CONCERTS & FESTIVALS
Be sure to listen to Bluegrass Signal, broadcast every Saturday (4:00 - 5:30 pm Pacific) on KALW (91.7 FM in the Bay Area). There are often musical previews of some of these events! All KALW local music programs are archived for one week and can be heard on demand. Just go HERE and select 'Bluegrass Signal' to hear that week's show.
Every Saturday on KALW, there's more acoustic music broadcast before and after Bluegrass Signal. The schedule:
2 pm: Folk Music & Beyond
4 pm: Bluegrass Signal
5:30 pm: A Patchwork Quilt
Thanks for listening!
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CONCERTS
Dec. 7: Bangers and Grass (Bill Evans, Tom Bekeny, Steve Pottier, Jim Nunally, Chad Manning) - Kensington Circus Pub
Dec. 7: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Janie Rothfield & Allan Carr -
- Dec. 8: house concert in Mt. View, followed by jam; sv.houseconcerts-at-gmail.com
- Dec. 9: workshops (4 & 5 pm), potluck (6 pm), jam (7 pm) in Mt. View; info-at-janierothfield-dot-com
Dec. 8 (4 pm): Holiday Hootenanny - Devil's Canyon Brewery, San Carlos; with Pathetic Honey String Band; Stoney Mountain Ramblers; Brookdale Bluegrass Band; Banjar Dan; many others
Dec. 8: Feral Friday Square Dance - Polish Club, 22nd & Shotwell, SF; preceded (at 6:45 pm) by an old time jam led by Nick Lofaro & Lucas Caminiti; music: KC & the MooNshine Band; caller: Mike Lewinski
Dec. 8: AJ Lee & Blue Summit - Harlow's, Sacramento
The Cross-Eyed Possum -
- Dec. 9: The Riptide, SF
- Dec. 10: Hopdogma Brewing, Half Moon Bay
- Dec. 12: Hotel Utah, SF
Dec. 10: Trouble Town - The Riptide, SF
Dec. 12 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite -
- Dec. 13: Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
- Dec. 14: The Sophia, Sacramento
- Dec. 15: The Otter Opry, Monterey
- Dec. 16: Welcome Grange Hall, Napa
Dec. 13: Thompson-Rothfield-Carr family (Thompsonia + Janie Rothfield & Allan Carr): house concert in Oakland; houseconcert-at-att-dot-net
Dec. 14-17: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway - Guild Theatre, Menlo Park; Dec. 15 only: with AJ Lee & Blue Summit ** ALL SHOWS SOLD OUT **
Dec. 14: Black Opry Revue with Autumn Nicholas, Julie WIlliams. Nicky Diamonds, Stephanie Anne Johnson - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Dec. 14: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Dec. 15: Mission Blue Duet - Winters Tavern, Pacifica
Dec. 16 (4:00 - 5:30 pm): Bluegrass Signal special for KALW's Holiday Membership Campaign
Dec. 16: Crooked Holler String Band - Redwood Cafe, Cotati
Dec. 19 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Dec. 21: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Dec. 22: Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band - Mantra Wines, Novato
Dec. 23 (2 pm): Bearcat Strigband (plus Skillet Licorice) - Cato's Alehouse, Oakland
Dec. 26 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Dec. 28: Breaking Up Xmas square dance - Ashkenaz, Berkeley; music: New Variants with Dane Miller; callers: Robin Fischer & Evie Ladin
Dec. 28: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Dec. 30: Ocean Beach Boys (CUBGB's Ian Ly and Andrew Osborn) - The Riptide, SF
Dec. 31: AJ Lee & Blue Summit; Coffis Brothers - Felton Music Hall
Jan. 2 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Jan. 3: Bean Creek - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
Jan. 4: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Jan. 4: Evie Ladin; Laura Cortese - Lost Church, SF
Jan. 9 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Jan. 9: Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday Celebration with Bangers & Grass (Bill Evans, Tom Bekeny, Steve Pottier, Jim Nunally, Chad Manning) plus Mike Witcher, Kathy Kallick, Eric & Suzy Thompson, Evie Ladin, others - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Special Consensus -
- Jan. 10: Tomales Town Hall
- Jan. 11: Fiddletown Community Center
- Jan. 12: Otter Opry, Monterey
- Jan. 13 (3 pm): Rotary Benefit, Willits
- Jan. 14 (2 pm AND 7:30 pm): Folsom Opry House
- Jan. 18-20: Huntington Beach, San Diego, Culver City
Jan. 11: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Jan. 11 (and every 2nd Thursday): Chad & Jasper Manning's Bluegrass & Beyond - Kensington Circus Pub
Jan. 11 & 12: Yonder Mountain String Band - Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Jan. 14: Trouble Town - The Riptide, SF
Jan. 16 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Jan. 17: Jake Blount - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Jan. 17: Sidesaddle & Co. - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
Jan. 18: Bluegrass Holiday -Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Words + Music (Laurie Lewis, Claudia Russell, Don Henry, & Nina Gerber) -
- Jan. 18: Hopmonk, Novato
- Jan. 19: The Barn, Gilroy
- Jan. 20: Pacifica Performances
- Jan. 21: Occidental Center for the Arts
Jan. 23 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Jan. 25: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Jan. 27: Hot Buttered Rum; Broken Compass Bluegrass - Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Jan. 30 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice (and guests) - The Page, SF
Jan. 31: Dark Hollow - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
The Henhouse Prowlers -
- Feb. 2: The Sofia, Sacramento
- Feb. 3: Sweetwater, Mill Valley
Feb. 3: Kathy Kallick Band; The Gryphon Trio (Jack Tuttle, Carol McComb, Ed Johnson) - Palo Alto Unitarian Church
Feb. 7: Bean Creek - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
Feb. 9: Black Opry Revue with Lori Rayne, Layna, Naomi Wachira, and Deidra Hall - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 10 (4 pm): Hydra-matic Drive Bluegrass Band (Tom Bekeny, Avram Siegel, Mike & Karen Wilhoyt) - Pond Farm Brewery, San Rafael
Feb. 10: Nefesh Mountain - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 14 & 15: Hawktail and Väsen - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
Feb. 28: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam's BBQ, San Jose
March 22: Jenni Muldaur & Teddy Thompson Sing The Great Country Duets - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
April 27 (4 pm): Hydra-matic Drive Bluegrass Band (Tom Bekeny, Avram Siegel, Mike & Karen Wilhoyt) - Pond Farm Brewery, San Rafael
FESTIVALS
Jan. 25-27: Winter Music Festival - Florence, OR
Appalachian Road Show; Never Come Down; Josh Goforth; Henhouse Prowlers; Becky Buller Banjo Duo; Crying Uncle BG Band; Beth Wood
Feb. 22-25: Wintergrass - Bellevue WA
Pharis & Jason Romero; Mile Twelve; Mr. Sun; Jake Blount Trio (w/ Simon Chrisman & Nic Gareiss); Mighty Popular; Tony Trischka’s Earl Jam; Vasen + Hawktail; Tim O’Brien Band; John Reischman & Old Acoustic; Laurie Lewis & Nina Gerber; Mark Schatz & Bryan McDowell; Eli West; Whiskey Deaf; Cane Mill Road; many others
March 15-15: Brookdale Bluegrass Festival - Brookdale Lodge
Peter Rowan; Red Dog Ash; Stoney Mountain Ramblers; Wildcat Mountain Ramblers; many others
April 26-28: Berkeley Bluegrass Festival - Freight & Salvage, Berkeley
May 10-12: Parkfield Bluegrass Festival, Parkfield
May 22-27: Strawberry Spring Music Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
June 13-16: CBA's Father's Day Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley
Alison Brown; Danny Paisley & Southern Grass; Sister Sadie; Lonesome River Band; Country Gongbang; Tray Wellington Band; Rick Faris Band; The Horsenecks; many others
