An Evening with
Four Bitchin Babes
Saturday, April 26th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$25
21+over
FROM THE DIVA’S THAT BROUGHT YOU THE
FOUR BITCHIN’ BABES COMES
Hormonal Imbalance!™
… A Mood Swinging Musical Revue
MAKE IT A HOT NIGHT OF MUSIC AND LAUGHS!!
HOW CAN FUNNY SOUND THIS PRETTY?
Start with four richly gifted singer-songwriters, add 3/4 cup married life, four kids, four part harmony vocals, one piano, four guitars, one Rockin' Purple Bass, a dollop of sharp social commentary, cheerleading pom poms, a pinch of pms, a wardrobe of bling-bling, and you’ve got an Estrogen fueled hilarious new show that celebrates the best of Babes, Boys, and Botox.
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Kentucky Derby Party!
Saturday, May 3rd
Party starts at 2:00pm/Races 3:00
FREE!
All Ages Welcome!
McNear's Second Annual
"Talk Derby To Me"
Kentucky Derby Party!
Place FREE bets for spins on the prize wheel!
Lots of great prizes!
Best decorated hat contest, drink and food specials too!
Come watch the races on our huge screen and many tv's through out the restarant & bar.
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Roy Rogers
and the
Delta Rhythm Kings
Friday, May 9th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$20
21+over
"Roy Rogers means the modern master in the art of slide guitar...His versatility with the technique is nothing short of astonishing." ~ All Music Guide
Nevada City, California - A stellar career enjoyed by few guitarists of our time, award winning producer and slide guitar virtuoso Roy Rogers is releasing "Best of Two." This re-issue is a compilation of 18 songs from Rogers' favorite releases of the 1990's - "Slide of Hand" and "Slide Zone" recorded during his years at Capitol Nashville/Liberty Records.
"Rogers is both a sensational and a sensitive blues guitarist - certainly among the finest slide guitarists playing today. His wailing slide guitar sound (and churning rhythms, when needed) mark him and his work as of the highest caliber."
- San Francisco Chronicle
Opening the show is Jeffrey Halford and The Healers
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The Slackers
Saturday, May 10th
Doors 8:00pm/Show 9:00pm
$15
18+over
The Slackers sound is Jamaican rock n roll. While they have been influenced, and even personally taught by Jamaican ska/reggae originators, like the Skatalites and the Upsetters (Original backing band for the Wailers), the band sees its music through an American lens. This band is equally appreciative of old blues, 60s soul, rock, and Rnb as it is of reggae, rocksteady, dub, and Ska.
with
Deals Gone Bad.
What do you get when you mix the chugging rhythms of Jamaica, the energy and emotion of American Motown, and the overthe-top pub/rock of the Pogues? Now in their 14th year, Deal’s Gone Bad is touring extensively with its strongest and most consistent line-up in its history. Deal’s Gone Bad shows are a combination of soul rave-up and island dance party, with the force and energy of any punk band worth their salt.
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Rebelution
Thursday, May 15th
Doors 8:00pm/Show 9:00pm
$14/$17
16+over
Good Vibez Presents Rebelution
Rebelution first united in Santa Barbara, California, built from a wide array of musical backgrounds. With Reggae as the focus, the group set out to create a fresh and vibrant sound which they dub California Reggae. The band released their highly anticipated full-length album in June of 2007 and just weeks after its release, "Courage to Grow" became one of the most downloaded Reggae albums on iTunes. By the end of the year, it had been awarded the iTunes Editors Choice: Best Reggae Album 2007.
"Apparently, California Reggae is hot. Stemming from a foundation of local support, Rebelution soared into iTunes Reggae Top 10 (album downloads), amongst some lofty company. Lofty like Bob, Stephen, and Damian Marley."
-- Santa Barbara News-Press
"If you love Bob Marley, Sublime, and Jack Johnson and you're a regular on the State Street scene, then chances are you're already crazy about Rebelution. Their combination of reggae, hip-hop, and rock have made them a favorite of music lovers all over town."-- The Santa Barbara Independent
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Marshall Tucker Band
Friday, May 16th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$30
21+over
The Next Adventure, MTB’s 23rd original album, is all over the musical road map. That’s fitting for the band that has never been afraid to strut their musical influences. Several old friends like Paul Hornsby, Ace Allen and Tony Heatherly, make appearances. The creature comforts that make this album feel like home includes four songs written by founding members Toy Caldwell and George McCorkle. Each song is a musical odyssey because complexity and intrigue has been added to MTB’s signature sound as pedal steel, fiddle, classical guitar, mandolin, and dobro are all used to add body and depth to the songs. The result – a classic MTB album.
MTB’s core sound hasn’t changed all that much, but it’s evolved immensely. And after being around for almost 35 years, it should! Doug’s voice is more complex than it was when he was younger. It’s not as bold or brash as it once was, like Jack Daniels, but has more character, like a fine, well aged single barrel whiskey (think Black Maple Hill). It’s as incredible as it ever was, just in a different way.
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An Evening with
Papa Doo Run Run
Saturday, May 17th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$30
21+over
Formed in 1965, the now legendary California band, PAPA DOO RUN RUN, quickly discovered their forte - they sounded like the Beach Boys! That sound led them to surf music legends, Jan & Dean, and from 1976-80 Papa toured North America with the duo. In the 80s Papa graduated from J&D to the Beach Boys, and toured and recorded with members of that band throughout the next 2 decades. The group also had an unprecedented 15-year run as the "Celebrity House Band" at Disneyland from 1975-90!
Papa’s 1975 Top 40 hit “Be True To Your School” reached No. 1 in California. Their ground breaking CD “California Project” (1985) exploded onto the Billboard Hot 100 Chart at no. 17 and earned the band their second Gold Record and a Grammy Nomination. Additionally, Papa Doo Run Run appeared in, and recorded the soundtrack album for the CBS-TV movie “Deadman’s Curve”. The band currently has 7 CD releases and a full length DVD.
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Poco
Thursday, May 22nd
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$23
21+over
Poco, the band that defined country rock in the Sixties and Seventies, resulting in million selling albums and number one hit singles over a more than three decades career, announces the release of "Running Horse," their first CD in 13 years, on Drifter's Church Productions.
With its combined influences of both rock and country, Poco was a pioneer of its time. That quartet, recorded "Legend," a multi-platinum seller that included two hit singles, Young's "Crazy Love," which charted to number one for six weeks, and Cotton's "Heart of the Night," which was also a top 20 hit for the band.
Opening the show is
Mark Mclay and the Dust Devils hailing from California's Wine Country, the Dustdevils have been stomping out original rock & roll for 11 years. Youthful enthusiasm, coupled with seasoned musicianship, make this act the one to watch!
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Peter Rowan
&
South Austin Jug Band
Friday, May 23rd
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$20
21+over
Peter Rowan & his Free Mexican Air Force
Plus South Austin Jug Band
A Grammy-award winning musician, Peter Rowan's career has spanned from Sea Train to Old & In the Way to numerous solo and ensemble projects with Don Edwards, David Grisman, Richard Greene and others. He is a soulful singer and a poignant songwriter. He began his professional career playing guitar, singing lead vocals and co-writing as a member of the Bluegrass Boys, led by the founding father of bluegrass, Bill Monroe.
Let’s just get it out of the way right now: There’s no jug-playing in the South Austin Jug Band. And the bluegrass connotation that name carries should be spilled down the drain along with any other moonshine-preconceived notions. Sure, there’s fiddle, mandolin, an upright bass … but there’s also drumming, occasional electric guitar and even digital looping. On tour for the band’s latest album, Strange Invitation, gets its title from a lyric in Mr. Hansen’s 1997 charmer, “Jackass,” the only cover olete with horns, and a blues number.
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Tommy Castro Band
Saturday, May 31st
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$20
21+over
BLUES MUSIC AWARDS: Tommy has been nominated as the BB King Blues Entertainer of the Year and "Painkiller" has been nominated for Contemporary Blues Album of the Year. Join the Blues Foundation and submit your vote for Tommy Castro and "Painkiller."
PAINKILLER VOTED BLUESWAX ALBUM OF THE YEAR: The readers of BluesWax, the largest subscribed Blues publication in the world have voted Painkiller as BluesWax Album of the Year for 2007. The win gives Tommy four total BluesWax awards (Artist of the Year 2002 adn 2006 and Album of the Year 2003) and he has the distinction of being the first two-time Album of the Year award winner.
This show regularly sells out, so get your tickets now!
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Junior Brown
Thursday, June 5th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$22
18+over
You wouldn't think a country guitar player would by any stretch of the imagination get compared to Jimi Hendrix on a regular basis. But for Junior Brown, one of the most left-field traditionalists alive, that comparison crops up again and again. With his trusty "guit-steel" in tow-a double-necked contraption that combines an electric guitar with a lap steel-the uncannily talented guitarist melds country with surf music, rock, and rootsy Southern-flavored tunefulness. Brown's new album, Mixed Bag, is due out this summer on Curb, an appropriate title given his unique and constant melding of different musical styles. The cuts, most of which are originals, include some of his best ballads, a riverboat shuffle, an old New Orleans jazz song replete with horns, and a blues number.
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Zoo Station
plus
Stung
Friday, June 6th
Doors 8:00pm/Show 9:00pm
$12
21+over
Zoo Station is the Bay Area's Complete U2 Experience! From Boy to How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, ZOO STATION will take you on a musical journey from Dublin to the heart of America and back again. If you've ever wondered what it would've been like to catch U2 in a bar back in the day, now is your chance. Come on down, have a pint and enjoy some of your favorite songs!!
STUNG--WINNER OF THE
SF BAY GUARDIAN 2007 "BEST OF THE BAY"
BEST COVER BAND!!
CHICO BEST BET: STUNG
"Why pay hundreds of dollars and drive for hours to see the real thing when a close approximation is appearing right here in Chico. After a few beers you won't be able to tell the difference."
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Ten Years After
Sunday, June 15th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$25
21+over
In 1967, Leo Lyons, Ric Lee, Chick Churchill together with Alvin Lee, formed Ten Years After and became one of the biggest names and the most explosive quartet on the world stage.
Their now legendary encore, "I'm Going Home" performed at The Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in August 1969, was captured on film and exposed their jazz, blues, rock amalgam. Their ten-minute appearance in the film is an acknowledged highlight and established Ten Years After a place in the rock history.
Ten Years After will play most of their past "hits", but it will not be an oldies band riding around on the cash cow of past successes. It has taken up the reins and is riding into the future. Joe Gooch is fully conversant with all of Ten Years After's previous triumphs, but the fact is he has a distinct personality that breathes new life into the band's performance and helps forge a new direction with this highly respected team of legendary musicians.
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Ottmar Liebert
and
Luna Negra
Sunday, July 13th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$22
All Ages
Ottmar leads an ensemble called Luna Negra, which has gained popularity performing as a touring band and recording music albums in a "Nouveau Flamenco" style. Luna Negra mixes elements of flamenco with jazz, bossa nova, Hindu meditation music, and other genres.Luna Negra's music can be difficult to categorize, a fact fostered by the artists themselves.
Ottmar, a Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling guitarist and composer, has always been a creative thinker and doer. Since 1990, Ottmar Liebert has released a total of 23 albums, including live releases, Christmas CDs, 10 CDs of original music, a DVD and remixes. His debut album sold double-platinum and has become one of the best-selling guitar albums ever. Luna Negra's fans – hardcore guitarists and guitar fans, instrumental music aficionados and numerous lovers of their often poignant, always inspired sound – are ardent in their appreciation.
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New Riders of the Purple Sage
Thursday, July 24th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$25
18+over
Featuring David Nelson and Buddy Cage with Michael Falzarano, Ronnie Penque and Johnny Markowski
"America's premiere psychedelic cowboy band."
The long-awaited return of The New Riders of the Purple Sage has fans in a psychedelic head spin. Original members David Nelson (guitar and vocals) and Buddy Cage (pedal Steel) along with Michael Falzarano of Hot Tuna (guitar, mandolin and vocals), Johnny Markowski of Stir Fried and The JGB (drums and vocals) and Ronnie Penque of Ripple and The JGB (bass and vocals) will treat various parts of the US to the NRPS Renaissance. Once called the greatest cosmic, psychedelic-country folk rock & roll band in the universe, the new lineup of NRPS will revive its legendary reputation.
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Raul Malo
Friday, July 25th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$23
21+over
Featuring David Nelson and Buddy Cage with Michael Falzarano, Ronnie Penque and Johnny Markowski
"America's premiere psychedelic cowboy band."
The long-awaited return of The New Riders of the Purple Sage has fans in a psychedelic head spin. Original members David Nelson (guitar and vocals) and Buddy Cage (pedal Steel) along with Michael Falzarano of Hot Tuna (guitar, mandolin and vocals), Johnny Markowski of Stir Fried and The JGB (drums and vocals) and Ronnie Penque of Ripple and The JGB (bass and vocals) will treat various parts of the US to the NRPS Renaissance. Once called the greatest cosmic, psychedelic-country folk rock & roll band in the universe, the new lineup of NRPS will revive its legendary reputation.
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Red Elvises
Saturday, August 2nd
Doors 8:00pm/Show 9:00pm
$12
21+over
The Best Of Russian Rock'n'Roll
And
America's #1 Singing Sweethearts
Arriving from Siberia just moments ago, Red Elvises are taking North America by storm. Blending good old rock'n'roll with ethnic music from their homeland, these post fab-four developed the ideal music for beer guzzling and dancing 'til you drop. Strong musical influences include Elvis Presley and his wife Priscilla, Chuck Berry, Spice Girls and speeches by Comrade Fidel Castro.
Red Elvises eclectic career includes 10 studio albums, a double live album, and spotlights in both television and movies, including Six String Samurai, Mail Order Bride, VH1's Behind the Music, and Melrose Place. In 2005 Red Elvises were spotted on MTV while playing for the Live 8 benefit concert in Moscow.
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The Waifs
Wednesday, August 27th
Doors 7:00pm/Show 8:00pm
$22
18+over
After a two year break, international touring artists The Waifs returned to the local spotlight for an amazing year back behind the mics.
Their current record Sun Dirt Water rocketed into the ARIA charts at # 2 week of release and every show they played sold out, reigniting the fires that burn within Aussies for their favorite folk rockers.
Vikki Thorn also clocked up another song writing gong, taking out the WAM Award for Song Of The Year, for her hit single Sun Dirt Water.
“To see the Simpson sisters on stage – Donna urging on the music with tambourine in hand, Vikki pouring out her soul through her harmonica – was truly a gift. The sublime guitar of Josh Cunningham, standing in between his two long-time band mates, stood testament to the strong musical influences gained from a blues-based trip. This was a Waifs gig that was truly unforgettable – one of the best shows I’ve seen in a long time – and proof that the trio is at a creative peak.” Sun Herald
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