Page 62 - Sonoma County Gazette 12-2019

FORESTVILLE ROCKS !!
Eric Lindell & the Reds, for a 25-year reunion on New Year’s Eve at the Forestville Club. Original members and lifelong friends, bassist Emily Froberg and drummer Jake Brown, whom he says “set the bar pretty high” will join him. Their repertoire on NYE will be from their mid-1990’s catalog, he says in a November phone interview.
During his teenage years, Lindell frequently traveled to SF with friends to see punk rock and blues bands at venues named The Farm, Grant & Green, Blues, and Slims. He started playing bass, then switched to guitar for ease of songwriting, he says. He began playing, largely with punk and garage bands
at age 15. Though he considers himself “most proficient on guitar,” he also
Nov 30 ~ John Rybak + Friends ~ 7-10p, 523 4th St, Santa Rosa, 707-526-5787
Nov 30- Dec 1 ~ California Redwood Chorale Holiday Concert ~ 45-voice $20 adv at brownpapertickets.com or at the door, Nov 30, 2:30-4p, 500 Robinson Rd., Sebastopol, Dec 1, 2:30-4p, 550 Mendocino Ave., Santa Rosa. 707-874- 3770, californiaredwoodchorale.org
Nov 30 - Dec 1 ~ RockSober Nights ~ Skip the drugs & alcohol . $10-$20, Nov 30, 7-10p, Phoenix Theatre, 201 Washington St, Petaluma. Dec 1, 6:30p-9:30p, Pt Reyes Dance Palace, 503 B St, Point Reyes Station, rocksoberfest.org
Dec 1 ~ Joyful Noise Gospel Choir: “A Gospel Cantata” ~ Free, 3:30p United Methodist Church, 6550 Covey Rd, Forestville
Dec 5 - 14 ~ Windsor Community Choir Concerts ~ Children’s choir. Check online for schedule and locations: sonomacountygazette.com.
Dec6~WildJane&TheGuysatMain Street Bistro ~ No cover, 6:30-10p, Main St Bistro, 16280 Main Street, Guerneville, 707-869-0501, wildjanes.com
Dec 7 ~ A Feast of Carols with The Old World Carolers ~ $10, kids free, 2-3p, Sebastopol, 500 N. Main St, Sebastopol, 707-823-7971, traditionalfun.org
Dec 13 - 14 ~ David Luning Band ~ Fri 12/13, Seated Show, Sat 12/14, Dancing Show. Doors 7p, show 8p, Hopmonk, 230 Petaluma Ave, Sebastopol
Dec 13 ~ North Bay Sinfonietta - Vive la France! ~ Works by French composers. Donation: $10, 7:30p, 550 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa
Dec 14 ~ SonoMusette ~ French chanteuse. $25+, 8-10:30p, 85 La Plaza, Cotati, shalomevents.ticketleap.com
Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Ct, Occidental, 707-874- 9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org
Dec 6 - 14 ~ Occidental Community Choir - Within Us All ~ A reflective winter concert series. $15, under 12 free. 12/6-12/14: 8p, 12/8: 3p, 4-6p
Dec 21 ~ Teresa Tudury & Friends ~ Madcap musical magic. $20 Adv, $25 @ door, 7:30p
Mystic Theatre, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma, mystictheatre.tunestub.com
Nov 27 ~ One Grass Two Grass x The Timothy O’Neil Band w/ Joshua James Jackson ~ High energy, Ca string band music. $16, Doors 7:30
Eric Lindell will be reuniting with the “core” of an old band,
Born in 1969, Lindell grew up in San Francisco until 1976, when his family moved to Sonoma County, “to the sticks,” he says. It was a time when “A lot of people were getting out of San Francisco trying to find a better life.” His family had a ranch, raising cattle and horses, with “eggs, chickens, dogs, a garden.”
PHOTO: Marc Millman
Lindell describes his music as “an imagination of American roots music, R&B, country blues, rock ‘n’ roll. Nowadays, music is so cross-pollinated.” Horns played a prominent role with the band Grand Junction in the late ‘90s, but he’s given that up for now. “I don’t know if I’m just getting old and my ears are getting sensitive but I don’t want to hear as much noise.”
Fifteen years ago, he helped found the band Dragon Smoke with Ivan Neville. It’s named after a New Orleans venue, the Dragon’s Den. He performs with them about twice/year
The New Year’s Eve show promises to be a blast from the past. Though Lindell refers to the Forestville Club as “kind of a dive bar,” he keeps returning at least once/year because owner Wayne Speer, 80, has been like “a second father.”
Lindell will play with Dragon Smoke Dec.4 at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael.
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enjoys harmonica and occasionally keyboards and drums.
~ I n d i e - f o l k /A m e r i c a n a m u s i c . $ 1 5 , Doors 7:30, Show 8:30p
in L.A. and New York, he moved to New Orleans in 1999. Currently, he resides in Florida, a three-hour drive from New Orleans.
Nov 30 ~ T Sisters with Forest Sun
For many years, Lindell has had “a huge following in Sonoma County.” After brief stopovers
Dec 1 ~ Walter Trout ~ Blues rock, hardcore guitar. $25, Show@8:30p, 7:30p
Dec 6 ~ Illeagles with Johnny & June Forever ~ Eagles tribute band. $20, Show@8:30p, 7:30p
Dec 8 ~ The Grouch ~ with special guest Murs ~ How the Grouch Stole Christmas. $23, Show @ 8:30p, 7:30p
Dec 14 ~ Poor Man’s Whiskey ~ Eclectic and engaging. $20 Show@8:30p, 7:30p
Dec 20 ~ Groundation with The Delirians ~ Reggae/Jazz experience. $20, Doors@7:30p, 8:30p
Jan 4 ~ Velvet Teen, Sabertooth Zombie, OVVN, Lord Mountain ~ Eclectic music. $14 Show: 8:30p, 7:30p
Jan 10 ~ Super Diamond ~ The Neil Diamond Tribute ~ $20, Doors 8p,
Gualala Arts Center 46501 Old State Hwy, Gualala, gualalaarts.org
Dec 14 ~ Celtic Harp & Carols ~ Of his roughly 15 albums, all self-written, recorded, and produced, he’s made Contemplative evening of Celtic
Dec 14 ~ The Ernest Bloch Bell Ringers
several for the prestigious Alligator Records label, starting in 2006. His latest Alligator release, done in Louisiana without horns, is Revolution in Your Heart, which has “a smaller sound, more about the song, with less production.” His band for this, Eric Lindell & the Natural Mystics, includes Texas blues great Anson Funderburgh, who Lindell calls “a humble guy, a sweetheart of a man.”
harp. $15+, 6:30-8p, Journey Center Santa Rosa, 1601 4th St, Santa Rosa, journeycentersantarosa.org
Dec 15 ~ Occidental Community Choir - Within Us All ~ A reflective winter concert series. $15, 3p Glaser Center, 547 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa, occidentalchoir.org
Cloverdale Arts Alliance
204 N Cloverdale Blvd, Cloverdale, cloverdaleartsalliance.org
Dec 5 ~ The Jazz Club ~ Holiday show for the sophisticated ear. $15+, 7p
Dec 11 - May 13 ~ Cloverdale Music Workshop ~ Open to public. Free, 7-9p
Dec 14 ~ Blues Night ~ A cornucopia of talented musicians. $5, 7-9p
~ Holiday spirit. $15 adv, $20@door, 3p
Lindell has played the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival each of
the past 15-16 years and returns in 2020. “I feel honored,” he says. He’s also headlined the Telluride Jazz Festival and tours nationally and internationally.
Dec 22 ~ A Winter’s Evening with Wind in the Wires ~ 7 string guitar & gizmos. $15 adv, $30@door, 4p
Dec 15 ~ The Coastal Singers Holiday Concert ~ Snacks and hot drinks. $15 adv, $20@door, 4p
Dec 21 ~ Wintersongs: Weathering The Storm ~ Women’s vocal arts ensemble. $25 adv, $30@door, 7p
Dec 24 ~ Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols ~ The audience will sing the nine carols. Free, 5p
Weill Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E. Cotati Ave., Rohnert Park, 707-546-8742, srsymphony.orgorg
Dec 7-9 ~ Mozart’s Swan Song ~ Symphonic Chorus sings Mozart’s Requiem. Dec 7 ~ Rehearsal 2-4p, $10+
Dec 14 - 15 ~ Early Music Christmas: Northern Climes ~ Songs by northern composers. $15+, 12/14: 8p, 12/15: 3p
Dec 22 ~ The Dome Presents
“A Gift of Holiday Music” ~ Two singers, four-piece jazz combo. Free, $10 Donation, 2-3:30p, 500 North Main St, Sebastopol, 707-793-7835, sebumc.wordpress.com