Seated and Dancing Concerts
in our Music Showcase Room

Restaurant Features Fine Mexican &
American Dining from 11am daily
~Lake Barnett~ Our Sound Engineer


DANCES AGES 21 AND OVER ~ID Required~

SEATED CONCERTS ALL AGES :

However, Under 21 MUST
Be Accompanied By Paren
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LOCATED JUST 10 MINUTES FROM SANTA CRUZ

Don Quixote's International Music Hall
Tickets & reservations at Don Quixote's call
831-603-2294 6275 Highway 9 in Downtown Felton, CA 95018


Come For Dinner & A Show
*** Note that Monday through Thursday shows begin at 7:30pm! ***

Po' Girl  

Wed. May  7 at 7:30pm $12 adv./$14 door
 seated <21 w/parent

Jazzy Sultry Speakeasy Roots

Down-hearted blues from a jazz speakeasy collides with poetic urban grit. Po' Girl is a Canadian acoustic group whose style derives from jazz, folk, and country with a tinge of punk attitude. The style of music they perform is sometimes referred to as Alt-country but today more commonly called Americana. Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the band consists of Allison Russell (vocals), Trish Klein (guitar/vocals and a founder of The Be Good Tanyas), Awna Teixeira (multi-instrumental) and Diona Davies (violin). Po' Girl's music has been compared with those of Tracy Chapman, Ani DiFranco, Natalie Merchant, and Norah Jones; and it showcases melodies from instruments as diverse as banjo, clarinet, harmonica, and mandolin.   "...a lovely rustic blend of train-hobo sing-song tunesmithing and trade-off string strumming, pickin' and bowin', with a wee bit of beatboxing thrown in for the fun of it."  - Exclaim! Artist site:  http://www.pogirl.net/

Don Ross & Brooke Miller

Thu. May 8 7:30 $10 adv./$10 door seated concert <21 w/parent

Don Ross has emerged as one of the most respected musicians in Canada and one of the top guitarists in the world. In September 1996, he managed to do what no other guitar player has done: win the prestigious U.S. National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship for the second time (he first won in 1988). The competition, held yearly in Winfield , Kansas , judges not just technique, but emotion and intensity — hallmarks of Don's style. Don first disc for Candyrat Records is Music for Vacuuming. Brooke Miller:  “He debut CD You Can See Everything is awash in mind blowing brilliance. Hailing from Prince Edward Island on Canada ’s Atlantic coast, the lush organic landscape of her birth land bleeds through every track on the album. Comparisons to Rickie Lee Jones, Sheryl Crow and Natalie Merchant are obvious but glimpses of Miller’s punk rock youth keep the disc from becoming too precious. Look for great things to come from Ms. Miller.”  Sentimentalist Magazine  Don tours have brought him to Santa Cruz a number of times over the last ten years playing explosive, innovative acoustic instrumental guitar concerts, now this husband and wife team appear here for the first time. Artist site: www.donrossonline.com and www.myspace.com/brookemillersong


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Tempest
plus Banshee In The Kitchen plus Tom Breiding

LOCH LOMOND CELTIC SOCIETY BENEFIT
Fri. May 9 at 8pm $15 adv./$15 door      \
      DANCE - AGES 21 +


Since forming in 1988, Tempest has delivered a globally-renowned hybrid of high-energy folk rock fusing Irish reels, Scottish ballads, Norwegian influences and other world music elements. The last 19 years have seen the San Francisco Bay Area-based act release 12 critically acclaimed CDs and play more than 2,000 gigs. It’s also enjoyed an evolving line-up that’s enabled its musicianship and creativity to rise with each new member-something highlighted by the group’s current roster. Hailing from Oslo, Norway, founding member and lead singer/electric mandolinist Lief Sorbye is recognized as a driving force in the modern folk-rock movement. Fiddler Michael Mullen, a favorite with the fans, is the original fiddler for the group. Bassist Damien Gonzalez, a native Californian, is also an accomplished drummer and didgeridoo player who may occasionally breathe fire. Native of Devon, England, and a former member of the UK’s folk-rock band Equation, guitarist James Crocker combines a deep-rooted British folk sensibility with a life-long rock experience. Cuban-born drummer Adolfo Lazo, an original Tempest member, colors the band’s sound with inventive percussion.  Signed to WEA-distributed Magna Carta Records, Tempest’s releases are acclaimed worldwide. The group’s latest studio CD The Double-Cross finds the band in peak form as it showcases inventive original and traditional material. Banshee In The Kitchen: “Mixing up hammered dulcimer, fiddle, flute, accordion and guitars, these three women create a whirlwind of sound that is easily more than the sum of its parts." Richard Greene Tom Breiding:Tom Breiding's bluegrass flavored CD The Unbroken Circle provides a much needed look at the story of the West Virginia Coalfields. Like the best historical fiction, these true stories in song provide easy access to a culture whose trials and tribulations are too often ignored. Tim O'Brien Artist site:  www.tempestmusic.com and  http://bansheeinthekitchen.bizland.com/ and www.tombreiding.com   


70’s Dance Night starring Billy Martini’s 70’s Musical Tribute

Sat. May 10 at 8pm $7 adv./$7 door 
DANCE - AGES 21 +

SHAMELESS FLASHY COSTUMES, ON STAGE DANCERS, INFECTIOUS 70’S ROCK, DISCO, R&B HITS, AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, A DRESSING ROOM FULL OF COSTUMES TO SHARE WITH DARING MEMBERS OF THE CROWD. 
You have seen The Billy Martini Show featuring Billy’s rockin’ originals, now check out his insanely fun tribute to 70’s pop and rock and fashioned.
http://www.billymartini70s.com

The Creole Belles 
Girl Powered Gumbo of Cajun & Creole Music

Sun. May 11 at 7pm $10 adv./$12 door   
DANCE - AGES 21 +

The Creole Belles are stepping out with a long-awaited debut CD on Arhoolie Records. The California based all-women band is well known in the Cajun music scene for bringing the raw, driving authenticity of southwest Louisiana dancehalls to their shows. 

Produced by the Belles and Greg Landau, who has produced Susana Baca, Pete Seeger and many others, and mastered by two-time Grammy winning engineer John Greenham, the Creole Belles’ self-titled CD was released by Arhoolie on April 1st, 2008.

Popular zydeco musician and Louisiana native Andrew Carrière is a regular special guest and contributes Creole French vocals and some powerful accordion to the CD, as exemplified in the medley of tunes learned from his late father, legendary fiddler Bébé Carrière of the renowned Carrière Brothers from Lawtell, Louisiana.   Andrew and many people from southwest Louisiana emigrated to California in the last half century and brought their music with them, inspiring a new generation of California musicians like fiddler Delilah Lee Lewis and accordionist Maureen Karpan to travel to Louisiana to learn to play the music.

The new CD showcases the dynamic collaboration between Andrew’s soulful Creole roots and the Belles’ heartfelt expression of the music they have embraced over the years.

~The Creole Belles musicians~
Delilah Lee Lewis, fiddle & vocals
Maureen Karpan, accordion & vocals
Karen Leigh, guitar & vocals
Karen Celia Heil, stand-up bass & fiddle

~for a bigger sound when requested, the Belles feature~
Andrew Carrière, vocals, triangle, rubboard, accordion

Myrna Cooper, rubboard
Sam Siggins, drums 

Artist site:  www.creolebelles.com

Judith Owen

PRESENTED WITH SNAZZY PRODUCTIONS

Mon. May 12 at 7:30pm $15 adv./$15 door    
seated concert <21 w/parent

Owen’s 1996 debut album Emotions On A Postcard spawned “Hand On My Heart,” the beguiling single featured in the 1997 Jack Nicholson/Helen Hunt film “As Good As It Gets.” Since her late-Nineties emergence on the world stage, fans, critics and Hollywood have been captivated by the truth-seeking lyricism and all-encompassing artistry of Judith Owen. With her newest album, Happy This Way (2007, Courgette Records), on the heels of the acclaimed Here (2006), Owen is in the midst of a breakthrough period, earning a critical and popular embrace that situates her in an even more rarefied group of distinguished artists. Following the release of Here, which earned her an appearance on NBC’s “Today Show” among many other accolades, Owen performed the material live in major cities across the U.S. , Canada and the UK . Reviewing her at NYC’s great launching pad for singer-songwriters, The Living Room, The New York Times raved that she “has the kind of wailing folk-jazz voice that slices away surfaces to touch vulnerable emotional nerve endings and leave you quivering.” Now comes Happy This Way, a layered homage to Owen’s native Britain , co-produced by Owen and her longtime cohort John Fischbach, engineer of Stevie Wonder’s classic 1976 album Songs In The Key Of Life. The new recording ranges in mood and style from the fun British Invasion pop-rock of “Painting by Numbers” to the wistful chamber-pop of the strings-laden “ Conway Bay .” 

Artist site: www.judithowen.net

Stacey Earle & Mark Stuart

Wed. May 14 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$12 door
seated concert <21 w/parent

Stacey Earle and Mark Stuart met for the first time 1991 at a songwriters night in Nashville TN. They knew that night it was one of them things that are just meant to be. They were married in 1992 while raising 2 children from Stacey’s first marriage,"When we got married I knew Mark understood he was marring all three of us. and on that day he did." Stacey waiting tables, Mark playing night after night in and around Nashville from gigs to sessions balancing time to play their own music. Stacey and Mark each had their own solo careers that started to make a move by opening their own Indie record label Gearle Records in 1998 with the release of Stacey’s Simple Gearle CD followed by Mark’s 1999 release Songs From A Corner Stage and continuing on with Stacey’s 2002 Dancing With Them That Brung Me, before Stacey and Mark would announce their husband and wife duo in 2001 with the release of their (Double Live CD) Must Be Live. Both Stacey and Mark have spent time touring in Steve Earle & The Dukes. Stacey Earle's first show was on an arena stage in Sydney , playing rhythm guitar in her brother's band, Steve Earle & the Dukes, on "The Hard Way" tour in 1990. Stacey appeared on Steve Earle and The Dukes recordings, The Hard Way 1990 ,Shut Up And Die Like An Aviator 1991 Transcendental Blues 2000.Artist site: www.staceyandmark.com


Jonathan Edwards

WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS
Thu. May 15 at 7:30pm $18 adv./$20 door seated concert <21 w/parent

Once you hear Jonathan Edwards' voice, you'll want to hear it again and again. His rich, warm tenor has a distinctively unique and natural quality. Jonathan has acquired an enviable track record, one of skill and grace in the sometimes brutal world of the music business. And he has done it while keeping intact his ear for a strong melody and love of a beautifully crafted song. During his 36-year career he has recorded 15 albums and penned such notable hits as "Shanty" and "Sunshine", which earned him a gold record in 1971. This classic song, covered by Paul Westerberg, is included in the 1995 release of "Friends", a compilation of music for the hit NBC-TV show, and is heard in the 1994 Will Ferrell film “Anchorman” and included on the soundtrack. His 1987 children's album, "Little Hands", selected by the National Library Association as a "Notable Children's Recording", has sold over 20,000 copies and is still going strong. www. jonathanedwards.ne

The Waybacks plus Poor Mans Whiskey

Presented with  GRAND MA PRESENTS
Fri. May 16 at 8pm $20 adv./$23 door 
seated concert <21 w/parent


CD RELEASE:  The Waybacks are releasing Loaded, the boldest, rangiest and most exciting album of their career. Produced by Nashville bassist, composer and consummate sideman Byron House, it's a musical rebuke to anyone who would typecast true artistry. They draw freely from the old school and the old world, but The Waybacks are no throwback. They've been erroneously pigeonholed as a bluegrass band and celebrated as purveyors of "acoustic mayhem." They are as uninhibited and unpredictable as the eclectic San Francisco Bay area that claims them, and for nearly a decade, their experiments have always proven sharp-witted and musically dazzling. They're living proof that in music anyway, evolution and intelligent design are entirely compatible. "The whole spirit of improvisation – that's always been the cornerstone of this band for me," says founding singer, songwriter and guitarist James Nash. "Through all the stylistic changes and regardless of the instruments we're playing, to me the fun of this band has always been that in some ways I can do whatever I feel like doing at any moment."  Poor Mans Whiskey It is a musical tapestry influenced by American music. Rooted in acoustic music, PMW's sound spills into rock, funk, pop, blues, and even disco.  Their songs range the gambit of emotions, inviting the audience to dance, laugh, sing, ponder and reflect and winning folks over with their upbeat performances, zany stage antics, and infectious songs. The recently sold out the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco—over 600 tickets. New CD is Roadside

House Of Floyd

A Full Production Tribute to Pink Floyd—new production each time

Sat. May 17 at 8pm $13 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

When House of floyd brings their music, stage and light show to don quixote's it takes the band and their crew all day to set up. And then they nail the big, powerful show

House of Floyd full production to Pink Floyd has now incorporated the GIANT INFLATABLE PIG in all performances along with a new enhanced laserium like laser show that accompanies the liquid light show of "Liquid Pete" from the Allman Brothers Band !  Now you will hear and feel the full experience of an original Pink Floyd show in its entirety!  Don't miss this chance to see and hear a Pink Floyd show and all the visual and audio experiences that come with it!  You will be amazed at this recreation of the greatest rock band in history. http://www.houseoffloyd.com/

Del Rey

WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS

Sun. May 18 at 7pm $10 adv./$12 door seated concert <21 w/parent

Her guitar playing combines country blues, stride piano, classic jazz and hillbilly boogie through the sensibility of a trailer-park esthete. Her live show is full of complex guitar grooves and sly humor. Del Rey is fun to watch, with her dancing feet, infectious smile and big, elegant, yet goofy outfits. In concert Del plays a metal resonator parlor guitar--wickedly. “Bored with the boys and their bottlenecks and bell brass blues guitars? Then check out Del Rey: she plays acoustic blues, ragtime, sings, tells good stories, plays a metal-bodied resonator guitar, dresses imaginatively, and is not a boy.” Folk Roots, UK www.hobemianrecords.com

Peter Rowan & The Free Mexican Air Force

WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS

Wed. May 21 at 7:30pm  $20 adv./ $20 door.   seated concert <21 w/parent

The Free Mexican Air Force is riding high again. This is the band that allow Peter to cut loose across all the roots genres he loves. What a career singing and pickin’ with: Bill Monroe, Seatrain, Old & In The Way, The Free Mexican Air Force and so much more.  Peter possesses that rare quadruple whammy:  Great voice, songs, pickin’ and stage presence.    www.peter-rowan.com

Amy Lavere

WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS 
Thu. May 22 at 7:30pm $8 adv./$10 door 
Seated concert <21 w/parent


Billy Holliday meets Norah Jones at Americanaville      Amy tore it up at her first two Don Quixote’s Concerts and is back by popular demand Amy LaVere (singer, songwriter, motion picture actress):  Imagine Billy Holliday meets Norah Jones in style and tone but with distinctive twists and a wide mixture of American roots flavors. Now imagine that she looks like the twenty something, stunning  Wanda Jackson, who she portrayed in the movie “Walk The Line” and leads her own band playing the fire out of a doghouse bass that is bigger than her. No Depression Magazine writes: “Amy LaVere portrayed Wanda Jackson in the (Johnny Cash)  film "Walk The Line”, but on her alluring debut disc, she comes across more like a demure roots chanteuse than a rockabilly wildcat. The Memphis-based performer establishes her album’s blue mood immediately on the opening “Day Like Any”. Supported by Jimbo Mathus’ sinewy guitar work, this torchy tune examines a relationship gone wrong, a topic she revisits throughout this ten-song outing. While the lyrics concentrate on romantic woes, the music holds an endearing retro Americana quality as LaVere gracefully mixes the sounds of the backwoods (the mountain-bluesy “Nightingale”) with smoky juke joints (the accordion-paced “Take ‘Em Or Leave ‘Em”)”.  Amy LaVere was also cast in the supporting role of Jesse in award-winning director Craig Brewer's ("Hustle & Flow") Paramount Pictures production "Black Snake Moan" featuring Samuel L. Jackson, Christina Ricci and Justin Timberlake. http://www.archer-records.com/artists/amy_lavere/pressDyn.asp?aid=5 and http://www.myspace.com/amylavere

William Strickland & Friends

PRESENTED WITH SNAZZY PRODUCTIONS
Fri. May 23 at 8pm  $12 adv./$14 door 
SEATED <21WITH PARENT

    • The singing voice of KPIG.  “I Got A Hog Call For You Baby”  and “The Please Stand By Themesong” are just some of William’s  KPIG trademarks hits and if we had our way he would be the big voice of Monday Night Football.  William was a long time resident of Santa Cruz County and is returning home for the first time in many
    • years.  His huge voice and big stage presence are legendary in these parts. Some very talented friends will join
    • William on stage.

Best Intentions Motown Mania Tribute Show

Dynamic Tributes to the Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Rob inson & The Miracles   and Gladys Knight & The Pips featuring Samntha Alexes

Sat. May 24 at 8pm $12 adv./$14 door seated <21 w/parent

The first set is The Four Tops, Smokey Rob inson & The Miracles and Gladys Knight & The Pips featuring Samntha Alexes. The second set is all Temptations. So if you want style, class and like the glamour of the Motown acts of the 60's, 70's and 80's, the Best Intentions have become most popular in major nightclubs around the world. Like virtually all of the Motown's acts, The Best Intentions have sought out longevity and stability of a career built upon these principals and is captured in their live appearances. Everywhere they go, the crowds are bigger, the ticket sales are sizzling and the outpouring of affection for this "Pure Motown Revue" just gets greater and greater! www.tlcee-productions.com/clients9.html

New Orleans Piano Night


Sun. May  25 at 7pm  $10 adv./$12 door 
seated then dancing <21 w/parent


NEW ORLEANS-STYLE PIANO NIGHT featuring the blues, boogie woogie, barrelhouse, ragtime, stride and New Orleans Mardi Gras beats of Cindy Chen, Roger Kimbrough, Dr. Christopher Ring and "Boogie" Bruce with the New Orleans Second Line R&B and Funk of SqueezeDaddy. This event is inspired by the Piano Night shows sponsored by New Orleans' WWOZ-fm during the "Crescent City's" renowned Jazz and Heritage Festival. The pianists will play alone and in duos and will later be accompanied by SqueezeDaddy during jams that can include as many as three pianists at a time. They'll all be singing their hearts out in whatever format they play in. The show is headlined by Cindy Chen who has lived and performed in New Orleans for twenty-five years, mentored by some of the greats of New Orleans' legendary piano tradition and Roger Kimbrough, a New Orleans native and transplant to Santa Cruz, who sings and plays piano and accordion with his New Orleans blues, r&b, funk and zydeco band SqueezeDaddy.  http://www.myspace.com/cynthiachenmusic Concert partially benefiits Cindy Chen's New Orleans Musicians' Relief Effort. Photos at: http://www.myspace.com/cynthiachenmusic

Lulo Reinhardt Latin Swing Quartet

FROM THE SAME FAMILY AND VILLAGE AS DJANGO REINHARDT

Mon. May 26 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$12 door
seated then dancing <21 w/parent

Gypsy guitarist Lulo Reinhardt will be coming to for the first time to Don Quixote’s
performing a mixture of original gypsy swing and Latin compositions as well as music of his grand-uncle, Django Reinhardt. The quartet consists of two guitars, bass and violin. Lulo has a very recognizable name in the gypsy jazz community and Saga Musical Instruments even makes a Lulo Reinhardt signiture model guitar.  The quartet is Lulo Reinhardt - guitar ( Germany ), Doug Martin - guitar ( USA ), Daniel Weltlinger - violin ( Australia ),Harald Becher - bass ( Germany ).  Artist site: http://www.lulo-reinhardt-project.de/ and   www.myspace.com/luloreinhardt

Santa Cruz River Band
Michael J. Ronstadt , Gilbert Brown and Ted Ramírez

Tue. May 27 at 7:30pm  $12 adv./$14 door 
seated <21 w/parent


From Tucson, AZ Music of Southwest & Mexico  NEW CD IS  THE MEXICAN ALBUM
Michael J. Ronstadt , Gilbert Brown and Ted Ramírez  compose the Santa Cruz River Band a professional touring concert group from Tucson, Arizona – the trio performs in English, Spanish and American Indian languages. They present an intriguing and powerful musical program filled with the history and mystical lore of the Great American Southwest. Their music is authentic and original, rooted in the music styles of the United States and Mexico. They create a unique and beautiful musical sound filled with outstanding vocal harmonies and powerful acoustic instrumental sounds. Their stories and song introductions captivate and elevate the consciousness of the audience. All band members are prolific songwriters and gifted performing artists. They tour continually in the United States, Europe, Canada, Australia, and Mexico. Their music is perfectly suited for a variety of venues and events. Recent performances include: The KennedyCenter, Philadelphia Folk Festival, Passim, and Center Stage. The band has been the featured act for hundreds of special events, coffeehouses and private house concerts. The Santa Cruz River Band proudly shares a unique American story, generating excitement and creating a strong bond with every audience. A more authentic and historically significant musical group is difficult to find - their music will touch your heart and make you smile.  You walk away knowing something special just happened.  http://www.santacruzriverband.com/

Sourgrass plus TBA

Thu. May 29 at 8pm $7 adv./$7 door  DANCE - AGES 21 +


Drawing on sounds from dirty-funk to down-home blues, the  Sourgrass sound is disturbingly nasty.  The four piece band led by Eric Ressler, Drew Cirincione, and Conor Spicer keeps you stomping your feet all night, while the vocalist Jay Palmer breaks hearts and blows minds.  Switching effortlessly from pulsating rock to slow-as-molasses blues, Sourgrass' repertoire makes your soul feel like you just got a fresh plate of mamas home cookin'. You'll be leaving drenched in sweat and tears and begging for more. Artist site and tunes:
http://www.myspace.com/sourgrassband

JGB featuring Melvin Seals 

JGB featuring Melvin Seals  plus Mike McKinley & Dayan Kai on Fri./ Pat Nevins on Sat.

TWO NIGHTS – DIFFERENT SONG LIST EACH NIGHT
Presented by:

Fri. May 30 and Sat. May 31 at 8pm $20 adv./$20 door each night                         
DANCE - AGES 21 +

Melvin Seals carries on the tradition of The Jerry Garcia Band

Melvin Seals, David Kemper, Stu Allen, Martin Holland

Melvin Seals has had a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years, playing with the likes of Chuck Berry, Charlie Daniels and Elvin Bishop .  The powerful keyboardist was playing with Bishop one memorable night back in 1980: “This big guy, he was just playing a Fender Rhodes. But he was playing it so tasty…He was just playing the tastiest little stuff, I thought, This guy is just too much! I asked him what his names was. He said Melvin Seals.” -- Jerry Garcia, on meeting Melvin Seals. It was early 1980 and the Jerry Garcia Band was looking for a new keyboardist. “Melvin started playing with us, and he was just a monster. He turned out to be the guy that we were looking for all along.” -- Jerry Garcia. For the next 18 years, Melvin played alongside Jerry Garcia ripping on the Hammond b-3 and keyboards. Twelve years after Jerry’s untimely passing, Melvin and JGB are keeping true to their signature sound and released a JGB album of all Jerry Garcia Band songs in honor of Jerry Garcia to keep the music alive; as Keepers Of The Flame.  Drummer David Kemper,  has returned to JGB following his first long tenure with the JGB, Kemper returned to session work, including an extensive run with Bob Dylan from 1996-2001 (both on the road and on studio recordings like 1997’s Tim e Out of Mind and 2001’s Love & Theft). The latest version of JGB features Seals, bassist Martin Holland, singers Judith Coleman and Mary Holland and guitarist/ vocalist supreme Stu Allen.   plus Mike McKinley & Jim Lewin acoustic on Fri./ Pat Nevins acoustic on Sat.


Artist site: http://www.jgbband.com/

Mad Tea Party, Tiki King & The Idol Pleasures,
Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen   Global Uke-a-bility

Sun. June 1 at 7pm $10 adv./$12 door 
DANCE - AGES 21 +


Mad Tea Party Uke-abilly. Retro-Pop. Rock 'n' Roll. Mad Tea Party brews up roots music, retro-pop and rock ‘n’ roll to create a fresh and intoxicating sound. Ami Worthen and Jason Krekel serve up an exciting live show to music lovers thirsty for upbeat, original refreshment. Quirky harmonies glide over electrified ukulele, juke-joint guitar, scratchy fiddle and pulsing foot percussion. Songs about love, life, death and dancing are steeped in raw rockabilly with shreds of doo wop and devilish blues. Tiki King and the Idol Pleasures. A tasty mix of scotch soaked jazz punk exotica noir! grab a drink and listen up. It's the best thing you'll do all day. Tippy Canoe & The Paddlemen   Tippy Canoe, aka Michele Kappel:   Her voice is a mixture of the 60's girl group sound and classic country with its own quirky nature shining through. Her songwriting bears the stamp of a person who has absorbed a variety of influences. These range from 20's and 30's acts like The Boswell Sisters & Jack Teagarden to 50's and 60's performers like Brenda Lee & The Chiffons and catchy post-punk bands such as Squeeze & Blondie.


Artist site: www.themadteaparty.com  and  http://www.TippyCanoe.net and www.myspace.com/idolpleasures  Tunes: www.cdbaby.com/cd/madteaparty3   and www.tikiking.com/music_places.html and http://www.myspace.com/tippycanoe

The Doerful Family Bluegrass Band

Country, Gospel, Bluegrass, Blues, Jazz, Swing, Classical
Wed. June 4 at 7:30pm $8 adv./$10 door 
seated <21 w/parent


This story has the makings for an old fashioned disney movie.
Take 2 parents and 10 kids, put them in a 40-foot bus, and send them on the road for 3 years playing their music. What do you get? The Doerfels, an amazing 12 member family bluegrass band, who’ve wowed audiences and impressed critics from Florida to Canada. What makes them remarkable is their average age is 15 years old! The core band consists of the oldest son and leader TJ, 19, on banjo; Kim, 17, on the fiddle; Eddy, 14, on mandolin; Joey, 13, on bass and cello; and Ben, 12, on guitar. The whole family joins in on certain songs and adds humor to the act, making it entertaining for all ages.  If you like country, gospel, and bluegrass, interspersed with a touch of blues, jazz, swing, and classical, you’ll want to catch this outstanding, young talented band! See why “The Doerfel

  • Family is a force to be reckoned with.”

Artist site: www.doerfelfamily.com Tunes:  www.myspace.com/doerfelfamily

Orient’al plus Helene & Bellydance International

An evening of Middle Eastern dance and music
Thu. June 5 at 7:30pm    $10 adv./$12  door
seated <21 w/parent


Immerse yourself in the music of the Middle East with Orient’al and the hypnotic moves of Middle Eastern Dance Artist Helené. Orient’al performs classical Arabic, Turkish and Armenian music of the last century. Band leader Armando Mafufo is a masterful percussionist, composer and teacher. Mafufo’s jovial personality and informed explanations of the music add to the experience. He is joined by outstanding musicians Michael Gruber and Ganapati on ney and oud. Helené is an international dance performer, instructor and choreographer who mesmerizes audiences with her interpretations of traditional Middle Eastern and tribal dance. For more than 20 years, she has studied the dance, making study trips to Egypt and Morocco, and bringing her experiences back to local students and audiences. She was recipient of the Gail Rich Award for her significant contribution to the arts in Santa Cruz County. Replete in traditional costume, Helené is a concert in herself.   http://www.mountainartcenter.org/dance.htm

EXTRA LARGE    

WE DARE YOU NOT TO DANCE!
Fri. June 6 at 8pm $8 adv./$10 door          
dance- ages 21+


Take a lot of love and 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! Whatever the setting, EXTRA LARGE gets the party started and keeps it going.
www.extra-large.net

Unauthorized Rolling Stones

Sat. June 7 at 8pm  $12 adv./$14 door  
DANCE - AGES 21 AND OVER
RECREATING A LIVE ROLLING STONES CONCERT


Unauthorized Rolling Stones was voted “Best of the Bay” by the SF Guardian readers. “I love the Unauthorized Rolling Stones.”  Willie Browne, former Mayor of San Francisco
“Sometimes we thought your band was The Rolling Stones.” Erik Gordon, S.F. Giants office
www.theurs.com

Suede

Pop / Jazz Vocalist    Diva la Difference!

Wed. June 11 at 7:30pm $23 adv/$25 door
seated <21 w/parent

Imagine a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and Bette Midler, add a dash of Louis Armstrong, and you might get some idea of Suede's unique musical talents and abilities. One part rat pack and one part Rosie Clooney, Suede is the "Diva la Difference" and the swinginest singer in town! Think sophisticated pop/jazz, think naughty blues with a sizzling trumpet, think love songs that will make you swoon, think funny, think Wow-what a voice! This consummate entertainer sings original material and pop, blues and jazz standards like nobody you've ever heard.  Suede accompanies herself on piano, trumpet, and guitar, or frolics with some iteration of her fabulous combo: Janice Friedman on piano, either Max Murray, MaryAnn McSweeney, or Sue Williams on bass, and Tim Horner or Steve Holloway on drums to keep things on track  www.suedewave.com

J.J. Caillier & The Zydeco Knockouts

Thu. June 12 at 7:30pm $8 adv./$10 door 

DANCE - AGES 21+

COME EARLY FOR LOUISIANA DINNER SPECIAL

J. J. Caillier in Lafayette, LA. He remembers: "When he was eight years old, his father had a zydeco and blues record store where he would spend most of his time working along side of his dad. He has had the opportunity to meet the legends of Zydeco music such as Clifton Chenier, Buckwheat, and Rockin Sidney."In the late 70's, J.J.'s father became a driving force in the Zydeco music revival. He hosted a popular radio show called "Zydeco Gumbo", as well as producing landmark releases by BooZoo Chavis and Clifton Chenier. It was on one of these recordings, "Country Boy, Now Grammy Award Winner 1984" by Clifton Chenier, that J. J. would make his recording debut, creating keyboard tracks for the King of Zydeco. According to J.J., "It was an experience that I'll never forget." It was in 1996 that he pursued his own career in Zydeco, with a combination of the blues styles of Clifton Chenier and the funky style of Beau Jacque. J.J. says, "With a style like that, you can move everyone," and that's what he intends to do. J.J. creates music with several types of accordions, but loves to play the big piano accordion made famous by Clifton Chenier. His current CD, “Do You Want to Dance?” has a music combination that draws individuals of all ages to dance and enjoy themselves. Artist site, tunes, video:  www.myspace.com/jjcaillier

Queer On Their Feet Comedy Extravaganza  TWO SHOWS TONIGHT

Jennie McNulty, Erin Foley and Jason Dudey

Fri. June 13 at 7pm and 9:30pm $16 adv./$18 door 
seated <21 w/parent

Jennie McNulty is returning to the Santa Cruz/Monterey Bay area with the comedy troupe Queer On Their Feet.  Queer On Their Feet is a refreshing and hilarious show that has each comic doing sets of fabulous stand up followed by the 3 together onstage playing improv games with suggestions from the audience. Every show is unique, fun, and totally hysterical. Jennie McNulty has traveled the world doing comedy. Literally - in addition to headlining in comedy clubs all over the US and Canada , she has entertained the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan . She's also done comedy in more peaceful settings as one of the favorites of Olivia Cruises and Resorts. Her performance at The 2006 Dinah Shore event was a smash hit as was her performance in the 2007 Toronto Gay and Lesbian Comedy Festival. Jennie is a regular at Harrah’s Casino in Las Vegas and The Hollywood Improv.  Jennie also plays women's professional tackle football for the California Quake.  You can see her on “One Night Stand Up” on LOGO Television. Erin Foley has the grace and style of a seasoned actress with the wit and comedic timing that leaves audiences laughing uncontrollably for more. Foley is a recent transplant to Los Angeles , having spent many long hours in New York City ’s comedy clubs for the last nine years and on stages mastering the art of stand-up comedy At the present time, Erin is filming a comedy pilot “Comedy Coliseum” for NBC. She recently made her Comedy Central debut on “Premium Blend”. Erin has also enjoyed success in the field of acting. Her favorite role to date was in Cameron Crowe’s film “Almost Famous”. Erin played the role of Allison, the fact checker.  Jason Dudey has performed everywhere from Vegas to Tahoe , New York and LA.  He has opened for Judy Gold, Ant and Sandra Bernhardt.  He has also appeared on LOGO’s Wisecracks—OutLaugh Comedy Festival.  He is a host and producer of GaysRUs at the Hollywood Improv, and is a founding member of Queer on Their Feet. Artist’s site:  www.jenniemcnulty.com and  Listen:   www.myspace.com/jenniemcnulty  and www.erinkfoley.com  and www.jasondudey.com


Shana Morrison & Caledonia

Sat. June 14 at 8pm $13 adv./$15 door 
 seated <21 w/parent

"With a smooth, elastic voice and a style that lands between jazz chanteuse and rock chick, Morrison has won an enthusiastic following." Rolling Stone Since her first foray into recording on the Van Morrison releases A Night in San Francisco (1994) and Days Like This (1995), Shana Morrison has grown as a singer, a songwriter, and an artist. Her self-produced 2006 release, the R&B-flavored CD That's Who I Am, is on Belfast Violet Records. Shana Morrison began performing with her group Caledonia in the San Francisco Bay area in 1996. Her debut CD, Caledonia was released on her own label, Belfast Violet Records, in 1998 and picked up by the Monster Music label in 1999. Early 2006 saw Shana singing beside Van Morrison again during his U.S. tour. Twelve years have passed since her beginnings singing duets with Mr. Morrison in his infamous Rhythm and Soul Review, which featured artists such as Jimmy Withersoon, Junior Wells, and John Lee Hooker. Recently she has had the type of exposure she deserves, opening shows for Lyle Lovett, Joe Cocker, Michael MacDonald, John Hyatt, Keb 'Mo, and Bob Weir.

  Artist site & Tunes: www.shanamorrison.com

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I See Hawks In LA plus Mars Arizona

WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS

Sun. June 15 at 7pm $8 adv. $10 door  seated <21 w/parent

I See Hawks In LA: "Their songs are rife with mournful social commentary, environmental tragedy, wily humor, outsider guile, and political undercurrent. Seldom has there been an album with such joyous music-making, such corrosive, acid-etched lyrics." - WM Smith, No Depression.  "With its new album 'Grapevine,' the evocatively named band I See Hawks In L.A. has secured its place at the head of the city's country-rock and psychedelic cowboy faction."Richard Cromelin, Los Angeles Times Mars Arizona:  Hello Cruel World is the third release from Mars Arizona on Big Barn Records distributed by Burnside Distribution. Their 2005 effort, All Over The Road garnered them rave reviews from many publications including Harp, Stomp and Stammer, Performing Songwriter, and Nashville Scene and a feature in No Depression.  Artist site: www.iseehawks.com and www.marsarizona.com  Tunes: www.iseehawks.com/cds.html and www.myspace.com/iseehawksinla and www.marsarizona.com/flash/radio.html and www.myspace.com/marsarizona

Lissa Schneckenburger plus Jimmy Chickenpants  

Mon. June 16 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$12 door  seated <21 w/parent


Lissa's newest CD, Song, is available on line and across the nation, starting April 15.
New England fiddler and folk singer Lissa Schneckenburger grew up in Maine as an active member of the folk music and dance community. She graduated from The New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, Massachusetts (2001).  While embracing a diverse pallet of musical influences, she still stays true to her New England roots. Lissa’s newest release, on Footprint Records (Feb 2005), shows just that. It’s a rich and cohesive mix of traditional and original material brought together by the warm tones of her fiddle and sweet vocals throughout. Add to that the energetic buzz of a top-notch band and you’ve got a match made in heaven. Acoustic guitar, double bass, mandolin, viola, cello, and percussion all add to the traditional fiddle tunes and ballads. Who IS JIMMY CHICKENPANTS? No one really knows, but the band hales from the Santa Cruz area. They traditionally put the 'hick' in 'chicken' with music that combines bluegrass, newergrass, jazzgrass, and originalgrass, otherwise known as "poultry in motion". Jimmy's influences apparently include Bill Monroe, Gillian Welch, Bela Fleck, Duke Ellington, and most significantly, Rocky the Petaluma Free Range Chicken. In this split show with Michael Stadler, Michael will also sit in with them on fiddle as an honorary Chickenpants. Jimmy has been touted as one of Santa Cruz's best kept secrets by KPIG radio.  Artist site: www.lissafiddle.com/  and www.jimmychickenpants.com 
 Tunes: www.lissafiddle.com/recordings.htm and www.myspace.com/jimmychickenpants

Dr. Madd’s 30th Anniversary     Doctor Madd with D.N.R. plus Bobby Carr plus Sand Band Dr. Madd’s 30th Anniversary plus Bobby Carr & Friends

Thu. June 19 at 7:30pm $8 adv./$10 door   

DANCE - AGES 21 +

Dr. Madd’s 30 year journey in entertainment is all about string bands: jug, blues, vaudeville and old time genres. ELECTRIC:  Doctor Madd with D.N.R  PLUGGED IN: Bobby Carr is a longtime acoustic multi-genre roots rockin’ folkster   ACOUSTIC: Sand Band is Bobby, Doc and Helen.  Dancing, games, prizes and big fun.

The Koz plus Mondo’s Kitty

Fri. June 20 at 8pm $8 adv./$10 door
DANCE - AGES 21 +


The Koz: Real deal, genuine rock and roll singer, songwriter, guitarist Rory Kozlicek with his band "the KOZ" , with bassist Marvin Labrie and Oldham Englands Nigel Bates on drums perform original work and tasty covers. Rory’s guitar while unique, evokes memories of Jimi Hendix, Jeff Beck and Leo Kottke. Rory's voice calls up the resonance of Tom Petty and Bob Dylan. His last CD "Hard River Blues" has been very well received. The band has been in the studio producing a new as yet untitled CD. Artist site and tunes : www.thekoz.net  Mondo’s Kitty Music is a fresh departure from the usual cover groups that tend to sound too much the same.  They do cover familiar tunes, but also add many that are not commonly performed by other groups.  They also do versions of originals that may have been reinterpreted by another artist in a new and interesting way.  Styles range from Blues and Rock to Pop, with some extra funk and a little Reggae added in to really make you dance. The result is a unique feel and sound that you can’t help but move to.  

Mike Marshall & Choro Famoso with Danilo Brito, Caterina Lichtenberg, Dudu Maia World Mandolin Extravaganza

WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS

Sat. June 21 at 8pm $16 adv./$18 door seated <21 w/parent 

A stellar lineup of the world’s best mandolin players are  in town for the five day  mandolin symposium at  ucsc and they will be playing a very special concert tonight at Don quixotes

Mike Marshall : In 1979, at the age of 19, he was invited to join the original David Grisman Quintet in the SF Bay Area. That association quickly lead to his recording and touring with some of the top names in acoustic music today including Tony Rice, Mark O’ Connor, Stephane Grappelli, Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer. In 1986, while still a member of Montreux, Mike founded a classical string quartet of mandolin family instruments -- two mandolins, mandola and mandocello. The Modern Mandolin Quartet released four recordings for Windham Hill Records. Meanwhile, Mike had traveled to Brazil and began a love affair with Brazilian ‘choro’ music, a delightful musical form that combines virtuosic instrumental playing with rhythmically complex improvisations, not unlike bluegrass or early swing music.

Danilo Brito ia from Brazil. After winning the seventh annual Premio Visa de Musica Brasileira award in 2004 for the best instrumentalist (on any instrument) in all Brazil, 19 year old Danilo Brito went into one of the top studios in Sao Paulo and recorded Perambulando.

Caterina Lichtenberg was born in Sofia, Bulgaria. She studied in Magdeburg and finished them with distinction in the fields of mandolin and guitar at the Cologne Academy of Music. She is the first-prize winner of many national and international music competitions and was a scholarship holder at the Richard Wagner Foundation.

Dudu Maia is from Brazil A virtuoso of the bandolim (Portuguese for “mandolin”) One of Brazil’s top bandolim players, Dudu evokes Brazil’s greatest musical traditions: as well as influences from diverse styles such as progressive rock.

 Artist sites:  www.mikemarshall.net and www.danilobrito.com.br/index_en.html and

www.caterinalichtenberg.com/english/ and www.dudumaia.com

Dick, Mick & The Chick

WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS
Blues/Folk/Jazz

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

Legions of Santa Cruz audiences know and love Dick DuJour in the guise of Ukulele Dick. Fewer are aware of his skill as a guitarist and writer of music that is best described as "existential retro pop." DuJour's recently released CD "Music to Scare Children By" features songs like "Be Kind to Your Brain" and "Good Old Body of Mine," which delight in the essential irony of the human condition and revel in our inexorable mortality. Dick DuJour is joined "in the round" by singer/songwriters Mick Overman (Bluesy Folk & Roll with Jazz Attitude) and Jayme Kelly Curtis (metaphysical blues and folkloric jazz.) The three have teamed up to present a one-of-a-kind show, backing each other on a wide variety of instruments, vocals and theatrics. Artist sites at: www.purrgirl.com/Ukuleledick.html and http://www.mickoverman.com/  and http://www.purrgirl.com  Tunes at: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/dickdujour    and http://cdbaby.com/cd/mickoverman6

Jackie Bristow plus Pipa Pinion & Dream Beach

Mon. June 23 at 7:30pm $ 10adv./$10 door   seated <21 w/parent


Pipa Pinon hails from Los Lunas, New Mexico; now residing by the ocean in Watsonville, California. Her musical style has been compared to something between Jane Siberry and Laurie Anderson. She has written 3 musicals, 2 of which were one woman shows. Under the name of dreambeach and Pipa Pinon , she has recorded and self produced 3 CD's, World for the 1st Time, Making Friends with Gravity, and TWO. With another one on the way by the fall of 2007, she and her co-writer/founder Daniel Vee Lewis, are busy plotting more live performances in and out of California. With Bass harmonics of Daniel Vee Lewis, the other worldly vocals of Pipa Pinon, and the amazing talents and sounds of this bands musicians, your are transported to dreambeach.
Jackie Bristow began singing in choir at age 8 in Gore, a small rural town on the southern end of New Zealand’s South Island. Jackie left high school and enrolled at the Invercargill Polytechnic Music School, where she hooked up with other local musicians and began writing songs and singing in pop and cover bands around the country. In 1995, when Bristow moved to Australia and released several hit singles and a well-received debut album, THIRSTY, in Australia and New Zealand. Her songs have been used repeatedly in Australian film and television hits such as “The Secret Life of Us,” “Home and Away” and “Go Big,” and they have been recorded on more than half a dozen compilation albums. Her song, “This is Australia,” recently won Tourism Australia’s Song Competition and has been featured in a worldwide promotional campaign. She has toured with Madeleine Peyroux (January 2007), Art Garfunkel,; in 2006, she opened a tour for Daniel Lanois, who crowed from stage, “She sings like a bird!
Artist site: www.dreambeach.net/pipa_daniel.htm and http://jackiebristow.com/
Tunes: www.myspace.com/pipapinonanddreambeach  And www.myspace.com/jackiebristow

Pine Leaf Boys

Tue. June 24 at 7:30pm  $12 adv /$14 door DANCE - AGES 21 +


The Pine Leaf Boys have made a name for presenting their own inimitable brand of traditional Cajun and Creole music with youthful exuberance. Being described as, "... the link that connects the young and the old generations," and, "the best new, energetic, and fun Cajun band in a very long time," the Pine Leaf Boys play the old fashion dance hall standards while making a point to bring many of the more obscure songs of past masters into their repertoire and play them with gusto. The variety and energy they release evolves through their shows, bringing multi-faceted angles to Cajun, Creole, and Zydeco. Steeped in music since children and hailing from farms and towns in Cajun country, the Pine Leaf Boys have preserved the traditional Cajun sound, while allowing it to breathe and stretch with those who play it. They present their music in multiple configurations such a twin fiddle, duo accordion/fiddle, bass, drum, and foot-stomping jurés.
WILSON SAVOY, accordion & fiddle & vocals, CEDRIC WATSON, fiddle & accordion & vocals, DREW SIMON, drums & vocals, BERTRAND, guitars BLAKE MILLER, bass Artist site,  Tunes and Video: www.pineleafboys.com/

Kevin Conley & The Blue Tornadoes

Thu. June 26 at 7:30pm $10 adv./$10 door   
seated <21 w/parent

Kevin Conley and the Blue Tornados "Walk In Love": The title track of the disc mines a dreamy, soulful domain that immediately tells us the magic of Motown artists like The Temptations and Smokey Rob inson and The Miracles has not been lost on this banner band. Navigated by steamy funk flavorings, "She's My Whole World" and "Inside or Outside Your Love" channels the ghost of Stevie Ray Vaughan to monumental effects. The guitar playing is fat and fluid and the vocals are incredibly passionate and assured. Professional and rehearsed but flexible enough to be earthy and earnest, Kevin Conley and the Blue Tornados are taut and constantly attuned to each other. Their playing is crisp and crackles with expression. The purring hum of a keyboard is also a prominent factor, which furnishes the band’s well-written and structured material with an occasional moody touch. Sporting an agreeable assortment of soul, blues, funk, pure rock and roll and even a splash of reggae, "Walk in Love" has something for everybody, no matter what their musical tastes may be. By all means, Kevin Conley and the Blue Tornados is a band to watch for.

Artist site: www.thebluetornados.com  Tunes: www.thebluetornados.com/music.html

The Greencards

WELCOMED BY FIDDLING CRICKET CONCERTS
Acoustic phenoms

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

The Greencards received a 2008 Grammy nomination in the "Best Country Instrumental" category for "Mucky The Duck", a track from their current album, Viridian . The instrumental was penned by Kym Warner, mandolin player for the band and was named after one of the band's favorite venues in Houston Texas , The Mucky Duck. The awards will be held at The Staple Centre, Los Angeles on February 10th, 2008. When speed doesn't kill, it can thrill, and the lightning-strike success of The Greencards has been decidedly of the latter variety. To be them is to be on a rocket ship disguised as a touring van, on a highway where there are no speed limits. Four short years ago, a green card was an immigration document. Now The Greencards are an acoustic music phenomenon that's played around the world, headlined major festivals, won awards, and toured with Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson. www.thegreencards.com

Heavy Petty A Tribute To Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers plus
Just Cream A Tribute to Cream

Sat. June 28 at 8pm $10 Adv./$10 door 
dance- ages 21+

Heavy Petty A Tribute To Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers is a premier San Francisco Bay tribute band playing the music of   Tom Petty & The HeartbreakersJust Cream is a tribute to the psychedelic blues rock band CREAM. Rehearsals began in late 2005 to recreate the 60's version of that band, although the members of Just Cream were unaware, at the same time the original members of CREAM were reforming to do a number of sold out shows in London and New York City !  Just Cream is based in San Francisco , a historic hot spot for CREAM. Phil Zamora (who plays Jack Bruce), after a long year of searching found just the right players. Eric Clapton is played by Tony Lemieux; And Phil Sollar  fills the Ginger Baker spot with all the chops and inspiration of the original.  Tales Of Brave Ulysses, Strange Brew, Cross Roads, Sunshine of Your Love, White Room, Badge; all the hits and classic Cream songs are played with love. Artist site: www.myspace.com/heavypetty and http://www.myspace.com/justcreamband and http://www.justcream.net/bandsite/

Ranch Dressing plus Special Guest  Fourth of July Concert

RANCH DRESSING IS THE HOUSE BAND FOR VIDEORANCH.com,
MIChAEL NESMITH’S MAGICAL ON-LINE Destination Resort and INTERACTIVE CONCERT CENTER
Fri. July 4 at 8pm $10 door./$10 door
dance- ages 21+

  • Ranch Dressing all star members include guitarist Jimmy Jackson (Indie Producer, JoEl Sonnier, Trailer Park Troubadours and band leader for Video Ranch house band "Ranch Dressing") , Jimmy Norris& Craig Owens (Lacy J Dalton) and Gary Thomas - Keyboards (It's A Beautiful Day)

Artist Site: www.jimmyjacksonmusic.com  VideoRanch:  www.jimmyjacksonmusic.com

Danjuma & Friends

12 Piece Afro-Beat Band led by Danjuma Adamu from Nigeria

Sat. July 5 at 8pm $10 adv./$10 door
Dance – ages 21 +

Five horns, two guitars, one bass, one drummer, one conga master, one keyboard and a dancer.  Danjuma & Friends are a big showband playing Afro-Beat, Highlife, Sukus and Afro-Funk.  Get ready to dance all night long.

Jen Chapin & Rosetta Trio

Urban Folk

Wed. July 9 at 7:30pm $13 adv./$15 door seated <21 w/parent

In the two years since releasing her critically-acclaimed debut with Hybrid Recordings, Linger, Jen Chapin has toured the East coast, West, South and Midwest , given TV performances ranging from the WB Morning News to Late Nite with Conan O'Brien, and given birth to a baby boy. Along the way, she has recorded with her band a fresh new album of 11 songs of desire and frustration (both personal and political), whimsy and hopefulness – Ready . Jen Chapin's songs reflect a diversity of experience in life and in music. Harry Chapin's daughter, Jen's earthy sound has been called “urban folk” — an acknowledgement of both her family's fertile folk-rock legacy, and of her own background studying at Berklee College of Music. Jen plays with her band the Rosetta Trio are Stephen Crump, Jamie Fox and Liberty Ellman. Tunes and video at http://www.jenchapin.com

The Sun Kings

A musically remarkable tribute to the Beatles
Sat. July 12 at 8pm $13 adv./$15 door       
     dance ages 21 +

This is not a look-alike band, but rather a musically and vocally first rate tribute to the Beatles.  The Sun Kings Beatles songs that longtime noted touring tribute bands would not dare play. The Sun Kings present an evening of Beatles music that'll send more than one amazed shiver down your backbone. The music of the Beatles is encoded into their collective DNA, and they bring the same joy and energy that makes Beatles music so irresistible to the concert stage. The band's repertoire contains over 90 Beatles songs played just the way you remember them. http://www.the-sun-kings.com/

Mawungira Enharira

Sat. July 19 at 8pm $18 adv./$20 door
dance ages 21 +

From Zimbabwe   Mawungira means “vibrations”, and nharira means “watch tower”.

In their village of Norton , an hour West of Harare, the capital city of Zimbabwe , Mawungira Enharira members are known for their open rehearsals in which anyone can come and play mbira, hosho, ngoma, dance, or sing with them. It is through these rehearsals that the village of Norton has been able to cultivate young talent that has gone on to form spectacular traditional music bands that have gone on to perform in venues across Zimbabwe . The legacy of the older musicians in Mawungira Enharira, can be seen in the younger players who play alongside them and fluidly sing the lyrics as if they were born knowing what to do with the mbira. Artist site:

http://www.mawungira.com/  Tunes: www.mawungira.com/html/songs.html

Cadillac Sky

Folk and Roll poised for greatness

Sun July 20 at 7pm $12 adv./$14 door seated concert <21 w/parent

Cadillac Sky will be featured at this spring's Strawberry Music Festival. They are one hot progressive bluegrass unit. When the first strains of Cadillac Sky's “Born Lonesome” come pulsing out of the speakers, it's immediately apparent that there's a different kind of roots band on the scene—one wrapped in tradition, but not bound by it. That song, which opens their Skaggs Family Records debut, Blind Man Walking , has a high, lonesome sound that would do the great Ralph Stanley proud. And when they follow that up with “You Again,” a song where they display the ferocious intensity of the great rock and roll bands, it's obvious Cadillac Sky is a band poised for greatness. www.cadillacsky.net and see and hear them at www.myspace.com/cadillacsky .

Redhead

Tue. July 22 at 7:30pm $12 adv./$14 door
 dance ages 21 +


Susie Keynes from the Australian band FRUIT is lead rocker
Here is her story in her words: My name is Susie Keynes. I am a fiery redhead and I confess — I love to rock. I am a quintessential rocker girl who chooses a guitar for its tone first and then for its colour. When both are happening it is a very good day. I have notched up a lot of years on the road - the last dozen with the relentlessly dynamic and road wearing band Fruit. We have toured tirelessly to much of the world, made 8 records, sold around 100,000 of them and carved a life of independence and great satisfaction. That journey is resting for now.Introducing Redhead. Redhead is Susie Keynes on acoustic and electric guitar, CJ Rhodes on bass and Yanya Boston on drums. A bright, tight three-piece, Redhead delivers a sonic punch shifting between acoustic plaintiveness and the explosion of raucous girl-rock. With the freshness of any young band, Redhead combines a bristling energy, great songwriting, ear-tugging tunes, seasoned players and the size defying vocals of a none-too-diminuitive redhead.
Artist site: www.yulungaarts.com/Redhead

Pierre Bensusan

Pierre Bensusan just won the 2008 Guitar Player Readers choice award in April

French guitarist blends N African, Celtic, jazz, classical

Wed. July 23 at 8pm $20 adv./$22 door 
seated concert <21 w/parent

This French guitarist was actually born in Algeria and has long been fascinated with his North African roots as well as the Celtic folk traditions of western Europe. After making a name for himself as a folk musician in the late '70s, Bensusan began to incorporate jazz and classical elements into his music, creating a virtuosic, highly original style on the acoustic guitar. ~ Linda Kohanov, All Music Guide Artist site:  www.pierrebensusan.com and www.myspace.com/pierrebensusan

Chojo Jacques & Hillbilly Jazz


Fri. July 25 at 8pm $10 adv./$10 door 
 dance ages 21 +


 Chojo Jacques, the fiddle and mandolin player of Waybacks and Houston Jones fame, brings his Hillbilly Jazz Band to Don Quixote’s. With influences from Vassar Clements to Jimmy Bryant and Speedy West, Chojo has a collection of first call hot licks players for this special dance show. With Chojo will be Lead Guitar - Jesse Harris (Rancho Deluxe), Pedal Steel - Dave Zirbel (Johnny Dilks, Commander Cody), Drums - Kenny Owens(Jim Campilongo, Peter Rowan), bass - Paul Olguin (Shana Morrison, Jeffrey Halford).  Artist site: http://chojo.net/press_kit.htm 

Antsy McClain & The Trailer Park Troubadours

Sat. July 26 at 8pm $20 adv./$23 door 
seated concert <21 w/parent


Antsy McClain is a songwriter, story-teller and entertainer who sings about life in an American trailer park. His band, The Trailer Park Troubadours, are a skilled assortment of musicians who play in the rootsy, rock and roll tradition of their hard-working, blue collar forefathers. Their live shows are a unique, critically-acclaimed mix of masterful musicianship and  self-deprecating humor. Antsy McClain, the Troubs lead singer and songwriter, is pushing the boundaries of juke-box-heaven music.  The Trailercana format is exploding all across the country with the most trusted name in musical comedy combined with hot pickin’ and sweet singin’. 

Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain

Bluegrass that will blow you away

Sun. July 27 at 7pm $10 adv./$12 door seated <21 w/parent

"Once or twice a year I come across a CD from new artists that simply blows me away. Carrie Hassler & Hard Rain have done it with their debut self-titled effort. Backed by an extremely talented group of young players, Carrie, who has been gifted with a voice that produces a rich and powerful vocal performance, and Hard Rain have a very bright future. This is one of those CDs I'll have to replace because I've played it so many times at home, in my car and at the office ." C.J. Snow – Country / Bluegrass Buyer for Borders . Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain's album has reached #5 on Bluegrass Unlimited's top and "Seven Miles From Wichita" reached #1 on BluegrassRadio.org , www.carriehasslerandhardrain.com

Chris Chandler plus Paul Benoit

Mon. July 28 at 7:30 pm $10 adv./$10 door 
seated <21 w/parent


The Chris Chandler Story: Few musicians can claim "on-the roadisms" the way Chris Chandler can. He is a true veteran of the road, traveling across The United States of Generica for many years. His anthology of road tales transforms into a flock of doves beneath the musical high-wire act.  He has worked with everyone from Allen Ginsberg to Ani DiFranco and Pete Seeger to Mojo Nixon. Utah Phillips says, "Chris Chandler is the best performance poet I have ever seen.""This Man Is Dangerous" - The Washington Post.  For the past twenty years, Paul Benoit has performed and recorded his own music and collaborated with numerous songwriters including Dan Bern, Reggie Garrett, Eric Apoe, and Laura Love.  In 1997, Paul co-founded Hanuman, a four piece all-acoustic instrumental ensemble blending jazz, bluegrass, country and rock'n'roll with African beats. Artist site, tunes & video:  www.chrischandler.org/ and www.myspace.com/chrischandlerorg and www.paulbenoitmusic.com/

Jeff & Vida & opener TBA

Tue. July 29 at 7:30pm $10  adv./$12 door 
  seated <21 w/parent


One of New Orleans' best known acoustic roots acts, Jeff & Vida have have three critically acclaimed records under their belt and 5 years of rigorous touring both nationally and internationally, the duo make big impressions wherever they go.  Jeff & Vida perform original material spanning from Appalachian bluegrass to alternative country. Their live performances showcase Vida’s powerful voice and Jeff’s superb picking on mandolin, guitar and banjo and tight well arranged harmonies. With ballads that sound like they could have been written fifty years ago and raucous barnstorming numbers that keep your feet tapping their live shows are exciting and unique, full of humor, good music and unforgettable songs.  With past performances including the Ryman Auditorium and New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Jeff & Vida are emerging as the next up and coming Americana act. Artist site: www.jeffandvida.com and www.charismaartist.com/

Byron Space Circus plus Lone Me A Dime

Sat. Aug 2 at 8pm $7 adv./$7 door
dance ages 21 +


Byron Space Circus: Instrumental space music layered with dark overtones and generous doses of funk. The heart of the music is rooted in improvisational-experimental jams which are always changing- a constant evolution of live sound and energy. Much of the grooves are suited for getting down--people should be warned to strap on their dancing shoes, wear some funky threads, and bring their kaliedoscopes because it's going to be a cosmicspacefunk party!  Lone Me A Dime opens with a rockin’ dance set.  Artist site: www.myspace.com/byronspacecircus    and  Tunes: and www.myspace.com/byronspacecircus  

Bongo Love

Fri. Aug. 8 at 8pm $12 adv./$14 door
 
dance ages 21 +


Last year Bongo Love opened for Dispatch at Madison Square Garden for 3 sold out nights to great acclaim. Bongo Love was formed in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe by John Mambira, who still heads up the band.  With John playing drums and providing lead vocals, Themba Mawoko was recruited for the lead marimba, Trymore Jombo for mbira and Mpho Mambira for the baritone marimba. "Afro-coustics", as they call their genre, is a unique combination of styles delivered on these traditional instruments with lyrics in English, Shona and Ndebele. Since moving to Harare from Bulawayo in 2005, the fabulous quad has been performing in some very popular venues in Zimbabwe's capital, putting on a stellar show every time and winning