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 4th
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 6th 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!
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.
Wednesday, August
15
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.
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 4th 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.
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
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.
Sweetwater, doors 8, music 9pm, $20: VINYL. 388-3850 for tix
or info.
Tiburon, Friday Nights on
Main, 6-9pm, free: The
BLUES BURNERS smokin hot rhythm & soul
The Club at McInnis, 7:30-10pm,
no cover: Rumors
Band
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
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 4th Main Stage 1:30-5 Johnny B & the Speedshifters with Tommy Atkin; 10am-1pm Old Time Rock & Roll Show with Dave Crimmen. Stage at 7th & 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.
Freddy
Clarke & Wobbly World, 9-12, $10 at the Seahorse.
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.
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.
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 ♫♪
