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Scottish tradition. www.reidvansante .$20. 3850 Doris Murphy Ct. Occidental. www.occcidentalcenterforthearts.org; 707-874-9392.
Jan 30 ~ Valley of the Moon Program II ~ Schumann, the Intimate Conversations ~ The Valley of the Moon Music Festival features some of the finest Bay Area musicians, performing 18th- and 19th- century music on period instruments. 3p, Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park. 866- 955-6040. www.sonoma.edu
Jan 31 ~ Charles Rus, Organist ~ Called “a conjurer of organ performance,” Rus, former organist of the San Francisco Symphony, works his magic on the 1,248 pipes of Schroeder Hall’s Brombaugh Opus 9 organ. 3p. Schroeder Hall, Green Music Center, 1801 E Cotati Ave, Rohnert Prk.
Music by VENUE:
The Lounge at Flamingo Resort ~ 2777 Fourth Street, Santa Rosa • Phone: (707) 545-8530 Email: info@flamingoresort. com www.flamingoresort.com
Jan 2 ~ Konsept Party Band ~ 9:30p.
Main Street Bistro & Piano Bar ~ 16280 Main St, Guerneville. www.mainststation.com
Every Mon ~ Country Dan - Karaoke Mondays
Gaia’s Garden ~ 1899 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa. 544-2491 www. gaiasgardenonline.com. No cover, $5 minimum purchase per person. 7-9p unless otherwise noted.
Weekend Music at Redwood Café ~
Jan 6 ~ Judith Lerner
Jan 8 ~ Virgil Eilliott, 6:30-8:30p Jan 9 ~ Acapella Open Mic, 204p Jan 13 ~ Gaian String Trio
Jan 14 ~ Gypsy Jazz
Jan 15 ~ Duo Guiliani ~ 6:30-8:30p Jan 20 ~ El Tocte
Jan 22 ~ Activists’ Lounge, 7:30-10p Jan 27 ~ Klezmer Creek
Jan 28 ~ Le Hot Club Swing
Jan 9 ~ Bohemian Highway, 8:30p
Jan 15 ~ Chime Travelers: Classic 60’s
Every Thurs ~ Susan Sutton (jazz piano) Jan 1 ~ Frankye Kelly
Jan 2 ~ The Jazz Doctor Yancie Taylor
Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub ~ 131 E. First Street, Cloverdale. No cover charge. www.ruthmcgowansbrewpub.com. 707- 849-9610. All shows 7:30p
Jan 2 ~ Now & Zen Live
Jan 9 ~ Ricky Ray Band
Jan 16 ~ Megan McLaughlin Jan 23 ~ Greg Hester Trio Jan 30 ~ Tonewoods
Feb 6 ~ Wine Country Swing
8240 Old Redwood Highway, Cotati. www.redwoodcafe.com 707-795-7868. All shows 7:30-10:30p.
M New Kid On The Block
usic sprouts again, as it always does, this time from the ashes of the
Rock, 8p
Jan 16 ~ Oliver’s Music Showcase, 8p
Jan 29 ~ Tito, The Harmonic Three (Folk
legendary Last Day Saloon in Santa Rosa’s Railroad Square, which closed in 2013 after a twelve-year run. Annie O’s, recently opened, and named as a tribute to the spirit of owner Greg Clark‘s great
Rock), 8:30p
Jan 30 ~ Gold Coast Jazz Band, 3p
Jan 30 ~ Maldito Tango Duo, $10, 8:30p
grandmother, owner of a hotel/venue in Watsonville during the 1920s-‘40s, has three full bars, and is open for dinner, live music, comedy, and karaoke, Wednesdays through Sundays. There’s a painting class on Wednesdays, with karaoke on Thursdays. Annie O’s is also available for private parties.
Rio Nido Roadhouse ~ Most events begin at 6p unless otherwise noted. 14540 Canyon Two, Rio Nido, 707-869-0821, www.rionidoroadhouse.com
Clark, who grew up in the Haight during the ‘60s, describes, during a recent interview, a “totally revamped” sound system, and eight TVs for broadcasting the stage shows throughout the three available rooms, with sports events at other times. The dance floor is one of the largest in Northern California. Clark discusses “embracing the community, with all it’s different styles.”
Jan 9 ~ D’GIIN
Jan 16 ~ Weekend at Bernie’s
Sunday nights, 5:00-8:30, are reserved for the “Sunday Dance Party,” with the excellent combo, the Blues Defenders, hosting in the front room, with a special guest every other week. Blues, soul and R&B will be featured. There’ll be no cover, with a different menu every Sunday, including BBQ pork sliders and a fish fry.
Donny Mederos, the Blues Defenders’ bandleader and bassman, says “I’ve always remained true to the bass. I love maintaining the groove.” He hails from the East Bay, and has been performing professionally since the mid-‘60s. Clive Davis, later inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame, personally signed a band Mederos was in, the Staton Brothers, to CBS Records. Mederos describes the band, which continued into the mid-‘70s, as “a three-part harmony Crosby, Stills and Nash kind of band. We toured a lot. It was lots of fun.”
The Blues Defenders began 12 years ago, at a 5:00 jam session at a cocktail lounge called the “Broken Wheel” in Oakley. Three of the founders, including Mederos, hit it off very well there, with other players being added over the years. For the past eight, they’ve been hosting “Projams,” such as this one and at Cotati’s Tradewinds Bar and Penngrove’s Twin Oaks Tavern. “It changed Monday nights from the worst to the best night of the week at these venues,” says Mederos.
Matt Silva, featured on guitar, is one of the best Northern California has to offer. His history includes several years on the road in the ‘80s, with a band including John Cippolina, Merle Saunders, and Martin Fierro.
Mederos considers the blues “a big part of Americana music. The roots
go back so far, back to the Mississippi Delta, a very isolated area. Then, with migration, it spread north. We’re trying to be true to how the early blues was recorded, with its original essence.” At Annie O’s, he’ll be providing some “background story” to the songs and styles played. “It’s an education, but it’s not goin’ to school.”
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