Celebrations
and remembrances.
Another Memorial Day Weekend has come and
gone.
Shoutouts for my musical celebrations to Pop
Rocks at Hopmonk on Friday; on Saturday the FABULOUS James
Moseley Band -- James, Jack, Carrie, Hailey, Jean, Marina, Doug, Steve, KC,
Luis – all 10 of them! at the Seahorse (and the best tiramisu/ cake
I’ve ever eaten from Mauro, in honor of Hailey’s birthday); Larkspur Food
& Flower Festival on Sunday, with Doc Kraft and his Band—the
Higgins twins John & Patrick, and Tucker; then Reckless in Vegas,
and topped off by Maria Muldaur and her Blusiana Band! The weather cooperated all weekend. Great to see so many of you out there happy
and dance-y. Kudos also to Murphy
Productions—Erma and Daniel--for their involvement with this
outstanding Festival.
Hard to believe that may have been the last
LF&FF—because of funding! Hope
there’s a miracle and that they’re back next year, or the year after that. ♫♪♫
Larkspur Food & Flower Festival
was happening!
Not quite sure about this week’s activities for
Carlos & Ellen … quite a selection.
Friday there’s indie rock
at Hopmonk, Danny Click at Sleeping Lady, Chime
Travelers at Trek Winery, Zigaboo and Gene
Washington & Ironsides at 19 Broadway, the Tiburon Turns 50
party with Wonderbread 5 and Carlos Reyes and fireworks (expecting
thousands of partyers) and more …
Saturday Carlos & I have
a Memorial in the early afternoon for friend Glenn Emge who
left us far too soon—at the age of 53,
while working out, doing what he loved!
There’s also a wine tasting party in the evening – don’t think we’ll be able to get to San Rafael for some May Madness … For Sat. nite there’s plenty of funk in the county, with Pulsators at Fenix; Fenton Coolfoot at the Lady; Frobeck at Rancho – and Chrome Johnson at 19 Broadway. And a whole lot more: see below!
There’s also a wine tasting party in the evening – don’t think we’ll be able to get to San Rafael for some May Madness … For Sat. nite there’s plenty of funk in the county, with Pulsators at Fenix; Fenton Coolfoot at the Lady; Frobeck at Rancho – and Chrome Johnson at 19 Broadway. And a whole lot more: see below!
Sunday: I see the Town
Center Summer series has begun; 17 Strings are at Rickey’s; Tracy
Blackman at Sleeping Lady – always something going on in
Fairfax! And more.
I
leave you with this thought: Celebrate
while you can, with whom you can!
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week The Theory – no description available). 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: Motown 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.
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Rusty
Evans & Ring of Fire — rockabilly, Johnny Cash tribute. 415-485-1005 for info & reservations.
George's Nightclub, 9pm, no cover (2-drink
min.): Rock and R&B Jam, hosted by
Tony Saunders & J. Bonet and
the Band HBT—and Horacio S. on congas.
415-578-2707 for info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: DownLow Duo – jazz and r&b. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Thursday, May 29
Sweetwater, doors 7, show
8pm, $15-17: Marble Party CD Release Party – indie pop, rock, psychedelia. With Tracy
Blackman & Jimmy Dillon. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Presidio Y.C. Maria’s
Music 7-10pm, $5: DogGone Blues Band — ***.
(Maria’s Homestyle Specials discontinued--sorry.) Grill open 4:15-7pm, pizza
available all night. Credit cards accepted, but tips are cash only, and no ATM around. Call Maria for info: 415-601-3333.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 8pm, $10: MoeTar
with Erin & The Project — “fresh approach to rock, pop, electronica,
and experimental music”. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
9:30pm, no cover: The Substitutes (formerly known as The Pickups) – Americana rockin’
ramble band, hosted by Guy Meyer.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9-11pm, no
cover: King & Ace – Madeleine King & Rick Meissner with sweet
& salty harmony-driven acoustic folk & Americana. 485-1182 reservations.
San Rafael Downtown
Farmers’ Market,
4th St., 6-9pm, no cover: Music – ** (Plaza); ? – (Lootens); ? (A St.).
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove,
8-11pm, no cover: Karaoke with DJ Hewy Dawg – aka George--is
a hoot!
Tavern info: 707-795-5118. [also 5/29]
no name, Sausalito, 8-11pm, no
cover: Donna D + 3 + Friends. Bawdy blues, jumpin’ jazz, sassy stylins’. 415-332-1392.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Deborah Winters – contemporary & soulful jazz. 457-3993
for reservations & info.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9pm-midnite, no cover: Karaoke with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Friday, May 30 – Happy Birthday, Steve Z!
TREK Winery, 1026 Machin, Novato, 7-10pm,
no cover: The Chime Travelers – 60s & 70s rock guitar duo, Rick &
Jay. Fun repertoire!! [here
again Sat. 6/14 & 6/28] 415-899-9883.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, Beer Garden outdoors, 5-8pm, no cover: Crosby
Tyler – solo outlaw Americana.
Session
Room:
doors 7, show 8pm, $10: Jesse Brewster +
Mickelson + Brad Brooks – indie/ folk/ rock. 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,9 or 9:30pm,
$10: Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs! –
Texas-style Blues & rockin’ Americana.
485-1182 reservations (recommended).
19 Broadway, 9pm, $15-20:
Zigaboo Modaliste & The New Aahkesstra – master percussionist, New Orleans funk, R&B. Opens with
Gene Washington & Ironsides – 60s & 70s Soul. Info 459-1091.
Tiburon Turns 50,
Main St. to Shoreline Park, 6pm-12(?), free: Wonderbread 5 (Donahue Bldg.),
Carlos Reyes (Main St.), Overbite,
Redwood H.S. Jazz Band. Times not
listed.
Fireworks at 9:15! Info
435-0305 or 435-7373.
Fenix Music & Supper
Club, San Rafael, 8pm, $20: Mambo Caribe feat. Pete Escovedo, Peter Michael Escovedo, Ray
Obiedo — percussive Latin jazz, Brazilian, Afro-Funk. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Rickey’s Live Jazz, 7-10pm, no cover: Andoni’s Quartet – Jazz,
swing, pop, blues, R&B, & Motown. 883-9477 for
reservations.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 5-8pm on the Patio, no cover: Todos
Santos – harmonic excursion (and Jack’s birthday).
9:30pm, $8: Soul Mechanix — soul & funk.
9:30pm, $8: Soul Mechanix — soul & funk.
Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, $10-12: Ford Blues Band with Patrick Ford & Volker Strifler – “Tour
Kickoff”. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9pm, $22-24: Wild Child – Live re-creation of 1960s
Doors Concert, with David Brock. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Tiburon Tavern, 1651
Tiburon Blvd., 6-9pm, no cover: The Hippy Shakes with Dore Coller.
Eagles Hall, 2305
Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9pm show, $15: MotorDude
Zydeco. [6/6 Blues Box Bayou]
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Saturday, May 31
May Madness 4th Street, San Rafael, noon-6pm (Parade 5pm), free: Car show, Parade, Street Dance—with Reckless in Vegas & Fenix House Band. Also West End Village Sidewalk Sale (E to H
Sts.)
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, Beer Garden outdoors: 1-4pm, no cover: Anthony
Presti & Leah Van Dyke – acoustic duo.
5-8pm, no cover: Beth Marlin – singer/ songwriter
quartet.
Session
Room:
doors 7, show 8pm, $8: Bottlefolk: A Festival Antidote – Bay
Area singers/ songwriters donating talent in fundraiser for SF-Marin Food
Bank. Organized by Appleberry 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.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm,
$10: The Pulsators — blues, New Orleans funky R&B, reggae, rock.
415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Rancho Nicasio, 8:30pm, $12: Frobeck –
original funk, R&B, rock. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9:30pm, $7 $10: CHANGE: Fenton
Coolfoot & The Right Time Danny Click & Friends – blues, intimate trio. 485-1182 reservations.
TREK Winery, 1026 Machin, Novato, 8pm, SOLD OUT: Comedy Show: Carlos Alazraqui.
Tickets: http://www.marincomedyshow.com. 415-899-9883.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9:30pm, $8: One of Many -- Americana OR Painted Wives – alternative grunge/metal. Both bands listed on Peri's website for same time -- don't know which is correct!
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.
Sausalito Cruising Club,
music 7-10:30pm, for guests $10 music only, $22 with buffet; for members $5
music only, $17 with buffet : Medicine Ball Band—David Sturdevant, Terrie Odabi, Charlie Hickox, Rob Rhodes, and
Surprise Guests—funky R&B, rockin’ New Orleans swing. This is
a private club; you must be a member or a Guest. To get on Guest list,
please email David at medicineball1@gmail.com, and indicate if you will have dinner. 415-332-9922 for reservations.
Sweetwater, 11am-2pm,
no cover: Live Music Brunch with Rusty String Express – string band
quartet: jazz, rag, bluegrass, old-time
Americana .
Wipeout Bar & Grill, Bon Air Center, Greenbrae, 6-8:30pm, no
cover: The Chime Travelers – Rick & Jay on guitars performing songs of
60s & 70s. (Last minute change: NOT Tonight. Chime Traveler Jay solo back at Wipeout next Fri., then Rick & Jay succeeding Fridays as usual.)
Rickey’s Live Jazz, 7-10pm, no cover: Tracy Rose Trio with Lauralee Brown on vocals – jazz,
swing, latin, pop & fusion. 883-9477 for reservations.
Best Lil' Pork House, Corte
Madera, 8-11pm, no cover: Z and the Benders – jazzy r&b (with Erik Engstrom drums, Athan
Pasadis keys).
San Rafael Joe’s, 7-9:30, no
cover: Phillip Percy Pack Phillip
Percy is a Beach Blanket Babylon alum, singing the jazz standards and R&B
here with his Trio every Saturday night.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Sunday, JUNE 1 – Happy Birthday, Allen B!
Rickey’s Live Jazz, 5:30-8:30pm, no cover:
17 Strings – James Moseley with Jack Prendergast & Alex Markels, jazz from Monk, Ellington,
Silver and others. 883-9477 for reservations.
Town Center, Corte Madera, 2-4pm,
free: Pickled Beats – rock/ country/ dance.
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, Beer
Garden, outdoors, 1-4pm, no cover: Thunderegg – rock trio. 5-8pm,
no cover:
[Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200
reservations & info.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 7-10pm, no
cover: Tracy Blackman & Friends, with Shaana Keller –
singer/ songwriter, intimate acoustic show. 485-1182 reservations.
9pm,
no cover: The Groovemeisters — “nuthin’ but da
groove, baby”. Info 415-459-1091.
Sweetwater, 11am-2pm, no cover: Live
Music Sunday Brunch with Sol – Argentine
soul/ r&b singer/songwriter. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Rancho Nicasio, 7pm, $15-20: Terry
Haggerty and Moby Grape’s Jerry
Miller – classic songs, hot guitars.
415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael, 11:30am, no
cover: Nancy Northrup & The Neighbors — country, gospel, folk roots.
6:30pm,
$18-20: Amber Morris’ Student Showcase Finals – high school juniors & seniors, supported by all-star band. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Monday, June 2
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Sausalito Cruising Club, 7-10:30pm, $10 music only; $20 includes buffet, ($15 for
members & Players): Blue Monday Jam hosted by Joe Tate & Craig Caffal 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, doors 7, show 8pm, $14-17: Jason
Crosby 40th Birthday Celebration feat. Lebo (ALO), Stu Allen, Reed Mathis (Tea Leaf Green), & Surprise
Guests. 388-3850 for info.
Tuesday, June 3 – Happy Birthday, Lyn
C-E! ELECTION DAY--hope you vote(d)!
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Swing Fever — Music of Duke Ellington. [1st & 3rd
Tuesdays] 415-457-3993 for reservations
& info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
919 Fourth St., San Rafael, 8pm, $10 ($5 seniors, students): Singer
Songwriter Series – featuring Kurt
Huget (original Americana, blues, rock) and Open Mic; click on Fenix website for details on signing
up. 415-813-5600 reservations &
info.
Novato Farmers Market, Grant Ave. between 1st
& 4th Sts., 4-7pm, free. Parking
at old Pini’s lot—please no parking in residential areas.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove,
8-10:30pm, no cover: Levi Lloyd & Friends – Levi’s Workshop Blues Jam. Tavern info: 707-795-5118.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at
Gilman), Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Diana Castillo), 8:30 music, $10: Tri
Tip Trio — zydeco, blues & New Orleans funk with Lloyd Meadows, Bruce Gordon & Louie Rodriguez.
Sweetwater, 11am-3pm: Blood
Drive hosted by Blood Centers of the Pacific. Coupons & gifts to all who donate. Appts. At bloodheroes.com. 388-3850 for info.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open]. 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Wednesday, June 4 – Happy
Birthday, Scott 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 The Jungle Studs – oh!). 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: Stax Music Night (Sam & Dave, Otis
Redding, Wilson Pickett, Booker T) -- Local talent & special guests invited
to join during 2nd set: Click on Fenix website for details on
signing up. 415-813-5600 reservations &
info.
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Kinky
Buddah — Aaron Redner of Hot Buttered Rum & company with acoustic rock,
bluegrass, Irish & Americana.
415-485-1005 for info & reservations.
George's Nightclub, 9pm, no cover (2-drink
min.): Rock and R&B Jam, hosted by
Tony Saunders & J. Bonet and
the Band HBT—and Horacio S. on congas. 415-578-2707 for info.
Sweetwater, doors 7, show 8pm, $18-20: Young
Dubliners – Celtic rock. Also with Familiar Looking Strangers (rootsy
rock), and Jerry Hannan (Americana
with an Irish lilt). 388-3850 for tix or info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Joan Getz Quartet – jazz, bossa
nova, blues & ballads. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
OTHER VENUES, with website links:
142 Throckmorton Theatre,
Mill Valley
Studio 55 Marin, 1455A Francisco Blvd. East, San Rafael
Harmonia, 2200 Bridgeway, Sausalito
Zodiacs, 256 Petaluma Blvd. North
Aqus Café, 189 H St., PetalumaMark Your Calendars:
June 6 (Fri.)
Northgate Concerts: Pride & Joy
June 6 (Fri.)
Seahorse: Doc Kraft Dance Band
[June 6 – Sunnbolt]
June 6 (Fri.)
Fenix: Mitch Woods
June 7 (Sat.)
Hopmonk: Reckless in Vegas
June 7 (Sat.)
Fenix: Fleetwood Mask
June 11 (Wed.) 19
Broadway: Fenton Coolfoot & The
Right Time (5pm)
June 13 (Fri.)
Seahorse: James Moseley Dance Band
June 13 (Fri.) 19
Broadway: Vinyl
June 14 & 15
Novato Art Wine Music Festival
June 14 & 15
Fairfax Festival
June 15 (Sun.)
Magnolia Terrace: Unauthorized Rolling
Stones
June 15 (Sun.) Rancho
Nicasio: Tommy Castro & The
Painkillers
With Gratitude, and
Smiles--
Ellen Jane ♫♪
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