It’s been a week … Laura Mae is
home; Robin Williams is not. A year
since Johnnie Jean Daniel’s passing. RIP Robin and JJ -- but more likely they are partying! ;-)
And I am very tired. Guess I cannot sweet-talk myself into being completely healed. However, I know I’m good for some dancing come the weekend!
And I am very tired. Guess I cannot sweet-talk myself into being completely healed. However, I know I’m good for some dancing come the weekend!
To some, at least, Laura Mae was the
Toast of the Town. Here is her friend
Peter’s blog post about it: laura-mae-why-cant-you-stay
Here is Laura’s initial brief offering: home-sweet-home
And here at Chez Ellen, Tino was a perfect guest!
Carlos & I did make it over to the Marinwood Park for Cosmo Alleycats on Friday evening.
An enthusiastic crowd, and a few fabulous swing dancers who weren’t
deterred by the grassy lumpy field!
After that we headed to Presidio Yacht
Club for The 7th Sons
(and a Daughter!). Sorry Mark
Banning not with them, but they have honed their chops and are sounding better
than ever!
Saturday burnin’ down the house at the Fenix with the James Moseley Band!!
Sunday-- I guess I just can’t keep up with myself
… There was Unity, and some
excellent SUPER-MOON-WATCHING.
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| Celebrating with James Moseley at Fenix |
Saturday Likely will
find Carlos & Ellen at Presidio Y.C.
again, for Doc Kraft Dance Band. [Our beloved PYC will change one of
these day, thanks to the Nat'l Park Service, and become another posh destination ala Cavallo Point – so get
yourselves here if you cherish the funky vibe.]
And there’s Danny Click again
at Sleeping Lady; Miles Schon at Fenix; Irie Fuse at Hopmonk; and another 10 or so musical
happenings on the calendar below.
On Sunday … Once again I’ll have to wait
and see! “So much to do, so little time.”
♫♪♫
Wednesday, Aug. 13 – Happy Birthday, Patricia
S! Happy Birthday,
Rebecca G!
Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week Mildbury – heavy alt rock). 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: Ray Charles tribute -- Local talent & special guests
invited to join during 2nd set: Click on Fenix website for
details on signing up. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
19 Broadway, 6pm,
no cover: Fenton Coolfoot & The Right Time – funk, soul, reggae, latin, boogie. Info
415-459-1091.
Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Bear’s
Belly — original folk
Americana trio from Santa Rosa.
415-485-1005 for info & reservations.
Sweetwater, Doors
7, show 8pm, $20-22:
Dr. Flotsom’s Hell Brew Revue – “After Outside Lands” with Beso Negro, The Carny Bastards, Marty
O’Reilly and the Old Soul Orchestra, and Slim Jenkins. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Peri’s Bar, 8:30pm, no
cover: Silver Dollar Soul Snap – DJs Ron Ison & Mr. Element playing
all vinyl: soul, funk, jazz, rock, blues, Motown and more. [every 2nd Wed.]
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Natalie John with guitarist
James Harman – jazz and soul classics. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Thursday, Aug. 14 – Happy Birthday, Rocki E!
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove,
5:30-8pm on the Patio, no cover: Tommy Rox—guitar & vocals, does
James Taylor, Cat Stephens, Jimmy Buffet, Jim Croce, The Eagles, and more.
8-11pm,
no cover: Karaoke with DJ Hewy Dawg – aka
George=FUN! This time it’s a Girls Night Out Pajama/
Slumber Party! Tavern info:
707-795-5118.
Presidio Y.C. Maria’s Music 7-10pm, no cover: Blues
Whale — Blues. Maria’s fresh Beef, Turkey, & Veggie
Burritos $8. Grill open 4:30-7pm,
pizza available all night. Credit cards accepted, but tips are cash only, and no ATM around. Call Maria for info: 415-601-3333.
Sausalito Seahorse, 7:30-10:30pm, no cover: Jamie
Clark Trio – Americana, pop. Ladies
night specials. Also 8/21. 415-331-2899 for reservations.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, 5-7pm, no cover: KFOG
Local Scene Happy Hour w/ Achilles Wheel — roots and rock.
8pm,
$10: Harold Day and the Experience – rock? Psychedelic? 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9pm, no
cover: Bill Hansell’s Guitar Pull – Appleberry Jam: local and
not-so-local showcase, monthly event. 415-485-1182 reservations.
Marin Art & Garden Center, Ross, 5-7pm, no
cover: Steep Ravine – Americana, bluegrass. Last concert in series. 415-455-5260.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
9:30pm, no cover: Mark’s Jamm Sammich – Open Jammz, Loose Grooves, & Kool Katz.
(2nd & 4th Thursday each month)
Sweetwater, doors 8, show
9pm, $30-32: Israel Vibrations – reggae. Opens with Irie Fuse -- reggae. 415-388-3850 for tix or info.
San Rafael Downtown
Farmers’ Market,
4th St., 6-9pm, no cover: ** –(Plaza?); ? – (Lootens); ? (A
St.).
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Wanda Stafford – jazz diva. 415-457-3993 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, Aug. 15 – Happy
Birthday, Gayle A!
Northgate Concerts Under the Oak,
6-8pm, free: PETTY THEFT – Tom Petty tribute.
[last in the series]
Pacheco Plaza, Ignacio, 6-9pm, free: Creation – Caribbean groove. [final concert 9/19: GTS
Band – Classic Motown]
Peri’s Bar, 9:30pm, $8:
The Soul Satellites with Bonnie Hayes! — YES, PLEASE. And Lloyd Meadows,
Frank Bohan, Timm Walker, Ted O’Connell, Dave Burns.
Sweetwater, doors
8, show 9pm, $25-27:
The Unauthorized Rolling Stones –
the Legend. Opens with Vinyl Spectrum – rock, funk, jazz,
avant garde. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9:30pm,
$10: Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs! –
Texas-style Blues & rockin’ Americana.
Also Sat. 8/16. 415-485-1182
reservations (recommended).
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, Beer Garden outdoors, 5-8pm, no cover: Rockit
Science with Bruce Brymer – original r&b, vocal harmonies.
Session
Room:
doors 8, show 9pm, $8: Hadley
Hill – indie/ pop/ rock. Opens with The Lindsey Thomas Project — . 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 Seahorse, 9pm, $10: LUMANATION
– ska, dub, upbeat reggae rock. 415-331-2899 for reservations.
Fenix Music & Supper
Club, San Rafael, 8pm, $15: Soul Power – Tower of Power tribute. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
19 Broadway, 9pm,
$15-20: The Mermen –
iconoclastic instrumental rock. Opens
with The Aquavelvets – surf rock
revival band. Info 415-459-1091.
Eagles Hall, 2305
Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9pm show, $15: Andre
Thierry & Zydeco Magic – very hot. [8/22 no dance; Eagles Anniversary Dance on
Sun. 8/24, Andre Thierry]]
Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, no cover: Dore Coller & Bermudagrass – Americana/
bluegrass/ reggae. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
Wipeout Bar & Grill, Bon Air Center, Greenbrae, 6-8:30pm, no
cover: The Chime Travelers –
Rick & Jay on guitars performing songs of 60s & 70s. [Here every Friday evening.]
Rickey’s Live Jazz Poolside, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover: Phillip Percy Pack – soul & jazz standards. 415-883-9477 for reservations.
Gabrielson Park,
Sausalito, Jazz & Blues by the Bay, 6:30-8pm, free: Dennis
Johnson & the Mississippi Ramblers –.
[ends 8/22 Eugene Huggins & Friends]
Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing,
6-9pm, free: Friday Night Jazz: Jake Botts
Quartet. [8/22 Dan Hicks &
Bayside Jazz Band]
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Saturday, Aug. 16 – Happy Birthday, Bonnie H!
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9:30pm,
$10: Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs! –
Texas-style Blues & rockin’ Americana.
[Also Fri. 8/15.] 415-485-1182
reservations (recommended).
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9:30pm, $8:
LUMANATION – uplifting, high-energy
reggae rock with Bobby G and the Gang.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, Beer Garden outdoors: 1-4pm, no cover: Chris
James – Americana. 5-8pm, no
cover: Jim Pasquel, Sheldon Cowan, Ned Endless – rock guitar & vocals jam.
Session
Room:
doors 8, show 9pm, $8-10: Irie Fuse – reggae/ roots/ dancehall. Plus Pion
2 Zion and Mystic Roots. 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, $12-15:
Miles Schon Band — rock, funk, soul Birthday Show. 415-813-5600 reservations
& info.
19 Broadway, 9pm?, $10:
Tom Finch (B’Day) Group w/ Talley
Up! opening – world music/ funk/ rock. Also 2pm in the Lounge, no cover: Judy
Hall—jazz, pop piano. Info 415-459-1091.
Sweetwater, 11am-2pm,
no cover: Live Music Brunch with Asher Fulero – piano, Moog, improvisational, indescribable.
Doors 8, show 9pm, $17-20: The
85s – an 80s (Tam High Alumni) Dance Party.
Opens with Tam Valley All Stars. 415-388-3850 for tix or 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, Michael White bass, rotating posse of
drummers, and Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly gig.
Best Lil' Pork House, Corte
Madera, 7-10pm, no cover: The
Chime Travelers – Rick & Jay on
guitars performing songs of 60s & 70s. [also 8/23, 12-3pm, for Pork House
Jamboree]
Taste of Rome, 1000 Bridgeway, Sausalito, 7-10pm, no
cover: The 7th Sons (and a Daughter) — great 60s &
70s rock & roll with Jake Baker, Debra Clawson, Mark Banning & Kim
Carrigg—Cream, Hendrix, Byrds, Doors, Beatles, Stones, Eagles.
Tiburon Tavern, 1651
Tiburon Blvd., 6-9pm, no cover: Audrey Moira Shimkas Trio – jazz and
bossa and funk, with Greg Sankovich & Fred Randolph. 415-435-5996 reservations.
Osteria Divino, 8-11pm, no
cover: Joan
Getz and Trio – jazz vocals: American songbook to jazz
standards, Brazilian & Blues. 415-331-9355
for reservations.
Rickey’s Live Jazz Poolside, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover: Lady D – jazz standards. 883-9477 for reservations.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove,
5-8pm on the Patio, no cover: Mike Saliani Band – folk jam boogie,
rock, zydeco.
8-9pm
(inside), no cover: Bear’s Belly – Americana
9:30-11:30: The
Honeydippers – blues, rock, funk, soul & country. Tavern info:
707-795-5118.
Rancho Nicasio, 8:30pm,
$12-15: Jeffrey Broussard and
the Creole Cowboys – authentic Louisiana zydeco. 415-662-2219 for reservations/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 and R&B
here with his Trio every Saturday night.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. Prizes! 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Sunday, Aug. 17
Rickey’s Live Jazz Poolside, 5:30-8:30pm, no cover: 17 Strings – James Moseley (6
string guitar), Alex Markels (7 string guitar), and Jack Prendergast (4 on
bass) with jazz and R&B. 883-9477 for reservations.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, Beer Garden, outdoors, 1-4pm, no cover: Matt
Bolton – solo “beer garden boogie”.
5-8pm, no cover: Adam Traum – solo americana.
Session
Room,
[Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern & restaurant open]. 415-892-6200 reservations
& info.
Belvedere Concerts in the Park, 4pm, free: Pacific
Mambo Orchestra – salsa, bolero, mambo, cha cha. [final concert 8/31 David
Martin’s House Party- interactive rock & roll]
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 7pm, no
cover: Tracy Blackman & Friends – singer-songwriter, intimate acoustic show. 485-1182 reservations.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael, 11:30am, no
cover: Darryl Rowe — improvisational jazz vocals.
6:30pm
show, $12-15: Lee Waterman & Jazz
Caliente – Afro-Cuban, Brazilian jazz.
415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Rancho Nicasio, gates 3,
show 4pm, $22-25: Wanda
Jackson, & Red Meat – Queen of Rockabilly, BBQ on the Lawn. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
19 Broadway, 4pm,
no cover: Erika Alstrom with Dale Alstrom’s Jazz Society
— classic swing & jazz standards.
9pm, no cover: Eugene
Huggins Band feat. Felix Bannon – blues.
Info 415-459-1091.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 8:30pm, no cover: La Mandanga -- acoustic gypsy fun with members of Beso Negro.
Creek Park, San Anselmo, 3-6pm, free: King & Ace – Madeleine
King & Rick Meissner with blues & jazz-infused americana. Every Sunday in August [8/24 West Grand
Boulevard; 8/31 Danny Click].
Town Center, Corte Madera,
2-4pm, free: Lovin’ Harmony – jazz trio. [series thru Sept. 28]
Piccolo Pavilion, Old Corte Madera Square, 5-6:30pm,
free: George Cotsirilos – jazz.
Sundays through Aug. 31, sponsored by Corte Madera Community
Foundation.
Concerts in the Plaza,
Mill Valley, 1-2:45pm, free: 1pm Beatles Flashback; 2pm Matt Jaffe & The Distractions. [Aug. 24 (final concert) Beso Negro.]
Doors
7, show 8pm, $17-20: Eric Lindell & Co. — Southern soul,
r&b, blues, New Orleans funk.
388-3850 for tix or info.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 5-8pm,
no cover: Stax City – Soul band with horns from
Santa Rosa, & BBQ! Tavern info: 707-795-5118
Marin Country Mart, Larkspur Landing,
12:30-2:30pm, free: Folkish Festival: Smooth Hound Smith --. Also Food
Truck Extravaganza 11am-3pm.
Monday, Aug. 18 – Happy
Birthday, Kathie K!
Sausalito Cruising Club, 7-10:30pm, $5 members & jammers; $10 guests; $10
buffet dinner: Blue Monday Jam hosted by
Joe Tate & Mark Banning (also 8/25)
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, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Tuesday, Aug. 19
Osteria Divino, 6:30-9:30pm,
no cover: James
Moseley Solo –
guitar & vocals, jazz, R&B. 415-331-9355 for reservations.
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
7pm, $10: West Coast Songwriters Playoffs –
Guest Judges this week include Jai Josefs and Mike Duke. Competition for “Best Song of the Year”, San
Rafael chapter. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove,
8-11pm, no cover: Levi Lloyd & Friends – Levi’s Workshop Blues Jam. Tavern info: 707-795-5118. [next 8/19]
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at
Gilman), Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Diana Castillo), 8:30 music, $13: T’Monde
— Cajun/ zydeco. [8/26, Les Amis
Zydeco-free]
Novato Farmers Market, Grant Ave. between
1st & 4th Sts., 4-7pm, free. Parking at old Pini’s lot—please no
parking in residential areas.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9pm, no cover: Tommy
Odetto & Tim Baker —rock it every Tuesday; jam with special guests.
Wednesday, Aug. 20 – Happy Birthday, Lorraine
B! Happy
Birthday, Deborah W!
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda. Includes a featured act (this week Celina & the Dudes – **). 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: Special Guest 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.
Peri’s Bar, 9:30pm, no
cover: Elvis Johnson Soul Revue – rock & soul & blues from the
60s, 70s, onward.
Sweetwater, Doors
7, show 8pm, $22-25:
Steep Canyon Rangers – bluegrass
originals. Opens with Tell River – rocking bluegrass. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Lorin Rowan – solo acoustic guitar &
vocals. 457-3993 for reservations
& info.
Sometimes there are changes to what's already listed, so please
check back again before or during the weekend.
OTHER “LOCAL” 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., Petaluma
Mark Your Calendars:
Aug. 22 (Fri.) Rossi’s
1906, Sonoma (formerly Little Switzerland):
Zydeco Flames
Aug. 22 (Fri.) Hopmonk: Eric
McFadden
Aug. 22 (Fri.)
Presidio Y.C.: Eldon Brown Band
Aug. 23 (Sat.) 19
Broadway: Fenton Coolfoot & The Right Time
Aug. 29 (Fri.) Seahorse: James Moseley Dance Band
Aug. 30 (Sat.) Fenix: Zydeco Flames
Aug. 30 (Sat.) Fenix: Zydeco Flames
Aug. 31 (Sun) Magnolia
Terrace, Elks Club: James Garner/ Joni Morris (Johnny Cash/ Patsy Cline tributes) and
another EllenJanesMusic 2 for 1 special.
With Gratitude, and
Smiles--
Ellen Jane ♫♪
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