In Hicks with Sticks News
SF Bluegrass and Old-Time Music Festival
SF Bay Area Band & Club News
Annie’s Social Club Falls to the Recession
Sam’s BBQ Supports San Jose Live Music
Shovelman’s Folktronica
FEBRUARY 2010
MONDAY FEBRUARY 8
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm free
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9
The Hotsy Totsy Hillbilly Jazzbos @ Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden. 1232 Park St., Alameda 7pm free
Country Jam w/Los Train Wreck @ El Rio, 3158 Mission, SF 8pm free
The Jolly Good Fellows/Erica Sunshine Lee/The GoldDiggers @ Café Du Nord, 2170 Market St., SF 930pm $10
Scott H. Biram/The Dirt Daubers/ShitKickers @ Blank Club, 44 S. Almaden Ave., San Jose 930pm $8
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10
Lady A & her Heeldraggers @ 23 Club, 23 Visitacion, Brisbane 830pm
Pine Box Boys/Pine Hill Haints/Old Man Markley @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 9pm $13/$15
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 11
Jenny Kerr @ Lagunitas Brewing Co. TapRoom, 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma 430pm free
Larry Hosford & Friends @ Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 8pm free
Hank Williams: Lost Highway musical @ 6th St. Playhouse, Santa Rosa 8pm $20–$25
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12–SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21
San Francisco Bluegrass & Old-Time Festival
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12
Hank Williams: Lost Highway musical @ 6th St. Playhouse, Santa Rosa 8pm $20–$25
Justin Townes Earle/Joe Pug @ The Crêpe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 9pm $15
Dave Crimmen Band @ Mojo Lounge, 3714 Peralta Blvd., Fremont 930pm $5
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 13
The Brothers Comatose @ Lagunitas Brewing Co. TapRoom, 1280 N. McDowell Blvd., Petaluma 2pm free
Justin Townes Earle/Joe Pug @ Great American Music Hall, 859 O’Farrell, SF 9pm $14/$16
Dave Crimmen Band @ Octopus Lounge, 180 Eureka Dr., Pacifica 9pm free
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 14 VALENTINE’S DAY
Hank Williams: Lost Highway musical @ 6th St. Playhouse, Santa Rosa 2pm $28–$35
Joe Goldmark & the Seducers @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 7pm free
The Cheatin’ Kind/The Neighborhood Bullys @ The Knockout, 3223 Mission, SF 9pm $6
MONDAY FEBRUARY 15
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm free
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 17
The B Stars @ 23 Club, 23 Visitacion, Brisbane 9pm
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 18
The Cowlicks/The Whisky Richards/Mad Cow String Band/Lady A & her Heel Draggers @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 8pm $13/$15
Nell Robinson & Red Level/Gayle Lynn & the Hired Hands/Kitchen Help @ Amnesia, 853 Valencia, SF 8pm $8
Larry Hosford & Friends @ Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 8pm free
The Sacred Profanities @ Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 10pm free
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19
Toshio Hirano @ Mercury Café, 201 Octavia St., SF 730pm free
The RevTones @ Britannia Arms, 1087 S. De Anza Blvd, San Jose 8pm $5
Big B & the Snake Oil Saviors @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 830pm
Brothers Comatose/Pine Hill Haints @ Peri’s Silver Dollar Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax 9pm $5
The B Stars/Lil’ Anne & the Tune Wranglers @ The Mutiny, 422 W. 2nd St., Antioch 9pm
Los High Tops @ Coasters Boardwalk Bowl, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz 9pm
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 20
Pine Box Boys/Pine Hill Haints/Old Man Markley @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 9pm $13
The Sacred Profanities @ 23 Club, 23 Visitacion, Brisbane 9pm
Lady A & her Heel Draggers @ Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd., Bolinas 9pm
Pete Bernhard/The Brothers Comatose/Boaz Vilozny @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 9pm $10/$12
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ La Barca, 2036 Lombard St., SF 930pm
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 21
The Lonestar Retrobates @ 19 Broadway, 19 Broadway, Fairfax 3pm free
Asylum Street Spankers/The Henriettas @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $18.50/$19.50
MONDAY FEBRUARY 22
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm free
TUESDAY FEBRUARY 23
Asylum Street Spankers @ Don Quixote’s Music Hall, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton 730pm $18/$20
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 24
Larry Lynch & Country Classics @ Sam’s BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose 6pm free
The Polka Cowboys @ Champa Resturant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd., El Sobrante 730pm free
Lady A & her Heeldraggers @ 23 Club, 23 Visitacion, Brisbane 830pm
Hi-Rhythm Hustlers @ Peri’s Silver Dollar Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax 9pm
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25
Larry Hosford & Friends @ Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 8pm free
7th Annual Johnny Cash Tribute: Glen Earl Brown, Jr./The B Stars/The Royal Deuces/Big B & his Snake Oil Saviors/The Mystery Men/Whiskey Pills Fiasco/Misisipi Mike & the Country Squires @ The Knockout, 3223 Mission, SF 9pm $10
The RevTones @ Peri’s Silver Dollar Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax 9pm $5
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26
Big B & the Snake Oil Saviors @ Cheeseboard Pizza, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 445pm free
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27
Big Jay McNeely/Hollywood Combo/Hi-Rhythm Hustlers @ The Verdi Club, 2424 Mariposa, SF 9pm $20/$25
Country Casanovas @ 7 Mile House, 2800 Bayshore Blvd., Brisbane 9pm free
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Brixx, 16 Kentucky St., Petaluma 9pm
The RevTones @ Mojo Lounge, 3714 Peralta Blvd., Fremont 930pm $5
The Saddle Cats @ Little Switzerland, 401 Grove, Sonoma
SUNDAY FEBRUARY 28
Lady A & her Heel Draggers @ Thee Parkside, 1600 17th St., SF 4pm free
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Pier 23 Cafe, Pier 23 on the Embarcadero, SF 430pm $10
MARCH 2010
MONDAY MARCH 1
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm free
THURSDAY MARCH 4
Larry Hosford & Friends @ Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 8pm free
Deke Dickerson w/the Modern Sounds @ Hedley Club, Hotel De Anza, 233 W. Santa Clara, San Jose
FRIDAY MARCH 5
Axton Kincaid/The Whisky Richards @ The Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF 8pm $7
Dave Gleason & the Golden Cadillacs @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 8pm
The Royal Deuces @ Peri’s Silver Dollar Bar, 29 Broadway, Fairfax 9pm $5
SATURDAY MARCH 6
The Whisky Richards @ Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd., Bolinas 8pm $6
The Dust Bowl Cavaliers/Misisipi Rider @ Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF 9pm $6–$10
Deke Dickerson w/the Modern Sounds @ The Knockout, 3223 Mission, SF 10pm
MONDAY MARCH 8
Deke Dickerson w/the Modern Sounds @ The Crêpe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 9pm $10
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm free
TUESDAY MARCH 9
Country Jam w/Los Train Wreck @ El Rio, 3158 Mission, SF 8pm free
THURSDAY MARCH 11
Larry Hosford & Friends @ Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 8pm free
FRIDAY MARCH 12
Trianwreck Riders/The Brothers Comatose (CD release)/Kemo Sabe/Dead Westerns @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF 9pm $10/$12
SATURDAY MARCH 13
The RevTones@ Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes Station 9pm $5
SUNDAY MARCH 14
Scarlett Fever IV: Three Bad Jacks/Big Sandy & his Fly-Right Boys/Stigma 13/Factory Minds/Ghost Town Hangmen/Not For Not @ DNA Lounge @ 375 11th St., SF 1pm
Joe Goldmark & the Seducers @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 7pm free
The B Stars @ The Knockout, 3223 Mission, SF 9pm $5
MONDAY MARCH 15
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm free
WEDNESDAY MARCH 17 ST. PARTRICK’S DAY
Los High Tops @ Windjammer Lounge, 1 Rancho Del Mar Center, Aptos 8pm
THURSDAY MARCH 18
Larry Hosford & Friends @ Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 8pm free
SATURDAY MARCH 20
2nd Annual Last-Laf Car Show: MissFire & the Detonations/Sick Wolf @ 7 Mile House, 2800 Bayshore Blvd., Brisbane 10am free/$5 parking donation
Lost Weekend w/Chris O’Connell @ Little Switzerland, 401 Grove, Sonoma 8pm $12
Dave Crimmen Band @ Mardi Gras Lounge, 1628 El Camino Real, Redwood City 9pm free
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ La Barca, 2036 Lombard St., SF 930pm
SUNDAY MARCH 21
The Lonestar Retrobates @ 19 Broadway, 19 Broadway, Fairfax 3pm free
MONDAY MARCH 22
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm free
WEDNESDAY MARCH 24
Larry Lynch & Country Classics @ Sam’s BBQ, 1110 S. Bascom Ave., San Jose 6pm free
The Polka Cowboys @ Champa Resturant, 3550 San Pablo Dam Rd., El Sobrante 730pm free
THURSDAY MARCH 25
Larry Hosford & Friends @ Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 8pm free
The Sacred Profanities @ Beckett’s Irish Pub, 2271 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 10pm free
FRIDAY MARCH 26
Big B & the Snake Oil Saviors @ Cheeseboard Pizza, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 445pm free
SATURDAY MARCH 27
The Sacred Profanities/Jeff Cottons Gin Joint/Fiver Brown @ Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St., SF 9pm $5
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Brixx, 16 Kentucky St., Petaluma 9pm
Dave Crimmen Band @ Blackthorn Tavern, 834 Irving St., SF 10pm free
MONDAY MARCH 29
The Bachelors @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm free
APRIL 2010
THURSDAY APRIL 1–SUNDAY APRIL 4
Viva Las Vegas @ The Orleans Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
THURSDAY APRIL 1
Jesse Harris Band/77 El Deora/East Bay Grease/Merle Jagger @ Café DuNord, 2170 Market St., SF
Larry Hosford & Friends @ Britannia Arms, 8017 Soquel Dr., Aptos 8pm free
FRIDAY APRIL 9
Robbie Fulks @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $18.50/$19.50
The Sacred Profanities @ Smiley’s Schooner Saloon, 41 Wharf Rd., Bolinas 9pm
Dave Crimmen Band @ Mojo Lounge, 3714 Peralta Blvd., Fremont 930pm $5
SATURDAY APRIL 10
Booze Broads & Hotrods #12: Carlos & the Bandidos/Santos/The Rhythm Shakers/Texas Steve/Jailbreak @ SFO Clarion Hotel, 401 E. Millbrae Ave., Millbrae car show 7pm car show 3pm $18
SATURDAY APRIL 17
Audrey Auld @ Studio E House Concert, Sebastopol
Dave Gleason & the Golden Cadillacs/Mars Arizona/77 El Deora @ Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck, Berkeley 930pm
SUNDAY APRIL 18
The Lonestar Retrobates @ 19 Broadway, 19 Broadway, Fairfax 3pm free
SATURDAY APRIL 24
The RevTones@ Papermill Creek Saloon, 1 Castro St., Forest Knoll 9pm free
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Brixx, 16 Kentucky St., Petaluma 9pm
SUNDAY APRIL 25
Misisipi Rider/The Honky Tonk Dreamers/Gayle Lynn & the Hired Hands @ Freight & Salvage, 2020 Addison, Berkeley 8pm $14.50/$15.50
FRIDAY APRIL 30
Dave Crimmen Band @ The Old Princeton Landing, 460 Capistrano Rd., Half Moon Bay 9pm free