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The HOLIDAYS are over? What? LIFE is a holiday, Friends! Each day you get up and take a breath is a chance to experience JOY, to be the best you can be … No great Wisdom here, it’s only common sense for the Age of Aquarius and a wish to share it with you … We’re all Mirrors – and what you see is what you get! Spin that around in your heads (and on the dance floor if you can).
The HOLIDAYS are over? What? LIFE is a holiday, Friends! Each day you get up and take a breath is a chance to experience JOY, to be the best you can be … No great Wisdom here, it’s only common sense for the Age of Aquarius and a wish to share it with you … We’re all Mirrors – and what you see is what you get! Spin that around in your heads (and on the dance floor if you can).
Wishing you all Good Energy, Health & Abundance
in this New Year!
with Carlos--and Lita & photobomber Bob, 2 of our Favorite Hopmonk staff! ♫♪♪
The
Season has been a whirl of Parties, Rehearsals, Concert Singing, more Parties,
and not as much Dancing as I am used to!
I cannot possibly make it to all the gigs I’d like …
but I do think it important to sing praises to all the Musicians who make our
Endorphins take us to Happy Places!
It’s already been a couple of weeks since Carlos
& I were at Hopmonk for Lauren Murphy and Joanne Rand, a
couple of singer/songwriters who transported me back to a Philadelphia
coffeehouse in the late 60s, or Stinson Beach in the 70s … but not a lot of
dancing! Then Beso Negro at Seahorse (sorry
to have missed Key Lime Pie!) for full-out let-it-go dancing in manic
gypsy style!
A revelation last Friday night at Hopmonk: Random Rab, Beli3ver, Zack Darling – a
Burning Man scene of mashup dub, ambient downtempo, melodic downtempo – and a
mass of 25-35 year olds who writhed and grooved and I loved it! Exposure to something new, good for me!
On Saturday Carlos & I went down to the Presidio
Yacht Club for Doc Kraft Dance Band and re-connected with many of
his fans, our friends and party-goers.
Hated to miss James Moseley at Fenix and Soul
Satellites at Peri’s – another night when we’re pulled in 3 or more
directions …
New Year’s
Eve at our Clubhouse with friend Charles as DJ
and everyone on the dance floor; then to Hopmonk for Notorious
and more non-stop dancing with Special Friends to ring in the New Year.
Whazzup this week??: Friday could be Sunnbolt or Rockit
Science at Elks, or Achilles Wheel at Hopmonk – or Gary
Vogenson & Friends at Rancho, or DJ reggae at 19
Broadway … whew!
Saturday we’re
lookin’ at Fenix for Kevin Russell, or AZ/DZ at 19
Broadway, or Hopmonk for Linda Ferro ...
We shall see!
GOTTA DANCE!
♫♪♫♪
Wednesday, JANUARY
1 -- Happy NEW
YEAR! Happy Birthday, Sheryl
E! Happy
Birthday, Doc K!
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week Mercuryville – Freddy Mercury??). 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, $5: ?? —
not sure if there is live music tonight…
415-485-1005 for info & reservations.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, CLOSED.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
CLOSED. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
Panama Hotel,
NO INFO AVAILABLE. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Thursday,
Jan. 2 – Happy Birthday, Clark
P!
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 7, show 7:30pm, $5 SRO:
33-1/3 Mile Showcase (every 1st
& 3rd Thurs.) with Hillwilliams
(9pm) + Naj & the Salty Dogs (7:30)
– bluegrass/ folk/ americana. [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.
19 Broadway, doors 8, show 9pm, no cover: Down North – “underground rock and party-fueling soul”. Info 459-1091.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
9pm, no cover: Burnsy’s Sugar Shack – blues, soul, Motown, with Cathleen Riddley, Dave Burns, and more. (every
1st & 3rd Thursday)
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 11:30am, no cover: Thursday Lunch Series with Simon Costa – off-beat love songs,
breakup ballads, and tasteful covers.
8pm,
$10: Joe Leavy — smooth jazz, R&B and soul. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Panama Hotel,
NO INFO AVAILABLE. 457-3993
for reservations & info.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9pm-midnite, no cover: Karaoke with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Friday, Jan.
3 – Happy Birthday, Karen W!
Sunnbolt Music, 150 Mitchell Blvd.
San Rafael, 8pm, $5: 1st Friday Jam. Bring your
favorite person, snack, and/or beverage, celebrate the holidays with Beth &
Knut, and boogie ‘til the wee hours. 499-5688 for info.
San Rafael Elks Club, Grand Ballroom,
8pm, $8: Rockit Science — classic rock, R&B, soul and jazz for your
dancing pleasure. RSVP Party, no host
bar. You MUST register beforehand as a Guest, or you will not be
admitted. Call Nick at 415-721-7661; or email him at karryfitch@yahoo.com. Or go to this spreadsheet and add
yourself for this and future shows: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiGK03cVruKLdFBMc29XbmNLdGlOVHItWWdQcTlzeEE&usp=drive_web#gid=0
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 8, show 9pm, $8: Achilles
Wheel
—jam/ psych/ rock. Opens with Deadbeats. 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, 8:30pm, $10: Doc
Kraft Dance Band – Swing, latin, country, jazz, R&B, Motown, rock.
Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, no cover: Gary Vogenson’s Ramble – with Russ Gauthier (guitar, mandolin,
fiddle, vocals), Big John Main (bass), Sean (Shawn?) Allen (guitar, lap steel, vocals), Gary Silva (drums), Guests Will Leidenthal (guitar), and Angela Strehli (Blues Broad!). On Main Stage if enough reservations: 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
19 Broadway, 9pm? (website says 12:09pm), no cover: DJ
Dans One (Broken Silence Sound) — “First Friday” Reggae Night. Info 459-1091.
Fenix Music & Supper
Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $10: Mari Mack & Livin’ Like Kings — blues & soul
originals & covers--Birthday Party show. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9pm, $20-22: Imperial
Messenger Service – music of Quicksilver
Messenger Service, with David
Freiberg & Linda Imperial, Steve
Valverde et al. Guest Prairie Prince,
more. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 5-8pm
on the patio, free: Live Music.
9:30pm, $8:
Soul Mechanix – funk &
soul.
George's Nightclub, 9pm, $10, plus table
fee: KGO’s Dan Ashley and his band
PUSH – classic rock. 415-578-2707 for info.
Rickeys Jazz by the Fire, 7-10pm, no cover: Phillip
Percy Pack – jazz
standards. 883-9477 for reservations.
Eagles Hall, 2305
Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9pm show, $15: Swing
Dance (no Zydeco tonight).
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Saturday,
Jan. 4
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 7, show 8pm, $10: The
Linda Ferro Band – funk/ blues/ r&b; 3-time nominee for North Bay Music
Awards. Opens with Callie Watts. [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.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael,
8-11:30pm, $10: Kevin
Russell — Eric
Clapton, Cream to Unplugged. Exciting guitarist! 415-813-5600 reservations
& info.
19 Broadway, 9pm, $10: AZ/DZ –. With Monroe
Grisman & Adam “Bagel” Berkowitz. Opens with The Gravel Spreaders. Info 415-459-1091.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
4-7pm on the patio, free: Live Music.
9:30pm, $8:
The Devil Shakes – 4-piece somethin’ crazy.
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.
Sweetwater, 10am-1pm,
no cover: Live Music Brunch with Becky Mimiaga – jazz, folk & blues
singer.
1:30pm,
no cover: Kansas City Chiefs at Indianapolis Colts— on
the Big Screen.
Doors
8, show 9pm, $16-18: Cruella (female Motley Crue Tribute); Reckless in Vegas; Hormones (female
Tribute to The Ramones). 388-3850 for tix or info.
Graffiti, Petaluma, 7-10pm, no
cover: Z and the Benders – R&B and jazz (with Eric Engstrom drums).
Rickey’s Jazz by the Fire, 6:30 tonight-9:30pm, no cover: Charles Wheal Band – Blues and roots. 883-9477
for reservations.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
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.
Sunday,
Jan. 5 -- Happy Birthday, Robert C!
Rancho Nicasio, 4pm, no cover:
Lorin Rowan’s Caribbean Bleu –
warm grooves. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Brixx Pizzeria, 16 Kentucky,
Petaluma, 7pm, no cover?: The Mighty Groove – jazz, funk, groovy.
19 Broadway, 5-8pm, no cover: 19 Broadway Good Time Band — old-school
12-piece band (every 1st Sunday).
Info 415-459-1091.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael, 11:30am, no cover: Sunday Brunch with Matt Eakle — amazing flute player.
6:30-9:30pm,
$10: West Coast Songwriters Youth Benefit Concert with Matt Jaffe & The Distractions — rock
trio headlines, with other youth performers.
415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
4-7pm on the patio, no cover: Live Music.
9:d0pm, no cover: Peri’s Blues Jam (1st
Sunday).
Ghiringhelli's Novato, “The Other Side”
Event Room, 5-8pm, $5 music, $15/person min. food & drink: Erika
Alstrom & Dale Alstrom’s Jazz Society —big band sounds. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
11am-2pm, no
cover: Live Music Sunday Brunch with
Sony Holland Duo – jazz songstress.
1:30,
no cover: SF 49ers at Green Bay Packers – on the Big Screen. 388-3850 for
tix or info.
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage
Oaks: [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations
& info.
Monday,
Jan. 6
Sausalito Cruising Club, 7-11pm, $20 includes buffet, $15 for members & Players: Blue
Monday Jam hosted by Joe Tate &
Cole 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.
Sweetwater, 7:30pm, no
cover: Open Mic with Austin DeLone.
388-3850 for info.
Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 6-9pm, no
cover: Bermudagrass (Dore Coller) with Willow Van den Hoek & Steve
Valverde — bluegrass & more.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Tuesday,
Jan. 7
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Swing Fever – Up at Duke’s Place—music of Duke Ellington. 457-3993 for
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: Motor
Dude Zydeco – Cajun/ Zydeco.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open—until 5 or 6pm.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 8pm,
$10, $5 seniors & students: Singer Songwriter Series – Open Mic. Click on Fenix website for details on
signing up. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Wednesday, Jan.
8
Corte
Madera Community Center, 8-10pm, no cover:
Ray Simpson Big Band Dance! Snacks and drinks provided. 2nd Wednesday of every month
(except Aug.)
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week Tao Jones & The Drones –. 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, 8
& 10pm sets, $10, $5 seniors & students: Fenix Band Pro Blues Jam: Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute Night -- Local
talent & special guests invited to join during 2nd set: Click on
Fenix website for details on signing up.
415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Lorin Rowan – solo acoustic guitar & vocals. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Belle
Monroe & Her Brewglass Boys — .
415-485-1005 for info & reservations.
Sweetwater, Café open for breakfast & lunch. Closed at 3pm for Private Event. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Mark
Your Calendars:
Jan. 10 (Fri.) Hopmonk: Pop
Fiction
Jan. 10 (Fri.) Peri’s:
Pocket Change
Jan. 10 (Fri.) Seahorse: Eddie
Neon
Jan. 10 & 11 Sleeping Lady: Danny
Click
Jan. 11 (Sat.) Fenix:
ZYDECO FLAMES
With Gratitude, and
Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪
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