Intune is a resource for live local music listings around the Bay Area. Find out what’s happening, whose playing music and the venues that feature live music!! Also let me share what shows are coming up that you plan on attending as well as venues you like. Your feed back is important and very much appreciated
Saturday August 1st Birthdays include
Ramblin’ Jack Elliot one of folk music’s most enduring characters since he first came on the scene in the late ’50s who has influenced everyone from
Bob Dylan and Pete Seeger to the Rolling Stones and The Grateful Dead turns
95 years old
Paddy Moloney playful but disciplined frontman and tin whistler and bagpiper of The Chieftains leading the band to the forefront of the worldwide revival of traditional Irish music played with traditional instruments was born 88 years ago
Jerry Garcia iconic guitarist singer/songwriter whose gentle voice and brilliantly gleaming chiming guitar lines embodied the psychedelic optimism of The Grateful Dead for over three decades was born 84 years ago
Tim Bachman guitarist and vocalist best known for his work with rock bands Brave Belt and Bachman–Turner Overdrive was born 75 years ago
Robert Cray contemporary blues guitarist who brought blues back to the charts in the ’80s via songs that defined blues themes but added modern and personal twists helping him become the most commercially and critically successful blues artist of his generation turns 73 years old
Chuck D iconic rapper, best known as the leader and frontman of the highly influential hip-hop group Public Enemy which he co-founded in 1985 with Flavor Flav turns 66 years old
Coolio highly influential rapper whose playful and sometimes gritty takes on West Coast rap and anthemic hits like “Gangsta’s Paradise” made him a hip-hop star in the 1990s was born 63 years ago
Caroline Shaw highly regarded Pulitzer Prize and Grammy award winning contemporary classical music composer, violinist and singer who is a founding member of the vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth turns 44 years old
Some Concert Recommendations For Today are
Saturday August 1st
The Greek Theatre 2001 Gayley Road Berkeley 5:00 PM Showtime
A great show in store featuring the Grateful Dead tribute band the
Dark Star Orchestra named after the Dead’s famous song “Dark Star” where at each of its concerts, the band re-creates a specificGrateful Deadconcert, playing the same songs in the same arrangements on similar equipment.Opening up are the Sam Grisman Project with special guest
Peter Rowan playing music from the classic band Old & In The Way
Highly Recommended!!!! $73.25-$265.80 Cover Charge Range
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Monsieur Perine brings their singular hybrid that merges the simmering French jazz manouche style of Django Reinhardt with dance-inspiring Latin American rhythms. Highly Recommended!!!! $65-$115 Cover Charge Range
The Sound Room 3022 Broadway, Oakland 6:00 PM Showtime
Sonoma based Spike Sikes & His Awesome Hotcakes band performs the classic sounds of soul, swing, jump, Jazz and R&B. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$30 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Tia Carroll is one of the most sought-after blues singers on the West Coast whose concerts are a soul-stirring journey through blues and gospel-infused soul music, fueled by her powerful vocals and magnetic stage presence. With a career steeped in the traditions of rhythm and blues, Carroll effortlessly commands the stage, delivering heartfelt performances that resonate with authenticity and passion. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$25-$60 Cover Charge
Saratoga Mountain Winery Concerts 14831 Pierce Rd, Saratoga 7:30 PM Showtime. A rocking night of music in store featuring The Stray Cats who unexpectedly turned old-fashioned rockabilly into a sensation during the height of synthesized new wave. Sporting bodacious pompadours, tattoos, and leather jackets, The Stray Cats featuring Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker and
Slim Jam Phantom looks like a rockabilly band straight out of central casting. The Long Island renegades has kept the fire of old-time rock & roll burning with such hit as “Rock This Town”, “Stray Cat Strut”and “(She’s) Sexy + 17”. This is one of my favorite live bands.Highly Recommended!!!!
$90-$635 Cover Charge Range
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
Making a rare appearance is Steve Lucky’s Hammond Cheese Combo performing a mix of jump blues, swing, and rare gems inspired by the ’30s, ’40s and ’50s, this Combo isn’t your everyday organ combo sandwich. Some of the specials on our menu include tunes by the unrecognized organ genius Hank Marr knockouts by Brother Jack McDuff and lots of original pieces by Steve Lucky dripping with special sauce, and some extra cheese numbers sung by the captivating guitarist/vocalist Carmen Getit Highly Recommended!!!
$10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Big Blu Soul Revu brings the soul of San Francisco to the live stage. With an extreme passion for 60’s and 70’s soul, funk, rhythm and blues, the band shares their music influenced by legends like Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Etta James, Bill Withers and many more featuring guitarist/vocalist, Jason Movrich and the amazing vocal powerhouse
Lydia Walker.Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A great evening of music in store with the Brad Leali Quartet featuring
Brad Leali on saxophone, Adam Shulman on piano & organ, Brian Fishler on drums and Matthew Montgomery on bass with special guest the wonderful jazz vocalist Carla Helmbrecht Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
Grammy nominated keyboardist, Hammond B3 organist, and producer Sundra Manning has worked with a staggering array of greats including
Larry Graham, Raphael Saadiq, H.E.R., Peter Tork of the Monkees, EnVogue, Ledisi, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bobby Womack,
Peabo Bryson and many more.This should be a good show.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 10:30 PM Showtime
The Late Set features the great Bay area based jazz B3 Hammond organist Simon Rowe with Dave Macnab on guitar and Brian Fishler on drums for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. Bay Area based Iya Lingua led by the soulful trilingual vocalist and percussionist Morgan Simon is a blend of Cuban salsa jazz, soul, bossa nova and Latin jazz. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Bernal Equinox,
Frances Ancheta,Jeanie & Chuck & Sunset Hill This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Sunday August 2nd
Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society 311 Mirada Rd, Half Moon Bay 4:30 PM Showtime. A great afternoon of music in store featuring one of the great hard bop jazz pianists of his era Benny Green who will be giving a special solo performance that offers a deeply personal listening experience. Green is celebrated for his straightahead style, swinging joy, lyrical finesse, and luminous melodic clarity. Highly Recommended!!!!! $60 Cover Charge
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. Melvin Seals & The Jerry Garcia Band has been a powerful presence in the music industry for over 30 years with a long-established reputation as a performer, recording artist and producer. Melvin is most revered for his powerful, high-spirited, Hammond B-3 organ, and keyboards in the
Jerry Garcia Band. Melvin spun his B-3 magic with the Jerry Garcia Band for 18 years and in doing so helped pioneer and define what has now become
“Jam Band Music”. From blues to funk to rock to jazz, Melvin Seals serves up a tasty mix with a little R&B and gospel thrown in to spice things up.
Highly Recommended!!!! $65-$75 Cover Charge
SF Jazz 201 Franklin Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Monsieur Perine brings their singular hybrid that merges the simmering French jazz manouche style of Django Reinhardt with dance-inspiring Latin American rhythms. Highly Recommended!!!! $55-$115 Cover Charge Range
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Born in the mountains of Colombia singer/songwriter and guitarist
Carlos Elliot Jr. has found inspiration in Mississippi Hill Country blues, but also in African and Latin American rhythms to develop his musical career in the blues world based on all these influences Carlos has created his own style, his original sound and his unique personality, mixing the hypnotic sweeping beat of the rural dancing music of Mississippi Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20-$50 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes Highly Respected New York singer and pianist Dena Derose has been a significant force on the East Coast jazz scene for many years with a bent toward standards and straight-ahead jazz bringing a modern-jazz hipness to the American standard repertoire, and approaches virtually everything she plays with a “swing first” mentality. Highly Recommended!!!
$40 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 3:00 PM Showtime
Robert Dehlinger & The Alpha Rhythm Kings is a swinging fun band led by Robert’s vocals and superb trumpet playing. This is a great band.
Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
Riptide SF 3639 Taravel Street San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime
Nashville Honeymoon is the Bay Area’s First Couple of Rockabilly and Country Music! Honky-tonk sweethearts Hank and Lynne play the classic country sounds of the 50s and 60s. Their music is a modern reworking of the classic country sounds of the 50s and 60s drawing on country, rockabilly, and honky-tonk traditions. Special guest is Joel Goldmark. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
Swig Bar 561 Geary Street San Francisco 10:00 PM-1:00 AM Showtime
The Swig Sunday Blues Jam continues under the guidance of the phenomenal soul, gospel and blues vocalist Emma Jean Foster. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
The 88th Annual Stern Grove Music Festival free summer outdoor Sunday music festival continues with The Violent Femmes Opening up is
The Tune-Yards The music starts at 2:00 PM and is located at 19th Avenue and Sloat Blvd in San Francisco
Golden Gate Park Live From The Whale’s Tail Noon-6:00 PM Showtime
The Golden Gate Live From The Whale’s Tail presents Erston Pearcy,
Malta Music,Michael Brown &The Berrios Trio. This is a free concert. The Whale’s Tail is located at the14th Avenue East Meadow just west of the Rose Garden on the JFK Promenade. Highly Recommended!!!!!
Monday August 3rd
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Deluxe Jazz Collective brings the spontaneous energy of a rotating cast of talented Bay Area jazz musicians to the DeLuxe every Monday.
Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. One of the Bay Area’s hottest trad jazz ensembles the
Barbary Coast Jazz Band features Bob Schulz on cornet, Don Neely on reeds,
Clint Baker on trombone, Bill Reinhart on tuba, Scott Anthony on banjo and Marty Eggers on piano. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Le Hot Jazz is San Francisco’s premier Django Reinhardt gypsy jazz ensemble, following in the tradition of Django while expanding the sound. Band members include Paul Mehling on guitar & vocals, Evan Price on violin,
Dexter Williams on bass and Jordan Samuels on rhythm guitar
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Madrone Art Bar located at 500 Divisadero San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Motown Mondays where every Monday at the Madrone dance the night away with hosts DJ Gordo Cabeza and Timoteo Gigante and resident DJs spinning originals, exclusive remixes, and close relatives of your favorite Motown songs. Highly Recommended!!!!! $5 Cover Charge
Tuesday August 4th
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Jazz drummer Michael Mitchell performs with his hard post bop trio featuring Mitchell, pianist Michael Potter and bassist Alan Jones
Highly Recommended!!! $5 Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Fault Line Trio is one of the Bay Area’s most dynamic and innovative crossover jazz projects! Swing, R&B, and sophisticated grooves. The trio features
Jay Sanders on piano and keys, Lukas Vesely on bass and Brian Fishler on drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $15 Cover Charge
Verdi Club 2424 Mariposa Street San Francisco 9:00 PM-1:30 AM Showtime The Budhrani Brothers Band specializes in a blend of the hot swing of
Benny Goodman and the rhythmic power of Django Reinhardt’s gypsy jazz, combining well-loved standards with rare gems seeking to transport audiences back to the roaring 1920s and swingin’ 1930s, reviving the era’s exuberant hot jazz. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM Showtime
The West Coast Blues Revue brings together a rotating lineup of top-tier talent, led by the one and only Hal Petcher. Expect powerhouse performances featuring musicians like Chris Burns, Tim Wagar and many more surprise guests, all coming together to deliver raw, soulful blues that will light up your week. Highly Recommended!!!!! $5 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The 29th Street Swingtet is heavily influenced by Django Reinhardt but includes all sorts of flavors in their original compositions blending gypsy jazz, swing, bebop, latin, blues and touches of pop music. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. The Local Edition Jazz Orchestra is a diverse group of long-time friends that have played alongside one another for years. The ensemble ranges from having as little as 8 to as many as 18 participants performing with occasional guest singers such as Billy Valentine, Bud E. Luv (aka Bobby Vickers) and Tom Scott. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The Saloon 1232 Grant Avenue San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Somewhere between Joan Jett and Bonnie Raitt lies GG Amos. This is one badass chick with one badass band. This is one of my very favorite local blues band. Highly Recommended!!!! $5 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show featuring San Francisco based indie Americana bluegrass old time string roots band Skillet Licorice. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents Alex Embusch,John Tardiff &Owen Quincy.The concert takes place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library
People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features indie Americana musician Aleta Simone.The concert takes place at 303 2nd Street
People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features the Filipino folk music trio The Samaguitas. The concert takes place at 101 California Street
Wednesday August 5th
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Concord based sensational hard driving blues ensemble the
Jr. De Ville Blues Band has shared the stage with Joe Louis Walker, Daniel Castro and Chris Cain. Band members include DeVille on guitar, Nick Woodson on drums, The Reverend Patrick Sanchez on the Hammond B3 organ and Chis Meek on bass. Highly Recommended!!!! $20 Cover Charge Per Set
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The Americano Social Club plays music for “la dolce vita” which is a mix of romantic and eclectic melodies from all over the world including pop, jazz, folk, classical, rock, opera, the music of Brazil and Europe’s cafés as well as some great original pieces. This is a great ensemble.This is a great ensemble
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring New York based award winning jazz composer and guitarist Robert Papacica Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes One the most respected jazz musicians in the Bay Area Smith Dobson performs with an amazing trio featuring Keith Saunders on piano,
Eric Markowitz on bass and Tony Johnson on drums Highly Recommended!!!! $30 Cover Charge Per Set
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime A set of jazz, soul, funk and Bogaloo featuring The Editorials
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show featuring Bay Area based jazz musician Garrett Barley.
Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
SF Golden Gate Park Bandshell Concert Series 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime The Bandshell Midweek Melodies Series presents Lisa Graciano,Little Oil& Three Reefs Deep. The Bandshell is located at John F. Kennedy Dr and Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive San Francisco. Highly Recommended!!!!!
No Cover Charge
People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features Bollywood blues musician Aki Kumar. The concert takes place at 425 Market Street
People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features the Cuban latin music group Sandor E Su Mechanica.
The concert takes place at 555 California Street
Thursday August 6th
Yerba Buena Gardens Festival 760 Howard between 3rd & 4th Streets
San Francisco 6:00 PM-7:30 PM Showtime. A really fun night of music in store featuring one of the finest Latin bands on the scene Candela led by percussionist Edgardo Cambón. Over the years Cambón has shared the stage and studio with Latin music legends such as Chucho Valdés, Eddie Palmieri, Carlos Santana, Jerry Rivera, Omar Sosa, Karl Perazzo and the Grammy Award-winning Pacific Mambo Orchestra. Cambon will be presenting original music drawn from previous albums as well as original unreleased compositions representing Dominican bachata, Colombian cumbia, merengue and even candombe, the Afro-Uruguayan rhythm rarely heard on Bay Area stages. Highly Recommended!!! No Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime Jazzsaxophonist and multi-instrumentalistJesse Levit lives at the intersection of deep-rooted jazz tradition and modern exploration.
Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Blush Wine Bar 476 Castro Street San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
A nice set of music in store featuring San Francisco based indie Americana folk singer/songwriter Emily Z Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes Living legend Jules Broussard has been blowing away Bay Area audiences with his double-saxophone serenades and soulful solos for over 60 years. He’s been stage and studio mates with everyone from Alice Coltrane to Van Morrisson to Carlos Santana. Jules brings his freshly minted New Orleans Jazz Band comprising Bay Area jazz veterans Ned Boynton on guitar, Kevin Gerzevitz on piano & keys, Bob Blankenship on drums, and Derek Evans and
Romalyn Schmaltz on vocals Highly Recommended!!!!
$40 Cover Charge Per Set
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Drummer Chris Gamper performs with his contemporary jazz group Gamperdrums Funk Jazz featuring Paul Eastman on bass, Drew Zingg on guitar and Gamper on drums and percussion. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A really fun night of music in store featuring Miss Maybelland Her Ragtime Romeos whoare known for their large repertoire of prohibition-era Jazz, Ragtime and early Blues. Sourcing their tunes directly from dusty old records and antique sheet music, they bring new life to songs created over 100 years ago. Highly Recommended!!!!! $20 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. A great night of music in store featuring one of the best young blues guitar voices in many years Houston based Jonn Del Toro Richardson. Highly Recommended!!!!!!!! $15 Cover Charge Per Set
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 7:00 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. In a career that has spanned over 20 years Victor Little has established himself as a consummate professional electric bassist, displaying impeccable time, taste, technique, and tone while playing in a wide spectrum of styles-from blues and jazz to Indian and flamenco music-with a long list of luminaries that includes Patti Austin, Billy Preston, Angela Bofill, James Carter, Charlie Musselwhite and Booker T. Jones Highly Recommended!!!!
$10 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring Bay Area based post bop jazz pianist
Syd Williams Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
City Of Awe Civic Center Sound Track Series Noon-3:00 PM Showtime
The Civic Center Soundtrack Music Series presents Karaj Lost Coast,
Marlina Teich & Quinn Widener taking place at the Fulton Street Plaza located at 147 Fulton Street sitting between the Asian Art Museum and Main Branch of the San Francisco Public Library
People In Plazas is free noontime musical concert series in San Francisco public spaces. This is a great summer music series with over 120 free performances at lunchtime in a number of downtown public plazas Monday through Friday in July, August and September. Today’s noontime concert series lineup features the innovative jazz band The NoCoasters. The concert takes place at Ricon Center located at 101 Spear Street
Friday August 7th
Bottom Of The Hill 233 17th St, San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the East Los Angeles punk rock band Kid Congo & The Pink Monkey Birds whose music is a swampy, forceful mix of blues, punk and garage rock. Opening up are the East Bay pop rockers
The Wind-Ups and San Francisco based power pop rockers Universal Beat. Kid Congo is definitely worth checking out.. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$25 Cover Charge
The Freight & Salvage 2020 Addison Street Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime Orquesta Akokan is the multi-generational big band comprised of Havana’s top musicians and the most creative talents from New York’s Latin music scene who bursted onto the global music scene in 2018 and lit up stages around the world with their no-holds-barred 21st century take on the venerable Cuban mambo with a fierce and unremitting joy.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $44/$49 Cover Charge
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. Axial Tilt is the rotating collective features seasoned musicians from the extended Dead family, including Stu Allen, Joan Osborne, Rob Eaton and Mitch Stein.The ensemble is known for marathon, multi-hour jam sessions featuring multiple acoustic and electric sets with deep, in-the-moment improvisation. Highly Recommended!!!! $80 Cover Charge
The Cornerstone 2367 Shattuck Avenue Berkeley 9:00 PM Showtime
A rocking show in store featuring Seattle based quartet La Luz whose music is a mix of doo wop, surf music, girl group sounds and indie rock. Opening up first generation Afghan-American indie rocker Maryam Qudus’sSpace Moth.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $37 Cover Charge
Moe’s Alley 1535 Commercial Way Santa Cruz 8:00 PM Showtime
A great set of music in store featuring the hybrid Americana roots band
Eric Lindell & The Westside Summer League whose music melds West Coast rock, swampy Gulf Coast R&B, hard country and Memphis.
Highly Recommended!!!! $35.46 Cover Charge
Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Avenue Mill Valley 8:00 PM Showtime. The Flamin’ Groovies originated in San Francisco in 1965, the Groovies have now reunited with founding singer Roy Loney to perform a set of classic songs, including the landmark album Teenage Head. Groovies fans have been literally crying out for this reunion for half a century, and their wishes have finally been answered. The current lineup features Cyril Jordan and Roy Loney, with Chris von Sneidern on guitar, Tony Sales on drums, and newest member Atom Ellis on bass. Opening up are thehip shaking, booty bumping Latin Punk with hard hitting rock & rollers Hot Laundry
Highly Recommended!!!! $35.60 Cover Charge
Biscuits & Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtime. Kyle Rowland is a dynamic blues artist known for his soulful vocals, masterful harmonica work, and electrifying stage presence. Rooted deeply in traditional American blues, he blends classic rhythms with modern energy, earning recognition nationally and internationally. Highly Recommended!!! $25-$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell Street San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes
The dean of Bay Area jazz drummers Akira Tana leads his outstanding quartet featuring Tana on drums, Gary Brown on bass, Glen Pearson on piano and
Javon Jackson on tenor sax. Highly Recommended!!!!
$15/$30 Cover Charge Per Set
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:55 PM Showtime Steve Lucky & The Rhumba Bums music draws from the likes of such legends as Big Joe Turner, Louis Jordan, T-Bone Walker and Ruth Brown, Steve Lucky & the Rhumba Bums have a true respect for the original roots of Jazz and Blues. Both Lucky’s and Carmen Getit’s lead vocals nail their decidedly little big band sound just perfectly..The band features Steve Luckyon piano and vocals, Carmen Getit on guitar and vocals, Doug Rowanon sax, Matt Cowan sax,
Scott Petersenon sax, Lukas Vesely on bass and Brian Fishleron drums.
Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Oakland based jazz drummer Miles Turk performs with is jazz, funk Afro-Beat trio. Highly Recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
Paula West is one of the great jazz and cabaret singers of her generation.I love Paula’s nuanced interpretations of an extraordinarily eclectic selection of songs that range from the Great American Songbook to reinterpretations of songs by artists such as Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Lou Reed and Johnny Cash.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Dawn Club 10 Annie Street San Francisco 8:00 PM-11:55 PM Showtime
Fog City Swing is the one of the Bay Area’s hottest swing band featuring an electrifying three horn front line, stellar crooning vocals, and a swing till you drop rhythm section. This seven piece ensemble transport you to the 1940’s, it is truly the world’s smallest big band! Highly Recommended!!!!
$15 Cover Charge
The Page Bar 298 Divisadero Street San Francisco 5:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime A good show in store featuring Bay Area based multi instrumentalist
Smith Dobson Highly Recommended!!!! No Cover Charge
Comstock Saloon 155 Columbus Avenue San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime Gaucho Jazz is a masterful Bay Area band that combines the influence of gypsy jazz of 1930’s Europe with the rhythmic drive and collective improvisation of New Orleans swing music, gutbucket blues and elements of ragtime. The band features band leader Dave Ricketts on guitar/vocals and coronet, Ari Munkres on bass, Craig Ventresco on guitar, Steve Apple on percussion and Leon Oakley on trumpet. This is one of the Bay Area’s best jazz ensembles. Highly Recommended!!!!!! No Cover Charge
The 36th annual San Jose Summer Jazz Festival takes place this weekend with an outstanding lineup. This live music event takes place in downtown San Jose at 9 various stages and venues. Today’s headliners include
The Cyrus Chestnut Trio and The Zydeco Flames. For a complete Friday information lineup visit San Jose Jazz Festival Friday Lineup. For Ticket information visit San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Tickets
The 18th Annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival takes place this weekend. Located at the far west entrance of Golden Gate Park, the festival runs from Noon-10:00 PM today. Today’s performers include Charli XCX Glorilla and Turnstile. For todays complete lineup visit San Francisco Outside Lands Daily Lineup. To purchase tickets visit San Francisco Outside Lands Ticket Information
Sausalito Jazz & Blues By The Bay in Downtown Sausalito 6:30 PM-8:00 PM Showtime. The free concert series presents the world music Latin roots band Incendio. Highly Recommended!!!!
Saturday August 8th
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 7:00 PM Showtime
The hypnotic energy of Dani & Derbora Gurgel Quarteto comes from the deep musical connection between Dani’s syncopated scat singing blending with Debora’s pulsating piano, weaving Brazilian charm and jazz improvisation into a vibrant and original sound. They will be joined by special guests
Sandy Cressman on vocals and Natalie Cressman on trombone.
Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime
The abosultely fabulous dramatic horn driven powerhouse of a band
The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra music is inspired by the authentic ‘60s and ‘70s soul and blues recordings of Al Green, Bobby Bland, Bobby Womack,
Otis Redding, Tyrone Davis and the Stax & Motown record labels. The orchestra features Anthony Paule on guitar & vocals, Willy Jordan on vocals, Timm Walker on bass & vocals, Derek James on trombone, Bowen Brown on drums,
Richard Benitez on trumpet, Anthony Lufrano on organ, piano & vocals and
Rob Zuckerman on tenor sax. Highly Recommended!!!! $40 Cover Charge
Piedmont Piano Company 1728 San Pablo Avenue Oakland 5:30 PM & 8:00 PM Showtimes. Masterful jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut plays with a robust, soulful style that speaks to his deep gospel roots and love of swinging hard bop. This is someone to definitely check out. Highly Recommended!!!!!
$45 Cover Charge Per Show
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 6:30 PM & 9:00 PM Showtimes. Nashville based guitarist and singer/songwriter McKinley James has developed a signature sound that blends scorching guitar riffs, soulful vocals, and vintage groove with a fresh modern energy bringing new life to classic American rock & roll, soul, and rhythm & blues.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $25-$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Tupelo 1337 Grant Avenue San Francisco 9:30 PM Showtime
Marshall Law Band delivers a powerful punch of blazing guitar, heavy hitting and crowd favorites. From classic rock to today’s favorites, this trio will blow you away! Highly Recommended!!! No Cover Charge
The Back Room 1984 Bonita Avenue Berkeley 8:00 PM Showtime
A great night of music in store featuring the highly acclaimed Los-Angeles-based group INCENDIO performing original “world guitar” compositions with some incredible guitar-playing across a variety of genres including Latin, Middle Eastern, and Celtic grooves.Highly Recommended!!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
The DeLuxe 1511 Haight Street San Francisco 6:00 PM Showtime
The Cottontails are one of the Bay Area’s best vintage jazz ensembles playing a wide range of styles ranging from 20’/30’s Gatsby-era jazz, classic 40’s swing, and vintage 50’s/60’s r&b featuring a truly great jazz vocalist Karina Denike fronting the group. Highly Recommended!!! $10 Cover Charge
Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell Street San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. Axial Tilt is the rotating collective features seasoned musicians from the extended Dead family, including Stu Allen, Joan Osborne, Rob Eaton and Mitch Stein. The ensemble is known for marathon, multi-hour jam sessions featuring multiple acoustic and electric sets with deep, in-the-moment improvisation. Highly Recommended!!!! $80 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime. San Francisco based high energy Latin ensemble Candela Viva music is mix of Cumbia, Salsa, Vallenato, Bachata, Merengue and more! Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
Pier 23 Pier 23 The Embarcadero San Francisco 4:00 PM Showtime
Trio Cotier specialize in jazz standards for a ‘cocktail vibe’ where people can enjoy a great drink and a good hangout with the music enhancing the experience, rather than taking it over Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 10:30 PM Showtime
The Late Set features the great Bay area based jazz B3 Hammond organist Simon Rowe with Dave Macnab on guitar and Brian Fishler on drums for a set of Blues, Bebop, Ballads and Banter. Highly Recommended!!!!
$20 Cover Charge
The Local Edition 691 Market Street San Francisco 8:30 PM-11:30 PM Showtime A nice set of indie Americana folk rock with Stu Silverman & friends. Highly Recommended!!!! $10 Cover Charge
The 36th annual San Jose Summer Jazz Festival takesa place this weekend with an outstanding lineup. This live music event takes place in downtown San Jose at 9 various stages and venues. Today’s headliners include
The Roger Glenn Latin Jazz Ensemble and Bria Skonberg . For a complete Friday information lineup visit San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Saturday Lineup. For Ticket information visit San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Tickets
The 18th Annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival takes place this weekend. Located at the far west entrance of Golden Gate Park, the festival runs from Noon-10:00 PM today. Today’s performers include The Strokes,
The XX and PinkPantheress. For todays complete lineup visit
San Francisco Outside Lands Daily Lineup. To purchase tickets visit
San Francisco Outside Lands Ticket Information
Sunday August 9th
Mr. Tipples 39 Fell Street San Francisco 6:00 PM & 7:45 PM Showtimes
One of the foremost exponents of Afro-Latin music in the world today percussionist, producer and composer John Santos performs with his outstanding quartet featuring Marco Díaz on trumpet, MJ santos on keys,
Saul Sierra on bass, Ahkeel Mestayer on congos and Santos on timbales and bongos. Highly Recommended!!!! $15/$30 Cover Charge Per Set
Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason Street San Francisco 5:30 PM & 7:30 PM Showtimes. Sunday Paper is an all-star Bay Area collective that plays a dynamic mix of rock, funk, Latin, jazz, and fusion with tight grooves and world-class musicianship. The band features Jeff Tamelier on lead guitar,
David Margen on bass, T Moran on drums and Tony Stead on the B3 Hammond organ with special guest vocalist Tony Lindsay adding his powerhouse soul vocals and making this lineup a true celebration of the Bay Area’s rich musical heritage. This is one of the can’t miss shows of the week.
Highly Recommended!!!!! $25-$50 Cover Charge Per Set
Keys Jazz Bistro 498 Broadway San Francisco 5:00 PM & 7:00 PM Showtimes
A great evening of music in store featuring the Bay Area based distinguished jazz, blues, and soul vocalist Rhonda Benin peforming her jazzy/soulful take on the tunes of Stevie Wonder and Bill Withers along with classic standards and Rhonda’s original tunes. Rhonda will be backed up by a stellar trio featuring Tammy Hallon piano,Ron Belcheron bass and Leon Joyce, Jr.on drums. Highly Recommended!!! $40 Cover Charge Per Set
Swig Bar 561 Geary Street San Francisco 10:00 PM-1:00 AM Showtime
The Swig Sunday Blues Jam continues under the guidance of the phenomenal soul, gospel and blues vocalist Emma Jean Foster. Highly Recommended!!!!
No Cover Charge
The 36th annual San Jose Summer Jazz Festival takes place this weekend with an outstanding lineup. This live music event takes place in downtown San Jose at 9 various stages and venues. Today’s headliners include
Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Marcus Shelby Nonet: Birth Of The Cool Revisted and Combo Tezeta. For a complete Friday information lineup visit
San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Sunday Lineup . For Ticket information visit
San Jose Summer Jazz Festival Tickets
The 18th Annual Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival takes place this weekend. Located at the far west entrance of Golden Gate Park, the festival runs from Noon-10:00 PM today. Today’s performers include Rufus Du Sol, Empire Of The Sun and Death Cab For Cutie. For todays complete lineup visit
San Francisco Outside Lands Daily Lineup. To purchase tickets visit
San Francisco Outside Lands Ticket Information
The 88th Annual Stern Grove Music Festival free summer outdoor Sunday music festival continues with Patti LaBelle. Opening up is Destini Wolf
The music starts at 2:00 PM and is located at 19th Avenue and Sloat Blvd in
San Francisco
Tonight’s Concert Recommendation
The Greek Theatre 2001 Gayley Road Berkeley 5:00 PM Showtime
Dark Star Orchestra
Upcoming Concerts & Shows
August 1st Mountain Winery Concert Series The Stray Cats
August 2nd Bach Dancing & Dynamite Society Benny Green
August 7th HopMonk Novato Shawn Colvin
August 7th Mountain Winery Concert Series Los Lobos & Los Lonely Boys
August 8th Mountain Winery Concert Series ZZ Top & Cheap Trick
August 9th Mountain Winery Concert Series George Thorogood & The Destroyers
August 12th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tedeschi Trucks Band
August 15th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Thee Sacred Souls
August 16th Green Music Center Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with St. Paul & The Broken Bones
August 17th The Chapel SF Valerie June
August 18th The Chapel SF Valerie June
August 20th Sweetwater Music Hall North Mississippi Allstars
August 23rd The Chapel SF Built to Spill
August 24th The Chapel SF Built to Spill
August 25th The Chapel SF Built to Spill
August 25th The Greek Theatre David Byrne
August 29th The Freight & Salvage Bill Kirchen & Nina Gerber
September 4th The Freight & Salvage Bettye Lavette
September 5th The Freight & Salvage Bettye Lavette
September 5th Green Music Center Taj Mahal & Kebmo
September 5th August Hall Valerie-A Tribute To Amy Winehouse
September 10th SF Jazz Christian McBride Trio
September 11th SF Jazz Christian McBride Trio
September 12th SF Jazz Christian McBride & Ursa Major
September 13th SF Jazz Christian McBride & Ursa Major
Setember 15th Yoshi’s John Pizzarelli
Setember 16th Yoshi’s John Pizzarelli
September 17th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
September 18th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
September 19th SF Jazz Branford Marsalis & Dianne Reeves Celebrate John Coltrane
September 19th Frost Ampitheatre Brandi Carlile
September 22nd SF Jazz Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis
September 23rd Masonic SF Boz Scaggs
September 24th The Freight & Salvage Michael Cleveland
September 25th The Freight & Salvage Bill Frisell & Harmony Five
September 26th Green Music Center Jazz At Lincoln Center With Wynton Marsalis
September 27th Guild Theatre Samantha Fish
Setember 28h Yoshi’s Fred Wesley & The New JB’s
September 28th SF Masonic Social Distortion
August 29th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Tori Amos
September 30th The Greek Theatre Berkeley Jack Johnson
September 30th Great American Music Hall Beth Orton
October 1st SF Jazz Hiromi & Kazunori
October 2nd Guild Theatre John Oates & The Good Road Band
October 2nd SF Jazz Hiromi
October 3rd SF Jazz Hiromi The Trio Project
October 3rd The Greek Theatre Jon Batiste
October 3rd Great American Music Hall Igorrr
October 4th SF Jazz Hiromi The Trio Project
October 8th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets
October 9th SF Jazz Kurt Elling & The Yellowjackets
October 10th SF Jazz Marcus Shelby New Orchestra
October 11th The Freight & Salvage Emmet Cohen Presents Miles & Coltrane at 100
October 13th The Freight & Salvage Jon Mclaughlin
October 17th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello
October 18th The Freight & Salvage Meshell Ndegeocello
October 30th Masonic SF The Chicks
October 30th SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
October 31st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
November 1st SF Jazz John Scofield Electrospective
November 1st Masonic SF Tom Jones
November 7th Bottom of the Hill Southern Culture On The Skids
November 12th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 13th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 14th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 15th SF Jazz Stanley Clark & Ron Carter
November 30th Great American Music Hall A John Waters Christmas
December 16th Bimbo’s 365 Club Pokey LaFarge
Turn Your Radio On…..
Saturday August 1st Recommendations
6:00 AM-9:00 AM KPFA 94.1 FM The Gospel Experience. April Wright hosts a weekly program of spirituals, vintage gospel, modern and contemporary gospel music to inspire, uplift and educate all people worldwide
9:00 AM-10 AM KXSF 102 FM The Putumaya World Music Hour.
Rosalie Howarth hosts a weekly journey through the music of many different cultures
10:00 AM-Noon WWOZ Tiene Sabor with Yolanda Estrada. One of the best afro cuban/latin music programs on the air programs
Noon-2:00 PM KPFA 94.1 FM Blues By The Bay. Tom Mazzolini hosts a weekly program highlighting this Afro-American roots art form from its rural country roots to the urban manifestations and regional flavors that encompass the genre
Noon-2:00 PM WWOZ Tudo Bem With Dean Ellis. Two hours of the best Brazilian music
2:00 PM-4:00 PM WWOZ World Journey With Logan. One of the best world music programs on the air
4:00 PM-6:00 PM WWOZ Block Party With Brice Nice. A great program of soul, funk, R&B, psych-rock, alt-hip-hop, and any sonic gems including 45 RPM disc, new or old
6:00 PM-8:00 PM WWOZ Soul Power With Soul Sister where
“the queen of rare groove” starts a music marathon of deep funk and rare grooves
8:00 PM-10:00 PM WWOZ Awake And Willing With Peggy Lou. This is one of the best radio programs on the air. A must listen!!!
10:00 PM-1:00 AM WWOZ Blues In The Night With Jamie Dell’Apa.
Every Saturday Jamie hosts what is unquestionably the most fun, unique and entertaining radio in our present solar system. Jamie describes the program as “Music from that time when rhythm and blues and rock and roll were emerging but hadn’t yet become a predictable formula. A time when musicians were listening to and incorporating these exciting emergences into their own style of music. We focus on music that is difficult to categorize. C&W that sounds like rockabilly and rockabilly that sounds like R&B which sounds an awful lot like rock. That’s the sweet spot for the music on the show and, sure enough, that’s where the New Orleans sound is centered.” This show is must listen Radio. Highly Recommended!!!!
Video Pick Of The Week
Charlie Christian brought electric guitar to the forefront of jazz. He was one of the most sensational jazz guitarists of his era and greatly influenced the evolution of the electric guitar, and particularly the sound of jazz guitar. Today, when electric guitar is so commonplace with distortion, synthesizers and other effects, it’s challenging to imagine the great strides he made. Passing away at the age of 25, Christian left an impression that has lasted through the present day. His contributions to the development of the bebop style, place him among the most important innovators in jazz. In celebration of Christians 110th Birthday on Wednesday July 29th I would like to highly recommend the outstanding 1992 documentary Solo Flight: The Genius Of Charlie Christian which is a poignant, in-depth look at Charlie Christian, an extraordinary and legendary Jazz guitarist whose innovations outlasted his all-too-brief career, which reached its apex when he became a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet. When he began playing melodic single-string solos on an amplified guitar, Charlie Christian caused a guitar revolution by creating the electric guitar, elevating it from a traditional background position into a lead instrument, thereby charting a new musical course from which popular music is still flowing. This documentary film follows the evolution of his career to his legendary tenure with the Benny Goodman Sextet, and on to the late-night sessions at Minton’s in Harlem with Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke, Thelonious Monk and Bird (Charlie Parker) where we explore Christian’s essential contribution to the birth of Bebop
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