Tonight (Tuesday) another opportunity to hear the Marin Symphony’s program From Russia With Love – and although Laura and I attended on Sunday afternoon – I am going back for more, this time with Carlos. Featured is Van Cliburn Gold Medalist Jon Nakamatsu performing Rachmaninoff’s Second Piano Concerto—passionate, glorious! Pre-concert talk with Maestro Neale and Guest Artist Nakamatsu begins at 6:30, and is free to all ticket-holders. Tickets still available—just show up and treat yourself! For the price of a few movie tickets, you can hear a Live Symphony performance—nothing like it!
We had our first Halloween weekend for the year, and looks like we’ll get yet
another. I got over to the Marin Senior
Fair last Wednesday afternoon and enjoyed several dances to the tunes of the Starduster Orchestra, with vocalist Noah Griffin.
On Friday, major fun for Carlos & me at the
Fenix, with the James Moseley Dance Band! Thank you—James, Carrie, Haley, Jack, Jean, Marina, and Doug, and all the
costumed crazies!
Saturday found me with daughter Laura at the Marin Symphony Gala, held this year at the Marin Art & Garden
Center—a fanciful 007 James Bond-themed fundraising event, with much finery to
behold.
And on Sunday we went to the actual concert –
and I’m going back for more tonight (Tuesday) with Carlos!
Laura and Ellen at the Marin Symphony 007 Gala
Let’s see what the Halloween week holds …
Thursday there’s a DJ at Rickeys, Miracle
Mule at PYC, Pride & Joy at Georges, Soul Power at Fenix, New Monsoon at Sweetwater ...
Friday Sunnbolt
Jam, El Radio Fantastique at Hopmonk, Mark Pitta at Trek Winery, Doc Kraft (with Johnny Z)
at Seahorse;
Saturday Soul
Satellites at Peri’s, Danny Click Tommy
Castro Mark Karan at the JCC ….
Sunday
Greg Johnson & Glass Brick Boulevard at a special event in Sausalito; Rumours Band at Trek Winery …
Scroll down and behold all the offerings! ♫♪
Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 -- Happy Birthday, Beth R!
Marin Symphony, 7:30pm, $10-70: “From Russia With Love”—program of Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Shostakovich! Info 415-479-8100, box office 473-6800. http://www.marinsymphony.org/events/marin-symphony-russia-love-2/. Just show up, tickets available at door. For best parking, arrive before 6:30 to catch the entertaining and informative pre-concert talk by Maestro Neale and Guest Artist Jon Nakamatsu -- free to all ticket holders.
Sweetwater , 8pm, no cover: Pre-Halloween
Freakout with Jonathan Warren &
The Billygoats, TV Mike & The Scarecrowes, El Cajon – foot stompin’
music that makes you want to eat a biscuit. 388-3850 for info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Lorin Rowan – solo acoustic guitar & vocals. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $10 ($8.50 seniors): Singer
Songwriter Series –Open Mic with
host Simon Costa. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9pm,
no cover: John Varn & Tommy Odetto —rock it every Tuesday.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at
Gilman), Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Diana Castillo), 8:30 music, $10: The
Funky Gators – Cajun/ zydeco.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Wednesday, Oct.
30 -- Happy Birthday, Carroll
R! Happy Birthday, Denise R!
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, 7:20-11:20pm, no cover: Open
Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week Everybody Wants Some – Van Halen
Tribute), 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.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8 & 10pm sets, $10: Fenix Band – Pro Blues Jam, Latin Night. – Local & visiting
musicians invited to join during 2nd set. 415-813-5600 reservations &
info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
9:30pm, no cover: (W+T) J2 – Wendy, Tim, Jack & John bring you blues, country
& rock.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9-11pm, no
cover: Rattlebox – "Progressive Americana" with Lorin
Rowan, Barry Sless & Doug Harmon. 485-1182 reservations.
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Josh
McIntosh – Halloween show, come in costume.
415-485-1005 for info & reservations.
Sweetwater, doors 7, show 8, $30 adult, children under 18 free: 2200 Sound
presents Youth Amplified — . 388-3850 for tix or info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Clifford Lamb Trio – music of the
“Blue Note” sound. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Thursday,
Oct. 31 – Happy HALLOWEEN! Happy Birthday, Jimmy D!
Rickey’s, 7-10pm, no cover: DJ
Jerry Schultz. Costume Contest with
great prizes. Happy hour 4-6pm, special limited
dinner menu 5-10pm. 415-883-9477
reservations/ info.
Presidio Y.C. Maria’s Music. Dinner beginning at 5 PM, and music from
7-10, no cover, please tip: Miracle Mule — swampy-tonk, Halloween Zombie Dance. Dinner: home-cooked something $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
George's Nightclub, 9pm, $20 plus table
fee:
Pride and Joy – Halloween Costume Party. 415-578-2707 (new number) for info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael,
11:30am, no cover: Thursday Lunch Series
with Simon Costa – off-beat love
songs, breakup ballads, and tasteful covers.
8pm,
$15: Soul Power – funk, R&B, soul Halloween Dance Party. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Sweetwater, doors 7, show 8pm, $18 adv. SRO: New Monsoon – Halloween Costume Contest, performing
classic Pink Floyd album “Meddle”, along with originals; with guest Emily Yates 388-3850 for tix or info.
Sausalito Cruising Club, time
& cover charge not available (contact Bruce below for details): Rumors
Band – 9-piece classic rock cover band with horns. This is a private club; you must be a member or a Guest. To get on
Guest list, please email: brucewilmott@aol.com. 415-332-9922 for reservations.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
9:30pm, $10: Hustlerween – with Sabbath Lives!,
Hustler, and Wes Fox & The Loons
—crunchy hard rock.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Robin DuBois Trio – a jazzy Halloween. 457-3993
for reservations & info.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9pm-midnite, no cover: Karaoke with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Friday, NOVEMBER
1
Sunnbolt Music, 150 Mitchell Blvd.
San Rafael, 8pm, $5 please: 1st Friday Halloweenie Jam. Bring your favorite person, snack, and/or
beverage, and boogie. Help Beth celebrate her Birthday!
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 8:30, show 9:30pm, $15 online adv. SRO: El
Radio Fantastique – vaudeville, ragtime
swing, bewitching theatrical mélange. [Opens
with TBA?] 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.
TREK Winery, 1026 Machin (at Sweetser), Novato 8pm, $20: Standup
Comedy with Headliner Mark Pitta—And great wine! Tickets http://www.marincomedyshow.com. 415-899-9883.
Seahorse, 8:30, $10: Doc
Kraft Dance Band – with Special Guest Johnny
Z! Swing, Latin, Country, R&B, Motown, Rock.
Steakhouse Grill & Bar
at Deer Park Villa, Fairfax, 6-9pm,
no cover: 13 Strings Jazz Guitar Duo with
James Moseley & Alex Markels. 456-8084 for reservations/info.
Fenix Music & Supper
Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $10:
Sargent (aka Johnny) Tucker — R&B & sophisticated jazz. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Rickeys Jazz, 7-10pm, no cover: SwingSet – easy-listening swing/jazz
quintet. 883-9477 for reservations.
Eagles Hall, 2305
Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9pm show, $15: Tom
Rigney & Flambeau –Cajun/ Zydeco.
Sweetwater, doors 7,
show 8pm, $27 adv. SRO: Charlie Musslewhite with HowellDevine –
blues from the
harmonica master.
388-3850 for tix or info.
Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, no cover: Keith Crossan Band – “Beatnik Jungle”. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 5-8pm
on the patio, free: Live Music.
9:30pm, $8:
The Grain – jamming rock and
roll
11pm: Junk Parlor – originals & scrambled
versions of gypsy jazz covers and beyond.
Tavern on 4th, 711 4th
St., San Rafael, 9:30pm, $cover?: Ned Endless & The Allniters.—Halloween
Costume Party.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Saturday,
NOV. 2 – Happy Birthday, Linda
B!
Daylight
Savings Time Ends at 2am Sunday – Fall Back those Clocks before you go to bed!
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
4-7pm on the patio, free: Live Music?
9:30pm, $8:
Soul Satellites – Funk, Soul, Blues
Grooves, from Frank Bohan, Lloyd
Meadows, Ted O’Connell, Timm Walker, Dave Burns …
Marin JCC Kanbar Center, doors
7, show 8pm, $30-40: Danny
Click & The Hell Yeahs!, Tommy Castro & The Painkillers, & Special
Guest Mark Karan. Produced by Murphy Productions Tickets here: http://murphyproductions.inticketing.com/events/342014/Castro%20&%20Click
TREK Winery, 1026 Machin (at Sweetser), Novato 7pm, no
cover: Don Forbes Relay for Life Benefit —Music from Don Forbes. And
great wine! 415-899-9883.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 8, show 9pm, $12 SRO: Cherry
Royale – afro/ funk/ soul. Opens
with Saffell. 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, 9:30pm, $15-18 plus table
fee: The 85s – “Thriller” Halloween Costume Ball with prizes. 415-578-2707 (new number) for info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm,
$12-15: Aja Vu — Steely Dan tribute. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Seahorse, 9-12, $10: Freddy
Clarke & Wobbly World – afro/ funk world music. 415-331-2899 for reservations, 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.
Rancho Nicasio, 8:30pm, $20: El
Radio Fantastique – Otherworldly Fun:
celebrate Day of the Dead. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
Sweetwater, 11am-2pm,
FREE: Live Music Brunch with Eric Kjorlien – Renaissance lute.
Closed at 3pm for PRIVATE EVENT. 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,
NOV. 3 – Daylight Savings Time Ends at 2am today!
Sophie’s Living Room [Stage Dor Studio], 10 Liberty Ship Way #340, Sausalito, 6:30pm,
$5-15 sliding scale: Greg Johnson & Glass Brick Blvd. – Greg
with Rob Fordyce bass, Celso Alberti drums, & Paul Hanson bassoon. Jazz, grooves,
funk, Live multi-media Rehearsal/ Performance!
TREK Winery, 1026 Machin (at Sweetser), Novato, 1-5pm, no
cover: Fundraiser
for Jayden’s Journey (4-year-old boy with leukemia) with Rumors Band. Includes Live Auction, DJ Corey, balloon
artist, face-painting, and some of the 49ers GoldRush Cheerleaders. 415-899-9883.
Sweetwater, 11am-2pm, free: Live Music Sunday Brunch with Dirty Cello — crossover
blues, gypsy jazz, led by Rebecca Roudman.
Doors 5, event 6pm,
$14 adv.: Mill Valley Music All-stars (Austin DeLone, Cole Tate, Eldon Brown,
Don Zimmer, Gary Scheuenstuhl, & a Horn section) Present The Sticky Fingers Project with Deep Bench -- Sticky Fingers album in
its entirety. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael,
11:30am, no cover: Amber Snider —influenced by blues, classic rock & indie.
6:30pm,
$10: Morris LeGrande – R&B and smooth jazz. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Panama Hotel,
6-9pm, no cover: The Machiavelvets – space jazz/ reckless futurism . 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Rancho Nicasio, 5pm, no cover: Ted & Kaye Rodden
– Acoustic Folk, Rancho favorites. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
4-7pm on the patio, no cover: Live Music.
9:30pm, no cover: Peri’s Blues Jam.
Villa Inn,
1600 Lincoln Ave., San Rafael, 5-8pm? (“after the
game”), no cover: James Pasqual –
Solo guitar & vocals.
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage
Oaks: [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations
& info.
Sweetwater , nothing listed for
tonight. 388-3850 for info.
Monday,
Nov. 4 -- Happy Birthday, Frank B!
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, doors 6, show 6:30-8pm, $5 online: Bandworks
presented by Marin School of Rock –
3 student bands, with musicians ages 9-15, playing alt/ indie/ rock. 415-892-6200
reservations & info.
Tuesday,
Nov. 5 – ELECTION
DAY—please go out & vote!
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Swing Fever – What Is This Thing Called Love songs of Cole Porter. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $10 ($8.50 seniors): Singer
Songwriter Series –Open Mic with
host Simon Costa. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9pm,
no cover: John Varn & Tommy Odetto —rock it every Tuesday.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at Gilman),
Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Cheryl McBride), 8:30 music, $10: Mark
St. Mary – Louisiana blues & zydeco.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Mark
Your Calendars:
Nov. 8 (Fri.) Presidio Y.C.: Doc
Kraft Dance Band
Nov. 9 (Sat.) Presidio Y.C.: The Tickets
Band –The “We Got Biorhythm” Tour
Nov. 13 (Wed.) SWEETWATER: James
Moseley Dance Band with special guest Nick Lopez
Nov. 13 (Wed.) Corte Madera Community Center: Ray
Simpson Big Band Dance
With Gratitude, and Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪
