One never
knows who or what one will encounter in the neighborhood.
Great Blue Heron at Unity in Marin
He knows Patience …
I may not be able to stand as composed as
this Beautiful Bird, but I might try it in another lifetime! Meanwhile …"bring it on"!
Amazing, stupendous treats: Bonnie
Hayes did not disappoint! We sure
miss her, and she misses us! Lettin’ our
hair down Sunday night at Sweetwater with Ms. Bonnie, percussionist Vicki,
drummer brother Kevin, Eric Schramm, Darryll Anders, Tim O’Connell, Danny
Click – and we came late! Did you sit
in, Frank Bohan? If we missed you, see you at Hopmonk on the 31st
with the Zydeco Flames.
Could have been the highlight of the
week on Sunday night, but Carlos & I led up to it with Friday at Hopmonk
and Rock Candy. They have a ton
of fans, are pretty inconsistent musically—but do make for some amusing
moments—and dance we did. Sorry we
missed the party at Presidio Y.C. with Doc Kraft.
Saturday we began at Trek Winery
for Olive and the Dirty Martinis—a fundraiser for downtown Novato
Theater—and a happy dancing crowd.
We rode on over to Hopmonk after that and danced to the U2
Tribute band Zoo Station. Crazy!
This Tuesday (last) at the fabulous Marin
Symphony with their tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. Wonderful narration from friend Noah
Griffin, and a stunning performance of Copland’s 3rd
Symphony. Written around 1946, but so
modern, and to my ear very broadway-esque.
I’ve begun choral rehearsals for our performances with the Symphony in
April – Carmina Burana, and Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms. Exciting!
On tap: we may get to the Hoedown
at Unity in Marin on Friday night, with Carolyn & Rusty Gauthier
& D’Bunchovus. There’s another
dance party band at Hopmonk that night, so we may swing by for Pop
Rocks. Also Friday is Rusty Evans
at Elks Club, and what may be your last chance to see Return to the
Forbidden Planet (if it’s not sold out)!
On Saturday we’re going to a wine
tasting party in Novato, and after that I reckon we’ll stop by Hopmonk
for Beso Negro and some wild gypsy swing. There’s also Pulsators at Fenix,
Lonestar Retrobates at Rancho, and so much more!
Sunday we may take the drive to Fairfax
for Steve Abramson & Friends, and The Great American Robber
Barons at 19 Broadway …
Worth repeating: Hope you get out and move it …
And if you can’t, have fun inside your head! ♫♪♫♪
Wednesday, Jan. 22
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week Nick Petty & the Happys – original
pop folk). 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: Pink
Sabbath — Siren Folk Metal, with nods to The Ronettes, Fairport Convention,
Patti Smith, Emmylou Harris.
415-485-1005 for info & reservations.
19 Broadway, 9pm, no cover: Matt Heulitt (Zigaboo) and
Friends
– funk, ska, metal, hip-hop, anything. Info 415-459-1091.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 8
& 10pm sets, $10, **[$5 seniors & students]?: Fenix Band Pro Blues Jam: One Year Anniversary—Cocktail specials,
birthday cake. Local talent &
special guests invited to join during 2nd set: Click on Fenix
website for details on signing up. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
Sweetwater, doors 7, show 8pm, $14-17: Jason Crosby & Friends — with Dan “Lebo” Lebovitz, Jay Lane, Robin
Sylvester. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Bob Gordon & the UFOs – classic pop, Hawaiian, country and rock. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Thursday,
Jan. 23
Presidio Y.C.
Maria’s
Music. 7-10pm, $5?: Miracle
Mule — Swampy-tonk country,
Americana, zydeco! Maria’s Special: TBA. Grill open, burgers available.
332-2319. Credit cards accepted, but tips
are cash only, and no ATM around. Call Maria for info: 415-601-3333
Lincoln Park Wine Bar, 198
Sir Francis Drake, San Anselmo, 7-9pm, no cover: James Moseley Solo Guitar & Vocals. 453-9898 for reservations.
Seahorse, 7-10pm, no
cover: Marianna August – sings Cole Porter, Gershwin, Harold Arlen &
Latin, with special guests. Dancing
encouraged!
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: Rickey Ray Band — “Roadhouse Soul & Roll”. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Sweetwater, doors 7, show 8pm, $10-12:
The Overcommitments – Motown,
soul, funk & rock. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
9:30pm, no cover: Mark’s Jamm Sammich – Open Jammz, Loose Grooves, & Kool Katz.
(2nd & 4th Thursday each month)
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Em-K – extreme solo acoustic guitar. 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, Jan.
24
Unity in Marin, 8pm, $20 suggested donation: Carolyn
& Rusty Gauthier (New Riders of the Purple Sage) with D’Bunchovus
Hoedown. http://unityinmarin.org/events/country-dance/
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 8, show 9pm, $12adv., $15 DOS: Pop Rocks —dance/ pop/ jam. 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.
San Rafael Elks Club, Grand Ballroom,
8pm, $8: Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire — Johnny Cash tribute, rockabilly. RSVP
Party, no host bar. You MUST register beforehand as a
Guest, or you will not be admitted. Email Nick 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
Novato
Theater Company,
5420 Nave Dr., Novato, 8pm, $20-25: Return to the Forbidden Planet. Tickets:
http://www.marinonstage.org/tickets---forbidden-planet.html Through 1/26,
415-226-9353 for info. [This may be last
show available … call or check website to see if sold out!)
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 5-8pm
on the patio, free: Live Music.
9:30pm, $8: Slim
Jenkins– “dark swing, voodoo blues, and the dirtiest r&b around”.
Rickeys Jazz by the Fire, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover: Brad Bann – Sounds of Sinatra. 883-9477
for reservations.
Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 7:30-10pm,
no cover: The 7th Sons—great 60s & 70s rock &
roll—Cream, Hendrix, Byrds, Doors, Beatles, Stones, Eagles-- with Jake, Kurt
& Kim.
Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, $10-12: Buck Nickels & Loose Change – new
country music. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
142 Throckmorton,
Mill Valley, 8pm, $20-35: Tom Rigney and Flambeau – Cajun/
Zydeco. 383-9600.
Fenix Music & Supper
Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $15 adv., $20 door: Nicolas Bearde — “buttery baritone”
jazz; 20 years with Bobby McFerrin’s Voicestra.
415-813-5600 reservations & info.
George's Nightclub, 9pm, $?, plus table
fee: Cisum Live – rock?.
415-578-2707 for info.
Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9pm, $22-24: Tim
Flannery – Americana from SF Giants 3rd base coach. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Eagles Hall, 2305
Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9pm show, $15: Motor
Dude Zydeco.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Saturday,
Jan. 25
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 8, show 9pm, $15: Beso
Negro -- indie/ gypsy/ alt. Opens
with Rob Reich. [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, 8pm,
$10: The Pulsators — funk and soul, Chicago
blues, reggae & roots rock. 415-813-5600 reservations
& info.
Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, $12: Lonestar
Retrobates – Roadhouse/ Western Swing. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
19 Broadway, 9pm, $15-20: Ronkat & Katdelic
(P-Funk) – Opens with Soul
Mechanix – soul & funk. Info 415-459-1091.
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.
Novato
Theater Company,
5420 Nave Dr., Novato, 8pm, $20-25: Return to the Forbidden Planet. Tickets:
http://www.marinonstage.org/tickets---forbidden-planet.html Through 1/26, 415-226-9353 for info. SOLD
OUT?
Seahorse, 9-12, $10: Carlos
Reyes & Rolando Morales – Latin grooves with a rock & funk edge.
The Trident, Sausalito, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover: Audrey Moira Shimkas — jazz standards,
funk/groove, and pop/rock—with Greg
Sankovich keys. 415-331-3232 for
reservations.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
4-7pm on the patio, free: Live Music.
9:30pm, $8:
Rusty Evans & Ring of Fire – rockabilly, Johnny Cash
tribute.
Sweetwater, 11am-2pm,
no cover: Live Music Brunch with Jacob Green – one-man band, roots and
blues folk.
3pm: CLOSED for PRIVATE EVENT. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Rickey’s Jazz by the Fire, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover: Lady D – jazz standards. 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. This week Phillip is appearing
in Return
to the Forbidden Planet at Novato Theater Company.
no name, Sausalito, 6-8:30, no
cover: The Gaters (Joe Tate & Maggie Catfish & Sandy
Bailey). Blues, rock, country & more. 415-332-1392.
Villa Inn,
1600 Lincoln Ave., San Rafael, 5-9pm, no cover: James Pasqual –
Solo acoustic guitar & vocals.
Presidio Y.C., PRIVATE PARTY.
Sunday,
Jan. 26 -- Happy Birthday, Alison S!
Rickey’s Jazz by the Fire, 5:30-8:30pm, no cover: 17 Strings – jazz guitar trio, with James Moseley, Alex Markels & Jack
Prendergast. 883-9477 for
reservations.
19 Broadway, 8-11pm,
no cover: Steve Abramson & Friends —with Special Guests The Great American Robber Barons,
country/ rock, “Songs of Gambling, Vice and Betrayal”. Info 415-459-1091.
Novato
Theater Company,
5420 Nave Dr., Novato, 3pm, $20-25: Return to the Forbidden Planet. Tickets:
http://www.marinonstage.org/tickets---forbidden-planet.html 415-226-9353 for info. This is final performance here! SOLD
OUT?
Sweetwater, 11am-1pm, no cover: Live
Music Sunday Brunch with Carl
Tilchen – originals, jazz, rock & romance.
Doors
3, show 4pm, $15: Peter
Walsh & Friends — rock, country, jazz & blues. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
4-7pm on the patio, no cover: Live Music
9pm, no cover listed: Junk Parlor —gypsy jazz
covers & beyond.
Panama Hotel,
6-9pm, no cover: Amanda Addleman –jazz
piano & vocals. 457-3993 for
reservations & info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael, 11:30am, no
cover: Sunday Brunch with Sony Holland — romantic & upbeat
jazz duo.
6:30-
9pm, $15: Farzad Arjmand — Persian-influenced Flamenco jazz. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Rancho Nicasio, 4-6pm, no cover: Todos
Santos – Wendy Fitz, Jack Pribble & Gary Bauman harmonious excursion. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage
Oaks: [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations
& info.
Monday,
Jan. 27
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 6:30pm, $5: Bandworks School of Rock – 3 student
bands. 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.
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.
Tuesday,
Jan. 28
Margaret Todd Center, 1650 Hill Rd.,
Novato, 7:30-9:30pm, $5 (includes coffee & cookies): People
of Note Big Band Dance – music of 30s, 40s, 50s. (every 4th Tuesday) 415-899-8290 for info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: John Hoy — fun &
jazzy instrumentals. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at
Gilman), Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Diana Castillo), 8:30 music, $10: Tom
Rigney & Flambeau – Cajun/ Zydeco.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $10 ($5 seniors, students): Singer
Songwriter Series – Nancy Northrup
& The Neighbors. Open Mic, click
on Fenix website for details on signing up. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Sweetwater , doors 7, show 8pm, $5: Best
of L.A. Indie: The Janks, King Washington, The Lucky Lonely – rock, blues,
folk. 388-3850 for info.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open]. 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Wednesday, Jan.
29
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week Crash Landing – heavy blues rock). Note: For this Event, Bar staff is happy to take your
food order from the “Venue Menu”.
415-892-6200
reservations & info.
19 Broadway, 10pm, no cover: Korty’s
Hump Jam –
Vinyl keyboardist Jonathan Korty
with all-star jam. Info 415-459-1091.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Eldon Brown Band – jazz, blues, gospel, r&b—and a whole lotta
fun! 457-3993 for reservations
& info.
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Steep
Ravine — folk & roots acoustic quartet, with bluegrass & gypsy
swing. 415-485-1005 for info &
reservations.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 8
& 10pm sets, $10, $5 seniors & students: Fenix Band Pro Blues Jam: Jam All 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.
Peri’s Bar, 9pm, no
cover: (W+T)J2 – Tim and Wendy and Jack and John—rock, blues, country and more
rock.
Sweetwater, doors 6:30, show 7:30pm, $10-12: Wednesday Night
Local — Dore Coller (“Bermuda Grass”) with Matt Lax and Nearly Beloved (“afro-billy”). 388-3850 for tix or info.
Mark
Your Calendars:
Jan. 31 (Fri.) Hopmonk: Zydeco
Flames
Feb. 1 (Sat.) Peri’s:
Cole Tate Band
Feb. 1 (Sat.) Hopmonk: Miracle
Mule
Feb. 1 (Sat.) 19 Broadway: El Radio Fantastique (Junk
Parlor opens)
Feb. 6 (Thurs.) Hopmonk: Bob Marley’s Birthday with Lumanation + Iriefuse
Feb. 7 (Fri.) Peri’s:
Zydeco Flames
With Gratitude, and
Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪
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