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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!
-> -> -> ALL TIMES PACIFIC <- <- <-
CONCERTS and a few dances
Saturdays (11:30 am - 1:30 pm): Bluegrass Breeze - Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St., SF
July 18: Evie Ladin & Sophie Wellington
July 25: Miraculous Weekend
Aug. 1: The Buckeye Boys
Aug. 8: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates
Aug. 15: The Rounder Circle
Aug. 22: Significant Otter
Aug. 29: Hey Lonesome
Sept. 5: Critical Grass
Sept. 12: Bluegrass Holiday
Sept. 19: Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
Sept. 26: Burl Haggard
********
Sweet Sally -
- July 17: Ruhstaller Farm, Dixon
- July 18 (4 pm): Park Station, Alameda
Molly Tuttle -
- July 17: Redwood Ramble, Navarro,
- July 18: Ace Of Spades, Sacramento
- July 19: The Hangar - Taproom and Bottle Shop, South Lake Tahoe
The Steel Wheels -
- July 17: The Center For the Arts, Grass Valley; with Kimmi Bitter
- July 18: Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz; with Kentucky Mule
July 17: East Bay Square Dance - Hillside Club, Berkeley; Band: Nina Berry, Sophie Wellington, Evie Ladin; Caller: tba; preceded by an o-t jam
July 17: Sierra Hull; Scott Gates, Yosef Tucker, Zach Sharpe, Jack Kinney open - HopMonk Novato Cookout Concert Series
July 17: Stillhouse Junkies - The Back Room, Berkeley
July 18: Dan Tyminski Band - Sweetwater, Mill Valley; with Iona Fyfe. CBA-sponsored pre-show (5:30 pm) patio jam with Garrett Massman, Bethany Sorkey, Jerry Barush, Jim Burke, and Ted Kuster
July 18: Sophie Wellington & Evie Ladin - house concert in Santa Cruz; Daniel-at-InstantHarmony-dot-com
July 18: Savannah Blu - City of San Anselmo's “Music on the Avenue”
July 19: Savannah Blu Trio - Pelican Inn, Muir Beach
July 19 (3 pm): Taylor Mountain - Penngrove Pub
July 19 (4 pm): Laurie Lewis & Friends - Unitarian Universalists Of Petaluma; Bluegrass Holiday opens
July 20: Rare Company - Blondies, SF
July 21 (4 pm): Frog Face - Novato Farmers Market
July 21 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
July 22 (2:30 pm): Evie Ladin & Keith Terry - Mendocino Music Festival
July 23: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
July 23: Marin County Breakdown - The Liberties, SF
July 25 (5:30 pm): Keystone Canyon - The Depot Cafe, Mill Valley
July 26 (12:30 pm): Taylor Mountain - Hopmonk Sebastopol
July 27: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
July 28 (12:30 pm): Taylor Mountain - Hopmonk Sebastopol
July 28 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
July 29 (8 pm): Frog Face - Mac's at 19 Broadway, Fairfax
July 30: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
July 30: TBA - The Liberties, SF
Sam Bush Band -
July 30: Sweetwater, Mill Valley
July 31: Big Room, Chico
Aug. 1: Santa Cruz Mountains Brewgrass Festival - Felton
Daley & Vincent -
- July 31: Tower Theatre, Fresno
- Aug. 1: Napa Music Hall, Napa
- Aug. 2: Daley & Vincent - The Freight, Berkeley
- Aug. 4: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
*****
Aug. 1: Santa Cruz Mountains Brewgrass Festival - Felton
Sam Bush, Rainbow Girls, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Jesse Daniel, Dominique and the Diamonds, Deep Thicket Dwellers, Wild Iris
Aug. 1 (4 pm): Taylor Mountain - Fogbelt Brewing Company, Santa Rosa
Aug. 1: Alan Bond & Skedaddle - house concert in Montclair (Oakland); ne_swik-at-yahoo-dot-com
Aug. 1: Savannah Blu - Redwood City's “Pub in the Park”
The Nell & Jim & Kalei Trio -
- Aug. 1: house concert in Folsom; info/res: 916-990-0719
- Aug. 2: Studio Fourth Street, San Rafael
Aug. 3: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates - Blondies, SF
Aug. 4 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Aug. 4: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Aug. 5: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Aug. 6: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Aug. 6: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates - The Liberties, SF
Aug. 7: Buckeye Boys - Aqus, Petaluma
Aug. 8: The Nell & Jim & Kalei Trio - Fresno Folklore Society; res: nell-at-nellandjim-dot-com
Aug. 10: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion - Blondies, SF
Aug. 11 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Aug. 11: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Aug. 13: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sweet Sally -
- Aug. 13: The Liberties, SF
- Aug. 14: Sweet Sally - Rancho Nicasio
- Aug. 15 (2 pm): house concert in Berkeley
Aug. 14: Taylor Mountain - The Yard at Altamont General Store, Occidental
Aug. 14: Feral Friday Square Dance - The Polish Club, SF; band: Skillet Licorice; caller TBA; preceded (6:45 pm) by old time jam
Aug. 15 (8:30 am): Taylor Mountain - Healdsburg Farmers Market
Aug. 15: Sweet Sally - house concert in Berkeley
Aug. 15: Laurie Lewis & Friends - McCloud River Inn
Aug. 16 (4 pm): Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Brewsters Beer Garden, Petaluma
Aug. 16: Savannah Blu Trio - Pelican Inn, Muir Beach
Aug. 17: The Rounder Circle - Blondies, SF
Aug. 18 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Aug. 19: Jacob Jolliff - Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley
Aug. 20: Sidesaddle & Co. - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Aug. 20: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Aug. 20: The Deep Thicket Dwellers - The Liberties, SF
The Rounder Circle -
- Aug. 21: The Fog(less) House, San Mateo
- Aug. 23 (1 pm): Sam's Chowder House, Half Moon Bay
Aug. 23: Charlie Torch - Old St.Hilary’s, Tiburon
Aug. 24: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
Aug. 25 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Aug. 26 (8 pm): Frog Face - Mac's at 19 Broadway, Fairfax
Aug. 27: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Aug. 27: Twang Peaks - The Liberties, SF
Aug. 28 (4th Friday this month): East Bay Square Dance - Hillside Club, Berkeley; Band: Round Top Stringband; Caller: Robin Fischer; preceded by an old time jam
Aug. 29 (2 pm): Frog Face - Headlands Brewery, Walnut Creek
Aug. 29: Charlie Torch - The Otter Opry, Monterey
Aug. 30 (1 pm): Taylor Mountain - The California, Santa Rosa
Aug. 31: Hey Lonesome - Blondies, SF
*******
Sept. 1: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Sept. 2: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Stillhouse Junkies -
- Sept. 2: Smiley's Saloon, Bolinas
- Sept. 4 (10 am): Huckleberry Jam, Mendocino
Sept. 3: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sept. 3: Significant Otter - The Liberties, SF
Sept. 3: Evie Ladin Band - Oddfellows Hall, Davis
Sept. 4: Buckeye Boys - Aqus, Petaluma
Sept. 7: Twang Peaks - Blondies, SF
Sept. 8: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Sept. 10: David Nelson Band (with Suzy & Eric Thompson, Lowell 'Banana' Levinger, Paul Knight) - The Sweetwater, Mill Valley; Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band opens; a benefit for the After School Bluegrass Club Program
Sept. 10: Peter Rowan - Mystic Theatre, Petaluma
Sept. 10: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sept. 10: The Nesters - The Liberties, SF
Sept. 11: Feral Friday Square Dance - The Polish Club, SF; KC & the MooNshine Band; caller TBA; preceded (6:45 pm) by old time jam
Sept. 12: Peter Rowan - Golden State Theatre, Monterey
Sept. 12: The Nell & Jim & Kalei Trio - Side Door, Sacramento
Sept. 13 (3 pm): Taylor Mountain - Smiley's Saloon, Bolinas
Sept. 13: Stairwell Sisters (reunion) - 5th Street Farms, Berkeley
Sept. 14: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion - Blondies, SF
Infamous Stringdusters -
- Sept. 15: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
- Sept. 16: The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park
Sept. 17: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sept. 17: Critical Grass - The Liberties, SF
Sept. 19 (noon): Sweet Sally - Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival, Templeton
Sept. 21: The Deep Thicket Dwellers - Blondies, SF
Sept. 23: Martha Spencer Trio (with Lucas Pasley & Jake Dwyer) - Otter Opry, Monterey
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper -
- Sept. 23: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
- Sept. 24: The Freight, Berkeley
Sept. 24: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sept. 24: Rare Company - The Liberties, SF
Sept. 25 (4th Friday this month): East Bay Square Dance - Hillside Club, Berkeley
Eric & Suzy Thompson -
- Sept. 25: Folsom Opry, Folsom
- Sept. 26: house concert in Davis
Sept. 28: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
Molly Tuttle -
- Sept. 29: Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
- Sept. 30: Warnors Theater, Fresno; with Lukas Nelson
Oct. 1: An Evening Honoring Steve Earle - The Masonic, SF
Musical Direction: Buddy Miller with Reckless Kelly, featuring Greg Liesz; with Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Hot Tuna, Molly Tuttle, Shawn Camp, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Victoria Williams, Elizabeth Cook, Stacey Earle, and … Steve Earle; Proceeds to benefit Sweetwater Spectrum, presented by Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct. 1: The Whiskey Squirrels - The Liberties, SF
Oct. 2: Billy Strings - Oakland Arena
Oct. 5: Smoky Wine Dream - Blondies, SF
Oct. 12: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion - Blondies, SF
Oct. 16: Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - HopMonk Sebastopol
Oct. 18 (late afternoon): "Suzy Sings Siebel" with Eric & Suzy Thompson - St. Albans Church, Albany
Newberry & Verch -
- Oct 29: The Back Room, Berkeley
- Oct. 30: Otter Opry, Monterey
California Bluegrass Reunion (Bill Evans + Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, Jim Nunally, Mike Witcher, and Max Schwartz) -
- Nov. 11: Otter Opry, Monterey
Nov. 21: Two Runner - Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
Dec. 5: The Crooked Jades - Otter Opry, Monterey
Feb. 9, 2027: Rhiannon Giddens - Fillmore, SF
Feb. 12, 2027: Lonesome Ace Stringband duo (John Showman & Chris Coole) - Otter Opry, Monterey
April 10, 2027: Constant Sorrow - Otter Opry, Monterey
FESTIVALS
July 16-19: Redwood Ramble, Navarro * sold out *
July 17-19: Darrington Bluegrass Festival - Darrington, WA
Sister Sadie, Appalachian Road Show, Slocan Ramblers, Shelby Means Band, Authentic Unlimited, ...
July 23-26: Columbia Gorge Bluegrass Festival - Stevenson, WA
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Never Come Down, Oly Mountain Boys, Whiskey Deaf, ...
Aug. 6-9: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival - San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Piños
Bay Area Special, Bean Creek, Bluegrass Holiday, Brianna Mai Colliard & the Desert Marigolds, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Bubba Pickens Band, Cantara Loop, Dark Hollow, Deep Thicket Dwellers, Honey Buckets, Hoss Farm, Marin County Breakdown, Mission Blue, Red Dog Ash, Redwood Flat, Riley Hill & Brand New Still, Sweet Sally, Corn Likkers, Kings River Boys, New Acoustic Collective, Rounder Circle, West Coast Ramblers
Aug. 7-9: Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival - Medical Lake, WA
Aug. 14-16: Summergrass San Diego - Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
Po' Ramblin' Boys, John Moore & Friends, John Jorgensen Bluegrass Band, Special Consensus, Ten Dollar Wedding, ...
Aug. 21-23: Bowers Bluegrass Festival - Washoe Valley, NV
Broken Compass Bluegrass, Salty Sally, Bay Area Special, Caltucky, Honey Buckets, The Rough Edges, Toby & the Reno Grass, Jay Carmon & Kentucky Blue, Monday Night Volunteers
Sept. 16-19: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention - Berkeley
Wed (9/16)
Kick off square dance - Ashkenaz
Music: The Canote Brothers (Seattle) and Forty Drop Few (Portland) + Round Robin Callers
Thurs (9/17)
Workshops, Jams & Concert at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
• Two workshops (tba) at 4pm
• Two hosted jams: 4pm @ Starry Plough next door / 5:30 @ La Peña
• Concert with Joseph Decosimo & Stephanie Coleman, Brandon Godman Stringband, The new cohort of the Black Banjo Fiddle Fellowship: Samaria Marley, Shanice Richards, Sam Wilkins, Genell Zuciya
Fri (9/18)
• Concert at The Freight with Alice Gerrard (The Legend) with Reed Stutz & Suzy Thompson, Justin Robinson (original Carolina Chocolate Drop) with Aaron Cooper, Forty Drop Few (from Portland, early stringband music)
• Workshops and hosted jams tba
Oct. 2-4: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival - Golden Gate Park, SF
Oct. 2-4: Huck Finn Jubilee - Bonelli Bluffs RV & Camping Resort, San Dimas (30 miles east of Los Angeles)
Oct. 15-18: Strawberry Fall Music Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley ** CANCELLED **
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!
-> -> -> ALL TIMES PACIFIC <- <- <-
CONCERTS and a few dances
Saturdays (11:30 am - 1:30 pm): Bluegrass Breeze - Salesforce Park, 425 Mission St., SF
July 18: Evie Ladin & Sophie Wellington
July 25: Miraculous Weekend
Aug. 1: The Buckeye Boys
Aug. 8: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates
Aug. 15: The Rounder Circle
Aug. 22: Significant Otter
Aug. 29: Hey Lonesome
Sept. 5: Critical Grass
Sept. 12: Bluegrass Holiday
Sept. 19: Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band
Sept. 26: Burl Haggard
********
Sweet Sally -
- July 17: Ruhstaller Farm, Dixon
- July 18 (4 pm): Park Station, Alameda
Molly Tuttle -
- July 17: Redwood Ramble, Navarro,
- July 18: Ace Of Spades, Sacramento
- July 19: The Hangar - Taproom and Bottle Shop, South Lake Tahoe
The Steel Wheels -
- July 17: The Center For the Arts, Grass Valley; with Kimmi Bitter
- July 18: Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz; with Kentucky Mule
July 17: East Bay Square Dance - Hillside Club, Berkeley; Band: Nina Berry, Sophie Wellington, Evie Ladin; Caller: tba; preceded by an o-t jam
July 17: Sierra Hull; Scott Gates, Yosef Tucker, Zach Sharpe, Jack Kinney open - HopMonk Novato Cookout Concert Series
July 17: Stillhouse Junkies - The Back Room, Berkeley
July 18: Dan Tyminski Band - Sweetwater, Mill Valley; with Iona Fyfe. CBA-sponsored pre-show (5:30 pm) patio jam with Garrett Massman, Bethany Sorkey, Jerry Barush, Jim Burke, and Ted Kuster
July 18: Sophie Wellington & Evie Ladin - house concert in Santa Cruz; Daniel-at-InstantHarmony-dot-com
July 18: Savannah Blu - City of San Anselmo's “Music on the Avenue”
July 19: Savannah Blu Trio - Pelican Inn, Muir Beach
July 19 (3 pm): Taylor Mountain - Penngrove Pub
July 19 (4 pm): Laurie Lewis & Friends - Unitarian Universalists Of Petaluma; Bluegrass Holiday opens
July 20: Rare Company - Blondies, SF
July 21 (4 pm): Frog Face - Novato Farmers Market
July 21 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
July 22 (2:30 pm): Evie Ladin & Keith Terry - Mendocino Music Festival
July 23: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
July 23: Marin County Breakdown - The Liberties, SF
July 25 (5:30 pm): Keystone Canyon - The Depot Cafe, Mill Valley
July 26 (12:30 pm): Taylor Mountain - Hopmonk Sebastopol
July 27: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
July 28 (12:30 pm): Taylor Mountain - Hopmonk Sebastopol
July 28 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
July 29 (8 pm): Frog Face - Mac's at 19 Broadway, Fairfax
July 30: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
July 30: TBA - The Liberties, SF
Sam Bush Band -
July 30: Sweetwater, Mill Valley
July 31: Big Room, Chico
Aug. 1: Santa Cruz Mountains Brewgrass Festival - Felton
Daley & Vincent -
- July 31: Tower Theatre, Fresno
- Aug. 1: Napa Music Hall, Napa
- Aug. 2: Daley & Vincent - The Freight, Berkeley
- Aug. 4: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
*****
Aug. 1: Santa Cruz Mountains Brewgrass Festival - Felton
Sam Bush, Rainbow Girls, Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band, Jesse Daniel, Dominique and the Diamonds, Deep Thicket Dwellers, Wild Iris
Aug. 1 (4 pm): Taylor Mountain - Fogbelt Brewing Company, Santa Rosa
Aug. 1: Alan Bond & Skedaddle - house concert in Montclair (Oakland); ne_swik-at-yahoo-dot-com
Aug. 1: Savannah Blu - Redwood City's “Pub in the Park”
The Nell & Jim & Kalei Trio -
- Aug. 1: house concert in Folsom; info/res: 916-990-0719
- Aug. 2: Studio Fourth Street, San Rafael
Aug. 3: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates - Blondies, SF
Aug. 4 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Aug. 4: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Aug. 5: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Aug. 6: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Aug. 6: David Thom, Billy Moore & Scotty Gates - The Liberties, SF
Aug. 7: Buckeye Boys - Aqus, Petaluma
Aug. 8: The Nell & Jim & Kalei Trio - Fresno Folklore Society; res: nell-at-nellandjim-dot-com
Aug. 10: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion - Blondies, SF
Aug. 11 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Aug. 11: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Aug. 13: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sweet Sally -
- Aug. 13: The Liberties, SF
- Aug. 14: Sweet Sally - Rancho Nicasio
- Aug. 15 (2 pm): house concert in Berkeley
Aug. 14: Taylor Mountain - The Yard at Altamont General Store, Occidental
Aug. 14: Feral Friday Square Dance - The Polish Club, SF; band: Skillet Licorice; caller TBA; preceded (6:45 pm) by old time jam
Aug. 15 (8:30 am): Taylor Mountain - Healdsburg Farmers Market
Aug. 15: Sweet Sally - house concert in Berkeley
Aug. 15: Laurie Lewis & Friends - McCloud River Inn
Aug. 16 (4 pm): Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Brewsters Beer Garden, Petaluma
Aug. 16: Savannah Blu Trio - Pelican Inn, Muir Beach
Aug. 17: The Rounder Circle - Blondies, SF
Aug. 18 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Aug. 19: Jacob Jolliff - Fifth Street Farms, Berkeley
Aug. 20: Sidesaddle & Co. - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Aug. 20: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Aug. 20: The Deep Thicket Dwellers - The Liberties, SF
The Rounder Circle -
- Aug. 21: The Fog(less) House, San Mateo
- Aug. 23 (1 pm): Sam's Chowder House, Half Moon Bay
Aug. 23: Charlie Torch - Old St.Hilary’s, Tiburon
Aug. 24: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
Aug. 25 (5 pm): Skillet Licorice - The Page, SF
Aug. 26 (8 pm): Frog Face - Mac's at 19 Broadway, Fairfax
Aug. 27: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Aug. 27: Twang Peaks - The Liberties, SF
Aug. 28 (4th Friday this month): East Bay Square Dance - Hillside Club, Berkeley; Band: Round Top Stringband; Caller: Robin Fischer; preceded by an old time jam
Aug. 29 (2 pm): Frog Face - Headlands Brewery, Walnut Creek
Aug. 29: Charlie Torch - The Otter Opry, Monterey
Aug. 30 (1 pm): Taylor Mountain - The California, Santa Rosa
Aug. 31: Hey Lonesome - Blondies, SF
*******
Sept. 1: John Kornhauser & Dark Hollow - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Sept. 2: Bean Creek - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Stillhouse Junkies -
- Sept. 2: Smiley's Saloon, Bolinas
- Sept. 4 (10 am): Huckleberry Jam, Mendocino
Sept. 3: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sept. 3: Significant Otter - The Liberties, SF
Sept. 3: Evie Ladin Band - Oddfellows Hall, Davis
Sept. 4: Buckeye Boys - Aqus, Petaluma
Sept. 7: Twang Peaks - Blondies, SF
Sept. 8: Wildcat Mountain Ramblers - Sam’s BBQ, San Jose
Sept. 10: David Nelson Band (with Suzy & Eric Thompson, Lowell 'Banana' Levinger, Paul Knight) - The Sweetwater, Mill Valley; Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band opens; a benefit for the After School Bluegrass Club Program
Sept. 10: Peter Rowan - Mystic Theatre, Petaluma
Sept. 10: Blue & Lonesome - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sept. 10: The Nesters - The Liberties, SF
Sept. 11: Feral Friday Square Dance - The Polish Club, SF; KC & the MooNshine Band; caller TBA; preceded (6:45 pm) by old time jam
Sept. 12: Peter Rowan - Golden State Theatre, Monterey
Sept. 12: The Nell & Jim & Kalei Trio - Side Door, Sacramento
Sept. 13 (3 pm): Taylor Mountain - Smiley's Saloon, Bolinas
Sept. 13: Stairwell Sisters (reunion) - 5th Street Farms, Berkeley
Sept. 14: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion - Blondies, SF
Infamous Stringdusters -
- Sept. 15: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
- Sept. 16: The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park
Sept. 17: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sept. 17: Critical Grass - The Liberties, SF
Sept. 19 (noon): Sweet Sally - Whale Rock Music & Arts Festival, Templeton
Sept. 21: The Deep Thicket Dwellers - Blondies, SF
Sept. 23: Martha Spencer Trio (with Lucas Pasley & Jake Dwyer) - Otter Opry, Monterey
Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper -
- Sept. 23: Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
- Sept. 24: The Freight, Berkeley
Sept. 24: Bloomfield Bluegrass Band - Willowbrook Ale House, Petaluma
Sept. 24: Rare Company - The Liberties, SF
Sept. 25 (4th Friday this month): East Bay Square Dance - Hillside Club, Berkeley
Eric & Suzy Thompson -
- Sept. 25: Folsom Opry, Folsom
- Sept. 26: house concert in Davis
Sept. 28: The High Water Line - Blondies, SF
Molly Tuttle -
- Sept. 29: Bing Concert Hall, Stanford
- Sept. 30: Warnors Theater, Fresno; with Lukas Nelson
Oct. 1: An Evening Honoring Steve Earle - The Masonic, SF
Musical Direction: Buddy Miller with Reckless Kelly, featuring Greg Liesz; with Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne, Hot Tuna, Molly Tuttle, Shawn Camp, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams, Victoria Williams, Elizabeth Cook, Stacey Earle, and … Steve Earle; Proceeds to benefit Sweetwater Spectrum, presented by Hardly Strictly Bluegrass
Oct. 1: The Whiskey Squirrels - The Liberties, SF
Oct. 2: Billy Strings - Oakland Arena
Oct. 5: Smoky Wine Dream - Blondies, SF
Oct. 12: The Jimmy Touzel Bluegrass Explosion - Blondies, SF
Oct. 16: Bronwyn Keith-Hynes - HopMonk Sebastopol
Oct. 18 (late afternoon): "Suzy Sings Siebel" with Eric & Suzy Thompson - St. Albans Church, Albany
Newberry & Verch -
- Oct 29: The Back Room, Berkeley
- Oct. 30: Otter Opry, Monterey
California Bluegrass Reunion (Bill Evans + Sharon Gilchrist, Chad Manning, Jim Nunally, Mike Witcher, and Max Schwartz) -
- Nov. 11: Otter Opry, Monterey
Nov. 21: Two Runner - Center for the Arts, Grass Valley
Dec. 5: The Crooked Jades - Otter Opry, Monterey
Feb. 9, 2027: Rhiannon Giddens - Fillmore, SF
Feb. 12, 2027: Lonesome Ace Stringband duo (John Showman & Chris Coole) - Otter Opry, Monterey
April 10, 2027: Constant Sorrow - Otter Opry, Monterey
FESTIVALS
July 16-19: Redwood Ramble, Navarro * sold out *
July 17-19: Darrington Bluegrass Festival - Darrington, WA
Sister Sadie, Appalachian Road Show, Slocan Ramblers, Shelby Means Band, Authentic Unlimited, ...
July 23-26: Columbia Gorge Bluegrass Festival - Stevenson, WA
Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, Never Come Down, Oly Mountain Boys, Whiskey Deaf, ...
Aug. 6-9: Good Old Fashioned Bluegrass Festival - San Benito County Historical Park, Tres Piños
Bay Area Special, Bean Creek, Bluegrass Holiday, Brianna Mai Colliard & the Desert Marigolds, Brookdale Bluegrass Band, Bubba Pickens Band, Cantara Loop, Dark Hollow, Deep Thicket Dwellers, Honey Buckets, Hoss Farm, Marin County Breakdown, Mission Blue, Red Dog Ash, Redwood Flat, Riley Hill & Brand New Still, Sweet Sally, Corn Likkers, Kings River Boys, New Acoustic Collective, Rounder Circle, West Coast Ramblers
Aug. 7-9: Blue Waters Bluegrass Festival - Medical Lake, WA
Aug. 14-16: Summergrass San Diego - Antique Gas & Steam Engine Museum, Vista
Po' Ramblin' Boys, John Moore & Friends, John Jorgensen Bluegrass Band, Special Consensus, Ten Dollar Wedding, ...
Aug. 21-23: Bowers Bluegrass Festival - Washoe Valley, NV
Broken Compass Bluegrass, Salty Sally, Bay Area Special, Caltucky, Honey Buckets, The Rough Edges, Toby & the Reno Grass, Jay Carmon & Kentucky Blue, Monday Night Volunteers
Sept. 16-19: Berkeley Old Time Music Convention - Berkeley
Wed (9/16)
Kick off square dance - Ashkenaz
Music: The Canote Brothers (Seattle) and Forty Drop Few (Portland) + Round Robin Callers
Thurs (9/17)
Workshops, Jams & Concert at La Peña Cultural Center, 3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley
• Two workshops (tba) at 4pm
• Two hosted jams: 4pm @ Starry Plough next door / 5:30 @ La Peña
• Concert with Joseph Decosimo & Stephanie Coleman, Brandon Godman Stringband, The new cohort of the Black Banjo Fiddle Fellowship: Samaria Marley, Shanice Richards, Sam Wilkins, Genell Zuciya
Fri (9/18)
• Concert at The Freight with Alice Gerrard (The Legend) with Reed Stutz & Suzy Thompson, Justin Robinson (original Carolina Chocolate Drop) with Aaron Cooper, Forty Drop Few (from Portland, early stringband music)
• Workshops and hosted jams tba
Oct. 2-4: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival - Golden Gate Park, SF
Oct. 2-4: Huck Finn Jubilee - Bonelli Bluffs RV & Camping Resort, San Dimas (30 miles east of Los Angeles)
Oct. 15-18: Strawberry Fall Music Festival - Nevada County Fairgrounds, Grass Valley ** CANCELLED **