UPDATES in RED
And when I speculated last week about confluence of all the birthdays … I wasn’t kidding! Everywhere we showed up, and I announced
Carlos’s birthday, I heard “Oh, it was my birthday yesterday,” or “Oh, mine is
on Monday!” and so on.
So more Birthday shout-outs to Elke, Margaret M, Cathleen, Valerie—and all you others I’ve missed this past week!
Carlos & I had a very full and wonderful week past: Sweetwater
on Tuesday eve for Songbook Night—though it was not a dancing crowd, someone’s
got to do it, so we did our share. And on Wednesday it was Carlos’s mini-intro
to Fairfax life at the Iron Springs
Brewpub, for Mike Altman’s birthday, dishing out Jonathan Korty on keys, Barry
Sless on guitar & pedal, Pete
Sears on bass, Inkx Herman on
drums, and birthday cake to boot. What a
celebration, with dancing & jumping about in the aisles!
On Fri. nite we got to party with REVOLVER at the Presidio Y.C.—and
again, lots of happy dancing spirits. Saturday
was another of those nights when I am torn between supporting more than one
band I love at the same! I was a little
disappointed to not be present for my friends The Tickets Band at PYC, but as it was Carlos’s birthday he got to
choose, and we drove out to Rancho
Nicasio for Danny Click & the
Hell Yeahs! Yikes! Crazy fun with that gang! Big Smiles to Danny, Don Bassey, Bonnie Hayes,
Tracy Blackman, Adrienne Biggs & Ernest
“Boom” Carter!
Sunday, Carlos’s actual birthday, found us at the Mill Valley Block Party on
Throckmorton, out in front of Larry the
Hat’s Famous 4—hundreds of happy folks out in the heat, kicking it up with The Treble Makers & Frank Bohan & Lloyd Meadows (both of Zydeco
Flames) & Bonnie Hayes &
Tim Hockenberry …& way more
great musicians.
The MAGIC continued in Fairfax, with Eddie Neon Band, then Elliott’s
Evil Jam & Cathey Cotton all at 19
Broadway. This was Carlos’s intro to the Fairfax scene, and it was topped
deliciously with a visit to Fradelizio’s, where Paul treated us
like royalty!
My TREK WINERY shout-out: Andy & Liz are open until 10pm on Friday
& Saturdays to accommodate the
happy people coming by. Open til 7pm Sunday, Wednesday and
Thursday. You can now order food while
at Trek from Chianti Cucina, Grazie, or
Finnegans, and it will be delivered and plated for you right there at Trek.
1026 Machin Ave. Novato. While there, enjoy the wonderful paintings of George Sumner!
We’re heading to Sweetwater
tonite for TOMMY CASTRO. Hope to be at PYC on Thursday for Eddie
Neon and the Boys! On Friday George’s beckons with Reggae Night—or will be stay close to
home for Dan Brown & Full Steem
at Ghiringhelli’s Novato? And Jamalicious at Broken Drum is worth a listen and a shake. Oh, and it’s Sunnbolt’s First Friday Jam! On Saturday it’s a tough call between Ms. Kitty Cat and the Evil Plan at Peri’s, or Revolver & Bonnie Hayes
at Rancho … and/or something
else!! Be open to Possibility, one never
knows what Magic awaits …
I wish you all a very happy week of musical delights--again!
Please take a look at all the
listings and details that follow.
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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.
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,
October 2 -- Happy Birthday, Chris I !
Sweetwater, 7-10pm, free: SF
Giants at LA Dodgers on the Big Screen. Then after that stick around for a FREE Tommy Castro & The Painkillers video shoot show. 388-3850 for
info.
Panama
Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Swing Fever Hit
that jive: music of Louis Jordan, Cab
Calloway and the King Cole Trio.
457-3993 for reservations & info.
Wednesday, Oct.
3 -- Happy Birthday, Etelka !
Panama
Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Marianna August with Ron Borelli - Sorrento, Parisian, Latin & Movie Themes. 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, Oct. 4
Presidio
Y.C. Maria's Music &
Dinner-- Dinner beginning at 5 PM, and music from 7-10, $5 cover for the
band: EDDIE NEON Band (Blues). Dinner: **** $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, 10pm, $5 (free for MVFF ticket holders): MVFF Opening Night Party featuring Roots & Rhythm Dance Party with DJ Harry Duncan. 388-3850 for tix or
info.
Panama
Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: Machiavelvets with Craig Herzog--space jazz/reckless
futurism. 457-3993 for
reservations & info.
Donna D + 3 (Jack
Prendergast, Steve Malerbi, Jef Labes), 7:30-10:30, no cover, at the Seahorse.
Friday, Oct.
5
George's Nightclub, 8pm-1am, $15-20: Reggae Night with The SF
Music Club (led by Lorin Rowan & Jimmy Dillon), Lumanation, and Thrive! 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.
Ghiringhelli's Novato, 5:30-8:30, no cover: BRAD BANN--Seriously Sinatra. 8:30-11:30, $10: DAN BROWN & Full Steem Dance
Party. 415-878-4977 for reservations.
Whipper Snapper, 1613 4th St., San Rafael, 7:30-10,
no cover: JOSE NETO solo acoustic guitar, is
back Fridays through Oct.! (from his
tour with Steve Winwood) Jose’s new CD Newspaper Girl now available …
Broken Drum, 4th St. San
Rafael, 8-11pm, no cover: Jamalicious with Allen
Biggs drums & percussion, Bob Smith guitar & vocals, & Chris
Hanson bass. (Allen
has played with James Moseley, and is Principal Percussionist with the Santa
Rosa Symphony!) “Original
interpretations of standard funk & jazz material”.
Sweetwater, doors 8, show 9pm, $62 SOLD OUT: “Village
Music, Last of the Great Record Stores” Premier After-Party, with the Village Music All Stars Band featuring Special Guests. 388-3850 for tix or info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 5-8pm on the patio, no cover: Todos
Santos – Wendy Fitz, Jack Pribble, Gary Bauman
Rancho Nicasio, Private Event
Saturday, Oct.
6 – – Happy
Birthday, Mike H!
& Chris R!
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 9:30pm, $10:
Elliott’s Evil Plan & Cathey
Cotton “October Surprise” groovy
funkin’ dance band, with Ron Ransford percussion, Danielle Basom vocals, Jan
Jackson drums, John-Paul McLean bass, David Sobel keys, John Gibson trumpet,
Darren Smith sax …
Rancho Nicasio, 8:30, $12: REVOLVER
with Bonnie Hayes. Early set is Tribute to Carole King (Tapestry); then Beatles & Beyond. 415-662-2219 for
reservations/info.
George's Nightclub, 9:00, $10-15: Hot
for Teacher-The Ultimate Van Halen Experience, plus Ozzie Alive (tribute to Ozzie Osborne). 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.
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, Jeb Harrison bass, Dave Burns drums, and Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly
gig.
Rickeys Jazz, 6:30-9:30pm, no cover:
Andoni’s
Quartet--Jazz, Swing, Blues,
Pop, R&B & so much more! 883-9477
for reservations.
Silos, Napa, 8pm, $20-25: Rudy Colombini & The Unauthorized
Rolling Stones.
707-251-5833 for reservations/info.
Nourish at
Harbor Point,
7:00, no cover: Todd Morgan & The Emblems rock & roll boogie woogie dance
band.
no name, Sausalito, 6-8:30, no cover:
The Gaters (as in Gate 5: Maggie Catfish, Sandy Bailey,
Lonnie Walter, and someone subbing for Joe
Tate while he recovers from hand surgery. Blues, rock, country—you name it.)
Sunday,
Oct. 7
Sweetwater, 11am, no cover: Live Music Sunday Brunch – Matt Eakle Band.
3pm,
no cover: Summer of Love Revue.
Doors
7, event 7:30pm, $25: Mitch Woods with the Rocket 88’s “Blues
Beyond Borders-Live in Istanbul” DVD Premiere, followed by lLve Show. 388-3850 for info.
Rancho Nicasio, 4pm, no cover: Ali Marcus, Singer/Songwriter; then 7pm, no cover: Foxes
in the Henhouse – foxy 4-part harmonies.
415-662-2219
for reservations/info.
Peri’s Bar, Fairfax, 4-7pm on the patio, no cover: Live
Music
Monday, Oct. 8
Vasco, Mill Valley,
8-10:30pm, no cover: The Treble Makers with Freeway Frank Bohan, Ted O'Connell , Michael White bass,
Dave Burns drums, & Special Guests. This is an ongoing weekly gig.
Tuesday,
Oct. 9
Panama
Hotel,
7-10pm, no cover: James Moseley Quartet jazz, blues, r&b. 457-3993 for reservations & info.
Mark your calendars:
Oct. 4-14: Mill Valley Film Festival
Oct. 10 (Wed.) Corte Madera Rec. Center, 8-10pm, no
cover: Ray Simpson Big Band Dance
Oct. 12 (Fri.) George’s: James
Moseley Band + The Tickets Band!
Oct. 26 (Fri.) George’s, 9:30, $15-20: The 85’s
“Thriller” Halloween Costume Ball
Oct. 27 (Sat.) George’s: Rudi Colombini & The Unauthorized Rolling Stones
Please forward my link
to interested friends.
With Gratitude, and Smiles--
Ellen ♫♪
