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NOVEMBER 2025

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 7
Big B & the Snakeoil Saviors @ Cheese Board Pizzeria, 1512 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 5pm tip jar
Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash @ El Vaquero Winery, 2901 Freedom Blvd., Watsonville 6pm $10
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Dueces @ Little Lou’s BBQ, 2455 Winchester Blvd., Campbell 730pm tip jar
Southern Culture on the Skids/The Hyperdrive Kittens @ Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF 8pm $25

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 8
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Dueces @ Old Western Saloon, 11201 Hwy. 1, Pt. Reyes Station 4pm tip jar
Back pOrchEstra @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 464 1st St. E., Sonoma 445pm $10+ suggested donation
Sharon Allen & the Dusty Boots @ The Ugly Mug, 4640 Soquel Dr., Soquel 7pm $25/$30
Southern Culture on the Skids/The Mother Corn Shuckers @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $25/$30
Nashville Honeymoon @ Rite Spot Cafe, 2099 Folsom, SF 830pm $12 min.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 9
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 2pm $10
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces w/Joe Goldmark @ Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., SF 5pm suggested donation $20-30
Smelley Kelley’s Honky Tonk Nightime Band @ Ireland’s 32, 3920 Geary Blvd., SF 6pm tip jar

MONDAY NOVEMBER 10
Jinx Jones’ Big Twang Monday @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12
Jim Lauderdale @ HopMonk Tavern, 224 Vintage Way, Novato 8pm $41.97/$53.37
Chris Ford Band @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 13
Robbie Fulks/Matt Jaffe @ Sweetwater Music Hall, 19 Corte Madera Ave., Mill Valley 8pm $39.66/$44.81
Nashville Honeymoon w/Joe Goldmark @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 830pm tip jar
Petunia & the Vipers @ Park Station, 1200 Park St., Alameda

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 14
Rocket Wheels/Dead Kampers/Jim Buck Two @ Hotel Utah Saloon, 500 4th St., SF 8pm $10/$15
Geoffrey Miller (record/CD release)/Essence & Gold Country (record release) @ Plough & Stars, 116 Clement, SF 830pm $20

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 15
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Little Lou’s BBQ, 2455 Winchester Blvd., Campbell 6pm tip jar
The Dogweeds @ Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley 8pm $20/$25
Emery Villains @ Ranch Water, 711 4th St., San Rafael 8pm tip jar
Chris Ford Band @ Rite Spot Cafe, 2099 Folsom, SF 830pm $12 min.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 16
The Pitchforks @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 4pm tip jar suggested donation $15

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 18
Dean Johnson/Theo Lawrence @ The Chapel, 777 Valencia St., SF 8pm $29.69

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 20
Carolyn Sills Combo @ Kuumbwa Jazz Center, 320-2 Cedar St., Santa Cruz 7pm $19.75
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St., Napa 8pm $11.87–19.79

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 22
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Local Edition, 691 Market St., SF 830pm tip jar
Marc Dantona &amp the Contenders @ Rite Spot Cafe, 2099 Folsom, SF 830pm $12 min.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 23
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Lucca Bar & Grill, 415 1st St., Benicia 230pm tip jar
The Lowtimers/Noelle & the Deserters @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 3pm $15/$20
Maurice Tani @ Bird & Beckett Books & Records, 653 Chenery St., SF 7pm suggested donation $20-30

MONDAY NOVEMBER 24
Dollyweird @ Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF 630pm $10
Jinx Jones’ Big Twang Monday @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 28
Three On The Tree @ San Gregorio General Store, 7615 Stage Rd., San Gregorio 4pm tip jar
The Brothers Comatose @ Old Princeton Landing Public House & Grill, 460 Capistrano Rd., Half Moon Bay 7pm $39.19
19th Annual Sleepless Nights Gram Parson Tribute: Bar Fight/Harold Ray & East Side Dynamite/Raula Fraser & Tarnation/Aaron Burnham &amp the Brushfires/Sheaker/The Nite Blooms/Country Risqué/Ethan Kremen @ The Chapel, 777 Valencia St., SF 730pm $20/$25
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Speisekammer Restaurant, 2424 Lincoln Ave., Alameda 8pm tip jar
Henry Warde Band @ The Crêpe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 8pm $10

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 29
The Coffis Brothers/Henry Warde Band @ Felton Music Hall, 6275 Hwy. 9, Felton 8pm $22
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ The Saloon, 1232 Grant, SF 930pm tip jar

DECEMBER 2025

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 3
Los Train Wreck’s All Star Jam @ El Rio, 3158 Mission St., SF 8pm tip jar
The Cowpokes/Farmer & Adele @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $15/$20

THURSDAY DECEMBER 4
Three On The Tree @ Alice’s Restaurant, 17288 Skyline Blvd., Woodside 5pm tip jar
Joe Rut & the Sunshine Shovelers/Danny Allen @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 730pm tip jar

FRIDAY DECEMBER 5
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 464 1st St. E., Sonoma 730pm tip jar
Deke Dickerson/Th’ Losin Streaks/Neverland Ranch Davidians @ Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF 8pm $20

SATURDAY DECEMBER 6
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Poor House Bistro, 317 W. St. John St., San Jose 6pm tip jar
The Mercy Kit/Rocket Wheels/EmeryVillains @ The Starry Plough, 3101 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley 830pm $15

SUNDAY DECEMBER 7
Rock ’n Roll Flea Market: Deke Dickerson/Lowell Levinger @ Faction Brewing, 2501 Monarch St, Alameda 11am tip jar
The Vivants @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 3pm $10
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Rancho Nicasio, 1 Old Rancheria Rd., Nicasio 4pm $27
Nashville Honeymoon w/Joe Goldmark @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 730pm tip jar

THURSDAY DECEMBER 11
Nashville Honeymoon w/Joe Goldmark @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 830pm tip jar

FRIDAY DECEMBER 12
The Beat Farmers/Gill Brothers Band @ HopMonk Tavern, 230 Petaluma Ave., Sebastopol 8pm $36.27
The Chop Tops/Los Dryheavers/The Swillbillys/Astro Zombies @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 9pm $30.31

SATURDAY DECEMBER 13
Nico Gallegos/Emery Villains/Out Laws in the Golden State/The Famous @ Drake’s Barrel House, 1933 Davis St., San Leandro 6pm tip jar
The Chop Tops/Backyard Blues Band/The Swillbillys/The Inciters @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 9pm $30.31

SUNDAY DECEMBER 14
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 2pm $10
Nashville Honeymoon (CD release)/Maurice Tani/The Dogweeds @ Ivy Room, 858 San Pablo, Albany 3pm $12/$15

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 17
Merry Mex-Mas 2025: El Vez & The Centuries/Duderella @ Moe’s Alley, 1535 Commercial Way, Santa Cruz 8pm $15/$20

FRIDAY DECEMBER 19
Merry Mex-Mas 2025: El Vez & The Centuries/Duderella @ Bottom of the Hill, 1233 17th St., SF 8pm $25/$30

SATURDAY DECEMBER 20
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ Ashkenaz, 1317 San Pablo, Berkeley 8pm $20/$25
A Very Shut-Ins Christmas @ The Crêpe Place, 1134 Soquel Ave., Santa Cruz 8pm $10

MONDAY DECEMBER 29
Dollyweird @ Make Out Room, 3225 22nd St., SF 630pm $10

TUESDAY DECEMBER 30
Paul Cauthen @ The Independent, 628 Divisadero, SF 8pm $59.50

WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31 NEW YEAR’S EVE
Tainted Love/Big Sandy & his Fly-Rite Boys @ Bimbo’s 365 Club, 1025 Columbus, SF 9pm $90
Paul Cauthen @ The Independent, 628 Divisadero, SF 9pm $145.04
Mitch Polzak & the Royal Deuces @ The Warehouse, 5 Canyon Lake Dr., Port Costa 930pm tip jar
Jesse Daniels @ The Catalyst, 1011 Pacific, Santa Cruz 10pm $$49.14–73.83

JANUARY 2026

SUNDAY JANUARY 4
The Vivants @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 3pm $10
Nashville Honeymoon w/Joe Goldmark @ The Riptide, 3639 Taraval, SF 730pm tip jar

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 7
Los Train Wreck’s All Star Jam @ El Rio, 3158 Mission St., SF 8pm tip jar

FRIDAY JANUARY 9
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Sausalito Cruising Club, 1610 Bridgeway, Sausalito 8pm

SUNDAY JANUARY 11
Lone Star Retrobates @ Travis Marina Bar & Grill, 1679 Sommerville Rd., Ft. Baker, Sausalito 2pm $10

THURSDAY JANUARY 15
Nashville Honeymoon w/Joe Goldmark @ Little Hill Lounge, 10753 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito 830pm tip jar

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Blue Note Napa, 1030 Main St., Napa 6pm

SATURDAY JANUARY 31
Jinx Jones & the KingTones @ Murphy’s Irish Pub, 464 1st St. E., Sonoma 730pm tip jar