th
Sons
Aug. 9 (Fri.) Seahorse, 8:30pm, $10: Doc
Kraft Band
Aug. 10 (Sat.) Peri’s, 9:30pm, $15: Zydeco
Flames
Aug. 10 (Sat.) Presidio Y.C., 8:30, $8: Doc
Kraft Band
Aug. 11 (Sun.) Trek Winery, 3-6pm, free: Greg
Johnson solo original jazz piano with the Art of George Sumner; $5 wine tasting.
Aug. 11 (Sun.) Rancho Nicasio, 4pm, $17-20: Danny
Click, Ron Thompson, Volker Strifler-- BBQ on the Lawn
Aug. 11 (Sun.) Presidio Y.C., 3-6pm, $8?: LoneStar
Retrobates
Aug. 16 (Fri.) The Club at McInnis Patio, free: Rumors
Band
Aug. 17 (Sat.) Seahorse, $10: James
Moseley Band
With Gratitude, and
Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪
