Music Fun Week of JANUARY 1, 2013

UPDATES in RED
A New Year – more chances to get it right … ♫♪

The weather has given us a bright start to this New Year—2013!  I’m not into odd numbers (lol), but am happy to predict much happiness to share this year.

I spent December 28 with my birthday girl, Laura Mae, who turned 32!  We took in the Rudolph Nureyev exhibit “A Life in Dance” (there until Feb. 17) at the DeYoung, and the William S. Paley Collection of Modernism, with a heavy emphasis on French Post-Impressionism, as I noted that it closed in two days.  Of course Laura had to create a new frock for the occasion:

You can see more at her website, Lilacs and Lace: http://lilacsandlace.blogspot.com/.

Please take a look at her Year in Review post as well:  http://lilacsandlace.blogspot.com/2012/12/2012-year-in-review.html  She is astoundingly prolific and has created some 35 or 36 exquisite sewing and knitting projects during 2012!!

After our day in the City, still managed to get out to rock at the Presidio with Carlos, for The 7^th Sons.

On Saturday there was nothing but groovy dance music from the James Moseley Band at the Seahorse. Just like old times--the dance floor was packed!  Love and Gratitude to James, Jack, Carrie, Haley, Steve, Jean, Marina and KC!

Sunday afternoon we made our way to the Sweetwater to catch the last bit of another free Moonalice show. Got to hand it to the very generous Roger McNamee who makes it possible.

And on NEW YEAR’S EVE Carlos & I were fortunate to stay very local and live it up at the Hopmonk Novato with PETTY THEFT and a very happy crowd of revelers. Sorry to have missed some other great parties—but big YAY for local fun!

Coming up this week, I’d like to get down to the Panama for Donna D’s show on Thursday.  On Friday—missing Zydeco Flames, but again may stick around for something closer to home—SwingSet at Rickey’s? David Thom at Hopmonk?  Oh, and Carlos & I will definitely stop by (and probably linger at) the Sunnbolt Jam.

On Saturday night, Black Market Blues at Hopmonk sounds real good; though I’ve never heard the Rancho Allstars and hope to someday soon. And what about The Treble Makers at Coffee Roasters in San Anselmo? Keep hopin’ I’ll get there, but it’s pretty rare for me to get up & out on a Saturday morning …  Looking forward to the Harold Jones Big Band Dance in San Geronimo on Sunday afternoon—always a treat when they perform!  We’ll see how the week unfolds …

Blessings as you begin your personal journey again each day.  ♪♫♪

Please take a look at all the listings and details that follow.  ♫♪♫♪

You can bookmark my website, and check back regularly for UPDATES as the week progresses:  www.ellenjanesmusic.com.  And for fun, take a peek at my PHOTOS and VIDEOS.

Listen to the Music, and Dance (like nobody's watching)!!  ♫

And remember to TIP our wonderful and talented MUSICIANS!  Also please support all the gracious venues that support MUSIC.

Wednesday, JANUARY 2 – Happy Birthday, Clark P! 

HopmonkNovato, Vintage Oaks, 7:30pm, no cover: Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda.  Includes a featured act (this week The Hillwilliams from West Marin), chosen from a previous open mic.   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.

Sweetwater, doors 7, event 8pm, $20: Jay Lane & Friends with Special Guests—members from Ratdog, Further, Band of Brotherz, Scaring the Children.  388-3850 for tix or info.

TerrapinCrossroads 8:30pm, no cover?:  Terrapin Family Band Bar Show.  Info 415-524-2773.

Iron Springs Pub, Fairfax, 8pm, no cover: Matt Jaffe Band – 17-year old local singer/songwriter/guitarist phenom.

PanamaHotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  (closed, no music) . 457-3993 for reservations & info.

Thursday, Jan. 3 -- Happy Birthday, Karen W!

PanamaHotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  Donna D’Acuti [+3], with Doug Morton, Steve Malerbi, & Rob Fordyce – bluesy jazz.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

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

PresidioY.C.  Maria's Music & Dinner-- Dinner beginning at 5 PM, and music from 7-10, no cover (please tip): All-Pro Jam hosted by Ed Earley Band.  Dinner: Roasted Chicken Cobbler $8; grill closed, pizza available.  332-2319. Credit cards accepted, but tips are cash only, and no ATM around. Call Maria for info: 415-601-3333 

Sweetwater, :  [nothing posted on calendar]. 388-3850 for tix or info.

TheTrident, Sausalito, 6-9pm, no cover:  Kelly McFarling.

Max’s, Corte Madera, 8pm?, no cover:  Open Mic Nite w/ Dennis Haneda.  Weekly event.

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9pm-midnite, no cover:  KARAOKE.  415-878-4977 info & reservations.

Friday, Jan. 4

Sunnbolt Music, 150 Mitchell Blvd., #260, San Rafael, 8:30pm, $5:  First Friday Jam—with S’Cream, The Fran Band, members of Industrial Cha Cha, and Jimmy and Andy and more!

HopmonkNovato, Vintage Oaks, doors 8:30pm, $12: David Thom Band – bluegrass, folk, rock.  Plus Melody Walker & Jacob Groopman.  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.

Eagles Hall, 2305 Alameda Ave., Alameda, 8:30 zydeco lesson, 9 show, $15:  ZYDECO FLAMES + Stompy Jones (swing lesson 10:30ish)

Sweetwater, doors 8, event 9pm, $17-25: Ray Charles Project featuring Tony Lindsay &  Dave Mathews from Santana.

Rickeys Jazz by the Fire, 7-10pm, no cover:  SwingSet with Rob Sundberg. 883-9477 for reservations.

Rancho Nicasio, 8pm, no cover:  Danny Uzilevsky—Soulful singer songwriter. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info. 

TheTrident, Sausalito, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover:  Rowan Brothers—Lorin & Chris.

Key Lime Pie, 9pm, $8, at the Seahorse – Rock with a Latin twist.

George's Nightclub, Stay tuned!

PresidioY.C.,:  [nothing on calendar] 

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 10pm, no cover:  Karaoke. 415-878-4977 info & reservations.

Saturday, Jan. 5  --Happy Birthday, Robert C!

PresidioY.C., 8:30pm, $5:  The Tickets Band rockin' dance show.

Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, doors 8:30pm, $10:  Black Market Blues – blues/r&b/soul. 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.

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. 

Rancho Nicasio, 8:30, $12: Rancho Allstars featuring Mike Duke – great dance band.  415-662-2219 for reservations/info. 

Sweetwater: NFL Playoffs on the Big Screen: 1:30 Cincinnati at Houston; 5pm Minnesota at Greenbay.  Doors 8, show 9, $14: The Pimps of Showtime with Special Guest Wooster. 388-3850 for tix or info.

Rickeys Jazz by the Fire, 7-10pm, no cover:  Charles Wheal – blues. 883-9477 for reservations. 

San Rafael Joe’s, 7-9:30, no cover:  Phillip Percy Williams Trio.  Phillip Percy is a Beach Blanket Babylon alum, singing the jazz standards here with his Trio every Saturday night! 

Whipper Snapper, 1613 4^th St., San Rafael, 7:30-10, no cover:  Dan McGuire-- Acoustic Guitar.  256-1818 for info.

George's Nightclub:  Stay tuned!  415-226-0262 for info.

TheTrident, Sausalito, 6:30-9:30, no cover:  Carl Oser

no name, Sausalito, 6-8:30, no cover: The Gaters (Joe Tate & Friends, Lonnie Walter on bongos). Blues, rock, country & more.

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 10pm, no cover:  KARAOKE.  415-878-4977 info & reservations.

Nourish at Harbor Point, (Closed?).  415-381-4400.

Sunday, Jan. 6

San Geronimo Golf Club, 2-5pm, no cover (tips appreciated):  Harold Jones and the Bossmen Big Band Dance.  Lunch available from their menu, or $12 Italian buffet.

Sweetwater: NFL Playoffs on the Big Screen: 10am Indianapolis at Baltimore; 1:30pm Seattle at Washington.  388-3850 for info.

Rancho Nicasio, 4pm, no cover : Adam Traum – outlaw country blues. 415-662-2219 for reservations/info.

TerrapinCrossroads, 12:30pm, no cover:  Sunday Brunch with the Terrapin Family Band.  415-524-2773 for info/reservations.

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

Monday, Jan. 7

Sweetwater  5pm, no cover:  BCS College Football Championship Game on the Big Screen – Notre Dame vs. Alabama.  388-3850 for info.

Tuesday, Jan. 8

Hopmonk Novato, Vintage Oaks, doors 8pm, no cover:  Donny Mederos’ Pro Jam, with host band The Blues Defenders, and Special Guests. 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.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  James Moseley Trio – jazz, blues, R&B. 457-3993 for reservations & info.

Sweetwater  doors 7, event 8, $10: Beat Poetry Reading, in tribute to Jack Kerouac and “On the Road”.  388-3850 for info.

19 Broadway, 6-8pm, no cover:  Jeb Brady Band.  9:30pm, free (2-drink min.): Core Tuesdays with Danny Uzilevsky

Mark Your Calendars:

Jan. 9 (Wed.) Corte Madera Community Ctr., 8-10pm, free:  Ray Simpson Big Band Dance

Jan. 11 (Fri.) Hopmonk Novato:  Eric McFadden Trio

Jan. 12 (Sat.) James Moseley Band Dance Party at the Seahorse

Jan. 12 (Sat.) Sweetwater: Foreverland

Jan. 19 (Sat.) Rancho Nicasio:  The Tickets Band

With Gratitude, and Smiles--

Ellen ♫♪

http://www.ellenjanesmusic.com/

Music Fun Week of August 14

UPDATES in RED

Are you taking it one day at a time?  All together now: one day at a time. Don’t wait for tomorrow, try to appreciate each breath, each day.  Like that …

The past week was again filled with plenty of Joy and Music.  On Wednesday Tom Rigney and Flambeau at the Mill Valley Plaza, then around the corner at Bungalow 44 we danced to James Moseley Jazz Trio with James, Jack & Steve.  On Thursday Carlos & I travelled to the deYoung for the Jean Paul Gaultier show—oh la la!  We returned to Marin for the Farmers’ Market, and enjoyed Mark Hester Power on roller skates performing from his top 400—quite a treat! Another r&r group Jo Jo Diamond (I think), and Jeb Brady’s Band filled 4^th St. with plenty of tunes. Special treat after the Farmers Market and dinner at Sol Food—ABBA: Arrival from Sweden! at George’s.  What a riot! Full house on a Thursday night for this great international nostalgia act!

Friday we made it to Stinson Beach and a visit with 3 long-lost friends: Timothy and Brigitte, and Gayle. So good to be back in touch after many years … It was hard to tear ourselves away (and so we missed SugarFoot at Pacheco), but we came back over the hill and made it to George’s about 10pm for DJ Disco madness. Fun show with laser lights, smoke machine, balloons (!), and lots of dancing.

Saturday we did our own thing, and did not make it out to dance!! But made up for it on Sunday at San Anselmo Creek Park for THE TICKETS BAND—always one of my favorites to make me get out and shake it up. Then dropped by Magnolia Terrace for the last half-hour of The Fibrillators—I think we’ll be hearing more of them.  Did anyone make it to the Spark and Whisper CD recording session—or have you been to Studio 55?

And so another splendid week.  Ready for another?

This week: Party in the Plaza again (Mill Valley) on Wednesday with Jimmy Dillon!  Following that, on to Fairfax and 19 Broadway for the Miles Schon Band birthday celebration.  Thursday’s Farmers Market looks like fun with the Johnny Darlin Band … but look what else is goin’ on!

Friday is another one of those nights—how do we choose? Start off with the free Northgate concert: the RaveUps (Yardbirds tribute—sounds like fun), and then what? Johnny Z and TRENZ at Presidio? Or the Zydeco Flames gang at Peri’s? Keiko Matsui at George’s will be phenomenal; and there’s the BluesBurners in Tiburon; Vinyl at Sweetwater; Andoni; Brad Bann; James Moseley in Oakland; and oh so much more great music.  And Freeway Frank Bohan has to warm up for his Zydeco Flames gig by first performing with the Treble Makers in San Anselmo. Inspirational!

And then we come to Saturday—and I know not what to do! But oh, we have Carlos’s high school reunion in Oakland, then a TREK Winery private party … will there be some energy to go out dancing after a full day of fun? By the way, TREK Winery is still set to open to the public “very soon.” I will announce it here as soon as I get the word …

Sunday looks like fun with REVOLVER in San Anselmo; James Moseley & Alex Markels at Rickeys; Magnolia Terrace for Danny Montana; and lots more free musical loveliness!  ♫♪

Please take a look at all my listings.

Our friends at George’s Nightclub have a great promotion:  Celebrate your birthday there with a show!  Buy 5 tickets for friends, and the 6^th one (for you) is a Comp! They’ll also treat you to a bottle of champagne.  Call for details and to book 415-226-0262.

Please bookmark my website, and check back regularly for UPDATES as the week progresses:  www.ellenjanesmusic.com.  And for fun, take a peek at my Photos and Videos.

And remember to TIP our wonderful and talented MUSICIANS!  Also please support all the gracious venues that support MUSIC.

Listen to the Music, and Dance (like nobody's watching)!!  ♫

Tuesday, August 14 – Happy Birthday, Rocki E!

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  James Moseley Jazz Quartet—James, Jack Prendergast, Steve Malerbi, Doug Morton.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

Sleeping Lady, 8pm, no cover:  Songbook Night with Matt Hartwell-Herrero; Elliott Shannonhouse sitting in on lead guitar.

Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9, $12:  Eddie Roberts and the West Coast Sounds. Presented by Guitar Player and the Guitarfish Music Festival.

Novato Farmers Market: 4-8pm on Grant Ave. through September.

Wednesday, August 15

Mill Valley Concerts in the Plaza, 6-7:30, free:  Jimmy Dillon Band – Rock & Soul

Sweetwater, doors 7, event 8pm, $10: “Wednesday Night Live” with Mark Karan and Special Guests.  388-3850 for tix or info.

19 Broadway, 9pm, free:  MILES SCHON Band—Birthday Bash!

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  Biller, Barnett & Meese– ambient original and cover music.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 7-10 pm, no cover:  Richard Rogers, Piano Man. Ladies night + Happy Hour all night.  415-878-4977 

Thursday, August 16

Presidio Y.C.  Maria's Music & Dinner-- Dinner beginning at 5 PM, and music from 7-10, $5 cover for the band:  Strange Angels Blues with Randy Rood (country blues).  Dinner: Chicken Wings and macaroni salad $8; grill closed, pizza available.  332-2319. Credit cards accepted, but tips are cash only, and no ATM around. Call Maria for info: 415-601-3333 

San Rafael Farmers Market, downtown 4^th St., 6-9pm, free:  Johnny Darlin Band in the City Plaza. Classic Oldies from the late ‘50s, and with Jack Prendergast, Tommy Atkin, Jack Pribble, and others … Entertainment on 2 or 3 “stages”.

Panama Hotel, 7-10pm, no cover:  Chris Lujan M-Tet – instrumental groove.  457-3993 for reservations & info.

Sweetwater, movie 8, music 10pm, free:  Free Music & Movie Night: The Big Lebowski, and Matt Jaffe Band.  388-3850 for tix or info.

Rancho Nicasio, 7:00 in the bar, no cover:  Singer/Songwriter Series hosted by Lauralee Brown.

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 9pm-midnite, no cover:  KARAOKE. Food served until 11pm.  415-878-4977 

Friday, August 17

Presidio Y.C., 8:30pm-12:30, $5:  TRENZ with Johnny Z—and Tim and Robert and Eric and Noreen. “Rock Steady!” 332-2319 

Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9pm, $? :  ZYDECO FLAMES (in FairfaX!) with Steve Willis

George's Nightclub, 9:30pm (7pm show SOLD OUT), $40-55:  Keiko Matsui--Contemporary Jazz Pianist and Icon, in concert. For info on table reservations, please call main line at 415-226-0262  Mon.-Fri. from 10 am to 4 pm. Table reservations are taken ONLY during the hours stated above.  2-drink min. per person for reserved tables. 

Northgate Mall Summer Music Series, 6-8pm, free:  The RaveUps—Tribute to 1960s Yardbirds (This is the last one in this Series. Thank you, Northgate!)

Sweetwater, doors 8, music 9pm, $20:  VINYL.  388-3850 for tix or info.

Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo, 4:00-7 pm, free:  The Treble Makers with Freeway Frank Bohan (Zydeco Flames) and Ted O'Connell and Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly gig.

Tiburon, Friday Nights on Main, 6-9pm, free:  The BLUES BURNERS smokin hot rhythm & soul

Ghiringhelli's Novato, 6:30-9:30, no cover:  BRAD BANN –Seriously Sinatra. Then 10:30, no cover : Late Night DJ Dancing. 415-878-4977 for reservations.

Taste of Rome, 7-10pm, no cover:  ANDONI’s Quartet

Rickeys Jazz by the Pool, 6:30-9:30, no cover:  Kimrea and Dreamdogs   883-9477 for reservations.

Rancho Nicasio, 8:00, no cover:  Jeb Brady’s Band – R&B, Blues

The Club at McInnis, 7:30-10pm, no cover:  Rumors Band

Miss Pearl’s Jam House, Oakland, 8-11pm, no cover:  James Moseley R&B Trio (James, Jack Prendergast & Steve Malerbi). 510-444-7171 for reservations.

Novato Nostalgia Days Hot Rod & Custom Car Show, Hot Rod Cruise on Redwood, 5-8pm, free.  See link for details.

Gabrielson Park Jazz & Blues by the Bay, Sausalito, 6:30-8pm, no cover:  Junius [?] Courtney Big Band with Denise Perrier.

Guitar Concert, 85-B Galli Dr., Bel Marin Keys, doors & refreshments 7pm, music 7:30, $10:  Gordon Rowland and Doug Adamz.

Saturday, August 18 – Happy Birthday, Kathie K!

George's Nightclub, 8:30, $10-15:  The Cheeseballs and Guests THUMP – dance hits from the 70s to the 90s.  For info on table reservations, please call main line at 415-226-0262  Mon.-Fri. from 10 am to 4 pm. Table reservations are taken ONLY during the hours stated above.  2-drink min. per person for reserved tables. 

Presidio Y.C. , 8:30pm, $?: Veronica Page & Jon Lovett B-day Bash. 332-2319 

Deer Park Villa Steakhouse Grill & Bar, Fairfax, 6:30-9:30, no cover:  BRAD BANN –Seriously Sinatra.

Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo, 10am-12:30pm (that’s Saturday morning), free:  The Treble Makers with Freeway Frank Bohan (Zydeco Flames) and Ted O'Connell and Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly gig. 

Rancho Nicasio, 8:30, $12:  The Rancho Allstars featuring Mike Duke – Great Dance Band.

Old Western Saloon, Pt. Reyes Station, 9pm-1am, $5:  The ELDON BROWN Band – come on out & boogie-woogie!

Novato Nostalgia Days Hot Rod & Custom Car Show, Downtown Novato, 10am-5pm, free: Grant at 4^th Main Stage 1:30-5 Johnny B & the Speedshifters with Tommy Atkin; 10am-1pm Old Time Rock & Roll Show with Dave Crimmen.  Stage at 7^th & Grant, 11am-3pm: Mark Hester Power Good Time Mobile DJ rockin’ the sounds of the 50s & 60s.

Rickeys Jazz, 7-10 PM, no cover:  LADY D.  883-9477 for reservations. 

19 Broadway, doors 9, show 10, $20-25:  English Beat

Sweetwater, PRIVATE EVENT

Freddy Clarke & Wobbly World, 9-12, $10 at the Seahorse.

Ghiringhelli's  Novato, 10 pm, no cover:  KARAOKE.  415-878-4977

no name, Sausalito, 6-8:30, no cover:  The Gaters (as in Gate 5: Joe Tate, Maggie Catfish, Sandy Bailey, Lonnie Walter)  Blues, rock, country—you name it.

Sunday, August 19

San Anselmo Creek Park, 1-4pm, FREE:  REVOLVER

Rickeys Jazz, 5:30-8:30pm, no cover:  Thirteen Strings Jazz Guitar Duo with James Moseley & Alex Markels, playing the music of Horace Silver, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk and other jazz greats.  883-9477 for reservations.

Sweetwater, 11am, no cover:  Live Music Sunday Brunch with Matt Eakle Band.

Sweetwater, 3pm, no cover:  Whiskey Pills Fiasco.  388-3850 for info.

19 Broadway, 3:30, free:  Lonestar Retrobates – retro swing meets West Coast Cow Jazz.

Rancho Nicasio, gates 3, music 4pm, $17-20: NEW MONSOON and Dead Winter Carpenters-- BBQ on the Lawn.

Magnolia Terrace at Maple Lawn, 1312 Mission, San Rafael, 1-5pm, $5:  Danny Montana and the Bar Association (Country Swing & Americana).  Bring your picnic—no host beverages available to purchase.

Town Center Summer Music, Corte Madera, 2-4pm, free:  Jeff Wessman --Tribute to Sinatra & Friends. Series continues every Sunday through Sept. 30.  See link for lineup.

Piccolo Pavilion, Old Corte Madera Square, 5-6pm, free:  The Golden Gate Brass Band

Graffiti, 101 2nd St., Petaluma, 2-5pm, no cover: Tracy Rose Trio Jazz

Monday, August 20

Sweetwater, 8pm, no cover: Open Mic Night with Austin DeLone.  388-3850 for info.

Sausalito Cruising Club, 7-11pm, $15 buffet for Guests, $5 for Players:  Blue Monday Jam hosted by Joe Tate. This is a private club, you must be Member or Guest. To get on Guest List, RSVP Joe at joetate@gmail.com or 385-1606.

Vasco, Mill Valley, 8-10:30pm, no cover:  The Treble Makers with Freeway Frank Bohan, Ted O'Connell & Special Guests.  This is an ongoing weekly gig.

Tuesday, August 21

Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9, $10:  SSV Trio – keyboardist Mitch Stein, bassist Tony Saunders, drummer Bill Vitt—original jazz, funk & blues.  388-3850 for info.

Novato Farmers Market: 4-8pm on Grant Ave. through September.

Mark your calendars:   

Aug. 24 (Fri.) Pacheco Plaza, 6-9pm, free:  Gator Beat

Aug. 24 (Fri.) Presidio Y.C., 9pm, $5:  The Mighty Groove

Please forward my link to interested friends. 

With Gratitude, and Smiles--

Ellen ♫♪

http://www.ellenjanesmusic.com/