Calendar for San Francisco Bay Area honky-tonk, alt-country, western swing, and rockabilly shows.
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Blues Cajun/Zydeco Bluegrass
MAY 2024
WEDNESDAY MAY 8
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Zeitgeist, 199 Valencia St., SF 7pm tip jar
Chris Ford Band @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar
THURSDAY MAY 9–SUNDAY MAY 12 MOTHER’S DAY
Gator By The Bay, Spanish Landing Park, San Diego
THURSDAY MAY 9
Nashville Honeymoon @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 8pm tip jar
FRIDAY MAY 10
Hank Maninger & the Jukebox Charlies @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 1130am tip jar
Poi Rogers @ Retzlaff Vineyards, 1356 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore 5pm tip jar
Back pOrchEstra @ River Front Cafe, 224 B St., Petaluma 530pm tip jar
Attila Viola & the Bakersfield Boys @ Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes Station 8pm $5
SATURDAY MAY 11
Nashville Honeymoon/Trans-Pecos Dept. of Dust & Wire @ Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St., SF 8pm $15
The Saddle Cats @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 8pm tip jar
Margaret Belton’s Annual Tribute to Patsy Cline @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $34/$39
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Sausalito Cruising Club, 1610 Bridgeway, Sausalito 9pm
The BettyJacks @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 930pm tip jar
SUNDAY MAY 12 MOTHER’S DAY
Poi Rogers @ Retzlaff Vineyards, 1356 S. Livermore Ave., Livermore Noon RSVP required
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 2pm $15
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Pier 23 Café, Pier 23 on the Embarcadero, SF 4pm tip jar
The Seducers @ Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., SF 5pm $20 BYOB
MONDAY MAY 13
ProJam with Jinx Jones @ The California Theatre, 528 7th St., Santa Rosa 6pm $12
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar
WEDNESDAY MAY 15
Poi Rogers @ The Crêpe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 5pm tip jar
Robbie Fulks/Missy Raines @ HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol 730pm $25/$35
FRIDAY MAY 17
The Country Squires @ Hwy. 1 Brewing Co., 5720 Hwy. 1, Pescadero 5pm tip jar
Sugar Moon @ Aqus Cafe Foundry Wharf, 189 H St., Petaluma 6pm tip jar
Dwight Yoakam/Annie Bosko @ Mountain Winery, 14831 Pierce Rd., Saratoga 730pm $59–599
Jinx Jones’ Jazzabilly All-Stars @ Speisekammer, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 8pm tip jar
Missy Raines & Allegheny/Robbie Fulks @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $39/$44
Glen Earl Brown Jr. & the Branded Men/Nashville Honeymoon @ Boomerang Lounge, 256 Shoreline Hwy., Mill Valley 8pm $15
SATURDAY MAY 18
The Pitchforks @ Starling Bar, 19380 Hwy. 12, Sonoma 6pm tip jar
Chris Ford Band @ Rite-Spot Café, 2099 Folsom, SF 8pm tip jar
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley 8pm $15/$20
Casual Country @ Papermill Creek Saloon, 1 Castro St., Forest Knoll 830pm tip jar
SUNDAY MAY 19
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ The Warehouse, 5 Canyon Lake Dr., Port Costa 130pm tip jar
Dwight Yoakam/Annie Bosko @ Blue Note Napa, The Meritage Resort,850 Bordeaux Way, Napa 7pm $69–375
Glen Earl Brown Jr. & the Branded Men @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 730pm tip jar
MONDAY MAY 20
ProJam with Tommy Thomsen @ The California Theatre, 528 7th St., Santa Rosa 6pm $12
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar
TUESDAY MAY 21
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Tuesday Night Market, 1 The Plaza, Sonoma 6pm tip jar
THURSDAY MAY 23
The Honky Tonk Heroes @ Papermill Creek Saloon, 1 Castro St., Forest Knoll 7pm tip jar
FRIDAY MAY 24–MONDAY MAY 27 MEMORIAL DAY
Western Swingout Weekender, Tehachapi
FRIDAY MAY 24
Hank Maninger & the Jukebox Charlies @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 1130am tip jar
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 8pm tip jar
SATURDAY MAY 25
Nashville Honeymoon @ The Knockout, 3223 Mission, SF 5pm $10
Noelle & the Deserters (record release) @ Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF 6pm $15
Ruby Lee Hill Band (album release)/Pretty Sad Songs @ Fireside Lounge 1453 Webster St., Alameda 8pm $15
Ickes & Hensley/Chatham County Line @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $29/$34
SUNDAY MAY 26
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Bosco’s Roadhouse, 11922 Main St., Sonol 2pm tip jar
MONDAY MAY 27 MEMORIAL DAY
Three on the Tree/Hank & Ella with the Fine Country Band @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 11am tip jar
Shit Kickin’ Memorial Day: Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces/Joe Rut & the Sunshine Shovelers/Dogweeed String Band/Aaron Burnham & the Brushfires @ El Rio, 3158 Mission St., SF 4pm $15–25 sliding scale
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar
FRIDAY MAY 31
Three on the Tree @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 4pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar
JUNE 2024
SATURDAY JUNE 1
Ruby Lee Hill Duo @ Sailing Goat Restaurant, 1900 Stenmark Dr., Richmond 5pm tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Roxx on Main, 627 Main St., Martinez 7pm tip jar
The Nickel Slots/Jill Rogers & Crying Time @ Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St., SF 8pm $15
Glen Earl Brown Jr. & the Branded Men @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 8pm tip jar
SUNDAY JUNE 2
Laura Benitez & the Heartache/Stacy Antonel/Dogweed String Band @ Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo, Albany 4pm $15
Joe Goldmark & the Seducers @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 730pm tip jar
WEDNESDAY JUNE 5
Los Train Wreck’s All Star Jam @ El Rio, 3158 Mission, SF 8pm tip jar
THURSDAY JUNE 6
Three on the Tree @ Alice’s Restaurant, 17288 Skyline Blvd., Woodside 5pm tip jar
FRIDAY JUNE 7
Big B & the Snakeoil Saviors @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 5pm tip jar
Casual Country @ Papermill Creek Saloon, 1 Castro St., Forest Knoll 830pm tip jar
Jinx Jones’ Rockabilly Dance Party From Hell @ Tupelo, 1337 Grant Ave., SF 930pm tip jar
SATURDAY JUNE 8
Benefit For Lanie: Dogweed String Band/Tell River/Paul Hayward @ Fireside Lounge, 1453 Webster St., Alameda 8pm suggested donation $10–20
SUNDAY JUNE 9
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 2pm $15
Willy Tea Taylor & the Fellership/Diggin’ Trails @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $22/$25
THURSDAY JUNE 13
Nashville Honeymoon @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 8pm tip jar
FRIDAY JUNE 14
Hank Maninger & the Jukebox Charlies @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 1130am tip jar
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Wilfred’s Lounge, 967 1st St., Napa 6pm tip jar
Johnny & June Forever @ Concerts on the Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mtn. View 6pm tip jar
Pokey LaFarge/The Tailspins @ The Chapel, 777 Valencia St., SF 9pm $30/$34
SATURDAY JUNE 15
Old Crow Medicine Show/Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway @ Fox Theater, 1807 Telegraph Ave., Oakland 8pm $49.50–199.50
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley 8pm $15/$20
WEDNESDAY JUNE 19
Jesse Dayton @ Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell, SF 8pm $24/$27
SATURDAY JUNE 22
The Pitchforks @ Brewster’s Beer Garden, 229 Water St., Petaluma 1pm tip jar
SUNDAY JUNE 23
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Bosco’s Roadhouse, 11922 Main St., Sonol 2pm tip jar
TUESDAY JUNE 25
Wayne “The Train” Hancock/The Famous/Trans-Pecos Dept. of Dust & Wire @ Ivy Room, 860 San Pablo Ave., Albany 8pm $20/$25
WEDNESDAY JUNE 26
Wane Hancock/The Soda Crackers @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $17/$22
THURSDAY JUNE 27
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Lucca Bar & Grill, 415 1st St., Benicia 630pm tip jar
Wayne “The Train” Hancock/Wolf Jett @ HopMonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 8pm $25/$30
FRIDAY JUNE 28
Hank Maninger & the Jukebox Charlies @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 1130am tip jar
Hank & Ella with the Fine Country Band @ El Vaquero Winery, 2901 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville 5pm $10
Bill Kirchen w/ the Lost Planet Airmen/Wreckless Strangers @ HopMonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 6pm $35/$58 w/cookout
Gram Parsons/Emmylou Harris Tribute: Jill Rogers & Myles Boisen/Loralee Christensen & Paul Olguin/Candy Girard, Sean Allen, Tim Gahagan & Kevin Russell/Doug Jayne @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 730pm
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Sausalito Cruising Club, 1610 Bridgeway, Sausalito 9pm
FRIDAY JUNE 29
Bill Kirchen with the Lost Planet Airmen @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $39/$44
SUNDAY JUNE 30
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Brewster’s Beer Garden, 229 Water St., Petaluma 1pm tip jar
JULY 2024
FRIDAY JULY 5
Big B & the Snakeoil Saviors @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 5pm tip jar
SATURDAY JULY 6
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore & the Guilty Ones @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 4pm $50
Carolyn Sills Combo @ El Vaquero Winery, 2901 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville 5pm $10
Marty Stuart & the Fabulous Superlatives @ Mystic Theatre & Music Hall, 23 Petaluma Blvd. N., Petaluma 8pm $50–200
SUNDAY JULY 7
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore & the Guilty Ones @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 4pm $50
Marty Stuart & the Fabulous Superlatives @ The Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park 7pm $50–204
THURSDAY JULY 11
Nashville Honeymoon @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 8pm tip jar
FRIDAY JULY 19
Hank Maninger & the Jukebox Charlies @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 1130am tip jar
The Pitchforks (acoustic) @ River Front Cafe, 224 B st., Petaluma 530pm tip jar
SATURDAY JULY 13
The Lucky Stars @ Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF 830pm $15
SUNDAY JULY 14
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 2pm $15
The Seducers @ Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., SF 5pm $20 BYOB
TUESDAY JULY 16
The Pitchforks @ Elephant in the Room, 177 Healdsburg Ave., Healdsburg 7pm $10
THURSDAY JULY 18
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones @ The Chapel, 777 Valencia St., SF 8pm $45/$50
FRIDAY JULY 19
Pine Box Boys/Secret Emmy Society @ Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF
SATURDAY JULY 20
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley 8pm $15/$20
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore with The Guilty Ones @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $30/$35
SUNDAY JULY 21
Dogweed String Band @ Papermill Creek Saloon, 1 Castro St., Forest Knoll 6pm tip jar
Sierra Hill/Crying Uncle Bluegrass Band@ HopMonk, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 6pm $30/$53 w/cookout
THURSDAY JULY 25
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Marin Art & Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd., Ross 5pm $20
FRIDAY JULY 26
Hank Maninger & the Jukebox Charlies @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 1130am tip jar
SATURDAY JULY 27
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Little Lou’s BBQ, 2455 Winchester Blvd., Campbell 7pm tip jar