Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Music Fun Week of Jan. 29-FEB. 5, 2014

Where has January gone!?  Soon it's gonna rain, I can feel it ... ♪♪  But in case in doesn't come soon, hope you are doing your best to conserve WATER--a very precious resource!

My memento from the Hoedown at Unity in Marin, Friday night! ♫♪♪

Thanks for the past week go to Carolyn & Rusty Gauthier and D’Bunchovus at the Hoedown at Unity in Marin on Friday night.  Everyone slipped into character, got silly, and danced away the evening.  We intended to stop at Hopmonk on the way home for Pop Rocks—but at least one of us was kinda’ tired.  I heard from several of you who were there that the place really rocked.  Hopmonk seems to be making out well booking party dance bands … works for me.
On Saturday after our wine tasting party we got our wild gypsy on with Beso Negro, again at Hopmonk.  Sure is nice to have someplace local to dance!

Coming up:  definitely ZYDECO FLAMES at Hopmonk Friday night.  And hey, they’re not just for zydeco lovers—also putting out funk, soul & blues—plenty to get you on your feet to express yourself!  Other great music available as well—like Lumanation at Seahorse, Danny Click at Sleeping Lady, Olive & the DMs at PYC – check it out below.
On Saturday it’s quite likely Carlos & I’ll be back again at Hopmonk for Miracle Mule—another fun and rowdy musical treat.  But if we get out of town, there’s El Radio Fantastique with Junk Parlor at 19 Broadway, Cole Tate Band at Peri’s, Key Lime Pie (early show) & Ray Obiedo with Pete Escovedo at Seahorse—and a lot more right here in Marvelous Marin!
Sunday there are plenty of Super Bowl parties all over the place, and not a lot of dancing opportunities … looks like Fairfax may be the place to be if you’ve got to dance.

Wednesday, Jan. 29 -- Happy Birthday, Greg L! 
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis HanedaIncludes 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.

Thursday, Jan. 30New Moon!  It’s dark out there!  
Presidio Y.C.   Maria’s Music.  7-10pm, no cover, please tip:  Strange Angels with Randy Rood —.  Maria’s Homestyle Special: Chicken Noodle Soup. 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 

no name, Sausalito, 8-11pm, no cover: Donna D + 3 (Doug Morton, Rob Fordyce, Jim Bovie).  Bawdy blues, jumpin’ jazz, sassy stylins’.  415-332-1392.

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:  Derek Evans — lead vocalist with sax great Jules Broussard for 20 years, with jazz standards, country, blues, funk, rock & soul.  415-813-5600 reservations & info.

19 Broadway, 9pm, no cover:  Dirty Bomb Records Showcase — with Cherry Royale, 16ars Hip Hop Orchestra, Rock Most.  Info 459-1091.

Sweetwater, doors 7, show 8pm, $14-30:  Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – folk, cowboy, & blues legend; with Nell Robinson.  388-3850 for tix or info.

Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9:30pm, no cover:  Highway Poets – folky-rock.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  C-JAM with Connie Ducey – eclectic songs with a jazzy punch.  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. 31 
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, doors 8, show 9pm, $10:  ZYDECO FLAMES — zydeco, funk, world blues!  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.

Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9pm, $15:  Danny Click with Lynn Asher & Dave Zirbel (pedal steel) -- Acoustic fun.  Benefit for Hell Yeah Family member Giovanna.  485-1182 reservations.

Seahorse, 8:30 or 9pm, $10:  Lumanation – Caribbean ska, dub, upbeat reggae and rock, with Bobby G!

Presidio Y.C., 8:30 or 9pm, $8:  Olive and the Dirty Martinis — 60s & 70s rock & soul

19 Broadway, 9:30pm, $10:  Kelly Peterson’s Band featuring Jerry Hannan and This Old Earthquake — P.S. It’s her birthday.   Info 459-1091.  

Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 5-8pm on the patio, free: Live Music.
9:30pm, $8:  Biambu’s Slow Burn – soul, jazz & rock.

Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, no cover:  Tom Finch Group – Chinese New Year Dance (haha), Year of the Horse.  415-662-2219 for reservations/info.

Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $15:  April Grisman & Michael LaMacchia Project — buzzworthy ***.  415-813-5600 reservations & info.

Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9pm, $22-27: Peter Rowan Band – bluegrass legend.  Opens with Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman – Americana with a California twist.  388-3850 for tix or info.

Rickeys Jazz by the Fire, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover:  Lilan Kane sassy & soulful883-9477 for reservations.

George's Nightclub, 9pm, $20, plus table fee:  Scott Capurro – controversial comedian.  415-578-2707 for info. 

Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9pm show, $15:  Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic.

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover:  KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers.  415-878-4977 info & reservations.

Saturday, FEBRUARY 1 Happy Birthday, Steve S!  Happy Birthday, Velvy! 
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, doors 7:30, show 8:30pm, $10:  Miracle Mule – “swampy tonk” New-Orleans-influenced 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, 9pm, $18-20:  El Radio Fantastique – Electrifying! Theatrical!  Dance!  Opens at 9 with Junk Parlor – gypsy junk rock.  Info 415-459-1091.  

Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 4-7pm on the patio, free:  Live Music.
9:30pm, $8:  Cole Tate Band – blues-flavored rock & funk, with Cole & Eric Schramm guitars, Adam Berkowitz drums, Scott Urquhart bass.

Marin Coffee RoastersSan 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. 

Seahorse, 4-7pm, no cover:  Key Lime Pie – rock with a latin twist.
9pm-12, $12:  Ray Obiedo & Mambo Caribe with Special Guest Pete Escovedo – Latin jazz, Brazilian, afro/funk, Caribbean.

Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $10:  Silver Moon Big Band — 20th Anniversary Show, big band, Motown & rock, with vocalists Paula Helene & Marty Grosso.  415-813-5600 reservations & info.

Presidio Y.C., 8:30pm, $7:  Lucky Drive – rock and soul.

Rancho Nicasio,  8:30pm, $12-15:  Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums with Ms. Carmen Getit – Dance Party.  415-662-2219 for reservations/info. 

Sweetwater, 11am-2pm, no cover:  Live Music Brunch with Todos Santos – harmony-driven roots splashed with blues, latin, jazz, country & some originals.
Doors 8, show 9pm, $24-27:  Wonderbread 5 – Motown, rock & roll party.  388-3850 for tix or info.

Rickey’s Jazz by the Fire, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover:  Charles Wheal Band – blues.  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. (Back from his run in Return to the Forbidden Planet.)

Villa Inn, 1600 Lincoln Ave., San Rafael, 5-9pm, no cover:  James Pasqual – Solo acoustic guitar & vocals.

no name, Sausalito, 6-8:30, no cover: The Gaters (Joe Tate & Maggie Catfish & Sandy Bailey).  Blues, rock, country & more.  415-332-1392.

Sunday, Feb. 2 – Groundhog Day!  
Super Bowl 3pm.  Go Broncos.  I guess.

19 Broadway, 3pm, no cover:  Super Bowl Party.
8-11pm, no cover:  The Continentals — Rockabilly Rumble.  Info 415-459-1091.

Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks: [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open & Super Bowl on Big screens!]  415-892-6200 reservations & info.

Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 7pm, $10?:  Tracy Blackman & Friends (Don Bassey, Jimmy Dillon, Mitch Stein)soulful, spunky, acoustic.  485-1182 reservations.

Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael, 11:30am, no cover:  Sunday Brunch with Lorin Rowan — roots, rock, blues, reggae, world music.
3:30, no cover:  Super Bowl on Big Screens415-813-5600 reservations & info.

Sausalito Cruising Club, music 7-10pm, for guests $10 music only, $20 with buffet; for members $5 music only, $15 with buffet :  The 7th Sons—60s & 70s rock.  This is a private club; you must be a member or a Guest. To get on Guest list, please email Jake at The7thSons@gmail.com.  415-332-9922 for reservations.

Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 4-7pm on the patio, no cover:  Live Music
9pm, no cover:  Peri’s Blues Jam.

Sweetwater, 11am-2pm, no cover:  Live Music Sunday Brunch with Scott Cooper & Jim Lewin –.
3pm, no coverSuper Bowl Party — on the Big Screen.  388-3850 for tix or info.

Panama Hotel, 6-9pm, no cover:  Paul Miller – original folk, blues, jazz and country music.  457-3993 for reservations & info.   

Rancho Nicasio, no cover:  Super Bowl Party.  415-662-2219 for reservations/info.

Monday, Feb. 3 
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open.]    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. 

19 Broadway, 9pm, no cover:  Open Mic with Derek Smith.  Info 459-1091.  

Tuesday, Feb. 4 
19 Broadway, 8-11pm, no cover:  Piano Bluesday with Charlie Hickox (from California Honeydrops).  Info 459-1091.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  Swing Fever 1934, the Swing Era catches fire. 457-3993 for reservations & info.

Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9pm, no cover:  John Varn & Tommy Odetto —rock it every Tuesday.

Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $10 ($5 seniors, students):  Singer Songwriter Series -- Open Mic, click on Fenix website for details on signing up.  415-813-5600 reservations & info.

Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at Gilman), Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Diana Castillo), 8:30 music, $10:  Bad Boys Zydeco – Cajun/ Zydeco.

Sweetwater , Café open 8am; CLOSED at 3pm for PRIVATE EVENT 388-3850 for info. 

Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open].   415-892-6200 reservations & info.

Wednesday, Feb. 5 
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis HanedaIncludes a featured act (this week Damon le Gall Band – lead guitar rocker).   Note: For this Event, Bar staff is happy to take your food order from the “Venue Menu”.  415-892-6200 reservations & info.

19 Broadway, 9pm, no cover:  Gabe Diamond rock, blues, jazz, funk.  Info 415-459-1091.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  Tina Ferris – folk, jazz, blues, broadway.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover:  The Brothers Brough — 4-piece string band with folk, rock, country & bluegrass (a la Creedance, John Prine, Eagles, Neil Young).   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, 9:30pm, no cover:  The Weissmen – Rock with Michael Weiss of Honeydust.

Sweetwater, 8pm, SOLD OUT:  Bob Weir & Ratdog 388-3850 for tix or info.

Mark Your Calendars:
Feb. 6 (Thurs.) Hopmonk:  Bob Marley’s Birthday with Lumanation + Iriefuse
Feb. 7 (Fri.) Peri’sZydeco Flames
Feb. 8 (Sat.) Rancho NicasioPetty Theft
Feb. 11 (Tues.) SweetwaterGreg Johnson & Glass Brick Boulevard
With Gratitude, and Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪

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