The Sun
is Up,
The Sky
is Blue,
It’s
Beautiful,
And so
are you!
Did you have a Happy Mother’s Day? I did.
Blessings to all you Mothers out there!
Please make some time and read daughter Laura’s blog post of today for some smiles: http://lilacsandlace.blogspot.com/2012/05/lucy-youve-got-some-splainin-to-do.html#comment-form
And go to her blog lilacsandlace.blogspot.com
every chance you get for humorous and stunning takes on vintage fashion.
The Summer Music scene
is underway! Happy I was able to cross the bridge to the deYoung on Fri. nite for Cynthia
Glinka’s dance extravaganza with the Royal
Society Jazz Orchestra. Then Sat. some
great dancin’ on the street with Revolver
friends, and Jonny Darlin oldies—but
goodies. And Doc Kraft Band did not disappoint at the PYC. Lots of Cajun/zydeco
comin’ up for me, so I’ll be crossing more bridges. Big grin—man, am I lucky!
Check out my Mark
Your Calendars below for some amazing upcoming events! And get out there and dance!! ♫♪
If you haven’t already, please
bookmark this website, and check back regularly: www.ellenjanesmusic.com
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,
May 15
Marin
Veterans Auditorium, 7:30pm, FREE:
The “Sewer
Band”
aka Las Gallinas Valley Sanitary District Non-Marching Band – their 54th
Annual Spring Concert—The Sewer Band at the Movies. (If I didn’t have my heart set on some zydeco
dancin’ tonite, this is where I’d be …)
Novato Farmers Market:
4-8pm on Grant Ave. through September.
Seahorse, 7-10pm?, no cover: Jazz Jam
with Noel Jewkes & Friends. CREDIT CARDS now accepted & ATM on site. 331-2899
Wednesday, May 16
George's Nightclub, 8:30, $10-22.50: COMEDY--Marga Gomez’s Funny Lady Friends, with Shazia Mirza, Amy Miller, &
Lydia Popovich. 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.
Seahorse, 7:30 pm, no cover: Tango with
Marcelo Puig & Seth Asarnow. 331-2899 CREDIT CARDS now accepted! & ATM on site.
Sleeping
Lady,
9-midnite, no cover: Young Singers Emily Rath, and Liv Gibson (with an appearance by Miles Schon on guitar, I’ve been told).
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 7-10 pm, no cover: Richard Rogers, Piano Man.
Ladies night + Happy Hour all night. 415-878-4977
Thursday, May 17
San Rafael Farmers
Market,
downtown 4th St., 6-9pm, free: bands on 3 “stages”.
George's Nightclub, 8:00, $16-20:
Nicolas Bearde sings
jazz, soul & blues. Jazz in association with Urban Music
Presents. For info on table reservations, please call
main line at 415-226-0262 Mon.-Fri. from 10 am to 4 pm.
2-drink min. per person for reserved tables.
Seahorse, 8pm, no cover: Roberta Donnay -- Jazz.
331-2899 for reservations & info. CREDIT
CARDS now accepted & ATM on site.
Presidio
Y.C. Maria's Music &
Dinner-- Dinner beginning at 5 PM, and music from 7-10, $5 donation for
the band: The Ed Earley Band (Blues) + Taurus birthday party! Dinner:
Turkey Chili $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
Rancho Nicasio, 7:00 in the bar, no cover. Singer/Songwriter
Series hosted by Lauralee Brown.
662-2219 for reservations.
Deer Park
Villa, Fairfax, 6:30-9:30,
no cover: Brad Bann—Seriously Sinatra.
456-8084 for reservations.
Friday, May 18
George's Nightclub, 9:00, $10-22.50: Firewheel with special guests The Overcommitments. Roots Rock--from Texas
blues to Alabama twang, to New York rock, to West Coast jam + Rock/Funk. For
info on table reservations, please call main line at 415-226-0262 Mon.-Fri. from 10 am to
4 pm. 2-drink min. per person for reserved tables.
Seahorse, 8:30-12, $10: ARTIST MASQUERADE BALL with CHRIS HAUGEN ELECTRIC -- swampy slide
guitar grooves. 331-2899
for reservations. CREDIT CARDS now
accepted! & ATM on site.
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.
Saturday, May 19
Marin Coffee Roasters, San Anselmo, 10am-12:30pm (that’s morning,
folks), free: The Treble Makers with Freeway Frank Bohan (Zydeco
Flames) and Ted O'Connell and Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly
gig.
George's Nightclub, 9:00, $17-27.50: The Sun Kings – Beatles tribute band.
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.
Seahorse, 8:30 or 9:00?, $10: FELY
TCHACO – African Pop. 331-2898,
331-2899 or 200-6679. CREDIT CARDS now accepted! & ATM on site.
Sleeping
Lady, 9:30-1, $5: COLE
TATE BAND
Osher Marin JCC, 7:30 free swing dance lesson, 8:00 show, $25-30: Tony DeSare Trio-- Swing Dance. Romantic, swinging, sensual interpretation
of the Great American Songbook, Manhattan-style.
Rickeys Jazz, 7-10 PM, no cover: Audrey Shimkas – Blues, Grooves, & Bossa Nova too. 883-9477 for reservations.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 6:30-9:30, no cover: Brad Bann—Seriously Sinatra. Then at 10:30: Late Night DJ Dancing with
SpinMaster O. 415-878-4977
19 Broadway, 6:30-8pm, $10: Lonestar
Retrobates—(part of 19 Broadway Jazz Festival)
Taste of Rome, 7-10, no cover: Andoni’s
Quartet
The Old
Western Saloon, Pt.
Reyes Station, 9-11 pm, $5: Eldon Brown Band – swampy, bluesy boogie
The Plaza in Mill Valley, 11:30-3:30, free: Youth Rock the Rebuild Benefit Concert. Sent to
me by my friends at Murphy
Productions.
Angelico Hall, Dominican Concert, 7:30, $10-35 sliding
scale: An Evening with Jon Fromer, Songs for a Changing World, about the
power we have together to bring about real change and peace in the world. Benefit Concert, to assist Jon with medical
bills as he battles cancer. Sent to me
by my friends at Murphy Productions.
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, May 20
Peri’s, Fairfax, 3-7 pm on the patio, no cover: Frank
Bohan (Zydeco Flames, Treble Makers) with Leon
Bristow, singer/songwriter, performing songs from the Americana
songbook ranging from Steve Earle, Bob Dylan, & Vic Chestnut, to Michael
Nesmith and many others. Great musical
journey for listening, thinking,
Partial Eclipse of the Sun – Once-in-a-generation
event! "safety is
critical" when viewing an eclipse--especially a partial one. Viewers are
advised to use special solar glasses or the protection to view the event.
"One should never look directly at the sun, nor use telescopes or
sunglasses." See
Pacific Sun link: http://www.pacificsun.com/news/show_story.php?id=4361&e=y
Seahorse, 4-10 PM, $10--(free class
from 4-5): Mazacote SALSA. CREDIT CARDS now accepted! & ATM on site. 331-2899
Monday, May 21
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,
May 22
Seahorse, 7:30-10:30?, no cover: Jazz
Jam with Noel Jewkes & Friends. CREDIT CARDS now accepted & ATM on site. 331-2899
Margaret Todd Center,
Novato, 7:30-9:30, $5: People of Note 15-piece big band, great
dance floor.
Mark your calendars:
May 27 (Sun.) Larkspur
Food & Flower Festival, 11-6, FREE:
Doc Kraft, S.F. Music Club (Lorin Rowan & Jimmy
Dillon), and Tito y su Son de Cuba.
June 1 (Fri.) George’s, 8:30: Franc D’Ambrosio, star of Phantom of the Opera, in concert.
June 1 (Fri.) Northgate
Mall Summer Music Series begins, 6-8pm, free: LFX--Latin-influenced pop tunes
June 8 (Fri.) Pacheco
Plaza Summer Music Series beings, 6-9pm, free: Uncle
Buffet with Cole Tate (Jimmy
Buffet tribute band)
June 9 & 10 (Sat. & Sun.) Novato
Art Wine Music Festival, 10am-7pm Sat., til 6pm Sun, free: music lineup
includes Danny Click, Lydia Pense &
Coldblood, Bonnie Hayes & Mystery Dance, Gator Beat, Chrome Johnson, MoonAlice, Pocket Change, Johnny B & the
Speedshifters, String Rays and more! woot woot!
Please forward my link
to interested friends.
With Gratitude, and Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪
