SONGWRITER SHOWCASE

Elisabeth Carlisle, Ali Handel, Kenny Schick & Sabine Heusler

Tue. May 22 at 7:30pm $8 adv./$10 door seated <21 w/parent

Elisabeth Carlisle: is compared to Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez—lurical, strong, inventive. Elisabeth worked with Swedish musicians for her second CD, Roll with the Flow , released in 2004 and performed at Sweden's Peace and Love Festival

Ali Handel: Best known as one of the few women in rock who can solo with the electric fury and fluid grace of a Hendrix, Slash or Page, Ali Handal is also a multi-award winning songwriter and a uniquely gifted singer. Her songs have been heard in countless movies and TV shows, and her performances have taken her from L.A. to Japan and beyond; she's performed at Neverland Ranch, danced with Janet Jackson, sung on a Neil Young album, had her hands filmed playing guitar in a Playboy video, written with Paul Williams, and even demonstrated guitars several times on “The Price Is Right.”

Kenny Schick & Sabine Heusler: Kenny plays contemporary works for acoustic guitar and voice -- raw, emotional, thoughtful. Sabine brings influences of Gillian Welch to Nick Drake to Tori Amos to the duo's wide ranging mix .

Artist sites and sounds: http://elisabethcarlisle.wordpress.com and http://alihandal.com/ and www.facebook.com/pages/Kenny-Schick/57584556313?v=info

Johnny Campbell & The Bluegrass Drifters plus

Damdave & The Hot Damn Band

Wed. May 23 at 7:30pm $7 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

Johnny Campbell & The Bluegrass Drifters: Johnny Campbell is a third generation fiddler hailing from Nashville, Tennessee. He grew up listening to Bluegrass greats such as Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse & the Virginia Boys, and the Stanley Brothers. Johnny's long-bow fiddling style is modeled after the late and great Kenny Baker, as well as his brother Jimmy Campbell, who played extensively with both Jim & Jesse and Bill Monroe. After 35 years as a sideman (starting as a rhythm guitar player at age 6), Johnny has put together some of his favorite Bay Area pickers to form The Bluegrass Drifters: Whitney Belvin on guitar and vocals, Henry Warde on mandolin and vocals, Ryan Breen on banjo and vocals, and Melissa Blas on bass.

Damdave and the Hot Damn Band: tasty music that makes you want to strut your stuff. With an odd ass blend of dysfunctional bluegrass, uptempo ballads, humorous soul, and of course the WAWA song. Damdave and the HDB stumble flawlessly from song to song always keeping in mind that we can "Kick out the jams" whenever we feel it's needed. Come see what all the fuss is about.

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/damdaveandthehotdamnband

Pierre Bensusan

Thu. May 24 at 7:30pm $20 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent
WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS

If “World Music” is music that pays tribute to the spirit of a collection of human beings through distinct rhythms, traditional instruments and harmonic colors, French-Algerian guitarist, singer and composer Pierre Bensusan can be recognized as one of the most eloquent and diverse world musicians of our time. Born in Oran, French-Algeria, in 1957, when France was decolonizing its Empire, Pierre Bensusan‘s family moved to Paris when he was 4. At 17 he signed his first recording contract, and one year later his first album Pres de Paris won the Grand Prix du Disque upon his debut at the Montreux Festival in Switzerland. Described by the L.A. Times as „one of the most unique and brilliant acoustic guitar veterans in the world music scene today“, Pierre Bensusan was voted „Best World Music Guitar Player in 2008“ by Guitar Player Magazine Readers Choice.

Artist sites and sounds: www.pierrebensusan.com

Bob O'Neill Project plus Gatortail

Fri. May 25 at 8pm $10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

Bob O'Neill Project: Started out as a 3 piece band in 2009 performing Bob O'Neill's original music. The band consists of Bob O'Neill singer, songwriter, guitarist. Ron Fillmore on the drums and Guy "Guido" Valverde bass and vocals, and in the middle of 2011 the addition Jim Hampton on guitar and vocals have been Rocking stages all over Northern California. O'Neill and Fillmore started playing together since 1967 as a band called "Talon Wedge" just a couple of snot nose punk kids. The band evolved into one of Santa Cruz's most loved bands, the original SNAIL .

The Gatortail Band is a true Americana, bayou zydeco, rock experience. Combining current and top Carribe, Lousianna, Texas genre's, make this band very unique. They perform music from such great artist's as, John Hiatt, "Delbert McClinton, Sonny Landreth, Tab Benoit, Popa Chubby, and many others who reflect the styles of the region.

Artist sites and sounds: www.theoriginalsnail.com and www.gatortailband.com

AZA Berber& Saharan-African Blues of Morocco

Sat. May 26 at 8pm $12 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21 +

Founders Fattah Abbou and Mohamed Aoualou, native Moroccans, combined their musical genius with avant-garde local talent, giving way to the hottest sounds in world music. AZA has traveled the globe hitting the art capitals of the world such as Montreal, Chicago, Paris and Casablanca. What does AZA music sound like? ?A deep down celebration of the soul: it leaps of North Africa, Gnawa and Amazigh (Berber) soul--the blues gone happy. Described as "a barn burner of a show" and "revolutionary" by Madison World Music Festival, don't miss the opportunity to dance and groove to one the best kept secrets in California.?- Cruzio.comThat Tamagha Wushen opens with banjo may seem strange, but it's not: the banjo is hugely popular in Morocco, and this gorgeous second release by Santa Cruz's Aza uses the instrument deftly in its desert-inspired compositions. Fans of the band Tinariwen will hear the kinship between the music of the Atlas Mountain-dwelling Berbers and their Touareg cousins -- it's there in the spacious compositions, the loping rhythms, the chanted refrains. But where Tinariwen skews rock, Aza drops into jazz or gnawa music, taking your breath away with their ability to make it all work so well.?- Sarah Bardeen, Rhapsody.com

Artist sites and sounds: www.azamusic.com

Uncle Buffett
A Tribute to Jimmy Buffett

7pm Concert

PARROTHEAD ALERT
Holiday Concert

Sun. May 27 at 7pm $10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

This is a tribute band that features GRAMMY and OSCAR award winning top-of-the-line musicians, including guys who have played with Elton John, Craig Chaquico. Boz Scaggs, Vince Welnick and more. With over 30 albums, Jimmy Buffett has entertained audiences all over the world. Jimmy invented "Tropical Rock" and defined the feel-good grooves that have thrilled Parrotheads and Phlockers for over 40 years. Jimmy Buffett continues to tour extensively, with most of his concerts selling out in minutes. But rarely does he venture to the West Coast. Enter Uncle Buffett, an exciting tribute loaded with A-List players that combines Buffett's country, folk, and pop music with coastal as well as tropical lyrical themes. This professional, veteran sextet celebrates the spirit of Jimmy Buffett's song bag. Parrotheads everywhere are eating it up!

Artist sites and sounds: www.unclebuffett.com

Pipa Piñon & Dreambeach

Wed. May 30 at 7:30pm $17 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent
WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS

Pipa Piñon and Dreambeach's music moves through soft vignettes to deep trancey grooves, bringing you into a deep blue ocean of vocal melodies, bass harmonics, swooping guitar soundscapes, floating over a strong rhythmical current. Although their music is often described as "indescribable", it is an original blend of avant-garde electric folk jazz. Dreambeach is Daniel Vee Lewis, Jim Norris, and Bill Walker .

For this show Dreambeach will feature many special guests including Patti Maxine, Paula Bliss, JemilaAlldis, and Bob von Elgg. Special appearance by the Red Wine Sisters!

Artist sites and sounds: http://dreambeach.net

Gypsy Soul

Haunting Catchy Folk-Based Pop n' Soul

Thu. May 31 at 7:30pm $15 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent

"Transcendent. Her voice is haunting and his musicianship is superb. Their music stirs the soul and moves the spirit." – PEOPLE MAGAZINE. Searching for a musical soul mate, Canadian-born singer/lyricist, Cilette Swann traveled to Europe chasing her Celtic roots. After a few years singing in French jazz clubs, her quest took her to Scotland where she met world-class, UK musician and producer, Roman Morykit . Coming off of an A& M Record's deal in London, Roman was ready for change. The pair soon discovered not only their similar love of music and wanderlust, but that they were destined soul-mates. In their twenty years of marriage and music-making since, the duo has produced ten CDs and one live concert DVD. As children of first generation immigrants, Cilette and Roman are both passionate travelers and have collectively lived in five different countries. With their multi-cultural roots and adventurous upbringings, it's no surprise that their sophisticated pop-rock music has been so well received in North American, Asia, numerous European countries and South Africa. Half a million miles later and countless unforgettable concerts, these esteemed performers have sold 1.5 million downloads and over 120,000 CDs independently. Artist sites and sounds: www.gypsysoul.com

EXTRA LARGE

plus Alli Battaglia

& The Musical Brewing Company

Fri. June 1 at 8pm $8 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

Take a lot of love, soul, funky grooves and positive attitudes, mix well with flute, sax, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, a generous helping of exotic percussion and high energy soulful vocals, and you've got EXTRA LARGE. EXTRA LARGE's music is funky, positive, rhythmic, lively, energetic, and FUN! The sunny, upbeat attitude this band exudes is absolutely infectious- WE DARE YOU NOT TO DANCE! Ranging from funky to folky with elements of jam and the blues Alli Battaglia & The Musical Brewing Co . show tremendous diversity and maintain a genuine melodic quality. Influenced by the rock 'n' roll of the 60's and 70's the band has created a unique and refreshing sound that strikes a true chord in the spirit of this golden musical age. Live performances garner loyal fans and emit a passionate flare that is intimate and intoxicating, bound to whisk any willing traveler away.

Artist sites and sounds: www.extra-large.net and www.allibattaglia.com

Foreverland 14 Piece Tribute to Michael Jackson

Sat. June 2 at 8pm $15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21 +

Foreveland is a 14-piece tribute to one of the most amazing entertainers in the world, Mr. Michael Jackson . Based in San Francisco, the group was formed in March of 2009 to honor Michael's musical genius and legendary showmanship. With four lead vocalists, four horns and a six-piece rhythm section, the ensemble is best described as a "Remarkable and Rocking Michael Jackson Revue." Rather than be limited by a MJ impersonator and pre-recorded backing tracks, the band's unique approach is to celebrate the larger than life performances, imagination and infectious spirit of this legendary artist. The result is a fabulous and thumping 14-piece show band that pays homage to MJ's undeniable talent and timeless dance music. And as the band likes to say, "Don't Blame It On The Sunshine, Don't Blame It On The Moonlight, Don't Blame It On The Good Times, BLAME IT ON THE BOOGIE! Artist sites and sounds: www.foreverlandsf.com

Kid Rock Show 4 Band Benefit
1pm Matinee Concert
Kids @ Heart, Sucker Punch,
3-Hole Punch, Olivia Krueger

Sunday June 3 at 1pm $7 adv./$7 door Children Under 3 Free Dance < 21 w/parent

Be Natural Music is partnering up with Grind Out Hunger for a matinee benefit. Proceeds from this family-friendly concert will be donated to Grind Out Hunger with the goal of raising enough money to purchase over 1000 pounds of food for local families in need, in addition, some proceeds will be donated to the Be Natural Music Scholarship Program which provides financial assistance to children in need who are interested in learning music. There will be four live bands performing, great food & lots of raffle prizes. Raffle tickets will be available for purchase. Come and support Santa Cruz's finest up and coming musicians while they raise money for two worthy causes!

Kids @ Heart: showcasing the talents of our beginning adult rockers who have never been in a band before! Featuring songs from Jimi Hendrix, The Meters, Bob Marley and more.

Sucker Punch: a teen band from Aptos, is showcasing the talents of Brennan King/vocals, Morgaine White/bass, vocals & keyboards, Danner Pardue/guitar, Gavin Glaum/guitar & Ryan Peck/drums; featuring cover songs by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Linkin Park, Wolfmother, the Beastie Boys and more.

3-Hole Punch: an established pre-teen Santa Cruz band, is showcasing the talents of Isabella Edge/vocals, Kieran O'Leary/keyboard, Diego Moody/guitar, Will Bigelow/bass and filling in on drums, Andrew Breeden; featuring cover songs by Foster the People, Muse, The White Stripes, AC/DC and more.

Olivia Krueger: is an up-and-coming singer from Gilroy, showcasing her vocal talents with songs by Dolly Pardon, Carrie Underwood and Anna Nalick, including a new original song by Olivia her self!

Artist sites and sounds: http://benaturalmusicsantacruz.com/2012/05/benefit-concert-at-don-quixotes-on-june-3rd/ and http://grindouthunger.org/

Dan Crary & Thuderation
Blazing Instrumental Virtuosity

Sun. June 3 at 7pm $12 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

Dan Crary, Steve Spurgin, and Martin Stevens come together rooted deep in traditional music; together, they entertain audiences with new songs and old stories, blazing instrumental virtuosity, and deep-down, powerfully felt musical moments. A concert by Thunderation is whistling winds in the pines, rambling boys and tragic girls, joys and laughter from old times, fast and furious instrumental tunes and a little touch of glory-to-god. And it's ghosts of Jimmie Rogers and The Carter Family and Bill and Lester and Earl and Woodie Guthrie and all the greats who showed us the way.

Artist sites and sounds: www.thunderation.com

The Mata Hari Hustle

A TRAVELING TALE OF BURLESQUE , BOWLERS, SHIMMIES, GARTERS, SWORDS, VAUDVILLE, SINGING BELLY DANCERS, SWIGIN' MUSIC AND INTRIGUE!

Wed. June 6 at 7:30pm $12 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

THE MATA HARI HUSTLE! What happens when two singing belly dancers, a swing dance duet, a juggling sword-swallower, and the nation's premier emcee extraordinaire take to the road? A traveling tale of bowlers, shimmies, garters, swords, and intrigue! Welcome to the headquarters for Swingtime, Catalyst Arts, & Wanderlust Circus's Spring 2012 tour of The Mata Hari Hustle! This six-person vaudeville revue will leave Portland, OR in May 2012, to spend four weeks dazzling audiences across the country with a variety of sensational acts. FEATURING: Karolina Lux— belly dance , vocals, trumpet, burlesque; NagaSita—belly dance, vocals; Rusell Bruner—dance, vocals, burlesque; Noah Mickens — host of ceremonies, vocals, dance; / Sugar Kane—Swing dance, vocals; Luther Bangert—Juggling, sword swallowing.

Artist sites and sounds: www.mataharihustle.wordpress.com and www.karolinabellydance.com and www.nagasitadance.wordpress.com and www.swingtimepdx.com and www.wanderlustcircus.com

The New Orleans Suspects

New Orleans Suspects are: Willie Green of Neville Brothers , Reggie Scanlan of The Radiators, Jake Eckert & Kevin Harris of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band and piano &
Hammond ace CR Gruver

Thu. June 7 at 8pm $15 adv./$18 door Dance – ages 21 +

SBL ENTERTAINMENT PRESENTS

It's been said that the musicians of New Orleans are all members of one gigantic band that breaks up into smaller groups on a nightly basis. If this were really the case, The New Orleans Suspects would be in a class all their own. The group is comprised of musicians with experience and versatility that rival any other band that the city has ever produced. “Mean” Willie Green has been the drummer for the Neville Brothers band since the 1980s. His unique attack has defined funk drumming for a quarter of a century. Reggie Scanlan 's career has been defined by his thirty-three years playing bass in the Radiators , the longest running rock act in the history of New Orleans. But his resume is far deeper. As a young musician he played with blues musicians on the west coast chitlin circuit before returning to his hometown to back up legends like James Booker and Professor Longhair. Jake Eckert is the sterling-toned lead guitarist in the Dirty Dozen Brass Band . Before joining the quintessential New Orleans funk/brass band, he honed his chops as part of the thriving southern rock scene in Atlanta, cutting his teeth with the likes of Derek Trucks and Col. Bruce Hampton. CR Gruver is a classically trained pianist who since moving to New Orleans he has immersed himself into the scene and has become an ace at James Booker-style piano machinations and the swelling B-3 stylings of Art Neville. Kevin Harris is a founding member of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. His tenor saxophone work has graced recordings across the gamut from pop stars Elvis Costello, Dave Matthews and the Black Crowes to jazz songstress Norah Jones. Artist sites and sounds: www.neworleanssuspects.com

Buy tickets now at www.sblentertainment.com

Ray Wylie Hubbard Texas Troubadour

Fri. June 8 at 8pm $18 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent

Ray Wylie Hubbard writes the kind of songs that make you want to ride along no matter where he's going, because you know it's gonna get strange somewhere along the way. The references to Muddy Waters being as deep as William Blake (“I really do believe it,'' Ray says) and lipstick pickups, resonator slides, the dreams of drunken poets, deceased call girls, opium, wasp's nests, clouds growing a tail, his ability to segue seamlessly from primal exclamations of carnal lust into songs about salvation without pausing for irony; and a craftsmanship that manages to rhyme mescaline and gasoline and Volkswagen with dragon while painting vivid portraits of characters both real and unreal, all evoke a sense of place that is larger than life but in no way made up. In case you're wondering where he's been since his last album Snake Farm , Ray's been writing, only he tested his chops as a screenwriter, conceiving an outlaw western straight out of the Peckinpah school (“set in 1912 so we can have a Buick and a motorcycle and automatic weapons well as horses”). That his first screenplay actually got funded, filmed and slated for release is a testament to the caliber of his writing, the fact that Kris Kristofferson, Dwight Yoakam, and Lizzy Caplan appear among the ensemble of accomplished actors speaks volumes of the respect he has earned among his peers .

Artist sites and sounds: http://raywylie.com/

Patrick Watson

Sat. June 9 at 9pm $12 adv./$15 door SEATED& STANDING- ages 21 +

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents

Patrick Watson is a musical mad scientist. He's an internationally acclaimed singer, composer, songwriter, and producer. Patrick Watson is also the name of this mad genius' band, fleshed-out like Frankenstein by Robbie Kuster, Mishka Stein, and Simon Angell. Both the man and his monster have received international acclaim since the September 2006 release of Close to Paradise in Canada. The first-ever release on Secret City Records (based out of the band's native Montreal), Close to Paradise propelled Patrick Watson quickly into stardom; it went gold in Canada, and won numerous awards, including Canada's prestigious Polaris Prize. The album saw international release in September 2007, and the band hasn't looked back, selling over 100,000 copies worldwide. Since then Patrick Watson's fanbase seems to have grown exponentially, with the live show now commanding huge audiences across the world, from Paris, to Reykjavik, Amsterdam, London, New York, and of course, Montreal, where Watson and most of the band still resides. Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/patrickwatson Buy ticket now at http://www.eventbrite.com/event/3018054081

Peter Case

Sun. June 10 at 7pm $15 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

Wig! ”It's not just a way of life, it's an explosive reaction against the tension of living in an insane century,” says Peter Case about his album of the same name. After his tenure in the proto- power pop band the Nerves and following the dissolution of his early-'80s Los Angeles rock & roll band the Plimsouls, Peter Case launched a career as an influential American singer/songwriter specializing in finger-picked acoustic guitar and redemptive story-songs about society's outcasts and drifters, delivered in a uniquely soulful, folk-rock style. Case's secret weapon is his powerhouse voice; combined with his imaginative and visionary songwriting and his ability to blow real harmonica licks, he's well-respected among his peers and a perennial favorite among serious listeners. By the turn of the century, longevity was working in his favor as he continued to set the bar for contemporary singer/songwriter music.

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/petercase and www.petercase.com

The All Star Swing Trio--
Tony Marcus, Duck Baker, Bob Wilson

Wed. June 13 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$13 door seated <21 w/parent

Featuring, Tony Marcus (violin, vocals), Duck Baker (guitar, vocals) and Bob Wilson (guitar, vocals)

Three of the hottest string instrumentalists you could ever want to hear join forces for a rare local appearance, on Wednesday, June 13th at Don Quixote's. All three have been active participants in the San Francisco swing scene since the 1970's, and have worked together when the occasion permits for nearly 20 years. Tony Marcus is best known for his work with the Cheap Suit Serenaders and Cats& Jammers , and in duo with Patrice Haan. Local legend Bob Wilson has featured in countless Bay Area swing, trad jazz, and hot country lineups, perhaps most notably with banjoist Rick Shubb. Duck Baker has an international reputation as a soloist (Sing Out magazine called him “the premier American fingerstyle guitarist), and has appeared on some 60 recordings, including 20 under his own name. All three contribute vocals as well as burning solos to tight arrangements of everything from Ellingtonia to Djangology to Western Swing. Bob Wilson plays a blend of harmonically rich chord solos, dynamic single-note runs and solos, Travis-like finger picking and catchy rhythms. He's likely to draw on any of a number of sources for inspiration, among whom he cites Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt, George Van Eps, Tal Farlow, Johnny Smith, Barney Kessel, Wes Montgomery, Merle Travis, Hank Snow, and others.

Artist sites and sounds: www.tuxedorecords.com/TM/index.html and http://duckbaker.com/ and www.shubb.com/bodega/bob.html

Brothers Calatayud & Little Brasil
DIRECT FROM BRAZIL
– SAMBA PAGODE DANCE PARTY

Thu. June 14 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$10 door Dance– ages 21 +

The Brothers Calatayud & Little Brasil carry on a rich family musical legacy with roots in Goiania, Brazil, and are respected as some of the truest and most unique representatives of the popular form of samba known as pagode. Born to a percussionist mother and a guitar-playing father, the Calatayud brothers —Marcos (“Marquinho do Samba” on cavaquinho, vocals) and Alex (percussion, vocals), help keep alive a number of Brazil's most treasured musical traditions. With a repertoire approaching 500 songs, their heartfelt energetic shows span samba, pagode, bossa nova, chorinho, samba-reggae, Música Popular Brasileira (“MPB”), and other Brazilian forms. The band also includes guitarist and bass player Eduardo Amado, from the island of Cape Verde, guitarist Dave Ridnell, and percussionist Magno Lins. After almost two decades as some of Northern California's busiest and most beloved pagode musicians, the Brothers recently relocated back to Brazil. The Brothers come to Don Quixote's from Brazil as part of a short West Coast tour.

Artist sites and sounds: www.reverbnation.com/brotherscalatayudlittlebrasil

Slugs N' Roses The Music Of The Grateful Dead

plus Rita Hoskins & Cousin Jack

PRESENTED BY THE WHEEL COMPANY

Fri. June 15 at 8pm $12 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21 +

Slugs N' Roses plays Grateful Dead music in an energetic, refreshing Santa Cruz style. Featuring Airy Larry and Doug Dirt from the Banana Slug String Band on guitar and bass, Slugs N' Roses delivers high energy psychedelic rock with interwoven rhythms and impassioned lyrics. Guitarists Brett Packer and August West, keyboardist Dave Faulkner, and drummer Paul Garcia round out a big powerful sound that ensures a dance party every gig. That leaves most of the vocals to Michael Sammet, who emotionally delivers a beautiful but edgy spirit to the music we have come to love. Rita's Hoskin's tyle of country-folk has been lauded for story and sense of place, and her performances praised for capturing the audience. Honors include winner of the 2008 Dave Carter Memorial Songwriting Contest at the Sisters Folk Festival, finalist in the 2009 Telluride Music Festival Troubadour Contest, and more. "This California girl comes by her mountain-music sensibility with true authenticity, with original songs deeply rooted in her family's frontier experience," Dan Ruby, FestivalPreview.com . A descendant of Cornish miners who sang in the mines, Rita grew up with deep regard for folk music and the power of the voice. ??Her new release, Burn, is a fiery follow-up to Come Sunrise, which won Best Country Album Vox Pop in the 2010 Independent Music Awards.

Artist sites and sounds: www.facebook.com/pages/Slugs-N-Roses/142224029206532 and www.ritahosking.com

Sat. June 16 at 8pm $12 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21 +

The greatest tribute to the greatest Rock in Roll band in the world, The Unauthorized Rolling Stones are coming to town. The Unauthorized have shared stages with or opened for some of the biggest names in Rock, including The Beach Boys, Elton John, Journey, Taylor Dayne, Gary Wright, Al Stewart, Ambrosia, Chaka Khan, and more.Frontman and founder Rudy Colombini is widely regarded as the most visually accurate "Mick" in the business and is also an accomplished original artist, having two of his recordings reach top 40 status in the Adult Contemporary category. The Unauthorized Rolling Stones played the Rolling Stones's 40th Birthday VIP Party,and have performed at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, Great American Music Hall, PacBell Park, Hard Rock Cafe, Harrah's Reno, Tahoe, Las Vegas, and have been featured live on KFOX, KFOG, and KRON 4 TV.They have become something of a legend in their home town of San Francisco. Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown was quoted as saying "I love the Unauthorized Rolling Stones," and former Mayor and current Lt.Governor Gavin Newsom has expressed his love for the band many times.

The Rudy Colombini Band : As a singer songwriter, the endearing, provocative Colombini performs an inspiring, highly unique show paying homage to the biggest names in rock history. Hints of Lennon, McCartney, Dylan, and McGuinn are channeled throughout his compositions while still retaining their own identity and originality. His songs are so accessible and familiar on first listen that the audience might think they are hearing a treasured classic from decades past.

Artist sites and sounds: www.theurs.com and http://rudycolombini.com/

Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers

Mon. June 18 at 8pm $12 adv./ $15 door Dance – ages 21 +

(((folkYEAH!))) Presents

Upon hearing the unique and refreshing sound of Nicki Bluhm, it becomes immediately clear why she is in the midst of a breakout year. Nicki has filled a void in music with her brand of vintage-tinged rocking country soul -- music that's like an enchanting friend you've known for a short while but feels like you've known forever. Her sophomore album, Driftwood (2011), shows an impressive expansion of Nicki's natural talent and is well into its second pressing. The sounds range from the AM magic of Linda Ronstadt to the charming duets of Johnny and June Cash to smokey Memphis soul. Since Driftwood's release, Nicki has become the "It Girl" of the San Francisco music scene --performing with her band, "The Gramblers"; as a duo with her husband Tim; and as a guest artist with an array of revered peformers. Her warm, strong voice and striking presence have undeniable appeal, confirmed by her sensational performances and rousing reception from music lovers at every show. Nicki has shared the stage with Chris Robinson, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Steve Kimock, Jackie Greene and many others.

Artist sites and sounds: www.nickibluhm.com

Buy tickets right now at http://nicvkibluhmdq2012.eventbrite.com/

Steve Young & Jubal Lee Young

Tue. June 19 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$13 door seated <21 w/parent

Steve Young : Certainly the most-covered Steve Young song of all is "Seven Bridges Road," which has been recorded at various times by artists like the Eagles, Joan Baez, Rita Coolidge, Iain Matthews, Ricochet, and, most recently, Dolly Parton. Steve Young became an integral part of the movement which defined the California country-rock sound. Appearing on Steve's 1969 classic album, Rock, Salt & Nails were fellow pioneers like Gene Clark, Chris Hillman, Bernie Leadon and Gram Parsons. Through 12 albums and countless live performances, Steve Young's music has remained fresh and aggressive, with a sense of deepening spirituality, and a consistent intellectual and artistic challenge, to himself and to his audience. Many of the stars of the music industry have recorded Steve Young songs, and in some cases forged a career image around them. "Lonesome, Orn'ry & Mean," for example, became the signature tune for 'Outlaw' Waylon Jennings. Hank Williams Jr.'s cover of "Montgomery In The Rain" remains a classic. He is also a wicked hot pickin' guitarist.

Jubal Lee Young : You wouldn't need to know anything about Jubal Lee Young's background to hear that this is a cat who has the proverbial “it.” But heritage he has indeed. On his third album “The Last Free Place in America”, the only son of outlaw country-rock/Americana royals Steve Young (“Seven Bridges Road,” “Lonesome On'ry and Mean”) and Terrye Newkirk (“My Oklahoma”, “Come Home, Daddy”) comes ever more into his own. Young's smoky molasses-rasp of a baritone sounds both familiar and new at the same time on this collection of eleven originals. Along the way, Young conjures the spirits of everyone from John Lee Hooker on drone-y blues like “Boom, Boom, Boom” and “Dead Miners” to the classic rock of Bob Seger (“Piece of Wood and Steel”) to the sort of snakey-fiddle, cracked shot-glass outlaw country-rock Hank Jr. made back when he was still cool.

Artist sites and sounds: www.steveyoung.net and www.juballeeyoung.com

Claire Mann & Aaron Jones

(Aaron of Old Blind Dogs)

Wed. June 20 at 7:30pm $15 adv./ $17 door seated< 21 w/parent

$13 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of $2 rebate

PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF MONTEREY BAY

Claire Mann (flute, fiddle, whistle and vocals) and Scots Traditional Music Awards‘Instrumentalist of the Year 2005' and member of Old Blind Dogs Aaron Jones (vocals, bouzouki, guitar) met on the thriving Edinburgh folk music scene back in '97. Over the years they have developed a unique and exciting musical relationship, performing a mixture of traditional and original Scottish and Irish music and song. They have played together in many line-ups, including with Tom McConville, Tabache and Craobh Rua, and have made countless television, radio and festival appearances worldwide. “Adept on fiddle, flute, whistle, bouzouki, guitar and bass, Claire and Aaron have the qualities required to headline major folk festivals. Exquisite touches show why this is high above the competition.”- Keith Ames, Musician Magazine.

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/clairemannandaaronjones

Buy tickets now at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/242377

Amy LaVere plus Matt Warner

Thu. June 21 at 7:30pm $12 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

Amy LaVere is an evocative, spitfire Americana artist and has been featured in several movies including “Walk The Line” and “Black Snake Moan”. The London Daily Mirror on Amy's third album Stranger Me : “The stand-up bass-slapping starlet takes her country rockabilly grooves into some unexpected twists, turns and deep ravines on this third album. Her Songs have dynamic intelligence and just the right amount of deadpan humor with vocal skills that are both delicate and sensual.” The Washington Times on Stranger Me : “Amy Lavere is a Southern gothic songbird, with a girlish voice that can't quite hide the dark, swampy undertone of her music. Watching her in concert, it's hard not to gawk at the stand-up bass that nearly dwarfs her petite frame. On her third solo album, though, Miss LaVere refocuses our attention with some of the most atmospheric country songs this side of Neko Case, de-emphasizing her strength as a bass player and presenting herself as a full-package Americana artist.”

Matt Warner's captivating rockabilly piano and vocal skills recently earned him a trip to Chicago to audition for the role of Jerry Lee Lewis in The Million Dollar Quartet. The twenty-year-old Scotts Valley sensation, who has been performing publicly since he was fifteen, has gained a world-wide following through his media performances on line . His repertoire covers the spectrum of American music: country & western, boogie woogie, hillbilly, honky tonk, gospel and R&R.

Artist sites and sounds: http://amylavere.com

Coffis Brothers & The Mountain Men

Fri. June 22 at 8pm $10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

The Coffis Brothers play a well honed list of original rock and blues tunes that center on honest lyrics and neatly constructed verses and hooks in the tradition of Tom Petty and Neil Young . If that's not enough throw in about a dozen jaw dropping guitar solo 's and a number of softer songs the brothers like to refer to as“the tender stuff,” and it becomes harder to find something you can't like about theses guys. In a modern sense think Jackie Greene , Ben Kweller , Jet and The Avett Brothers . With a voice that conveys both the brutal honesty of a changing California and the tender footed sweetness of its past,

Artist sites and sounds: www.coffisbrothers.com

South 46 Tribute to The Allman Brothers

Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers Tribute to ZZ Top

Sat. June 23 at 8:30pm $10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

South 46 plays the Allman Brothers with divine skill and authenticity. They are: The Doctor, playing the slide guitar through Marshall amps with his Les Paul and Fender Strat screaming at the top of their strings; Marcus Balanky wails on his Les Paul Goldtop; Steve Hancock, vocalist, will pull you in with his full passionate voice filling the night's air; Dave Bailey, on the keys, pounding those Ebonies and Ivories into submission to a true Southern feel; Ron Ragone, the bassist, just can't keep his feet still as the rhythm pours out of his soul. Ralph James, drummer, keeps it all moving to make up a great rhythm section.

Beer Drinkers & Hell Raisers! The ultimate ZZ Top tribute. No fake beards here folks, these are the real McCoy's! Taking ZZ Tops greatest hits of the 70's to a whole new level. The blistering Guitar/Vocal antics of Tim Narducci. The thunderous Bass/vocals of Cornbread and pounding grooves of Ron Rodeen. Wrap it up in a great stage production/performance that leaves all other ZZ Top Tribute bands in the dust! If you crave ZZ Top, BEER DRINKERS AND HELL RAISERS is it!

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/norightturnsj and www.facebook.com/pages/Beer-Drinkers-Hell-Raisers/207520389280109?sk=info

The Hobnobbers

plus Tim Connell & Jack Dwyer
Twin Mandolins On Fire

1pm Matinee

Sun. June 24 at 1pm $10 adv./$10 door seated & DANCE <21 w/parent

The Hobnobbers carry on a California swing tradition, melding jazz , country and popular music as it was played by Bob Wills and many other musicians. The group features Dave McClellan on 5-string mandolin, Jay Bowyer on archtop guitar , Stan Meidinger( Larry Hosford, Bear Creek boys) on fiddle and special guest vocalist Vicki Coffis ( Jazzbirds).

Tim Connell & Jack Dwyer, two modern masters of the mandolin, perform hypnotic mandolin duets from dance music traditions around the world, taking us on a dizzying tour from Ireland to Brazil, from Zimbabwe to Greece, deep into Appalachian Mountain country, then suddenly landing feet-first in an Eastern European Jewish shtetl. Both Tim and Jack are virtuoso players and highly energetic performers who delight the audience with their well-honed arrangements and flights of solo and ensemble improvisation.Tim and Jack have performed on stages at Wintergrass Bluegrass festival and at David Grisman and Mike Marshall's Mandolin Symposium, where Tim is an instructor. Jack has recently cut a wide swath up and down the West coast, touring with bluegrass quintet the Blackberry Bushes. Tim is also known to audiences from his work with Mike Marshall and Radim Zenkl in the Ger Mandolin Orchestra and from his performances with Brazilian choro group Rio Con Brio and guitar wizard Eric Skye.

Artist sites and sounds: www.youtube.com/user/bdcruzer?feature=mhee and www.timconnellmusic.com and www.jackdwyer.com

Muriel Anderson
One of the World's Foremost Fingerstyle Guitarists

Wed. June 27 at 7:30pm $15 adv./$18 door seated <21 w/parent

Muriel Anderson is the first woman to have won the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship. She has recorded over a dozen CD's and performs in the US, Europe, and the Far East. Muriel is host of the renowned Muriel Anderson's ALL STAR GUITAR NIGHT® and founder of the MUSIC FOR LIFE ALLIANCE charity.??Her facility across the genres of folk, classical, jazz, bluegrass and international music is revered by guitarists worldwide. Her unique approach to the instrument virtually transforms the guitar into a lyrical choir, then a marching band, then a Japanese koto, then a Bluegrass band, one minute launching into a Beatles' tune and the next, Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez. Touring in the USA and internationally year round, she continually amazes audiences with her technique and endears them with her sense of humor.

Artist sties and sounds: www.murielanderson.com

The Best of Al Frisby 20 th Anniversary Concert

Thu. June 28 at 7:30pm $12 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

Al Frisby returns to Don Quixote's with a CD release party to mark his twentieth year as a professional entertainer. Frisby began his musical career in the late 80's as a novelty song writer penning songs such as "Deadheads on bad paper acid" and "Valiums and Donahue" but presently has been playing as a One-Man band using his arsenal of instrument and knowledge of old southern blues and gospel to woo crowds. Born in the historic 9th Ward of New Orleans in 1959 he grew up smack dab in the crossroads of many of America's musical styles that reflect in his playing. Among the instruments Frisby plays are Hawaiian lap guitar, Cuban Tres, Dobro, musical, saw, accordion, mandolin, Turkish saz, melodica, piano, harmonica, drums, and bass to mention a few. His new CD is titled "Lache pas a patate" which is an old Cajun saying meaning "Hang on to your potatoes" is filled with old and new songs from the past twenty years. Thursday night he will bring together all his musical follies of the past and present into one mighty ball of entertainment that will show why this musician has been so successful over the years. Frisby states "Fans always ask me to play my comedy material so this show is my gift to them." Don't miss this truly unique performer if you've never seen him you will be amazed at his versatility and raw talent.

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/aljfrisby

Friday June 29 at 9pm $15 adv./$20 door Dance– ages 21 +

ILLevated PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS

LowRIDERz: An-ten-ae and DJ Laura This living legends duo is stirring up music hungry populations across the country! They keep it deep, sexy and make you drop it low! With their wicked chemistry and nasty ass bass bombs, they are sure to deliver sound like none other. Get in there and get worked by these beat beasts!

Shawna's passion for music began in early childhood while attending the Winnipeg music folk festival in Manitoba, Canada. There, she was exposed to musical genius from all over the planet, which greatly refined her ear for the subtleties and origins of all types of music. At age of 18 that she took an interest in electronic music, and began pursuing Music of just about every genre, crafting the art of spinning it all together in a smooth hot mess of the dance journey, while simultaneously always searching for that same quality of depth, fun and life in the electronic realm.

Its Smasheltooths Birthday! Come down and celebrate Santa Cruz's favorite Beat Slinging Badass's Birthday! Playing the hyphy, nasty bass we've all come to love. Join us for a night to remember.

Myka 9: Myka champions his often-imitated, never-duplicated lyrical style around the world. Myka's contribution to the musical environment has saved lives by encouraging people around the world to "Freestyle" inspiring television and film subject matter. Myka has achieved BET/MTV video rotation, major publication exposure including Spin, Vibe, and Source magazines as well as the L.A. Times.

Artist sites and sounds: www.facebook.com/The.Lowriderz/info and www.myspace.com/mykanyne and www.myspace.com/mykanyne

Sat. June 30 at 8pm $10 adv./$13 door Dance – ages 21 +

The Fall Risk is the brainchild of Furthur vocalist and Box Set front man, Jeff Pehrson. It includes other members of Box Set, a few old friends from the dorms at SF State, and a stellar new cast of characters. Their sound is infectious Americana folk-rock with enough groove to get you up and moving. The nine member band is loaded with talented players who will shred the night away within the foundation of Pehrson's journeyman songwriting. Pehrson is an acclaimed songwriter who has penned songs for film, television and other artists. A San Francisco based band, The Fall Risk encompasses the traditions of bay area music of the past, while helping to shape its future.

Artist sites and sounds: http://thefallrisk.com/ and http://thefallrisk.com/video/

Tue. July 3 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$13 door seated <21 w/parent

Windy Hill: It's immediately evident at a Windy Hill show that the band is excited about bluegrass music and have big fun picking and singing. They're becoming increasingly well-known and are winning awards for their entertaining performances. Windy Hill began years ago as an idea in a wood shop class, where two 17-year-old friends sat around their workstation sanding their projects and talking about live music. They discovered a mutual love for the traditional sounds of Bill Monroe, Carter Stanley, and Jimmy Martin.

The Blackberry Bushes Stringband were a big hit at the Strawberry Music Festival, selling a boatload of CDs. They hail from the rain-drenched forests of Olympia, Washington. They take a bluegrass instrumentation, draw from the deep roots of American folk music and add influences from Bluegrass, Appalachian old-time, and Indie Rock, to jazz, pop and Alt. Country. "Their blend of traditional Bluegrass and Folk elements with more contemporary sounds has an appeal not seen since Nickel Creek or The Be Good Tanyas." Joseph Kyle; The Big Takeover . Artist sites and sounds:

Artist site and sounds: http://windyhillbluegrass.com and www.maxctalentgroup.com/bios/Blackberries.php

Legends of The Celtic Harp

Patrick Ball, Lisa Lynne, Aryeh Frankfurter

PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF MONTEREY BAY

Thu. July 5 at 7:30pm $15 adv./$17 door seated< 21 w/parent

$13 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of $2 rebate

Patrick Ball - Wire strung harp and Spoken Word?. Patrick is one of the premier Celtic harp players in the world and a captivating spoken word artist. He has recorded nine instrumental and three spoken word albums which have sold well over a half million copies internationally, winning national awards in both the music and spoken word categories. Patrick's critically acclaimed concerts and solo theatrical productions have toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, Ireland and the UK. His passion for the oral tradition of Irish storytelling and his love of the wire-strung Celtic harp have made Patrick Ball one of the most beloved performers in Folk music today.

Lisa Lynne - Irish bouzouki, Celtic harp and Mandolin. ?Lisa is a multi-instrumentalist and performer who has gained worldwide recognition for her original music featuring her Celtic Harp. She is widely acclaimed for composing memorable and heartwarming melodies on the Windham Hiill/Sony music labels that have repeatedly placed in the Top 10 & Top 20 on the Billboard New age music charts. Lisa's music is heard throughout the award winning PBS special "Alone in the Wilderness," amongst many other soundtracks for commercial television and independent films.

Aryeh Frankfurter - Swedish nyckelharpa, Cittern and Celtic harp. Aryeh is also a renowned Celtic harper and world traveling multi-instrumentalist who went from virtuosic progressive rock violin to intricate Swedish folk and Celtic Music. His uncommon approach to the Celtic harp and folk harp repertoire, his numerous critically and commercially successful albums have earned him credit as a musician, recording and performance artist of extraordinary talents and abilities.

Artist sites and sounds: www.legendsofthecelticharp.com

Buy tickets now at: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/244936

Fri. July 6 at 8pm $15 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21 +

Cheb i Sabbah grew up Jewish of Berber (Amazigh) descent in Constantine, Algeria, so the idea of mixing cultures was, you might say, in his blood. Cheb i Sabbah, musical adventurer, global spiritualist and producer extraordinaire has returned to the Indian subcontinent for Devotion, his seventh album on Six Degrees Records. Hundreds of artists in the world music genre, or for that matter any genre, have come and gone like bottle rockets, but Cheb i Sabbah's light keeps burning and it is his bhakti (devotion) to the spiritual essence of music, and to truth and humanity, that is responsible for his longevity.

Audiafauna is an emerging band that combines powerful female vocals with soaring strings and hints of electronica to create a refreshing sound that is soulful and sublime. Their music is a true collaboration of minds and hearts. Combining the genres of indie-folk, pop, hip-hop, and soul, they can be likened to the powerhouse vocals of Florence& the Machine, the impassioned hunger of Cat Power, and the curiosity of Cocorosie. What they've created is uniquely their own however, and they deliver music with striking sincerity, transcending whatever personal preferences listeners might hold.

Diane Patterson writes, sings, and carries her Funky Earth Ballads and Sacred Songs for the Peaceful Revolution with acoustic guitar and ukulele, hand drum and voice. Patterson weaves spirit and unifying social commentary around the world, on festival stages, at folk music and conscious music gatherings, healing gatherings, in concert venues and in the streets of Europe. “Joni Mitchell meets Ani DiFranco. Patterson is a modern day folk goddess.”

Artist sites and sounds: http://mysticgardengathering.com and www.chebisabbah.com and www.audiafauna.com and DP www.myspace.com/410770111

Mountain Palooza 6

The Devil Himself, Who's Holdin', Honest Mistake, The SSPX, Oatmeal Cookie, Planet Plow

Sat. July 7 at 8pm $10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

The Devil Himself: the Rodney Dangerfields' of underground Alternative Metal

Who's Holdin': will bring the rock and roll, so do not try to sit down while they are on stage!

Honest Mistake: Stick your ear in a blender and turn it on full blast. If you like what ya hear, we're your band. If not, call it an Honest Mistake?

The SSPX is an action packed combination of blues based rock crossed with an adolescent punk attitude. Someone once said if Jimi Hendrix and NOFX had a mentally challenged love child the delivery room would sound like the S.S.P.X

Oatmeal Cookie: "Northern California Multi-Genre Groove" influenced by Jmi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Frank Zappa, The Beatles, Elvis, Sublime, Pink Floyd, Queen, Nirvana, 311, Don Carlos, The Clash, Chuck Berry, Robert Johnson, Tom Waits, The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Big Brother and the Holding Co., Miles Davis and many more.

Planet Plow: Garrett's heavy rock-rooted riffs peppered with spine-tingling blues leads and a thirst for blood intertwine with the gritty metal-funk fury arising from Thomas' unholy bass lines. All of these sounds become one when backed by Dave's explosive freestyle hip-hop influenced beats which can be dwarfed by nothing other than his own charisma. The smokey blend of groove, rock, and psychedelics gives us the strength to bring you the soundtrack to your inhibitions .

Artist sites and sounds: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Whos-Holdin/125428067503661 and http://www.facebook.com/pages/the-Devil-Himself/100604389832 and http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-SSPX/168607306503332 and http://planetplow.com/ and www.facebook.com/OatmealCookieBand/info

Café Musique 7pm Concert

Sun. July 8 at 7pm $20 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent

Classical, swing, gypsy, folk and tango all find expression in the final take that defines the rich and exciting sound of Café Musique. By combining the beauty of the violin with the subtle expression of the accordion, Café Musique has harnessed the European gypsy sound as its own.??Café Musique hails from the Central Coast of California. The group is quite unlike any other band you might hear out on the music circuit. The group maintains that it has an identity crisis and it's easy to see why what with the mixture of musical backgrounds that each member brings to the fold. Add compelling vocals with two and three part harmonies along with timeless standards and new compositions and you?start to have an idea what the band is all about. The members of Café Musique are Brynn Albanese on violin and vocals, Piper Heisig on percussion and vocals, Duane Inglish on accordion, Fred Murray on bass, and Craig Nuttycombe on guitar and vocals.

Artist sites and sounds: www.cafemusique.org

California Guitar Trio

"World's Best Acoustic Band " - Guitar Shop Magazine

Tue. July 10 at 7:30pm $15 adv./$18 door seated <21 w/parent

The California Guitar Trio are not from California. The members hail from around the globe and bring a world of amazing acoustic licks wherever they go. With a whirlwind of instrumental styles fusing classical, rock, blues, jazz, world music, progressive, as well as the quintessential California musical genre surf music, the California Guitar Trio 's stunning virtuosity and sly sense of humor have earned them an enthusiastic following and wide notoriety, with significant crossover in the progressive, acoustic and classical music scenes. CGT music was featured on the television coverage of the 1998, 2000, 2002 and 2004 Olympics, and also on CBS, NBC, and CNN.. The CGT performed on the 2003 Grammy Awards.

"World's Best Acoustic Band" - Guitar Shop Magazine

"Winning, energetic and highly accessible..." -Los Angeles Times

"Concert of the Year!" - Radio Alpha, Buenos Aires Argentina

"A California Guitar Trio performance is like a night at the theater: Drama, passion, humor, joy, pathos, it's all there." - Acoustic Musician Magazine.

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/californiaguitartrio and www.cgtrio.com

Chum Tribute to Phish

Wed July 11 at 8:30pm $7 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

When Chum played their first live date in December of 2010 on a rainy Tuesday night in North Beach, nobody in the band knew what to expect. Phish fans are notoriously difficult to please, Phish music is notoriously difficult to play and with the real band firmly back in touring mode, there were questions about whether people would come out to see anything but the actual band. As longtime Phish fans, Eric Schiff (guitar), Alex Bowman (drums), Colin Hoops (keys) and Chad Weiner (bass) knew that they would be excited to see a band playing Phish music at intimate venues and so they bet that there was a sizeable group of fans just like them. To judge from that first show and subsequent shows around San Francisco, it's clear they were right.

Artist sites and sounds: www.facebook.com/ChumPhishTribute/info

Sat. July 14 at 9pm $15 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21 +

Stu Allen & Mars Hotel, a tribute band based out of the San Francisco Bay Area, emulates the feel, excitement, and energy of the Grateful Dead at their peak. Filled with a rotating cast of jam band veterans and Grateful Dead enthusiasts, this band is sure to please even the most discriminating dead-head time after time with fresh takes on classic music. Featuring the ever-popular and always inventive Stu Allen (formerly of Melvin Seals & JGB), Mars Hotel presents familiar and obscure Dead songs which they use as launch pads for flights of improvisation. Come join Stu Allen & Mars Hotel for a far out journey that's sure to hit home.

Artist sites and sounds: www.jambase.com/Artists/49452/Stu-Allen

Sun. July 15 at 7pm $15 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent

Will Durst is the World's Number 1 Political Satirist--The Thinking Man's Comic

Headliner Will Durst, featuring Johnny Steele and hosted by Deb & Mike

Will Durst Premier political satirist Will Durst followed the presidential campaign with much interest. He reported from both the Democrat and Republican conventions for various radio stations and has a new video blog called "A Burst of Durst" which can be seen on either YouTube or his new MySpace page.

The New York Times: “Quite possibly the best political satirist working in the country today.”

The Boston Globe: “A modern day Will Rogers.”

The San Francisco Examiner: ”Heir apparent to Mort Sahl and Dick Gregory.”

The Los Angeles Times: “He's an equal opportunity offender with a restless mind and delicious sense of language. Where most comedians give us attitude, Durst brings style and has one thing in common with the best: a sense of moral outrage.”

Johnny Steele has had numerous appearances on television, co-hosted a radio show on Live 105 and is a San Francisco Comedy Competition Winner, A&E. Deb & Mike are on last leg of their Amsterdam to Felton tour. They were recently featured on A&E Evening At the Airport. Artist sites and sounds: www.willdurst.com and www.johnnysteele.com

Pasatempo
The Music Of The Greek Underworld & Balkans

Thu. July 19 at 7:30pm $12 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

Pasatempo brings the traditional soulful sounds of Greece to the stage, specializing in a type of music called rebetika, also known as the "Greek blues." Featuring classic instruments like the bouzoukis, baghlama, accordion, guitar and acoustic bass, Pasatempo captures these turn-of-the-century songs with authenticity and passion, along with the other folk music of the Balkans. Christos Govetas, who was nominated for a Grammy as part of Bill Frisell's Intercontinentals, and Ruth Hunter provide vocals for the ensemble. Rebetika started out as music of the Greek underworld around the turn of the last century. It has endured and become the music of the Greek soul, often referred to as “Greek Blues”, perhaps because of the themes which the music gives voice to. The songs deal with the timeless issues of love, heartbreak, drugs, jail, illness, exile and death. In spite of the heavy nature of those topics, Rebetika music also maintains an innocence and joy, a love of life and passion which transcend time and language. Pasatempo performs rebetika and other folk music of the Balkans both locally and nationally. The band also includes Dave Bartley on guitar and often includes guest musicians Hank Bradley, a world renowned musicians on bouzouki, Steve Ramsey on baglama and tzoura and Bill Lanphier on double bass.

Artist sites and sounds: http://kyklosmusic.com/PASATEMPO/Pasatempomain.html

Acoustic Shadows, Corduroy Jim, Medicine Road

Fri. July 20 at 8pm $10 adv./$12 door Dance – ages 21 +

Acoustic Shadows: Don't let the name fool you, Acoustic Shadows music is definitely electric! Born under the Redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the all-original music is an intoxicating blend of powerful acoustic guitar , fierce electric lead guitar, and a rock solid rhythm section of drums and bass. Erik Rozite is the creative force behind the band, writing all the songs, singing, and playing his signature style of driving rhythm guitar. Paul Stevens, multi-talented drummer extraordinaire, and Bill Shaw on bass, hold down the rhythm section. Wendy Wilkins on flute, and lead guitarist Tim Sanz complete the picture with their soaring and atmospheric leads.

Corduroy Jim: Corduroy Jim is the very definition of "American Soul Rock". Using the roots of the singer-songwriter genre, infusing the styles of soul, blues, boogie-funk, deep country, and psychedelic pop. "The group, formerly called Mescalito, was formed in 1999 by singer/guitarist Martin' Rodriguez and combines all the best elements of contemporary pop-rock, from Neil Young folk harmonies to the soaring arena rock of U2" - Garrett Wheeler SJ Metro .

Medicine Road: Rock and Roll influenced by The Beatles, the Doors, Bob Dylan, Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Grateful Dead, Bob Marley, War, Neil Young, the Bryds and so much more.

Artist sites and sounds www.droolpigs.com and www.corduroyjim.com and www.myspace.com/medicineroad

James Lee Stanley

Sun. July 22 at 7pm $12 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

James Lee Stanley: the true renaissance man, was born into a musical family in Philadelphia, PA, and already performing and recording for LeGrand Records by the time he was fourteen. He majored in music at California State University, did a stint in the Air Force as a chinese linguist, performing three hundred dates a year with such diverse acts as BONNIE RAITT, ROBIN WILLIAMS, CHICK COREA & RETURN TO FOREVER and BILL COSBY by the time he landed his second recording contract. “So where have they been hiding James Lee Stanley? We could say that James Lee Stanley is probably the last great undiscovered singer songwriter in America. But true as that may be let's say something else. Let's say that a diamond has been smuggled into the wasteland... and here is where the wasteland ends.” – Tom Robbins, Author of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues . It is only a long lived singer-songwriter career that lets JAMES LEE STANLEY unite the unpredictable creativity and the eclectic elements that make up his world. His remarkable ability as a vocalist and composer allow him to create songs, each recorded with a finely crafted backing that sonically enhance the impulse behind the lyric, coupled with his outragously hilarious repartee. He is one of the few all time greats and undisputed geniuses among singer-songwriters. Fi Magazine listed his FREELANCE HUMAN BEING as “one of the finest recordings of 1998 and one of the Top 200 Recordings of all time.” –FI Magazine March 1999.

Artist sites and sounds: www.jamesleestanley.com

Chris Webster & Nina Gerber

Thu. July 26 at 7:30pm $17 adv./$20 door Dance – ages 21 +

Chris Webster's latest album Something in the Water is now available in stores.“Webster's is an authoritative voice that manages to make existential angst, romantic confusion and spiritual longing sound uncommonly appealing. Each note she sings conveys a probing, acute sensitivity to the little complications of life and love, with a sexy edge to boot.” -No Depression Magazine. Get to know Chris Webster, one of two lead singer-songwriters for Davis, CA band Mumbo Gumbo. "Drive", Chris's first solo foray, is an exceptional project that received a great deal of radio airplay during its release. The songs produced on that record span a range of emotions by effectively pulling from a variety of American music forms. Chris instinctively knows when to lean blues, zydeco, torch or even a little jazz - it's American music through and through.“We suggest Davis singer-songwriter Chris Webster's Something in the Water . She comes highly Raitt-ed, but this velvet voice is all her own. Hard to say just what it is about the lovely lope of “Out Here in the Real World” that brings the tears to your eyes. The integrity, maybe? Between that one, the handsome cover (with Jackie Greene) of Curtis Mayfield's “People Get Ready,” and, well, all the other tracks, Webster shows warmth, grace and range. She's a class act." -The Sacramento News& Review. Nina Gerber: Nina's guitar style is wide and brave. As she glides thru this record project, she uses each of her guitars as if it's the one she was born to play. Acoustic or electric, she sounds beautiful, smokey, precise, full of the licks you love to hear, even though it sounds like you're hearing them fresh, for the first time, and some of them---you are. She's a player, folks---we're lucky to have her near..." Herb Pedersen. "One of the best acoustic and electric guitarists in the folk genre."---Frets Magazine

Artist sites and sounds: www.chriswebstermusic.com and www.ninagerber.com

Moonalice

Fri. July 27 at 8:30pm $10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

Moonalice is a band of seasoned musicians who feel that live music should be a communal experience where the listener and musicians feed and derive inspiration from each other. Their songs try to speak to everyone, mixing a variety of genres with extended musical improvisations that evoke a sense of adventure and exploration. John Molo: Drums, Vocals (Bruce Hornsby & The Range, John Fogerty, Phil Lesh & Friends, The Other Ones). Barry Sless: Lead Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar, Bass (Phil Lesh & Friends, David Nelson Band, Kingfish, Cowboy Jazz). Roger McNamee: Rhythm Guitar, Vocals, Bass Guitar. (Guff, The Engineers, Random Axes, Flying Other Brothers) Ann McNamee: Keyboards, Vocals (Flying Other Brothers, Ann Atomic) Pete Sears: Keyboards, Guitar, Vocals, Bass (Sam Gopal Dream, Rod Stewart, original Jefferson Starship, Hot Tuna, John Lee Hooker). Big Steve Parish: Road Scholar, Medicine Man, Story Teller. (Grateful Dead crew for 26 years, co-founder of Jerry Garcia Band) You can watch nearly every Moonalice concert live on MoonaliceTV.

Artist sites and sounds: http://www.moonalice.com

George Kahumoku Jr.
Multi-Grammy Award Winner

George Kahumoku Jr. Multi-Grammy Award Winner

Sun. July 29 at 7pm $17 adv./$20 door seated <21 w/parent

There's a reason he's been called Hawaii's Renaissance man: George Kahumoku Jr. is a multiple Grammy Award & Hoku Award winning master slack key guitarist, songwriter, world-traveling performer, high school and college teacher, artist and sculptor, storyteller and writer, farmer and entrepreneur. In February of 2006, George and fellow slack key artists and producers were thrilled to receive the 48th Grammy Award for Best Hawaiian Album for their compilation recording, Masters of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar, Vol. 1: Live in Concert from Maui. But George's Grammy fame doesn't stop there: The sequels to this recording, Legends of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar: Live from Maui which includes additional artists (Dennis Kamakahi, Martin Pahinui, and Richard Ho'opi'i) won the 49th Grammy and then in 2008, Treasures of Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar won the 50th Grammy Award.

Artist sites and sounds: www.kahumoku.com

John Garcia , The Smokin' Kingsnakes, The Hip Shake

A Blues Extravaganza

Sat. Aug. 4 at 8pm $7 adv./$10 door dance ages 21 +

SWAMPLAND PRESENTS

John Garcia: As a professional singer and guitarist for the last 35 years, John has performed with John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Johnny Winters, Paul Simon and Huey Lewis. Bo Diddley once stated John as "one hell of an entertainer." As a blues guitarist, there are few his equal. Instrumental virtuosity coupled with a unique vocal style are his trademarks.

The Smokin' Kingsnakes: Modern blues and funk, sure to move your feet. Drums and vocals, Steve Brochan; bass and songwriter, Johnny Bird and Sweden's guitar sensation Henrik Martin.

Hip Shake: Roadhouse, Delta, rockin'psycho fun hilly-blues with Greg Henderson, Carie MacAlpine, Mike Banning-Brett Mechanic, Frank Apra, Dennis Tully Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/johngarciaguitar and http://smokinkingsnakes.com/home.html and www.myspace.com/hipshakebaby

China Cats Grateful Dead Tribute
plus Gary Gates Band

Fri. Aug. 10 at 8:30pm $10 adv./$12 door Dance – ages 21 +

China Cats: This Bay Area tribute band performs the songs of the Grateful Dead with spirited jams that carry their own genuine personality while paying homage to their musical forefathers. The band is comprised of veterans of the Bay Area jam band scene who have studied the Dead's musical nuances in great detail without losing any of their own individuality. Lead guitarist Matt Hartle has worked with Jerry Garcia Band organist Melvin Seals as well as Cast of Clowns, Front Street and Shady Groove. Rhythm guitarist Scott Cooper has worked with members of Galactic, Great American Taxi, David Nelson Band and many others. Bassist Rockin Roger also plays with David Gans, Stu Allen and others including bluegrass legend Frank Wakefield. The band is rounded out by veteran keyboardist Steve Sofranko (Shady Groove, Burnt Toast, Workingman's Ed) and drummer Michael Owens (surfer).

Gary Gates Band: Aside from Neil Young, there is no brighter star in the famed West Coast hamlet of La Honda than Gary Gates. A veteran of the Bay Area music scene, Gary has been playing "jam band" music longer than the moniker has existed. In 1976, Gary toured as the opening act for Neil's legendary Northern California Bar Tour as a member of the popular Loma Mar Store Band, later Rhythm Method, and now fronting a band of his own name, Gary has picked up more and more fans and admires over the decades.

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/thechinacats and www.garygatesband.com

Allan Harris Band with Pascal Le Boeuf

Tony Bennett calls Allan. Harris
"my favorite singer"

Allan Harris Band with Pascal Le Boeuf

Tony Bennett calls Allan. Harris "my favorite singer"

Tue. Aug. 14 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$13 door seated <21 w/parent

Allan Harris is a world-class singer, guitarist and songwriter. Perhaps best known for his interpretations of jazz standards, Allan's smooth vocals and guitar-styling easily crosses genres, from jazz to rock to blues. Three-time winner of the New York Nightlife Award for "Outstanding Jazz Vocalist”,Tony Bennett calls Mr. Harris "my favorite singer" and The New York Times' Stephen Holden raves about "the protean talent that is Allan Harris." Allan has cultivated a global following, playing for packed audiences and received outstanding reviews throughout the United States, Europe, Russia and the Far East. He is regularly featured at the world's great music festivals, e.g. Jazz Aspen, Wien Jazz Festival in Austria and the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy. Jazz pianist Pascal Le Boeuf is part of the New York jazz scene and The San Francisco Chronicle describes his music as "a rich brand of modern jazz, with performances and compositions that display an impressive level of sophistication."

Artist sites and sounds: www.allanharris.com and www.myspace.com/pascalleboeuf

Ginny Mitchell & Hot Club Pacific

Boogie, Swing, Gypsy Jazz Dance

Fri. Aug. 17 at 8pm $10 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

Ginny Mitchell has teamed up with the hottest swing band in town to give you a night of scorching swing, western swing, boogie and jazz. Simply the best musicians on the Central Coast teamed up with the best singer around. Ginny Mitchell's accomplishments started in British Columbia, Canada, where 21-year-old Ginny became the winner of the Canadian County Music Associations Best New female Vocalist. This high-profile win eventually lead lead her to tour throughout Canada and the US as an opening act for Tammy Wynette, k.d. lang, Ricky Skaggs, Asleep at the Wheel and Greg Allman. Her independent CD, “Just to Hear Your Voice” released in 2006, has also received praise and airplay across the US.

In 2005 Hot Club Pacific began performing Gypsy Jazz in Santa Cruz, California and from the start, the band generated much public excitement. The band plays Gypsy Jazz with a traditional Gypsy "la Pompe" rhythm, but the melodies (and improvisations) have a modern jazz sound, incorporating many jazz styles that have come along since the time of Django. The result is an infectious fusion of styles. The band has played at many important Jazz festivals including, Djangofest Northwest, Downtown Berkeley Jazz Festival, Djangofest San Francisco, San Jose Tapestry Arts Festival, Djangofest LA and others.

Artists sites and sounds: www.ginnymitchell.com and www.hotclubpacific.com

Harpin' Jonny & the Primadons, Groovehounds,

Larry Hosford Band, Harpin'& Clark

HARPIN JONNY AND FRIENDS CD RELEASE PARTY

Sat. Aug. 18 at 8pm $8 adv./$10 door Dance – ages 21 +

An incredible line up is showing up to launch Harpin Jonny Troutner's new C.D .“Harpster” on at Don Quixote's. The much anticipated CD features Jonny playing many different styles of harmonica, and the stellar musicians with him will highlight a great performance that you won't want to miss. The lineup opens early with

Harpin and Clark . Peter Clark's warm voice and meticulous finger picking style complement Harpin's chops on the chromatic harp featuring styles reminiscent of Django Reinhardt, country blues, and standard jazz feels.

Next up is the wonderful Larry Hosford Band . Jonny has played with Larry for over 20 years, and the local country legend is still a classic singer, songwriter, featured on four cuts on the new Harpster CD . The band includes Charlie Wallace on the pedal steel, who collaborated with Jonny for a rendition of Sugarfoot Rag on the new release. Jerry Bradley and Mike Pupo lay down a perfect country blues beat behind the band.

Third up will be the Groovehounds . Jonny has fronted this band for the last 10 years, as they help him bring out the “Blues” side of his licks, with a solid rhythm section backing. The band features Tom Lawson on vocals and keyboards, as well as, Jamey DeMaria on drums, and Joe Vallaire on bass. They laid down the tracks with Jonny on a pair of songs on the new c.d.; including a tribute to Norton Buffalo called Puerto de Azul.

Topping off the show will be the Primadons . Harpin Jonny has been performing with them for over 20 years, playing both Rock and Blues, feeding off the guitar energy of Ken Kraft, who also produced the new c.d.. The “Dons” also have the great Jimmy Norris on drums and the incredible voice and bass playing of Craig Owens. This is a show you won't want to miss with the best players in the Santa Cruz, Monterey area helping introduce “Harpster” to the world. Artist sites and sounds: www.harpinjonny.com and www.larryhosford.com

Darol Anger & The Republic Of The Strings

Sun. Aug. 19 at 7pm $15 adv./$18 door seated <21 w/parent

Darol Anger (violin) Emy Phelps (guitar/vocals), Sharon Gilchrist (bass), Maeve Gilchrist (harp)

Darol Anger has worked with some of the world's great improvising string musicians, among them Stephane Grappelli, Mark O'Connor, David Grisman, Tony Rice, Bela Fleck and Vassar Clements, has contributed to the development of Anger's signature voice, both as a player and a composer. His work includes recordings, videos, and books of jazz originals and arrangements, and traditional-derived music in many styles. Somewhere beyond or behind all musical borders lies a creative terrain where bluegrass, jazz, classical, pop, and various world musics mingle, played by musicians who care more for inspiration than they do for genre. If that place has a name, it's surely the Republic of Strings. Drawing from an array of sources that includes Ornette Coleman, Scandinavian string bands, Aretha Franklin and the quartet's own members, the Republic of Strings documents a unique intergenerational exchange. Compelling musical textures, elegant solos and vocals all emanate from a startlingly diverse group of guests. "There's a lot of respect and love going on among the players," says Anger, "and I think it comes out in the music." One listen proves that he's exactly right.

Artist sites and sounds: http://www.darolanger.com/

Dillon Baiocchi Band

plus Bebop

Wed. Aug. 22 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$13 door seated <21 w/parent

Dillon Baiocchi currently attends the New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music in New York on scholarship. He has recently studied with Lee Konitz, Dave Douglas, Myron Walden, Yosvany Terry, and Vincent Herring. While in high school, Baiocchi was privileged to open for Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, and for the Five Peace Band featuring Chick Corea and Christian McBride. His current band, the Dillon Baiocchi Quintet, has performed at the Tutuma Social Club, the Grotto, and Spike Hill in New York and for this tour will be featuring Austin Peralta, the great pianist from LA who has performed with Chick Corea and plays with The Cinematic Orchestra, Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu and Thundercat. Trained as a classical pianist beginning at age 5, To date Peralta has recorded two albums as the leader of groups that include jazz luminaries Ron Carter, Billy Kilson, Buster Williams, Steve Nelson, and Marcus Strickland for 88's, a Japanese subsidiary label of Sony Music.

Bebop: A jazz combo with members age 12-17 influenced by Louis Armstrong, Joe Pass, Miles Davis, Wynton Marsalis, Tal Farlow, Wes Montgomery, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Duke Ellington,Sonny Rollins, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones Artist sites and sounds: http://dillonbaiocchi.com/ and www.austinperalta.com and www.facebook.com/Bebop322

Jerry Miller Band with Terry Haggerty
(Sons of Champlin Guitar Great)

Fri. Sept. 7 at 8pm $12 adv./$15 door Dance – ages 21 +

Jerry Miller was lead guitarist for the legendary rock band Moby Grape which was recently featured prominently in the 40th Anniversary Edition of Rolling Stone Magazine. Eric Clapton called him the best guitar player in the world when he came to America in the 60's. Jerry was included in Rolling Stone Magazine's The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time . His band features Tiran Porter of The Doobie Brothers, Dale Ockerman of the Doobie Brothers and Fuzzy John Oxendine on drums. The Moby Grape hit Hey Grandma co-written by Jerry appears in the Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn movie “The Interpreter”

Joel Selvin of The SF Chrinicle writes: Guitarist Terry Haggerty is buried treasure. As guitarist with the Sons of Champlin, Haggerty was always accorded the full respect of his peers on the '60s San Francisco rock scene like Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonen, Carlos Santana. He has been known --throughout the world -- among guitar cognoscenti via the handful of recordings he made over the two decades of the Sons' existence.

Artist sites and sounds : www.myspace.com/mobygrapesjerrymiller and www.terryhaggerty.com and www.myspace.com/terryhaggerty

Aja Vu plays The Music Of Steely Dan

Sat. Sept. 8 at 8pm $15 adv./$15 door dance ages 21 +

Steely Dan was not only an exceptionally unique and artistic band—they were a great dance band and Aja Vu, replete with a killer horn section brings this big fun sound to the Don Quixote's dance hall. "AJA VU celebrates the music of Steely Dan with a show featuring their most popular and danceable hits. This eight piece group recreates the combination of rock, jazzy blues and unique storytelling that has made the Steely Dan sound endure for thirty plus years". This remarkable tribute to Steely Dan won the KFOX Last Band Standing Competition two years in a row against huge competition. 150 Bay Area Bands competed. The listeners of KFOX picked Aja Vu as the very best. You want to hear Steely Dan music live and up close? There are few bands that would even try to do a tribute to Steely Dan tribute, let alone do it this good. As a special treat Aja Vu adds in some classic R&B and rock tunes by artists like Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Etta James, The Spinners, Sly & The Family Stone

Artist sites and sounds: http://ajavu.netfirms.com/

Tom Russell

Tue. Sept. 18 at 7:30pm $22 adv./$25 door seated <21 w/parent

Tom Russell is a master storyteller and Mesabi, his new release for Shout! Factory , corrals some of the acclaimed singer-songwriter's most compelling tales to date. A thread runs through its songs, a zigzagging but determinedly solid line that connects the perilous bordertown of Juarez, Mexico to the real and faux glitz of L.A. and the bleak iron range of Minnesota—the Mesabi of the album's title. The broad landscapes created by Tom Russell for Mesabi are inhabited by characters we all know—Bob Dylan, James Dean and Elizabeth Taylor—and some we may not: the now-obscure, once well-known singer Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards, the tragic Disney child star Bobby Driscoll and the character actor Sterling Hayden. It's a logical progression from Russell's last album, 2009's Blood and Candle Smoke, yet it's like no other album Russell has made in his nearly four decades as a recording artist.

Artist sites and sounds: www.tomrussell.com

Petty Theft The Ultimate Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tribute

Sat. Sept. 22 at 8pm $10 adv./$10 door dance ages 21 +

THIS REMARKABLE TOM PETTY TRIBUTE BAND IS SELLING OUT SHOWCASE VENUES ALL OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. At the forefront of classic and contemporary American Rock and Roll you are sure to find Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers . If you're a fan of Tom Petty's amazing song catalog then you're sure to like Petty Theft. Petty Theft is comprised of six al list professional Bay Area musicians that have come together to pay tribute to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Petty Theft delivers Tom Petty's songs true to the originals and in the spirit of his legendary band's live shows, performing everything from his revered classics to his most current hits.Since the bands inception in 2005, Petty Theft has been entertaining audiences in showcase clubs and on large festival stages with their electrifying live show. Audiences everywhere know these classic radio hits and when performed by Petty Theft, it sounds like you are hearing the real deal!Petty Theft is not an average cover band. They are the ultimate tribute to one of America's most endearing rock n' roll legends. It's not about costumes and get-ups, it's all about the music.In 2011, Petty Theft was voted best band in Marin County by readers of the North Bay Bohemian.If you want to see the greatest Tom Petty and the Heartbreaker's band in the world, go see Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers! If you can't do that, go see

Artist sites and sounds: www.pettytheftrocks.com

Petty Theft!

Artist sites and sounds: www.pettytheftrocks.com

Andy Irvine Folk Legend Of Ireland

PRESENTED BY THE CELTIC SOCIETY OF MONTEREY BAY

Sun. Sept. 23 at 7:00pm $15 adv./$17 door seated <21 w/parent

$13 at door to Members of The Celtic Society by way of $2 rebate

Celebrating the recent release of his critically acclaimed CD, 'Abocurragh,' and hailed in Dublin's 'Hot Press' as 'Woody Guthrie's representative on earth' and in the 'Irish Press' as 'a tradition unto himself,' Andy Irvine has maintained a personal integrity and highly individual performing skills throughout a career that has spanned almost half a century. From the groundbreaking group Sweeney's Men in the mid-60's and the enormous success of Planxty in the 70's to the Irish super group Patrick Street since the 80's and currently with the world music powerhouse Mozaik, Andy has been an icon for traditional music. In solo concert, he plies his trade like an archetypal troubadour reflecting his traveling lifestyle and life-long influence, Woody Guthrie, with a repertoire encompassing Irish traditional songs, dexterous Balkan dance tunes and a compelling canon of original material. As the 'Sydney Morning Herald' observed, 'What makes an evening with Irvine so special is that every note he picks and every line he sings comes straight from the heart. Everything he touches is performed with honesty and conviction and his playing is never less than breathtaking. By any measure Irvine is one of the towering talents on the international folk scene. Artist sites and sounds: www.andyirvine.com

John Craigie 7pm Early Show

Sat. Sept. 29 at 7pm $17 adv.'$20 door seated <21 w/parent

PRESENTED WITH SNAZZY PRODUCTIONS

Before open mics, before showcase slots, and before the hype, there was the traveling folk singer. Woody Guthrie, Ramblin Jack, Leadbelly, and others traveled the country armed with nothing but a guitar and a head full of songs. And while the tradition has long been shadowed by the ever growing music industry, the folk singer is still out there. John Craigie is one. Doing his best to keep the tradition alive, he travels from town to town, telling stories and singing songs. Some nights to a crowded house, some nights for two people. His songs and stories cover the spectrum of human emotion. Some funny, some sad, some bitter and some sweet. With his roots style, Craigie has been gaining a cult following throughout the country. Despite the lack of any of the tools of the modern aggressively popular musician, his music continues to spread.

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/johncraigie and www.johncraigiemusic.com

Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart

Wed. Oct. 10 at 7:30pm $12 adv./$15 door seated< 21 w/parent

New CD is Dedication . Few husband-wife musical duos provide audiences with the complete entertainment package that Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart dish out in a live performance. Armed with clever acoustic guitar interplay, autobiographical songwriting, lovely harmonies, and humorous storytelling this couple captivates your attention from the first moment they are onstage. Based out of Tennessee, Earle and Stuart draw from blues, pop, country, rock, and more in their heartfelt music. The years of touring the folk/Americana circuit (playing 170 concerts a year) have given them a knack for reaching out to the audience in an intimate “come in to my living room” fashion. Stacey and Mark own their own record label, Gearle Records, and have made 8 CDs over the years.

Artist sites and sounds: www.myspace.com/staceyearleandmarkstuart