RAIN!!! Allright, already. Wanted, needed, but quite messy. There’s a hole in the roof where the rain comes in L
The week in Review, my attitude of gratitude: THANKSGIVING,
of course! Spent with wonderful friends, low-key, comfortable, and very
filling! The night before at Peri’s in Fairfax for SOUL SATELLITES – they deliver,
absolutely! Thanks Frank, Lloyd, Ted, Timm, Dave—and John Varn sitting in on keys.
There’s no place like Fairfax for staying out late!
Last Friday Carlos & I hit Hopmonk for Mustache Harbor—lots
of giggles and wiggles for their take on soft rock.
Saturday we drove up to Penngrove in the storm to hear Country Steem [aka Full Steem, doin’
country] with Dan Brown and Company
at Twin Oaks. And then on to Penngrove Pub for Doc Kraft
Band (including Johnny Z!) and a small but lively crowd.
Sunday – I guess we stayed in!
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| "Mustache Harbor" at Hopmonk (or is that Super Mario?) |
This week I’ll be onstage at the Mission St. Raphael’s with the Marin
Symphony Chamber Chorus, both Saturday evening (7:30) and Sunday
afternoon at 4pm--our yearly Holiday Candlelight Concerts! Food for the Heart and Soul--I’d
love it if you were there!
On Friday night, after our rehearsal, perhaps I’ll wander
down the road to Fenix for Bohemian Highway—the jazz pop one (not
the country band playing at Twin Oaks). There’s
sure to be a lot of fun at Sleeping Lady
for Danny Click’s Birthday Bash!
And out at Rancho for the Stompy Jones crowd.
Saturday apres-concert: possibly The Bobs at Fenix, or back
on the home turf to Hopmonk for Buck Nickels ... and Danny’s
still partying at Sleeping Lady!
And on Sunday evening will party with the other
choristers! Check out your options on
the calendar below.
I want to point out that next week—Wed. Dec. 10 there’s the Corte Madera Big Band Dance, and on
Thurs. Dec. 11 is the COM Big Swing Band
& Dance at the Seahorse. Hope to be at one of those.
And on Dec. 16 (Tues.) I'll be singing again, with the Marin Symphony Chorus for the Holiday Pops Concert at Marin Veterans Auditorium!
And on Dec. 16 (Tues.) I'll be singing again, with the Marin Symphony Chorus for the Holiday Pops Concert at Marin Veterans Auditorium!
Wednesday, Dec. 3 – Happy Birthday, Kelli H! Happy
Birthday, Joan D!
19 Broadway, 9pm,
no cover: Fenton Coolfoot & The Right Time – funk, soul, reggae, latin, boogie. Info
415-459-1091.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open
Mic Nite hosted by Dennis Haneda. Includes
a featured act (this week Intersection –
). 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, 7:30pm, no cover: Doobie
Decibel System – featuring Jason Crosby & Roger McNamee. 415-485-1005 for info & reservations.
Mayflower Pub, 4th St.
San Rafael, 7:30-9:30pm, no cover: The Chime Travelers – 60s & 70s rock guitar duo, Rick & Jay.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Marianna August & Friends – jazz tunes.
415-457-3993 for reservations
& info.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove,
7-10pm, no cover: Dirty Red Barn – Americana. Tavern
info: 707-795-5118.
Sweetwater, Doors 7, show 8pm, $27-30 SOLD OUT: Ryan Bingham – solo acoustic. 415-388-3850 for tix or info.
Brown’s Binyerd, 1st
St., Novato, 9pm, no cover: Karaoke
with DJ Hewy Dawg –
aka George=FUN! [here weekly]
George's Nightclub, 7pm, no cover: Walt
the Dog/ Morris the Cat Jam.
415-578-2707 for info.
[Can
anyone tell me what’s going on with George’s current management? — I’m waiting
to hear something positive …]
Thursday, Dec. 4
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 7, show 7:30pm, $8 SRO:
33-1/3 Mile Showcase (every 1st
& 3rd Thurs.) this week headlining Revenent (8:30pm?)—old-school hard rock with a punk
rock edge; + Vintage Suns (9:30pm?)—4 piece S.F. original rock band +
Cosmic Perspective (7:30pm) –. [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.
Presidio Y.C. Maria’s Music 7-11pm, $5: Eddie
Neon & The Blues Crew — Blues by the Bay. Grill open
5-7pm, pizza available all night. Credit cards accepted, but tips are cash only, and no ATM around. Call
Maria for info: 415-601-3333. [12/11 Phil Hardgrave
& The Continentals]
Terrapin Crossroads,
4:20pm Happy Hour ft. Ross James & Jeremy D’Antonio; 6:30pm Jeff Derby
Quartet-jazz? 8:30pm, no cover: San
Geronimo – Darren Nelson, Jeremy D’Antonio & Friends country, rock,
fun. Bar show, here most Thursdays. Dinner Reservations: 415-524-2773.
Famous
4, Mill Valley, 6-10pm, no cover: Larry's Holiday Party , & Jam Band with Tommy Castro, Mark Karan, Jason Crosby, Kevin
Hayes, Michael White--and maybe a surprise.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 9pm-12,
no cover: Karaoke with DJ Hewy Dawg – aka
George=FUN! Theme this week: TV characters from the era you were
born. Tavern info: 707-795-5118.
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)
Rossi’s 1906 BBQ & Dance Hall,
401 Grove St., El Verano (Sonoma) (formerly Little Switzerland),. 8-11pm, no cover: The
Blues Defenders – blues, soul and groove with Donny Mederos, Bruce Gordon,
Jeff Piche, Matt Silva, Mike Rippee and Guests. (Every
Thursday) Info 707-343-0044.
Bio French Organic Creperie
& Restaurant,
2633 Bridgeway Sausalito, 6-9pm, no cover:
Rik Penn Trio – eclectic
sounds, jazz vocals, guitar & bass. 415-324-7080 for reservations.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Charlie Docherty –jazz?. 415-457-3993 for
reservations & info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael, RESERVED FOR PRIVATE
EVENT. Take-out service available. 415-813-5600 reservations &
info.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9pm-midnite, no cover: Karaoke with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Friday, Dec. 5 – Happy Birthday,
Danny C! Happy Birthday, Claudine! Happy
Birthday, David G!
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9 or 9:30pm,
$10: Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs! –
Texas-style Blues & rockin’ Americana.
DC’s Birthday Bash! Also Sat.
12/6. 415-485-1182 reservations
(recommended).
Fenix Music & Supper
Club, San Rafael, 8pm, $10: Bohemian Highway with
Chloe Jean — Ray Clement &
Kevin Frazier on saxes, Murray Orrick, Scott Urquhart & more—bluesy &
classic 60s-80s pop dance tunes. 415-813-5600
reservations & info.
Presidio Y.C., 8:30pm, $7: ELDON BROWN BAND -- swing, blues, boogie, New Orleans.
Graffiti, 101 2nd St.,
Petaluma (on the River), 7-10pm, no cover:
Full Steem with Dan Brown – and
Carl, Kurt, Craig, Doug & Guests.
Rancho Nicasio, 8pm,
$12-15: Stompy Jones –
hot swing & R&B; dance lesson. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
ICB Building, Gate 5
Rd., Sausalito, 6-9pm, no cover: Winter Open Studios Preview -- “Beyond
the Mask”; 100 artists under one roof.
After Party at Seahorse.
Sausalito Seahorse, 9:30pm, $10: Buffalo Wedding & DJ Richard Habib
– ICB After Party. Samba dancers, lots of surprises. 415-331-2899 for reservations.
19 Broadway, 9pm, no
cover: Broken
Silence Sound System – First Friday reggae,
DJs. Info 415-459-1091.
Tiburon Tavern, 1651
Tiburon Blvd., 6-9pm, no cover, validated parking: Audrey
Moira Shimkas Trio – jazz, pop, bossa and funk, with Josh Workman and Paul
Eastburn. 415-435-5996 reservations.
Bio French Organic
Restaurant,
2633 Bridgeway Sausalito, 6-9pm, no cover:
Haley Mears + Rocky vocals with Edo Castro bass, Michael
LaMacchia guitar – jazz, blues, rock, pop. 415-324-7080 for reservations.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove,
8-11pm, no cover: Doug Blumer with Bohemian Highway – Americana,
country. Bring a donation for Canned
Food Drive for Redwood Empire Food Bank. Tavern info: 707-795-5118.
Eagles Hall, 2305
Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 lesson, 9pm show, $15: Motor
Dude Zydeco –. [12/12 Andre Thierry & Zydeco Magic]
Rickey’s Live Jazz Fireside, 7-10pm, no cover: Lady D – jazz vocals, with Jack Prendergast, bass & Alex Markels guitar. 415-883-9477
for reservations.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, Session Room Closed
for PRIVATE EVENT, but tavern & restaurant open. 415-892-6200 reservations &
info. To book Session Room for your
Private Event, contact kim@hopmonk.com.
Sweetwater, doors 8,
show 9pm, $40-42 SOLD OUT: Steve
Kimock with Bobby Vega, Jeff
Chimenti, Dan Liebowitz, Bill Vitt, John Morgan Kimock – Jerry Garcia’s
roots & r&b repertoire. 415-388-3850 for tix or info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9:30pm, $5:
Sucker MC’s —
hip hop, “bringing the Stoopid” with John Varn, John Merker, Jan Jackson,
Eli Carlton-Pearson.
Marin Country Mart,
Larkspur Landing, outdoors, weather permitting 6-9pm, free: Friday
Night Jazz: Jeff Derby Trio –.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9:30pm, no cover: KARAOKE with DJ Rich Rogers. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.
Saturday, Dec. 6 – FULL COLD MOON 4:27am PST!
Candlelight Holiday Choral Concerts at San Raphael’s, doors 7, concert 7:30pm, $25 adv., $30 door: Marin
Symphony Chamber Chorus (I sing
in this!) and
Guests. 415-479-8100 for tickets.
Also Sunday 12/7 at 4pm.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 9 or 9:30pm,
$10: Danny Click & The Hell Yeahs! –
Texas-style Blues & rockin’ Americana.
DC’s Birthday Bash! (Also Fri.
12/5.) 415-485-1182 reservations (recommended).
ICB Building, Gate 5
Rd., Sausalito, 11am-6pm, no cover: Winter Open Studios -- “Beyond the
Mask”; 100 artists under one roof.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 7, show 8pm, $10: Buck
Nickels & Loose Change – country. Opens with Bitter Diamonds – country. 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.]
Fenix Music & Supper Club,
San Rafael, 8pm, $20-22: The Bobs —
“Too Many Santas” Holiday Show, “Grammy-nominated vocal acrobats, Manhattan
Transfer meets Monty Python … J.S. Bach meets Jimi Hendrix”. 415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Osher Marin JCC, Kanbar Center, doors 7:30, show 8pm, $22-35: Paul
West and Trio – outstanding cabaret jazz vocalist. Opens with Drake High School Jazz Band.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 8-11:30pm,
no cover: Stax City – Sonoma’s Memphis Soul R&B band. Tavern info: 707-795-5118.
Graffiti, 101 2nd St.,
Petaluma (on the River), 7-10pm, no cover:
The Chime Travelers – Rick & Jay on guitars performing songs of 60s & 70s.
Bio French Organic
Restaurant
& Creperie Café, 2633 Bridgeway Sausalito, 6-9pm, no cover: The
Gators – Joe Tate, Maggie
Catfish, & Sandy Bailey play blues, country, Hawaiian. 415-324-7080 for reservations.
Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo, 10am-12:30pm (Saturday morning),
free: The
Treble Makers with Freeway Frank Bohan (Zydeco
Flames) and Ted O'Connell guitars, Jeb Harrison bass, Bowen
Brown drums, and Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly gig.
Rancho Nicasio, 8:30pm,
$12-15: Red Meat – Classic Christmas
Country, honky-tonk. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
Sweetwater, doors 8,
show 9pm, $40-42 SOLD OUT: Steve
Kimock with Bobby Vega, Jeff
Chimenti, Dan Liebowitz, Bill Vitt, John Morgan Kimock – Jerry Garcia’s
roots & r&b repertoire. 415-388-3850 for tix or info.
Rickey’s Live Jazz Fireside, 7-10pm, no cover: Charles
Wheal – Blues. 415-883-9477 for
reservations.
San Rafael Joe’s, 7-9:30pm,
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, Dec. 7
Sunday, Dec. 7
Candlelight Holiday Choral Concerts at San Raphael’s, doors 3:30, concert 4pm, $25 adv., $30 door: Marin
Symphony Chamber Chorus (I sing
in this!) and
Guests. 415-479-8100 for tickets.
(Also Saturday 12/6 at 7:30pm.)
Rickey’s Live Music Fireside, 5:30-8:30pm [or 7-10pm? call to
confirm], no cover: 17 Strings – James Moseley, Alex Markels & Jack
Prendergast—cool jazz, standards, r&b. 415-883-9477 for reservations.
Rancho Nicasio, 4pm, $10:
Key Lime Pie (rock & soul
with a latin beat) + Firewheel (rock,
roll, country).
415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
ICB Building, Sausalito,
11am-6pm, no cover: Winter Open Studios -- “Beyond the Mask”; 100 artists under one
roof.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael, 11:30am, no
cover: Diamond Jazz — standards, jazz, latin quartet.
6:30pm
show, $10: Adrianne Serna’s Student Showcase – . 415-813-5600 reservations
& info.
Sleeping Lady, Fairfax, 7 or 7:30pm, no
cover?: Tracy Blackman & Friends – singer-songwriter, soulful & inspirng. 415-485-1182 reservations.
2-5pm,
no cover: Bob
Minkin
– Book Signing “Live Dead The Grateful
Dead Photographed by Bob Minkin”
Doors 8, show 9pm, $40-42 SOLD OUT: Steve Kimock with Bobby Vega, Jeff Chimenti, Dan Liebowitz, Bill Vitt, John Morgan
Kimock – Jerry Garcia’s roots & r&b repertoire. 415-388-3850 for tix or info.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 5-8pm,
no cover: The Blues Defenders – Blues & BBQ.
Tavern info: 707-795-5118.
Rossi’s 1906 BBQ & Dance Hall,
401 Grove St., El Verano (Sonoma) (formerly Little Switzerland), 5-8pm, no
cover: Tri-Tip Trio – Zydeco. Info 707-343-0044.
Panama Hotel, 7pm, no cover: Brian Byrnes -- jazz vocalist, harmonica, guitar. 415-457-3993 for reservations & info.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open]. 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Monday, Dec. 8
Sausalito Cruising Club, 7-10:30pm, $5 members & jammers; $10 guests; $13
buffet dinner: Blue Monday Jam hosted by
Joe Tate & The Blue Monday Band 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.
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove,
8-11pm, no cover: The Blues Defenders – Pro-jam Blues with
Special Guest Ron Thompson. Tavern info: 707-795-5118.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax,
8:30pm, no cover: Open Mic with Billy D.
Sweetwater, doors 7,
show 8, 2 sets, $27-37 SOLD OUT: Steve
Kimock Acoustic with Special Guests.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but tavern &
restaurant open.] 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Tuesday, Dec. 9
9pm, no cover: Korty
& Friends — sure to be some funk & groove. Info 415-459-1091.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: James Moseley Trio — jazz, blues, r&b. 415-457-3993 for reservations & info.
Rancho Nicasio, 7pm in the Bar, no
cover: Jeremy D’Antonio, Darren Nelson & Friends – Tuesdays in
November and December.
415-662-2219 for reservations/info.
Fenix Music & Supper Club, San Rafael, 7pm, $55: Southern
Christmas – Prix Fixe Dinner & pairings from Freemark Abbey
Winery. Music from Black Cat – Dwight Carriere
blues & zydeco accordian.
415-813-5600 reservations & info.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, [Nothing on calendar for Session Room, but
tavern & restaurant open]. 415-892-6200 reservations & info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9pm, no cover: Tommy
Odetto & Tim Baker — rock it every Tuesday; jam with special guests.
Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo (at
Gilman), Berkeley, 8pm dance lesson (Diana Castillo?), 8:30 music, $12: Midnite
Ramblers — Cajun/ zydeco. [12/16 Tom Rigney & Flambeau]
Wednesday, Dec. 10 – Happy Birthday, Amilcar!
Corte
Madera Community Center, 8-10pm, FREE: Ray Simpson Big Band Dance—dance music
of the 30s, 40s, 50s, and free light snacks & drinks! [every 2nd Wednesday]
19 Broadway, 9pm,
no cover: Fenton Coolfoot & The Right Time – funk, soul, reggae, latin, boogie. [also 12/17 &
12/24] Info
415-459-1091.
Hopmonk Novato,
Vintage Oaks, doors 6, show 7-11:30pm, no cover: Open
Mic Nite hosted by Dennis Haneda. Includes
a featured act (this week Migrant
Pickers – ). 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: Rich Armstrong – . 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, 7:30pm, no cover: Bear’s
Belly – folk Americana trio. 415-485-1005
for info & reservations.
Panama Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: John Hoy – jazz. 415-457-3993 for reservations & info.
Peri’s Bar, 9pm, no
cover: Summer Scoop – "campfire folk-pop-rock".
Twin Oaks Tavern, 5745 Old Redwood Hwy., Penngrove, 7-10pm,
no cover: Kevin Russell’s Old School Country Jam – country. Tavern
info: 707-795-5118.
Sweetwater, Doors 7, show 8pm, $32-37 SOLD OUT: Jackie Greene with Jacob Grootman of Front
Country, David Gans – Acoustic blues, roots, soul, rock & roll. 415-388-3850 for tix or info.
Brown’s Binyerd, 1st
St., Novato, 9pm, no cover: Karaoke
with DJ Hewy Dawg –
aka George=FUN! [here weekly]
George's Nightclub, 7pm, no cover: Walt
the Dog/ Morris the Cat Jam.
415-578-2707 for info. [I’d love
to get some feedback on this place under the current management …]
Sometimes there are changes to what's already listed, so check
back again if you like 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
Empress Theatre, Vallejo
Rossi’s 1906 BBQ & Dance Hall,
401 Grove St., El Verano (Sonoma--formerly Little Switzerland)
Monroe Hall, Santa Rosa
Mark Your Calendars:
Dec. 10 (Wed.) Corte
Madera Community Center: Ray Simpson Big
Band Dance (FREE)
Dec. 11 (Thurs.) Seahorse: COM Big Swing Band Dance & Lesson
Dec. 12 (Fri.)
Hopmonk: Beso Negro
Dec. 12 (Fri.) Aqus
Café: Mighty Groove
Dec. 12 (Fri.) 19
Broadway: Olive & The Dirty Martinis
Dec. 14 (Sun.)
Sweetwater: Maria Muldaur
Dec. 16 (Tues.) Marin
Symphony Holiday Pops Concert – I’m singing in this as well.
Dec. 19 (Fri.)
Hopmonk: Groovtown
With Gratitude, and
Smiles--
Ellen Jane ♫♪
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