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‘Saint Judas’ revisits the North Bay

Mark Growden — a Bay Area composer, musician and performer with a theatrical flair —performed music from “Saint Judas,” his first new studio album in eight years,  last May in Santa Rosa. And now he's coming back. The show starts at 8 p.m. July 30 at the North Bay Film [...]

By | July 25th, 2010|0 Comments

Ned Kahn speaks at di Rosa art preserve

Sebastopol artist Ned Kahn is known for his bold artwork, including "Digitized Field," his shimmering installation on the side of the AT&T building in downtown Santa Rosa. You can see him in person when he speaks at 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 28, at the di Rosa art and [...]

By | July 22nd, 2010|1 Comment

Garaj Mahal plays HopMonk in Sebastopol

Creative band names are always fun, and Garaj Mahal has to be one of the cleverest. And the music's good, too. The funk and jazz jam band plays at a release party for its sixth and newest CD, "More Mr. Nice Guy," on Friday, July 23, at the [...]

By | July 19th, 2010|0 Comments

Mark Matos, Os Beaches live in Sebastopol

A group of veteran musicians from San Francisco's Mission District come north this weekend for one show only. Singer, organist and guitarist Mark Matos and his band Os Beaches -- guitarist and singer Ben Reisdorph, bassist Joe Lewis and drummer Joe Miller -- play at 8 p.m. Sunday, [...]

By | July 15th, 2010|0 Comments

Vaudeville circus comes to Sebastopol

The New Old Time Chautauqua -- a traveling troupe that combines comedy, dance, music,  juggling, acrobatics and variety acts -- will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 26, at Analy High  School,  6950 Analy Ave., Sebastopol. The company, founded in 1981, is backed by its own live band, the Fighting [...]

By | June 18th, 2010|0 Comments

Shotgun Wedding Quintet hits Sebastopol

The Shotgun Wedding Quintet, rooted in San Francisco's infamous Jazz Mafia Collective, is a band that crosses musical boundaries with giant strides. Armed with electronic sampling devices, and sounding like a band twice its size, the fivesome appeals to hip hop fans and jazz enthusiasts alike. The band [...]

By | May 26th, 2010|0 Comments

Two shows by Little Feat guitarists

Just a last-minute reminder: Guitarists Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett of the classic Little Feat band will perform twice in Sonoma County this weekend: -- 8 p.m. Saturday, March 27, at the Ramekins Event Center, 450 W Spain St., in Sonoma. $40. 933-0450, ramkekins,com. -- 8 p.m. Sunday, March 28, [...]

By | March 22nd, 2010|0 Comments

Kenny White at Studio E

The caller said, "I work with Judy Collins, and she asked me to help Kenny White with the publicity for his tour and his new CD." Well, OK, if it's for Judy. Singer-songwriter Kenny White will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 20, at Studio E , outside [...]

By | March 19th, 2010|2 Comments

Dr. Elmo comes to Sebastopol

Elmo Shropshire was once a humble Northern California veterinarian. Then, 30 years ago, he recorded a Christmas novelty tune called "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer." And he became Dr. Elmo. At 3 p.m. Saturday, March 13, Dr. Elmo and his bluegrass band, Wild Blue, will perform [...]

By | March 11th, 2010|0 Comments

Okili plans a party

Last August, when African-born drummer Okili Nguebari was released after three months in a federal immigration detention facility in Arizona, he threw a party in Sebastopol, with lots of good music and food. This month, he was accepted into an amnesty class action lawsuit, giving him his temporary resident visa. [...]

By | February 23rd, 2010|0 Comments