The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime. Singer, songwriter and guitarist Jeff Tweedy best known as the frontman of Chicago rock band Wilco is one of the most daring songwriters of his generation. This should be a great show.. Highly recommended!!! $50 Cover Charge..

The 17th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is this weekend. This amazing free and non-commercial 3 day music festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park over six stages. Today’s line up includes an allstar lineup at the Banjo Stage lineup that features David Bromberg, Dry Branch Fire Squad, Dave Alvin, Jimmie Dale Gilmore & The Guilty Ones, Mavis Staples and Alison Kraus..The Rooster Stagefeaturing Patty Griffin & Trampled By Turtles.. The Swan Stage is featuring The Greyboy Allstars and The Tower’s Of Gold Stage is featuring Live from Here With Chris Thile. For a complete list of performers and stages download the Hardly Strictly Mobile App.. Stay tuned for further updates or visit Hardly Strictly Bluegrass or better yet visit Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Facebook..

Yoshis 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 8:00 PM & 10:00 PM Showtimes… The Stanley Clarke Band is lead by four-time Grammy award-winner Stanley Clarke who has attained “living legend” status during his over 40-year career as a bass virtuoso. He doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity and is a trailblazing jazz-fusion bassist. Highly recommended!!! $34-$74 Cover Charge..;.

Saturday October 6th

Boom Boom Room 1601 Fillmore St, San Francisco 9:15 PM Showtime.. Headling the HISB After Party is one great night of funk with The Humidors who has developed a sound that is a melting pot of old-school and modern influences, yet is always rooted in a commitment to ego-less playing that embraces the ensemble approach to funk. Baby & The Luvies the high energy soul inspired dance band and the punk funk band Benyaro round out one funky night of music.. Highly recommended!!! $15 Cover Charge..

Biscuits and Blues 401 Mason St, San Francisco 7:30 PM & 9:30 PM Showtimes.. Earl Thomas is a sensational blues, jazz, and gospel singer and his live performances have become legendary. I got to see Earl once and his voice literally shook the rafters. If I have the energy after Hardly Strictly Bluegrass I hope to catch the 9:30 show. Highly recommended!!! $24 Cover Charge..

Bottom Of The Hill 1233 17th St, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime.. Time to get your punk out tonight with Toronto punk rockers The Flatliners along with Santa Rosa’s high energy punk rockers Decent Criminal. Highly recommended!!! $18 Cover Charge..

Club Deluxe 1511 Haight St, San Francisco 2:30 PM-5:30 PM Showtime.. Banda Sin Nombre is an outstanding five-piece street band performing folk music from around the world. Mixing rich vocal harmonies with acoustic instruments including guitar, fiddle, charango, cajon, and bass, the band’s inspirations range from Peruvian Chicha to Catalan Rumba and Appalachian old time to Cumbia. This is one of the best live performance bands in the Bay Areas!! N/C

Club Deluxe 1511 Haight St, San Francisco 6:00 PM-9:00 PM Showtime.. Howell Devine My favorite Bay Area blues band. They will have the house rockin at the Deluxe. N/C

Club Deluxe 1511 Haight St, San Francisco 9:30 PM-1:00 AM Showtime. The Americano Social Club plays music for “la dolce vita”: 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. Highly recommended!!!! N/C

Feinstein’s at the Nikko 222 Mason St, San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime.. Grammy award winner Melissa Manchester presents a tribute to The Fellas” saluting Sinatra, Torme, Bennett, Martin and their iconic songs. Manchester will also perform her own classic hits. Highly recommended!!!$45.50-$85 Cover Charge..

SF Jazz 201 Franklin St, San Francisco 7:30 PM Showtime…Chick Corea Vigilette Trio featuring Cuban bass master Carlitos Del Puerto and drummer Marcus Gilmore, who powered Corea’s ambitiously orchestral fusion band The Vigil. Highly recommended!!! $50/$70/$90/$120 Cover Range..

The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime.. Singer/songwriter Conor Oberst teams with his long time backing group The Mystic Valley Band. Highly recommended!!1 $35 Cover Charge..

The Riptide 3639 Taravel Street, San Francisco 9:30 PM-Midnight.. Americana Roots Rock, Blues and Alt-Country Chris James & The Showdowns really put on a great show.. highly recommended!!! N/C

Yoshis 510 Embarcadero West, Oakland 8:00 PM & 10:00 PM Showtimes… The Stanley Clarke Band is lead by four-time Grammy award-winner Stanley Clarke who has attained “living legend” status during his over 40-year career as a bass virtuoso. He doubles on acoustic and electric bass with equal ferocity and is a trailblazing jazz-fusion bassist. Highly recommended!!! $34-$74 Cover Charge..

If you live in and around the North bay you might want to check out

Mystic Theatre & Music Hall 23 Petaluma Blvd N, Petaluma 8:30 PM Showtime..Two of the very best Ameican roots masters Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gillmore & the band The Guilty Ones perform a wide spectrum of songs from Merle Haggard to Sam Cooke to the Young Bloods. This should be a great show and one not to miss. Highly recommended!!! $25 Cover Charge…..

Luther Burbank Center For The Arts 50 Mark West Springs Rd, Santa Rosa 8:00 PM Showtime.. Alison Krauss effortlessly bridges the gap between roots music and genres such as pop, rock, country and classical. She is a great singer and performer.. Highly recommended!!! $79-$119 Cover Charge..

If you live in and around Santa Cruz you might want to check out

Moes Alley 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8:30 PM Showtime.. Wayne Hancock & Dale Watson are the keepers of the true country music flame, latest album Call Me Insane, was recorded in Austin with veteran producer Lloyd Maines (Robert Earl Keen, Jerry Jeff Walker, etc.). The Austin-based honky-tonker carries on in the tradition of Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson with his “Ameripolitan” brand of American roots music. Highly recommended!!! $25 Cover Charge..

The 17th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is this weekend. This amazing free and non-commercial 3 day music festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park over six stages. Today’s line up includes Tower Of Gold Stage lineup that includes Glorietta, I’m With Her, Gomez, Los Lobos and Ani DiFranco. The Swan Stage features Don Was and Graham Nash. Both the Porch and Rooster Stages have a great lineup of acts with The Porch stage featuring The Hip Spanic Allstars, Sammy Brue, Steve Forbert, Kacy & Clayton, Ellen Jewell, Evolfo and The Family Crest. The Rooster Stage features there likes of Tracy Nelson, Molly Tuttle, The war and treaty, Buddy Miller and his Calvalcade of Stars and Jeff Tweedy. For a complete list of performers and stages download the Hardly Strictly Mobile App.. Stay tuned for further updates or visit Hardly Strictly Bluegrass or better yet visit Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Facebook.

Sunday October 7th

The Fillmore 1805 Geary Blvd, San Francisco 9:00 PM Showtime.. American singer, musician, poet, songwriter, and activist Ani DiFranco is a great performer and her band really cooks. She is joined by American poet and activist Andrea Gibson. Highly recommended!!! $36.50 Cover Charge..

The Independant 628 Divisadero St, San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime.. The great Bay Area Americana blues and R&B band The California Honeydrops always gives a great show. They will have the house rockin’!! Highly recommended!!!! $35 Cover Charge.

Amnesia Bar 853 Valencia St, San Francisco 8:30 PM-10:30 PM Showtime..The Hot Baked Goods are a band of young jazz musicians playing hot tunes of the 30’s. Most of the band members started as swing dancers, and became so infatuated with the music that they decided to make some themselves. I saw them at the Amnesia and this band really swings. N/C

The Lucky Horseshoe Bar 453 Cortland Ave, San Francisco 4:00 PM-7:00 PM Showtime..Bernal Hillbillies.. A great three hours of bluegrass music at a really great venue reminiscent of the jams at the Old Paul Saloon many years ago. N/C

Slims 333 11th St, San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime..Americana roots musician Justin Townes Earle will be performing a special solo show with special guest Aaron Lee Tasjan. Highly recommended!!! $27 Cover Charge..

Great American Music Hall 859 O’Farrell St, San Francisco 8:00 PM Showtime.. Brooklyn’s own Americana indie alt rock/folk band The Lone Bellow in performance. Highly recommended!!! $30 cover Charge..

Sweetwater Music Hall 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley 6:30 PM Showtime..A great night of folk and music of the human spirit with the great storyteller Holly Near. Holly was also one of the first women to create an independent record company, paving the way for women like Ani DiFranco and others. Joining Holly are pianist/vocalist Tammy Hall and singer/songwriter Jan Martinelli. Highly recommended!!!! $ 40 Cover Charge..

If you live in the North Bay you might want to check out

Rancho Nicasio 1 Old Rancheria Rd, Nicasio,8:00 PM Showtime.. legendary singer/songwriter Americana music pioneer Rodney Crowell will be in performance this evening. This is a great opportunity to see this American legend in a intimate setting.. $12 Cover Charge..

If you live in and around Santa Cruz you might want to check out

Moes Alley 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 4:00 PM Showtime. Contemporary blues-rock of world-renowned contemporary blues-rock guitarist and vocalist Coco Montoya mixes his forceful, melodic guitar playing and passionate vocals with memorable songs, delivering the blues’ hardest truths. Highly recommended!!! $25 Cover Charge..

The 17th annual Hardly Strictly Bluegrass is this weekend. This amazing free and non-commercial 3 day music festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park over six stages. Today’s line up includes a great lineup at The Tower of Gold Stage that includes Jon Langford, Justin Townes Earle, Robert finely, JD McPherson and Ween. This should be one rocking afternoon of music…I really like the last three acts at the Porch Stage with Robyn Hitchcock, Howling Rain and Dale Watson. The Rooster Stage closes with the legendary Roky Erickson. For a complete list of performers and stages download the Hardly Strictly Mobile App.. Stay tuned for further updates or visit Hardly Strictly Bluegrass or better yet visit Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Facebook.

Video Pick Of The Week..

With Hardly Strictly Bulegrass this week I wanted to recommend a great Bluegrass music documentary High Lonesome: The Story Of Bluegrass Music which celebrates the genre’s greatest practitioners and celebrates the genre’s greatest practitioners and includes a biography of the man who started it all, Bill Monroe. Highly recommended…
High Lonesome: The Story Of Bluegrass Music Trailer