John Allair is called “Marin county’s original rock & roller” by the dean of bay area rock writers, Joel Selvin. John has partly maintained his youth by touring with Van Morrison for over 30 years. You can see his classic performance… (Read More)
Billy Bob Thornton & The Boxmasters sound combines the influence of the Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Kinks, and the Animals, fused with Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Buck Owens, Roy Acuff and Hank Williams. Fashioned after a 1960 s-era mod band (including… (Read More)
Born and raised in the blue-collar Mississippi River town of Burlington, Iowa in 1951, Robert Franklin “Bo” Ramsey is perhaps best known for his collaboration/friendship with revered folksinger Greg Brown. Ramsey has played guitar on nine of Brown’s discs, and produced/co-produced… (Read More)
Brandi Carlile New Date Information The rescheduled date for the canceled show on 3/13 is * Thursday, June 24th Doors 8pm, Show 9pm Price: $32 21+show * All initialed vouchers or unused/un-torn tickets are good for this show and DO… (Read More)
Bruce Cockburn – Slice O Life The best live albums create the illusion of being there, witnessing an artist in a memorable performance. Bruce Cockburn has recorded three previous live recordings: „Circles in the Stream’ (1977), „Live’ (1990) and „You Pay… (Read More)
“The future of San Francisco’s slightly psychedelic songwriting scene,” (SF BAY GUARDIAN) Buxter Hoot’n is an eclectic rock ‘n’ roll band who’s music draws from a deep reverence for tradition and psychedelia. Buxter Hoot’n’s homegrown sound had its start in America’s… (Read More)
Pure, guileless rock abandon. Chuck Prophet is in the middle of his European tour dates in support of his amazing new album “Let Freedom Ring” which is out now on Cooking Vinyl and a few copies are available here to order… (Read More)
For twenty years, Eric Lowen and Dan Navarro have written, recorded and toured for a growing national audience. Their nine CDs showcase self-penned songs of experience, colored by supple acoustic-based arrangements centered around their intertwined voices. Songwriters of notable cachet, their… (Read More)
Dave Alvin has always lived in California. His songwriting has always been shaped by his fellow California songwriters. So his new album, West of West: Songs from California Songwriters Volume 1, is, in some ways, as autobiographical as any of his… (Read More)
DAVE BARNES “What does it say if you’ve got nothing to say?” – Dave Barnes, from “Chameleon,” What We Want, What We Get To see the world through the eyes of Dave Barnes, first look out his bedroom window. Not the… (Read More)
It’s funny how a record comes together," says Del McCoury—and with fifty years of music-making already under his belt, he’s a man who knows what he’s talking about. "You get one song from here, another from there, and then you get… (Read More)
The daughter of successful songwriter Terry Gilkyson, Eliza is a third generation musician who grew up in Los Angeles knowing that her life would revolve around music. "I got into it for all the wrong reasons, more as a survival tool… (Read More)
“All of our hearts have been worn by someone else. Strapped to their sleeves, they’re just tempting the thieves, Till the right heartbreaker makes you believe.” -Elliot Randall, “Take The Fall” Twenty seven year old country-rock troubadour Elliot Randall is an… (Read More)
Born and raised in Atlanta Georgia, Fiver Brown brings a unique combination of soul and songwriting to the Bay Area. With his mighty band he sets feets to stomping all around California with his impressive writing and deep blues voice. He… (Read More)
Take a pinch of the shuttered French Quarter, a dash of shack distilled brew, mix it with the alleyways of Les Halles, throw in equal measures of wrong side of the tracks bars and whisky driven night sweats. Fire it up… (Read More)
The Green String Farm Band makes pesticide free music. No overdubs, no edits, RAW. Our belief is that the creation of music, like conventional farming, has become overproduced, poisoned by technological processes and ignores where we have come from. Sustainable… (Read More)
Grievous Angel: The Legend of Gram Parsons is a musical play about the original cosmic cowboy, who lived fast, died young and left a charred corpse. The creative force behind some of the most important recordings of the late ’60s and… (Read More)
Some people become musicians to make a buck or attain fame, while others have higher aspirations for their art. Groundation clearly falls into the latter category. For more than a decade, the Northern California-based, nine-piece collective has spread their message of… (Read More)
One of the most celebrated country-folk performers of her day, singer/songwriter Iris Dement was born on January 5, 1961, in rural Paragould, AR, the youngest of 14 children. At the age of three, her devoutly religious family moved to California, where… (Read More)
Discovered at an open mic when Dig Music’s owner happened to be there, singer/songwriter Jackie Greene is a captivating performer that works well in simple, sparse environments. Signing to the label almost immediately, the California native worked countless clubs and bars… (Read More)
What they’re saying about Jesse DeNatale: Now it seems that all of the best ones have been driven underground. If there is a leak in the boiler room, it is the music of Jesse DeNatale, a unique and original American voice… (Read More)
JimBo Trout & the Fishpeople are a high energy, good-time band from San Francisco that has been together since 1992. They perform a musical gumbo made up of bluegrass, ragtime, blues, western-swing, Appalachian, rock+roll, New Orleans, honky-tonk and more. But… (Read More)
Feb 11, 2010 at 6:30 PM PST (6:00 PM DOORS) McNear’s Restaurant & Lost Coast Brewery’s Beer Pairing Dinner Only open to the first 40 people. $40 per person: To include a five course dinner, beer, Lost Coast pint glass… (Read More)
Ooklah the Moc is at the forefront of the current Reggae renaissance coming from Hawaii. From these small islands comes a huge sound, dedicated to forwarding a deeper understanding of the islands, based on the push for a stronger connection to… (Read More)
Rock, Pop, Reggae and Ska… Redeye Empire blends the best elements of Jack Johnson, 311 and Sublime. Killer musicians with a wicked vibe. Keep an eye out for Redeye as they embark on their next major tour in support of… (Read More)
Born on August 27, 1969 in New York City, and raised in North Carolina, Hayes began playing traditional American and Irish music with a band called the Boys of Bluehill. He traveled the south, from the Black Mountain Music festival (LEAF… (Read More)
Solid Air is a music group based north of San Francisco, led by founders Allegra Broughton (vocals, guitar, songwriter), and Sam Page (vocals, bass, baritone slide guitar, co-writer), native Californians who have been performing together for twenty years at fairs, festivals… (Read More)
Little David Rose’s thumpin’ stand-up bass, the double-shuffle drumming of Lee Beary, and the bounce piano of Scott Lawrence provide the rhythmic foundation of the band’s jump style. Riffing on top is the trumpet sound of Robert Dehlinger and Erv Ervin… (Read More)
“Formed in 2000, The Aces have attitude and a different idea of how to play Blues. They reduce the Blues to pounding riffs and a distorted wall of sound topped by wailing harp. They were among the first to absorb and… (Read More)